Costume Designers Guild Awards Proof That Oscars Have Bias Toward Period, Fantasy Design - Yahoo! Movies

The Costume Designers Guild is one of the latest specialty awards to come to the party.

Four Reasons Why it Would Be a Cinematic Tragedy for `The Artist' to Win the Oscar for Best Picture - Yahoo! Movies

"The Artist" received a number of Academy Award nominations, has already been chosen as the best film of the year by a number of critics and looks to be on target to remain, at least temporarily, to be the front runner. All of which raises the question.

Movies to Watch on January 24: Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector Day - Yahoo! Movies

Consarnit, you almost missed Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector Day again, dagnabbit! January 24, 1848, is the date in history that not only guaranteed Joe Montana would someday always be referred to as a 49er, it is also the day that handed us Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector Day.

The Political Film Society Awards: Express Your Views on Politics and Film - Yahoo! Movies

I could start this article that hopes to reveal for the first time to many the very existence of the Political Film Society Awards by complaining that "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is not even among the films listed among those eligible to receive a nomination in 2012.

Linda Chorney, David Macias and the Impossibility of Diluting the Credibilty of the Grammy Awards - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com

David Macias says that the Grammy Award nomination for Linda Chorney serves to dilute the Grammy's credibility. Such a thing is patently impossible: the awards have no credibility!

Comedies that Poke Fun at the Thin Blue Line of Police and Law Enforcement - Yahoo! Movies

Dateline: Pensacola, Florida. 2009. A wealthy Florida couple is murdered in their home in the middle of the night while a dozen adopted children sleep inside the house.

Zombie Movie Makers: It's Time to Go Back to the Historical Zombies of the Pre-Romero Era If You Want to Stand Out - Yahoo! Movies

Zombie movies and TV shows are all the rage. With the exception of vampires, no other supernatural or occult figure is such a popular culture icon of choice at the present moment.

Why Ricky Gervais Should Be Replaced as Awards Host by Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge - Yahoo! Movies

There are some who think that Ricky Gervaisi is hysterically funny. Those people really need to catch an episode-any episode will do-of a show-any show will do-featuring Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge.

Why Isn't 'Your Highness' Considered the Frontrunner to Take Home Everything at the Razzies? - Yahoo! Movies

Monday, January 16, 2012, is a big day for movie awards. This day represents another step in the continuing history of awards that have been collected in the past by such movies as "Showgirls" and such actors as Tom Selleck and Madonna.

Comedy: The Ugly Stepsister Invited to the Movie Awards Ball, but that Always Spends the Night Alone in Bed Wearing Both Slippers - Yahoo! Movies

When it comes to comedy, the genre is the ugly stepsister who may get invited to the party, but never goes home with Prince Charming.

Little Lily of 'Modern Family' Drops an F-Bomb ... And Other Shocking Moments in Sitcom History - Yahoo! TV

Now we know the real reason that the young Asian girl adopted by Cam and Mitchell on "Modern Family" aged exponentially between the second and third season of the show. The writers needed to put young Lily on the aging fast track so that she could become a speaking character.

Chances for 'War Horse' Winning Tony, Oscar in Less Than a Year Shrinking Faster Than Arctic Glaciers - Yahoo! Movies

Way back around the early middle of June 2011, something happened inside a theater in New York City that must have lifted Steven Spielberg's heart and taken his mind off the fact that more Americans could probably identify the Kardashians' resident plastic surgeon than could iden …

Geri Reischl, Fake Jan Day and the Oscar-Winning Documentary Just Waiting to Be Made - Yahoo! Movies

Are you a documentary filmmaker looking for a subject almost guaranteed to result in your boring millions of people to death when you accept your Oscar? Or have you always wanted to get in on the lucrative documentary movie business? Oh boy, do I have an idea for you! If I wer …

Could Casey Affleck Wind Up the Best Actor of His Generation? - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com

With three movies made back to back to back, Casey Affleck came of out nowhere to stake a claim that he could one day be considered the best actor of his generation.

`Rise of the Planet of the Apes': The Most Essential Movie of 2011 - Yahoo! Movies

When I claim that "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" was my most essential movie of 2011 I don't make any claim toward it being the best, though I do think it was the best movie I saw.

Karl Marx, Max Weber and Social Class Theory - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com

Marx and Weber are the two titanic figures in the sociological arena of social class. A hundred years later and status is still assigned based on occupation.

Movie Selections for Peculiar People Day on January 10 - Yahoo! Movies

January 10 is Peculiar People Day.

Comedy Movies to Win the Academy Award for Best Picture from the 1930s Through the 1960s - Yahoo! Movies

They say that the United State Senate is the most exclusive club in America. If you are considering things in terms of how only rich people who are overwhelming white and male have been allowed in, that is probably true.

Actors Who Have Played God in Movies Appropriate for National Play God Day - Yahoo! Movies

Nobody is exactly sure of the origins of National Play God Day, but what is definitely known is that it can be celebrated on January 9.

Double Indemnity Versus Sunset Blvd - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com

An examination of two of Billy Wilder's best movies and how each is representative of film noir.

Why Are Screwball Comedies Called Screwball Comedies? - Yahoo! Movies

Ever tried to hit a pitcher with a great screwball? Not many pitchers are masters of the screwball, but those that are tend to have incredible statistics. The screwball may not be quite as unpredictable as the knuckleball, but who would want to see a knuckleball comedy anyway?

Disney's Greatest Villain to Get Center Stage in Latest Live Action Revisionist Fairy Tale Noir Film - Yahoo! Movies

Quick: name the greatest villain in Walt Disney animation history? A number of candidates come to mind, but if you pick anyone but Maleficent, you are wrong. Sorry. But that's just the way things are. Yeah, yeah, I know.

What Are Some Other Movies About Pickpockets Besides 'Loosies'? - Yahoo! Movies

"Loosies" opens the movie year of 2012 as an addition to a very constricted genre of movies that, despite their underwhelming numbers, have proved to be a gold mine for artistic interpretation.

What Hollywood Legend Received at Least One Oscar Nomination Every Year From 1949 to 1967? - Yahoo! Movies

Query: name the woman who was nominated for an Oscar every year from 1949 to 1967. As if that weren't impressive enough, consider that in many of those years she actually received nominations in two separate categories for different movies.

Was the Fall Release of Most Video Games Named the Best of 2011 the Real Reason Behind Hollywood's Abysmal Holiday Movie Season? - Yahoo! Movies

Much has been written about the disappointing box office figures of the last quarter of 2011. An article in the Chicago Tribune asked six so-called experts about the drop in box office revenue for the year in general. Amazingly enough, two words never popped up.

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