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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.
A Call for the Academy to Reconceptualize the Best Original Score Category
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A Call for the Academy to Reconceptualize the Best Original Score Category

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 / 17 February 2015
So long as the Academy clings to a myopic definition of what an "original" score is, too many deserving composers will be left out come Oscar night.
A Healthy Dose of Darkness: The Best Film Scores of 2014
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A Healthy Dose of Darkness: The Best Film Scores of 2014

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 / 16 December 2014
The year 2014 saw classic composer/director teams hit new highs, as well as a considerable dark streak take over the world of film scoring.
London Film Festival 2014 Day 7: ‘Whiplash’
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London Film Festival 2014 Day 7: ‘Whiplash’

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 / 17 October 2014
A pupil/teacher story dressed up as a battle-of-wits thriller, the pushy, over-hyped Whiplash fails to impress.
There’s Blood on the Drums in ‘Whiplash’
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There’s Blood on the Drums in ‘Whiplash’

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 / 10 October 2014
In Whiplash, all the visual and aural magic comes from Andrew's (Miles Teller) precise and jazzy drum solos.