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The International Documentary Association nominations

Erik Anderson October 29, 2013

In what’s often a precursor the Oscar nominations, the International Documentary Association (IDA) nominations for the 2013 IDA Documentary Awards have landed. The IDA will honor... Read More

Lady Gaga: Behind the Aura, the Artifice, and the ARTPOP

Erik Anderson October 28, 2013

I think time will be kind to Lady Gaga’s Born This Way. Critical favor has a tendency to wax and wane, and after initially... Read More

AwardsWatch Weekly Music Roundup: Week of October 28, 2013

Erik Anderson October 28, 2013

What Zac Nuccio is listening to this week… –Planningtorock vs. The Knife / “Let’s Talk About Gender Baby, Let’s Talk About You + Me” I confess,... Read More

Review: The Counselor (Ridley Scott, 2013)

Vincent Smetana October 26, 2013

I had read Cormac McCarthy’s script for The Counselor earlier this year. Like you will no doubt hear in other reviews of the film itself,... Read More

40 Becomes 8 for the Documentary Short Subject Oscar

Erik Anderson October 25, 2013

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 86th... Read More

AwardsWatch Weekly Music Roundup: Week of October 21

Erik Anderson October 21, 2013

What Michael Ward is listening to this week… Songs for Halloween As a couple of my contributions to our roundtable have already attested, I’m a... Read More

Oscar podcast #5: October 20, 2013

Erik Anderson October 20, 2013

It’s Sunday, October 20th and Richard, Long and Erik talk about the current state of the Oscar race including Cate vs. Sandra, has Oscar passed... Read More

Could Universal’s Oscar History Save or Sink Rush?

Erik Anderson October 19, 2013

Between its middling domestic box office and complete overshadowing by more critically and commercial successful Gravity and Captain Phillips, Rush has almost completely disappeared from... Read More

151 Documentaries Qualify for Oscar

Erik Anderson October 19, 2013

In an astounding increase of 20% from last year, the eligibility for the Documentary Feature Film Oscar has risen to 151 year. Screeners for all... Read More