• Of the 819 artists and executives invited to join this year, the Academy says 45 percent are women and 36 percent are from underrepresented ethnic and racial communities.
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• The short documentary is called Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re A Girl. “This movie is my love letter to the brave girls of that country,” says director Carol Dysinger.
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• Bong Joon-ho’s film about families, class and keeping secrets won best picture. It’s the first time a film in a language other than English has won the top prize.
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• This year’s best picture race doesn’t have as clear a frontrunner as it sometimes has. But just as Moonlight came through on a shocker of an evening in 2017, Parasite might pull it off this year.
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• Listen to Pop Culture Happy Hour‘s coverage of 1917, Parasite, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, and more.
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• I always forget that downtown Orlando has its own food and wine festival because I am so focused each year on Epcot Food and Wine! Let’s remind ourselves together that we can enjoy sample size dishes from some of Orlando’s premier restaurants, over 50 domestic and international wines, and live entertainment ranging from DJs to national headliners during the Downtown Food and Wine Fest taking place Saturday noon to 9 p.m. and Sunday noon to 7 p.m. at Lake Eola Park. Like Star Wars? I don’t! Then you’ll love the Star Wars Swap Meet with 50 dealers, door prizes, a Millennium Falcon car, cosplay, hot food and an ATM machine! The Star Wars Swap Meet is Sunday 9 a.m. to …
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• In movies, crowd noise, hospital waiting room chatter and barroom brawl sounds are created by voice actors called loopers. “If it’s done right, you shouldn’t even notice it,” one sound mixer says.
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