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How NYT critic Morris looks at movie watching

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Mar 4, 2024
Cooper, Giamatti or Murphy? Morris weighs in on the range of talent up for Oscars and the "range of experiences" he seeks as a moviegoer.
Which film will win best picture honors at this year's Academy Awards? "It's 'Oppenheimer' city, baby," says Wesley Morris.
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Not playing at a theater near you: Why are some movies so hard to find? 

by Janet Nguyen
Feb 16, 2024
It comes down to how much money the theaters think they’re going to earn.
If a movie doesn't show up at the theater, it's because the theater doesn't think it will make money, one filmmaker told us.
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Best picture win for "CODA" a milestone for streaming services

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Mar 28, 2022
Apple TV+ invests in a small number of high-end original productions, consistent with the tech giant's premium product line.
The cast and producers of "CODA," honored as best picture during the Academy Awards. The win marks a shift for an industry that was slow to embrace streaming platforms.
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Fewer people are watching the Oscars. Here's why that might not matter to the academy.

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Mar 24, 2022
The organization that puts on the awards show has transformed itself from a production company to an "institution with a billion dollar endowment," says data journalist Walt Hickey.
The Academy Museum in Los Angeles in February 2020, before it opened.
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Oscar winner calls for expansion of laws against discrimination based on hair

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Feb 12, 2020
The director of "Hair Love" said so-called Crown Acts should apply in all 50 states.
Filmmakers Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver pose with their Oscars for Best Animated Short Film for "Hair Love" on Feb. 9, 2020.
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Advertisers love the Oscars, whether you watch or not

by Ben Bradford
Feb 22, 2019
The Academy Awards take place this Sunday and, for the first time since 1989, the show will have no host. Viewership in 2018 fell 19 percent from the year before. In creative attempts to hold on to viewer interest, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has floated and withdrawn proposals for new awards, […]
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Why dressing for the red carpet can be a problem if you’re not a size 2

by Janet Nguyen
Feb 22, 2019
Those glamorous gowns at the Oscars are usually loaned — in sizes 0 and 2. Who will dress the rest?
Actress Melissa McCarthy wearing Marina Rinaldi at the 2012 Oscars.  
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An evening at the Academy Awards isn't cheap

by Barbara Platts
Feb 21, 2019
Hollywood's biggest night isn't only star studded. It's expensive.
Brie Larson, winner of best actress award for "Room," attends the 88th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on Feb. 28, 2016, in Hollywood.
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From movies to graphic design, the origin of Photoshop

by Danielle Chiriguayo
Feb 11, 2019
How one program created for cinematic special effects changed design.
A screenshot from Adobe's "Adobe Innovation" b-roll.
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And the Oscar goes to ... innovations in movie tech

by Molly Wood
Feb 11, 2019
A committee of techies dives deep to choose each year's winners.
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