Woody Harrelson’s Steve Schmidt and Haymitch Abernathy in “Game Change” and “The Hunger Games” respectively are strange mirrors of one another and reveal a deep cultural wound.
Woody Harrelson takes on the politics of politics in ‘Hunger Games’ and ‘Game Change’
Posted by Roth Cornet · 8:13 am · March 26th, 2012
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AMPAS's Contemporary Docs program returns with ‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’ and ‘Catfish’
Posted by Roth Cornet · 8:12 am · March 15th, 2012
Part two of the AMPAS’s 30th annual “Contemporary Documentaries” screening series features two of the most talked about docs of the last few years: “Exit Through the Gift Shop” and “Catfish.”
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‘Hunger Games’ altered in the UK for a teen-friendly rating
Posted by Roth Cornet · 4:34 pm · March 14th, 2012
Lionsgate UK has been asked to alter “The Hunger Games” in order to receive the 12A classification necessary for the intended audience to be able to see it.
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Has ‘John Carter’ been a victim of the curse of the red planet?
Posted by Roth Cornet · 10:16 am · March 13th, 2012
Is a contemporary audience simply too savvy to the scientific realities to buy into the notion of life on Mars? If we are judging from the box office returns of films that propose the idea, then the answer is decidedly: yes.
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‘John Carter’ star Willem Dafoe talks performance capture and Oscar
Posted by Roth Cornet · 4:19 pm · March 10th, 2012
Willem Dafoe speaks a bit about motion capture’s role in the awards circuit following his portrayal of the alien Tars Tarkas in Disney’s “John Carter.”
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'Silent House' and 'Martha Marcy' star Elizabeth Olsen on the next phase of her career
Posted by Roth Cornet · 6:40 pm · March 8th, 2012
Elizabeth Olsen reflects on the course her career has taken, how she would like to shape in the coming years and on her experience on the set of the upcoming horror “Silent House.”
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The ‘Invisible Children’ documentarians launch a new campaign
Posted by Roth Cornet · 11:11 am · March 7th, 2012
The filmmakers behind “Invisible Children” have devised a plan to use facebook, social networking and the media to bring one of the world’s worst war criminals to justice.
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Peyman Moaadi's love letter to ‘A Separation’
Posted by Roth Cornet · 10:57 am · March 7th, 2012
Amidst the political game of chess that the various parties are playing with the film, “A Separation” star Peyman Moaadi has released a public letter to director Asghar Farhadi acknowledging the film’s global and national significance, denying the claim that certain organizations have made on it and celebrating the director’s achievement.
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'Harry Potter' and 'Hugo' lead Saturn nominations with 10 each
Posted by Roth Cornet · 11:14 am · March 1st, 2012
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films have announced the nominees for this year’s Saturn Awards and they are fairly across the map.
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As 'The Godfather' heads back to theaters, we look back at its strange dance with Oscar
Posted by Roth Cornet · 9:25 am · February 29th, 2012
It’s been 40 years since Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of Mario Puzo’s seminal crime novel “The Godfather” was released in theaters. To mark the anniversary, Paramount Pictures, in a partnership with Cinemark Theatres, is re-releasing the restored version of the film in 55 Cinemark XD auditoriums on Thursday, March 1.
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My first time
Posted by Roth Cornet · 3:21 pm · February 27th, 2012
A writer’s first foray into the realm of the Oscar blogger has yielded varied results. I have a sharper set of skills with which to run the metaphorical pool table, but a deeper sense of bemusement in regards to the AMPAS and the awards circuit.
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The Oscar statuette’s reluctant muse
Posted by Roth Cornet · 12:29 pm · February 26th, 2012
A bit of Oscar trivia to break the tie in tonight’s Oscar pool.
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Does Oscar hate genre?
Posted by Roth Cornet · 10:51 am · February 26th, 2012
As we cusp on the climax of the awards season we ask: where is the love – for genre?
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Willem Dafoe and Meryl Streep on the ephemeral nature of movies and ‘Margaret’
Posted by Roth Cornet · 2:49 pm · February 24th, 2012
Academy members Willem Dafoe and Meryl Streep weigh in on one of this years best and most overlooked films, “Margaret.”
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Women and Oscar
Posted by Roth Cornet · 12:58 pm · February 23rd, 2012
The recent LA Times piece on the gender and racial demographics of the AMPAS sparks an unexpected response and a look at some of the larger issues in play.
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Oscar’s big miss: ‘Hoop Dreams’
Posted by Roth Cornet · 10:35 am · February 22nd, 2012
Recent changes in the documentary nominations process remind us of one of the Academy’s most significant omissions.
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My favorite Oscar win: Kevin Kline for 'A Fish Called Wanda'
Posted by Roth Cornet · 12:09 pm · February 21st, 2012
As we prepare ourselves for the inevitable moments of disappointment and satisfaction on Sunday night, let us recall some of Oscar’s finer moments.
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Why it should be 'Moneyball'
Posted by Roth Cornet · 8:02 pm · February 17th, 2012
“Moneyball,” a film that questions the way we measure value may, ironically, be dismissed in favor of films who offer more in the way of spectacle and showmanship.
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