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2010 Oscars Live Blog

2010 Oscars Live Blog

As promised in Friday’s Oscar takeover, we’re live blogging the Oscars again. Let’s see how our picks and predictions for this year’s awards hold up....  read more

Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-V, Movies

The Total Poser's Guide to the 2010 Oscars Best-Picture Nominees

The Total Poser's Guide to the 2010 Oscars Best-Picture Nominees

Uh-oh. The Oscars are tomorrow and you haven't seen a single one of the best-picture nominees...  read more

Found in: Blogs, List of the Day

Do 10 Best-Picture Choices Devalue the Biggest Oscar?

Do 10 Best-Picture Choices Devalue the Biggest Oscar?

Maybe, maybe not. After all, there is still only one winner. However, with Avatar seemingly poised to grab the Best Picture statue, many of the other nine films nominated start to form a nebula of better-than-average arthouse fare, in which little stands out....  read more

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James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow Walk into the Oscars: An Imagined Conversation

James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow Walk into the Oscars: An Imagined Conversation

“Hello, Jim.” “Oh, hello, Kat. Didn’t see you there. How are you?” “Fine. How are you?” “Fine, fine. The Kodak is something of my stomping grounds now, eh?” “Probably not the choice of words I would use, but sure.” “What would you call it then?” “Springsteen’s “Glory Days” comes immediately to mind." “Oh. Do you like the Na’vi costumes in the gift baskets?” “Yeah, I appreciated that the leather bikinis include a fifteen-page peer-reviewed essay about Na’vi biology and how they’re not placental mammals but you gave ’em tits anyway.” “Aw, g’wan.”...  read more

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Watch Ryan Bingham Perform "The Weary Kind" from Crazy Heart

Watch Ryan Bingham Perform "The Weary Kind" from <em>Crazy Heart</em>

Click the image to watch Ryan Bingham perform "The Weary Kind" from the film Crazy Heart. The song is nominated for an Academy Award in the "Best Original Song" category.  ...  read more

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Ladies and Gentlemen: Thoughts on the Oscars' Gender Gap

Ladies and Gentlemen: Thoughts on the Oscars' Gender Gap

Will 2010's Best Leading Actress have delivered the best performance of the year, or just the best for a woman?  read more

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Wolfgang Puck, Moët and Roses, Oh My: What Oscar Stars Can Expect From the 2010 Governors Ball

Wolfgang Puck, Moët and Roses, Oh My: What Oscar Stars Can Expect From the 2010 Governors Ball

So what if senior prom was the closest we’ve ever been to the glittering gowns and glamour of the Oscars. We can imagine after sitting through three or four hours of acceptance speeches, one would be only too ready for a drink and some fancy grub. And that is why, since 1958, Academy Award nominees, winners, presenters and their guests have been treated to the Governors Ball, the swankiest of the Oscar after-parties. Held annually at the Hollywood & Highland Center, adjacent to the Kodak Theatre, A-list guests are treated to the creations of celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck, free flowing...  read more

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2010 Oscar Predictions and Proclamations

2010 Oscar Predictions and Proclamations

With the 2010 Academy Awards nearly upon us, it’s time to engage in every cinephile’s second-favorite hobby: predicting which movies, which actors, and which director will win which statuette. (The first being, you know, watching the movies in question.) Without further ado, our very unscientific bets for the likely winners, and who won’t (but still deserves to) win....  read more

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Food, Inc. Draws Criticism From Agricultural Community

<em>Food, Inc.</em> Draws Criticism From Agricultural Community

The Academy Award-nominated documentary Food, Inc. has been strongly affecting many moviegoers since its 2009 release, but now a new crowd says the film is leaving a bad taste in their mouths. The National Corn Growers Association—one of the industries portrayed negatively in the movie—is encouraging American corn farmers to protest the film’s Oscar nomination, even though the Academy’s voting period has already ended....  read more

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Paste Presents: The 2010 Oscar Takeover

<em>Paste</em> Presents: The 2010 Oscar Takeover

It's Oscar time, and while we don't always agree with the Academy's selections, we appreciate their efforts to highlight...  read more

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