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WEEKLY WRAP: Bombshell upon bombshell

Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:23 pm · June 26th, 2009

Michael JacksonWeird, unsettling week, this. Here’s how it went down:

In the week’s biggest movie news, the Academy threw us all for a loop by announcing a 10-nominee slate for the Best Picture category.

But even that shock was dwarfed in scale by the stunning news of Michael Jackson’s passing.

And in a rather bleak week for losing talent, we also said goodbye to Farrah Fawcett and Ed McMahon.

On a happier note, we laid eyes on two of our most eagerly awaited films of the year — “Public Enemies” and “Antichrist” — and liked what we saw.

AMPAS continues its tinkering, this time in the Best Original Song category.

The “Transformers” sequel opened to critical scorn even accusations of racism, but is the film totally indefensible?

With “The Hurt Locker” finally going public today, we caught up with the film’s breakout star Jeremy Renner.

We revealed our age by celebrating the 20th anniversary of Tim Burton’s “Batman.”

Continuing the reflective mood, this week’s list considered the greatest directorial debuts of the decade.

Speaking of debuts, “The Proposal” gave Sandra Bullock the biggest of her career.

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