For those of us not important/famous/rich enough to have attended last night’s honorary Oscars presentation, the Governors’ Awards — tickets began at $350, apparently — Steve Pond has a comprehensive report of the proceedings, complete with pictures and some gossipy details. I’ve complained before about the Academy denying us Joe Public movie fans the chance […]
The Oscar show you didn’t see
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:22 am · November 15th, 2009
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Cheer up, Meryl — you have your masterpiece
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:03 pm · August 28th, 2009
You may well have spotted this very funny (and frequently accurate) Onion piece doing the web rounds today, in which a writer claiming to be Meryl Streep shoots down her career with all the withering disdain of Miranda Priestly. The gist of the argument is that, as fine an actor as Streep is, she has […]
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‘Revolutionary Road’ — snubbed today, sure to be remembered forever
Posted by John Foote · 7:58 am · December 23rd, 2008
One of the biggest surprises of the awards season for me is the fact that “Revolutionary Road” is being all but forgotten by many critics groups and has certainly slipped off the Oscar radar as a result. Is the film deserving? Absolutley. I think it is one of the best films of the year and among […]
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