Though Oscar Sunday is still three months away, movie critics and awards journalists (you can specialize in just about anything these days) are amping up their forecasts on who will take home the gold come February.
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Trophy Talk: __Innovation could save AMAs from sinking ratings__
The American Music Awards have been a long-running joke in my family.
Live from Cork: _Band brings Americana, sounds of the South to Ireland_
You may have missed it because it wasn’t extensively publicized, but there was an election in America a couple of weeks ago.
Tough best picture decision lies ahead for Academy
November is the month when serious award hopefuls begin making themselves known. Variety magazine, for instance, released on Saturday a list of 30 films it considered to be the top contenders for the major categories at the Academy Awards.
_Oscars shift away from flashy dramas toward smaller films_
As I wrote this column before the election, the polls were still open, and in between constant checking of CNN my mind was still reeling from a movie I saw the night before at the American Film Institute festival ““ the French film “Rust and Bone” starring Marion Cotillard.
Live from Cork: _Band brings traditional balladeer style to modern audience, shows appreciation of music’s past_
I’ve written before about how young Cork feels as a city, perhaps due to the influx of young men and women studying at University College Cork.
Anneta Konstantinides: _Movie releases shouldn't revolve around award show season_
I recently read an article in The New York Times on the state of the American movie industry.