The Dr. Vibe Show™: Scott Mendelson “Why Ava DuVernay’s ‘Selma’ Oscar Snub Matters”

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Scott Mendelson is a longtime box office analysis and film critic who currently writes for Forbes.com. He has plied the trade professionally and informally for nearly ten years, while studying the industry for over twenty-five years going back to his childhood and extending through college and adulthood. He lives in southern California and is married with two kids and a third on the way. Scott specializes in box office punditry, marketing analysis, and film criticism.

Scott talked about his article, Why Ava DuVernay’s ‘Selma’ Oscar Snub Matters.

During our conversation, Scott talked about:

– Where did his love of film originate
– His thoughts on the movie Selma
– Why he was not surprised and his reaction to the lack of Oscar nominations for Selma
– The story behind and the reaction to the article
– Reaction to the snub
– His thoughts on the current state of Hollywood
– What are Hollywood insiders saying and what is it going to take for this situation to change
– Do the media have power to change this situation?
– His thoughts on the current state of black in Hollywood
– His message to movie goers who love black films

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