Roundup: Fixing the foreign-language Oscar

Posted by · 5:02 am · September 24th, 2013

Also: Fantastic Fest winners, and has Michael Douglas been taken for granted?

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'Frankenweenie' to open 56th BFI London Film Festival

Posted by · 4:36 am · August 23rd, 2012

Tim Burton’s animated feature will have its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in September.

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Oscarweb Round-up: Gurus stake their claim

Posted by · 5:18 am · September 28th, 2011

In today’s round-up, the Gurus o’ Gold plant flags post-fests, Jeff Nichols signs Michael Shannon up for a third collaboration and Cirque du Soleil sends up the Oscars on their own stage.

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Oscarweb Round-up: Longing for indies of old

Posted by · 4:00 am · September 23rd, 2011

In today’s round-up, Ryan Gibey pines across the pond for the American indie cinema of 20 years past, Patrick Goldstein sees a story of outsider innovation in “Moneyball” and everyone’s talking about the Best Actor race in one way or another.

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