On the Floor #8: The Star System is Broken

This week’s On the Floor tackles one of the biggest issues currently facing the film industry, the star system. With Jurassic World making a gazillion dollars and everyone cementing Chris Pratt as a new star, we take a look at the history of the star system, how we do and should determine what a star is and where we go from here. We also take ample time to shade Will Smith for his career choices. Enjoy!

Oscar Predictions Update: Black Friday Edition

Not going to bore you all with a lot of info, here are my updated Oscar predictions. The goal this round: be as ruthless as a Black Friday shopper.

Oscar Prediction Update: The Season is Upon Us

Hello fellow Oscar obsessives, did you miss me? It’s been a while since I updated my Oscar predictions but now seems like as good a time as any.

Oscar Predictions Update: Post-Toronto Thoughts

Well the Toronto Film Festival has ended, and though I have barely paid attention to this or Telluride it seems like I should update my Oscar predictions.

Oscar Prediction Update: The Calm Before the Storm of Festivals

The subtitle to this post could be a Game of Thrones book, no? Well the Oscar season often feels as though you are going toe to toe with the Mountain for months on end, and right now is sort of the calm before everything begins to hit. In the next three months, we’ll be inundated with festivals, premieres and reviews so here’s some picks before that happens.

Oscar Prediction Update: Into the Interstellar Boyhood?

Oscar predicting is going to start to get serious (for some) soon and given the summer’s slate of movies, that is possibly a good thing. Anyways, here’s some analysis and predixs!

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