Category: People
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Did you see MELANIA, what did you think?
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Unless you see a film, you can’t have an opinion, right? So in the Brett Rather-directed documentary MELANIA from Amazon MGM Studios, about 20 days on the way to becoming FLOTUS for a second time, First Lady Melania Trump’s heels can be heard as a lonely echo in the…
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Gotta Call BS on Quentin Tarantino’s Top 10 List, Sorry
by Chad Aiggia, Screenmancer Movie Critic When we first saw Director Quentin Tarantino’s Top 10 Favorite Movie List, some of us considered it to be totally bogus, a completely fake. In what award-winning filmmaker’s brain would Toy Story 3, although a great movie, rank as #2? Much less for the auteur who broke our eyeballs…
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Mystique of Movie Make-up: Donald Mowat’s Top 12
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent When you realize Academy Award-nominated Make-up Artist Donald Mowat hand-painted the giant glowing pink face of Ana de Armas in Blade Runner 2049, which most audiences think is a digital special effect, you begin to realize the enormity of a gift like his. While his credits include Dune (2022)…
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GLAFF Brings Del Toro’s Whizzbang Frankenstein
GUADALAJARA, MEXICO: Your Guadalajara Film Festival in Los Angeles (GLAFF) proudly celebrates its Quinceañera this year with a dynamic program that highlights boundary-pushing storytelling and visionary filmmakers from across the United States and Latin America. Running Nov. 6–8, 2025. The festival is proud to share this year’s Official Selection is composed of directors ranging from…
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Prod. Lynette Howell Taylor now Academy President
LOS ANGELES, CA: Producer Lynette Howell Taylor has been elected President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) by the Board of Governors. Academy CEO Bill Kramer said, “Lynette has been a vital part of the Academy Board of Governors for many years, most recently revitalizing our awards work as chair of…
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Top 10 Queer and Queer-Adjacent Summer Picks
Curated by Panta Mosleh for Screenmancer So this summer isn’t just about blockbusters with capes, it’s about stories with soul! From queer coming-of-age dramas to chaotic anime royals, this list is a love letter to the films and shows that made me laugh, cry, scream “OMG YAAAAS,” and enthusiastically recommend them to strangers. Some are…
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Amy Alkon’s Curated Menopause and Perimenopause Film Series
LOS ANGELES, CA: Amy Alkon is the author of a powerful new book that Screenmancer highly recommends, GOING MENOPOSTAL: What you (and your doctor) need to know about the real science of menopause and perimenopause. Exclusively for Screenmancer, Amy gives us her top 10 movies—fierce, funny, and real—that speak to women in menopause and perimenopause.…
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Academy taps Tom Cruise, Dolly, Debbie Allen & Wynn Thomas for Gov Awards
LOS ANGELES, CA: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that its Board of Governors voted to present Academy Honorary Awards to Debbie Allen, Tom Cruise and Wynn Thomas, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Dolly Parton. The four Oscar® statuettes will be presented at the Academy’s 16th Governors Awards event…
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Academy looks back on storied life of its own Richard Kahn
LOS ANGELES, CA – Former Academy President Richard Kahn passed away Saturday, April 5, in Los Angeles. He was 95. “All of us at the Academy are deeply saddened to learn of Richard’s passing,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang. “Richard was a devoted member of the Academy and the film…
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STUTZ is Jonah Hill’s free gift for your brain from his therapist Phil on Netflix
Phil Stutz nails the point with “you have to give somebody the feeling they can change right now… you’re giving out the signal to the world ‘I need you because I can’t do this by myself. Take action, no matter how frightened you are… this is such a great moment right now.”
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Nobody TOLDJA Nikki Finke would die at only 68
Nikki Finke pioneered, literally owned Live-Snarking, real-time Oscar coverage. Yet AMPAS pulled her credentials at one point? Nikki created her own Oscar mystique, even made all the more relatable with the snark, which was for the people, the fans, the masses, all of us.
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POV: Natasha Maidoff, Filmmaker & Creative Coaching Tips
By Natasha Maidoff, Filmmaker & Creative Coach Creativity is natural, I believe, to all of us. But most of us don’t give ourselves the time to let ourselves work on the projects that nag at us. Or return to a project that we haven’t touched for the past decade. My solution is to pick up…
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If you missed Elon Musk’s Cyber Rodeo, see The Speech now
by Screenmancer We’re not sure about the wonky new Texas drawl since he left California for Giga Texas, and the cowboy hat, but? “Welcome to Cyber Rodeo… are you guys having a good time?” Elon Musk had to quiet the crowd after this intro, where he detailed “Past, Present and Future.” Now you can pretend…
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Spotlight: Coyote Motel & Nashville trio’s cinematic watermark is THE RIVER
by Screenmancer Music With Award Season over for 2022, seed projects lay the groundwork for creatives looking forward to the next round of film festivals and trophies. That said, Screenmancer Spotlights the Arts and Business Council of Greater Nashville’s “The River: A Journey in Storytelling Music, Light and Dance” from Filmmaker Ted Drozodowski. Guitarist Drozdowski…
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Guess this year’s Best Pics from wonky titles with Oscar Nominees
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent In the run up to Sunday, March 27, which is known as Oscar Sunday, we thought it would be fun to join the guessing gang from The Academy. All you have to do is name the actual movie from the Working Title. All this in the company of Questlove…
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