FILM: Oscar the Grouch

Feb 26, 2011 No Comments by

Because sometimes Oscar is just mean. And so if the world were a fair place, and if I were in charge, the following films would win at Sunday night’s Academy Awards show (as compared to those that will).

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FILM: Going Global: The Awards that Nominate Everyone!

Dec 21, 2010 No Comments by

If you’re any kind of glitzy award show junky, you’ve probably heard the Golden Globes referred to as the “pre-Oscars,” an “Academy Award bellweather,” or something to that effect. Basically, the Golden Globes get cast as the slummy, early predictor of their bigger, better cousins. And looking at this years nominations its obvious why: they nominate every freaking movie that comes out.

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FILM: The 82nd Academy Awards

Mar 10, 2010 No Comments by

The Oscars are kind of silly, aren’t they? It’s one big popularity contest devised by the popular. They are filmmakers congratulating themselves for making films. Okay, I’m not actually that cynical about this subject, but I want to make it clear that I can understand the cynicism. It’s mostly fair. But the fact remains that [...]

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FILM: An Open Letter to the Academy

Feb 12, 2010 No Comments

Dear Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, This year is a momentous one for the Oscars, primarily because you’ve nominated ten movies for best picture. Bravo. When I saw which movies had made the cut I was especially surprised. Up in the Air and The Hurt Locker I was expecting, but District 9? Hell [...]

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FILM: The Academy Awards and Business as Usual

Nov 11, 2009 No Comments

Like someone’s balding, forty-five year old uncle who has suddenly become obsessed with Lady Gaga, the ineffably passé Academy Awards are desperately trying to get cool. And like that pathetic middle-aged guy, the harder they try, the lamer they’ll get. As Mckay Stevens pointed out several months ago, the upcoming 2010 Academy Awards have expanded [...]

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FILM: The Oscars They Are A-Changin'

Jul 06, 2009 No Comments

Does anyone remember when the Oscars were still on TV? All the stars in their glitz and glamor would walk the red carpet and be presented as nominees for the most prestigious awards in the movie industry. It was a real spectacle, and a chance for us as fans to see our favorite actors being [...]

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