Tom's Top 3: March 17, 2026
A St. Patty's Day Guinness
Hi everyone! Welcome to this week’s installment of Tom’s Top 3 Tuesdays, where I highlight three pieces of content (Podcasts/Shows/Songs/Articles/etc.) that I found interesting or noteworthy from the prior week.
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[YouTube] Variety - ‘Sinners’ Oscar Winning Cinematographer Breaks Down Center Framing for IMAX
The Oscars was on Sunday night. Overall, I thought it was a pretty good show, but that could be highly colored by the fact that it ended up being a great year for movies. Regardless, it was a great excuse to get a bunch of friends together and drink a few small beers.
As you all know, I was rooting for Sinners to win big, but One Battle After Another took the night. At the end of the day, I was happy. PTA got his Oscar, Coogler was acknowledged for his original screenplay, and MBJ shocked everyone by beating out Timmy and Leo for Best Actor.
Among the biggest winners of the night was Sinners’ cinematographer, Autumn Durald Arkapaw. She became the first woman to win the Oscar for Best Cinematographer. No one was more worthy than Arkapaw—I think Sinners transcended “just a genre movie” in part because it is so beautifully shot.
[Trailer] Warner Bros. Pictures International - Dune: Part Three | Official Teaser Trailer
Warner Bros stays winning… besides selling out to Zaddy Ellison.
One day after absolutely dominating at the Oscars with 11 awards (tying the record for a studio), they follow it up with the first trailer for the next Dune movie coming in December. It looks awesome.
[YouTube] sarlaccpitpodcast - Rare Star Wars 1977 Alec Guinness Interview on Parkinson Talk Show
I was pleased to stumble upon this fun, quick clip. For starters, I don’t think there are any more calming voices than Sir Alec Guinness. He’s also super charismatic in the interview, telling jokes and anecdotes that showed a different side of him than I am accustomed to.
Two things of note:
He was initially interested in Star Wars because of George Lucas’ reputation as a promising up-and-comer
He thought the dialogue was particularly “ropey,” which I just learned is British slang for poor quality
Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone!
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