The French silent wins four while ‘The Descendants’ nabs two.
'The Artist' triumphs at 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:32 pm · February 25th, 2012
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Why it should be 'The Artist'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:59 pm · February 25th, 2012
Detractors have claimed that it’s insubstantial, anachronistic and even regressive, but “The Artist” is still set to run the table at tomorrow’s Academy Awards. Guy Lodge argues why it truly is the best of this year’s nominees.
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Oscar's big miss: 'Singin' in the Rain'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:58 am · February 25th, 2012
What equates to a “big miss” anyway? What does it mean? Does it mean the Academy looks foolish in hindsight? Does it translate to just an unfortunate opportunity lost? What I settled on was merely the concept of not recognizing greatness in its own time, and indeed, I think the test of time is necessary to really gauge.
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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Picture
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:43 am · February 25th, 2012
The 2011 Oscar Guide has finally reached its destination: the nine-film Best Picture category, which saw its biggest surprise in the very fact that it stretched to that many nominees. It became somewhat obvious down the stretch that five films were assured a spot, with another highly likely. The extraneous possibilities seemed to number no more than three or four, but two of them got in.
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No one needs final Oscar predictions this deep
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:36 pm · February 24th, 2012
Well, enough belly-aching over this nonsense. Pick something and move on. So I have.
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Willem Dafoe and Meryl Streep on the ephemeral nature of movies and ‘Margaret’
Posted by Roth Cornet · 2:49 pm · February 24th, 2012
Academy members Willem Dafoe and Meryl Streep weigh in on one of this years best and most overlooked films, “Margaret.”
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Oscar's big miss: 'The Ice Storm'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:49 pm · February 24th, 2012
The 1997 dysfunctional family drama “The Ice Storm” remains the best film of Oscar-winning director Ang Lee’s career, yet it received not a single Academy Award nomination. Guy Lodge wonders why.
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Punching out: Final Oscar predictions
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:22 am · February 24th, 2012
While Best Picture and Director wins may be a done deal for “The Artist,” this year’s Oscars become less predictable the further down the list of categories one goes. Guy Lodge offers his final picks in all 24 races.
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John Williams wins five awards from International Film Music critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:19 am · February 24th, 2012
The International Film Music Critics Association has offered up the final precursor awards announcement of the season as we head into the weekend, which will bring the Independent Spirit Awards and, finally, the Oscars. And John Williams had a great day, it turns out.
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My favorite Oscar win: Steven Soderbergh for 'Traffic'
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:03 am · February 24th, 2012
On final approach, we look back at some of Oscar’s finer moments.
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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Actor
Posted by gerardkennedy · 8:28 am · February 24th, 2012
On Sunday, five of our leading men will don their tuxes and walk down the red carpet at the top of their profession. Earlier this awards season, it seemed as though this would be a battle between two A-list movie stars. Since then, however, a silent Frenchman has proven himself very adept at charming everyone in sight, and will be difficult to beat.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 83 — Final Oscar predictions in all categories!
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:58 am · February 24th, 2012
In this week’s podcast, Anne and Kris prepare to put a bow on the season by giving their predictions for Sunday’s Oscarcast.
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Round-up: Zimmer and Pharrell on scoring the Oscars
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:30 am · February 24th, 2012
Also: Ways to fix the Oscars, and the art of the tux
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My favorite Oscar win: Pedro Almodóvar for 'Talk to Her'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:18 pm · February 23rd, 2012
When Pedro Almodovar won Best Original Screenplay for his dark tale of misguided love, “Talk to Her,” it was the first foreign-language film to take the award in nearly 40 years — and among the strangest in any tongue. What came over the Academy?
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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Actress
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:05 pm · February 23rd, 2012
This year’s Best Actress category pitches one ingenue on her first nomination against four actresses who’ve been to the dance before — one of them a record 16 times. We examine who will win, and who should.
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Women and Oscar
Posted by Roth Cornet · 12:58 pm · February 23rd, 2012
The recent LA Times piece on the gender and racial demographics of the AMPAS sparks an unexpected response and a look at some of the larger issues in play.
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Oscar's big miss: 'Edward Scissorhands'
Posted by gerardkennedy · 11:57 am · February 23rd, 2012
Who doesn’t love watching a great fairy tale on screen? But how often do new ones arise that make us think “Wow, that’s something new,” while also being deep, funny, engaging and gorgeous to watch?
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Tech Support: Final predictions and analysis for 2011, from 'Hugo' to…'Hugo'
Posted by gerardkennedy · 10:25 am · February 23rd, 2012
Final guesses on this year’s crop of below-the-line contenders.
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