Chaos Is a Tool: An Interview with Latin Grammy Winner Jorge Drexler
On his latest, Salvavidas del Hielo, Drexler only uses voices and guitars to create thoughtful pop. He discusses the new sounds he's found with PopMatters.
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The Flipside #10: The 2018 Oscar Nominations
With the Academy Awards upon us, the Flipside examines whether the world's biggest platform for movie recognition might actually get it right this year, and avoid any, let's say, giant televised mishaps.
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Animation Film 'The Breadwinner' Speaks to Issues That Most Adults Would Find Harrowing
Like Siddiq Barmak's 2003 film Osama, Nora Twomey's The Breadwinner presents the challenge to the girl who is "passing" in vivid detail.
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The Outer Beauty in Hitchcock's 'Rebecca'
British elegance and American money combined make Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca a visual delight.
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'The Birth of a Nation' Is a Lose-Lose for the Academy
Nate Parker's sexual assault acquittal forces the Academy to either support underrepresented black artists or stand against the sexism of which it has been accused -- but not both.
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The Oscar Curse
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In Defense of Wanting to Quit the Internet Because of the 2013 Oscars
The barrage of Oscars-related hate on Twitter and other social media can sure kill the fun of the Internet.
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Body-Blind?
Though impossible to draw a singular connective line among the excluded, Joe Vallese can’t help but notice what the Academy apparently did not: the most accomplished, and now officially unrecognized, performances of the year were all fundamentally “of the body”.
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Naomi Watts’ "Impossible" Odds
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Technically Speaking... Awards Below the Line
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The '2016' "Snub"
Dinesh D'Souza's complaints about the Academy "snubbing" his Obama documentary for political reasons would be worthy of note...were his film any good.
06 Dec 2012
Everlasting Victory: 'Chariots of Fire'
The film feels more like a character study than an Oscar candidate, but still, Chariots of Fire delivers a story that remains poignant today.
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OSCARWATCH 2012: Documentary Features
Yet another category of the Oscars that rarely gets the attention it deserves? Best Documentary Feature.
24 Feb 2012
Melissa McCarthy: No Longer "Always a Bridesmaid"
Though this was clearly a defining year for the actress, here are five other interesting things to know about the Oscar nominee's career in the entertainment industry.
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For Whom the Buzz Stolls: An Interview with Midnight in Paris' Corey Stoll
Actor Corey Stoll breezed in to steal Midnight in Paris out from under his co-stars and now, headed into awards season, his memorable characterization of legend Ernest Hemingway in Woody Allen's most successful film to date feels decidedly poised to enter the Supporting Actor race.
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