The Words on Flicks Show January 2024: The Road to the Oscars with Derrick Thompson

 

Welcome Words On Flicks fans and friends to the February 2024 edition of the podcast. I’m your host, entertainment journalist and movie fan Janine Coveney. The subject for today is the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony, otherwise known as The Oscars, which takes place on Sunday March 10^th, so still three weeks away. For this episode, I am joined by frequent contributor Derrick Thompson to kick around some thoughts about what the Oscars will bring in terms of statuettes for the last year’s crop of films.  

Join us as we discuss the Politics versus Performance aspects of Oscar voting, as well as weighing Oppenheimer against The Holdovers, Lily Gladstone versus Emma Stone, the marketing of musicals, the generational change in actors, the merits of Jeffrey Wright, and so much more!

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Derrick Thompson is a writer, director and producer who co-founded Nail Biter Productions, a company specializing in digital and original scripted television content. The company’s first web series ROMP is currently up on You Tube. Thompson's background is in the music industry with stints at both Def Jam and EMI working with the likes of LL Cool J and Arrested Development. Eventually Derrick found his way to the newly formed BMG Music Publishing, where he eventually became Senior Vice President of Talent and oversaw the company’s expanding R&B/Hip-hop roster. During his successful tenure at BMG, he brought the likes of Mobb Deep, Nelly, Erykah Badu and Lupe Fiasco into the BMG music publishing family.  And like many of us in the entertainment biz, he is a big fan of movies.

ABOUT THE WORDS ON FLICKS SHOW
The Words On Flicks Show is a celebration and analysis of everything on the big and small screen from a strictly fan perspective with host Janine Coveney. New releases, old movie classics, favorite actors, soundtracks, film history, themes, tropes, gimmicks and reviews – each show will delve into a topic for the month, with fun and fascinating commentary from special guests.

ABOUT THE HOST

Janine Coveney is a veteran lifestyle and entertainment journalist who has written for Essence, Billboard, Launch, Huffington Post, EURWeb and more. You can read her movie reviews at wordsonflicks.blogspot.com.