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“Hurt Locker” Defeats “Avatar” 6-3 with Minimal Overtime
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted once again for the underdog in the David-vs.-Goliath cage match that saw underperforming Iraq War film Th Hurt Locker become Sunday night’s big winner at the 82nd Academy Awards over Avatar, the highest grossing film in American history and chief instigator of the latest revival of [...]
The Blind Side is Better Than Your Favorite Movie. (And Other 2010 Oscar Snubs.)
The Road. Moon. Crazy Heart. What do movies like this have in common? They weren’t nominated for Best Picture, while The Blind Side was. Not to say that The Blind Side is a bad movie, but The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences deems it to be a vastly superior product by means of [...]
Oscar Ceremony Overhaul Continues
Cineastes have already spent the week debating the merits of the recent decision by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to widen the Best Picture category from five nominees to ten. If you somehow missed out on that regression to 1930s populism, check out our Movies forum discussion for general venting purposes. The [...]
Oscar: It’s all part of the plan
There’s been speculation for months now, since the prospect of “The Dark Knight” as an Oscar contender, that Warner Bros. would pursue a reissue in time of the nomination process during the winter. Just in case, you know, they forgot that it was the second highest grossing film of all time (don’t argue inflation with [...]
Get “Milk”
I’m finding it hard to believe how quickly this year has gone by. Beyond we are from the days of doomsday projects threatening the existence of the human race and of grown men running around dressed in tights (or body armour). Now we’ve entered the less profitable season of Oscar bait and other award contenders*. [...]
