If You Can Only See One Oscar-Nominated Movie ...
...then you probably shouldn't read this. With ten best picture nods this year, a full roster of five animated features, all the nominations in the other categories (and only a week left of...
View ArticleOscars Countdown: Movies You Have to See and Movies to Skip
A little over a week remains until Oscar night. With ten best picture nominees this year, not to mention a full roster of five animated features (on top of all the other categories), there's not a lot...
View ArticleMovie Date: Oscar Recap
Each week, Newsday film critic Rafer Guzman and Takeaway producer Kristen Meinzer get in a heated, but friendly debate about the movies. This week, they commemorate their third date with a talk about...
View Article'Winter's Bone': The Last of the Ten Best Picture Nods
There was a time when just about every man, woman, and child in America could see all the best picture Oscar nominees before the big night; a time when the number of nominees was so manageable that you...
View ArticleBon Voyage, Best Actress Oscar Curse
It’s Valentine’s Day, and I can’t think of a better time to discuss what’s come to be known as the Best Actress Oscar Curse. No doubt, you’ve heard about it by now. If you haven’t, here’s a little...
View ArticleOscar Nominee Jed Rothstein on 'Killing In the Name'
All this week on the Takeaway, we’re talking with people who are nominated for Oscars, and who’ve worked behind the scenes on Oscar-nominated films. Jed Rothstein is the director of “Killing in the...
View ArticleLive Action Short Oscar Nominee Luke Matheny on 'God of Love'
The Oscars are on Sunday and we take a closer look at what it's like to be nominated for an Academy Award. Luke Matheny is the director, writer and star of “God of Love,” a semi-tragic romantic comedy,...
View ArticleYour Oscar Ballot
It's Oscar weekend and we're letting you play judge. Register your votes for The Takeaway's Movie Date Oscar poll. We'll let you know how well you did Monday morning. And you can watch the Oscars and...
View ArticleMovie Date Presents: Oscar...Totally Naked
In this week's Movie Date podcast, Rafer and Kristen's bickering isn't restricted to the online world. Instead, it's made available to radio listeners all over the country. It's their first hour-long...
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