There are nine new releases this week. We have previews for six of them below.
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Going out on a limb in a few categories (and ruining their record in Best Actor), the Online Film & Television Association has made several eclectic choices and quite a few that are likely to carry over to the Oscars. I don’t have a lot to say since I run the organization, so here are…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Ceremonies 1935: 7th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1934} 1939: 11th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1938} 1986: 58th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1985}
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The Art Directors Guild awards have been announced and the expected winners took home prizes led by likely Oscar winner Hugo. In spite of it taking home a special achievement award, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 was also named Best Fantasy Art Direction, which was further notable considering this was the franchise’s…
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The winners for the 20th Annual Annie Awards have been revealed in a live-streamed telecast that suffered lag issues towards the end, but was genuinely more funny than a lot of other awards shows out there. Rango took the prize for Best Animated Feature, which should give it a leg up for the Oscars. It…
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Oscar News Michel Hazanavicius, the director of The Artist, took the top prize from the Directors Guild of America, the award most scene as the surest precursor to Oscar success. Project Nim was the documentary winner. The Help was the big winner at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, taking the prize for Best Cast, Best Actress (Viola…
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Cameron Diaz to Present at 84th Academy Awards® on Oscar® Sunday, February 26 Beverly Hills, CA (February 3, 2012) – Cameron Diaz will present at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony, telecast producers Brian Grazer and Don Mischer announced today. Diaz will be seen next in “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” and “Gambit.” Her film…
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My brain tried to escape my head after seeing all the wrongness in evidence. Tim & Eric’$ Billion Dollar Movie Plot Summary: A pair of knuckleheads set out to film the greatest movie in history but have absolutely no idea how. Release Date: March 2, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: C- Commentary: There’s too much cheese…
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On Sundays, we list the weekend’s upcoming films along with previews of trailers and posters. On Wednesdays, we preview all of the upcoming new wide and limited releases hitting the theaters the coming weekend. On Fridays, we’ll now tell you what you should see. We pose two questions each week to our contributors and their…
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Last year, I did amazingly well with my Annie Awards predictions. This year, I’m not as confident because the playing field is so stranegly different, especially considering the Oscar nominations, so most of my guesses (and those of Peter and Tripp) are simply that: guesses. ANNIE AWARDS Best Animated Feature The Adventures of Tintin (Peter)…
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Anything can happen with the Art Directors Guild. Sure, they are an adequate precursor, but sometimes they go out on a limb (as in the case of Oscar non-nominee The Curse of the Golden Flower). This year, however, I think they’ll stick with more Oscar-friendly fare and give us a preview of what could win…
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For our third Rundown article, we’ve got a rare race between a slew of veterans and one neophyte whose recognition is in the nomination. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Supporting Actor as well as general commentary about the race. Next week, we’ll start Monday off with a category…
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