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Steve Pond is on the news today that a number of this year’s screenplays will be ineligible for WGA consideration (and therefore should be kept in mind when nominations are revealed next week). First and foremost, we all know Pixar films never fall under WGA signatory regulations, so Michael Arndt’s work on “Toy Story 3″ [...]
Inevitable list of WGA ineligibilities surfaces
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:42 pm · December 28th, 2010
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12/21 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: 248 films up for Oscar, Franco’s reps cautioned against hosting, Gibney’s top 10
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:32 am · December 21st, 2010
• The Academy announces 248 feature films eligible for this year’s Best Picture Oscar. [Oscars.org] • James Franco’s reps advised him against hosting the Oscars (naturally). [Awards Campaign] • Mike Fleming, meanwhile, chats with Franco’s co-host (and “Love & Other Drugs” star) Anne Hathaway, [Deadline]
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Best in show 2010: the year in superlatives
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:07 am · December 17th, 2010
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 [...]
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BOX OFFICE: ‘Potter’ tops ‘Tangled’
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:28 pm · November 28th, 2010
“Megamind” held pretty well for a fourth weekend, though of course it would given the holiday. “The Social Network,” meanwhile, crossed $90 million, which ought to be considered a big deal for a talky fall drama with no movie stars. “127 Hours” added nearly 200 screens and almost pushed into the top 10, while “Love [...]
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Tell us what you thought of ‘Love & Other Drugs’
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:20 am · November 25th, 2010
By request. Also opening this holiday spread is Edward Zwick’s “Love & Other Drugs.” I wasn’t the biggest fan of the film when I saw it last month, and Anne had similar misgivings when we discussed it on Oscar Talk. But give us your take in the comments section below.
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11/24 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: Kunis on her ‘Machinist’ impression, Hammer talks twinning, bad boy celebrity
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · November 24th, 2010
(Ended up unexpectedly taking the day off yesterday. Not that I’m complaining.) • Anne Thompson talks to “Secretariat” star Diane Lane. [Thompson on Hollywood] • Mila Kunis on dropping to a bony 95 pounds for “Black Swan.” [E! Online] • Dave Karger, meanwhile, wonders if the actress can score an Oscar nod alongside co-star Natalie [...]
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11/22 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: Coen talks ‘Somewhere’ with Coppola, ‘Country Strong’ a drama, no love for Herzog
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:45 am · November 22nd, 2010
• Joel Coen shows up at an east coast screening of “Somewhere” to conduct a Q&A with Sofia Coppola. [Inside Movies] • Tom O’Neill reports that the HFPA has classified “Country Strong” as a drama. [Gold Derby] • Our own Guy Lodge reacts to the recently released (and apparently unauthorized) “Winnie” trailer. [The Guardian]
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Sussing out the HFPA’s comedy/musical field
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:47 pm · November 16th, 2010
In the latest Gurus o’ Gold survey, David Poland asked us all to contribute the usual rankings for Best Picture, added in the supporting actor and supporting actress categories, then popped the question regarding the Golden Globes comedy/musical category. It’s interesting to get perspective on the latter this (relatively) early in the season. A couple [...]
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OFF THE CARPET: Dolla billz, y’all!
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:15 am · November 8th, 2010
A reader comment got me thinking on box office and Oscar as the usual blockbuster and genre fare led the way in ticket sales this weekend. It dawned on me that pickins might be extra slim when it comes to representing populist filmmaking in 2010′s Best Picture crop. Box office and finding room for ratings-friendly [...]
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11/8 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: Oscar’s misogyny, Gurus back on the case, classifying the 10’s “slots”
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:02 am · November 8th, 2010
• Rachel Shields on the misogyny of Oscar. [The Independent] • Gregory Ellwood reports from Friday’s Britannia Awards. [Awards Campaign] • “The King’s Speech,” Colin Firth and Annette Bening top the new weekly Gurus o’ Gold survey. [Movie City News]
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11/2 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: Newton on ‘For Colored Girls,’ Godard’s Oscar revives controversy, ratings board drama
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:30 am · November 2nd, 2010
• Jean-Luc Godard’s Honorary Oscar revives controversy over the director’s supposed anti-Semitism. [New York Times] • Amy Kaufman sits down with “Love & Other Drugs” director Edward Zwick. [The Envelope] • Edward Douglas chats up “For Colored Girls” star Thandie Newton. [Coming Soon]
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WEEKLY WRAP: Leading men, Halloween horror, comic contenders
Posted by In Contention Staff · 8:02 am · October 31st, 2010
• This week’s Off the Carpet column took a roll call of this year’s Best Actor contenders. • Meanwhile, we interviewed one of the strongest of those contenders, “127 Hours” star James Franco. • With “The King’s Speech,” “Another Year” and “Made in Dagenham” all in the hunt, The Long Shot mused on Britain’s back-and-forth [...]
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OSCAR TALK: Ep. 38 — ‘Love & Other Drugs,’ lead and supporting actor races, the circuit revs up, favorite horror films
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:58 am · October 29th, 2010
Welcome to Oscar Talk. In case you’re new to the site and/or the podcast, Oscar Talk is a weekly kudocast, your one-stop awards chat shop between yours truly and Anne Thompson of Thompson on Hollywood. The podcast is weekly, every Friday throughout the season, charting the ups and downs of contenders along the way. Plenty [...]
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‘Love & Other Drugs’ overdoses on rom-com tropes
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:14 am · October 26th, 2010
I went into last night’s screening of Edward Zwick’s “Love & Other Drugs” wanting to love it. I really did. There was an opportunity here to delicately balance comedy and drama, tell the story of a man’s journey to maturity against the backdrop of a very serious socio-political issue — the pharmaceutical industry — and [...]
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10/21 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: Praise for ‘Love & Other Drugs,’ sussing out Best Actress, quotable ‘Social Network’
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:44 am · October 21st, 2010
• Jeffrey Wells calls “Love & Other Drugs” Edward Zwick’s best film yet. [Hollywood Elsewhere] • Peter Knegt assesses the Gotham Award nominations. [indieWIRE] • Nathaniel Rogers hearts Sam Rockwell in “Conviction.” [Tribeca Film]
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10/12 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: Obama with the ‘Superman’ kids, handicapping the docs, ‘Debt’ delayed
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:04 am · October 12th, 2010
• President Obama met with children featured in the film “Waiting for Superman” yesterday. [Associated Press] • Handicapping this year’s documentary feature Oscar race. [Vulture] • Dave Karger explains his Gurus choices, calls “Love & Other Drugs” (one of his predicted Best Picture nominees) one of the sexiest films he’s seen in years. [Oscar Watch]
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‘Love & Other Drugs’ to open AFI Fest
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:12 am · September 23rd, 2010
I’ll be here in LA covering AFI Fest once again this fall. Typically it’s another chance to play catch-up on this title or that, but the festival does score its fair share of intriguing bows. This year, it looks like Edward Zwick’s “Love & Other Drugs” starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Best Actress hopeful Anne Hathaway [...]
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‘Love & Other Drugs’ poster
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:20 am · September 16th, 2010
We’re all still waiting to see what kind of an effort Edward Zwick’s “Love & Other Drugs” might be. From the trailers we’ve seen so far, it looks like a frothy comedy with dramatic stylings. Early word on Anne Hathaway has been positive throughout the year. A new poster has been released and it’s properly [...]
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