For me, the biggest surprise of the #BAFTA2023 nominations was no nomination for RRR.
Honorable Mentions:
* The Fabelmans receiving one nomination (not Best Film).
* All Quiet on the Western Front winning the most nominations (congratulations
When any of us believe that art or an artist were snubbed an awards nomination, it would behoove us to name what or who should take its place (if the nominee slots are full).
#BAFTA2023#BAFTAs#Oscars2023
Writing Update (12/27/2022):
I finished constructing Book II of my upcoming story collection (pre-edited edition). Book I is in production. Furthermore, Books III and IV are set to be written.
I began creating a spiritual sequel to my award-winning ๐พ๐ฎ๐๐ก๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐๐ญ book!
Progress includes a storyteller arriving at their composition's conclusion with one sentence a day.
#CyclesOfThePhoenix#PhoenixCycles#WritingCommunity
It feels like trying to speak or sign some words from a foreign language (whether that be Spanish, Korean, English, etc.) that was learned for the first time. It can take a while, it will likely come out rough, and it doesn't feel like home.
...๐พ๐ฎ๐๐ก๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐๐ญ and ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ผ๐ก๐ก ๐ผ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ include thematic explorations on depression, anxiety, trauma, and the longing to belong.
...๐พ๐ฎ๐๐ก๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐๐ญ and the film share psychological, subversive storytelling, and an avant-garde treatment of genre conventions. Furthermore, my book and the motion picture feature surrealism, and they are driven by empathic, emotive logic. Moreover...
I'm so grateful to have my art compared to that masterpiece!
Though ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ผ๐ก๐ก ๐ผ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐๐'s sense of humor is more eccentric, and my horror elements are brutal...
still have a Best Original Score category for films but not for TV programs?
Also, why do they continue to place comedies and musicals in the same category?
Anyways, I'm looking forward to watching the ceremony! ๐#GoldenGlobes
Note: ๐๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ผ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ entered the 10th Annual Self-Published E-Book Awards earlier this year. Results for that competition will be announced by the end of this month.
#CyclesOfThePhoenix#PhoenixCycles
Being honored alongside other storytellers at this year's Readers' Favorite Awards ceremony assisted my courage to submit ๐๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ผ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ to more competitions.
My #CyclesOfThePhoenix book is available through the link in my bio.
#BookRecommendations
My ๐๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ผ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ (http://shorturl.at/aewHO) awards journey isn't over yet! Whether my book succeeds in these competitions, I am grateful for the opportunity to enter them and for what I achieved.
http://youtu.be/OkNYRxACmUY#CyclesOfThePhoenix#Books
, you're so humble! I had no idea that you're also an actress, director, and producer, until I looked up you and your book, ๐๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฃ๐จ! Thank you so much for befriending me, embracing me, and saying...
To my amazing friend Sheila, thank you for accepting my invite and for being one of my fans.
Thank you to my wonderful family for joining and cheering me on as if I were a celebrity.
To my dear friends Roma, Nair, Kaylin, and Manh, I loved reuniting with you! I am blessed to have a deep friendship with every one of you; thank you!
I am also thankful that you brought Noah with you Manh; I am grateful to have met him!
My book has an average score of 75% (3.77 out of 5 stars) on Goodreads...but that's great! It translates to generally favorable reviews!
Movies with a 75% on Metacritic include the following:
โ Encanto
โ Titanic
โ John Wick: Chapter 2
....
Voting is important. Yet no matter which candidates and proposals won (or will win) in these midterm elections, may we, with our wonderful diversities, always love one another.