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Foreign-language Oscar nominees portray true grittiness
In 2008, the committee that oversees the Oscars' foreign-language film category came under withering criticism for avoiding risky movies. Romania's "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days," a frank account of a young girl's illegal abortion, wasn't nominated, nor...Tags: Janusz Kaminski, Cannes Film Festival, Romania, Film Festivals, World War I (1914-1918)
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Oscar oversights include some Hollywood heavyweights
In writer-director Christopher Nolan's sci-fi thriller "Inception," Leonardo DiCaprio portrays a dream-time cat burglar who smuggles ideas in and out of people's minds. But on Tuesday, many Oscar prognosticators felt that "Inception" itself had gotten...Tags: Ben Affleck, Mark Wahlberg, Documentary (genre), Movies, Barbara Hershey
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'The King's Speech,' 'True Grit' top Academy Award nominations
Los Angeles Times Staff Writers"The King's Speech" dominated the Oscar nominations on Tuesday morning, earning 12 nods including best picture and best lead actor for Colin Firth as King George VI, who battles to eradicate his stammer before he unexpectedly takes the throne. Joel and...Tags: Jennifer Lawrence, Mark Wahlberg, Melissa Leo, Science and Technology, Colin Firth
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The dark is just 'Biutiful' to Alejandro González Iñárritu and Javier Bardem
As director Alejandro González Iñárritu remembers it, he and Javier Bardem first met at "The Losers Party."
It was Oscar night 2001 and Iñárritu had just been overlooked by the academy — for the first time. The then-38-year-old filmmaker celebrated...Tags: Immigration, Film Festivals, Celebrities, Woody Allen, Movies
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'Biutiful,' a stark look at the lives of migrants, opens film festival in Mexico
La PlazaThe Morelia International Film Festival opened here Saturday night with a lavish inaugural screening and the Mexican premiere of "Biutiful," the new film by director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu that is picked to represent Mexico at the 2011 Academy... -
Cannes 2012, Day 2: 'Rust and Bone,' with Marion Cotillard, gets early notice
CANNES, France -- Three years ago, French director Jacques Audiard's sprawling, intense prison drama "Un Prophete" won the Grand Prix here at Cannes, a main competition award signifying (despite its name) second prize only to the Palme d'Or. If you...
Tags: Jacques Audiard, Niels Arestrup, Marion Cotillard, Celebrities, Movies
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Justin McLeod's Blog
May 24
Anatomy of a story
Last week, we reported the Roanoke Times was pulling most of its funding for the July 4th celebration in Roanoke, Music for Americans. The story aired on Friday. It prompted a debate in our newsroom and at least one...Tags: Jennifer Lawrence, Shootings, George Clooney, Obesity, Neil Patrick Harris
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May 17th
I don't feel obligated
I had a lovely dinner with a couple of friends recently. The food was so so, the company was great. When the checks arrived, we started talking about tips. I mentioned that I tip before the tax. My friend replied...Tags: Jennifer Lawrence, Emergency Incidents, Juan Williams, Colin Firth, Bravo (tv network)
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'Biutiful'
Zap2ItJavier Bardem already owns an Oscar (for "No Country for Old Men"), but he rightfully was in the running for another one for his fine work in director and co-screenwriter Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's profile of a man trying to get his affairs in order....Tags: Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men (movie), Academy Awards, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, DVDs
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And the award goes to…Varsity Life predicts the winners of the 83rd annual Academy Awards
"True Grit," "The Fighter," "Black Swan" and "The King's Speech" are a few of the many head-spinning, stomach-turning, heart-wrenching movies that impacted audiences locally and across the globe. On Feb. 27, the most worthy of films from 2010 will be...Tags: Jennifer Lawrence, Mark Wahlberg, Melissa Leo, Colin Firth, Movies
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The new Bond villain? Javier Bardem is intrigued
Los Angeles TimesOscar nominee Javier Bardem is notoriously difficult when it comes to getting him to commit to a film, but he admits he has just been offered a part that will be hard to turn down. Bardem recently met with director Sam Mendes to talk about playing the...Tags: Javier Bardem, Sam Mendes, No Country for Old Men (movie), Drama (genre)
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Comments & Curiosities: The 'King' of all award shows
"Hooray for Holly." Come on, everybody, "Hooray for Hollywood, that screwy bally-hooey Hollywood, where any office boy or young mechanic, can be a panic." No, wait, stop, please. That was awful. We try that every year and it never gets any better....Tags: The King's Speech (movie), Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Portman, The Fighter (movie), Melissa Leo
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