The Academy has announced that a whopping 75 tunes are in play for the Best Original Song Oscar this year, and among them were tracks by Adele, Florence + the Machine and The Arcade Fire.
Adele's 'Skyfall,' Florence + the Machine's 'Breath of Life' among 75 original songs up for Oscar
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:29 pm · December 11th, 2012
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Roundup: The Emmys go to the movies
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:00 am · September 24th, 2012
Plus: ‘The Hobbit’ meets the Queen, and celebrating Tom Hardy’s ‘Lawless’ knitwear.
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Calling all Best Original Song contenders
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:32 pm · September 6th, 2012
As the season hums to life at the start of the fall festival circuit, it’s time to take a look at the Best Original Song race and figure out what we’re working with.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 85 — Special Edition! — Cannes 2012 dispatch
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:05 pm · May 25th, 2012
In this week’s special edition podcast Kris and Anne are joined by Guy Lodge for a lengthy discussion of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.
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Weinstein maintains a muscular presence at Cannes
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:21 am · May 21st, 2012
It’s fair to say The Weinstein Company is pretty high on the value of Cannes this year. And tonight will be all about their upcoming films as they pull the old “let’s show some footage, stir the interest pot and steal a little bit of thunder” trick.
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Feelgood Aussie musical 'The Sapphires' brightens Cannes
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:30 am · May 21st, 2012
Warm applause for the 1960s-set musical comedy suggest The Weinstein Company have made a wise purchase.
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Review: 'Lawless' is a rollicking tale of blood, booze and cardigans
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:37 am · May 19th, 2012
The first American film in Competition is a subtext-laden genre treat.
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Cannes Check: John Hillcoat's 'Lawless'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:30 am · May 2nd, 2012
We continue our series of Cannes competition previews with the latest from the director of ‘The Road.’
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Cannes lineup heavy on U.S. fare as Twi-hards prepare to mob fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:39 am · April 19th, 2012
Amid the usual Cannes elite like Michael Haneke and Ken Loach, Robert Pattison and Kristen Stewart are also set to hit the Croisette with new films in Competition.
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