Along the way

As most know, after 19 years as an employee, I acquired Lighting&Sound America magazine last March 2023 and we are celebrating our 20th anniversary this year. It's been a pretty good year, relentlessly busy..

Check it out here:

Live updates here...

Check out this new song UP with Dominque Toney and featuring Ben!

Music video (Ben joins around 2:05 min mark, but the whole video is great):

And here is the link to the song on Spotify:

Sam was interviewed by Fox DC regarding Kamala Harris. Here is a link to the interview plus his related article:

Happy Birthday Judy! Here we are at a fun family gathering last November in NYC.

Hello all.

Feel free (you and yours) to vote in our 2024 Oscar Pool! 

Deadline is 6 pm ET Sunday, March 10th before the 7:00 pm ET ABC broadcast.

You must vote in all categories (feel free to also say who you want to win in any of the categories in addition to the one you think will win).

New this year: please include a charity organization if you can. No worries if you don't have one.

Charity organization:

Oscar Pool 2023 players by correct guesses (this is like when my 10th grade geometry teacher had us sit by grade after every class, boo). If you're not on this list, please consider joining, no worries. 

Jane, Josh, Sam, Caroline, Rebecca, Lizz, David, Louise, Mollie, George, Tracy, Amanda, John, Patty, Diana, Jeanne

Here is a link to a printable ballot, https://abc.com/shows/oscars/news/nominations/oscars-2024-printable-ballot, and the full list of nominees are pasted here, too. Email your choices to [email protected].

https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2024

Best picture American Fiction Anatomy of a Fall Barbie The Holdovers Killers of the Flower Moon Maestro Oppenheimer Past Lives Poor Things The Zone of Interest Best actor in a leading role Bradley Cooper – Maestro Colman Domingo – Rustin Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction

Best actor in a supporting role Sterling K Brown – American Fiction Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon Robert Downey Jr – Oppenheimer Ryan Gosling – Barbie Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things Best actress in a leading role Annette Bening – Nyad Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall Carey Mulligan – Maestro Emma Stone – Poor Things

Best actress in a supporting role Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple America Ferrera – Barbie Jodie Foster – Nyad Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers

Best directing Anatomy of a Fall – Justine Triet Killers of the Flower Moon – Martin Scorsese Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan Poor Things – Yorgos Lanthimos The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer

Best animated feature film The Boy and the Heron Elemental Nimona Robot Dreams Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best adapted screenplay American Fiction Barbie Oppenheimer Poor Things The Zone of Interest

Best original screenplay Anatomy of a Fall The Holdovers Maestro May December Past Lives

Best cinematography El Conde Killers of the Flower Moon Maestro Oppenheimer Poor Things

Best costume design Barbie Killers of the Flower Moon Napoleon Oppenheimer Poor Things

Best documentary feature film Bobi Wine: The People’s President The Eternal Memory Four Daughters To Kill a Tiger 20 Days in Mariupol

Best documentary short film The ABCs of Book Banning The Barber of Little Rock Island in Between The Last Repair Shop Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó

Best film editing Anatomy of a Fall The Holdovers Killers of the Flower Moon Oppenheimer Poor Things

Best international feature film Io Capitano Perfect Days Society of the Snow The Teachers’ Lounge The Zone of Interest

Best makeup and hairstyling Golda Maestro Oppenheimer Poor Things Society of the Snow

Best original score American Fiction Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Killers of the Flower Moon Oppenheimer Poor Things

Best original song The Fire Inside – Flamin’ Hot I’m Just Ken – Barbie It Never Went Away – American Symphony Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People) – Killers of the Flower Moon What Was I Made For? – Barbie

Best production design Barbie Killers of the Flower Moon Napoleon Oppenheimer Poor Things

Best animated short film Letter to a Pig Ninety-Five Senses Our Uniform Pachyderme WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko

Best live action short film The After Invincible Knight of Fortune Red, White and Blue The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Best sound The Creator Maestro Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Oppenheimer The Zone of Interest

Best visual effects The Creator Godzilla Minus One Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Napoleon

https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2024

Reminder: Please vote in all categories and include a charity organization suggestion (optional). 

Again, the deadline is SUNDAY MARCH 10th, 6:00PM ET to email me your votes.

Thanks!

Jackie

Click on the first graphic for a link to the interview.

Below that are links to each of the articles in his 3-part series.

Very proud of his well done investigative reporting.

Ben and a talented cast open the new play "Poor Yella Rednecks" with previews starting October 10th; opens November 1st!

Here is a discount code for those interested in going.

Click on the the "Poor Yella Rednecs" link above.

Click on Top right "Tickets" 

Scroll down until you see the box with "I have a promo code" above it (under the calendar)

Enter this and then Apply

Type in F&FPYRS (don't paste it in)

Then go to the calendar and to your preferred date, etc.

Very exciting! Feel free to email me with any questions: