The invention of the Cinématographe was ready right away. The process of the invention was longer, and there were a lot of inventors before Lumière.
Most of the other Best Picture winners are titles that any film lover will recognise instantly. The blind spots are obvious. The Academy never chooses foreign language titles. In recent years, it has shunned comedies. The Shape of Water may have won in 2018, but voters are generally wary about genre pictures.
As the man who served as Kurt Russell's stunt driving double on Quentin Tarantino's 'Death Proof,' Buddy Joe Hooker deserves Hollywood canonization. There are few modern films featuring car stunts as impressive as those he choreographed and performed in Tarantino's imaginative, high-octane exploitation tribute.
It seems like every month, there's an exciting new 4K re-release or a newly restored rediscovery that's reaching audiences for the first time.
Watkins criticized the Canadian film industry for lacking identity and urged filmmakers to break away from American commercialization. He called for tougher, more authentic voices.