Anglophone Director Championship Belt, 1918-2018

One of the Grantland legacies I’m fond of, although I’m sure the idea didn’t start there, is the championship belt (RIP Grantland, long live Barnwell and Hyden). The purpose is to go year by year and create a list of who’s at the top of some field, which is a deceptively simple task, and one… Read More Anglophone Director Championship Belt, 1918-2018

January 23, 2019June 11, 2019 Tim3 Comments

91st Academy Awards: Quickly Scribbled Thoughts

1) The first thing I did, before I even began making predictions or thinking about how things might go, is check to see if any of these movies out for Best Picture had 11/2 odds. I speak, of course, of the 15% rule that The Ringer’s Kevin Clark frequently refers back to, which proclaims that any… Read More 91st Academy Awards: Quickly Scribbled Thoughts

January 22, 2019January 26, 2019 TimLeave a comment

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Anglophone Director Championship Belt, 1918-2018

91st Academy Awards: Quickly Scribbled Thoughts