It's been said here and in the podcast a number of times, but I might as well offer it up once more for good measure: 2012 was a pretty good year for movies. I admired a lot. I may not have loved a ton but I certainly...
I almost feel compelled to put Paul Thomas Anderson's much-discussed sixth feature film on the list because the understanding and wielding of craft is impeccable. It goes on a bit, and reminds that you can have too mu...
Normally this column would begin with something like, "Ballots have been mailed to Oscar voters today," but that begs reminding that for the first time ever, the Academy has adopted an electronic voting syst...
Every year it's worth noting that a number of the original and adapted screenplays in the hunt for Oscar consideration won't get the extra bump of a nomination from the Writers Guild of America (WGA). Reasons for fail...
After four nominations and three wins for Outstanding TV Series - Drama, maybe the Hollywood Foreign Press Association just felt like "Mad Men" was getting too big for its britches? Maybe the HFPA wanted to ...
Oh, HFPA. It's Golden Globes time again and how we've missed your questionable taste. You're the only group of approximately 80 something journalists (cough) that can collectively find a way to make almost...
This morning's announcement of the 2013 Golden Globes nominations meant that Hollywood players had to wake up before daylight -- but for many of them the lack of sleep was worth it when they were nominated. Here's how...
The Golden Globes may be the one major awards show to give a separate platform to comedy and/or musical filmmaking, but the Hollywood Foreign Press clearly sided more with drama in this morning's nominations.
Not onl...
The nominations for the 70th Golden Globes are in, and "Lincoln," "Argo" and "Django Unchained" are all having a great morning at the movies. Meanwhile, "Homeland" and &quo...
The first thought that jumped to mind after today's Golden Globe nominations announcement was, "Not too embarrassing." Often enough awards watchers are looking to the HFPA to do what they do, fill out their ...
