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Warren
Beatty
The ambitious and radical star who crafted a
remarkable and uncompromising slate of
mainstream movies takes home an Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Oscar on
Sunday. Who in the world
watches the Oscars?
Oscar claims to have billions of viewers in hundreds of countries. The
truth is somewhat different. Age and the
academy
A new study of Oscar nominees shows that older guys and younger women
get the stauettes. Scooping the
Oscars
Does the Wall Street Journal know who will win? Not if the academy can
help it.
Winners and losers
Why have so many actors who've won Oscars seen their careers tank? - - - - - - - - - - - - THIS YEAR'S BEST PICTURE NOMINEES "American Beauty" "American
Beauty"
Kevin Spacey keeps a biting suburban satire from eating itself alive. Kevin Spacey knows
our secrets
The enigmatic actor's roles embody manipulation and cunning. Laughter
after irony
Are new movies like "Holy Smoke" and "American
Beauty" reinventing screen comedy? "The Insider"
Not just blowing
smoke
"60 Minutes" producer Lowell Bergman reveals the real story behind "The
Insider." "The Cider House Rules" "The
Cider House Rules"
Driven by Tobey Maguire's marvelously layered performance, Lasse
Hallström's old-fashioned cinematic yarn-spinning yields genuine emotion
without sentimentality. The John Irving
rules
Oscar watch: The author of "The Cider House Rules" talks about his
Academy Award nomination, abortion and his strange fixation on oral sex. "The Sixth Sense"
"The Sixth Sense"
A clumsy supernatural thriller searches -- and searches and searches --
for the soul of a little boy, but finds only the edge of exploitation. "The Green Mile"
REVIEWS AND FEATURES ON OTHER NOMINATED MOVIES "Boys Don't
Cry"
The fictionalized account of the Brandon Teena story is sensationalistic
storytelling at its best. The secret behind
"Boys Don't Cry"
Director Kimberly Peirce says it's fun -- until the bitter end. "The
Straight Story"
Forget the G rating -- this road movie is as weird as David Lynch gets. "I want a dream when
I go to a film"
David Lynch, the human tuning fork, talks about his most unusual movie
-- a G-rated adventure about a man, a lawnmower and an emotional
journey. "Being John
Malkovich"
Director Spike Jonze puts his brilliantly offbeat twist on the "15
minutes of fame" theory. "The End of
the Affair"
Julianne Moore triumphs in Neil Jordan's latest crying game.
- - - - - - - - - - - - CAMILLE PAGLIA AND CINTRA WILSON WRITE ON LAST YEAR'S ACADEMY AWARDS And the frumps
are ...
The 71st Academy Awards are a parade of pomaded pretty boys and
washed-out drag queens from lame movies. Where is the glamour? Not
abhorrent!
Just when you're ready to give up on awards shows altogether, the Oscars
turn out to be halfway entertaining.
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