The Flower Dress between the Black Dresses
When watching award shows in 2017 and 2018, one part becomes very noticeable: almost everyone seems to have followed one dress code: Wearing black. Why is everyone suddenly wearing black? … Continue reading
Experimental Ambience in Dunkirk
Amongst the passionate debates concerning Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Actor, and Actress, Cinematography, and Directing, acknowledgement of the incredible talent on screen has neglected half of the movie experience. … Continue reading
There is Enough Room for Ryan and Ava
I first met the ARRAY founder and Queen Sugar and A Wrinkle in Time director in the spring of 2017 in HBO’s Santa Monica office. As Ava DuVernay descended the stairs, … Continue reading
I, Tonya VS The Media
From the #MeToo movement to the continual criticism for lack of diverse representation in the film industry, this year’s Oscars certainly has no shortage of scandals to address. While I … Continue reading
A Pitch for the Oscars
I think that the Oscars should purposefully do a Moonlight–La LaLand every year. Every year, they purposefully announce what amounts to the runner-up, they wait for that person and their … Continue reading
Consequences of the Underrepresentation of Minorities in Hollywood
In her book Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism, Nancy Wang Yuen highlights the day to day racism actors of color experience. Wang Yuen utilizes statistics to underscore the structural inequalities of … Continue reading
Oscar Snubs (Alternative Title: Brilliance Cast Aside for White Mediocrity)
By Nicholas Gutierrez The old adage goes that the disenfranchised have to work twice as hard to get the same recognition/position/respect as straight white cis men. Nowhere is this truer … Continue reading
A Spectral Surprise: PTA’s “Phantom Thread” thwarts expected shut-out with 6 Oscar nominations including Best Picture
I awoke this morning, groggy, confused and annoyed with the beams of light streaming in onto my pillows from a crack in my blinds. It was around 10:52 am. I … Continue reading
The Oscars Make History, But There’s Still Progress To Be Made
By Anthony Robles On the heels of the #OscarsSoWhite movement that started back in 2015 after the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards, the nominations for the 90th Academy Awards … Continue reading
#TimesUp and the Women’s March: Making Positive Strides Towards a Better Hollywood
Public condemnation of Harvey Weinstein, a man accused of assaulting multiple woman over several decades, has caused the “Weinstein ripple effect” as other high profile men are being accused … Continue reading
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