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Oscars 2013: Telecast length padded, but not historically so
With rehearsals for this year's Oscars show clocking in at nearly four hours, some wondered if the telecast could give 2002's record four-hour, 23-minute marathon a run for its money. Thanks to some judicious, last-minute trimming, the Seth MacFarlane-...
Tags: Amour (movie), Entertainment Events, The Departed (movie), Academy Awards, Entertainment
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Hollywood's outsiders come inside
It's been nearly a generation since Quentin Tarantino burst on the scene with his raucous indie film "Pulp Fiction" in 1994, and Hollywood is a very different place. The once-vibrant independent film scene that Tarantino helped shape has shrunk to a...
Tags: The Social Network (movie) , Christopher Nolan, Wes Anderson, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Fight Club (movie)
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Movie review: 'Skyfall' shows James Bond still sharp and fit at 50
If "Skyfall" is the new 50, James Bond is handling it remarkably well. Five decades after the first cinematic incarnation of 007, novelist Ian Fleming's agent provocateur, the spy-craft in the new film is sharper, the intrigue deeper, the beauties...
Tags: Sean Connery, Ralph Fiennes, James Bond (fictional character), Ben Whishaw, Revolutionary Road (movie)
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Keeping 007 relevant in a changed world
NEW YORK — Early in "Skyfall," Judi Dench's M pulls aside our embattled hero, played once again with suave ennui by Daniel Craig, and wonders whether the world still needs either of their services. As Bond wraps his head around that idea, he looks...
Tags: James Bond (fictional character), Action (genre), Politics, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Sony Corp.
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Beatty and Bening sell Beverly Crest home
Actor-director Warren Beatty and his wife, actress Annette Bening, have sold their mansion in Beverly Crest for $6.7 million. The ivy-covered house, built in 1992, was being offered for lease at $19,995 a month or for sale at $6.995 million. The...
Tags: Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Entertainment Events, Academy Awards, The Kids Are All Right (movie)
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Tony Scott: Celebrities react to filmmaker's untimely death
The apparent suicide of filmmaker Tony Scott sparked a number of Hollywood collaborators and admirers to take to Twitter on Sunday night to express their grief over the death of the director of such movies as "Top Gun." Scott, brother of Ridley Scott,...
Tags: Elijah Wood, Media Industry, Tony Scott, Unstoppable (movie) , Sin City (movie)
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Warren Beatty and Annette Bening list Beverly Crest home
Whether it's as sellers or landlords, actor-director Warren Beatty and his wife, actress Annette Bening, are up for new roles. They have listed their ivy-clad home in Beverly Crest for $6.995 million. The house, built in 1992, had been for rent last year...
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Warren Beatty lists BevHills home
Actor-director Warren Beatty and his wife, actress Annette Bening, have listed their ivy-clad home in Beverly Hills for $6.995 million.
The Mediterranean-style mansion of 10,594 square feet includes a media room, a library, a gym, an office, maid's...Tags: Annette Bening, Warren Beatty, Entertainment Events, Lauren Beale, Academy Awards
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'The Artist' deserves best picture, and here's why
Why is it, given all the prizes "The Artist" has won already — best picture from the Producers Guild; best actor for Jean Dujardin from the Screen Actors Guild and the Cannes film festival; seven awards, including best picture at the BAFTAs, the...Tags: Screen Actors Guild, Entertainment Events, Lawrence of Arabia (movie), Academy Awards, Artists
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Critic's Notebook: Annette Bening takes the ordinary to Oscar-worthy heights
There is a very particular art to playing the ordinary. Few actors do it well — Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney always come to mind. Of those, most fail to get their due come Oscar night — thoughts of Giamatti and Linney rise again.
The...Tags: Charity, Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, Sean Penn
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Tom Hooper takes the directing Oscar for 'King's Speech'
Tom Hooper made a movie about giving speeches on a grand stage – and then he got to make one himself.
The 38-year-old British filmmaker took home the best director prize at the Oscars on Sunday night for "The King's Speech," a historical drama...Tags: Colin Firth, The Social Network (movie) , Academy Awards, Sam Mendes, Culture
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Oscar Watcher's Notebook: The zeitgeist edge
Who doesn't want to be relevant? It's a step toward contentment, a way to stay charged and, in this season, a key to predicting the Oscars.
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Oscar voting: The Oscar Watcher's Notebook in the Nov. 11 edition of The...Tags: Animation (genre), Gaming, Richard Nixon, Julianne Moore, Sean Penn
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