I live blogged the ceremony last night, but I figured a more guided (and brief) postmortem was in order. Seth MacFarlane did a solid job hosting the awards. I like a host who can cast a wide net of one-liners…
It’s finally here! The biggest film awards show in America goes off live in just under 90 minutes and I will be bringing you the action live. You can also follow on my Twitter feed if you prefer, as I…
The 85th Annual Academy Awards go live tonight, putting a nice button on 2012′s mainstream filmmaking (the Saturn, Nebula, and Bram Stoker Awards are still to come to wrap up the year in horror, sci-fi, and fantasy). I will be…
While the Academy Awards are (kindly, mercifully) over, the Academy’s omissions are still strong with us. Many key categories saw glaring snubs that make it hard to take all of the wins so seriously. Here are a few of my…
Sorry about no new post last night. There was a really messed up situation happening with one of my students and I was on and off the phone all night trying to sort it out; I couldn’t. It’s up to…
Best Original Song is one of those categories at the Oscars that confuses people. Why is it even a category? Who cares about these songs? Why is Beyonce singing every song in a Liza Minelli-styled medley, complete with bowler hat…
Best Original Song is one of the categories at the Academy Awards that seems to confuse people the most. Constantly changing rules mean anywhere from two to five songs can be nominated in a given year for the Oscar. In…
I'm so excited to see that the music branch of the Academy Awards got their act together this year with their new rules and actually found five nominees. It really seemed like the category was going to disappear as the nominees…
Grammys: The awards split in ways I didn't expect, with the exception of Gaga. I nailed NARAS viewing her only as a dance artist with a breakout hit. Swift takes Album because Kanye West is a braying ass; Beyonce takes…