Bruce Davis: Do the Oscars Have a Future in an Age of Superhero Sequels and Prequels?
Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.
In this episode, Andrew is joined by Bruce Davis, co-author of The Academy and the Award: The Coming of Age of Oscar and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Bruce Davis joined the Academy staff in 1981, after serving as Theater Department chair at Juniata College. He was the organization’s Executive Director for twenty years, overseeing the establishment of one of the world’s great film archives and finding handsome new quarters for the Academy’s Herrick Library. Davis has described his tenure as “thirty years among the masters of an art form.” He lives in Los Angeles.
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