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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‘Django Unchained’ shows Tarantino remains a Hollywood original
A white man and a black man teaming up together during the Civil War to pursue other white men in the name of justice. At first, I thought Django Unchained was a remake of the Will Smith movie Wild Wild West. I expected the typical partners-in-action movie, where two polar opposites go on an adventure [...]
Ashwath Kumar · Wednesday, December 26th, 2012· Tags: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained review, Green Hornet, Inglorious Basterds, Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, movie violence, Quentin Tarantino, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarface, The Godfather, The Great Gatsby, Wild Wild West, Will Smith · No Comments »