Worst Oscar Host Ever? Anne Hathaway and James Franco widely panned but what about Academy Awards produced by the flamboyant Allan Carr?
Hilary Swank
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Actors Guild: SAG Awards comes up with second Annette Bening vs Hilary Swank rematch while Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon bypassed.
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Conviction Box Office: Latest Hilary Swank Flop
6 minutes readConviction box office: Starring Hilary Swank, Tony Goldwyn’s real-life-based legal drama is on its way to becoming a sizable commercial dud.
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British Street Gangs Conquer San Sebastian + Polanski & Godard for European Film Awards?
15 minutes readBritish street gangs top San Sebastian Film Festival: Neds directed by Peter Mullan. Peter Mullan’s Glasgow-set drama Neds, about a distraught teenager who joins a street gang in the early …
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Pat Morita Movies: The Karate Kid 1984 Martial Arts Teacher
5 minutes readPat Morita movies: The Karate Kid 1984 martial arts teacher to Ralph Macchio earned former stand-up comedian an Oscar nomination.
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Hilary Swank Oscar triumph #2: The Million Dollar Baby actress is the 21st century’s first double winner in the Academy Awards’ acting categories.
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Best Actress SAG Award: Boxer Beats Diva in Rematch
7 minutes readBest Actress SAG Awards: Boxing-ring star beats stage diva in fierce rematch, while Katharine Hepburn has her first competitive Screen Actors Guild ‘win.’
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Critics’ Choice Awards: Spidey Defeats Jesus + Jason
12 minutes readCritics’ Choice Awards: In an ungodly twist of fate, Jesus, Jason, and Napoleon have lost out to Spider-Man. Elsewhere, Kate Winslet nabbed a surprise win.
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NSFC Awards surprise: A Clint Eastwood melodrama is the unexpectedly mainstream winner of the generally more ‘esoteric’ U.S.-based critics group.
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Million Dollar Baby (2004) review: A superlative Hilary Swank can’t beat the odds against Clint Eastwood’s cliché-plagued boxing melodrama.
The Black Dahlia (Movie 2006): Disastrous De Palma Noir
The Black Dahlia (movie 2006) review: Brian De Palma’s neo-noir is a poor imitation of the actual thing. Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart and Hilary Swank are the badly miscast stars.
Golden Globe Winners: Scorsese + Eastwood Turnabout
Martin Scorsese and Clint Eastwood have performed an unexpected Golden Globes turnabout, while Hilary Swank and Annette Bening have an awards season rematch ‘tie.’
Toronto Film Festival: Rare African Cinema Spotlight
Overlooked in most of the world, African cinema – including Ousmane Sembene’s latest – is the focus of one of the Toronto Film Festival’s sidebars.