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Oscars: “Juno” Lights Up a Dark List

Stephen Simon

by Stephen Simon | January 25th, 2008 | Comments (5)
topic: Inspirational Films | tags: , and

Never have I written a blog or column that generated as much response as the last one I wrote about the dark, violent preferences of both critics and Hollywood. Now it's plain that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has the party line: The Academy Award nominations were announced on January 22 and, ... read more

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What Is Hollywood Smoking?

Stephen Simon

by Stephen Simon | January 4th, 2008 | Comments (4)
topic: Inspirational Films | tags: , , and

I have a message for both the mainstream film industry and its film critics: You have both lost all connection with film audiences. Hollywood has seemingly decided that “quality” now equates with dark, violent and depressing; consequently, 2007 was one of the bleakest years ever for film distribution. To make matters worse, and to illustrate anew ... read more

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