It was an even money bet for a quite a while that I wasn't going to do an Oscar list this year. I'd pretty much covered things when I went over the Critics Choice Movie Awards, and this award season has generally left a strange taste in my mouth. As a critic, you know that the things you want to win just aren't going to much of the time, sometimes they won't even be nominated, but this year has a … [Read more...]
The Academy Awards are upon us, and it's a great time to catch up on the history of the whole event. Abbeville Press are publishers of the only official guide to the Academy Awards, and it is a must own for any serious fan of film. Written by Robert Osborne, columnist and critic for The Hollywood Reporter, and author of several books on film, the book weighs in at 440 9x12 … [Read more...]
The Oscars are approaching, and it's time for everyone under the sun to start predicting. Entertainment Weekly put out a rehashing of old Academy Awards this week, and allegedly had members of the Academy recast their votes. It's a cute and meaningless claim, and they picked an odd assortment of mostly uninteresting years, but it isn't a terrible idea. So inspired, I'm going to go back … [Read more...]
