Did Oscar return to the Sundance Film Festival this year?

Posted by · 1:43 pm · January 29th, 2014

Did the 2015 awards season sprout in Park City this year? We take a look at some of the possibilities.

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Sundance 2014: Brendan Gleeson reunites with 'Guard' director in new 'Calvary' trailer

Posted by · 1:56 pm · December 10th, 2013

Sundance 2014 finds “The Guard” star Brendan Gleeson and writer-director John Michael McDonagh reuniting for more bleak laughs and some religious introspection in “Calvary,” with “Bridesmaids” star Chris O’Dowd in tow.

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'The Artist' leads with six Golden Globe nods, Spielberg snubbed

Posted by · 4:27 am · December 15th, 2011

‘The Descendants’ and ‘The Help’ followed with five nominations apiece, but it’s George Clooney’s “The Ides of March,” with four, that is the morning’s big comeback kid.

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'The Artist' (what else?) leads with 8 San Diego film critics nominations

Posted by · 2:26 pm · December 12th, 2011

No surprise that nominal Oscar favorite “The Artist” came out tops with another critics# group, but the an Diego crowd found room for some individual picks too.

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'Shame,' 'Tinker, Tailor' and 'Tyrannosaur' lead BIFA nods

Posted by · 7:36 am · October 31st, 2011

Oscar hopefuls ‘Shame’ and ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” — as well as the less starry indie “Tyrannosaur” — lead the British Independent Film Award nominations with seven nods apiece. “We Need to Talk About Kevin” and “Kill List,” each with six, are close behind.

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