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Graft Was the Least of Their Crimes: Review of Kids for Cash
Former Judge Mark Ciavarella wants you to know it was never about Kids for Cash. In his interviews with director Robert May (and kudos to the documentary-maker for scoring lens-time with the...
View ArticleOscar, Esquire: Legal Films and the Academy Awards
In just a few short days, celebrities will walk the red carpet at the 86th Academy Awards, with a select few hopefuls in contention to bring home a coveted Oscar. Best Picture nominees include films...
View ArticleEveryone You've Ever Dated, By 2014 Oscar-Nominated Roles
Did you get a weird sense of déjà vu while Oscar-cramming all the movies before Sunday's big awards show? It's not just because you can chart your dating style based on the Oscar-nominated movies (as...
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Dog Ears Music: Volume 321
Terry ReidBrit-rock guitarist/vocalist/composer Terry Reid was born in Huntingdon, England, in 1949. He dropped out of school as a tweenager and took music head on. By his mid-teens, Terry made his...
View ArticleAll Right, All Right, All Right!
Those are the three words that actor Matthew McConaughey is famous for after first uttering them in his 1993 movie debut, Dazed and Confused. Well, all right... let's talk about something that's not...
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'Hairbrained' Review: The Teen Perspective on Brendan Fraser's Indie College...
Welcome back for another installment from Brady Riann, Moviefone's teenage correspondent. You'll get reviews and insights into the world of film -- from a teenage perspective. "Hairbrained" is an...
View ArticleRefusing the Happy Ending: 12 Years A Slave
The somber close of Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave eloquently unsettles one of the most vexing aspects of U.S. race relations: a uniquely American desire for a happy ending. This desire surfaces in a...
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Someone Thinks Spike Lee's 'Racist' For Pointing Out Basic Facts Of...
It's a nice time to be a gentrification defender! First, a lengthy article with the wonderfully accessible title "Is Gentrification All Bad?" runs in New York magazine. And this week, we're blessed...
View ArticleFriday Potpourri: Hannibal..More Pompeii...Terrence McNally's New Play...Late...
"Rain is a 'coming which has the natives twitching with excitement, like kids who have to pee!" This, a report out of Santa Monica from one of the many New Yorkers gone out to cover the Academy Awards...
View ArticleIn Fractured Oscar Field, Ranked Choice Voting Elects the Real Best Picture
This post was written with my colleague Devin McCarthy. For decades, the Oscars have picked nominees for all major categories using the fair representation form of ranked choice voting (RCV), as...
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4 Red Carpet-Worthy Cocktails for the Oscars
With Hollywoods biggest night upon us this Sunday, it seems fitting to celebrate red carpet style. Invite some friends and neighbors over, put out some snacks, light a few candles, and mix up some star...
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So, What Will Really Win Best Picture?
Welcome to For Your Consideration, an unapologetically obsessive conversation about the Oscar race. Between now and March 2, 2014, Vanity Fair digital director Michael Hogan and Huffington Post senior...
View ArticleMadness, Divinest Sense and This Year's Oscars
In response to John Belushi's death from an overdose of heroin and cocaine in 1982, Dan Aykroyd reportedly attempted to explain Belushi's drug use by saying, in effect, great talent sometimes requires...
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Living Successfully With Host Jacqueline M. Wood of E!'s Party On
A life examined is thoughtful, decisive and in constant pursuit of dynamic change. For the serious entrepreneur, it isn't enough to just "live" from one stagnated moment to the next. Their lives are...
View ArticleCelebrities, You Know They Are Just People Too
It's a pretty well-known fact that we live in a world where people want to know what happens in the next person's life. You could say that some of us are a lot more curious than others. I guess you...
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Throwing an Award Worthy Oscar Bash
The 2014 Academy Awards are almost upon us! We love sitting with a group of friends and watching the awards. Most people thinking hosting Oscar party means planning something fancy and over the top....
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Oscar's Swan Song
Men have the Super Bowl. We have the Oscars, the largest live television event where we can gather to root for our favorite actors or movies. And like the Super Bowl, it doesn't matter who wins or...
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Kristen Ellis-Henderson and Cathy Henderson of Antigone Rising Talk New EP...
This week I talked with Kristen Ellis-Henderson and Cathy Henderson, co-founders of the all-female alternative country rock band Antigone Rising. After touring with acts such as The Rolling Stones,...
View ArticleOscar Facts That Might Surprise You
This Sunday, an estimated 700 million viewers from around the globe will be watching the 86th Academy Awards and wondering if Amy, Cate, Meryl, Judi or Sandra will bring home the gold. Hosted by Ellen...
View ArticleThe Women of the Oscars
Glitz, glam and the red carpet, the Academy Awards is the most coveted event in Hollywood; an event that every A-list celebrity is sure to attend looking their absolute best. While the show does not...
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