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With Streaming’s First Major Series Emmy, Hulu Hits Netflix Where it Hurts
How Hulu’s new Emmy means new headaches for Netflix.
Chasing Oscar: Spotlight Casts Child Abuse In The Lead Role
Part four of the “Chasing Oscar” series: putting the spotlight on the Best Picture frontrunner. A couple of months ago, Vulture reported that the cast of Oscar frontrunner Spotlight weren’t submitting themselves in the Lead acting categories; they would only compete as supporting players. In a season rampant with “category fraud” accusations (see Alicia Vikander’s in…
Chasing Oscar: The Revenant is The Ultimate Leo DiCaprio Showcase
The time has come for my annual Academy Awards blog series, now titled Chasing Oscar! Here is part one. To read my take on some of last year’s films, click here It seems like the whole world has been waiting for the day that Leonardo DiCaprio finally wins an Academy Award. DiCaprio has received four nominations (one…
Five Classic Grammy Performances
Last Sunday, some of the world’s biggest music artists performed at the Grammys, the recording industry’s biggest night. It was generally lackluster night, filled with bland and, in some cases, inexplicable displays of the past twelve months of music. By far, the most electrifying performance was given by Kendrick Lamar and Imagine Dragons, while Daft…
Macklemore Shouldn’t Have To Apologize For His Grammy Success
As promised, here is my second Macklemore Grammy post of the day. By now, everyone is familiar with the growing discontent (putting it mildly) over Macklemore & Ryan Lewis sweeping the 2014 Grammys and effectively shutting out fellow nominee Kendrick Lamar, who many felt recorded the superior album with good kid, m.A.A.d city. I also…
