Tag: Oscars
Marlon Brando: Hollywood’s Complex, Conflicted Cassandra
All else aside, writes William J. Mann, the actor was "a voice in the wilderness warning about the celebrity culture he spied coming down the tracks."
It’s Good to Be Alive
How a US military intelligence officer survived catastrophic injury and found a path to Hollywood.
And the Oscar Goes to…Blanche Walsh?
The idea of "movie star" was built for her. She deserves the first "Forgotten Women" Oscar.
Pastors, Skaters, Lady Gaga: Vox’s Alissa Wilkinson on 2018’s Best Films
Vox's film critic joins CFR's Sean Douglass and Jose Solís to review their "favourite" movies of the year.
Michael Moore: Earth-Rattling Political Force No Longer?
With "Fahrenheit 11/9," the Oscar-winning documentarian is no longer setting the discussion but reacting to it.
When Will Women Lead Storytelling in Hollywood?
It shouldn’t be so hard for women filmmakers to make their next project. Period.
Why ‘Inclusion Rider’ Also Needs to Mean ‘Time’s Up’
Hey Netflix, you awake? If you really cared about diversity, you'd listen to Frances McDormand.
1983 Viral? Revisit Reagan’s Grenada Invasion in “Halcyon Days”
And a brief introduction to actor Tom Paolino, who plays Eddie.
Crystal-Gazing Arts-Politics: What Do Psychics See for 2018?
"Trump will be ousted from office by a woman with a brilliant man taking over." And other juicy bits.
Why Oscar-Nominee James Cromwell Went to Jail
In this podcast, James Cromwell reflects on his arrest and the truth about fracking.
Dementia Recalled In Off-Broadway “Mother of Invention”
"Growing up in the same household...siblings can have very different experiences."
Courting Chekhov: Cate Blanchett on Broadway
Richard Roxburgh, womanizer. Cate Blanchett, womanized.
#OscarsSoWhite and the Social-Mediated Ceremony
Going into Oscars night, anticipation ran high that Chris Rock would skewer Hollywood.
#OscarsSoWhite and I Am So Tired
Recognition matters, regardless of "patience." We need to do better than #OscarsSoWhite.
In a World…Full of Violent Movie Previews
Films trading on violence attack like sharp objects flying at the screen.
Bob Fosse Dances Through a New Biography
Sam Wasson looks at a enormously gifted man's chronic lack if assurance.
Show Us Your Boobs! (I Mean Talent)
How are teenagers exploring their sexuality supposed to decipher when is it "OK to show their boobs?"
RIP RGB, RIP GOP, RIP USA
None of the second-rate white men currently on the Supreme Court will receive the honors given to RBG when they finally die.
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Herman Cain (and Republicans Unable)
And then there was Jerry Falwell, Jr., with his open pants, evangelical FUPA and his hands veering into prime side-boob territory with -- hey, doesn't she have a name?
