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Old Ass Oscars: The Wizard of Oz

Old Ass Oscars: The Wizard of Oz

All month long we celebrate Best Picture Nominees that didn’t win. This week, we take a look at the Avatar of its time.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on February 7, 2010 | Comments

Culture Warrior: A Look Back at the Cinema of 1999

Culture Warrior: A Look Back at the Cinema of 1999

This week’s Culture Warrior is getting its bunker ready for Y2K.

By Landon Palmer on January 4, 2010 | Comments

A Handy User’s Guide to the Academy’s New Best Picture Voting Rules

A Handy User’s Guide to the Academy’s New Best Picture Voting Rules

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has changed the way members will vote on the Best Picture. Here’s a dirty explanation of how it works that will either clear it all up or make it far, far more confusing for you.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on August 31, 2009 | Comments

Reject Radio: Episode 15: We’re Being Cancelled

Reject Radio: Episode 15: We’re Being Cancelled

This week, on a very special episode of Reject Radio, we Inglouriously review the recent releases while getting Thirsty and coming up with awkward puns for the film titles. We also get voted World’s Greatest Dad or something. Seriously, I’m not even trying anymore because my attention span is so Shorts.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on August 25, 2009 | Comments

Party Like It’s 1939: ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Back in Theaters

Party Like It’s 1939: ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Back in Theaters

To celebrate 70 years of release, The Wizard of Oz is coming to a theater to you in HD. Put on your ruby slippers and see it for yourself on the big screen.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on August 20, 2009 | Comments

NBC, Jason Katims to Rebuild The Land of ‘Oz’

NBC, Jason Katims to Rebuild The Land of ‘Oz’

A new show from the ‘Friday Night Lights’ team will bring ‘The Wizard of Oz’ to modern day Manhattan.

By Robert Levin on April 6, 2009 | Comments

Ten Classic Films That Would Have Been Cool in 3D

Ten Classic Films That Would Have Been Cool in 3D

What if the studios had stepped in and mandated that certain projects be 3D. FSR wondered aloud and we came up with 10 films that could’ve, nay, should’ve been made in vivid 3D.

By Josh Radde on July 6, 2008 | Comments

The Seven Greatest Movies with Cop Out Endings

The Seven Greatest Movies with Cop Out Endings

We here in the fancy, cavier-filled world of online movie criticism know that the phrase “Deus Ex Machina” is Latin for “He Who Smelt It, Dealt It,” a concept that can apply to the endings of a number of great films.

By Dr. Cole Abaius on May 7, 2008 | Comments