I’m scared. Why, you may ask? First, I’m wondering where on earth this year went. It seems like yesterday when Tech Support was beginning the 2011-2012 season. Next week’s wrap-up column will be the ...
Like an old friend, Ian Fleming's suave British agent James Bond always seems to be there when you most need him and always seems to say the right thing (but would probably steal your girlfriend). "Skyfall,"...
What do you give a man who’s celebrating his 50th anniversary of making music this year? How about an Oscar?
That would suit Sergio Mendes just fine. The legendary Brazilian composer/performer is nominated for hi...
(The Oscar Guide will be your chaperone through the Academy's 24 categories awarding excellence in film. A new installment will hit every weekday in the run-up to the Oscars on February 26, with the Best Picture final...
The big topic of Oscar conversation over the weekend wasn't exactly a newsflash: anyone who didn't previously know that the Academy membership is dominated by older white men is presumably still reeling from the shock...
From the outside looking in, appearing on the Academy Awards as a presenter must seem like a dream gig. I mean, who doesn't want to go to the Oscars and walk the red carpet? Who doesn't want to appear on...
The Motion Picture Sound Editors' (MPSE) 59th annual Golden Reel Awards were held this evening, celebrating excellence in sound editing. "Super 8," you'll recall, led the way with nominees (and was nominated...
All those Twitter campaigns and pleads to the Academy to choose The Muppets as the hosts of this year's Oscar telecast have paid off, sort of. The Muppets may not be hosting the Oscars (it's still Billy Crystal), but ...
The Gurus o' Gold collective of Oscar dorks (yours truly included) at Movie City News have offered up final-ish predictions. I imagine David Poland will give us all an opportunity to change this or that, and...
In many ways, Bret McKenzie is a lucky man. There aren't many Oscar nominees who can say they have a 50/50 chance of winning an Academy Award. Sure, for many years there only three nominees in the visual e...
