• Steve Pond takes note of an Oscar milestone regarding Adam Shankman: the first tweeting Oscarcast producer! [The Odds]
• Tom O’Neil stirs the pot, says there might be a “Precious” backlash in the works. [Gold Derby]
• He does so in response to Lou Lumenick, who wonders whether Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey are hurting the film. [Lumenick on Film]
• Brian Tallerico chats up Willem Dafoe. [Hollywood Chicago]
• Boffo foreign box office for “Agora” rekindles interest in US buyers. [Variety]
• Brian Brooks reports from the New York premiere of “Amelia.” [indieWIRE]
• Donna Freydkin, meanwhile, sits down with the film’s star, Hilary Swank. [USA Today]
• In yet another slow news week, Brad Brevet wonders if we’re close to getting a look at “Invictus.” [Rope of Silicon]
• Why Hollywood’s Jewish guys fall for shiksas. [The Big Picture]
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6 responses to “10/22 Oscarweb Round-up”
Tom is kind of making a big deal out of nothing…he’s gonna start a backlash if anyone.
PLEASE look at the nominees for the People’s Choice Awards for “favorite independent movie”
http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/nominations/vote.jsp?pollId=300012&_requestid=435212
17 Again!?
The Agora thing reminds us that there are still unearthed mines in the field of play…
Look, we all know that (whether or not it’s warranted) a backlash against Precious is inevitable.
Isn’t is a bit late for Agora to pick up a disbributor for a 2009 release? Perhap it will be picked up for a 2010 release. What are you thoughts – Guy or Kris?
Jilda: Which is why I don’t plan on addressing it much further. :)
DHE: I don’t think it would release this year if it found a buyer.