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Academy: 'Tyson' Extortion Charge Is False

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:59:18 +0000

By Steve Pond So much for that “extortion” plot that director James Toback said kept his film “Tyson” off the Oscar shortlist. In Friday’s New York Times, the director charged that during the voting process for the documentary feature award, he encountered an incident “which I fully put in the category of extortion.” He stood behind his comments in a statement released this morning: "I regret that I didn’t bring my concerns to the attention ...

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The Lessons of Oscar's Doc Shortlist

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00:00 +0000

By Steve Pond The first of three rounds in the documentary-feature judging has been completed, and in narrowing the contenders to 15 the Academy’s documentary screening committees have kicked a few big names out of the race. Goodbye, Michael More. It’s a TKO, Mike Tyson. You won’t be winning a second Oscar this year, Davis Guggenheim. Your fairy-tale story isn’t getting this particular happy ending, Anvil. The documentary committee is no stranger to controversy ...

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Curious Oscar Prediction: 'Basterds' Wins Best Picture

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:25:40 +0000

I'm not quite ready to follow Gold Derby 's logic when it claims that Inglourious Basterds will be the Best Picture winner at the Oscars. Sure, it's a prediction for the sake of making a prediction, but I don't think it's a stong case. I do think Basterds will likely get nominated, along ...

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Golden Golbes Animation Category Expanded

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:52:57 +0000

The Golden Globes are expanding (is expanding?) the animated film category this year from three movies to five. Of course, since it's the Globes, they could always go to eight one year, you know, just for the hell of it. The move comes a week after the Oscars announced the 20 films in the ...

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Week in Review: 'New Moon,' Oscars, 'Batman 3'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:34:57 +0000

Hey, whaddya know: It's New Moon weekend, and it's bound to be a big one. In fact, we break down the potential box office for the film and its remarkable pre-sale numbers below, as part of our weekly bite-size news bundle. But put it this way: It's pretty much going to be the dominant movie ...

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Oscar's Documentary Shortlist: No 'Anvil,' No 'Capitalism'

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:30:40 +0000

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences documentary committee has watched the 89 eligible docs that were submitted and whittled the field down to 15 finalists , from which the five Oscar nominees will be chosen. But before we even get there we gotta talk about the snubs. Notably ...

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Oscar Narrows Features to 15: First Thoughts on Snubs and Frontrunners

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:44:53 +0000

About an hour ago, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced this year's Documentary Feature Shortlist. The 15 films that made the cut are: THE BEACHES OF AGNES Directed by Agnes Varda BURMA VJ Directed by Anders Østergaard...

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Oscar Doc Shortlist Released; 'Anvil,' 'Capitalism' & 'Tyson' Doc Snubbed

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00:00 +0000

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have released their 15-strong Oscar documentary shortlist and as usual there are surprises about which titles have made it and which didn't. Culled from 89 official submissions the films vying for a final five slot are:"The Beaches of Agnes" ...

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Dissecting the Oscar doc shortlist.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00:00 +0000

Bemoaning the failures of the Oscars in the Best Documentary department has become an annual ritual, like spazzing about filing your income taxes or dusting off stale jokes about March Madness obsessions. So the news that this year's doc shortlist of 15 potential nominees is full of omissions ...

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Oscars prediction: 'Inglourious Basterds' will win best picture

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:09:41 +0000

As all Oscarologists know, the movie that wins best picture usually wins best director too, and the recipient of that prize is usually the same person who claims the top honor from the Directors Guild of America. At this point in the derby, we don't have an obvious DGA front-runner. "Precious: ...

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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:44:53 +0000

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Michael Moore, Rock Docs Left Off Oscar Shortlist

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:56:53 +0000

By Steve Pond The Academy has released the shortlist of 15 documentaries that will move into the next round of competition for the 82nd Academy Awards, and several of the year's highest-profile documentaries are not on the list. Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" was not included on the shortlist, which was chosen by the Documentary Branch Screening Committee, volunteers who viewed and scored all the eligible films. Neither was director James Toback's well-received ...

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Hamish Hamilton to direct Oscars

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:21 +0000

Veteran director to helm telecast Continuing its mantra of shaking up the status quo, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has tapped Hamish Hamilton to direct the 82nd Oscar ceremonies. Like the telecast's producers, Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman, Hamilton is a newcomer to Oscar ...

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SoundWorks Will Listen Harder

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:03:26 +0000

The category for Sound at the Oscars has always been somewhat of a mystery. Everyone has their own theory as to why certain films are recognized for Sound and others aren’t. Some say “the loudest movie always wins.” Others think a musical takes it every time (this is ...

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Brotherly Love Inspires Oscar Campaign

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:52:00 +0000

By Steve Pond Do we have another surprise late contender ready to join “Crazy Heart” in some major Oscar races? The next couple of weeks will tell the tale, but at the moment director Jim Sheridan’s “Brothers” is starting to look as if it may become a legitimate player. On Sunday night, the military-themed film, which is based on Danish director Susanne Bier’s award-winning 2004 movie “Brodre,” screened for members of the Directors Guild at the DGA ...

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'Basterds' a Best-Pic Winner? Nope

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:01:48 +0000

By Steve Pond Over at Gold Derby, Tom O’Neil loves making bold pronouncements about the Oscar race. Lives for it, in fact. He has fun with the game, and more power to him. His latest bold pronouncement, in which he explained why “Inglourious Basterds” would win the Oscar for best picture, has been stirring up lots of talk in Oscar-blogging circles, where we all love to sit around and talk about what each other is saying. And his theory does bear a little examination (and a ...

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Jennifer Hudson to play Winnie Mandela in major new film

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:28:57 +0000

Jorge Carreon blogs on how Hollywood is finally catching up to bringing the lives of Nelson and Winnie Mandela as major motion pictures. Oscar & Grammy winner Jennifer Hudson has just been tapped to star in "Winnie."

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Remember Robert Pattinson and Emilie de Ravin

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:05:00 +0000

Robert Pattinson and Emilie de Ravin play Tyler and Allie Craig in "Remember me" (2010): Two stills from "Remember me" (2010). ABC Interviews Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, & Taylor Lautner - What is the best thing to come out of the “Twi light” mania for you? -Robert Pattinson: ...

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Entertainment Veteran Hamish Hamilton to Direct 82nd Academy Awards

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:01:18 +0000

Academy Award producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman unveiled the producer of the 82nd Academy Awards on Wednesday

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MTV Awards-Show Director Tapped for Oscars

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:40:45 +0000

By Josh L. Dickey The Oscars want their MTV. Hamish Hamilton has been named director of the 81st Annual Academy Awards, a sign that first-time producers Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman may push the Oscars further into the musical performance-heavy territory that the telecast found critical and ratings traction with last time around. The 43-year-old Brit has steered the stylish and freewheeling MTV Video Music Awards going back to 2006, and this year helmed “Neil Diamond: Hot ...

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