The Oscars are imminent! And my vote is in. My hypothetical vote, that is. Do you know how the voting for best picture works this time? The Academy is using instant run-off voting, which means that every voter writes down a list of the nominated films in their order of preference, all the number one [...]
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March 6th, 2010
Anything But Avatar
When I heard that Nicolas Chartier had been banned from attending the 82nd annual Academy Awards for negative campaigning in order to promote the film “The Hurt Locker” (which he co-produced), I was outraged. I cannot stand unfairness and corruption. You may then ask why I would choose to live in South Africa, but that [...]
