Culture Warrior: The First Oscar-Worthy Same Sex Kiss and The Academy’s Blurry Vision of History
The Oscar montage reel is a genre on its own. It’s transparently demonstrative of the overall function of the Academy… Read More
February 7, 2012
Awards
Aural Fixation: If 500,000 Units Sold Equals a Gold Record, What Equals Oscar Gold?
With the 84th Academy Award nominations announced last week (and me finally coming up for air post-Sundance), I wanted to… Read More
February 2, 2012
Fox Plans On Turning The Entire Earth Into ‘The Planet of the Apes,’ and Andy Serkis Will Be Our…
Fox Plans On Turning The Entire Earth Into ‘The Planet of the Apes,’ and Andy Serkis Will Be Our LeaderAfter months… Read More
November 3, 2011
Culture Warrior: An Open Letter to James Franco
Dear Mr. Franco,Before I say anything else, I just want to say, at the risk of sounding like a brown-nosing blogger… Read More
March 1, 2011
Oscar Breakdown: Best Documentary Feature
While we may not see a non-fiction film nominated for Best Picture anytime soon, the Best Documentary Feature has for… Read More
February 25, 2011
Join Us On Oscar Night For A Live-Blog-a-Palooza To End All Live-Blog-a-Paloozas
Two years ago, we were on a boat in the middle of a lake somewhere near Austin, Texas. Last year,… Read More
February 24, 2011
Oscar Breakdown: Best Supporting Actor
This article is part of our Oscar Week Series, where you will find breakdowns and predictions for all of the… Read More
February 23, 2011
Oscar Breakdown: Best Animated Feature
This article is part of our Oscar Week Series, where you will find breakdowns and predictions for all of the… Read More
February 22, 2011
Culture Warrior: Oscar Nominations and Authorship
Famed British filmmaker Mike Leigh recently received his fifth screenwriting nomination for Another Year. Another Oscar nomination for a highly… Read More
February 22, 2011