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question of the day: Will James Franco and Anne Hathaway reinvigorate the Oscar ceremony, or is the choice of them as hosts a desperate ploy to get more people to watch?

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“James Franco and Anne Hathaway personify the next generation of Hollywood icons— fresh, exciting and multi-talented. We hope to create an Oscar broadcast that will both showcase their incredible talents and entertain the world on February 27.” Or so the Academy would like us to think…

question of the day: Do you miss TV theme songs?

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It’s been happening for years: theme songs have been disappearing from TV shows. Now, Variety is reporting that the Emmys will no longer honor theme music, because there’s just not enough of it anymore: The Academy announced Monday that the main title theme category would be eliminated effective next year, and replaced by the new … more…

this is why Neil Gaiman is a god

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I don’t know why it took this long, but yesterday, the Guardian published “A nobody’s guide to the Oscars,” by Neil Gaiman. He was present at that august event because he wrote the source material for Coraline, which was nominated for Best Animated Feature: I had also written a 15-second sequence for the Oscars, in … more…