Carey Mulligan Articles

Joyce McKinney, Errol Morris‘ Tabloid A few days ago, the Detroit Film Critics chose Michel Hazanavicius‘ The Artist, starring Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo, as their top film of 2011. Set in Hollywood at the dawn of the sound era, The Artist is currently the favorite for the 2012 Best Picture Oscar. Competition, however, remains fierce, including Martin Scorsese’s Hugo, Steven Spielberg’s War Horse, and [...]

Carey Mulligan, Michael Fassbender, Shame SHAME, Michael Fassbender, the Oscars: The Academy vs. NC-17 Movies One thing that bears remembering when it comes to the Academy Award nominations is that thanks to the preferential voting system in place, it is perfectly possible — in fact, it’s perfectly likely — for an individual or a movie to be shortlisted even if only a relatively small minority [...]

Now that Steve McQueen’s Shame has received an NC-17 rating from the censors at the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), some are concerned that the film’s two leads, Michael Fassbender (right) and Carey Mulligan, may be penalized by the generally conservative membership of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Oscar history, however, shows otherwise. An X rating — the pre-1990 equivalent to [...]

Marion Cotillard, Contagion THE LION KING 3D to Gross $35 Million?: Box Office Last weekend’s top movie, Steven Soderbergh’s disease & hysteria drama Contagion, was down to no. 2 on Friday, Sept. 16, taking in an estimated $4.63 million as per Box Office Mojo. Despite all the buzz and an 86% approval rating among Rotten Tomatoes‘ top critics, Cannes Film Festival Best Director winner Nicolas [...]