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Miramax's king hails 'The Queen'
Last year, Daniel Battsek succeeded the legendary Bob and Harvey Weinstein as head of Miramax, the Walt Disney Co. unit that the brothers built into an Oscar powerhouse.
So far, Miramax's "The Queen" and star Helen Mirren, who plays Queen Elizabeth II in...Tags: Movies, Family, Richard Gere, Chess Playing, Helen Mirren
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A global globes
Golden Globe voters have a long history of kissing up to Hollywood. But as Thursday's nominations proved, Hollywood is no longer centered in Southern California.
The foreign journalists who make up the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. recognized a slate...Tags: Movies, Juvenile Delinquency, Golden Globe Awards, Martin Scorsese, Cinema Industry
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Oscar attack ads
It's no secret that Oscar campaigns are a lot like political campaigns. They're run by wily consultants, fueled by endless flesh-pressing (the Hollywood meet 'n' greet assuming the role of a campaign appearance), tirelessly critiqued by bloggers and...Tags: Matt Damon, Movies, Central Intelligence Agency, Political Campaigns, Elections
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Golden Globes Toast Mobsters and 'Dreamgirls'
Zap2It.comThe Hollywood Foreign Press heaped love upon Oscar favorites "The Departed" and "Dreamgirls" on Thursday (Dec. 14) morning, but it was the ensemble drama "Babel" that led the field with seven nominations. In the best dramatic picture category, "Babel"...Tags: Scrubs (tv program), Grey's Anatomy (tv program), Tony Shalhoub, Emilio Estevez, Penelope Cruz
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'Venus'
Times Staff WriterThree years ago, Peter O'Toole expressed dismay at receiving an honorary Oscar, saying he was "still in the game." The transporting performance he gives in "Venus" proves that he was not kidding. Told with wit, genuine poignancy and all kinds of humor,...Tags: Movies, Death, Entertainment, Leslie Phillips, Drama (genre)
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Review: 'Venus'
Three years ago, Peter O'Toole expressed dismay at receiving an honorary Oscar, saying he was "still in the game." The transporting performance he gives in "Venus" proves he was not kidding.
Told with wit, genuine poignancy and all kinds of humor,...Tags: Death, Movies, Entertainment, Leslie Phillips, Jane Austen
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Advantage Britain
The EnvelopeWhat do British actors have that American film actors, generally speaking, don't? The question might seem to be dripping in Anglophile presumption, but it emerges directly from this year's Oscar race. Considering that Helen Mirren and Judi Dench are the...Tags: Movies, Cinema Industry, Awards and Prizes, Forest Whitaker, Stella Adler
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Britain bows to 'The Queen'
"The Queen" garnered 10 nominations Friday, dominating the British version of the Academy Awards with nods for best film, best British film, best director, best screenplay, best actress and best supporting actor.
The latest James Bond thriller, "Casino...Tags: Paul Haggis, Tourism and Leisure, Martin Scorsese, Lotteries, Awards and Prizes
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BAFTAs Bow to Bond and 'Queen'
Zap2It.com"The Queen" received 10 BAFTA nominations on Friday (Jan. 12), but right behind the heavily decorated biopic was the 007 blockbuster "Casino Royale," which earned nine nods for the British film awards. Facing "The Queen" in the best picture category...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Lotteries, Forest Whitaker, Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench
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Fast-Paised Oscar preview
Good news: For once, Best Picture is the most wide-open race at the Oscars. Bad news: Predicting who will win the top prize is pretty much a big fat guess. Several categories at this year's Academy Awards appear to have already crowned their winners, but...Tags: Movies, Martin Scorsese, Cinema Industry, Elections, Awards and Prizes
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Fast-Paised review: 'Venus'
Aging actor Maurice (Peter O'Toole) sparks a friendship with his best friend's teenage grand-niece (Jodie Whittaker), whom he calls Venus after the Roman Goddess of Love. Maurice the old man refuses to be typecast as a corpse--even if Maurice the actor...Tags: Miramax Films, Movies, Fox Broadcasting Company, Corinne Bailey Rae, Entertainment
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Movie review: 'Venus'
Tribune movie critic3½ stars (out of four) Peter O'Toole, still a British cinematic lion at 74, performs another movie miracle in the Roger Michell-Hanif Kureishi film "Venus." O'Toole plays Maurice, a second-rate London film and stage actor in his twilight days. Maurice is...Tags: Movies, Corinne Bailey Rae, Leslie Phillips, Michael Caine, Forest Whitaker
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