It was nice to see Silver Linings Playbook on the list of nominees for Best Picture this year. Mind you- I’ll lay odds it won’t win, and fun as it is, against the field it faces it probably shouldn’t. Still, it’s reassuring that Oscar can pay tribute to a comedy with its most important award. Remember the story of the … More Details

I found it interesting (if not particularly surprising) that the top box office performers of the last several decades have tended to be longer movies. For example, blockbusters like the Lord Of The Rings series clock in at about three hours per installment, while Avatar and The Dark Knight Rises are both well over the two and a half hour … More Details