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Italian Oscar entry 'The Great Beauty' wins big at European Film Awards

Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:45 pm · December 7th, 2013

Italy’s foreign-language Oscar hopeful “The Great Beauty” took four awards — Film, Director, Actor and Editor of the Year — at a ceremony that offered few surprises, but some quirky diversions. Check out our on-the-scene live blog.

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European Film Awards: Who will win, and who should

Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:30 am · December 7th, 2013

The European Film Awards take place in Berlin tonight, with “Blue is the Warmest Color,” Keira Knightley and Naomi Watts among the nominees. We break down who’s likeliest to win, and who deserves to.

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Roundup: Weinstein on 'the most competitive season I've ever seen'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:22 am · September 30th, 2013

Also: The state of animation, and the movies behind ‘Breaking Bad.’

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Roundup: Fixing the foreign-language Oscar

Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:02 am · September 24th, 2013

Also: Fantastic Fest winners, and has Michael Douglas been taken for granted?

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Cannes 2013 review roundup

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:26 am · May 27th, 2013

The 66th annual Cannes Film Festival is officially over as the winners and losers make their way home from the south of France. Will we be talking about these films during the Oscar season? Time will tell. But for now, a quick cheat sheet of our take on the festivities.

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