Arts Editor Owen Frost’s roundup of this year’s slightly different Academy Awards Ceremony.
Graduate from Leeds Beckett University Part of Oscar-Winning ‘1917’ Film Team
Leeds Beckett alumnus, Ayyappadas Vijayakumar, was part of the team that won an Academy Award for visual effects in the war drama 1917. With the Harrogate Film Festival, which is supported by Leeds Beckett University, […]
Parasite: The (Hopeful) Future of Award Shows
The 92nd Academy Awards were recently held in the famed Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, and all eyes were on one film in particular. Parasite, a Korean dark-comedy thriller directed by Bong Joon-ho, is not […]
Oscars 2019: A Mixed Bag
Matthew Moorey gives a round-up of this years Oscars, which aired on Sunday.
The Oscars 2018: Snubs and Surprises
As an intensely involved American film fan, it’s easy to say that the Oscars is in many ways the most anticipated awards event of the year. However, in a time where quality films come in […]
Film | 2014 Academy Award Predictions
Image: Lupita Nyong’o, Michael Fassbender and Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave, Regency Enterprises It’s that time of year again. On Sunday 2nd March the red carpet will be rolled out and the stars […]
Film | 'The McConnaisance' – Matthew McConaughey's career revival
We’re in the midst of the build up to the 86th Academy Awards on March 2nd, and the front runner for the Best Actor award is a name that a mere five years ago was […]
Philip Seymour Hoffman – award winning actor found dead at 46
The death of Philip Seymour Hoffman, aged 46, marks a period of deep mourning for the film industry. Hoffman’s distinctive personality and ability to demonstrate the most vibrant aspects of his characters is a trait […]
Film | 10 reasons why Leo should win an Oscar
Ever since his performance at the age of nineteen as Arnie in the heart-breaking 1993 film What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Leonardo DiCaprio has been a constant feature in Hollywood blockbusters and breakout indie dramas alike. […]