Five decades ago, Lina Wertmüller became the first woman ever to be nominated for an Oscars category that was almost entirely monopolized by white men. Only four other women were nominated for ‘Best Director’ in subsequent years, and Lina made history with her 1975 movie, Seven Beauties. On October 27 this year, Wertmüller was awarded…
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SURPRISES AND DISAPPOINTMENTS AT THE 2018 OSCARS
The 90th annual Academy Awards took place Sunday evening at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Hollywood's biggest and brightest night, the ceremony saw a number of surprising wins, as well as shoo-ins that dominated the past few months of awards season. Read on for highlights and a list of winners from the night! Jimmy…
THE WINNERS, THE FASHION & THE MOONLIGHT MIXUP OF THE OSCARS
Sunday, February 26th marked the 89th Academy Awards. First time host Jimmy Kimmel began his opening monologue with a couple choice remarks to Trump and berated him for blasting Meryl Streep on Twitter giving Streep a standing ovation. After the Oscars boycott in 2016 for the lack of racial diversity, this year was filled with…
LA LA LAND GOES ON TO DOMINATE 2017 BAFTA AWARDS
While music lovers gathered around their televisions on Sunday night for the annual Grammy Awards, film addicts tuned in on the same evening for the EE British Academy Film Awards (Baftas). The UK equivalent of the Academy Awards was unsurprisingly dominated by ubiquitous musical, "La La Land" which took home five trophies including the award…
DIVERSITY & LA LA LAND DEFINE THE 2017 OSCAR NOMINATIONS
A movie musical and long overdue recognition of black talent are breathing some life back into the Academy Awards. Oscar nominations were released today and the big news is that six black actors have been nominated in lead or supporting categories, marking a big departure from last year's #OscarsSoWhite fiasco. In the lead categories Denzel Washington…
GRAMMY NOMINATIONS 2017: THE NAMES AND THE EFFECTS
Before we get into it, there is an important fact about the Grammy nomination eligibility that needs to be addressed. The Academy accepts submissions of recordings for the 2017 awards that were released between October 1st, 2015 and September 30th, 2016. A year span, but with songs from the tail end of two years prior.…
OSCARS 2016 – THE WINNERS
The 88th Academy Awards, held on Sunday, February 28th in Los Angeles, California, was a night filled with Oscar firsts and big wins. Host, Chris Rock, took on the subject of the controversy over lack of racial diversity and the Oscar Boycott in style. In pure comedic fashion he made light of an intense situation…
NATALIE PORTMAN PLAYS RUNAWAY BRIDE IN MISS DIOR SHORT FILM
Natalie Portman is happily married in real life, but in the new Miss Dior fragrance short film, she plays the part of a runaway bride. Directed by Anton Corbijn, the film is set to the tune of Janis Joplin‘s “Piece of My Heart.” In the film, Natalie runs away from the altar, discards her white Dior wedding dress, and…
OSCAR NOMINATIONS 2015
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced its 2015 Oscar nominations January 15th. For Best Picture, the academy can nominate up to 10 movies, but stopped short with eight this year, leaving out "Into the Woods," "Foxcatcher," and "Unbroken." Most of the eight are expected; “Birdman,” “Boyhood,” “Selma,” and the big Academy-oriented…
“STILL ALICE” – JULIANNE MOORE AT THE TOP OF HER GAME
“I wish I had cancer.” How’s that for a salvo? If it throws you for a loop, it won’t take long before your mind begins to wonder, “What fresh hell could be more harrowing than that?” The answer, both in life and in Still Alice, is a slow and steady deterioration of the brain, the…
10 FILMS YOU MUST SEE BEFORE THE OSCARS
Masters of Hollywood – from directors to actors – anticipate awards season each and every year, hoping that their work throughout the past 12 months will gain them a coveted nomination. Whether you think of the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Awards, or the prestigious Oscars when you think of the most exciting night for…
LUPITA NYONG’O NABS HER FIRST BEAUTY CAMPAIGN
Lupita Nyong'o, Hollywood's newest beauty to step on the scene, has just been announced at the new face of Lancôme beauty products. The actress won her first Oscar for her role in 12 Years a Slave this past March and has been the talk of the town ever since. Nyong'o joins the ranks of fellow actresses Julia…
WINNERS FROM THE 2014 ACADEMY AWARDS
Last night, The Oscars gave us thrills and chills as newcomer Lupita Nyong'o was honored for her work in 12 Years a Slave, as Jared Leto and Matthew McConaughey both won for their work in Dallas Buyers Club and as the best in the business gathered to bask in the wonderful work that cinema has produced over the…
THE BEST DRESSED FROM THE 2014 OSCARS RED CARPET
The Oscars red carpet fashion is one of the highlights of the year for the fashion world; it's the who's who of designer couture. This year did not disappoint when it came to stars showing up in gorgeous gowns and dresses and The Untitled Magazine is here to give you the best of what the carpet had to…
THE OSCARS RED CARPET LIVESTREAM – SUNDAY, MARCH 2ND @ 5:30PM EST
WATCH A LIVE STREAM OF THE OSCARS RED CARPET FROM 5:30PM EST From scintillating stories of 1970s con artists to cruel tales of pre-Civil War slavery, the past year proved to be a wonderful year for film lovers. Ticket holders were treated to Martin Scorsese’s corporate greed-driven The Wolf of Wall Street, David O. Russell’s star-studded…
2014 OSCAR NOMINEES! CAST YOUR VOTE!
From scintillating stories of 1970s con artists to cruel tales of pre-Civil War slavery, the past year proved to be a wonderful year for film lovers. Ticket holders were treated to Martin Scorsese's corporate greed-driven The Wolf of Wall Street, David O. Russell's star-studded crime flick American Hustle, Steve McQueen's epic historical drama 12 Years a Slave, and many…
A LOOK BACK AT THE LIFE OF PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN
On Sunday, February 2nd, Phillip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his apartment in New York City's West Village; the actor was 46 years old. Most famous for his Oscar-winning performance as Truman Capote in Capote, the troubled actor took the world of film by storm with his outstanding acting ability. The Untitled Magazine would like to remember…
THE UNTITLED MAGAZINE’S TOP 13 MOVIES OF 2013
The world of cinema did not disappoint this year. From porn addiction and zombies, to the tale of a musician down on his luck, Hollywood generated movies that gave audiences an amazing experience from start to finish. The Untitled Magazine has put together a list of the top 13 movies from this past year and,…
BRIAN PERCIVAL RECRUITS OSCAR DREAM TEAM FOR ‘THE BOOK THIEF’
"Words are life." Filming a novel whose sole purpose is to defy the death of books and liberate actual reading, The Book Thief is a rarity in the neverending book-to-movie influx. Armed with a whole off and onscreen team of Oscar-winners, calculated cinematography, Schindler's List composer and costume designer and a genuinely wholehearted cast, Downton Abbey director…
THE 85TH ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS
The 85th Academy Awards, hosted this year by the ever-provocative Seth McFarlane, lived up to everyone's wildest expectations. There were a fair share of front-runners who pulled through, as well as wild cards who stole the spotlight. There were those who literally stumbled to the podium (Jennifer Lawrence) and those whose on-stage nonchalance felt…