The Lunchbox with Nimrat Kaur. ‘The Lunchbox’ movie: ‘Exceptional film’ that would have deserved an Oscar nomination The Lunchbox / Dabba was not the Film Federation of India’s submission to…
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At a meeting held Monday, the 2009 Guldbagge (Golden Beetle) jury comprised of Katinka Faragó, Nils Petter Sundgren, Pia Johansson, Jannike Åhlund, Johan Renck, Mikael Marcimain and Guldbagge jury chairman…
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Michael Haneke at the European Film Awards: The White Ribbon movie manages rare triple win. The Munich-born screenwriter-director (March 24, 1942) was the big winner at this year’s ceremony, as…
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Michael Fassbender as Bobby Sands in director Steve McQueen’s Hunger. With six wins, Steve McQueen’s Hunger was the big winner at the 2009 Irish Academy Awards. The story of Irish…
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“How to make-up” at the movies? Make-up artist Conor O’Sullivan shows how it was done in Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster The Dark Knight. John Caglione Jr. was Heath Ledger’s make-up artist;…
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Gay murder – and political life – that rocked California: Milk. The WGA Awards’ Best Original Screenplay pick was Milk, Dustin Lance Black’s narrative about openly gay San Francisco Board…
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Freida Pinto and Dev Patel: SAG Awards’ Best Cast winners. Danny Boyle’s sleeper hit Slumdog Millionaire marked the feature film debut of British actor Dev Patel and Indian model Freida…
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Gomorrah: Best Foreign Language Film Oscar absentee. Based on Roberto Saviano’s book about the Camorra, Italy’s Naples-centered crime syndicate, Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah has been one of the best-received releases of…
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Ed Catmull. Pixar co-founder and “collective creativity” proponent Ed Catmull will be the recipient of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 2009 Gordon E. Sawyer Award, handed to…
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Slumdog Millionaire with Freida Pinto. Academy Award Predictions: The cinematic Cinderella tale of 2008, Danny Boyle’s Bollywood-inspired entry is the odds-on favorite for the Best Picture Academy Award. In the…
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Slumdog Millionaire awards: After winning a number of Best Picture awards from various U.S.-based critics groups while on its way to becoming 2008’s most notable sleeper hit, Danny Boyle’s Bollywood-inspired…
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Hugh Jackman: Oscar host. Nicole Kidman’s co-star in the box office disappointment (in the U.S.) Australia has been selected as the next Oscar host. Hugh Jackman’s other screen credits include…
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WALL-E. The Best Picture winner at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, Disney/Pixar’s Andrew Stanton-directed WALL-E became the first feature-length animated film to top that particular category. Curiously, the…
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Danny Boyle’s Bollywood-style drama – in spirit if not in deed – topped this year’s Toronto Film Festival: Slumdog Millionaire. Toronto Film Festival awards: Bollywood-style movie tops The fantastic story…