The time has come once more for the film industry’s biggest night of self-congratulatory back-patting. Perhaps this year more than ever, I’m just not feeling it. The front-running movie felt preordained to win both the Best Picture and Best Director Oscars ever since the moment the nominations were announced, and quite honestly, I could not… Read More Obligatory Oscar Winners Announcement – 2024 Edition
Predicting the annual Oscar race is more about psychology than artistic merit. The Best Picture winner is rarely the actual best film released in a given year. Guessing which people and movies will take home trophies is a matter of understanding how and why the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences members will vote… Read More 2023 Oscar Winners and Associated Nonsense
There was once a time when I followed the annual Oscars race with great interest and excitement. I even went so far as to live-blog the damn ceremony a few times at my last gig. These days, however, I can barely give a damn. I didn’t even realize the nominations would be announced this week… Read More Everything Oscars All at Once | 2023 Oscar Nominations
I awoke Monday morning to two surprises: snow on the ground (the first of the season) and the 2023 Golden Globe Award nominations being announced on the Today show. I thought we as a culture were collectively over the Golden Globes? It appears that the show’s banishment from broadcast was just a temporary measure –… Read More Oh, Are We Supposed to Care About the Golden Globes Again?
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