Those looking for hints for the upcoming Academy Awards will be disappointed with the results of the pompous-sounding Orange British Academy of Film & Television Arts. (But check out images of Lee Majors and James McAvoy further below.) The British-made…
Atonement (2007)
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Atonement with Vanessa Redgrave. Having made her big-screen debut in the late 1950s (Behind the Mask) and a steady film actress since the mid-1960s (Blow-Up, Camelot), Vanessa Redgrave was bypassed by the 2008 Oscars for her performance in Joe Wright's period…
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly with Marie-Josée Croze: Golden Globe Awards' non-ceremony eyebrow-raiser. Based on Jean-Dominique Bauby's book of memoirs – reportedly written after Bauby (1952–1997) suffered a stroke that left him totally paralyzed except for his left eyelid, which…
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Michael Clayton with Tom Wilkinson: Oscar ballot and the preferential voting system explained. For a movie like Tony Gilroy's Michael Clayton or an actor like Tom Wilkinson to be shortlisted for the 2008 Academy Awards, each needs to receive at least…