The Patriot (1928 retro trailer)
The very last silent film ever to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars… until, we may presume, The Artist is nominated on Tuesday.
awards buzz
question of the day: What do you wish awards winners would say in their acceptance speeches?
Beyond the usual thank-yous and shout-outs to social and political causes, that is…
Tatsumi (review)
Singapore’s official submission to the Best Foreign Language Film category of the upcoming Oscars is an animated Japanese-language ode to legendary gekiga artist Yoshiro Tatsumi…
question of the day: Does Uggie deserve an Oscar?
Can animals actually earn acting awards? Is there a value — even if only of the novelty kind — in giving them special awards?
AWFJ announces 2011 awards
So happy that The Artist is Best Film for us…
question of the day: Has the Academy just made it too difficult for documentaries to qualify for the Oscars?
Should the critics at The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times be the gatekeepers for an awards organization they aren’t members of?
question of the day: What was the most sexist movie or movie moment in 2011?
Yesterday’s QOTD was about a feminist net positive: the most kickass female action character of 2011. Today, we go the other way…
question of the day: Who was the most kickass female action film character of 2011?
I gotta go with Bryony, the kickass elf Wrapping Operative Grade Three, in Arthur Christmas…
OFCS announces 2011 awards
I hate that The Tree of Life won so many awards, but I am only one voter among many…
OFCS announces nominees for 15th annual awards
The Tree of Life and Drive lead the slate with, respectively, seven and six nominations apiece…
