The elite Oscar club George Clooney is set to join

Posted by · 6:00 am · February 22nd, 2013

How many Oscar-winning actors also boast wins in other categories?

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On 'Rebecca' and 'Foreign Correspondent,' Hitchcock's 1940 double-shot at Oscar glory

Posted by · 4:38 pm · November 21st, 2012

Hitch probably never came closer to victory than his first time at bat.

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Interview: Kenneth Branagh on his 'dangerously obvious' casting in 'My Week with Marilyn'

Posted by · 10:43 pm · December 19th, 2011

Kenneth Branagh embraced what he describes as potentially “dangerously obvious” casting with his portrayal of Sir Laurence Olivier in “My Week with Marilyn.” Now with Golden Globe, SAG and BFCA nominations under his belt it would be somehow poetic if the actor/director were to take home the Best Supporting Actor statue for his depiction of the man who paved the road for much of the trajectory of his own career.

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Williams shines but 'Marilyn' buckles under an uncompelling perspective

Posted by · 8:42 am · October 10th, 2011

Simon Curtis’s “My Week with Marilyn” gives actress Michelle Williams a grand opportunity to shine. But the film itself suffers under the burden of a perspective not all that compelling.

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