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Oscar Noms Embrace and Snub 'Dreamgirls'
Zap2It.comBill Condon's musical "Dreamgirls" received eight Oscar nominations on Tuesday (Jan. 23) morning, but the film was a surprising Best Picture snub, losing its slot to Clint Eastwood's "Letters from Iwo Jima." Close behind "Dreamgirls," which padded its...Tags: Pedro Almodovar, Djimon Hounsou, Guillermo Del Toro, Entertainment, Martin Scorsese
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Oscars reflect newfound diversity
Sun Movie CriticAn African-American actor nominated for his portrayal of a Ugandan madman. A best-picture category that includes a movie filmed in Berber, Arabic, Spanish and Japanese (and another shot almost exclusively in Japanese). A Mexican director whose work...Tags: Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx, Indiana University, Cinema Industry, Diana, Princess of Wales
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A new chance for 'United 93'
It ends badly — everybody dies. It had to battle "World Trade Center," a heavily promoted Oliver Stone movie about the very same events. And it debuted in April, when Academy Award voters are contemplating Hawaiian vacations, not their Oscar...Tags: Documentary (genre), Entertainment, Elections, Cinema Industry, Clint Eastwood
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Matt Damon Heads to 'Emerald City'
Zap2It.comMatt Damon is off to see the wizard, the man who directed his last two films in the "Bourne" franchise. The Oscar-winning actor will reteam with helmer Paul Greengrass on the adapation of "Imperial Life in the Emerald City," according to Variety. The...Tags: Matt Damon, Saddam Hussein, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Oscar thinks global
Most days, everyone in Hollywood assumes that the world revolves around them. But as the nominations for the Academy Awards proved, show business is now revolving around the world.
In saluting movies that were often made outside the nation's borders...Tags: Entertainment, Miramax Films, Cinema Industry, Italy, Meryl Streep
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Talking with: Oliver Stone
Though Paul Greengrass' "United 93" -- the first feature film dealing with the tragedy of September 11, 2001 - has been receiving awards from critics' groups, Oliver Stone's "World Trade Center" actually was the bigger box office hit and garnered the best...Tags: Physical Conditions, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Entertainment, Academy Awards, Nicolas Cage
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The Theory of Flight
TIMES STAFF WRITERWednesday December 23, 1998 "The Theory of Flight" takes off into dicey emotional terrain but stays on course with such steady grace and so blithe a spirit that it's all the more satisfying for the various risks it takes along the way. The result is...Tags: Kenneth Branagh, Entertainment, Helena Bonham Carter, England, Diseases and Illnesses
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Director infuses 'Bloody Sunday' with anguish 'Bloody Sunday' relives Northern Ireland's civil-rights march
Tribune NewspapersBritish director Paul Greengrass has made in "Bloody Sunday" a political movie about the slaughter of unarmed protesters during a civil-rights march in Derry, Northern Ireland, on Jan. 30, 1972, that rouses anger and anguish without reducing the...Tags: Death, James Nesbitt, Documentary (genre), Entertainment, Protestantism
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Sundance scorecard
Of the distributor-supported movies that premiered at Sundance last year, some would become relative hits ("One Hour Photo," "The Kid Stays in the Picture") while more would miss ("The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys," "Stolen Summer," "Crush"). As for...Tags: Festive Events, Entertainment, Justin Lin, Jennifer Aniston, Miguel Arteta
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Independent Spirit Awards nominees announced
Nominations for the 2003 Independent Spirit Awards were announced Wednesday with "Lovely and Amazing," Nicole Holofocener's bittersweet comedy about mothers, daughters and sisters, leading the way with six nominations, while Todd Haynes' lush 1950s...Tags: Emily Mortimer, Entertainment, Dennis Quaid, Jennifer Aniston, America Ferrera
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After summer of flops, a season of quality?
Sun Movie CriticHail, hail, the "Gang"'s finally here. That would be "Gangs of New York", Martin Scorsese's long-awaited latest, an epic tale of love and loyalties, played out among the rival immigrant groups of 19th-century New York City. Not since "Titanic" has a film...Tags: Claire Danes, Halle Berry, Bus Accidents, Prisons, Steven Spielberg
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Women dominate Sundance honors
Tribune movie writerWomen's stories have become rare in mainstream movies, but they dominated the major awards Saturday night at the Sundance Film Festival. Rebecca Miller's "Personal Velocity," based on the writer-director's short stories about three women in transition,...Tags: Festive Events, Entertainment, Kyra Sedgwick, America Ferrera, Philip Seymour Hoffman
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