1945, Leningrad. World War II has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens equally demolished, physically and mentally. Although the siege which lasted 900 days, one of the worst in history, is finally over, life and death continue their battle in the wreckage that remains. Two young women, Iya and Masha, work at the hospital among the dead and dying while they search for meaning and hope in the struggle to rebuild their lives amongst the ruins.
For people in extremis, the quest for normalcy is a quest in vain. All that has happened marks them forever. The two young women served as soldiers on the front and are seeking a path to peace, but no such path is open to them.
Some wanted to exit on watching this slow, glum
view of post-war Leningrad. But the protagonist, the eponymous Beanpole, named for her extreme height and almost as blond as an albino,...
For people in extremis, the quest for normalcy is a quest in vain. All that has happened marks them forever. The two young women served as soldiers on the front and are seeking a path to peace, but no such path is open to them.
Some wanted to exit on watching this slow, glum
view of post-war Leningrad. But the protagonist, the eponymous Beanpole, named for her extreme height and almost as blond as an albino,...
- 11/20/2019
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Fredell Pogodin, one of Hollywood's most experienced and highly regarded awards consultants, has retired, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The proprietor of Fredell Pogodin & Associates, a boutique Los Angeles firm, since January 1992, Pogodin specialized in guiding the Oscar campaigns of art house films before closing up shop without announcement back in May.
"Everything changes — it's Darwinian," Pogodin told me by phone. "I didn't feel that I could own anything anymore, in terms of the campaigns. And the truth is that foreign-language films really aren't grossing very much anymore. It was just ...
"Everything changes — it's Darwinian," Pogodin told me by phone. "I didn't feel that I could own anything anymore, in terms of the campaigns. And the truth is that foreign-language films really aren't grossing very much anymore. It was just ...
- 10/22/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Fredell Pogodin, one of Hollywood's most experienced and highly regarded awards consultants, has retired, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The proprietor of Fredell Pogodin & Associates, a boutique Los Angeles firm, since January 1992, Pogodin specialized in guiding the Oscar campaigns of art house films before closing up shop without announcement back in May.
"Everything changes — it's Darwinian," Pogodin told me by phone. "I didn't feel that I could own anything anymore, in terms of the campaigns. And the truth is that foreign-language films really aren't grossing very much anymore. It was just ...
"Everything changes — it's Darwinian," Pogodin told me by phone. "I didn't feel that I could own anything anymore, in terms of the campaigns. And the truth is that foreign-language films really aren't grossing very much anymore. It was just ...
- 10/22/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix programming head Ted Sarandos wants to win Oscars. Netflix does fine in the nominations department, this year adding to their short and feature documentary Oscar nominations a record 112 Emmy nods (beating HBO); in 2018, it received four Oscar narrative nominations for Dee Rees’ “Mudbound.” Needless say, global streamer Netflix isn’t in the theatrical business (any theater bookings to date have been to please filmmakers), but Oscar contention adds enormous heft to any title. It’s all about luring more top talent to the service, which reaches 130 million subscribers in over 190 countries around the world.
On Wednesday, Netflix saw the New York Film Festival embrace Alfonso Cuaron’s 70 mm black-and-white Mexican drama “Roma” as its October 5 Centerpiece Gala (after presumably debuting at Venice). Perhaps even more important to the company’s Oscar future was the news that heavyweight Oscar strategist Lisa Taback would be joining the staff as vice president of talent relations,...
On Wednesday, Netflix saw the New York Film Festival embrace Alfonso Cuaron’s 70 mm black-and-white Mexican drama “Roma” as its October 5 Centerpiece Gala (after presumably debuting at Venice). Perhaps even more important to the company’s Oscar future was the news that heavyweight Oscar strategist Lisa Taback would be joining the staff as vice president of talent relations,...
- 7/19/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Netflix programming head Ted Sarandos wants to win Oscars. Netflix does fine in the nominations department, this year adding to their short and feature documentary Oscar nominations a record 112 Emmy nods (beating HBO); in 2018, it received four Oscar narrative nominations for Dee Rees’ “Mudbound.” Needless say, global streamer Netflix isn’t in the theatrical business (any theater bookings to date have been to please filmmakers), but Oscar contention adds enormous heft to any title. It’s all about luring more top talent to the service, which reaches 130 million subscribers in over 190 countries around the world.
On Wednesday, Netflix saw the New York Film Festival embrace Alfonso Cuaron’s 70 mm black-and-white Mexican drama “Roma” as its October 5 Centerpiece Gala (after presumably debuting at Venice). Perhaps even more important to the company’s Oscar future was the news that heavyweight Oscar strategist Lisa Taback would be joining the staff as vice president of talent relations,...
On Wednesday, Netflix saw the New York Film Festival embrace Alfonso Cuaron’s 70 mm black-and-white Mexican drama “Roma” as its October 5 Centerpiece Gala (after presumably debuting at Venice). Perhaps even more important to the company’s Oscar future was the news that heavyweight Oscar strategist Lisa Taback would be joining the staff as vice president of talent relations,...
- 7/19/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
As promised, new Academy president John Bailey, a long-time and passionate voter on the foreign language committee, has pushed through some long-awaited changes in the voting rules. It’s meant to be simpler; here’s how the new system works.
By the October 2 deadline, the Academy expects some 90 foreign entries. These will be divided into multiple lists (the number is Tbd; last year, there were four); committee participants (volunteers from all 17 Academy branches) are each assigned a list. They are required to watch all of the films on their assigned list at one of two screening rooms in L.A. They can see as many films on other lists as they like, and will receive full credit for each movie they screen. (Previously, a committee member had to watch a given percentage of films to qualify for voting.)
The Academy acknowledges that many questions about the actual breakdown of lists...
By the October 2 deadline, the Academy expects some 90 foreign entries. These will be divided into multiple lists (the number is Tbd; last year, there were four); committee participants (volunteers from all 17 Academy branches) are each assigned a list. They are required to watch all of the films on their assigned list at one of two screening rooms in L.A. They can see as many films on other lists as they like, and will receive full credit for each movie they screen. (Previously, a committee member had to watch a given percentage of films to qualify for voting.)
The Academy acknowledges that many questions about the actual breakdown of lists...
- 9/23/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
As promised, new Academy president John Bailey, a long-time and passionate voter on the foreign language committee, has pushed through some long-awaited changes in the voting rules. It’s meant to be simpler; here’s how the new system works.
By the October 2 deadline, the Academy expects some 90 foreign entries. These will be divided into multiple lists (the number is Tbd; last year, there were four); committee participants (volunteers from all 17 Academy branches) are each assigned a list. They are required to watch all of the films on their assigned list at one of two screening rooms in L.A. They can see as many films on other lists as they like, and will receive full credit for each movie they screen. (Previously, a committee member had to watch a given percentage of films to qualify for voting.)
The Academy acknowledges that many questions about the actual breakdown of lists...
By the October 2 deadline, the Academy expects some 90 foreign entries. These will be divided into multiple lists (the number is Tbd; last year, there were four); committee participants (volunteers from all 17 Academy branches) are each assigned a list. They are required to watch all of the films on their assigned list at one of two screening rooms in L.A. They can see as many films on other lists as they like, and will receive full credit for each movie they screen. (Previously, a committee member had to watch a given percentage of films to qualify for voting.)
The Academy acknowledges that many questions about the actual breakdown of lists...
- 9/23/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
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