Off the Carpet: The awards circuit comes to life ahead of AFI Fest

Posted by · 11:34 am · November 4th, 2013

With the 2013 AFI Fest on the horizon, studios are circling the wagons and gearing up their campaigns along the circuit. But there are still a few weeks left before all the puzzle pieces are revealed. What happens in the meantime?

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Paramount plays up 'Nebraska's' old-fashioned charms with 'Paper Moon' double bill

Posted by · 11:05 am · November 4th, 2013

Every once in a while a studio capitalizes on parallels between one of its awards hopefuls and a classic of the medium that also did pretty well on the circuit by booking a double bill. Fox Searchlight did it with “The Wrestler” and “On the Waterfront,” for instance. This year, Paramount is going that route with Alexander Payne’s “Nebraska” and Peter Bogdanovich’s “Paper Moon.”

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The Lists: Top 10 debut performances of all time

Posted by · 11:14 am · October 18th, 2011

Hunter McCracken and Elizabeth Olsen give amazing performances in “The Tree of Life” and “Martha Marcy May Marlene” respectively this year. And in each case, it was their first at-bat. We use the occasion to look at the best debut performances, including work from Tatum O’Neal, Edward Norton and Natalie Portman.

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