Some Thoughts, Even More Mistakes
Unpredictable races, momentum-swinging scandals, and aggressive campaigns have been the defining features of the 2025 awards season. After a couple of ceremonies where the bigger categories seemed locked up months in advance, the intrigue and volatility of the lead-up to this year's Oscars has been a bit of a welcome departure, even if the discourse … Continue reading 2025 Oscars: Predictions and Picks
“You have all these actors who have become famous for playing these characters, but they’re not movie stars. Captain America is the star, Thor is the star.” Those were the comments made by Quentin Tarantino in 2022, which added fuel to a debate that had been ongoing for several years. Long before these remarks were … Continue reading For Film Fans, It’s a Good Thing That Timothée Chalamet Wants to Be Great
What Happened to Movie Stars? It's a fairly well-known fact that movie stars are no longer the primary catalyst behind a film's box office success like they have been in previous decades. Gone are the days of people like Clark Gable, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, or even Julia Roberts, Tom Cruise, and Tom Hanks being … Continue reading How Celebrity Killed the Movie Star – My Take
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