Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: Wreck-It Ralph, Schindler’s List, Westworld, Red Dawn and Nightmare on Elm Street: 7-Film Blu-ray Collection
Stinker of the week: Playing for Keeps
Kevin Carr’s DVD Rundown for 03/05/13
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Art is subjective, as is the appreciation for it and the accolades thrust upon it. This is no more evident that during award season each year, in which every film critic, entertainment journalism outfit and average moviegoer throws in their two cents as to what were the best and worst of the previous year.
The Academy Awards are famous for the nomination snubs (such as this year’s snubbing of Ben Affleck and Kathyrn Bigelow for Best Director), but less remembered are the performances that should have won but didn’t. Reasons for this range from the age of the average Academy voter to the sheer politics of the industry.
From the more-than eight decades of the Oscars, here is a look at some people who should have won Best Actor but did not.
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