EPISODE
The Oscars (2019)
Honors for achievements in film take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
8 June 1978, Medford, Massachusetts, USA
2 March 1968, Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
6 August 1962, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
4 April 1958, Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
6 June 1962, Tokyo, Japan
20 October 1958, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
18 February 1974, Beirut, Lebanon
18 February 1932, Cáslav, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
24 April 1942, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
25 January 1957, Kinloch, Missouri, USA
19 March 1947, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
2 April 1978, Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA
24 December 1974, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
18 December 1924, New York City, New York, USA
August 4, 1936 in Paris, France
25 May 1970, Montgomery, Alabama, 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 07, 2019
A program worth seeing.
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
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 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 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 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 11, 2019
All worth watching, whether together or separately.
February 05, 2019
Review: The 2019 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentary
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 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 07, 2019
Documentary shorts... provide their share of sad tales, but here, engaging filmmaking can temper the despair...
