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Curtain Is Falling on Gender-Specific Acting Awards

By Thomas Sipos In George Orwell's 1984, each edition of the Newspeak Dictionary was th...

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Politics, Narcissism Highlight Academy Awards Show, As Usual

The annual Academy Awards ceremony went off with its usual grotesque and terrifying comb...

journalism
James Cameron vs. Glenn Beck

"King of the World" director James Cameron is holding a grudge over Glenn Beck making a jo...

movies
Academy Awards a Pleasant, Depoliticized Surprise

'Hurt Locker' director Kathryn Bigelow, co-producers, and stars at 82nd Academy Awards T...

movies
Academy Awards, Meh

The Academy Awards are tonight on ABC, but even with the expanded Best Picture field, they...

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‘Big Hollywood’ Relieves Academy Awards’ Emetic Qualities

     Reading the 'Big Hollywood' live blog during the televised A...

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Oscars Draw Record-Low TV Audience

In addition to the low box office numbers for most of the films nominated for Academy Awar...

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Oscar Nominations Favor Gloom, Doom

Two grim, bleak films about the dark side of American life led the nominations for this ye...

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Why the Oscars Don’t Matter at All

The AP story recounting last night's Oscar ceremony goes right to the heart of why the Aca...

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Important Notice About the Academy Awards

The movie industry's most important annual moment, the Academy Awards ceremony, will be sh...

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Academy Award Nominations Reflect Cultural Shibboleths

The nominations for this year's Motion Picture Academy Awards were announced today, and th...