Oscarweb Round-up: Oswalt stealin' spotlights

Posted by · 7:55 am · November 30th, 2011

In today’s round-up, Patton Oswalt steals another spotlight at the Gotham Awards, Lou Lumenick explains how the NYFCC vote broke down and Jesse Eisenberg sues a tiny movie.

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UK poster for 'Shame' puts its two stars on an equal footing

Posted by · 9:13 am · November 16th, 2011

Previous posters for Steve McQueen’s “Shame” have avoided showing the actors’ faces — but the new UK quad design does, and puts the focus as much on Carey Mulligan as the film’s more heavily-hyped star Michael Fassbender.

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Is NC-17 an antiquated rating?

Posted by · 5:12 pm · November 15th, 2011

The talk swirling around Steve McQueen’s “Shame” is whether its NC-17 rating will hinder its Oscar chances. But isn’t there a deeper concern about third-party parenting worth exploring?

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Interview: Carey Mulligan redefines the ingénue with ‘Shame’ and ‘Drive’

Posted by · 6:23 pm · November 9th, 2011

Carey Mulligan is far from her break-out work in “An Education” when it comes to performances this year in “Drive” and particularly “Shame.” We sit down with the actress to talk about the direction she wants to take her career and the kinds of roles that interest her.

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Searchlight on taking the 'Shame' out of NC-17

Posted by · 3:14 pm · October 21st, 2011

With Fox Searchlight boldly announcing plans for a full-scale Oscar campaign for Steve McQueen’s sexually explicit (and presumably NC-17 rated) “Shame,” we wonder what this could mean both for the film and the future.

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First trailer for 'Shame' nails the tone

Posted by · 2:29 am · October 14th, 2011

Ahead of its UK debut at the London Film Festival tonight, The Guardian has unveiled the first trailer for Steve McQueen’s fall festival hit “Shame” — with an award-winning performance from Michael Fassbender that could be an Oscar dark horse.

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Oscarweb Round-up: McQueen's De Niro

Posted by · 7:07 am · October 12th, 2011

In today’s round-up, Michael Fassbender and Steve McQueen reunite and “The Ides of March” pays homage to Shepard Fairey, among other stories.

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