Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page Ty Burr and Janice Page Globe Staff February 14, 2019 One of the most nominated studios is a streaming service. A year that saw any number of good movies from women directors produced nominations for none. The best picture winner may be a black-and-white foreign film. And no one knows what the hell is happening with the ceremonies.This isn’t your mother’s Oscars. It isn’t anybody’s Oscars. When the 91st annual Academy Awards are broadcast from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles next Sunday, they will be hostless and a strict three hours long, with four categories ignominiously shunted to the commercial breaks. The eight best picture nominees include two box-office blockbusters (including the first comic-book movie ever nominated), a rock biopic, a political biopic, a Spike Lee joint, a piece of British royalty Oscar bait except it’s … [Read more...] about The Oscars: Who’ll win, who should win, who shouldn’t
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These are the 14 biggest music festival moments in Southern California this year
By Vanessa Franko | [email protected], Kelli Skye Fadroski | [email protected], Peter Larsen | [email protected] and Richard Guzman | [email protected] | The Press-EnterprisePUBLISHED: December 20, 2018 at 8:20 am | UPDATED: December 21, 2018 at 9:04 am 2018 might have been the year we reached peak festival, with more than 50 notable events with big-name headliners happening around Southern California. Tens of thousands of fans flocked to beaches of Orange County, the Coachella Valley desert, parks in Downtown Los Angeles and ext to the Queen Mary in Long Beach and even a racetrack in Fontana. Our team saw a lot of music at a lot of festivals in 2018 (and let’s be honest, ate a lot of festival tacos, too) and 2019 looks to be even busier. But before we look ahead, these are the things we’ve remembered most from a very busy year in Southern California music, in chronological order. 1. Beyoncé turns Coachella into Beychella When and where: April 14 and 21, Empire Polo … [Read more...] about These are the 14 biggest music festival moments in Southern California this year
Jeanne Jakle: The 10 best TV shows of 2018
By Jeanne Jakle Updated 5:20 pm CST, Tuesday, December 11, 2018 Sandra Oh stars in the cat-and-mouse thriller “Killing Eve,” one of the noteworthy TV series showcasing women in strong roles. Sandra Oh stars in the cat-and-mouse thriller “Killing Eve,” one of the noteworthy TV series showcasing women in strong roles. Photo: Nick Briggs /Associated Press Photo: Nick Briggs /Associated Press Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Sandra Oh stars in the cat-and-mouse thriller “Killing Eve,” one of the noteworthy TV series showcasing women in strong roles. Sandra Oh stars in the cat-and-mouse thriller “Killing Eve,” one of the noteworthy TV series showcasing women in strong roles. … [Read more...] about Jeanne Jakle: The 10 best TV shows of 2018