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PopTalk: The 2015 Academy Award Nominations
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PopTalk: The 2015 Academy Award Nominations

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 / 20 February 2015
PopTalk is a new podcast on PopMatters that casts its gaze on exciting developments in culture and the arts. In this first installment, we examine the 2015 Oscar nominees, and the broken rules of the institution that is the Academy.
The 2015 SEALS – Short Ends and Leader’s Annual Film Awards
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The 2015 SEALS – Short Ends and Leader’s Annual Film Awards

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 / 18 February 2015
As the awards season prepares to wind down, Short Ends and Leader sizes up those not in Academy competition with our annual preferential picks.
The 10 Best Films That Combine Live Action With Animation
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The 10 Best Films That Combine Live Action With Animation

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 / 2 December 2014
Disney may have "invented" it, but here are ten examples where live action footage blended with animation to become a cinematic statement all its own.