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Which movie was better:Mean StreetsorThe Sting? It didnt win any Oscars because it wasnt even nominated for a single award. So it’s possible for you to debate whetherThe Stingwas the best movie of 1973. Credit: Jakob Ihre But you cant excuse the Academy for completely ignoringMean Streets. Just about every year, brilliant movies likeMean Streetsare completely ignored by the Oscars. History, fortunately, is the ultimate arbiter of greatness. These are the Non-Nominees....

Which movie was better:Mean StreetsorThe Sting? It didnt win any Oscars because it wasnt even nominated for a single award. So you could debate whetherThe Stingwas the best movie of 1973. Credit: Hooman Bahrani But you cant excuse the Academy for completely ignoringMean Streets. History, fortunately, is the ultimate arbiter of greatness. These are the Non-Nominees. How much is his soul worth, and does Dennis have a breaking point? There is a conflicted protagonist and a defined villain who represents a corrupt system....

Which movie was better:Mean StreetsorThe Sting? It didnt win any Oscars because it wasnt even nominated for a single award. So you might debate whetherThe Stingwas the best movie of 1973. Credit: Netflix But you cant excuse the Academy for completely ignoringMean Streets. History, fortunately, is the ultimate arbiter of greatness. These are the Non-Nominees. Cary Joji Fukanaga (True Detective) wrote and directedBeasts, based on Uzodinma Iwealas 2005 novel. Why it wasnt nominated:Beasts of No Nationmight be Exhibit A of the #OscarsSoWhite outrage....

Spike Lee gets Oscar’s cold shoulder again, for his vital, vehement semi-musical about the inner city. Which movie was better:Mean StreetsorThe Sting? It didnt win any Oscars because it wasnt even nominated for a single award. Credit: Parrish Lewis So you’ve got the option to debate whetherThe Stingwas the best movie of 1973. But you cant excuse the Academy for completely ignoringMean Streets. History, fortunately, is the ultimate arbiter of greatness....

Which movie was better:Mean StreetsorThe Sting? It didnt win any Oscars because it wasnt even nominated for a single award. So you might debate whetherThe Stingwas the best movie of 1973. Credit: Everett Collection But you cant excuse the Academy for completely ignoringMean Streets. Just about every year, brilliant movies likeMean Streetsare completely ignored by the Oscars. History, fortunately, is the ultimate arbiter of greatness. These are the Non-Nominees. But when it comes to the Oscars, the exceptions always prove the rule....

Which movie was better:Mean StreetsorThe Sting? It didnt win any Oscars because it wasnt even nominated for a single award. So you’ve got the option to debate whetherThe Stingwas the best movie of 1973. Credit: Augusta Quirk But you cant excuse the Academy for completely ignoringMean Streets. Just about every year, brilliant movies likeMean Streetsare completely ignored by the Oscars. History, fortunately, is the ultimate arbiter of greatness. These are the Non-Nominees....

Amy Schumer’s rom-com will eventually have the last laugh. Which movie was better:Mean StreetsorThe Sting? It didnt win any Oscars because it wasnt even nominated for a single award. So you could debate whetherThe Stingwas the best movie of 1973. But you cant excuse the Academy for completely ignoringMean Streets. History, fortunately, is the ultimate arbiter of greatness. These are the Non-Nominees. But first and foremost, its a comedy, and its raison detre is to earn laughs....

‘It’s okay being a woman now. What this movement is about is choice… I dont want every woman to go out and get a job if she doesnt want to. Credit: Youtube/Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic We say that, but we dont really mean it. Ephron also criticizes societys emphasis on beauty, admitting its a difficult construct for her to identify with. The entire novel is about how difficult, how absolutely abysmally difficult it is to be beautiful....

After the first record, I drifted away from the piano a little bit. I still played it, but was more inspired to write on guitar. I really loved playing piano on this record. Credit: Douglas Mason/Getty Images Jones also revealed her fall tour dates, which will begin Aug. 10 in Denver, Colorado. Shell tour through North America before heading to Europe in November. A full list of dates are listed atNorahJones....

Youd believe it if he actually possessed the capacity to coo. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: InNorm of the North, youre the voice of a bird wearing your signature black-framed eyeglasses. Is he an eagle? Credit: Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic BILL NIGHY:No, hes more like an albatross or a gull. Hes a sea bird of some kind. Hes a very senior gull, obviously, since Im playing him. What attracted you to the film? Oh, I loved my character....

Wither thou goest, Mr. Williams, I will follow. The petition has since racked up over 19,000 signatures as of Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, a counter petition has garnered more than 25,000 signatures. Credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez/WireImage; Cindy Ord/Getty Images Boo dont need a petition. #shondalandrules, Rhimes wrote on Twitter Monday. Williams, who has along history in activism, has personally addressed the petition. On Wednesday, he responded to a report stating that the petition had quadrupled in signatures....

(At one point, he had nine series on the air.) There was no kiss at all in the script. It was Sammys idea. He surprised everyone at rehearsal. The writers and I were blown away…. The audiences reaction to it washuge. There was something so lovely in the reaction. As much as it was fun, the audience was making a statement: We can handle this. We got one of the longest laughs when Maude tells her friend [Rue McClanahan] shes pregnant....

I think the answer to it is in your face every day, Lear said. I dont know how many signals I can turn to for great drama, great dramedy. This has to be the Golden Age. Credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images There is so very much good quality, so much excellence in drama. Among the shows Lear says falls into that Golden Age category? Transparentis a giant show, Lear told EW after the panel....