ANDREI'S OSCAR DIARY
By Andrei Nita,
andrei.nita@yahoo.com

The Rest Is Silence – Restul E Tacere - Posted 6/30/2008
A review of the latest film from Romania.

The 2008 Oscar Report: Agreeing to Disagree - Posted 3/3/2008
A Radiography of the 80th Academy Awards. Written in Collaboration with Nick “Butters” Spake

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days - Posted 12/13/2007
Review of one of Romania's best films yet.

A Life of Distinctive Style - Posted 7/30/2007
The life and work of Ingmar Bergman

Harry Potter and the Lack of Magic - Posted 7/15/2007
Review of the latest installment in the Harry Potter series.

Once - Posted 7/11/2007
Review of a musical.

The 2007 Oscar Report - Posted 3/19/2007
Description of the 79th Academy Awards ceremony.

Zodiac - Posted 3/18/2007
A review of David Fincher's latest production.

Exposing the Human Nature - Posted 1/22/2007
Review of "Notes on a Scandal"

“The Queen” - Posted 1/14/2007
Review of Stephen Frears' "The Queen"

Introducing Jennifer Hudson - Posted 1/3/2007
A review of Bill Condon's "Dreamgirls"

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Posted 12/3/2006
Review of "The Nativity Story".

“Volver” - Posted 12/2/2006
Prelude to Pedro Almodovar's latest flick.

A Lucky World - Posted 11/29/2006
A tribute to the life and work of Audrey Hepburn.

Let There be…Magic!!! - Posted 11/17/2006
Review of "The Prestige"

I Give You… Eisenheim!!! - Posted 9/13/2006
Review of 2006's first big movie: Neil Burger's "The Illusionist"

What makes a movie great? - Posted 8/10/2006
The magic of going to the movies....

Errata - Errors in “Go Back to Krypton!!!” article - Posted 7/9/2006
I apologize for the following spelling and grammar errors in my last article.

Go back To Krypton!!! - Posted 7/8/2006
Reviewing the new flick "Superman Returns"

“Supercalifragilistic” Duel - Posted 6/21/2006
The best musical: "My Fair Lady", or "The Sound of Music"?

Why the Code is Breakable… - Posted 5/22/2006
Review of "The Da Vinci Code"......

What Heroes are Made of - Posted 5/15/2006
"United 93", or the stuff that heroes are made of....

Prelude to “The Da Vinci Code” - Posted 5/6/2006
The making of Ron Howard's "The Da Vinci Code".

… and I’ll sing once more! - Posted 4/22/2006
The life and work of Dame Julie Andrews.

A Hell of a Life - Posted 4/18/2006
The life and work of Maureen Stapleton.

A Bone Thrown to Red America - Posted 3/10/2006
The 78th Academy Awards - my reactions.

Crash - Posted 2/22/2006
A review of Paul Haggis' Best picture nominated flick.

“Capote” - Posted 2/6/2006
A review of one of last year's best productions.

The Liberal Invasion… - Posted 2/2/2006
A look at the most important categories in this year's Oscar race.

Poverty Across the Globe(s) - Posted 1/12/2006
Commentaries and predictions for the 63rd Golden Globes.

The Secret Lives of the Geishas - Posted 12/30/2005
A review of Rob Marshall's latest production.

Brokeback Boredom - Posted 12/21/2005
A review of Ang Lee's latest production.

Out with a Roar! - Posted 12/13/2005
A review of “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe."

A Woman in a Man’s World - Posted 11/28/2005
Reflections on the life and work of one of the greatest actresses of all times.

Harry Potter IV = Denny’s Pancakes - Posted 11/24/2005
A critical review of the latest in the Potter seriers...

The Exorcism of Emily Rose - Posted 10/1/2005
A review of the movie and its meaning

Tim Burton’s Latest Nightmare... - Posted 7/20/2005
A Review of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"

Running… will keep you alive. - Posted 7/4/2005
Review of Spielberg's "War Of The Worlds".

Being able to get up again - Posted 6/21/2005
My thoughts about the new Batman movie.

The Notebook - Posted 6/13/2005
The Miracle of Love

Heaven Holds A Place For Those Who Pray - Posted 6/9/2005
A tribute to Anne Bancroft

Why “Star Wars III” isn’t Oscar material… - Posted 5/26/2005
My critique of the last installment in the "Star Wars" series.

... tear down this wall!!! - Posted 5/10/2005
My opinion on Hollywood and what it means today.

Rock “rocked” The Oscars… not! - Posted 3/1/2005
My thoughts on the 77th Academy Awards.

The humanity of it all… - Posted 1/12/2005
The review of Clint Eastwood's "Million Dollar Baby"

Alexander The... Disappointer - Posted 12/6/2004
A review of Oliver Stone's latest production.

Marlon Brando My Tribute - Posted 11/5/2004
A tribute to the life and work of Marlon Brando.

A farewell to an Actor - Posted 6/9/2004
A brief tribute to the life of Ronald Reagan, the actor.

Oscar: International? - Posted 5/11/2004
The 76th Academy Awards.

“Ecce Homo!”: The Choreography Of Salvation - Posted 2/26/2004
The review of Mel Gibson's "The Passion Of The Christ"

It’s not right, but it’s OK! - Posted 2/2/2004
The pros and cons in this year's list of Oscar nominees, along with my final predictions.

Cold Mountain - Posted 1/11/2004
A review of one of this year's best movies.

The triumphant return of the king - Posted 12/20/2003
The last part of The Lord Of The Rings trilogy writes a great page of movie history.

Oscar's Prototype - Posted 10/14/2003
The proof that, over the years, the Academy prefers awarding certain roles.

The Oscars and… all that jazz (Or how I learned to worry and hate the war) - Posted 10/7/2003
The 75th edition of The Oscars. Who won and what they said that made them (in)famous.

The Queen Is Dead! - Posted 10/5/2003
A tribute to the life and work of Katharine Hepburn

ABOUT ANDREI NITA ...

I was born on March 2nd, 1980 in Rabat, Morocco where my parents and my grandparents were working in the African oil fields. When I was six years old we moved back to Romania and, because of the communist regime my parents had to change my place of birth otherwise I was in danger and I was putting all my family in danger. So, my birthplace became the small town Moreni in Dambovita County.

I graduated The Arts High-School and then I went to college studying ancient Greek and Latin. During my second year of college I started working as a reporter for the Romanian daily newspaper “Independent”. It lasted for six months. After spending all the rest of that year (that is 2000) looking for another job, in 2001 I have met the editor in chief from the daily newspaper “Cronica Romana” and he offered me a job at the Arts Department. I became their film critic.

As a film critic I was a member of two juries for The International Film Festival DaKino 2001 and The International Short Film Festival CineMaIubit, both taking place in Bucharest. I won the award for the best young film critic of Romania in 2002, the award for the best opinion article of the year and I was admitted in The Association Of The Romanian Film Critics that sent me to The International Film Festival from Berlin in 2002 to represent them in the jury of the short film category. In August 2002 I was named foreign correspondent in the USA. Now I am writing a book on The Academy Awards.


Andrei Nita can be reached via e-mail at andrei.nita@yahoo.com.
Andrei's agent/publicist can be reached at russ.baron@yahoo.com.


A Word From Jason O'Brien ...

Andrei Nita was the first contributing editor to this site who volunteered to join our group. Based on his past writings of the Academy Awards, and his incredible enthusiasm, I happily welcomed him on board in October of 2003. I felt he helped balance all our commentaries even more, but providing even more of an international perspective.