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Culture Shot

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

What more does a genre film such as ‘Black Panther’ have to do to win Best Picture?

A man in messy clown makeup stares at a burning money pile.
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If your film is a commercial film, it has to reinvent its genre of choice, be constantly talked about by the press and audiences and/or have a hefty studio campaign budget standing behind it to even stand a chance at getting nominated. And then you’ll still lose to stuff such as “The Shape of Water.”
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Charter Day 2018, Film & Television

Thursday, March 22, 2018
Theaters

Berkeley movie theaters subvert national narratives

Theaters aren’t going anywhere, at least for Berkeley. The city’s cinema scene has managed to exist outside the typical film industry narrative.
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Culture Shot

Saturday, March 10, 2018
Best Picture

What does it mean to be ‘Best Picture’?

“Best Picture” is a massive concept that is not properly captured by the rules and logistics in place because it transcends them.
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Culture Shot

Sunday, March 4, 2018
Oscars

90th Academy Awards boringly sticks to script

Despite offering a surprisingly eclectic spread of nominees, the 90th Academy Awards proved to be utterly, boringly predictable.
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Culture Shot

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Why Christopher Nolan won’t win Best Director for ‘Dunkirk’

Christopher Nolan may have received that coveted nomination, but the industry’s unwillingness to celebrate him remains to a significant degree.
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Culture Shot

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Who will, could and should win the 2018 Academy Awards

With the general consensus that there were no major snubs in this year’s Academy Awards nominations, category predictions become all the more interesting.
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Culture Shot

Friday, January 26, 2018

‘Call Me By Your Name’ dominates Oscar nominations — with most snubs

While the stunning LGBTQ+ love story “Call Me By Your Name” garnered four nominations, it was snubbed for nearly just as many.
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Culture Shot

Thursday, January 25, 2018

How the 2018 Academy Awards nominations redefine ‘good’ film

Yet this sudden upsurge in critical appreciation of genre films raises the question of whether the nature of filmmaking itself is changing, or if we are.
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Film & Television

Saturday, January 6, 2018

The Daily Californian Arts Awards: Film of 2017

By continuing to break the institutional silence surrounding sexual violence and believing survivors, we’ll retain film as our source of light in 2018.
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Film & Television

Monday, December 11, 2017

‘The Shape of Water’ is slightly out of depth, despite gorgeous imagery

The film’s narrative challenges its apparent attempt at seriousness, but there’s no question as to whether “The Shape of Water” is visually stunning.
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