Top Four Contestants are Remakes. Does it matter to Oscar?

[ad_1] This year’s number of remakes has certainly been inflated by the recent increase to the top 10 nominations, just as the all-time set in 1936 was likely the result of one of two years dropping with a dozen contenders. Still, restructurings this year are overrepresented. Historically, 11.5 percent of best picture nominees are remakes …

Top Four Contestants are Remakes. Does it matter to Oscar?

[ad_1] This year’s number of remakes has certainly been inflated by the recent increase to the top 10 nominations, just as the all-time set in 1936 was likely the result of one of two years dropping with a dozen contenders. Still, restructurings this year are overrepresented. Historically, 11.5 percent of best picture nominees are remakes …

Review: A Conductor Adds His Name to Philharmonic Contestants

[ad_1] It’s audition season for the New York Philharmonic – not for a cast. With Jaap van Zweden, the orchestra’s music director, after announcing In September, when he will depart in 2024, every guest conductor now takes the podium in search of a replacement. This Fantasy Baton play is complicated by the fact that as …