Harvey Weinstein’s odious Oscar push
I was rooting for Silver Linings Playbook for Best Picture the other night as suspected I might when I reviewed it last year. It’s probably not quite typical Best Picture quality, but then I would argue neither is Argo. I have to tell you though, when I learned about producer Harvey Weinstein’s efforts to get [...]
Chris Jollay · Tuesday, February 26th, 2013· Tags: Argo, Aurora shooter, Bradley Cooper, Brave, Center for American Progress, David O. Russell, Django Unchained, Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood and gun control, Jamie Foxx, Joe Biden, Leo DiCaprio, Michelle Obama, Obama Hollywood donors, Obama Oscar dress cost, Silver Linings Playbook, SLP Oscar push, Stephanie Cutter, The Dark Knight Rises, Vulture, Weinstein political influence · 2 Comments »
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Oscar season is upon us
Goldderby.com is a site that predicts and lets you predict the top showbiz awards. Today they have 18 industry experts predicting their top choices for Best Picture at next February’s Oscars. Six people selected Lincoln as their prediction for Best Picture, the Steven Spielberg directed story of Abraham Lincoln at the end of the Civil War [...]
Chris Jollay · Wednesday, September 19th, 2012· Tags: 2012 Best Picture candidates, An Unexpected Journey, Anne Hathaway, Argo, Ben Affleck, Bradley Cooper, Chris Tucker, Daniel Day-Lewis, Django Unchained, Goldderby.com, Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Lawrence, Leo DiCaprio, Les Miserables, Lincoln, Oscar predictions, Oscars, Peter Jackson, Robert De Niro, Russell Crowe, Silver Linings Playbook, Steven Spielberg, The Hobbit, The Master · No Comments »