Box Office: Disney's 'Lion King' roars (okay, squeaks) by Brad Pitt and 'Moneyball'

Posted by · 8:07 am · September 25th, 2011

“The Lion King 3D” was #1 at the box office for a second weekend in a row, besting debuting Oscar contender “Moneyball.”

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Tech Support: A new year of crafts coverage

Posted by · 11:37 am · September 22nd, 2011

Welcome back. Today marks the beginning of the sixth year of Tech Support here at In Contention. I am delighted about the new collaboration with HitFix, which will doubtless result in even more comprehensive awards coverage. Over the next 10 weeks, we will analyze each of the “technical” category races in this space: Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Makeup, Original Score, Original Song, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Visual Effects.

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'Captain America' and 'The Help' sound mixer Scott Millan to be feted by CAS

Posted by · 6:00 am · September 20th, 2011

Sound mixer Scott Millan has been tapped this year to receive the Cinema Audio Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award. This season he looks to be in the Oscar mix (no pun intended) for his work on “Captain America: The First Avenger.”

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