“What good is knowledge if it just floats in the air? It goes from computer to computer. It changes and grows every second of every day. But nobody actually knows anything.” (Don Delillo’s White Noise) I was intrigued by David Poland’s latest Oscar column, one of his best, and it occurred to me how long some of us have been at this game. Evolution...
It’s always illuminating to hear from various smart folks around the web and I feel grateful that they indulge my needling questions week after week; after all, it isn’t like any of the have any time to spare. I figure, the more intelligence we can bring to the table the better. This week we’re pondering the Governors Awards, the bad economy on the...
by John Villeneuve With the films, A Prophet and The White Ribbon, can AMPAS continue to ignore the best that this art form called cinema can aspire to? Can they smugly rationalize to themselves that they may see the merits in such films, yet, for whatever feeble reason, toss them to the junk heap while coddling mediocrity? Should they be allowed, without consequence,...
Breaking News Press Release: Beverly Hills, CA (November 18, 2009) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards®. Eighty-nine pictures had originally qualified in the category. The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order...
Like them or not, the National Board of Review is first out of the gate with the top ten films of the year. Even though they have been criticized over the years for being “not real critics” and a “bought and paid for” critics groups — none of that has seemed to matter. In the Oscar race, perception is everything. Well, it’s almost...
Photos over at Yahoo News Roger Corman, Lauren Bacall, Gordon Willis The Irving Thalberg award, Steven Spielberg accepting for John Calley: The Oscars.org has a nice layout for this year’s recipients. After the cut, view some beautiful hi res photos of the evening. Check out Movieline’s Stu Van Airsdale’s tribute to Gordon Willis in his Six Brilliant...