Why I don’t want to watch the (white) Oscars this year
In my family, the Academy Awards are an annual event celebrated with the kind of specific rituals more often associated with major cultural events.
In my family, the Academy Awards are an annual event celebrated with the kind of specific rituals more often associated with major cultural events.
Ava DuVernay\’s film \”Selma\” is a remarkable depiction of a key moment in the civil rights movement, highlighting the strategic savvy, relentless courage, and human frailties of Rev. Martin Luther King, his inner circle of advisors, local grassroots activists, and the many other crusaders who traveled to this rural town to draw attention to the need for a voting rights bill in 1965.
Change of plans for all parents hoping to get your kids to bed early on Oscar night: According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Frozen” star Idina Menzel will perform “Let It Go” at the ceremony Sunday, March 2.
Producers and directors in 76 countries will be biting their nails when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces the Oscar nominees for best foreign-language film this week.
Oscar Ballot 2013
I loved \”Lincoln\” as much as anyone and, as an American historian, took a special pleasure in it. Among many other things, I thought the depiction of Thaddeus Stevens was terrific.