The 5 Best Ways to Present an Oscar

Posted by · 4:40 pm · February 20th, 2015

Oscar presenters are secretly the problem with most telecasts. These five people knew how to present an Academy Award.

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Best and Worst of the 2014 Golden Globes nominations

Posted by · 11:03 am · December 12th, 2013

A rundown of some of the best and worst Golden Globes nominations by the HFPA this year. No. 1? Not the lack of nominations for “Homeland,” “Mad Men” or “August: Osage County” for best picture – comedy or musical. You just can’t snub Oprah.

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A look back at 1993 and the second annual MTV Movie Awards

Posted by · 9:02 am · April 14th, 2013

Last year I used the occasion of the 21st annual MTV Movie Awards as an excuse to go back in time to the day-glo, New Jack Swing days of 1992 to look at the network’s first stab at recognizing the “best” in filmed entertainment. This year, I figured why not keep it going as the 22nd annual gears up for this evening? Let’s step back in the time machine and zip back to the pop culturally nebulous days of 1993 and the second annual MTV Movie Awards show.

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