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Tag: Oscars

<B>The Oscars Are Headed to YouTube, Ending a 50-Year Broadcast Era</B>       </B>

The Oscars Are Headed to YouTube, Ending a 50-Year Broadcast Era

Film, NewsmakersDecember 18, 2025by The Hollywood Beat

The Academy Awards will leave ABC behind and move exclusively to YouTube beginning with the 2029 ceremony, marking the most dramatic distribution shift in the…

<B>Reba Merrill and Tandy Culpepper’s Take on the Films <i>A Real Pain</i> and <i>Sing Sing</i></B>

Reba Merrill and Tandy Culpepper’s Take on the Films A Real Pain and Sing Sing

FilmFebruary 6, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

In this episode of The Hollywood Beat, Tandy and Reba look at two low-budget, indy films – one set entirely in a prison, the other…

<b>Tandy Culpepper talks to filmmaker Neer Shelter, director of the award-winning live action short film, <i>Perspectives</i>, now qualified for the Oscars.</>

Tandy Culpepper talks to filmmaker Neer Shelter, director of the award-winning live action short film, Perspectives, now qualified for the Oscars.

Film, NewsmakersDecember 12, 2023by Tandy Culpepper

Tandy Culpepper talks with Australian filmmaker Neer Shelter, the man behind the live action short film, Perspectives. The film has qualified for consideration by the…

<b>Tandy Culpepper Talks to the “Queen of the Hollywood Press Junket,” Reba Merrill, About Big News Regarding the Oscar Folks</b>

Tandy Culpepper Talks to the “Queen of the Hollywood Press Junket,” Reba Merrill, About Big News Regarding the Oscar Folks

Books, Film, TVJuly 22, 2023by Tandy Culpepper

Reba Merrill is an author, lecturer, and broadcast journalist. Reba and I crossed paths several decades back when I was host of a TV show…

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