Review by Luke Whitmire Twenty five years ago in the genesis of her career, a young Kathryn Bigelow was a protege to a high caliber filmmaker (James Cameron), and she soon became a great visionary for directing big-budget action films. She started her career as a filmmaker whose work consisted only in the artifice realm. […]
Posts Tagged ‘Oscars’
Jessica Chastain Takes Charge in the Taut, Stark and Unconventional Zero Dark Thirty
Posted: 27th December 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Film ReviewTags: Greig Fraser, Jessica Chastain, Karthryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Oscars, Point Break, Seal Team Six, Strange Days, The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty
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Podwit Profile: Meeting Dick Smith….
Posted: 28th February 2012 by Dion in Film, News, Podwit ProfileTags: Dick Smith, Governor's Award, Howard Enders, Oscars, Purchase College Conservatory of Film, Rick Baker, Stan Winston, Tom Savini
I don’t care for the Oscars whatsoever, but I was lucky enough to catch the presentation of the Governor’s Awards, and saw that make-up legend Dick Smith was being honored with a lifetime achievement award. That got me thinking of when I was in college, and how a friend and I were able to get him […]
Our Private ‘Stache’
Posted: 28th January 2012 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Citizen Kane, Daniel Radcliffe, Disney, Doctor Who, Ernest Borgnine, Facial Hair, Moustaches, Movie Posters, Orson Welles, Oscars, The Woman in Black, William Randolph Hearst
In this week’s installment, Lincoln, Blinkin and Nod wish a very happy birthday to our own patron saint of Hollywood, Mr. Ernest Borgnine, throw around some Oscar nominees, check out some alternate-universe movie posters, discuss Disney facial hair and the Year in Re-VWho podcast special. Time Lords, get your scarves and sonic screwdriver-swiss army knives […]