Tag: Brokeback Mountain
Heath Ledger: The Double Breakthrough Actor of 1999
Robin Write April 5, 2018
Some time before the turbulent, passionate romance story Dan shared with Candy, filmed in his native Australia, Heath Ledger had already made the big time…
Oscars: When Reality Diddles the Dream Factory
Steve Schweighofer January 20, 2018
The most appropriate metaphor for the Oscar race is probably the image of a cattle drive, with PR staff working overtime to herd as many voters as possible into one’s own corral. What is the most effective strategy for this? Concentrating on the perception that one’s vote does not necessarily reflect what is best in film, but what best represents the collective self-image of AMPAS voters from selections of a particular season.