Special to AMFM Magazine by Jimmy Willden 2015 has been one crazy ride in the world of cinema. For the longest time, it seemed we had a Best Picture lock in Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, but then Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman creeped in and started winning all the major awards leading up to this year’s Oscars. What’s interesting to note, and what I’m still … [Read more...]
THE OSCARS: REPORT CARD 2014
Special to AMFM Magazine by Jimmy Willden The 2014 Academy Awards aired on Sunday, Mar. 2, and they were full of surprises (such as Jennifer Lawrence tripping (again) on the red carpet, Ellen DeGeneres ordering pizza and breaking twitter with the most retweeted post/selfie off all time), and, of course, the deeply emotional and heartwarming acceptance speeches (I'm looking … [Read more...]