Welcome to the official Tumblr of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.Tumblr (3.0; @theacademy)http://theacademy.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2vp4k9cm21rt1vsuo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><em>“</em><em><strong>Flapper </strong></em><em><span>“</span></em></p> <p><em><span>The notorious character type who bobbed her hair, smoke cigarettes, drank gin, sported short skirts, and passed her evenings in steamy jazz clubs, where she danced in a shockingly immodest fashion with a revolving cast of male suitors.”</span></em></p> <p><span><span>“The New Woman of the 1920s boldly asserted her right to dance, drink, smoke, and date— to work her own property, to live free of the strictures that governed her mother’s generation. (…) She flouted Victorian-era conventions and scandalized her parents. In many ways, she controlled her own destiny”</span></span></p> </blockquote>http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/51231658398http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/51231658398Fri, 24 May 2013 09:23:24 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a7d51bd38047270228f2534634139622/tumblr_mnb7ofDI9g1rc0soco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://indypendent-thinking.tumblr.com/post/51229499045/joan-leslie-fred-astaire-the-skys-the-limit">indypendent-thinking</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>JOAN LESLIE & FRED ASTAIRE, “The Sky’s the Limit”, 1943</span></p> <p><span></span>(via <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/JOAN-LESLIE-FRED-ASTAIRE-The-Skys-the-Limit-1943-/190447166198">eBay</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/51231594296http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/51231594296Fri, 24 May 2013 09:22:13 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/14754890ba3c5d16a63a980a14d4738a/tumblr_mm6wgk6kgT1qaun7do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://beautyandterrordance.tumblr.com/post/50983267686/dwight-frye-as-fritz-in-frankenstein-1931">beautyandterrordance</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Dwight Frye as Fritz, in <strong>Frankenstein</strong> (<em>1931</em>).</p> </blockquote>http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/50994669093http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/50994669093Tue, 21 May 2013 08:59:50 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/69b178aaecb483993788fcd55b569fec/tumblr_mn3wbtosnb1rujq2eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/50915986376http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/50915986376Mon, 20 May 2013 09:55:05 -0700qutoesfilmfilmmakersfrancis ford coppola<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6ff278524bf07b95753050c37aa4079b/tumblr_mm6h5umTwU1qdwl9jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><small>Eartha Kitt, 1952. Photo by Gordon Parks</small></p> </blockquote>http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/49952370377http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/49952370377Wed, 08 May 2013 12:59:15 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/16049bb55792a59ab8190c87fbf1227c/tumblr_mmg89qzg6J1rujq2eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/49883641054http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/49883641054Tue, 07 May 2013 15:10:38 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1505668c87138666ab1a243adc4560e3/tumblr_mm4smwtjrF1rujq2eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/49371209550http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/49371209550Wed, 01 May 2013 10:59:20 -0700KurosawaFilmquotesDreaming<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8fb3f22cee2eb7b802907a600c13b2fb/tumblr_mlgt8ejPVZ1rujq2eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/48293432204http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/48293432204Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:09:50 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1d51b07ae84563094ac8473704dfad5f/tumblr_mlfuu60ZMD1rl5twmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://figililly.tumblr.com/post/48264128980">figililly</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>JOAN CRAWFORD & JUDY GARLAND~~~</p> </blockquote>http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/48288779246http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/48288779246Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:50:49 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6a29af7934def6c3566ec1fab5b28ddb/tumblr_ml0eq8zPba1rujq2eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/47570356340http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/47570356340Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:34:56 -0700Brian De PalmaQuotes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aa42cb93c1a0a1020b09a9a48949bf71/tumblr_mky67yzfHJ1rujq2eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/47467052542http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/47467052542Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:35:58 -0700sidney lumetRiver PhoenixQuotesRunning on EmptyBehind The Scenes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1eb4f9fb4a704d757d5f90b98f8864b1/tumblr_mkspp1uV6G1rujq2eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/47207566803http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/47207566803Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:51:00 -0700Paul NewmanAcademy CollectionsCatsSewing<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/38de3c8d3558861fe5bf01c47321a769/tumblr_mkphhwM0xD1qjevspo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hatingsince87.tumblr.com/post/47068102401/never-would-of-guessed-this-was-19-year">hatingsince87</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Never would of guessed this was 19 year old Lucille Ball</p> </blockquote>http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/47119372571http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/47119372571Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:48:27 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0b3a679f2c33a624c381d8dac02befdb/tumblr_mkovsp5C6V1rujq2eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/47032361561http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/47032361561Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:12:25 -0700Quentin TarantinoQuotes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me0r4lRFKi1rrl3q9o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me0r4lRFKi1rrl3q9o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me0r4lRFKi1rrl3q9o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tsunderrorist.tumblr.com/post/36470617521/tarantino-writes-back-to-a-young-fan-this-is">tsunderrorist</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Tarantino writes back to a young fan.</p> </blockquote>http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/46354107623http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/46354107623Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:17:43 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0d14f1536d2deda4f5a858966c25e548/tumblr_mk8e8mfMqr1rujq2eo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p><span class="userContent">Breaking News: Mark your calendar. Next year’s Oscars will be March 2, 2014.<br/><br/> Get the rest of our Key Dates here: <a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2013/20130325.html">http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2013/20130325.html</a></span></p>http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/46270248993http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/46270248993Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:31:34 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5b3effc1a166f1c7aee5df88cdcce1cb/tumblr_mk87r8Zoco1rujq2eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/46260610662http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/46260610662Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:11:32 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/049133984291a5220c9fb924a41afce7/tumblr_mk1mt9UVtS1qisxvio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fuckyeahdirectors.tumblr.com/post/45968806785/rob-reiner-with-tom-hanks-on-the-set-of-sleepless">fuckyeahdirectors</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Rob Reiner with Tom Hanks on the set of <em>Sleepless in Seattle</em></p> </blockquote>http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/45999628232http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/45999628232Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:13:27 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lm710pKee31qz9vd8o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/45853869932/8-bit-animated-gifs-of-star-wars">laughingsquid</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/8-bit-animated-gifs-of-star-wars-ghostbusters-other-iconic-films/">8-Bit Animated GIFs of ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Ghostbusters,’ & Other Iconic Films</a></p> </blockquote>http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/45880170693http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/45880170693Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:26:46 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a06ed0b5b15b0b54577289a5e9a382cf/tumblr_mjpuurWa201qc5qo7o1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9d91f9b05e1f1524087d4665988e8fd9/tumblr_mjpuurWa201qc5qo7o3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ebe125e12d2eed2f875661c40a154707/tumblr_mjpuurWa201qc5qo7o2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5ea191875a48fa3456c94586f76570cd/tumblr_mjpuurWa201qc5qo7o4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ab100d9d50200642daf714a2af3d2dd3/tumblr_mjpuurWa201qc5qo7o5_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/367f0459873e7899ace71fc9d537f244/tumblr_mjpuurWa201qc5qo7o6_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://rocknrollercoaster.tumblr.com/post/45434397654/via">rocknrollercoaster</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Movies-From-An-Alternate-Universe/2783319">via</a></p> </blockquote>http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/45788616001http://theacademy.tumblr.com/post/45788616001Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:50:28 -0700