Cate Blanchett and Woody Allen on the Blue Jasmine set. WGA Awards nominations: Woody Allen & American Hustle in; 12 Years a Slave & Blue Is the Warmest Color ineligible The Writers …
Steve Montgomery
Steve Montgomery
An Alt Film Guide contributor/editor-at-large, Steve Montgomery says he hates movies but can't stop thinking about them. He also abhors awards season, which helps to explain why most of his Alt Film Guide articles have focused on movie awards from every corner of the planet.
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Gay Marriage Legal in Utah and Lesbian Movie wins 2 Utahn Awards showing Timing is Everything + Academy announces ‘fierce’ Oscar competition.
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Los Angeles vs. New York Film Critics: Which of the 2 groups makes the most daring choices? Once upon a time the NYFCC was clear winner but not anymore.
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James Franco Tattoos + Surprising Best Film and Best Actress Ties: LAFCA Winners have been more mainstream than usual but still a handful of surprises.
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Bad Hair Day at San Sebastian + Sharon Stone
19 minutes readBad Hair day with Samuel Lange Zambrano. ‘Bad Hair’ day at San Sebastian Film Festival: Venezuelan film wins Golden Shell Mariana Rondón’s Bad Hair / Pelo malo won the Golden …
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Tony Awards: ‘Lucky Guy’ with Tom Hanks. Tony Awards 2013: Tom Hanks, Nora Ephron & Cicely Tyson among nominees April 30 update: The Tony Awards 2013 nominations were announced earlier …
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Oscar host Seth MacFarlane: Off-color jokes and dance numbers led to raised eyebrows and complaints. Oscar host debate + producers return Craig Zadan and Neil Meron will return next year …
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What is an indie movie? Silver Linings Playbook with Jennifer Lawrence. What is an indie movie? All-star Harvey Weinstein release tops Spirit Awards As expected, Silver Linings Playbook was the …
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Anne Hathaway Les Misérables. SAG Awards winners 2013 Anne Hathaway & Tommy Lee Jones The SAG Awards 2013 are currently being held at the Shrine Exposition Center, just south of …
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PGA Awards 2013 winners Update: Ben Affleck’s Argo wins Theatrical Motion Picture PGA Award. Argo producer Ben Affleck tells Steve Pond “I had totally convinced myself they were going to …
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Leos Carax madness + John Hawkes’ Virgin In but DiCaprio + Spielberg Out: Film Critics and Academy members scrambling to watch potential award contenders.
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Kathryn Bigelow and Benh Zeitlin are Best Director favorites but Michael Haneke surprisingly bypassed also for Best Screenplay despite acclaimed film.
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Political thrill ride and old-age drama + Anne Hathaway: Top awards season picks offer brave Americans vs mad Muslims as two French veterans return.
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Golden Globes: Meryl Streep Breaks Own Record while Marion Cotillard Performs Rare Feat and HFPA totally bypasses widely praised starless indie.
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SAG Awards: Cotillard to Lead French Charge?
14 minutes readSAG Awards: Marion Cotillard to Lead French invasion? Other Screen Actors Guild Award possibilities range from Jennifer Lawrence to Meryl Streep.
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Amour & Zero Dark Thirty Awards Season Favorites
15 minutes readAmour and Zero Dark Thirty are awards season faves + Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises among Top 10 but Anne Hathaway shoo-in for another film.
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European Film Awards: Michael Haneke Sets Best Director Record
14 minutes readEuropean Film Awards: Michael Haneke Best Director record as 2 French cinema veterans win their 1st award + Annie Awards bypass blockbusters.
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NYFCC Awards: Rachel Weisz Is Major Best Actress surprise + Sally Field Breaks and Daniel Day-Lewis Ties New York Film Critics Circle records.
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Oscars’ Predictions: Robert Pattinson & Clint Eastwood Chances?
13 minutes readBest Actor Oscar: Joaquin Phoenix a potential contender. 2013 Oscar predictions Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, Daniel Day-Lewis Joaquin Phoenix and Daniel Day-Lewis look like the two shoo-ins for the 2013 …
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Milla Jovovich + Angelina Jolie + Brad Pitt: The Oscars
37 minutes readMilla Jovovich and Tim Gunn. Milla Jovovich and Tim Gunn: Academy Awards’ Red Carpet Ukrainian-born actress Milla Jovovich (on Dec. 17, 1975, in Kiev, at the time part of the …
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Adam Sandler, Adam Sandler in Jack and Jill Among the critical and box office duds listed below is Dominic Sena’s supernatural period action-adventure Season of the Witch, starring Worst Actor …
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The Artist with Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo BEST EDITED FEATURE FILM (DRAMATIC) * The Descendants Kevin Tent, A.C.E. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Angus Wall, A.C.E. & Kirk …
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Irish Film Awards: Local Sleeper Blockbuster Is Top Winner + Scarlett Johansson Honor
16 minutes readIrish Film Awards: Brendan Gleeson in The Guard Irish Film Awards: Winners Michael Fassbender & Saoirse Ronan John Michael McDonagh’s The Guard, reportedly the most successful independently made Irish production …
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Meryl Streep Oscar Ad To-Do + Best Song Contenders Booted from Ceremony + Predictions
26 minutes readMeryl Streep Oscar Ad Controversy “It’s been TWENTY-NINE YEARS SINCE MERYL STREEP WON AN OSCAR. And she certainly deserves to win for her performance in The Iron Lady,” reads a …
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Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture * The Help – Jessica Chastain. Viola Davis. Bryce Dallas Howard. Allison Janney. Chris Lowell. Ahna O’Reilly. …
NYFCC Winners: Jennifer Lawrence + Spicy Lesbian Love Story
NYFCC Winners: Jennifer Lawrence Hot during awards season + controversial spicy Lesbian-sex filled Love Story and Hollywood Veteran has 1st Win.
Jennifer Lawrence Oscar Speech + Obama Campaign Manager Plugged Best Picture Nominee?
Jennifer Lawrence: Oscar red carpet. Jennifer Lawrence Best Actress Oscar acceptance speech Jennifer Lawrence’s Best Actress Oscar 2013 acceptance speech: “Thank you. You guys are just standing up because you …
‘Batman’ Awards Snub But ‘Pro-Torture’ Thriller In + ‘Classy’ French Veteran & Amy Adams Wins
Amy Adams in The Master: “Classy” NSFC win. What Batman Awards? WGA snubs latest ‘Dark Knight’ movie The WGA Awards 2013 nominations were announced earlier today. Expect the Academy Awards …
Chastain + Day-Lewis + Lawrence: Awards Season Front-Runners
Jessica Chastain + Daniel Day-Lewis: Awards Season Front-Runners along with Best Actress competitor Jennifer Lawrence but with possible French upset.
National Board of Review Awards make history as Kathryn Bigelow becomes 1st woman Best Director while 1 more top star is Best Supporting Actor.
Cannes Winners: Old Age Drama + Mob Mentality Indictment
Cristian Mungiu’s Beyond the Hills: Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur While delivering her intro for the Cannes Film Festival awards ceremony, Mistress of Ceremonies Bérénice Bejo waxed poetic: “If festivals are …
No Rest for the Wicked with José Coronado Pedro Almodóvar didn’t have much luck at the Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Goya Awards this evening in Madrid: …