Young British star Jack O’Connell to headline the Coens-scripted WWII drama.
Oscar Bait: Universal sets Angelina Jolie's 'Unbroken' for Christmas 2014
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:55 pm · July 10th, 2013
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'The Help' wins three at NAACP Image Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:03 pm · February 17th, 2012
The 43rd annual NAACP Image Awards were held this evening, and “The Help” was the big winner, taking down three prizes for Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. “Jumping the Broom” also brought in two performances awards.
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Alliance of Women Film Journalists go with 'The Artist,' Hazanavicius
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:37 am · January 10th, 2012
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists has revealed its list of winners in 30 (!) categories after announcing a slate of nominees recently. The big winner in the traditional categories was “The Artist,” which won Best PIcture and Best Director.
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Round-up: 2011's composers score the body electric
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:00 am · December 19th, 2011
Also: Jolie talks politics on ‘Blood and Honey’ and the year in dogs
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Angelina Jolie's directorial debut inspires praise and controversy
Posted by Roth Cornet · 7:27 pm · December 13th, 2011
Angelina Jolie’s directorial debut “In the Land of Blood and Honey” is already stirring the initial rumblings critical praise as well as a bit of controversy. The mix feels oddly fitting given the trajectory of the filmmakers own relationship with the public.
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Oscarweb Round-up: A season of faux-nostalgia?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:01 am · December 7th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Mark Harris accuses “The Artist” and “Hugo” of “faux-nostalgia,” Albert Brooks hits the campaign trail and Angelina Jolie gets popped with a copyright infringement lawsuit.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Trying to get a bead on Best Supporting Actress
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:34 am · November 25th, 2011
In today’s round-up, the Best Supporting Actress category gets a little scrutiny, the makeup of “Super8” gets some love and scrennwriter John Logan talks “Hugo.”
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 70 — 'Tintin,' Governors Awards, 'Iron Lady' and Gervais back for more
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:59 am · November 18th, 2011
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss Steven Spielberg’s “The Adventures of Tintin,” which closed AFI Fest last week, last weekend’s Governors Awards ceremony, Meryl Streep and “The Iron Lady,” “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1” and much more.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Clooney cheers on the competition
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:20 am · November 16th, 2011
Ask most awards analysts who the current frontrunners for the Best Actor Oscar are, and you’ll probably get some combination of the names George Clooney, Jean Dujardin and Brad Pitt. Clooney probably knows that, which is why it’s both magnanimous and, who knows, perhaps slyly strategic for him to name Dujardin and Pitt’s performances, in […]
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