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Oscar Grouch

by Ralph Hammann February 28, 2013

Once again we have witnessed that celebration of competition in the most ridiculous of venues, motion pictures. The Oscars are useful only for promoting the rare piece of artful entertainment that might otherwise go overlooked ...

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Fearless Oscar Picks

by The Staff February 20, 2013

Best Picture Laura Leon Will Win Silver Linings Playbook Should Win Silver Linings Playbook Overlooked Moonrise Kingdom Overrated Django Unchained Ann Morrow Will Win Lincoln Should Win Lincoln Overlooked End of Watch Overrated Silver Linings Playbook Shawn Stone Will Win Argo Should Win Zero Dark Thirty Overlooked Skyfall Overrated ...

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Oscar Winnings Playbook

by The Staff February 20, 2013

By Laura Leon, Ann Morrow and Shawn Stone There are two suspenseful narratives leading up to this Sunday’s 85th Annual Academy Awards telecast. First, who will win the most awards in this wide-open field? When the ...

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Fearless Oscar Predictions . . . and Complaints

by The Staff February 23, 2012

Best Picture John Brodeur Will Win: The Artist Should Win: The Artist Overlooked: Melancholia Overrated: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Laura Leon Will Win: The Artist Should Win: The Artist Overlooked: Warrior Overrated: The Descendants Ann Morrow Will Win: The Descendants Should Win: Midnight in Paris Overlooked: Harry ...

Artist, Servant, Fighter, Spy . . .

by The Staff February 23, 2012

Once again we present you with short essays about Oscar nominees we love (and, at the end, a few we don’t agree with.) While we may disagree about various nominated films and performances—check out our ...

Spring Is Here (Almost), and So Is Oscar

by Ann Morrow February 23, 2011

Much to everyone’s surprise, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences—the folks who put on the annual Oscar clambake—decided to stay with 10 nominated films in the Best Picture category. Sure, the wags agree ...