10 would-be Oscar contenders that went nowhere

Posted by · 8:39 pm · August 8th, 2013

As we steel ourselves for the season ahead with early lists of contenders and a harsh spotlight on unassuming films hoping to find an audience, let alone awards traction, it’s worth remembering that the list of coulda-been players in a given Oscar season is long and considerable.

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Everything old is new again, and again

Posted by · 11:23 am · January 25th, 2012

Where is the line between manipulative and evocative, referential and derivative, or tributary and outright plagiaristic in the use of borrowed scores and imagery in cinema?

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