Politics at the Oscars: Support for Unions, Prosecutions for Financial Fraud
Yesterday I profiled a few of the actors who made it out to Wisconsin in solidarity with union workers whose rights were threatened. I had a sense that spirit would find its way into the Oscars last...
View ArticleIranian Director’s Oscar Speech Cuts Both Ways
Director Asghar Farhadi won the Best Foreign Language Film last night at the Academy Awards for his film A Separation. And the Iranian had a message he delivered in a handwritten speech: At this time,...
View ArticleOscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts Deal With Profound Crises of Humanity
It is Oscar weekend. The backlash against the Academy Awards for the extreme lack of diversity in nominees is how this year’s awards will be remembered. One could argue this is how the awards will be...
View Article‘Minding The Gap’: Oscar-Nominated Film About Trauma At Home And Growing Up
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View ArticleFilm Review: No Easy Ways Out On ‘Beale Street’
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