I am happy for Julianne Moore’s Best Actress Oscar, though I wish she won for a better film rather than this safe, mediocre, and middlebrow melodrama.
Smith, Will: No Longer Global Box-Office Star?
February 28, 2015 by
“Focus,” the crime drama starring Will Smith, opened to $6.5 million on Friday in the U.S. and should gross about $20 million this weekend.
Oscar Show 2015: Mediocte Host, Poor Ratings
February 23, 2015 by
This year’s Oscars ceremony was down 10% in the overnights from last year’s decade-best score. It’s the show’s worst ratings since 2011.
Oscar: Spielberg, Most Thanked in Oscar Acceptance Speeches
February 21, 2015 by
According to Vocativ, the award for most mentioned name in Oscars acceptance-speech history goes to …Steven Spielberg!
Oscar: Middlebrow Sensibility–Honoring Noble, Safe Movies
February 21, 2015 by
A close look at the movies that tend to win the Best Picture Oscar reveals some interesting sociological and artistic trends.
