Some experts are suggesting to replace it with an adapted-music award. The good news is, the Academy will likely be open to new ideas, writes Tim Appelo. READ MORE
For a $823 million movie, clearly the year's most spectacular and original, "Inception" has one lowish profile. So here's Warner Bros.' new five-minute featurette to keep the Oscar dream alive. READ MORE
Oscarologist and "Pictures at a Revolution" author Mark Harris has a revolutionary idea: common sense in Oscar voting for sound and editing awards. READ MORE
Pauline Kael's "Last Tango" typist thinks she might like Oscar nom "Black Swan," but not "The Social Network" -- and "The King's Speech" would hit too close to home. READ MORE
Screen Gems is rolling out its female-focused thriller "The Roommate" against Universal's 3D underwater action flick "Sanctum." See where audience interest is leading into the weekend. READ MORE
When critic Caryn James saw "Black Swan" and "Never Let Me Go" the same day, she thought they'd both be Oscar bait. So why is "Swan" about to crack $100 million and $2.5 million-grossing "Never Let Me Go" hitting video on Tuesday? READ MORE
New deal calls for 1821, run by Greek shipping heir Paris Lastis and Terry Dougas, to co-produce projects with handsomecharlie, which has a "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" adaptation set up at Lionsgate. READ MORE
SAG announced Friday that Bening will introduce "The Kids Are All Right," but THR and top pundits predict a Portman victory (and 14 others) at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards. READ MORE
Behind the Screen explores the impact of technology on movies and TV shows, specifically content producers, cinematographers, editors, VFX shops and artists, sound mixers and editors, technical (including R&D) roles and the post-production community. This includes products from companies like Red, Canon, Dolby and Avid to new hires in key below-the-line positions on movies or at below the line post/VFX shops