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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

The Oracle

Controverisal Oscar nominations elicit anger

Controverisal Oscar nominations elicit anger

Sophia Stern, Business Manager, Social Media Editor March 10, 2022

At the annual Academy Awards, industry professionals and filmmakers come together to celebrate the best movies made that year. Simultaneously, viewers at home anxiously hope for their favorite films to win while praying that that one popular film—the award show villain—doesn’t. The award show...

The Oracle's picks for the academy awards

The Oracle’s picks for the academy awards

Arjun Shah, Managing Editor March 10, 2022

BEST ACTOR Andrew Garfield is nominated for Best Leading Actor in the musical biopic “tick, tick...BOOM!” of Jonathan Larson, a down-on-his-luck aspiring theater director. Based on a true story, the film follows Larson as he works at a diner and attempts to actualize his dreams of putting his...

Staffer reviews 2022 Oscar nominations

Staffer reviews 2022 Oscar nominations

Becca Wu, In-Depth Editor March 10, 2022

The 94th Academy Awards, airing on Sunday, March 27, will be the first normal, full capacity awards show since 2019. Does anybody remember anything that happened in last year’s Oscars? What even was “Nomadland?” The last and only thing I remember is Timothèe Chalamet walking the red carpet in...

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Oscars fail to recognize, respond adequately to uncomfortable racism

Mark Hernandez, Guest Columnist February 28, 2020

In 1989, no one knew if the Academy would (or even could) do the right thing with Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing.” Chronicling a sweltering summer day in 1989 in a racially diverse Brooklyn neighborhood, the film struck chords with everyone who saw it—and with many who didn’t. Ambitious...

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Representation within filmmaking industry remains relevant for students, wider audience

Julianna Chang and Jessica Zang February 12, 2020

Feb. 9 marks the 92nd Academy Awards, and out of the 20 actors and actresses nominated for the Oscars—as the Academy Awards are colloquially known—only two are people of color. Out of the five directors nominated, none are female. In other words, this year is no different from the Oscars...

2017 year in review

2017 year in review

gtramack December 8, 2017

Written by Grace Tramack JANUARY Jan. 20: Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States. February Feb. 5: The New England Patriots defeat the Atlanta Falcons 34 - 28 at the Su- per Bowl LI. New England makes the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history, a er being down...

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