I recently had the privilege of plopping myself on the sofa for an evening with a glass of wine in one hand and a bowl of chocolate ice cream in the other (and for once it was completely unrelated to my secret addiction to Lifetime Television's empowering melodramas). Indeed, this time was different. This time was all about the Oscars, baby, and in particular the Oscar-nominated live-action and animated shorts. I was fortunate enough to preview all of the wonderful flicks this year and, I have to admit it was ultimately very hard to choose one or two favorites -- they were all (with the exception of a few bad eggs) charming in their own way. more ›