Tagged: oscars

david bax / episode / oscars / podcast / tyler smith

January 28, 2014

EPISODE 358: OSCAR NOMINATIONS 2014

In this episode, Tyler and David are joined by comedian Graham Elwood to discuss this year’s Oscar nominations.

movies / reviews / scott nye / Theatrical Review

February 16, 2012

Strong as an Ox, by Scott Nye

Film Noir is a label as descriptive as it is sometimes limiting. The tendency is to apply it only to crime films from a set time in American history (generally 1945-1955), and those to trade in similar tropes (the lonely...

awards / kyle anderson

February 14, 2012

2012 Nominated Documentary Short Films

Short Subject Documentary always seemed like the strangest category in the Academy Awards. How are they any different than an episode of Nightline? To be fair, I hadn’t given them much of a look as they’re usually among the most...

2012 / awards / jack fleischer / oscars

February 8, 2012

2012 Nominated Animated Short Films

More than any other Academy category, this is the one that I wish had a more access to a mainstream audience. In a world were you can browse and purchase the “Kristen Stewart Collection” on iTunes, you should be able...

2012 / awards / kyle anderson / oscars

February 1, 2012

2012 Nominated Live Action Short Films

A program of live action short films is almost always a mixed bag. You always get that one that’s a silent drama from Czechoslovakia (a place that no longer exists) and is just at the very limit of length to...

2012 / awards / oscars

January 30, 2012

Oscar Prediction Contest!

To celebrate the Oscars this year, Battleship Pretension is having an Oscar Prediction Contest. Please make your predictions in the comments section of this blog post. The list of nominees is below. Whoever predicts the most categories correctly gets a...

2012 / awards / daniel bergamini / oscars

January 24, 2012

Oscar Thoughts, by Daniel Bergamini

This morning, film journalists, bloggers and fans dragged themselves out of bed to watch the 84th annual Academy Awards nominations. And like always, it ended with disappointment, shock and the occasional pleasant surprise. The Academy Awards is one of the...