Tag: Academy Awards
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‘Lincoln’ leads 2013 Oscar race with 12 noms
Steven Spielberg’s period drama about Abraham Lincoln’s noble quest to emancipate the slaves looms largest in the 2013 Oscar picture with 12 nominations. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and...
Jan 10, 2013 / Eric M. ArmstrongAcademy Awards make another change; Will now nominate 5 to 10 films for Best Picture
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted Tuesday to make another change to the nomination phase of the Best Picture competition. Anywhere from five to 10 films...
Jun 16, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongIn Case You Missed It: ‘Nuit Blanche,’ Arev Manoukian’s Award-Winning Short
Short films are often neglected by Hollywood (because they don’t make money) and by the mainstream (because most people just don’t know they exist). But shorts can sometimes be a superior method of...
Apr 22, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongVideo: Oscar-Winning Animated Short ‘Logorama’ in its Entirety
As maligned as the Oscars are for the supposed politics of the voting process, their notorious neglect of some of the greatest films of all time and the shady campaigning of certain films, the awards...
Apr 6, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong2010 Oscar Nominations: 82nd Annual Academy Awards
James Cameron’s juggernaut, “Avatar,” continued its dominance this week picking up a leading 9 Oscar nominations. That number is matched only by one other film, the little Iraq-war thriller, “The...
Feb 2, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongFood, Inc. (2009)
Food and film have long been allies in the quest to appease the insatiable human appetite for sensory gratification. That conspiratorial bond has contributed much to America’s culture of euthanasia...
Sep 19, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongCut From Home (2009)
As the first decade of the 21st century dissolves into history, cinéastes and cinephiles find themselves in a time of uncommon ambivalence. Hollywood’s insatiable appetite for banality and bromidic...
Aug 12, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Green Hornet’ Casting Call Uncovered for Kato Role
Excitement has reached a fever pitch in some circles with talented director Michel Gondry (“The Science of Sleep,” “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”) and prominent funnyman Seth Rogen both on...
Jul 12, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongOscar Changes Standards for Best Song; Hopes to Quell Controversy
The category of Best Original Song at the Academy Awards has been something of a controversy as of late. Many have complained that sub par or undeserving pieces have been nominated and even won due...
Jun 27, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongOscars Doubling Best Picture Nominees to 10
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis announced at a news conference that its board of governors has made the decision to expand the number of films to be nominated for Best...
Jun 24, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong2009 Oscar Wrap-up
The 81st Annual Academy Awards wrapped up just a few hours ago with few surprises. Slumdog Millionaire , Danny Boyle’s little film about a young Indian boy rising from Mumbai’s notorious slums to win...
Feb 23, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRecent Articles
- Review: ‘A War’ explores war’s quiet, forgotten horrors
- TMA FilmCast #33 — Vera Chytilova and the Czech New Wave
- The fantasist: The comic art of Woody Allen
- Tribeca picks up North American rights to ‘Misery Loves Comedy’ at Sundance
- TMA FilmCast #32 — Alison Frank interviews Ana Geislerova
- ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ tops Online Film Critics Awards
- TMA FilmCast #31 — Alison Frank reports from 67th Locarno Film Fest
- 5 ½ hour film dominates awards at Locarno
- Shorts at #Locarno67: meditation vs testing the audience’s patience
- ‘The Fool’: A modern propaganda film
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