With the first quarter of the 2012 release calendar over, have we seen any potential Oscar nominees yet?
Digging for gold in 2012's first quarter
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:34 pm · April 2nd, 2012
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Woody Harrelson takes on the politics of politics in ‘Hunger Games’ and ‘Game Change’
Posted by Roth Cornet · 8:13 am · March 26th, 2012
Woody Harrelson’s Steve Schmidt and Haymitch Abernathy in “Game Change” and “The Hunger Games” respectively are strange mirrors of one another and reveal a deep cultural wound.
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Cinejabber: Wedding bells
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:42 am · March 24th, 2012
Okay, we haven’t done of these in a while — welcome (back) to Cinejabber, your weekend open thread to kick around whatever’s on your mind film-wise or otherwise, while we seek life beyond the movie theater. This weekend, however, the biggest event in the In Contention family has nothing to do with the box-office blocks […]
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Tell us what you thought of 'The Hunger Games'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:57 pm · March 23rd, 2012
It’s heeeeeere. “John Carter” may have got blockbuster season off to a false (if unseasonally early) start, but the real deal arrives today — Gary Ross’s adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ young-adult publishing phenomenon “The Hunger Games” has been breathlessly anticipated for months, if not years, and early box-office numbers (not to mention a broad swathe […]
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‘Hunger Games’ altered in the UK for a teen-friendly rating
Posted by Roth Cornet · 4:34 pm · March 14th, 2012
Lionsgate UK has been asked to alter “The Hunger Games” in order to receive the 12A classification necessary for the intended audience to be able to see it.
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Round-up: Paramount steps up the campaign for 'Transformers'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:49 am · February 3rd, 2012
Also: The perils of online voting, and Jennifer Lawrence for Best Actress 2012?
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Oscarweb Round-up: The year of the dog
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:28 am · November 14th, 2011
“The Artist” is looking an increasingly safe bet in any number of Oscar categories, but Best Supporting Actor isn’t one of them, and it’s all because Academy rules bar canine actors from competing. That’s a tough break for the film’s remarkable Jack Russell prodigy Uggy, who’s no less deserving than some past human nominees in […]
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