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The 2012 Oscar Nominees: Your Shocks, Surprises, and Snubs

By Jason Bailey on

If there’s one thing you hear a lot in the run-up to the Academy Award nominations, it’s that they’re predictable — that the industry’s “Oscar bait” films are clearly labeled and marketed as such. So maybe it’s just because there was such an embarrassment of cinematic riches in 2012 that there were so many genuine surprises and shocking snubs when Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone announced the Academy Award nominees yesterday… Read More

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Notable New Yorkers’ Cultural Resolutions for 2013

By Judy Berman on

Now that Christmas is nothing more than a pile of shredded wrapping paper and tinsel on the floor of your family’s living room, ’tis the season to think about how we can make slightly less of a mess of things in the year ahead. That’s right: New Year’s resolutions. Of course, here at Flavorwire, we’re not so interested in your plan to get ripped or reconnect with your middle-school best friend. Our favorite resolutions are of the cultural variety — and who better to ask about those than 50 of New York’s most promising emerging culture makers? We hope their compelling, diverse, and sometimes humorous resolutions will inspire you to make some of your very own. … Read More

New York

50 Up-and-Coming New York Culture Makers to Watch in 2013

By Judy Berman on

New York in 2012 may be a city that runs on money, but, contrary to all economic logic, it remains a city whose character is equally defined by the art it creates. Artists — by which we also mean artisans, writers, musicians, filmmakers, actors, designers, chefs, dancers, comedians, and makers of all kinds — and the entrepreneurs and curators who support them still populate the city by the thousands, maintaining its status as the creative capitol of the United States. … Read More

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Watch Deleted Scenes from ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’

By Emily Temple on

Like pretty much everyone we know, we were blown away by Beast of the Southern Wild when it hit theaters earlier this year. Not only did the film thrill us with its expert mix of fantasy and harsh realism, but it had hands down one of the best characters we’ve ever met — tough little Hushpuppy on a mission. So we were psyched to see these deleted scenes from the celebration sequence, to be released on the Blu-Ray on December 4, which Benh Zeitlin ultimately thought were a little too comic to jive with the rest of the film. That may be, but we’re glad to have them here. … Read More