Documents tagged "Peggy Siegal"
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_012700.txt
The document is a magazine article about the Academy Awards written by Peggy Siegal. The main topic of the article is the fierce competition between the films "The King's Speech" and "The Social Network" for the Best Picture award. Siegal also discusses her experiences attending parties and events leading up to the ceremony, as well as socializing with celebrities like Colin Firth, Jesse Eisenberg, Elton John, and Oprah Winfrey. The article mentions that Qaddafi is hunkering down in Tripoli, giving press interviews, denying that rebels are taking over Eastern Libya and that oil prices are shooting up over one hundred dollars a barrel, but the focus of the article is on the Academy Awards.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_012685.txt
The content of the document appears to be an email from Stephanie discussing Oscar-related matters. The subject line is "RE: Oscar diary" and there's an attachment named "Oscar story.doc" included in the email. The sender, Jeffrey, has received the attached story in his inbox as well. The main body of the email discusses the political unrest in Libya, with Omar Quadhafi denying that rebels are taking over Eastern Libya, and oil prices shooting over one hundred dollars a barrel. It also mentions the US government being on the verge of a shut down. Stephanie then talks about attending the 83rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles to attend a party thrown by film producer Bryan Lourd. She notes that "The King's Speech" is considered the front-runner for the Best Picture Oscar, but fans of "The Social Network" are passionate and have not conceded defeat. She also mentions meeting English director Tom Hooper on his first film for HBO, "Elizabeth I," which starred Helen Mirren and won several Emmy awards. She became a champion of Hooper's work and encouraged people to see his earlier works like "John Adams." The email goes on to discuss the film festivals where "The King's Speech" and "The Social Network" were screened, as well as other films that received attention such as "127 Hours" and "Black Swan." It mentions how cool Yale/NYU student James Franco appeared at the Hamptons International Film Festival and received a heroic standing ovation. Overall, the email appears to be a personal reflection on the Oscar season and the films that were in contention for awards during that time.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_010715.txt
In the article, Peggy Siegal shares her experience attending the Oscars as a socialite and Oscar host. She discusses the unpredictability of the Best Picture award for the 86th Academy Awards and how Fox Searchlight's slogan "It's time" helped 12 Years a Slave win. She also talks about Ellen DeGeneres hosting the event, the success of Gravity, and the actors who were up for awards that year. Siegal also mentions Steve McQueen, Alfonso Cuarón, and David O. Russell as directors she admired during the awards season.