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Below the Line

Academy Awards make another change; Will now nominate 5 to 10 films for Best Picture

Academy 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. Armstrong
Below the Line

In Case You Missed It: ‘Nuit Blanche,’ Arev Manoukian’s Award-Winning Short

In 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. Armstrong
Features

2010 Oscar Nominations: 82nd Annual Academy Awards

2010 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. Armstrong
Features

Food, Inc. (2009)

Food, 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. Armstrong
Features

2009 Oscar Wrap-up

2009 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. Armstrong
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