Which new release will you catch this weekend?
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have named 15 films that made the short-list in the Documentary Feature category for the 83rd Academy Awards, whittling the number down from a record 101 ... Read More »
In honor of the six-days-and-counting release of "Burlesque," which features a likely contender for best original song, "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me," performed by Cher and written by Dianne Warren ... Read More »
Fifteen features have been accepted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 83rd Academy Awards. That's one short of the 16 necessary for 5 films to be nominated, meaning this year's ... Read More »
It has been six weeks since this column last took a look at what might be materializing in this year's Oscar race, and let's be honest - not a whole lot has changed. At that point, a sextet of films that ... Read More »
When the Academy's best picture list was extended to ten nominees last year, one of the potential bright sides many folks noted was the new opportunity the Oscars had to include types of films that rarely ... Read More »
British actress Lesley Manville has been having quite the year. She's been receiving a enormous acclaim on the festival circuit for her performance in "Another Year," her latest and arguably greatest ... Read More »
The submission list for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards' foreign-language category has been finalized, with 65 countries having now announced their selections. The selection includes high profile entries ... Read More »
Last week, this column decided to take a two part break from the dominant Oscar-related dish to profile 10 deserving "underdog actresses" from this year's batch of films. Avoiding performances that have ... Read More »
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 83rd Academy Awards has been narrowed to eight films, of which three to five ... Read More »
During the past week there have definitely been a few developments or so in the awards race that are worthy of mention, from the debates surrounding "The Social Network"'s front-runner status to suggestions ... Read More »