Not only was DuVernay at the helm of a high-profile picture at a time when Hollywood is doing a woefully inadequate job of promoting women directors and directors of colour.
A 2010 study concluded that the "temporal agglomeration" of high-profile pictures diminished over-all performance.
The producers of another of the evening's high-profile pictures, Spotlight, also issued a call to arms designed to resonate beyond the Oscars.
Add to these a handful of high-profile pictures in which the commander in chief is present as a crucial concept but not as a character ("J.
But films will be crackling with tension this fall and winter, as a number of high-profile pictures tackle tough, sometimes violent, sometimes politically tinged subject matter, while sorting through the usual traffic jams and rivalries on their way to the screen.
As for the awards themselves the evening brought a little something for most of the high-profile pictures and left virtually everyone feeling slighted in one way or another.
After shuffling schedules, finishing final edits and kicking tires on the festival circuit, Hollywood is preparing for a holiday film season that will end with a spectacular collision of high-profile pictures.
Page B18 Arts HOLLYWOOD'S BIG PLANS FOR HOLIDAY FILM BINGE After shuffling schedules, finishing final edits and kicking tires on the festival circuit, Hollywood is preparing for a holiday film season that will end with a spectacular collision of high-profile pictures, writes Michael Ciepley.
"What I've seen is more open dialogue," says Talalay. "Even if it's just these high-profile pictures, it's a dialogue that you can bring up, finally".
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Fame Bangers get up in high profile spots, and want pictures of themselves doing it.
