Dr. Emily Friedman

So cool that people are still discovering this #Sinners syllabus, published by the African American Intellectual History Society, and composed by Jemar Tisby & Keisha N. Blain. Enjoy!

In an ironic twist, AI is disrupting tech the most. Hardware prices are surging as AI data centers buy up all the RAM, SaaS stocks are sinking over threats from vibe-coded alternatives and AI agents, and AI productivity job cuts are hitting tech hardest.

The tech industry is cannibalizing itself.

a reminder that if you want music in a movie like SINNERS, don’t forget to consult your local music scholars 😉

If you didn't catch the names in PTA's speech, the 1975 Best Picture nominees are Barry Lyndon, Dog Day Afternoon, Jaws, Nashville, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. There are no skips; there is no wrong place to start. They will make you love American movies anew, and demand the best from them.

A big takeaway this year has to be that Sinners and One Battle After Another were big, artist driven, swings bankrolled by WB whose future is ultimately unclear. I like living in a world where people like PTA and Ryan Coogler get to make the films they want to make with those resources.

This dude accurately put together the plot of Phantom Menace months in advance based on magazine clippings, don't doubt the king.

It’s not worth getting upset about the outcome of the Oscar’s because Hollywood is full of stupid people and pedophiles

I think about how salty Jimmy Stewart was for winning for The Philadelphia Story when he knew he shoulda won for Mr Smith the year before (lost to Robert Donat Goodbye, Mr Chips, & in turn his win in 1940 = snubbing Chaplin in Great Dictator, Olivier in Wuthering Heights, & Fonda in Grapes of Wrath)

Here’s Why w/ Kevin Ortega-Rojas (@hereswhykevin) on Threads Ryan Coogler ran to the back of the theatre and grabbed Autumn Durald Arkapaw’s son so he could watch his mom make history as the first woman to win the Oscar for Best Cinematography

So Ryan Coogler grabbed Autumn's son so he could see his mom winning for best cinematography.
My cold, dead heart🥹

Dr. Chireau is brilliant

so grateful I got to talk to her about #Sinners for @religiondispatches.org!!

religiondispatches.org/2025/04/24/i...

any time misty copeland appears i cry and this was no exception. i love her, and i love bonus brittany howard

Michael B. Jordan's acceptance speech for his first-ever Oscar.

“I know you guys want me to do well and I wanna do that cause you guys bet on me. Thank you for keeping betting on me and I’m gonna keep stepping up.”

See the full winners list: bit.ly/OscarWins26

I'm "watching" the Oscars through your posts, lol.

I reiterate

First weeaboo to win best actor

did you know that he has such control over his facial that one twin has dimples and the other doesn't?

DIMPLES.

He wore different size shoes to change his gait and his walk for each twin to differentiate them further.

Fun fact: Michael B. Jordan’s win marks the first time someone has one for a vampire role. #Oscars

Where Wallace at?

He's accepting the Best Actor Academy Award.

#Oscars

Truly.

ZOMG

EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo and Teddy win Best Music (Original Song) for "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters

#Oscars

The last Oscar glass ceiling is in danger.

Another reason to love Ryan Coogler: He has ONLY hired female cinematographers: Rachel Morrison (Fruitvale Station, Black Panther), Maryse Alberti (Creed), Autumn Durald Arkapaw (Wakanda Forever, Sinners).

you can count on one hand the number of powerful men in Hollywood who champion women artists like Ryan Coogler

you could almost count them on NO hands

Right. Director has a vision, and if they’re smart they have a trusted DP with the technical smarts to execute that vision, and is coordinating all the other on-set teams that handle visuals (cameras, lights).

Academy Film Archive Lays Off Multiple Staff Members in Restructuring as AMPAS Announces Expansions to Collection The Academy Film Archive has laid off archive and library staff members in a restructuring move, as the Academy Museum announced new acquisitions.

A reminder that the Academy shamelessly and wrongly fired a lot of its archivists

variety.com/2024/film/ne...

So happy for Autumn Arkapaw! She’s so talented.

A quick fact: Ryan Coogler has only ever worked with female cinematographers. His team represents the best of us.

!!!!!

A personal note: I was very touched to hear Best Editing winner Andy Jurgensen thank his aunt Barbara Hall. As an Academy archivist, she took an interest in my research and, miraculously, found me George Stevens's pocket diary. A miracle. Five Came Back would not have been what it was without her.

My current book research might have been impossible w/o decades of hard work of Barbara Hall, the Herrick Library archivist just thanked by her Oscar-winning nephew. When I was clueless about the right ?s, she helped guide me, & so many other film historians. www.cmstudies.org/blogpost/216...