Monday, January 20, 2020
CASTING NOTICE
- with fictional comedy and dramatic story lines
- with interviews of actors, directors, technology developers, and interesting people of all kinds
- with documentary and other non-fictional content.
Oculus GO and QUEST are gaining more and more popularity. QUEST sold out during the holiday season. SONY has sold more than 5M VR headsets. Google/Alphabet and Apple are working on VR, AR, and MR. New cameras and headsets with better and better resolution are coming out every year. There is a major boom in XR (XR includes VR AR & MR) in China. YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo and other video hosting sites support VR. More and more Film Festivals have XR events.
CASTING NOTICE:
We are currently casting a short, dramatic 3D 360 VR video. To be filmed in NYC, in JANUARY we hope. Here are the requirements:
Synopsis: A brilliant activist (male or female) weighs challenging a popular incumbent in congress. This is a short, dramatic 3D 360 VR video for FF submission & web VR. It is non-Union, and unpaid.
- Character: Activist Insurgent
- Role Type: Lead
- Gender: Male or Female
- Age Range: 27-50
- Ethnicity: Any
- Skills: Public Speaking, Acting Techniques: Improvisation
- Role Description: Requires a credible activist candidate for Congress, so a knowledge of current affairs and politics, and the ability to speak well (improvisational and passionate) is essential.
Labels: 3D 180 VR, 3D 360 VR, Casting, short film, submission, VR Video
Sunday, January 19, 2020
Review: FAREED ZAKARIA GPS
- The economy runs out of money (at the rate they are growing -- $1 Trillion after a few decades since founding -- they would each be worth at least $30T to $50 Trillion by 2030; collectively that could be more than a quarter of a quadrillion dollars - $250,000,000,000,000.[*]
- New technology causes a young company to suddenly overtake older technology companies -- this requires a "failure to execute" on the part of the FANG as they are currently trying to lead US innovation;
- A rise to dominance of Chinese or other non-US companies and economies -- this could occur if the US administration continues to look backward, supporting declining technologies, rather than supporting across the board innovation, including improved education across the country.
Labels: a quadrillion dollars, areed Zakaria, Australia, China, climate change, Forecasting, GPS, Libya, Russia, the future
Friday, January 17, 2020
SAG AWARDS 2020
>> SAG Life Achievement Award to Robert De Niro
Performance by a cast in a motion picture
“Bombshell”
“The Irishman”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood”
“Parasite”
‘Little Women’
Performance by a male actor in a leading role
Christian Bale, “Ford v Ferrari”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood”
Adam Driver, “Marriage Story”
Taron Egerton, “Rocketman”
Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker”
Performance by a female actor in a leading role
Cynthia Erivo, “Harriet”
Scarlett Johansson, “Marriage Story”
Lupita Nyong’o, “Us”
Charlize Theron, “Bombshell”
Renée Zellweger, “Judy”
Performance by a male actor in a supporting role
Jamie Foxx, “Just Mercy”
Tom Hanks, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
Al Pacino, “The Irishman”
Joe Pesci, “The Irishman”
Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood”
Performance by a female actor in a supporting role
Laura Dern, “Marriage Story”
Scarlett Johansson, “Jojo Rabbit”
Nicole Kidman, “Bombshell”
Jennifer Lopez, “Hustlers”
Margot Robbie, “Bombshell”
Performance by an ensemble in a drama series
“Big Little Lies”
“The Crown”
“Game of Thrones”
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
“Stranger Things”
Performance by a male actor in a drama series
Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us”
Steve Carell, “The Morning Show”
Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show”
Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
David Harbour, “Stranger Things”
Performance by a female actor in a drama series
Jennifer Aniston, “The Morning Show”
Helena Bonham Carter, “The Crown”
Olivia Colman, “The Crown”
Jodie Comer, “Killing Eve”
Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Performance by an ensemble in a comedy series
“Barry”
“Fleabag”
“The Kominsky Method”
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
“Schitt’s Creek”
Performance by a male actor in a comedy series
Alan Arkin, “The Kominsky Method”
Michael Douglas, “The Kominsky Method”
Bill Hader, “Barry”
Andrew Scott, “Fleabag”
Tony Shalhoub, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Performance by a female actor in a comedy series
Christina Applegate, “Dead to Me”
Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Catherine O’Hara, “Schitt’s Creek”
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, “Fleabag”
Performance by a male actor in a television movie or miniseries
Mahershala Ali, “True Detective”
Russell Crowe, “The Loudest Voice”
Jared Harris, “Chernobyl”
Jharrel Jerome, “When They See Us”
Sam Rockwell, “Fosse/Verdon”
Performance by a female actor in a television movie or miniseries
Patricia Arquette, “The Act”
Toni Collette, “Unbelievable”
Joey King, “The Act”
Emily Watson, “Chernobyl”
Michelle Williams, “Fosse/Verdon”
Action performance by a stunt ensemble in a motion picture
“Avengers: Endgame”
“Ford v Ferrari”
“The Irishman”
“Joker”
“Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood”
Action performance by a stunt ensemble in a comedy or drama series
“Game of Thrones”
“GLOW”
“Stranger Things”
“The Walking Dead”
“Watchmen”
Labels: 1917, Brad Pitt, Irishman, Jennifer Aniston, Joaquin Phoenix, Joker, Laura Dern, Little Women, MARRIAGE STORY, Michelle Williams, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, Renee Zellweger, THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
INTERESTING, CELEBRATED, AWARDED FILMS FROM THE LAST FIVE YEARS
As we head into the final awards for the films of 2019, lets look back at some of the most interesting, most awarded films of the last five years!
