In the past three days, I’ve walked the streets of New York City. I’ve flown home to Los Angeles. I...
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Read moreWhile The Martian might be among the strongest contenders for Best Picture right now, there is no telling which way...
Read moreAfter Dreamworks pulled the hat trick in 1999, 2000, and 2001 with American Beauty, Gladiator, and A Beautiful Mind, the...
Read moreOne of the hardest things about predicting the Oscars is predicting the backlash to the predictions. Human beings are unpredictable...
Read moreIf the Best Directior category this year is to fill up with big names, many of them won't appear until...
Read moreWe don’t really know where we’re headed. Scientists, politicians, preachers, teachers and the rest of us out there in dark...
Read moreTwo big movies hit the Oscar race this week. Ridley Scott’s wildly entertaining crowdpleaser, The Martian and Steven Spielberg’s contemplative,...
Read moreIn the last 17 years that we've been covering the Oscars the world has changed. The country has changed. Television...
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