Ryan Murphy's "Hollywood" (Episode 1)

by Eric Blume

Our hero, the dreamer, hoping to be picked

We’ll be covering the latest Ryan Murphy show Hollywood for you, now streaming on Netflix. Instead of a retread of the plot each episode (because, who cares?) we thought we’d treat you to a succinct look at the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of it all each week.  And, because the show features a lot of beautiful eye candy, include the 'Not So Ugly' as a digestif.  Let’s take a look at Episode One…

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Great Scenes Galore

The Film Bitch Awards are nearly wrapped with the "Best Scenes" page finished (only cameo/limited performances remain). Check the new page out for the choices for Best Kiss, Best Sex Scene, Best Credit Sequence, Best Openings, Best Endings and more. Do you share the love of these particular moments from Gloria Bell, Little Women, MidSommar, Knives Out, Pain and Glory, Parasite, Us and more? The medals will be announced soon. 

1999 with Nick: Best Cinematography Falls on "Cedars"

This week, in advance of the Oscars, Nick Davis is looking back at the Academy races of 20 years ago, spotlighting movies he’d never seen and what they teach us about those categories, then and now...

Spotlight Movie: Snow Falling on Cedars

Today's case study from the 72nd Academy Awards is a less auspicious instance than yesterday's of a movie sneaking onto Oscar's ballot with just one nomination. I'd also call it an example of good filmmaking that, in context, arguably constitutes bad filmmaking, or at least disappointing and misguided filmmaking. Cinematographer Robert Richardson is not the exclusive or even the primary defendant in the case I’m going to make. He was probably executing to the best of his ability the mandates of a director and a producing team intent on the picturesque. Still, I’m not sure we needed to reward him for following such dubious orders. And now, as so often in this movie, we flash back...

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Today's birthday suit: Hugh Dancy

Happy 44th to Hugh Dancy today. He's currently onscreens as charming lothario trouble in Late Night (2019). Remember when ginger mom & son Julianne Moore and Eddie Redmayne had a Dancy sandwich, twelve years back? Good times...

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Once more into the link

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• TFE What was happening on this day (June 12th) in film history including the glitzy premiere of Cleopatra in 1963
• Forbes How Godzilla vs Kong can avoid a disastrous reception (given Godzilla's plummeting box office)

More after the jump including Aubrey Plaza and creepy dolls, new animated features, an NSFW sex scene, and the aftermath of The Cher Show's Tony for Best Actress...

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