Commentary: Popular, not excellent: The academy's new scheme is condescending
by Noah Berlatsky, Los Angeles Times
Aug 13, 2018
3 minutes
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has officially declared that all popular films suck.
It didn't quite intend to say that out loud, obviously. The academy is desperately trying to bolster ratings for its annual awards telecast. So, on Wednesday, it announced that the show would be cut from four hours to around three. (The assumption there is that shorter things are more exciting, I suppose.) It also said that it will be adding a category
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