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BOX OFFICE: ‘King’s Speech’ goes wide after guild wins
It looks like “The King’s Speech,” which went much wider this weekend, could quietly become a $100-million grossing movie. Meanwhile, that re-expansion for “The Social Network” didn’t make much of a...
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‘The King’s Speech’ takes top honors at SAG Awards
Well, if you didn’t get the message after last night’s DGA result, SAG’s Best Ensemble award just underlined it for you — the Best Picture race is over. In the 16 years that the three Guilds have...
View Article‘Black Swan’ effects reel
This was making the rounds last week but I never got around to it. A great peak behind the veil on some stellar below-the-line work that was sadly ignored by the Academy next week.
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Phase two campaign messages give it their best shot
I’ve been, unintentionally, taking note of the various tactics this year’s Best Picture hopefuls have been using as phase two barrels ahead and members have ballots in hand. The smartest stroke, I...
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Art Directors’ Guild wins for ‘Swan,’‘Speech,’‘Inception’
In a busy night for industry awards, the Art Directors’ Guild also dished out their trophies yesterday. “Inception” claimed its second Guild prize in one night as it triumphed in the Fantasy category —...
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BOX OFFICE: Is there a game on?
And with that, “True Grit” crosses $150 million domestic and keeps chugging. “The King’s Speech” moved up a notch in rank and still has $100 million in its sights (and has also leaped-frogged a few...
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2/7 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: The country turns to a flawed ‘Grit’ hero, will...
• “Why, in troubled times, does America turn to a hard-drinking, half-blind US marshal?” [The Guardian] • Bob Verini takes the pro/con route on each Best Picture hopeful. [Variety] • Larry Rohter chats...
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OSCAR TALK: Ep. 52 — Nominees Luncheon, Bening vs. Portman to a photo finish,...
Welcome to Oscar Talk. In case you’re new to the site and/or the podcast, Oscar Talk is a weekly kudocast, your one-stop awards chat shop between yours truly and Anne Thompson of Thompson on Hollywood....
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Previewing BAFTA
In the 10 years since they moved up in the calendar to pre-Oscar status, the BAFTAs have hovered uncertainly between complying with awards trends across the pond, thereby establishing themselves as a...
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BOX OFFICE: Bieber fever
All four at the top are new releases, but “Black Swan” will cross $100 million tomorrow or Tuesday, “The King’s Speech” will get there next weekend, and “True Grit” is at $160 million and climbing....
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2/15 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: Hooper’s conflicting BAFTA emotions, Rodarte on...
• Nick Davis’s actress digest moves to the lovely Jennifer Lawrence. [Nick's Flick Picks] • Tom Hooper at the BAFTAs: The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat. [The Race] • David Poland talks to...
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OSCAR GUIDE: Best Cinematography
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) dished out its annual kudos this weekend, which makes for a nice segue into a discussion of the year’s nominees for Best Cinematography. But it’s...
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2/16 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: Oscars invade Grand Central, details on Oscarcast...
• Wes Anderson talks editing “Black Swan” with Andrew Weisblum. [Awards Campaign] • Oscars invade New York’s Grand Central terminal. [Oscars.org] • Mandi Bierly gets a few Oscarcast details on the...
View ArticleNatalie Portman training for ‘Black Swan’
This video has been making the rounds this week. I keep forgetting to pass it along:
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BOX OFFICE: ‘Swan,’‘Speech’ cross $100 million
The headline says it all. The two films join “Toy Story 3,” “Inception” and “True Grit” as the only Best Picture nominees to reach that mark this year. “The Fighter” has slowed too much to get there...
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OSCAR GUIDE: Best Film Editing
I’m afraid you’ll find that I’m having trouble getting all that excited about this year’s race for Best Film Editing. How can I when the absolute best editing job of the year (from a true master, no...
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The top 10 shots of 2010: part two
In case you missed part one of this year’s top shots column, be sure to catch up before digging into the final five selections today. As I mentioned yesterday, it wasn’t exactly a banner year for...
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OSCAR GUIDE: Best Actress
Early in the season the lead actress category appeared to be more competitive than ever. An easy list of 10 contenders could be drawn up, many of them admittedly sight unseen, and it was anyone’s guess...
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TECH SUPPORT: Final analysis, part one
So this is it. Over the last seven-plus months here at Tech Support, we have tried to illuminate and analyze the craft races as they unfolded. On Sunday, the winners will be revealed, ushering some new...
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2/25 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: Carter keeps the season interesting, Gervais’s...
• 10 great things Helena Bonham Carter has done or said to spice up this year’s Oscar race. [Vulture] • Ricky Gervais humbly suggests an opening monologue for Oscar hosts James Franco and Anne...
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OSCAR GUIDE: Best Directing
Coming down to the wire, the race for Best Directing remains a very close one. Earlier in the year the prevailing wisdom was that a split could be in the cards, with the Oscar-bait frontrunner more...
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OSCAR GUIDE: Best Picture
And so we come to the end of this year’s Oscar Guide, and the category that has been the cause of more conversation than ever this year: Best Picture. And that can’t be overstated. I can’t recall the...
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Big night for ‘Black Swan’ at Spirit Awards
Kris was on the scene at the Independent Spirit Awards today, and will, I’m sure, have some first-hand commentary to add later. For now, let me lead the cheers for “Black Swan,” which finally had its...
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The In Contention Readership Ballot
Today’s the big day. No more Oscar Guide, no more polls, just a few choice hours left in the season and then, the 83rd annual. (And not a moment too soon.) I appreciate everyone participating in the...
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WTF with the giant fireball thing??
With “The Social Network” picking up yet another award last week (for Best in Show at the Golden Trailer Awards), Ryan Adams at Awards Daily asked for personal picks for favorite trailers. There are a...
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