Oscar pundits set the field before festival madness begins

Posted by · 2:33 pm · August 22nd, 2013

The best Oscar pundits in the business – collectively – set the field for the 2013-2014 awards season as the Gurus of Gold return.

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Tell us what you thought of 'Lee Daniels' The Butler'

Posted by · 10:04 am · August 16th, 2013

Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey stir the early Oscar talk this weekend.

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Will 'Lee Daniels' The Butler' be an awards season preface or just a puffy prelude?

Posted by · 8:00 pm · August 8th, 2013

Showbiz 411’s Roger Friedman — who some would call a noted Harvey Weinstein shill — bloviated about “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” under the cover of “Oscar observation” a few weeks ago but apparently no one else could. The embargo is up today so let’s get into it. The question on this one is, will it be an awards player or just fade out before the season even gets here? A few thoughts…

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Off the Carpet: Gearing up for the 2013-2014 season

Posted by · 8:33 am · August 5th, 2013

A few updates and thoughts before the fall festival circuit sends us into the fray.

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MPAA relents and allows Weinsteins to use 'Lee Daniels' The Butler' in title dispute (UPDATED)

Posted by · 7:53 pm · July 19th, 2013

Well, this whole silly, overblown, clearly-about-something-else mess has finally seen a solution…and everyone’s going to just keep calling it “The Butler” anyway.

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