2020 - FILMS OF 2019
https://qporit.blogspot.com/2020/01/academy-awards-2020.html
https://qporit.blogspot.com/2020/01/sag-awards-2020.html
https://qporit.blogspot.com/2020/01/critics-choice-awards-2020.html
https://qporit.blogspot.com/2020/01/golden-globes-2020-nbc-jan-5-2020-8-11.html
2019 - FILMS OF 2018
https://qporit.blogspot.com/2019/01/nominees-for-2019-academy-awards-top.html
https://qporit.blogspot.com/2018/12/film-comments-selections-for-best-films.html
https://qporit.blogspot.com/2018/12/golden-globe-jjan-6-2019-nominations.html
2018 - FILMS OF 2017
https://qporit.blogspot.com/2018/03/academy-awards-2018.html
https://qporit.blogspot.com/2018/01/golden-globes-2018.html
2017 - FILMS OF 2016
https://qporit.blogspot.com/2017/01/academy-award-nominations.html
https://qporit.blogspot.com/2016/12/74th-golden-globes-2017.html
https://qporit.blogspot.com/2016/12/some-very-interesting-films-2016.html
https://qporit.blogspot.com/2016/12/best-films-of-2016-awards.html
2016 - FILMS OF 2015
https://qporit.blogspot.com/2016/01/academy-awards-2016.html
https://qporit.blogspot.com/2016/01/golden-globes-2016.html
Labels: 2015-2020, Academy Awards, Awards, Films, Golden Globes, Interesting films
Monday, January 13, 2020
ACADEMY AWARDS 2020
8 PM (NYtime)
SUNDAY, FEB 9 2020
ABC
Best Picture
1917 (Universal)
Ford v Ferrari (Fox)
The Irishman (Netflix)
Jojo Rabbit (Fox Searchlight)
Joker (Warner Bros.)
Little Women (Sony)
Marriage Story (Netflix)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Sony)
==>Parasite (Neon)
International Feature Film
Corpus Christi (Poland)
Honeyland (North Macedonia)
Les Miserables (France)
Pain and Glory (Spain)
==>Parasite (South Korea)
Documentary Feature
==>American Factory (Netflix)
The Cave (National Geographic)
The Edge of Democracy (Netflix)
For Sama (PBS)
Honeyland (Neon)
Animated Feature Film
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (Dreamworks)
I Lost My Body (Netflix)
Klaus (Netflix)
Missing Link (United Artists Releasing)
==>Toy Story 4 (Pixar)
Animated Short Film
Dcera (Daughter)
==>Hair Love
Kitbull
Memorable
Sister
Live-Action Short Film
Brotherhood
Nefta Football Club
==>The Neighbors’ Window
Saria
A Sister
Documentary Short Subject
In the Absence
==>Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)
Life Overtakes Me
St. Louis Superman
Walk Run Cha-Cha
Directing
==>Bong Joon Ho (Parasite)
Sam Mendes (1917)
Todd Phillips (Joker)
Martin Scorsese (The Irishman)
Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
Adapted Screenplay
The Irishman (Steven Zaillian)
==>Jojo Rabbit (Taika Waititi)
Joker (Todd Phillips & Scott Silver)
Little Women (Greta Gerwig)
The Two Popes (Anthony McCarten)
Original Screenplay
1917 (Sam Mendes & Krysty Wilson-Cairns)
Knives Out (Rian Johnson)
Marriage Story (Noah Baumbach)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Quentin Tarantino)
==>Parasite (Bong Joon Ho & Jin Won Han)
Film Editing
==>Ford v Ferrari (Andrew Buckland & Michael McCusker)
The Irishman (Thelma Schoonmaker)
Jojo Rabbit (Tom Eagles)
Joker (Jeff Groth)
Parasite (Jinmo Yang)
Cinematography
==>1917 (Roger Deakins)
