EPISODE
The Oscars (2019)
Honors for achievements in film take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
29 November 1954, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
18 May 1979, Liverpool, England, UK
3 November 1995, Los Angeles, California, USA
17 December 1956, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
20 February 1984, Johannesburg, South Africa
20 October 1958, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
22 March 1971, Southfield, Michigan, USA
21 June 1932, Buenos Aires, Argentina
12 December 1925, Reigate, Surrey, England, UK
10 February 1967, Saint John's Health Center, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
13 March 1962, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
28 July 1973, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1 August 1979, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
22 March 1941, Zürich-Seebach, Switzerland
November 27, 1925 in Bois-Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
18 March 1970, Newark, New Jersey, USA
February 09, 2019
In the wake of the president's State of the Union address, I thought it opportune to deliver my State of the Oscar Shorts for 2019. And, sad to report, they are anything but strong.
February 05, 2019
Review: The 2019 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentary
February 05, 2019
Four of the short documentary nominees hail from the U.S., but I'm putting my money on the U.K. entry, "Black Sheep," with "Period. End of Sentence." a close second.
February 17, 2019
When you account for their faults, this is still an illuminating group of topical films that speak to the world we live in at this moment, where issues of racism, health care, immigration and extremist politics remain as prevalent as ever.
February 07, 2019
Rarely has the short film category, especially the features and animated films, been dominated so completely by children in extreme distress and mopey narratives about aging. Some of them are extremely good.
February 07, 2019
Documentary shorts... provide their share of sad tales, but here, engaging filmmaking can temper the despair...
February 11, 2019
All worth watching, whether together or separately.
February 14, 2019
Despite the heavy subject matter and longer average run-times, the films in this showcase are the strongest group of the three Oscar short film categories.
February 06, 2019
Each film, some more artful than others, offers a taut packet of upsetting emotions: anger, grief, outrage, and horror, with only tentative glimpses of hope. Why watch them? Because you must not look away.
February 19, 2019
My pick: Marshall Curry's 'A Night at the Garden,' presenting footage from a 1939 'pro-America' rally in New York City, a chilling reminder of the unpleasant cycles of American history.
February 07, 2019
This year's Oscar-nominated shorts carry plenty of emotional weight in their compact running times with stories that span life's breadth.
February 07, 2019
A program worth seeing.
