For the most part, I feel like this Eric Felten op-ed (in a new weekly Wall Street Journal arts column called “De Gustibus”) has its heart in the right place. But in chastising the Academy for all but doing away with the Best Original Song category with a recent rule change, he takes some rather […]
On the Academy’s tune tribulations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:47 pm · July 4th, 2009
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The last time Taraji P. Henson was on Oscar’s stage
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:26 am · February 3rd, 2009
I was inspired to hunt this clip down after that Three 6 Mafia item I mentioned yesterday. Eesh, remember the awful scene recreations for the original song contenders that year? Ouch. Anyway, maybe Taraji will grace the stage on different auspices this year. For now, this is what we’ve got: My guess is this will […]
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INTERVIEW: Three 6 Mafia
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:06 am · February 27th, 2006
When hip-hop artist Eminem was nominated in 2002 for the Best Original Song Oscar for his track “Lose Yourself” from Curtis Hanson’s 8 Mile, he did not attend the ceremony and therefore the song was not performed per tradition. Musician and co-nominee Luis Resto was on hand to accept the award. Three years later, the […]
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Best in show 2005: the year in superlatives
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:00 am · December 23rd, 2005
It’s time to really round out the year and offer up my picks for awards in 2005. In addition to the typical categories – which finally see their winners announced today – you’ll find some other fun arenas for awards citation. Call it a mish-mash of MTV-Awards-type kudos and other frequently heralded categories we find […]
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