After over 90 years, history was made at this year’s Academy Awards as the first woman of color, and the second woman in history, won the Oscar for Best Directing.
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Film Review: Best Picture nominee “Sound of Metal”
In this film review series, reporter Christian Lopez will be going through all seven Best Picture nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards in April. “Sound of Metal” depicts a fictional story of a heavy metal drummer suddenly losing his hearing.
BEACH WEEKLY ARTS | Reel Talk | 92nd Academy Awards
In this episode of Beach Weekly Arts, Daily Forty-Niner editors Manuel Valladares, Aubrey Balster and Perry Continente dive into the 92nd Academy Award nominations and snubs in a recurring segment known as Reel Talk. Listen as they predict who will win in categories such as best picture, best director and best cinematography.
And the Academy Award goes to some white guy
February is Black History Month, but nobody at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences seems to know that. This year, which marks the 50th anniversary of the Selma marches and the Voting Rights Act, the Oscars will air on Feb. 22 , and they are sadly lacking in[Read More…]