An array of links, inspired by last night’s Academy Awards:
- Pete Docter’s student film Winter
An art-school animated film from Pete Docter, director of last year’s Best Animated Film Up. (/Film) - A short story not actually by James Franco about hosting the Oscars
A fascinating look at why Franco may have appeared so bored during the Oscar telecast. (Salon) Perhaps it was because the wrong movies won? - James Poniewozik on what was wrong with Sunday’s broadcast
In a relatively non-snarky article, Poniewozik looks at why we need comedians and not actors as hosts. (Time) - Oscar wants you to use the web the right way, only
Use it to talk about and promoted the program, but don’t you dare post a clip from the show! (All Things Digital) - Did you want to see Franco and Hathaway doing a Grease dance number?
Nope, me neither. Never liked Grease myself…. (Mediaite) - LA Times awards blog The Envelope
My favorite source of Oscar gossip and photos.
And finally… A link back to a post I did in December about the Bechdel Test on the relevance of women’s roles in movies. Fascinating way to analyze how important women are in a movie.