Oscars http://wmub.org en Oscar Predictions http://wmub.org/post/oscar-predictions <p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Tonight is the one time of year when </span>cinephiles<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> all around the globe are glued to the tube. The </span>85th<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> annual Academy Awards are being handed out, and every year, the producers of the show promise it will be better. Every year, the audience hopes it will be better. And maybe one of these days, it will be better. Will tonight be that night? We won’t know until it’s over. In the never-ending search for the perfect host, the academy is hoping that Seth </span>McFarlane<span style="line-height: 1.5;">, creator of TV’s </span><em style="line-height: 1.5;">Family Guy</em><span style="line-height: 1.5;">, and writer / director of last year’s surprise hit movie </span><em style="line-height: 1.5;">Ted</em><span style="line-height: 1.5;">, will step up to the plate and hit a home run.</span></p><p> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 05:31:05 +0000 Larry Thomas 9427 at http://wmub.org Oscar Predictions See All the Best Picture Nominees Before the Awards http://wmub.org/post/see-all-best-picture-nominees-awards <p>Larry Thomas tells listeners who love movies, but have not yet seen all the Oscar Contenders, about the <a href="http://www.amctheatres.com/programs/best-picture-showcase"><strong>AMC Best Picture Showcase</strong></a>, a chance to see all 9 movies on one Saturday, or over 2 Saturdays in February. AMC Theaters in this area include Newport on the Levee, West Chester, Hamilton and Richmond, Indiana.</p><p> Fri, 08 Feb 2013 05:32:00 +0000 Larry Thomas 8859 at http://wmub.org See All the Best Picture Nominees Before the Awards