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hollywood

April 23, 2017 5:40 pm

Curtain Is Falling on Gender-Specific Acting Awards

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

movies

February 23, 2015 7:31 pm

Politics, Narcissism Highlight Academy Awards Show, As Usual

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

journalism

March 25, 2010 9:01 am

James Cameron vs. Glenn Beck

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

movies

March 8, 2010 7:29 pm

Academy Awards a Pleasant, Depoliticized Surprise

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

movies

March 7, 2010 4:18 pm

Academy Awards, Meh

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

movies

February 23, 2009 11:32 am

‘Big Hollywood’ Relieves Academy Awards’ Emetic Qualities

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

commerce

February 26, 2008 11:27 am

Oscars Draw Record-Low TV Audience

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

uncategorized

January 22, 2008 9:31 am

Oscar Nominations Favor Gloom, Doom

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

commerce

February 26, 2007 10:55 am

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...

commerce

February 23, 2007 11:48 am

Important Notice About the Academy Awards

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

commerce

January 23, 2007 9:55 am

Academy Award Nominations Reflect Cultural Shibboleths

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