Which new release will you catch this weekend?
If there is one word that best describes the five Oscar nominees for production design, it's upheaval. In "Anna Karenina," it's about the crumbling 19th-century Russian aristocracy. In "The Hobbit," Bilbo's ... Read More »
The Oscar-nominated shorts, in both the live action and animated categories, are finding new ways to show how characters deal with the prospects of aging and sharing their knowledge with their younger ... Read More »
On this week's Oscar Talk Podcast, Kris Tapley and I discuss the state of the race post-DGA win for "Argo," the Academy Nominees Luncheon, rank the animated shorts, and more. Kris is gung-ho ... Read More »
We are a little over two weeks out from Oscar night, and today sees the opening of the second phase of voting. Right now, and over the next ten days, Academy members will be filling out ballots and deciding ... Read More »
Final voting for the Academy Awards is officially open as of today at 8 a.m. (PT). It will continue through to Tuesday, February 19th at 5 p.m. PT -- five days before the ceremony. Read More »
David France didn't set out to make a film about the AIDS crisis. He didn't even set out to be a filmmaker. Speaking to me from Los Angeles on the afternoon before the Directors Guild of America Awards—for ... Read More »
Marvel isn't missing a promo trick, nor is the ever-youth-audience-chasing Oscar telecast. "The Avengers" cast members Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Renner and ... Read More »