Miyazaki's 'The Wind Rises' to hit US theaters in February 2014

Posted by · 10:20 am · September 12th, 2013

The animated hopeful will still have an Oscar-qualifying release in November.

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Disney's 'Paperman': an early favorite for the Best Animated Short Oscar?

Posted by · 7:14 pm · November 3rd, 2012

The romantic ditty plays before ‘Wreck-It Ralph’.

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Oscar Talk: Ep. 94 — Disney buys Lucasfilm as 'Hitchcock' opens AFI Fest

Posted by · 2:29 pm · November 2nd, 2012

In this week’s podcast Kris and Anne discuss the implications of Disney’s big purchase of Lucasfilm, Sacha Gervasi’s “Hitchcock,” which opened AFI Fest yesterday and Sam Mendes’ Bond stab “Skyfall.”

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Does 'Frankenweenie''s disappointing box office harm its Oscar chances?

Posted by · 4:51 pm · October 8th, 2012

Disney’s campaign will have to focus on art and sentiment over commerce

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Roundup: The Mouse House looks to reclaim the animation crown

Posted by · 1:00 pm · September 26th, 2012

Also: Designing ‘Anna Karenina,’ and early Oscar blogger meltdowns.

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Why the Academy needs to drown this controversy in a healthy dose of 'The Muppets'

Posted by · 11:58 am · November 9th, 2011

Brett Ratner has stepped down as Oscarcast producer. Host Eddie Murphy has followed his lead. What now? Well, how about The Muppets?

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