By Sarah Rovinsky The Hollywood award system and the Academy have become hopelessly detached from movie goers. In the midst of the disappointment, awards dispersed in unpopular directions. This time last year, the Oscars received roughly 43 million views. Unfortunately, last weekend the Oscar broadcast on ABC drew about 36.6 million viewers, down 14.9 percent from the previous year, making it the lowest-rated Oscars since … Continue reading The Oscars: Bad Ratings Despite Good Intentions

  by Sarah Rovinsky Pixar president, Jim Morris, hinted at a new story line for the next Toy Story. The director of the first two films, John Lasseter, will be returning for the fourth movie in the series set to be released in 2017. “It will be a romantic comedy,” Morris said, according to reports from Disney Latino. He also added that the film will … Continue reading Pixar is Passionate for Romance

By Kate Barton Terry Pratchett, a famous fantasy writer, died on March 12, 2015. Pratchett was diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer’s Disease in 2007. The announcement of his death was released on his Twitter account. Sir Terry Pratchett, knighted in 2009, wrote over 70 books throughout his life, the arguably most popular being his series Discworld. Pratchett became very famous selling over eighty-seven million … Continue reading Author Terry Pratchett Dies at 66