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SPOTLIGHT September 2024: Debbi L. Klopman, “additional crew”

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Debbi Klopman’s IMDb page credits her as “additional crew” on more than 30 films, including Moonlight, Fremont and Booger, among others. But “additional crew” doesn’t accurately or adequately describe the special form of magic that Debbi Klopman conjures to make movies happen. Her services are, in fact, essential. Without them, the movies mentioned above and a wide range of other films that we love mightily might have turned out very differently — or not at all. Yes, Debbi’s services are that essential. So, what exactly does Debbi do as “additional crew?”

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Commentaries News 

Oscars 2017: The Academy Makes History – Chaz Ebert comments (Exclusive)

Chaz Ebert 0 Comments , , ,

The Oscars continue to be on my “must see” list and this year’s 89th edition was not only immensely enjoyable, but historic for many reasons. It was the first time in history that an African-American director won for Best Picture; it was the first win for Supporting Actor for a Muslim; it was the first win for a picture about someone in the LGBTQ community, and the first Best Foreign Film win for someone who was not there in protest of a travel ban instituted by the President of the United States. Sometimes it is difficult to remember from year to year who won Best Picture, but the “Moonlight” – “La La Land” flub will forever be in our collective memories.

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Oscars 2017: We Have a New Hollywood Hero — Jeanne Wolf comments (Exclusive)

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While the people in the audience were gasping with surprise, Jordan Horowitz — as if to assure them this wasn’t fake news — held up the card just pulled from the correct award envelope. “I’m going to be really thrilled to hand this to my friends from ‘Moonlight,’ ” he said. Horowitz wasn’t just a gracious loser; he became the closest thing the Oscars can get to a folk hero.”

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THE WEEK IN WOMEN: ‘La La Land’ keeps dancing, ‘Moonlight’ still shining, ‘Kubo’ makes history — Brandy McDonnell reports

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Last weekend’s Golden Globes established La La Land as a clear front-runner — closely followed by Moonlight — in upcoming races for the prestigious awards doled out by the DGA, PGA, BAFTA and, ultimately, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Now, nominations have been announced by all but the Academy. To see how they compare, read Brandy McDonnell’s awards season update.

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EDA Awards News 

AWFJ EDA Awards for Best of 2016

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The women of AWFJ have voted! The Alliance of Women Film Journalists is pleased to announce the winners of the tenth annual AWFJ EDA Awards. This year, AWFJ presents EDA Awards in 25 categories, divided into three sections: the standard ‘Best Of’ section, the Female Focus awards and the irreverent EDA Special Mention awards—including Actress Most in Need of a New Agent and the AWFJ Hall of Shame Award. Read on…

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Movie of the Week Reviews 

AWFJ Movie of the Week, October 17 – October 21: Moonlight

Dorothy Woodend 0 Comments , , , , , , ,

The eight-year gap between Barry Jenkin’s first film Medicine for Melancholy and his sophomore follow-up Moonlight has been a source of some considerable anxiety for all the cinephiles eagerly awaiting Jenkins’s new work. Opening Oct. 21, AWFJ’s Movie of the Week is Moonlight, a political work in that it posits the experience of being black in the US, not with the triumphant exceptionalism of a film like The Birth of a Nation, but with attention and care to a common and shared humanity. Read More…

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