In our fifth Oscar roundtable we had to split it into two posts. It’s well worth the read. The Oscar season has never been more wide open in many ways and hearing about it from so many different perspectives is always a way to see things with new eyes. Damien Bona: Inside Oscar, 10th Anniversary Edition and Inside Oscar 2 Mark Harris: Pictures at a Revolution:...
Part Two of the Oscar Roundtable: Damien Bona: Inside Oscar, 10th Anniversary Edition and Inside Oscar 2 Mark Harris: Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood Susan Wloszczyna: USA Today Erik Childress: The Oscar Eye, Cinematical Edward Douglas: Coming Soon Pete Hammond:, Notes on a Season, LA Times Ryan Adams:, Awards Daily Steve Pond:...
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...
Reaching out to the various journalists and bloggers who write up the awards race reveals wise minds, and love of cinema. The fact is, this isn’t an actual roundtable – it’s a q&a sent out to various people whose opinions I value. I don’t think any of these writers would be doing what they do if they didn’t love movies. This is really...
For our second round, we have a few different voices. The aim this time around was to address the added tension this year of a great many women really in the game for the first time. There have been one here, another there before. But rarely have we had so many real contenders for Best Picture that were helmed by women, especially where it doesn’t even seem to be...
I sent out a few questions that have been running around in my head lately. I sent them to people whose ideas I value and who might offer something beyond what I can answer for myself. Every Oscar year is different. Some of them fly by, like last year when Slumdog Millionaire started winning and didn’t stop. Some of them linger on until the very last agonizing moment...
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