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...sweet moment, and one that showed how willingly the British Academy shares the love when it comes to recognizing indigenous talent. But it also begs the question: when, year after year, more and more British filmmakers, actors and actresses are winning awards alongside their Hollywood counterparts, is there any need for an Outstanding British Film category at all? How come all British films are equal, but some British films are more equal than others? Yes, Britain's film industry is much smaller and poorer than America's, and, true, there's the risk that, in some years, U.S. award winners...
...Maybe one day the British Academy will need to figure out an answer to that question. Because it seems that, finally, the film world actually cares what BAFTA thinks. The proof? One word: Brangelina. By far the starriest of stars who've attended the ceremony in a long time (for two people who didn't win any awards, they generated a lot of column inches in Monday's papers), the Jolie-Pitts sent out the message that the BAFTAs matter. Now if George Clooney and Julia Roberts show up next year, the BAFTAs' redemption will be complete...
...standard policy of advising residents to either flee a fire early or stay in their homes and wait it out. John Brumby, the premier of the fire-hit Australian state of Victoria, told a local radio station on Monday that "people will want to review that ... There is no question that there were people who did everything right, put in place their fire plan, and it [didn't] matter - their house was just incinerated...
...forward unhindered by financial troubles, he is pleased that “the University has decided that it will actually embrace this opportunity and move forward.”Faust’s announcements were greeted with frequent applause, but not all audience members were satisfied. In a question-and-answer session on Friday, one student asked why video and new media were neglected in the Task Force’s report. Another audience member asked why the report paid little attention to the Graduate School of Education’s “Arts in Education” program.Others...
...question now is what Obama and his team learn from this experience. As he tries to maintain the consensus for another bank bailout, entitlement reform and perhaps health care reform, will he build his legislative coalitions from the left, as he did with the stimulus? Or construct them more with a centrist audience in mind...