STUTTERER


Congratulations to Dubliner Ben Cleary on winning Best Live Action Short Film at last night’s Oscars! STUTTERER  #irelandmonth16

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‘Carol’ Named Best Picture by Intl. Cinephile Society


Todd Haynes’ “Carol” won five awards on Sunday, including best picture and director, from the Intl. Cinephile Society, an online group consisting of about 100 journalists, film scholars, historians and other industry professionals. Source: ‘Carol’ Named Best Picture by Intl. Cinephile Society

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Is Spike Lee Doing the Right Thing?


Following last year’s #OscarsSoWhite brouhaha, Hollywood is once again embroiled in racial controversy, with several high-profile black filmmakers planning to boycott this year’s Academy Awards due to a lack of diversity among the nominees. Jada Pinkett-Smith has suggested she and her husband Will Smith won’t be there (Smith was expected to be nominated for Concussion: he […]

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Oscars Nominations


Let the orgy of campaigning and back-slapping begin. This morning the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 2016 Academy Awards. Among the expected nominees are Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Brie Larson, Saoirse Ronan, and Sylvester Stallone. Surprises include Lenny Abrahamon’s nomination as Best Director for Room (it is also […]

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