Saul Zaentz, who passed aeway last week aged 92, produced only 10 films in his career, yet won three Oscars. We look at how, through films such as “The English Patient,” “Amadeus” and “The Un bearable Lightness of Being,” he kept his standards high.
Saul Zaentz's Oscar-gilded career makes the case for selectivity
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:40 am · January 6th, 2014
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Milos Forman wins Lifetime Achievement Award from DGA
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:38 pm · November 28th, 2012
The two-time Oscar winner is the 34th recipient of the Guild’s top honor.
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Off the Carpet: Getting out the vote
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:20 am · August 27th, 2012
That’s what’s so great about movies, books, paintings, songs, etc. They are as much a direct reflection of the times as they are a nebulous Rorschach for them. Involuntary extrapolation can be as significant as clear-eyed reaction to a straight-forward treatise. And in an environment as heated, tense and divided as this, the art that escapes the cauldron is bound to be, if not willfully profound, then a fascinating looking glass, at the very least.
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AMPAS to break the soundtrack barrier
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:03 pm · March 1st, 2012
One of the things that always seems to be nebulous to new film enthusiasts and, in particular, new Oscar watchers is the difference between sound editing and sound mixing. We’ve certainly made it a point to explain it over the years via the two categories’ separate Tech Support entries each season, but for those in the LA area, here’s your opportunity for a thorough crash course, AMPAS-style.
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