Judging a book by its cover. An opinionated first-grader gives her take on who should win the Academy Awards based on each movie poster. When shown a poster of “Lincoln,” she responded: “It’s about Lincoln and how he became the president. But the movie looks creepy and weird and he has a humongous chin.” (Huffington Post)

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Every year, I sit down to watch the Oscars, and every year I come to my senses four hours later swearing not to do it again. Do they really need separate awards for sound editing and sound design? Couldn’t they relegate one of those to the minor league awards that Maggie Gyllenhaal gave out last last week, and promote something cooler, like best CGI? Sort of like the English Premiere LeagContinue Reading »