Movie Awards

Baffled by the BAFTAs

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tallulah Morehead

The ratings for award shows this season are up. Entertainment Weekly reports that Emmy viewership was up 9% and the Golden Globes were up 14%. Why? Simple. My recaps of them here.

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Faith! Family! Films! And the Crystal Teddy Goes to...

David Sterritt | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Sterritt

What riles me is the business of peddling movies on DVD after scrubbing them squeaky clean, or as we used to say in pre-digital antiquity, censoring them.

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A Plea to Oscar Host Hugh Jackman: Less Johnny Carson, More Wolverine

Caryn James | Posted 05.25.2011

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Caryn James

Here's what the producers have promised so far: less of what viewers love and more of what we hate. Do they not want a younger audience?

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