Beginnings
Happy New Year (slightly belated) from Cinema Hype! The CH staff took a much-needed hiatus for the holiday, wherein not a single film was analyzed or quoted or even watched (okay, that’s….a lie). But things are looking up for 2007, and we’re ready to take on the world of celluloid! Bring it on! (It’s already been broughten.)
Along with the glorious in-ringing of the new year, we here at Cinema Hype would like to announce a new CH undertaking: the 501 Project. Starting this month, CH will be watching and reviewing all of the Academy Award Best Picture winners in a row, starting with the 1927-28 winner (Wings) and proceeding all the way up to the present. This isn’t a race; there’s no time limit or weekly quota. But upcoming Oscar films will be announced here for the benefit of anybody who wants to watch along. We’d love to hear from the CH community about the supposed best films of the last 80 years–comments and e-mail are our bread and butter around here.
The name 501 Project comes from the serial numbers stamped on the heels of all Oscar statuettes beginning in 1949–rather than begin with number one, the ID numbers began with 501. That, and it’s a nice name.
Here’s to a good year and lots of good film.
Academy Awards, 501 Project, film history
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