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Entries by John Farr from 02/2013

For His Birthday, the Best of Oscar Winner Jack Lemmon

| Posted 02.05.2013

Jack Lemmon, who would have turned 88 this Friday, had a habit of saying to himself before every take: "It's magic time." This may strike some as mildly eccentric, but then for the most part, magic is precisely what he went on to create.

How Oscar Lost Its Sense of Humor -- and 20 Comedies Worthy of Best Picture

| Posted 02.19.2013

Is this oversight wholly the fault of the Academy? Who else, unless we all agree it's somehow natural or fitting for great comedies to be treated like the second-class citizens of cinema.