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'Animal Kingdom' and 'Mother and Child' are first DVD screeners of Oscar season
Gold DerbyBeing first out of the gate often matters a lot in the Oscar derby. "Frozen River" and "Little Miss Sunshine" reaped top nominations in 2008 and 2006, respectively, after being the first DVDs shipped to academy members. This year, that distinction goes to... -
Shrewd DVD strategies reap rewards with Oscar nominations
Gold DerbySo how did "A Serious Man" pull off that underdog Oscar nomination for best picture? Perhaps because it was among the first wave of DVD screeners shipped to academy members, long before the deluge of discs that arrived during the holiday season. Such an... -
A perilous journey for 'Life of Pi' director Ang Lee
The critics and reporters assembled to watch the new “Life of Pi” a few weeks ago weren't expecting a filmmaker introduction, but in stepped the ever-soft-spoken Ang Lee to inform them that this had been his hardest film to make and that...
Tags: Amelie (movie), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Film Festivals, Life of Pi (movie), Jean-Pierre Jeunet
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Five for your planner: Tuesday, Sept. 20
Every Sunday through Thursday, the Lifestyle staff picks five events to keep on your radar. Here are the five events for Tuesday, Sept. 20:
1. Comedy with a heart
Comedian Mark Lowry will perform with pianist Stan Whitmire, 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept....Tags: Restaurants, Arts and Culture, Arts, Wrestling, Woodstock Festival (1969)
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Woodstock at 40 Remains A Revered Symbol Of The '60s
Associated PressBETHEL, N.Y. (AP) —Forty years after Richie Havens sang and strummed for a sea of people at Woodstock, he still gets asked about it and he still gets requests to sing "Freedom." He's not surprised. "Everything in my life, and so many others', is...Tags: Television Industry, Jimi Hendrix, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Janis Joplin, Lollapalooza
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'Taking Woodstock'
Zap2ItDirector Ang Lee ('Brokeback Mountain') dramatizes the background of arguably the most legendary rock concert ever staged. Comedian Demetri Martin plays a young man caught up in the efforts to secure a site for the event after the initial plans fall...Tags: Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, Eugene Levy, Emile Hirsch, Ang Lee
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Ang Lee recreates the Woodstock of his mind with 'Taking Woodstock'
Sentinel movie criticWoodstock, the concert, is not exactly front and center of director Ang Lee's comic history, Taking Woodstock. The movie, in theaters Aug 28., is about how the iconic rock show came together, the misfits, dreamers and idealists who tried to mount a...Tags: Roger Moore, Arts and Culture, Woodstock Festival (1969), Folklore and Mythology, Documentary (genre)
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Which films are front-runners to win the next Oscars?
The last Oscars derby ended just weeks ago, but -- admit it -- you can't wait to find out which ponies are out front for the next race. Our forum posters are already making early predix here, but below is some of our own noodling too. Among the Oscar...Tags: Sophia Loren, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Nicole Kidman, Federico Fellini
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