Commentary Ron DeSantis declared that Florida is where “woke goes to die.” He certainly has played a key role in identifying it as a problem and pushing back, fighting it in schools and within big corporations. But has America turned the corner on wokeness, or is it still getting worse before it gets better? In…
‘Jaws’ Star Richard Dreyfuss Slams New Diversity Rules for Academy Awards
Actor Richard Dreyfuss has slammed the new diversity requirements for the Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, insisting that no one has the right to impose moral standards on art. Beginning in 2024, films need to meet new diversity and inclusion standards to be eligible for the best picture category, with quotas for the…
‘It Happened One Night’ (1934): Frank Capra’s Pre-Code Oscar Winner
Commentary The 95th Academy Awards are taking place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday, March 12. The 95th year! It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost a whole century since the first Oscars were handed out at a short, private ceremony at the Blossom Ballroom in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. I applied…
Waterloo Bridge 1940
December 27, 2022
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Waterloo Bridge is a 1940 remake of the 1931 American drama film also called Waterloo Bridge, adapted from the 1930 play Waterloo Bridge. In an extended flashback narration, it recounts the story of a dancer and an army captain who meet by chance on Waterloo Bridge. The film was made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sidney Franklin and Mervyn LeRoy. The screenplay is by S. N. Behrman, Hans…
2022 Oscars See Second-Lowest Ratings in History Despite Will Smith Incident
March 28, 2022
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Sunday night’s 94th Academy Awards drew higher numbers of viewers than last year’s Oscars, but it still drew the second-lowest ratings in its history. The 2022 Oscars, which was aired on Disney-owned ABC, is estimated to have drawn 15.4 million viewers and had a rating of 2.9 among adults 18 to 49, according to Deadline…
OSCARS 2022: Our Best Guesses
Once the most viewed, non-sports TV show of any year, the ratings for the Oscars (presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences [AMPAS]) are now in the tank. Peaking in 1998 with over 57 million watchers, the decline was gradual, but in the last five years it has been sharp—from the low…
Award-Winning Sound Mixer Resigns from Academy in Protest
March 6, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Oscar-winning sound mixer Tom Fleischman has resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in protest over the organization’s plans to present Academy Awards in several categories—including sound—prior to the show’s national telecast. A spokesman for Fleischman, a longtime collaborator with filmmaker Martin Scorsese, confirmed to several media outlets, including The Hollywood…
Oscars Ratings Fall to Record Low
The Academy Awards television audience plunged to 9.85 million viewers on ABC, less than half of the Oscars’ previous low and continuing a startling trend of viewer tune out for awards shows. The Nielsen company’s preliminary estimate shows that the audience who watched “Nomadland” win best picture on Sunday was 58 percent below last year’s…
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