OSCAR ANTI-PREDICTIONS: I suppose I should make some. But with the exception of Best Documentary Feature , I will make no affirmative pred...

A MAN CAN DREAM, RIGHT? Since Eminem won't be appearing at the Oscars to perform his nominated song "Lose Yourself", any cha...

PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT: Per my vow earlier today, here's the "best" of what I could find from reviews of Academy Award ...

AND IN OTHER NEWS: Mickey Kaus noted on Slate yesterday that Thursday was going to be a good day for publicists to quietly release bad new...

BOYCOTT CUBA: And the laughs just keep on coming. Not from Boat Trip ; from the reviews of Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr's late...

BOMBS AWAY: And as for Boat Trip , Entertainment Weekly strikes first : I thought Cuba Gooding Jr. couldn't blow his Oscar cred more ...

VIEWS FROM THE BOTTOM: Okay, let's get started. From the Associated Press : It's hard to imagine what attracted Gwyneth Paltrow t...