Best Picture Decision: Which Combination is Right?

Five. Ten. Sliding Scale. These are the terms folks in Awards blogosphere use to describe the Academy’s choices for Best Picture. The Academy recently had a meeting to decide upon what they want to go with and whatever they pick is sure to cause much discussion. I’ve been thinking about the concept of Best Picture a lot since the Academy expanded the field then went to this bs sliding scale.

Classic Cinema: Breaking Away

As one of the first movies I dove into with regards to 1979, Breaking Away provided a wonderful insight into a community and world that seems forgotten (midwest college towns), with rich nuance and character details.