All props to In Contention's astute Oscar pundit (I'm sure he'll hate that description) Kris Tapley for pointing out that...
Read moreThe shades of US presidents, real and imagined, have always weaved in and out of Hollywood films. This year, Steven...
Read moreIt was horrifying news to wake up this morning and find out that the great Harris Savides had died. Though...
Read more1987 wasn’t a great year for movies, what with these 5 nominees in the running for Best Picture – THE...
Read moreIt's really hard, isn't it, to defend, spend time on, invest any emotion on an institution that could continually, and...
Read more"You gotta trust me on this one thing. You need a lot of drinks." "To break the ice?" "To...
Read moreWhile audiences and film fans are open to other possibilities, the generally held opinion is that the Academy voters are...
Read morePeople always ask me what I thought was the main reason The Silence of the Lambs swept the major categories...
Read moreOne thing that's important to note about the Oscar race for Best Actress -- and Best Actor too, come to...
Read moreIt isn't often that a love story wins Best Picture. By my count, loosely including films that are really about...
Read moreThe idea that Academy members are prudes is deeply rooted in their voting history. The way most people talk about...
Read moreI've been doing this website long enough that I remember the Almost Famous year. The movie got so close to...
Read moreOne of the best things about the two prominent film critics at the New York Times, AO Scott and Manohla...
Read moreIn anticipation of tonight's HBO premiere of Toddy Hayne's Mildred Pierce, here's a look back at my favorite Haynes masterpiece...
Read moreThis piece by Cinema Blend's Mack Rawden is quite wonderful. I would disagree with his initial premise, that Annie Hall...
Read more(Which of these filmmakers actually won the Oscar they're posing with?) As already reported tonight, the Academy is discarding the...
Read moreThe British have taken over the Oscars.  Before we get to how everything old is new again, here is a first...
Read moreFor some reason, it is always fun to take a dip into the psyche of the Academy of old to...
Read moreMovie Videos & Movie Scenes at MOVIECLIPS.com Since many of you readers have commented here and on Twitter that 2010...
Read moreFor this week's Moviegasm, Craig Kennedy, Ryan Adams and I were thinking of selecting the Oscar year 1964/1965 when My...
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