Adele: Golden Globes’ lack of surprises. Golden Globes non-surprises: Adele & Ben Affleck + Daniel Day-Lewis The Golden Globes 2013 – a.k.a. the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards – offered…
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Honorary Oscar: George Stevens Jr. George Stevens Jr. is the founding director of the American Film Institute. During his tenure, the AFI established the Center for Advanced Film Studies and…
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Weird stuff happened at the most recent MTV Movie Awards ceremony: Justin Timberlake grabbed Mila Kunis’ breasts, Mila Kunis grabbed Justin Timberlake’s crotch, Robert Pattinson kissed Taylor Lautner instead of…
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According to MTV, the “Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief” telethon, to be broadcast on Friday, Jan. 22, has added appearances by Tom Hanks, Will Smith,…
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Jane Fonda: Warren Beatty gay by association? Warren Beatty: AFI Life Achievement Award with Dyan Cannon & Diane Keaton + Jane Fonda Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Dyan Cannon, and Elaine…
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View from the Bridge: Stories from Kosovo filmmakers John Ealer and Laura Bialis. Directed by John Ealer and Laura Bialis (above), View from the Bridge: Stories from Kosovo, described on…
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The Elite Squad with Wagner Moura. The second Brazilian production to win the Berlin Film Festival’s Golden Bear, José Padilha’s Tropa de Elite / The Elite Squad, a violent tale…
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A Jesus Christ and George W. Bush missing link? See past examples of the mystical connection between the United States’ presidential elections and Best Picture Oscar nominations.
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The Contender (movie 2000) review: Best Actress Oscar nominee Joan Allen delivers a masterful performance in Rod Lurie’s engrossing (if unconvincing) political drama. Jeff Bridges costars.
Mickey Mouse in Steamboat Willie. Mickey Mouse in the public domain? Disney’s rights questioned Mickey Mouse belongs to Walt Disney Enterprises. Back in the late 1990s, when Bill Clinton was…
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers. Bernard Gordon, a blacklisted screenwriter during the McCarthy era and a leader of the protest against the honorary Oscar awarded director (and informant) Elia Kazan,…