We are in the 11th hour. By the time most of you read this, the Academy will have announced the nominees for the 96th Oscars. As I'm writing, we're but nine or so away, and while I obsess over this, I have no intention of getting up before dawn to see the live reveal. I … Continue reading DownStream – The Big Red N-velope, Part Four: The Main Event
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Mark Ruffalo Takes the Spotlight to Expose More Cover-ups – Dark Waters
Four years ago, Mark Ruffalo earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Best Picture winner, Spotlight. In Tom McCarthy's brilliant procedural, Ruffalo was part of a team of journalists who helped to expose the Catholic Church and its calculated cover-up of sexual assault against children. Ruffalo's passionate performance, coupled with the … Continue reading Mark Ruffalo Takes the Spotlight to Expose More Cover-ups – Dark Waters


