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'Les Mis' returns to the Great White Way

Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:15 pm · February 19th, 2013

On heels of screen success, blockbuster musical is set for a 2014 Broadway run.

Off the Carpet: Academy members have numerous tight races to mull over this season

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:58 am · December 24th, 2012

As members of the Academy hurry through the last screeners they need to see before committing an opinion on the year’s best (for those who bother trying to get as deep into the stack as possible, that is), a number of races hang in the balance as extremely tight categories are sure to leave a few contenders feeling the sting of “also-ran” on Thursday, January 10.

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Roundup: Good and bad news for Desplat in the Oscar race

Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:00 am · December 12th, 2012

Also: R.I.P. Ravi Shankar, and why film culture lives on

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Tom Hooper unveils 'Les Misérables' to over-the-moon, theater-loving NYC audience

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:57 pm · November 23rd, 2012

“Happy Thanksgiving,” director Tom Hooper said by way of introduction to an Alice Tully Hall packed with guild and Academy members this afternoon. He was on hand to present his latest film, an adaptation of the musical “Les Misérables,” his first effort since the Oscar-winning “The King’s Speech” two years ago and one of the awards season’s most anticipated titles.

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Off the Carpet: Four score, er, more to go

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:40 am · November 19th, 2012

Four big entries remain — “Django Unchained,” “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” “Les Misérables” and “Zero Dark Thirty” — each of them having been watched like a hawk as they race toward completion.

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