The Self-Fulfilling Oscar Calendar
How the Academy Awards shrink the year in movies to down to no more than a few months.
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How ‘The Hunger Games’ Got Cool
In just over a year, the young-adult book series has become a widespread cultural touchstone.
The Revenge Fantasy: ‘Django Unchained’ vs. ’12 Years a Slave’
Do most Americans believe that all problems—psychological, interpersonal, political, moral—can be resolved by a final competition, whether it’s a quick-draw shootout or a dance contest?
TV, Movies Can Inspire Altruism
But new research suggests it only occurs when people reflect upon what they’ve been watching.
Tony Kushner, Optimist, Takes the Long View
The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Lincoln screenwriter is very aware of the problems we face as a society, but he has faith in the political process.
What Is Cool? Forecasting 2013’s Coolest Movie
In what's been a weird year for movies, could Sandra Bullock be the star of 2013's coolest film?
Television vs. the Movies: Which Does Better by Women?
The Geena Davis Institute on Gender and Media did a content analysis of 11,927 speaking characters in “family films” and prime-time and children’s TV shows. This is what they found.
Whither Cultural Critics?
With access to books, movies, and television more open than ever, and research showing that crowdsourcing leads to biases, cultural criticism needs to change.
Escaped From the Asylum!
Bottom-of-the-barrel creature features. Topless-teen comedies. "Mockbuster" rip-offs. In Burbank, California, one low-budget studio cranks out whatever Netflix wants.