Documents tagged "Peggy"
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019864.txt
This article discusses the 2017 Academy Awards ceremony, focusing on the political and emotional climate of the film industry at the time. The author, Peggy Siegal, reflects on her personal experience as a cheerleader for Oscar hopefuls and shares insights into the unique circumstances surrounding that year's Oscars, including the historic win by "Moonlight" and its impact on the LGBTQ community and African American representation in Hollywood. Additionally, she addresses the backlash against "La La Land" leading up to the ceremony and the controversial mix-up involving Warren Beatty and a misplaced envelope.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019465.txt
Peggy Siegal is writing an Oscar diary and discussing her experiences with Academy events, award ceremonies, and social interactions in Hollywood. She mentions the Dreamworks studio's "Lincoln" campaign, Steven Spielberg, Jessica Chastain's "The Heiress", Tom Cruise's ex-agent turned Broadway producer Paula Wagner, Harvey Weinstein's concern about Emmanuelle Riva's last minute surge, and her conversations with various industry professionals. She also expresses her sleep deprivation and jet lag from traveling for the events.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013450.txt
This article focuses on Peggy Siegal, a prominent movie publicist who attended the Oscars and documented her experiences with various celebrities such as Michelle Williams, Meryl Streep, Harvey Weinstein, Nancy Reagan, Elizabeth Olsen, George Clooney, Jean Dujardin, and Uggie. The author also discusses Woody Allen's absence from the event and how Academy rules prevented him from being recognized for his work on "Midnight in Paris".
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_012740.txt
This document talks about Peter Brant giving Peggy Siegal a ride to the 68th Venice Film Festival where various films will have world premieres. The festival takes place in Venice, Italy which is described as looking like a movie set floating on water. It also discusses the Cipriani hotel on Giudecca Island and mentions how George Clooney is presiding over his "Ides of March" press conference at the Palazzo del Casino on Lido. The film's panel includes producer Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon who wrote the play the film is based on, Farragut North, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood.
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.