Tag: Academy Award

Dante Ferretti's Oscar Speech

Dante Ferretti’s Oscar Speech for Best Art Direction in 2012

Dante Ferretti’s Oscar speech at the 2012 Academy Awards for Best Art Direction was a beautiful ode to Martin Scorsese and Italy but better than that was that he was the only person to thank his crew at the Oscars this year.

IN MEMORIAM: Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011)

ELIZABETH TAYLOR 1932-2011 I loved Liz Taylor. Not because she was beautiful, not because she was a “tabloid temptress”, but because she was a damn fine actress. Since the day that she

LINKS & STUFF: Alice, Eve Stewart & Close Encounters of the Third Kind

It’s time for our bi-weekly Links & Stuff post. If you want to stay in the loop before the weekend rolls around follow ADM on Twitter (@artdepartmental) and on our brand new

The Academy Award for Best Art Direction goes to Alice in Wonderland

Thumbs down. Thumbs way down. Down, buried in the grave yard of dead art direction down. Wonderland is where art direction goes to die. Robert Stromberg thinks he’s a) funny or b)