Academy Invites Eddie Redmayne, Bong Joon-ho: Eclectic and International Talent that may help to diversify future Oscar choices.
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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (movie 2014) review: Andrew Garfield is back in Marc Webb’s sequel that reeks of corporate demands. Emma Stone and Dane DeHaan costar.
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Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock in The Heat. Sandra Bullock The Heat: Bullock’s biggest opening weekend at domestic box office? July 1 update: Starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy, Paul …
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Django Unchained trailer with Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx Django Unchained trailer is out. Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino of Pulp Fiction and Inglourious Basterds fame, Django Unchained is set …
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Shirtless Ashton Kutcher with Anne Heche in Spread. Anne Heche and Ashton Kutcher (above) star in Spread, the tale of an ambitious escort (Kutcher) who makes good use of his …
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The Game Plan box office: Panned Dwayne Johnson star vehicle has topped the domestic chart twice; Ben Stiller’s latest hasn’t been nearly as lucky.
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Ray (movie 2004) review: Featuring Jamie Foxx in a showy but skin-deep characterization, Taylor Hackford’s uninspired Ray Charles biopic aims for the big bucks.
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Best Actress SAG Awards: Boxing-ring star beats stage diva in fierce rematch, while Katharine Hepburn has her first competitive Screen Actors Guild ‘win’ ever.
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The British Academy Awards’ Oscar-focused new submission deadline rules have had unintended and ironically counterproductive consequences.
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Martin Scorsese and Clint Eastwood have performed an unexpected Golden Globes turnabout, while Hilary Swank and Annette Bening have an awards season rematch ‘tie.’
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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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Critics’ favorites: A crowd-pleasing Wine Country road movie and a polemical political documentary are the top selections this awards season, while Imelda Staunton is the Best Actress fave.
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National Board of Review Awards: The J.M. Barrie movie Finding Neverland was named the year’s best release. Annette Bening and Laura Linney were among the other winners.
Box office: Valentine’s Day movie had a stronger than expected debut while The Wolfman and Percy Jackson underwhelm.
Hilary Swank Oscar triumph #2: The Million Dollar Baby actress is the 21st century’s first double winner in the Academy Awards’ acting categories.
Awards season news: In an ungodly twist of fate, Jesus + Jason + Napoleon have all lost out to Spider-Man, while Kate Winslet has nabbed a surprise win.