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Thanks to the 412 Oscar obsessives who joined our Picktainment.com Oscar pool. It was a tough year to call in a few areas, but the ultimate winner was Joe Sinopoli with an overall score of 41 (and coming incredibly close on the tie-breaker, too, guessing the show’s length at 3:03 — it was 3:11). If […]
Congratulations to our pool winner!
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:20 am · February 28th, 2011
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Taking questions for Oscar Talk
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:14 am · February 28th, 2011
Here it is, the last solicitation of the season. You know the drill, but no boundaries. Ask as many questions as you want. And get ’em in fast because we’ll be recording soon-ish.
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OFF THE CARPET: Sun came up
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:11 am · February 28th, 2011
Steven Spielberg couldn’t have put it more concisely during his presentation of the Best Picture category last night. To paraphrase, he noted that whichever films did not happen to win Best Picture this year would join the ranks of numerous classics of the medium. Was it preemptive damage control? I hope not. Why be apologetic? […]
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2/28 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: Aftermath
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:29 am · February 28th, 2011
• Drew McWeeney writes a lot of words explaining why he doesn’t watch the Oscars. [Motion/Captured] • Nikki Finke reminds who the “In Memoriam” sequence passed over. [Deadline] • Oscar ≠ A-List. [The Wrap]
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‘King’s Speech’ wins four Oscars, including Best Picture…
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:06 pm · February 27th, 2011
…and the sun will still rise tomorrow. Full list of the winners at The Circuit. We’ll be back tomorrow to put a bow on the season. Feel free to carry over conversation from the open thread here.
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83rd Academy Awards open thread
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:07 pm · February 27th, 2011
Alright, I’m ducking out of here for the night. Feel free to use this space to discuss the show, the winners, whatever strikes you. The red carpet starts up in about two hours. I don’t think there will be too much strain on the server, but if things get sluggish, have patience with us. If […]
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At not with
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:44 am · February 27th, 2011
No reason, I just love this shot of Thierry Guetta, aka Mr. Brainwash, from yesterday’s Spirit Awards ceremony (snapped by Jeff Wells).
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Indie Spirits, HBO and Weinstein party down on Oscar eve
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:06 am · February 27th, 2011
Yesterday was a bit of a whirlwind. The Indie Spirits was a lovely affair, though they really need to figure out the show aspect because it kind of fell apart this year. I didn’t see it on television so maybe it was edited into shape, but in the room, it just felt like chaos. I […]
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The In Contention Readership Ballot
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:20 am · February 27th, 2011
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 daily polls this month and last, which accompanied each of our Oscar Guide entries. It offers us a […]
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BOX OFFICE: ‘King’s Speech’ holds on in the top 10…
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:05 am · February 27th, 2011
…and is poised to have a good night. (Courtesy: Exhibitor Relations)
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The Oscar-winning Boston Movie
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:17 am · February 26th, 2011
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CINEJABBER: The light bulb’s getting dim
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:12 am · February 26th, 2011
Catch up with the idea behind these weekend posts here. Well. Here we are. It’s probably going to be kind of difficult to use this weekly open thread for anything other than Oscar chatter, given tomorrow’s festivities, but here’s the space nevertheless. The Oscar Guide has been another lovely success this year and I thank […]
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Interviews with the nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:56 am · February 26th, 2011
I thought I’d bring this around one more time this weekend. We talked to 37 of this year’s Oscar nominees this season. A few more have been added since we first posted this last month: Ethan Coen (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, “True Grit”) Joel Coen (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, […]
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Ranking Oscar’s 41 features (minus one)
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:22 am · February 26th, 2011
Every year, when I finally get around to everything, I like to toss up my arbitrary ranking of the year’s Oscar-nominated feature films (and invite you to do the same). There were 41 films nominated this year. One of them I didn’t see and won’t until some time this year, I imagine. But here’s the […]
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OSCAR GUIDE: Best Picture
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:11 am · February 26th, 2011
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 last time the debate around a Best Picture winner was so heated, and I’m tempted to say […]
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Reminder: Join our Picktainment Oscar pool!
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:56 am · February 26th, 2011
If you haven’t joined our Oscar pool at Picktainment.com, you can do so by going here. Sign up for an account if you’re new and then go back to this link and start making your picks. I’ve completed the weighting of the categories. I had to settle on something because the poll stopped working randomly […]
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Just walk away: final predictions
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:45 pm · February 25th, 2011
While Guy is pulling his hair out (I know the feeling), I’m backing off. At some point you have to put your pencil down and step away, and so I am. For me, the most difficult categories to pick — and the ones I found myself flip-flopping on down the stretch — were Best Supporting […]
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To the highest bidder
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:25 pm · February 25th, 2011
As you know, Banksy has been all over town making his presence known in the lead-up to the Oscars. All These Wonderful Things documentary know-it-all A.J. Schnack happened by one of the artist’s latest pieces 10 minutes before it was tagged and 20 minutes before the owner of the building started the inevitable removal procedure […]
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