Law & Order: Svu without Benson? Perish the thought. In "Next Chapter," Benson (Mariska Hargitay) was shocked to learn her boyfriend, Tucker (Robert John Burke), was flirting with the idea of retirement. What would he do? Nothing, he said. A cop without a badge. Throughout the episode, Benson struggled with the idea of retiring and what being a cop does to people, thanks to the case of the week. The episode followed Quinn (Annie Monroe), a young professional at a consulting firm, who was sexually assaulted by a masked man she believed was her college stalker, Ray Wilson (Ben Cole). However, Ray had an airtight alibi, despite evidence at the scene stating otherwise. He was framed. Was it her over-zealous coworker?...
- 1/5/2017
- E! Online
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 21 scientific and technical achievements represented by 58 individual award recipients will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Saturday, February 7, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills.
In addition, veteran sound engineer and Dolby Laboratories executive David W. Gray will receive the Gordon E. Sawyer Award (an Oscar® statuette), presented “to an individual in the motion picture industry whose technological contributions have brought credit to the industry.” Gray’s career has encompassed the design, refinement and implementation of groundbreaking cinema sound technologies, including stereo optical soundtracks, digital sound on film and most recently, Dolby Atmos®. He has served for many years on the Academy’s Science and Technology Council and its Theater Standards Committee, among others, as well as chaired the audio study group of Smpte’s pioneering DC28 technology committee, from which the first two...
In addition, veteran sound engineer and Dolby Laboratories executive David W. Gray will receive the Gordon E. Sawyer Award (an Oscar® statuette), presented “to an individual in the motion picture industry whose technological contributions have brought credit to the industry.” Gray’s career has encompassed the design, refinement and implementation of groundbreaking cinema sound technologies, including stereo optical soundtracks, digital sound on film and most recently, Dolby Atmos®. He has served for many years on the Academy’s Science and Technology Council and its Theater Standards Committee, among others, as well as chaired the audio study group of Smpte’s pioneering DC28 technology committee, from which the first two...
- 1/13/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
And the Oscars go to … the Mat-Towercam Twin Peek, the Biscuit Jr., the Mova Facial Performance Capture System, the Ilm PhysBAM Destruction System and the early conceptualization of sparse-tiled voxel data structures.
That may be Greek to most of us, but it makes sense to the Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards Committee, which on Tuesday announced that those achievements, and 16 others, will be the recipients of this year’s Scientific and Technical Academy Awards.
See photos: Golden Globe Awards: Winners Gallery (Photos)
The awarded achievements include camera mounts and platforms, digital projection technology, advancements that aid in the creation of computer-generated foliage and hair,...
That may be Greek to most of us, but it makes sense to the Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards Committee, which on Tuesday announced that those achievements, and 16 others, will be the recipients of this year’s Scientific and Technical Academy Awards.
See photos: Golden Globe Awards: Winners Gallery (Photos)
The awarded achievements include camera mounts and platforms, digital projection technology, advancements that aid in the creation of computer-generated foliage and hair,...
- 1/13/2015
- by Deborah Day and Steve Pond
- The Wrap
"In Hartford Connecticut, the Mayor is Puerto Rican. But in TheaterWorks production of my play in Hartford—the 2 lead Puerto Rican characters are played by white actors.… Nothing against the actors cast, but this is indefensible bullshit," posted "The Motherfucker With the Hat" playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis on Facebook toward the end of last year. The scribe was not alone in raising concern over the casting of non-Hispanic actors in the roles of Latino characters.The Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors also chastised the casting of non-Latino actors Ben Cole and Clea Alsip in the Hispanic-specific roles of Jackie and Veronica in the TheaterWorks production. Hola said in a written statement that it was "contacted by audience members for TheaterWorks' production who were outraged at the casting choices that resulted in the casting efforts made by the theater, the play's director and the production's casting agency, Pat McCorkle, C.S.
- 1/18/2012
- by help@backstage.com (Frank Nestor)
- backstage.com
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