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12/4 Oscarweb Round-up

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Stanley Tucci in The Lovely Bones• Peter Knegt talks to “Up in the Air” supporting actress hopeful (and newly minted NBR award recipient) Anna Kendrick. [indieWIRE]

• Stanley Tucci and how to (reluctantly) play a pervert. [The Carpetbagger]

• Peter Jackson, meanwhile, doesn’t much care about an Oscar campaign but does hope that people look closely at Tucci and Saoirse Ronan’s performances. [Vulture]

• Marshall Fine talks to Geoffrey Fletcher about his work on the page with “Precious.” [The Huffington Post]

• So weird it must be true, I guess: Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr set to write his first film score for a flick starring Antonio Banderas and Snoop Dogg? [The Guardian]

• John Hiscock discusses the “groundbreaking special effects” of “Avatar” with filmmaker James Cameron. [Daily Telegraph]

• Lensers to fete Chris Menges. [Variety]

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3 responses to “12/4 Oscarweb Round-up”

  1. AmericanRequiem Avatar
    AmericanRequiem

    thats why I love Peter Jackson

  2. Brian Avatar
    Brian

    Fascinating that he made the movie for teenagers specifically. I hadn’t heard that before.

  3. SJG Avatar
    SJG

    I can’t get terribly excited for the Lovely Bones… I’m hoping Tucci pulls off a nomination (and win!) for Julie & Julia instead.