Oscar foreign-language film race 2018: All the titles submitted so far
The Oscar nominations aren’t announced until January 23, but the race has already begun in the best foreign-language film category. Every country is invited to submit what it considers its best film of the year to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), with one film accepted from each country. Last year there […]
James Murdoch has labelled Netflix and Amazon as platforms where “shows go to die”
Speaking at the RTS Cambridge Convention, the 21st Century Fox chief executive said that the TV industry must be “cautious” about the “shiny new thing” and warned that the SVoD giants had failed to invest in markets such as the UK. “Amazon spends a lot of time making a lot of noise about how much […]
Emmys Director + Producer Glenn Weiss Has 1 Tip for First-Time Hosts
Newly minted Emmy winner Glenn Weiss (winner at last weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys for best director of a variety series for this year’s Academy Awards) gets behind the camera once again this Sunday for the 69th annual Emmy Awards. He’s also on board for the first time with longtime producing partner Ricky Kirshner to produce […]
THE EMMYS RED CARPET: MAKING AMERICAN FASHION GREAT AGAIN
It’s never been a better time for American designers on the red carpet thanks to a crop of new talents reinvigorating older fashion houses or starting their own. News about the American fashion industry has been grim of late (lagging retail sales, store closings, management changes at big brands, masthead shake-ups). But the 2017 Emmys […]