Cinejabber: Best Picture, critic style

Posted by · 5:50 am · August 18th, 2012

What happens when you fuse Oscar’s Best Picture list with the S&S poll?

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Michael Curtiz's 'Casablanca' Oscar and original 'Metropolis' poster hit the auction block

Posted by · 11:32 am · July 3rd, 2012

Attention movie memorabilia collectors with massive wallets. There are a pair of items on the auction block that you might be interested in.

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Spend the summer with the Academy

Posted by · 4:51 pm · June 1st, 2012

We would probably be a bit remiss around these parts if we didn’t bring up two summer screening series the Academy is launching this year: “Oscars Outdoors” and “The Last 70mm Film Festival.”

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It's been a while since I've given a damn about romance in Hollywood

Posted by · 11:40 am · April 22nd, 2012

There are a plethora of romantic films released each year in Hollywood, be they comedic or dramatic, and yet very few of them are even slightly memorable.

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Turner Classic Movies celebrates 70 years of 'Casablanca' with re-release

Posted by · 3:40 pm · March 5th, 2012

While “The Godfather” is busy celebrating its 40th anniversary this year (and got a re-release courtesy of Cinemark Theatres), another American celluloid treasure will be turning 70 and getting it’s own fresh look on screens later this month. “Casablanca.”

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84th Oscars poster could have been better

Posted by · 8:36 am · December 30th, 2011

The Academy’s recently-released poster for the 84th annual Academy Awards seems like it could have used a little more thought. But I doubt anyone much cares. Nevertheless…

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