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    The Oscars popularity contest just got worse

    by Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune Aug 09, 2018 3 minutes

    So now the Oscars have turned into George C. Scott in "The Hustler." Remember George C. Scott in "The Hustler"? He played the gambler and manager who screamed at Paul Newman: "You owe me MONEY!"

    On Wednesday the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced several big changes, including a promise to keep the show under three hours in length.

    That change, I can live with. But by creating an "outstanding achievement in popular film" category for the Academy Awards, a blockbuster recognition

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