Dolby Theatre
Producer With Checkered History Eyes Purchase of Dolby Theatre, Home to Oscars
[Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified Elie Samaha as once detained in a Lebanese prison over a family dispute. That dispute and detention concerned a different Elie Samaha, not the one eyeing the Dolby Theatre. We regret the error.] The home of the Oscars telecast may soon be purchased by a producer […]
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How the Oscars Celebrated Cinema and Its Crafts
A year after an Oscars that was marred by outrage over the decision to present eight categories in advance of the live telecast, the 95th Academy Awards received high marks from members. Co-production designers Alana Billingsley and Misty Buckley said that both their work and the presentation itself were about “celebrat[ing] film,” including “bringing life […]
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