I’m sorry, but nobody needs or wants a “Frozen” or “Moana” cinematic universe. Get over it.
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Every year, I anticipate watching the Oscars, getting excited to see all the speeches, outfits and well-deserved celebrations. And every year, I leave the couch feeling a little disappointed. This year was no exception.
I never thought a one-inch-tall shell would remind me to cherish those around me, but he did. I laughed, I cried and then I told everyone I know to go watch it. So, now I’m telling you. Go watch it.
“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” quite honestly could have been nominated for Best Picture and I would have agreed.
It is that time of year again when award contending films take over theaters. A couple weeks ago, Waco saw two such films, “Selma” and “The Imitation Game,” start their screenings. Both are worth seeing and address significant social issues in the last 50 years.
At the 85th Oscar Academy Awards last week, there were a number of movies nominated for Best Picture. Some of these movies however, had much more in common than a nomination for Best Picture.
Get ready to be razzle dazzled. In May, The Waco Civic Theatre will be showing the hit Broadway musical “Chicago,” directed by Russell Williams.
Acclaimed “Doubt” playwright, screenwriter and director John Patrick Shanley will visit Baylor on Monday. Shanley will be discussing his career as a part of the Beall-Russell 2011 Lecture in the Humanities.
If you’re like me, then you know that it’s never too early to start talking about what films could potentially garner some Oscar nominations at this year’s Academy Awards.
If you were watching the Oscars on Sunday night, the narrative of “The King’s Speech” beating “The Social Network” played out on several levels. The Tom Hooper film won in four major categories – best picture, director and actor, as well as in one of the two screenplay categories – the first time since “The Silence of the Lambs” 19 years ago that a single movie walked away with that quartet of prizes.
Looking back at our coverage of the Oscar ceremonies, one tradition is painfully clear: Critics make lousy guests.