While millions of people watched around the country and around the world, numerous filmmakers and celebrities were on-hand to witness the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson were all in attendance. (I also spied George Lucas at Sunday’s concert …
‘Crawford’ despite its centering around George Bush excels in its ability to tell a story of real people, rather then taking the agenda pushing docutainment route that is so prevalent in the world of documentary cinema.
What happens to Crawford, Texas (Population 705) when George W. Bush moves to town. Crawford chronicles the effects of having a controversial high profile resident move into town.
The Oscar nominations will be announced on January 22nd next year, instead of the usual January 20th. Why would they do that, you may be asking. Well, someone at the Academy was looking at the calendar and noticed that the Presidential inauguration is also scheduled for January 20th. Figuring that a press conference was easier …