Nebraska Booze-addled father Determined to keep walking Follows many people. Gravity White-knuckle journey. Catapulted forever Home so far removed. 12 Years a Slave Spotlight cast under The floorboards of history. Our culture of trade. American Hustle Post-Watergate years Shape American culture, Breed paranoia. The Wolf of Wall Street Scarface meets Wall Street; Spring […]
It doesn’t matter how a film gets made or what its intentions are, it’s still a business. The Spirit Awards haven’t gone too far to see that.
Another tight race this year belongs to the Best Actor category, where Freddie Quell is pit head-to-head against Abraham Lincoln. If this were a real battle, I’d wager on Quell and his tendency to go for the legs, but in this contest, the battle is a bit harder to call. Both Lewis and Phoenix are notoriously anti-Hollywood […]
Well, it’s that time of year again. This morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their nominees for the 2012 Academy Awards. In what seems to be a recurring trend, this year, the number of nominees is still more than five — but less than ten. I guess this logic allows them to nominate […]