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Director and executive producer Ava DuVernay poses at a screening of the film "Selma" during AFI Fest 2014 in Hollywood

Oscar Voter: ‘Selma’ Wins My Vote Because a Woman Directed It

The Daily Beast interviewed an unidentified female Oscar voter who hated Clint Eastwood’s “American Sniper” and believes producer Oprah Winfrey’s dishonest Civil Rights drama “Selma” was robbed It was nominated for only Best Song and Picture). This anonymous voter is

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Luis Gutierrez: Amnesty Movement ‘Our Selma’

Ahead of the Martin Luther King holiday, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) compared the fight for amnesty for illegal immigrants to the march for voting rights in Selma, Alabama during a New Jersey stop on his nationwide executive amnesty tour. Gutierrez

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Oscar Rage: NBC’s Sharpton Demands Emergency Race Meeting

NBC’s Al Sharpton, President Obama’s go-to man on race and the ring-leader behind the Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown race hoaxes, is furious over the Oscar nominations and has called for an emergency meeting in Hollywood to extort money address

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Race-Hoax Backlash: ‘Selma’ Earns Only Two Oscar Noms

Oprah Winfrey’s “Selma” took a pretty harsh beating Thursday morning as nominations were announced for the 87th annual Oscar nominations. The civil rights drama was blanked in every major category, including Best Actor, Director, Screenplay, Cinematography, and Score. (Full list

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Backlash: Golden Globes Snub Lena Dunham, ‘Selma’

Oprah Winfrey’s controversial civil rights drama “Selma” and the now-discredited Lena Dunham were the big losers at last night’s Golden Globe awards. Despite the fact both earned more than one nomination in big categories, except for “Selma’s” Best Original Song

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‘Selma’ Review: Solid But Unspectacular

Director Ava DuVarney’s third feature film is impressive on many levels. Yet, given its potent subject matter, other than a few scenes, “Selma” is emotionally flat and uninspiring. This is especially surprising in the wake of the George Zimmerman and