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Oscar 2009: The Hurt Locker, the brilliant Iraq war movie, sweeps the Academy Awards. The Best Picture of the Year wins Oscars for Best Picture, Director Bigelow, Original Screenplay for Mark Boal, and three other technical awards.
Our review of Hurt Locker was one of the first rave pieces after Variety's irresponsible dismissal of the film after its world premiere at the Venice Film Fest: https://emanuellevy.com/office/articles/edit.cfm?id=13604.
Was 1989 a good year at the Oscars? Twenty years ago, the five nominees for Best Picture were: Born on the Fourth of July, Dead Poets Society, Driving Miss Daisy (the winner), Field of Dreams, and My Lweft Foot. Which one would YOU vote for? Read below.
March 2, 2010 – The Academy Award Nominated Short Films are often difficult for film fans to find. Now, for the first time ever, "The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2010" will be available via cable's Movies On Demand (MOD), presented by Shorts International and Magnolia Pictures. The nation's leading MOD distributor, iN DEMAND L.L.C., will make the films available to U. S. digital cable audiences through Movies On Demand (MOD) starting March 3rd in both standard and high definition.
At least three of the many accomplishments of Jean Arthur, one of the most gifted and versatile actresses during the Golden Age of Hollywod, should have been recognized by the Academy.
