Columnist Paul Dower critiques some of this year’s Oscar winners.
opinion: Columnist reflects on modern biopics, issues of consumer morality
Looking at the last year in film, some of the most popular movies at the box office are all biopics (biographical movies)–Beautiful Boy, Green Book, BlacKkKlansman, and Mary Queen of Scots.
Review: Landmark Van Gogh documentary impresses visually
The Oscars are behind us, but the contributions of films will linger forever.
Review: Three Billboards revolves around empathy, deserves Oscar
The Oscars are a few days away and the debates continue about which film is the “Best Picture.”
Shape of Water falls just short of ‘Best Picture’ expectations
The Shape of Water is Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro’s latest venture.
Critic takes break from Oscar nominees, regrets choosing Hope Floats
Because this year’s Academy Awards will offer a refreshingly diverse sampling of innovative filmmaking, this review will focus on the atrocity that is the non-Oscar nominated movie Hope Floats, a film made in 1998 starring Sandra Bullock and Harry Connick Jr.
Film Guild to host Academy Awards watch party
The Film Guild will host an Oscars watch party during the 89th Academy Awards ceremony.
2015 Academy Awards nominations causes controversy
This year’s Academy Award nominations came with a few surprises – and, perhaps more importantly, a few notable snubs.
Entertainment news round-up for Jan. 15: Oscar Nominations
This year’s Oscar nominations brought a few surprises. Notable snubs include Selma, which was nominated only in the Best Picture category, and A Most Violent Year, which was heavily lauded by the National Board of Review but got no love from the Academy. Similarly ignored was The Lego Movie. As for pleasant surprises, the inclusion of Marion Cotillard (Two Days,…
Critic touched and amazed by ‘The Wind Rises’
I am appalled that The Wind Rises did not take home the Oscar for Best Animated Picture. It makes Frozen look like a straight-to-DVD castoff. A beautiful farewell from Hayao Miyazaki, it is utterly magical – and in a way that eschews Disney’s heavy-handedness in favor of a much gentler, realer approach. The film presents…
Entertainment news round-up for Feb. 6
Longtime Oscars sponsors Coca-Cola and Hyundai have dropped their support of the event, for reasons undisclosed. PepsiCo and General Motors will take their places. Other advertisers set to appear during the March 2 telecast are Johnson & Johnson, AARP, American Express, Mars, McDonald’s, Samsung, Sprint, and Unilever. For more information, click here. Evangeline Lilly is…
In Theaters: Oscar Nominated Shorts
Rarely in Oklahoma do we get the chance to see all of the films nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences before we watch the Oscars.
2011: The year in film, so far
Film critic, Tommy Bond, sums up 2011’s film scene.
