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February 2015

February 21, 2015

Oscars 2015: Listen to My Discussion and Debate with Dr. Jeff Keuss, Novelist Jennie Spohr, and Producer Anna Miller

Finally... an Oscar year that brings some much needed focus to a subject sorely overlooked...

March 2014

March 02, 2014

Not Gonna Bow: Notes on the Oscars

It appears that a lot of people have completely misunderstood what cinema is for, concluding...

May 2013

May 26, 2013

Hey, Steven Spielberg, Nicole Kidman, and Ang Lee: What’s Your Verdict?

What film prize means more to filmmakers around the world than an Oscar? Somebody won...

January 2013

January 10, 2013

A (Temporary) Farewell to Film Review Work

Writing, I find, is a joy and an adventure. But it's not much of a...

December 2012

December 22, 2012

The Best Films of 2012? Here’s the Indiewire 2012 Critics Poll

So… was The Master a good movie, or not? What about Lincoln or The Avengers?...

July 2012

July 09, 2012

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

[July 2012 Update: In the buzz of recent Hollywood news, we've learned that Jennifer Connelly...

February 2012

February 23, 2012

Oscar Night on Sunday

On Friday night, in Calgary, AB, I'll be speaking about the Oscars, the movies Oscar...

February 04, 2012

Oscar predictions.

Based on my experience of watching and reading about the Academy Awards in past years,...

January 2012

January 31, 2012

Thursday is Oscar Day at Seattle Pacific University

This Thursday at Seattle Pacific University, in the Library's "Thursday Food for Thought" program, I'll be...

March 2011

March 21, 2011

What the Oscars Overlooked

Let's revisit the ten films that earned Best Picture nominations. What did they really have...

January 2011

January 10, 2011

A Live Seattle event: Discuss Oscar’s 10 Best Picture Nominees with Dick Staub, Me, and Others.

Mark your calendars, Seattlites... On Monday, February 21, The Kindlings Muse will feature a live...

March 2010

March 01, 2010

10 Films. One Oscar. But Are Any of Them Actually Profound?

Did you miss The Kindlings Muse last month? It was a lively conversation covering all...

February 2010

February 09, 2010

The World That the Oscars Forgot, Part One

It's hard to believe. But America is not the only country in the world that...

February 02, 2010

Robbed

Best Performance by an Actress, 2009.

November 2009

November 10, 2009

Hoop Dreams: Why the Academy Snubbed It

At long last, we know the story about why one of the great American documentaries...

February 2009

February 22, 2009

I’d like to thank the Academy. For inspiring me to watch something else.

Tonight, every seat in my living room was full of movie fans. We had good...

February 22, 2009

Your Oscar Speech

Tonight, the millions who tune in to the Oscars will hear dozens of short speeches....

February 20, 2009

Oscar predictions… With a Twist

Here are a few of my Oscar predictions, just for the fun of it. Note:...

January 2009

January 22, 2009

Skip the Oscars this year! Join me, and host a WALL-E party on Feb 22.

The Oscar nominations announced this morning are so spectacularly ridiculous that I'm not going to...

November 2008

November 26, 2008

Make your case: Why We Love WALL-E.

It's the most joyous time of the year. Yes, I'm talking about Oscar season. Okay,...

February 2008

February 26, 2008

Why the Academy’s Foreign Language Film Oscar is a Joke

¬† Thanks to the Oscars, a few moviegoers will rush out to see The Counterfeiters, feeling...

February 25, 2008

The Browser, Post-Oscar edition 2/25: Best Day Ever!, Critics picks, and Raymond Chandler

Thank you for making this the best day ever at Looking Closer. My blog stats...

February 24, 2008

The Oscars, and How to Pick a Real Winner…

Who will take home those golden chunks of cheese tonight? Well, if you're looking to...

February 22, 2008

My Oscar predictions, Christian Oscars(?), and Left Behind

If "Falling Slowly" from Once doesn't win, it's just another confirmation that the Academy voters don't...

January 2008

January 15, 2008

Were the Year’s Best Foreign Films Were Snubbed by the Academy?

It came to my attention today that at least three of the most celebated foreign...

February 2007

February 26, 2007

Were the Voters Blindfolded?

Somebody explain to me how you can watch Pan's Labyrinth and Children of Men and...

March 2006

March 08, 2006

Specials: Ebert on “Crash”-lash. Gaiman gets DeNiro and Pfeiffer. Lois Lowry’s “The Giver.”

IF YOU VOTED FOR CRASH, DOES THAT MEAN YOU HATE GAY PEOPLE? Roger Ebert asks...

March 07, 2006

After condemning Christianity Today in public, what’s Mr. Ted Baehr’s next amazing statement?

Here is Ted Baehr, still thinking he is the voice of Christian film criticism ......

February 2006

February 01, 2006

Will You Be One of the Unfortunate Zillions Who Misses "The New World"?

The New World's lack of Oscar nominations shows how utterly blind and unqualified Academy voters...

January 2006

January 31, 2006

Other memorable Oscar quotes of the day…

"You can't pasteurize the Academy Award, you can't negotiate it. It is the top." -...