The Irishman (Rodrigo Prieto)
Joker (Lawrence Sher)
The Lighthouse (Jarin Blaschke)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Robert Richardson)
Actor in a Leading Role
Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory)
Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
Adam Driver (Marriage Story)
==>Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)
Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes)
Actress in a Leading Role
Cynthia Erivo (Harriet)
Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story)
Saoirse Ronan (Little Women)
Charlize Theron (Bombshell)
==>Renée Zellweger (Judy)
Actress in a Supporting Role
Kathy Bates (Richard Jewell)
==>Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
Scarlett Johansson (Jojo Rabbit)
Florence Pugh (Little Women)
Margot Robbie (Bombshell)
Actor in a Supporting Role
Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood)
Anthony Hopkins (The Two Popes)
Al Pacino (The Irishman)
Joe Pesci (The Irishman)
==>Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
Production Design
1917
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
==>Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
Visual Effects
==>1917
Avengers: Endgame
The Irishman
The Lion King
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Costume Design
Jojo Rabbit
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Irishman
Joker
==>Little Women
Makeup and Hairstyling
1917
==>Bombshell
Joker
Judy
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Sound Mixing
==>1917
Ad Astra
Ford v Ferrari
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Sound Editing
1917
==>Ford v Ferrari
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Original Score
1917 (Thomas Newman)
==>Joker (Hildur Guðnadóttir)
Little Women (Alexandre Desplat)
Marriage Story (Randy Newman)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Original Song
"I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away" (Toy Story 4) — Randy Newman
==>"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (Rocketman) — Elton John & Bernie Taupin
"I'm Standing With You" (Breakthrough) — Diane Warren
"Into the Unknown" (Frozen 2) — Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez
"Stand Up" (Harriet) — Joshuah Brian Campbell & Cynthia Erivo
Labels: 1917, Academy Awards, Brad Pitt, Irishman, Joaquin Phoenix, Joker, Laura Dern, Little Women, MARRIAGE STORY, Missing Link, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, Oscars, Pain & Glory, Renee Zellweger, Toy Story 4
Sunday, January 12, 2020
CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS 2020
The Critics Choice Awards, hosted by Taye Diggs, will be broadcast tonight (1/12/20) at 7 PM EST on CW (WPIX Channel 11 in some locations).
The dinner (for attendees, not necessarily for viewers) will consist of plant based food.
Together with the nominees and winners of the Golden Globes, this makes a good starting list for the most interesting films of 2019. The Academy Award nominations will be announced on Jan 13, 2020, early in the morning. The AA presentations will be held on Sunday, Feb 9.
