Globe predictions: Plain sailing for 'The Artist,' but what about the dramas?

Posted by · 4:15 am · January 15th, 2012

“The Artist” is a lock to win at least two major awards in the musical/comedy categories at the Golden Globes tonight, but the drama race is a little murkier. We offer our thoughts on who will win, and who should.

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George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Michelle Williams and more turn out for Palm Springs awards gala

Posted by · 1:05 am · January 8th, 2012

I’ve never attended the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala. It’s a key stop along the Oscar trail his time of year, very competitive with the Santa Barbara Film Festival. The two duke it out for honorees, one reticent to honor talent that the other has chalked up for an award. Which is obviously silly. But it seemed time to give it a go.

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'Marilyn' and 'Tinker, Tailor' top embarrassing BAFTA longlists

Posted by · 5:28 am · January 6th, 2012

“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” and “My Week With Marilyn” lead the BAFTA longlists with 16 mentions apiece, setting both films up for multiple nominations on January 17. But the list of omissions is egregious.

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Round-up: When 'The Birdcage' won

Posted by · 9:03 am · January 2nd, 2012

In today’s round-up, Nathaniel Rogers remembers the Best Ensemble win for “The Birdcage” at the third annual Screen Actors Guild awards, the Academy plans to exercise a Kodak Theatre escape clause and someone’s already making 2012 Oscar predictions.

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'The Artist' triumphs with Phoenix critics

Posted by · 8:22 pm · December 27th, 2011

After recently releasing a slate of nominees, the Phoenix Film Critics Society has named “The Artist” the best picture of the year, but I have to say, I was stopped dead in my tracks by this line of boast at the organization’s official site…

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Women critics like 'The Help,' 'The Iron Lady' and 'The Whistleblower'

Posted by · 5:31 pm · December 20th, 2011

The Women Film Critic Circle has come out in strong favor of “The Help,” “The Iron Lady” and “The Whistleblower.” The association has made selections that feel generally in line with the films and performances one would imagine ought to be be highlighted in this year’s landscape. Though I will confess their choices are seasoned with one or two surprises.

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'The Artist' wins five from St. Louis critics

Posted by · 9:04 am · December 19th, 2011

After submitting nominees last week, the St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association has picked “The Artist” as this year’s Best Picture winner. Michel Hazanavicius won Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for the film, while Rooney Mara was singled out for her performance in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.”

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'The Help' leads SAG nominations, Demián Bichir surprises in Best Actor

Posted by · 5:51 am · December 14th, 2011

The SAG Awards tend to hew closely to Oscar prognosticators’ lists, but they handed us a few wild cards this morning — not just in terms of who they nominated, but who they left out.

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Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo to receive Santa Barbara fest's Vanguard Award

Posted by · 9:14 am · December 7th, 2011

The stars of “The Artist” have been tapped for this year’s Vanguard Award at the 27th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which kicks off January 26.

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Interview: 'Surviving the silent movie' and beating the odds with 'The Artist'

Posted by · 12:42 pm · November 25th, 2011

“The Artist,” a silent, black-and-white, French-made ode to classic Hollywood, is one of the year’s biggest cinematic gambles, and it has paid off handsomely. Director Michel Hazanavicius and stars Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo talk about how it came together.

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Redgrave and the ladies of 'The Help' lead the conversation on Best Supporting Actress

Posted by · 9:51 am · October 17th, 2011

Rounding out four weeks of performance analysis this week, we turn to Best Adapted Screenplay. Contenders include Vanessa Redgrave, Octavia Spencer, the ubiquitous Jessica Chastain and Shailene Woodley, among others.

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