Round Up: Earlier for 'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl' and Bryan Cranston's next

Posted by · 10:50 pm · March 11th, 2015

Fox Searchlight’s Sundance hit “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” has a new release date, Barbra Streisand is set to honor Robert Redford and a first look at Bryan Cranston’s upcoming film “The Infiltrator.”

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71st Golden Globes winners and nominees – complete list

Posted by · 5:58 pm · January 12th, 2014

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out wins for the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards Sunday night. “12 Years a Slave” and “American Hustle” were the big winners in the Best Picture ranks, while “Dallas Buyers Club,” “Gravity” and “The Wolf of Wall Street” took major prizes as well.

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Roundup: 2014's animation slate will be Pixar-free

Posted by · 3:46 am · September 19th, 2013

Also: The fear in ‘Blue Jasmine,’ and WikiLeaks takes on ‘The Fifth Estate’

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Tell us what you thought of 'Argo'

Posted by · 8:41 am · October 12th, 2012

Ben Affleck’s Iran hostage thriller opens today.

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Does WB have an Oscar thoroughbred on its hands with Ben Affleck's 'Argo?'

Posted by · 6:57 pm · September 1st, 2012

“Argo” is another step up for Ben Affleck, who continues to grow as a filmmaker and surprise not just formally but with his adeptness at handling ensembles as well. And that’s what “Argo” is: an organic, finely tuned ensemble where no one really stands out from the pack. And that’s not a bad thing, particularly for a film that is very much about the efforts of the many.

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Bryan Cranston, Stephen King, Kristen Wiig among Academy invitees this year

Posted by · 2:12 pm · June 29th, 2012

The Academy has announced its annual list of new members, always a fun thing to browse through and say, “Damn, it’s about time,” or, “Jesus, really?”

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The Long Shot: Big enough for the both of us

Posted by · 3:48 pm · November 9th, 2011

“The Help” star Jessica Chastain is just one of 2011’s strong Oscar hopefuls needing to wrestle attention away from a more heavily hyped co-star: an annual dilemma in the awards race.

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