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Is this the year that Oppenheimer sweeps the Oscars? Or will a small film like The Holdovers surprise Hollywood? The Academy Awards happen tomorrow night and I’ve already filled out my Oscar ballot.
This year, I managed to watch eight of the 10 nominees for Best Picture – I didn’t see The Zone of Interest or Lost Things. My favourite from the others? American Fiction and Anatomy of a Fall, probably because they weren’t typical Hollywood films. But Oppenheimer’s grandeur was impressive and I’m glad I saw it in a theatre.
I like to read about the stories behind the movies. And this year, we’ve published a lot of great articles that help explain certain aspects of the nominated movies – or about the Oscars gala itself. For your Oscar weekend reading, I’ve assembled a collection of movie-related stories produced by The Conversation global network.
We’re also happy to announce that the new season of Don’t Call Me Resilient is coming next week. You can listen to the trailer for the new season here.
Have a great weekend. We’ll be back in your Inbox on Monday.
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And the Oscar goes to....
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Luana Carcano, Simon Fraser University
Beyond film, the Oscars spotlights the world of haute couture, where each design house involved in creating bespoke garments is celebrated for its distinctive esthetic.
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Aidan McGartland, McGill University
Mahler’s inventive modernism and highly expressive writing communicated emotions shaped by his fascinating late-19th century life.
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Dal Yong Jin, Simon Fraser University
‘Past Lives’ is a beautiful story of childhood crushes, and the sorrow and agony that ensues when one party sends another party away to move to another stage of his or her life.
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Hali Kil, Simon Fraser University
The film ‘Past Lives’ provides meaningful insights on how immigrant youth grow into their cultural identity.
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Jack L. Rozdilsky, York University, Canada
The Christopher Nolan film ‘Oppenheimer’ is set to become a summer blockbuster. But one of the featured sites in the movie is a sobering reminder of the horror of nuclear war.
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James Deaville, Carleton University
Using a variety of instruments and playing live music on the film set are all part of how composer Jerskin Fendrix generated brilliant sonic accompaniment for ‘Poor Things.’
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Jacqueline Fear-Segal, University of East Anglia
Gladstone has used her platform in the run-up to this year’s awards season to highlight issues affecting Native American communities in America today.
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Scott Malia, College of the Holy Cross
Les lauréats des Oscars seront-ils choisis parce que les votants ont cru aux performances des actrices et des acteurs ?
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Fritz Holznagel, The Conversation
Test your knowledge with a weekly quiz drawn from some of our favorite stories.
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Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation; Dannielle Piper, The Conversation; Ateqah Khaki, The Conversation; Jennifer Moroz, The Conversation
The DCMR team has been busy prepping new episodes and next week, we start releasing episodes for season 7, taking our anti-racist lens to the news and issues occupying a lot of our minds these days.
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Gemma Ware, The Conversation
Bronwen Dalton and Kyungja Jung explain how North Korean women are driving a new form of grassroots capitalism. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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