Do critics’ opinions matter this summer?
Cinema in Israel (2013): Hot Button Documentaries
March 17, 2013 by
Two Israeli films received Oscar nominations this year, both in the documentary category, and both for films that take a critical and look at the nation’s government and its actions.
Masterpieces: Extraordinary Films, as Defined by Hitchcock, Haneke, Ford, Fellini
January 4, 2013 by
What’s a great film? Defining extraordinary movies–Hitchcock
Movie Critics: Impact on Oscar Award Nominations
December 26, 2012 by
How influential are the choices of the various critics groups on Oscar nominations and awards?






Movie Stars: Garfield, John–Communism, Tragic Death
John Garfield’s Last Year On May 9, 1952 Garfield moved out of his New York apartment. He told columnist Earl Wilson that he would soon be divorced. Close friends speculated that it was his wife’s opposition to his plotted confession in Look magazine that triggered the separation. He heard that a HUAC investigator was reviewing […]