It's the day after the Academy Awards ceremony, so that means there's a lot of carping on the Internet about how it was too long and too boring and not good television and all the other things people like to say about the Oscars the day after they're handed out ( Read more... )

I'm not nearly as interested in the Oscars as I used to be, but I still feel compelled to make note of and comment briefly on the Academy Award nominations that were announced this morning. I'm just going to go down the list and see what jumps out at me.

• Hey, I've already seen one of the Best Picture nominees! I think the last time that happened ( Read more... )

In the visual arts, I watched five DVDs this week:

( Happy Endings, season 1 disc 2 )

While preparing my review roundup for the most recent episode of Community, I ran across the following bit of foolishness in a review by Joe Matar at Den of Geek:

So this is, of course, the episode that has the distinction of being written by Dean Pelton, Jim Rash himself, who won an Oscar for his screenplay for The Descendants. Knowing this in ( Read more... )

I watched three DVD this week plus one movie in a theater:

( Flight of the Conchords, season 1 disc 1 )

I watched four DVDs this week:

( The Cabin in the Woods )

I watched two DVDs at home this week and one that I had to leave the house to see:

( Big Love, season 1, disc 2 )

I watched six DVDs this week:

( Big Love, season 1, disc 1 )

I watched five DVDs plus one theatrical movie this week:

( Argo )

I watched the Oscars last night with a large group of people at my friend Lyn's 19th annual Oscar party. A good time, as they say, was had by all, including me, even though I didn't win the pool. Here's what I got wrong:

• Best Supporting Actor: I picked Tommy Lee Jones. Not having seen any of the performances when I cast the ballot, I went with the ( Read more... )