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So we’re potentially looking at four of the five nominees being housed under one roof domestically. Interesting. The press release, in part: Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all US rights to the Dutch film, WINTER IN WARTIME from High Point Films, the theatrical division of Carey Fitzgerald’s London based High Point […]
Entries from January 2010
Sony Classics nabs Dutch foreign Oscar entry
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:25 pm · January 31st, 2010
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My dream ballot: part one
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:32 pm · January 31st, 2010
As I did last year, I’m preparing for Tuesday’s announcement of the Oscar nominations by running through my own favorites in each category — following on from the ideal ballots posted by Kris and Chad in the past few weeks. “Preparing” isn’t quite the word: it implies a link between the processes of predicting and […]
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Toughest category?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:58 pm · January 31st, 2010
I’m working through final predictions for posting tomorrow (as if it’s something that actually matters in this world), and a couple of areas have me running and re-running the figures, so to speak. I figured, with nothing going on but the Pro Bowl and some music awards show that I never watch, why not offer […]
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TECH SUPPORT: Final predictions, part two
Posted by gerardkennedy · 2:02 pm · January 31st, 2010
Continuing from where we left off yesterday, today we look at the fields of makeup, music, sound and visual effects. BEST MAKEUP The shortlist of seven makes predicting this category slightly easier. “District 9”’s realistic wounds, not to mention the practical elements of the central character’s transformation, likely make it the frontrunner. “Star Trek,” meanwhile, […]
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SUNDAY CENTS: ‘Darkness’ falls
Posted by Chad Hartigan · 12:54 pm · January 31st, 2010
*All historical figures cited are adjusted to today’s dollars. The self-proclaimed King of the World wiped the floor with the self-proclaimed King of Malibu as “Avatar” spent a seventh consecutive week at the top of the box office. A cool $30 million represents a drop of only 14% from last week and again sits only […]
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‘Winter’s Bone’ takes Sundance gold
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:03 am · January 31st, 2010
Talk about a good day for female filmmakers. Hours before Kathryn Bigelow’s history-making triumph at the DGA Awards, Debra Granik took the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance (in the U.S. Dramatic strand) for her critically lauded sophomore feature “Winter’s Bone.” Granik and co-writer Anne Rosselini also took screenwriting honors for the film. The film is […]
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‘Hurt Locker,’ ‘The Cove’ win with DGA
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:43 pm · January 30th, 2010
I don’t want to be presumptuous and say something like, “It’s time to call this thing,” but it’s difficult to argue with the two biggest guild crowns ON TOP OF the critical sentiment “The Hurt Locker” is dragging into phase two. Kathryn Bigelow has won the DGA award for her work on the film, becoming […]
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TECH SUPPORT: Final predictions, part one
Posted by gerardkennedy · 3:37 pm · January 30th, 2010
It’s hard to believe we’ve almost made it to nomination morning. Over the past six months here at Tech Support, we’ve previewed all the races and interviewed several of the contenders. On Tuesday, we find out who advances. In the way of final predictions, today I’ll preview the art direction, cinematography, costume design and film […]
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Ebert joins the predictions scramble
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:12 pm · January 30th, 2010
With less than 72 hours until Oscar nominations are announced, prediction lists are coming through thick and fast. Kris and I will have our final predictions up on Monday, while Gerard’s technical picks will be scattered throughout the weekend. (I’ll also enter dreamland for a while and offer up my fantasy ballot at some point.) […]
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WEEKLY WRAP: Guild awards, pre-nomination jitters
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:17 am · January 30th, 2010
• In the biggest upset of the season so far, “The Hurt Locker” came up trumps at the PGA Awards. • “Inglourious Basterds” took the top prize at the SAG Awards, which also gave another boost to Sandra Bullock. • With Oscar nominations out next week, we listed some of the greatest nominee fields in […]
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Thoughts on DGA?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:16 pm · January 29th, 2010
I have none, really. If I’m pressed for a prediction, I think James Cameron is going to pull off what will be perceived as an upset for reasons mentioned in today’s Oscar Talk and a number of weeks back when I said J.J. Abrams was a threat for a nod (and I’ve come to find […]
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EW charts the race
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:09 pm · January 29th, 2010
This is a fantastic little guide to the race over at Entertainment Weekly, but if they really want to step it up, give me the same tool across the 80-year Academy history. Let me compare, contrast. That would be a hell of a research instrument, for those of us sick enough to take prognostication WAY […]
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OSCAR TALK: Ep. 19 — Sundance, David and Goliath, potential surprises, Bullock/Streep
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:41 am · January 29th, 2010
Welcome to Oscar Talk, a weekly kudocast between yours truly and Anne Thompson of Thompson on Hollywood. Two weeks since our last installment, Sundance is fading away and nominations announcement is a mere four days away. In our last pre-nom discussion, we dig into the following: • Fresh off of Sundance, we briefly discuss the […]
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International Film Music Critics nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:18 am · January 29th, 2010
This just arrived via press release. Talk about your refreshingly diverse list of contenders. Predicting the Academy’s Best Original Score category can often be a bit of a chore. There is no “guild” for the composers, after all, nothing to serve as a barometer. For the longest time you could generally count on the group […]
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FRIDAY FORECAST: Charts of ‘Darkness’
Posted by Chad Hartigan · 9:20 am · January 29th, 2010
*All historical figures cited are adjusted to today’s dollars. Lucky weekend number seven for “Avatar.” The top spot beckons once again and James Cameron will surely oblige. Another slim drop of 20% would give the wild blue wonder $26.2 million and put $600 million within it’s grubby little grasp. The only thing remotely standing in […]
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1/29 Oscarweb Round-up
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:53 am · January 29th, 2010
• Krista Smith sits down with dark horse Best Supporting Actor contender Christian McKay. [Little Gold Men] • Pete Hammond reports on the town’s goings-on, including Jason Reitman’s program of films for the New Beverly Theater. [Notes on a Season] • A master list of FYC screenplays available for download. [MovieCultists]
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UK critics honor ‘Up,’ Mulligan
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:01 am · January 29th, 2010
The London Film Critics’ Circle Awards may be the most prestigious of British critics’ honors (not saying much, admittedly), but there are critics in the rest of the country too. These regional writers have their say in the Richard Attenborough Awards, which held their fourth annual ceremony last night. Last year, the Attenboroughs stuck very […]
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Pride before a fall
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:07 am · January 29th, 2010
Richard Roeper prefaces his Oscar predictions with the following suggestion to spice up the nominations announcement: They race through the lists at 5:30 a.m. PST, in order to get live coverage on the morning talk shows. That’s just stupid. As I’ve suggested before, the Academy should turn the nomination announcements into a one-hour special, to […]
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