26 month ago
nelson : Pirating the Oscars - 6 years' data of screener leaks; takes less than a week from when the studio releases a DVD screener to when it shows up online
wearehugh : Waxy.org: Pirating the 2008 Oscars (Now with 6 Years of Data)
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plasticbag : The Oscar nominations are out with No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood leading the charge - I have a sneaking suspicion that There Will Be Blood will end up being the film with the longest life, but No Country for Old Men astonished me. A truly extraordinary film. I hope it wins.
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38 month ago
Andy Baio : Waxy.org: Pirating the 2007 Oscars - I just posted my research into Oscar screener piracy, also showing that restricting screeners may hurt film's Oscar chances
jkottke : Andy Baio has a report on Oscar nominated films showing up online - Andy Baio has a report on Oscar nominated films showing up online. Out of the 34 films nominated in one form or another, 31 have been released online. "The average length of time between a film's USA release and its first appearance online is 12 days."
Nelson Minar : Pirating the Oscars - Waxy researches the downloads of Oscar nominated films
wearehugh : Waxy.org: Daily Log: Pirating the 2007 Oscars
plasticbag : Andy Baio's written a great post about piracy and the Oscars and the effect of the piracy-free DVDs sent to academy members... - The general conclusion I get from this survey and from friends in the industry is that the companies who insist on copy protected DVDs ended up with Academy members unable to watch the films and subsequently not winning awards...
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49 month ago
Rod Begbie : YouTube - O! News - Silly little Oscars news parody from Peter Serafinowicz -- Apparently just made for fun. His Alan Alda impression is spookily good. [via] #
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51 month ago
plasticbag : Best news in ages: Jon Stewart is to present this year's Oscars. He rocks. - It's just a shame it's always on in the middle of the bloody night in the UK. I always doze off at the wrong moments, ten minutes from the Best Picture gong...
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62 month ago
Andy Baio : Halle Berry attended Razzies ceremony to accept her award - "I want to thank Warner Brothers for casting me in this piece of shit" [via] [via]
jimray : Halle Berry shows up at the Razzies to accept her award! - "saying her mother taught her that to be 'a good winner you had to be a good loser first.'" I have a new level of respect for Halle [via mefi]
plasticbag : Halle Berry shows up to collect "Worst Actress" award, recreating her Oscar speech in full - She thanked everyone involved in "Catwoman," a film she said took her from the top of her profession to the bottom.
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62 month ago
jimray : 2005 Oscar goodie bag - Cuz the rich and pampered deserve to be MORE rich and pampered [via mefi]
jkottke : The contents of the official goodie bags given to the presenters and performers at the 2005 Academy Awards
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63 month ago
jkottke : Oscar nominees are out, Aviator leads with 11 nominations - It was the most accessible, big, good Hollywood movie out in theatres...makes sense that it got so many nominations.
plasticbag : 2005 Oscar nominees - Lots of films I've not been able to see yet, and more nominations for the entertaining and engaging "Aviator" than for anything else...
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