http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2002-2006 by the authors Mon, 13 Oct 2003 06:28:13 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/10/12/151102.php#comment-23036 World News Now on ABC is doing a segment on the screener controversy with Leah Rosen of People magazine. First, Oscar rules are these are movie only DVDs. Second, periodically burned into the bottom is text saying it is an academy screener to be used for awards consideration. They actually showed an example. And she mentioned numerous films that might not have been nominated or won without screeners including Monster's Ball, The Pianist, Frida, and Far From Heaven. ]]> 23036@blogcritics.org Mon, 13 Oct 2003 06:28:13 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/10/12/151102.php#comment-23032 This is a profoundly stupid policy. Smaller films will have a harder time being seen by Academy voters, and pirates will still copy films. ]]> 23032@blogcritics.org Mon, 13 Oct 2003 04:01:44 EDT