Here are the nominees & winners:
Lifetime Achievement Award: Eddie Murphy
SeeHer Award: Kristen Bell
Best Picture
1917
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
Uncut Gems
Best Animated Feature
Abominable
Frozen II
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Missing Link
Toy Story 4
Best Action Movie
1917
Avengers: Endgame
Ford v Ferrari
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie
Ad Astra
Avengers: Endgame
Midsommar
Us
Best Comedy
Booksmart
Dolemite Is My Name
The Farewell
Jojo Rabbit
Knives Out
Best Foreign Language Film
Atlantics • Senegal
Les Misérables • France
Pain and Glory • Spain
Parasite • South Korea
Portrait of a Lady on Fire • France
Best Director
Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
Bong Joon-ho – Parasite
Greta Gerwig – Little Women
Sam Mendes – 1917
Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie – Uncut Gems
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best Actor
Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory as Salvador Mallo
Robert De Niro – The Irishman as Frank Sheeran
Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as Rick Dalton
Adam Driver – Marriage Story as Charlie Barber
Eddie Murphy – Dolemite Is My Name as Rudy Ray Moore
Joaquin Phoenix – Joker as Arthur Fleck / Joker
Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems as Howard Ratner
Best Actress
Awkwafina – The Farewell as Billi Wang
Cynthia Erivo – Harriet as Harriet Tubman
Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story as Nicole Barber
Lupita Nyong'o – Us as Adelaide Wilson / Red
Saoirse Ronan – Little Women as Josephine "Jo" March
Charlize Theron – Bombshell as Megyn Kelly
Renée Zellweger – Judy as Judy Garland
Best Supporting Actor
Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse as Thomas Wake
Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood as Fred Rogers
Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes as Pope Benedict XVI
Al Pacino – The Irishman as Jimmy Hoffa
Joe Pesci – The Irishman as Russell Bufalino
Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as Cliff Booth
Best Supporting Actress
Laura Dern – Marriage Story as Nora Fanshaw
Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit as Rosie Betzler
Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers as Ramona Vega
Florence Pugh – Little Women as Amy March
Margot Robbie – Bombshell as Kayla Pospisil
Zhao Shuzhen – The Farewell as Nai Nai
Best Young Actor/Actress
Julia Butters – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as Trudi Fraser
Roman Griffin Davis – Jojo Rabbit as Jojo Betzler
Shahadi Wright Joseph – Us as Zora Wilson / Umbrae
Noah Jupe – Honey Boy as Young Otis Lort
Thomasin McKenzie – Jojo Rabbit as Elsa Korr
Archie Yates – Jojo Rabbit as Yorki
Best Acting Ensemble
Bombshell
The Irishman
Knives Out
Little Women
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
Best Original Screenplay
Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won – Parasite
Rian Johnson – Knives Out
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Lulu Wang – The Farewell
Best Adapted Screenplay
Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Greta Gerwig – Little Women
Anthony McCarten – The Two Popes
Todd Phillips and Scott Silver – Joker
Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit
Steven Zaillian – The Irishman
Best Cinematography
Jarin Blaschke – The Lighthouse
Roger Deakins – 1917
Phedon Papamichael – Ford v Ferrari
Rodrigo Prieto – The Irishman
Robert Richardson – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Lawrence Sher – Joker
Best Production Design
Mark Friedberg and Kris Moran – Joker
Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales – 1917
Jess Gonchor and Claire Kaufman – Little Women
Lee Ha-jun – Parasite
Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Bob Shaw and Regina Graves – The Irishman
Donal Woods and Gina Cromwell – Downton Abbey
Best Editing
Ronald Bronstein and Benny Safdie – Uncut Gems
Andrew Buckland and Michael McCusker – Ford v Ferrari
Yang Jin-mo – Parasite
Fred Raskin – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Thelma Schoonmaker – The Irishman
Lee Smith – 1917
Best Costume Design
Ruth E. Carter – Dolemite Is My Name
Julian Day – Rocketman
Jacqueline Durran – Little Women
Arianne Phillips – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Sandy Powell and Christopher Peterson – The Irishman
Anna Robbins – Downton Abbey
Best Hair and Makeup
Bombshell
Dolemite Is My Name
The Irishman
Joker
Judy
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Rocketman
Best Visual Effects
1917
Ad Astra
The Aeronauts
Avengers: Endgame
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
The Lion King
Best Score
Michael Abels – Us
Alexandre Desplat – Little Women
Hildur Guðnadóttir – Joker
Randy Newman – Marriage Story
Thomas Newman – 1917
Robbie Robertson – The Irishman
Best Song
"Glasgow (No Place Like Home)" – Wild Rose
"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" – Rocketman
"I'm Standing With You" – Breakthrough
"Into the Unknown" – Frozen II
"Speechless" – Aladdin
"Spirit" – The Lion King
"Stand Up" – Harriet
Best Talk Show: Corden & Seth Meyers (tie)
Best Drama Series: Succession
Best Comedy Series: Fleabag
Best Animated Series: Bojack
Best Comedy Special: Norman Lear
Best Limited Series: When They See Us
Best Movie made for TV: El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Best Actress in a Series - Comedy: Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Best Actor in a Series - Comedy: Bill Hader
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Andrew Scott
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Alex Borstein
Best Actress in a Limited Series - Drama: Michelle Williams
Best Actor in a Limited Series - Jharrel Jerome
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Billy Crudup
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Jean Smart
Labels: 1917, Awards, Critics Choice, Films, Joaquin Phoenix, movies, Once Upon A Time.... In Hollywood, Parasite, Quentin Tarantino, Sam Mendes, THE IRISHMAN