The 5 Best Ways to Present an Oscar

Posted by · 4:40 pm · February 20th, 2015

Oscar presenters are secretly the problem with most telecasts. These five people knew how to present an Academy Award.

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A look back at 1993 and the second annual MTV Movie Awards

Posted by · 9:02 am · April 14th, 2013

Last year I used the occasion of the 21st annual MTV Movie Awards as an excuse to go back in time to the day-glo, New Jack Swing days of 1992 to look at the network’s first stab at recognizing the “best” in filmed entertainment. This year, I figured why not keep it going as the 22nd annual gears up for this evening? Let’s step back in the time machine and zip back to the pop culturally nebulous days of 1993 and the second annual MTV Movie Awards show.

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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Actor

Posted by · 6:29 am · February 21st, 2013

Bradley Cooper, Daniel Day-Lewis, Hugh Jackman, Joaquin Phoenix and Denzel Washington square off.

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Meet the Academy's exclusive club of three-time acting Oscar winners

Posted by · 8:50 am · February 19th, 2013

Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert De Niro, Sally Field and Denzel Washington hope to join this year.

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'Red Tails' defeats 'Beasts,' 'Django Unchained' and 'Flight' at the NAACP Image Awards

Posted by · 6:43 pm · February 1st, 2013

I suppose it’s a bit of a surprise that the George Lucas-produced “Red Tails” beat out some stiff Oscar competition in Benh Zeitlin’s “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” and Robert Zemeckis’s “Flight,” so there it is.

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Roundup: How 'The Hobbit' made the VFX shortlist sight unseen

Posted by · 5:55 am · February 1st, 2013

Also: ‘Argo’ an illegal hit in Iran, and Hackford to relinquish DGA presidency

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Off the Carpet: Academy members have numerous tight races to mull over this season

Posted by · 7:58 am · December 24th, 2012

As members of the Academy hurry through the last screeners they need to see before committing an opinion on the year’s best (for those who bother trying to get as deep into the stack as possible, that is), a number of races hang in the balance as extremely tight categories are sure to leave a few contenders feeling the sting of “also-ran” on Thursday, January 10.

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African-American Film Critics hail 'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Middle of Nowhere'

Posted by · 1:44 pm · December 16th, 2012

Ben Affleck takes Best Director, while Denzel Washington is Best Actor.

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Roundup: Oscar hopeful 'A Royal Affair' wins big at AFI Fest

Posted by · 6:21 am · November 9th, 2012

Also: THR’s actors’ roundtable, and Virginia loves ‘Lincoln’

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Roundup: 'Ralph' rules box office, but 'Flight' takes off

Posted by · 7:25 am · November 5th, 2012

Also: Haneke speaks reluctantly, and ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ for Best Pic?

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Tell us what you thought of 'Flight'

Posted by · 5:27 am · November 2nd, 2012

Robert Zemeckis’s return to live action lands today.

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Washington and Zemeckis brave Sandy to promote 'Flight' on Letterman and Fallon

Posted by · 9:03 am · October 30th, 2012

The director and star stop by audience-free late night in New York.

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Interview: John Gatins on wrestling his demons to write 'Flight'

Posted by · 7:42 am · October 30th, 2012

“There are no atheists in foxholes or at 30,000 feet.”

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Interview: John Goodman on 'Argo,' 'Flight,' Eastwood and awards season wagging the dog

Posted by · 11:14 am · October 24th, 2012

It’s not like John Goodman hasn’t been working consistently enough for a couple of decades, but the last two years have shown a stunning proliferation by anyone’s measure.

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Oscar Talk: Ep. 92 — Gotham nods, 'Flight,' 'Lincoln' and Best Supporting Actress

Posted by · 8:00 am · October 19th, 2012

In this week’s podcast Kris and Anne discuss the freshly announced Gotham nominations, dig in to Robert Zemeckis’s “Flight” and Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” and survey the Best Supporting Actress field.

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Roundup: On 'Perks' and other Oscar wallflowers

Posted by · 4:37 am · October 17th, 2012

Also: Carax on Kylie’s ‘Holy Motors’ number, and Foxx talks slavery in ‘Django’

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Off the Carpet: Kicking the habit, seeing the light

Posted by · 7:51 am · October 15th, 2012

Looking for meaning in the season as the 50th annual NYFF comes to a close.

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Zemeckis's 'Flight' features Denzel Washington at his best in a powerful character study

Posted by · 6:00 am · October 14th, 2012

“Flight” may have elements of action filmmaking and courtroom drama, but it is, ultimately, a character study about the sickness of addiction. It captures the embarrassment, the denial, the rage and, crucially, the chronic fallibility that comes with it.

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