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NPR’s The Big Listen Oscar Special podcast

I recently sat down for an interview with Lauren Ober of NPR's The Big Listen to talk about the Oscars… Read More

March 1, 2018

Oscar Podcast #65: FINAL Oscar winner predictions with Vanity Fair’s Joanna Robinson

It's all down to this. Oscar voting is now over and the big show is on Sunday. In this 65th… Read More

February 28, 2018

Why Should I Care About the Oscars?

Earlier this week, my very patient and supportive husband asked me this question. He doesn’t really watch movies very much… Read More

February 27, 2018

‘Dunkirk’ wins Cinema Audio Society (CAS) top sound mixing award

Dunkirk has won the Cinema Audio Society (CAS) award for sound mixing for a live-action motion picture, beating out strong… Read More

February 25, 2018

Academy to End Paper Ballots for Oscars Next Year

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced that this will be the last year that Oscar voters… Read More

February 15, 2018

2018 Oscars: Did the WGA help clear up Best Picture?

[divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] Well...yes and no. The predictions of who would win the Writers Guild award for Original Screenplay… Read More

February 12, 2018

‘Call Me By Your Name,’ ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Win USC Scripter Awards

Call Me By Your Name and The Handmaid's Tale won the USC Scripter awards for film and television (respectively) last… Read More

February 11, 2018

2018 Oscars : 6 Observations on this year’s Animated Short Film Race

Two weeks ago, AMPAS announced its Oscar nominations in all 24 categories and like every year, there were surprises and… Read More

February 9, 2018

Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – Showgirls and Braveheart (1995)

Showgirls - “From the deer in the headlights performance of Elizabeth Berkley, to the so far over the top that you… Read More

February 8, 2018

2018 Oscars: Best Picture is beginning to take ‘Shape’

We're just a month away from the 90th Academy Awards and...we sort of have a frontrunner now? The Directors Guild… Read More

February 5, 2018