Tag Archives: Oscars

P&P’s INTERNATIONAL FILM NOMINATION

Posted on January 24, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” has been nominated for Best International Film today! No, not by the Oscars, (yeah, right), although they announced their nominations too today, but by the Alibag Short Film Festival, who I guess … Continue reading →

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A TOURIST ON HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD

Posted on November 28, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

I woke up early, still on New York time, the Sunday morning of my Skiptown Film Festival visit in LA. The actors panel I was participating in was scheduled for 1pm, so I had time to play tourist on Hollywood … Continue reading →

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WSTL Awards

Posted on February 9, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

    Is there a big old awards show airing tonight? Oscar who?   Well, you may not think it’s the same, and, well you’d be right, but that doesn’t change the fact that I’m very happy for “The Tell-Tale … Continue reading →

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THE SIGHING STRINGS OF CINEMA

Posted on February 27, 2018 by dannyashkenasi

Phantom Thread – Psycho – Cloud Atlas – Platoon – Lorenzo’s Oil – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – American Crime Story: Versace – The Club – Schindler’s List – Jesus Christ Superstar – Moonlight – Jackie – … Continue reading →

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MOONLIGHT – the triple least “Oscar Baity” Oscar Winner

Posted on March 5, 2017 by dannyashkenasi

“I just hope the weird pandemonium doesn’t overshadow the fact that a $1.5 million independent film by a black director about black, gay, poor people was named Best Picture.  The process to get there was very weird, but it’s an … Continue reading →

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LA LA LAND’s Nod to CABARET

Posted on February 8, 2017 by dannyashkenasi

“La La Land”, writer/director Damien Chazelle’s widely critically and popularly acclaimed original movie musical currently basking in the glow of 14 Academy Award nominations, is a love letter to romance gained and lost, to Los Angeles and its tribe of … Continue reading →

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COMPLETE OSCAR NOMINATIONS LIST – with plenty personal notes, comments and trivia – updated with winners

Posted on February 4, 2017 by dannyashkenasi

This year’s Oscar nominations have been announced, and for once the media pundits and social media consensus are much happier with the overall outcome, with few gripes and much to celebrate.  Which doesn’t mean that there aren’t plenty sighs about … Continue reading →

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All 5 Best Song OSCAR nominees on one page

Posted on January 24, 2017 by dannyashkenasi

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning.  Here are the five Best Song nominees, three very much expected – the “La La Land” and “Moana” songs, one pretty much expected, “Can’t Stop the Feeling” from “Trolls”, and, as is customary … Continue reading →

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TONI ERDMANN Finds The Greatest Love of All

Posted on January 7, 2017 by dannyashkenasi

I finally saw “Toni Erdmann”, which A. O. Scott in the New York Times calls “by a wide margin the funniest almost-three-hour German comedy you will ever see”, which swept all the top awards (Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Screenplay) at … Continue reading →

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OSCAR NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED – so, what happened with those hoped for bragging rights, Danny?

Posted on January 14, 2016 by dannyashkenasi

So the Academy Award nominations were announced this morning, and as every year I had the TV on, munching my breakfast, and followed along as they were read out (see the full list of nominees at the bottom of this … Continue reading →

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BEST SONG OSCAR SURPRISE? – The movie song I predict will be this year’s stealth surprise Oscar Best Original Song nominee

Posted on December 14, 2015 by dannyashkenasi

A few days ago the Academy, aka the people who hand out the Oscars, revealed the list of songs from this year’s movies that are eligible to be nominated as best original song in a motion picture.  There are 74 … Continue reading →

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