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  • Best in show 2010: the year in superlatives

    The week, and with it, the bulk of my 2010 coverage, draws to a close today with a look at the best of the best. I’m offering up a personal list of superlatives, including most Oscar categories and some other fun fields thrown in for good measure. A tradition at this point.

    There will be plenty going on next week, though, despite travel and the holidays. As always, we’ll be at your disposal. But allow me to put a tidy bow on the year here and keep forging ahead…

    Best Picture
    “Exit Through the Gift Shop”

    Best Director
    Mike Leigh, “Another Year”

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  • AMPAS scares up sound experts for horror presentation

    PoltergeistIf you’re into the below-the-line filmmaking process (which we attempt to spotlight as best we can throughout the season in our weekly Tech Support column), then this is for you.

    The Academy will be sponsoring an event call “The Sound Behind the Image III: Real Horrorshow” on Thursday, Ocotber 29, or one week from today.  The event will be held at AMPAS headquarters in the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre over on Wilshire.

    “The program explores the art and technology of sound in motion pictures and the vital role it plays, specifically, in horror films,” according to the press release.  Sound editor David E. Stone (“Reservoir Dogs”) will play emcee to the festivities.

    Three-time nominee Mike Mangini (“Aladdin,” “The Fifth Element”) and two-time nominee Richard L. Anderson (“Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “Daylight”) will offer a presentation on the sound effects and design of Tobe Hooper’s 1982 horror classic “Poltergiest” (for which Anderson was nominated).

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