This year’s Oscar nominated best films include several stories of highly politicized issues from civil rights to the Iraq War. But does an Oscar nod, or even a win, mean much for a social cause?
Is a vote for The Imitation Game a vote for gay rights? Is a vote for Selma a vote for the #BlackLivesMatter campaign that circulated after Ferguson and Eric Garner? Is a vote for American Sniper a vote for American troops? We talk to film critic Henry Sheehan and writer Gregg Kilday about the nominees for the 87th Academy Awards and the political movements associated with them.
Guests:
Henry Sheehan, film critic for KPCC and CriticsAGoGo.com
Gregg Kilday, film editor for The Hollywood Reporter and author of “‘The Imitation Game:’ Finally Plays the Gay Card”