Oscar

December 2023: ‘Tis the awards season

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It is perhaps no accident that after a year as tumultuous as 2023, Emmy and Oscar season(s) remain jumbled together. In normal times, the Emmys would be done by now, but Hollywood continues to experience its own version of William Faulkner’s dictum that the past isn’t really “past” at all – about which, more anon.  … Read more

Polish film director Andrzej Wajda dies

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Oscar-winning Polish film director Andrzej Wajda has died aged 90, the Polish Filmmakers’ Association has confirmed. He made more than 40 feature films in a career spanning 60 years. Many of his films – including Kanal, Man of Marble, Man of Iron and Katyn – were inspired by Poland’s turbulent wartime and communist history. In … Read more