David Reads The Trades, 2/24/25

SAG happens… Maria, shot by Ed Lachman, wins ASC… Academy producers just wanna be popular, screw over actual song nominees to get Wicked songs sung in the Oscar show because The Oscars is all about integrity, right?… Indie Spirit floats away from Santa Monica Beach in back-handedly timed release of what they knew on Saturday on Monday, 2 days later, hmmm…. DC dogs and conies, uh, ponies… If you make a movie for TV, why are you being honored by a theatrical venue with a rich history of honoring theatrical movies?… The Legendary Roberta Flack kills us softly by leaving… Berlin-ed…