Check out these Oscar winning films at your local SCCLD library. Argo Best Picture Winner Best Adapted Screenplay Winner Best Film Editing Winner On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants storm the American embassy in Tehran and capture dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal. There's a little-known footnote to the crisis: six Americans escape and a mid-level CIA agent named Antonio Mendez devises an . . . more »

. When I was a kid I found myself fascinated with the monsters in the movies by special effect legend Ray Harryhausen. I later found out that these monsters were brought to life by a process known as stop motion animation. There are lots of cool elements to this type of animation. Stop motion is made up of actual three dimensional figures that move by . . . more »

. When I was a kid I found myself fascinated with the monsters in the movies by special effect legend Ray Harryhausen. I later found out that these monsters were brought to life by a process known as stop motion animation. There are lots of cool elements to this type of animation. Stop motion is made up of actual three dimensional figures that move by . . . more »

Skyfall is the eleventh Academy Award nomination for composer Thomas Newman who has yet to win the award. While Newman received his first Oscar nominations in 1994 for the scores of Little Women and Shawshank Redemption, it was not until his work with Alan Ball on American Beauty and the television series Six Feet Under that he made a strong impression on the public. Newman . . . more »

Skyfall is the eleventh Academy Award nomination for composer Thomas Newman who has yet to win the award. While Newman received his first Oscar nominations in 1994 for the scores of Little Women and Shawshank Redemption, it was not until his work with Alan Ball on American Beauty and the television series Six Feet Under that he made a strong impression on the public. Newman . . . more »

(Photo from Stylefrizz.com) In one of the odder coincidences of this Academy Awards, two major designers are nominated for their work in films based on the fairy tale of Snow White. Eiko Ishioka, who is known for dark and sculptured designs, took a lighter than air approach with Mirror, Mirror while Colleen Atwood designed severe, almost armor like costumes for the characters in Snow White . . . more »

(Photo from Stylefrizz.com) In one of the odder coincidences of this Academy Awards, two major designers are nominated for their work in films based on the fairy tale of Snow White. Eiko Ishioka, who is known for dark and sculptured designs, took a lighter than air approach with Mirror, Mirror while Colleen Atwood designed severe, almost armor like costumes for the characters in Snow White . . . more »

(photograph from Fashion Foie Gras) Eiko Ishioka's posthumous Academy Award nomination for designing the costumes in Mirror, Mirror capped off the career of one of the boldest multi-media designers in the world. Ishioka began working for the cosmetic giant Shiseido after being one of the few women to graduate with a degree in design in 1961. Once she opened her own design firm in the . . . more »

(photograph from Fashion Foie Gras) Eiko Ishioka's posthumous Academy Award nomination for designing the costumes in Mirror, Mirror capped off the career of one of the boldest multi-media designers in the world. Ishioka began working for the cosmetic giant Shiseido after being one of the few women to graduate with a degree in design in 1961. Once she opened her own design firm in the . . . more »