New 'Iron Lady' trailer, plus UK quad looks us in the eye

Posted by · 4:36 am · November 14th, 2011

As “The Iron Lady” quietly begins its publicity trail, a refreshingly tongue-in-cheek UK poster for the film arrives.

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Oscarweb Round-up: Oprah's honor

Posted by · 7:08 am · November 9th, 2011

In today’s round-up, Oprah Winfrey stands up for herself re: receiving the Academy’s humanitarian prize, Vanity Fair puffs up “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” with new pics from the set and Searchlight debuts a site for Steve McQueen’s “Shame.”

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The Lists: Top 10 performances in Clint Eastwood films

Posted by · 7:31 am · November 8th, 2011

With Leonardo DiCaprio’s work in “J. Edgar” on the way, we take a look at the greatest performances from Clint Eastwood cinema. Examples who made the cut include Kevin Costner in “A Perfect World,” Jessica Walter in “Play Misty for Me” and even Eastwood himself makes an appearance.

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AMPAS to salute Vanessa Redgrave in London

Posted by · 1:45 pm · November 4th, 2011

AMPAS is saluting Vanessa Redgrave at a special tribute evening in London next Sunday. Is this a good omen for her chances at a second Oscar for “Coriolanus?”

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Off the Carpet: Streep and Davis head up a tight but lacking pack of Best Actress contenders

Posted by · 12:09 pm · October 10th, 2011

Moving on to the lead actress contenders today, we dig in on who’s looking good, who’s lacking and who could spoil.

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Oscarweb Round-up: Might the CLING and CLANG of 'Steel' register for sound?

Posted by · 7:04 am · October 10th, 2011

In today’s round-up, the SoundWorks Collection profiles the sound of “Real Steel,” some more of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s score for “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” pops up online and some think Clint Eastwood is intent on outing J. Edgar Hoover.

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Olivia Colman bigs up 'Iron Lady' co-star Streep

Posted by · 9:39 am · October 7th, 2011

British TV actress Olivia Colman sings the praises of her “Iron Lady” co-star Meryl Streep, while her own Oscar-caliber turn in UK indie “Tyrannosaur” earns rave notices from local critics.

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Meryl Streep won't compromise in this poster for 'The Iron Lady'

Posted by · 10:11 pm · September 22nd, 2011

The conservative spirit of “The Iron Lady” is embossed by the tagline for the film — “Never Compromise” — positioned at the top of the first (handsome) official poster for the film.

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