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DGA Nominations – Fincher in!
WOODY ALLEN Midnight in Paris (Sony Pictures Classics) DAVID FINCHER The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Columbia Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures)...
Read moreDetailsThe State of the Race: The Changing of the Guard
As I re-watched Avatar last night, or tried to, I was thinking about the future of cinema. I was thinking...
Read moreDetailsOscar Flashback: The 100m $ Baby and The Dismal Tide
"You gotta trust me on this one thing. You need a lot of drinks." "To break the ice?" "To...
Read moreDetailsMy Desert Island Producer Pick: Scott Rudin
If I had to choose one desert island producer making movies right now I'd have to go with Scott...
Read moreDetailsOscar Flashback — Can Oscar Handle It?
While audiences and film fans are open to other possibilities, the generally held opinion is that the Academy voters are...
Read moreDetailsThe State of the Race: “Write Me Well”
This year there are more writer/directors than there have been in a long while. Scripts, original and adapted, usually...
Read moreDetailsWar Horse – So Perfect, So Flawed
It began the year being perceived as the film that would take down Oscar, along the lines of Saving Private...
Read moreDetailsTops of 2011 – Visionary Directors, Riveting Characters
Here is my top ten for 2011. Hopefully, Ryan's, Beth's and Craig's will follow. Top Ten 1. Hugo 2....
Read moreDetailsThe State of the Race — Rage Against the Machine
Reviews, like the Oscars, like your own impressions, are moments in time captured. Some of that enthusiasm or hatred...
Read moreDetailsOscar Watch – The SAG Rule
Right after the SAG noms, EW's Dave Karger, who has been predicting The Artist to win since very early...
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Doc Feature: Backlash for Ava Duvernay But Not Alex Gibney for AI Use?
Ava DuVernay has come "under fire" (aka, some people bitched about it online) for the use of AI in her...
