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Revolutionary Road, A Beautiful Mind and Truthfulness

Bruce E. Levine | Posted 04.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mental Illness, Big Pharma, Ron Howard, Schizophrenia, Robert Whitaker, Revolutionary Road, Mad in America, A-Beautiful-Mind, Medication, Sam Mendes, John Givings, John Nash, Michael Shannon, Richard Yates, Entertainment News
Bruce E. Levine

Sam Mendes and Michael Shannon remind us that people who are diagnosed with seriously mental illness can, when feeling respected, say profound things and should be taken seriously.

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What if Heath Ledger Lost?

Dan Abramson | Posted 03.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tropic Thunder, The Academy Awards, Josh Brolin, W, The Dark Knight, Revolutionary Road, The Oscars, Heath Ledger, Heath Ledger Death, Robert Downey Jr, Michael Shannon, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt, Award Season, Entertainment News
Dan Abramson

If for some reason any of the other actors win Best-Supporting Actor, they'll be viewed as that A-hole who deprived Heath of the posthumous honor.

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Oscar Luncheon: Nominees Talk Awards, Get Warned Of Surprises

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 03.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Oscars, The Academy Awards, Film, Sean Penn, Anne Hathaway, Kate Winslet, Mickey Rourke, Oscar Lunch, Award Season, Robert Downey Jr, Viola Davis, Michael Shannon, Penelope Cruz, Frank Langella, Entertainment News

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Fans of this month's Academy Awards _ and nominees themselves _ are in for something new at Hollywood's biggest party, t...

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Women & the Oscar Nominations

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 02.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Academy Awards, Josh Brolin, The Wrestler, Kate Winslet, Award Season, Angelina Jolie, Happy-Go-Lucky, The Oscars, Sean Penn, Slumdog Millionaire, Robert Downey Jr, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Academy, 2009 Oscars, Nominations, Oscar Nominations, Sally Hawkins, Revolutionary Road, Entertainment News, Danny Boyle, Milk, Oscars, Heath Ledger, Michael Shannon, Entertainment News
Melissa Silverstein

After a great year for women at the box office, the lack of a film about a woman in the final five stings.

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Oscar Noms: They Wuz Robbed!

Marshall Fine | Posted 02.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Revolutionary Road, Sally Hawkins, The Wrestler, Nominations, Oscars, Academy, Oscar Nominations, Happy-Go-Lucky, 2009 Oscars, Award Season, Josh Brolin, Kate Winslet, Angelina Jolie, The Oscars, Sean Penn, Slumdog Millionaire, Robert Downey Jr, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Milk, Danny Boyle, Heath Ledger, Michael Shannon, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

Yes, Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei received acting nominations. But The Wrestler -- one of the fiercest, most moving, most resourceful independent entries of the year -- was shut out in the major categories.

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OSCAR NOMINATIONS: "Benjamin Button," Heath, "Slumdog," Winslet, "Milk,"

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 02.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Oscars, Kate Winslet, Slumdog Millionaire, Danny Boyle, Angelina Jolie, Heath Ledger, Josh Brolin, Sean Penn, Milk, Robert Downey Jr, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Michael Shannon, Ron Howard, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Brad Pitt, Amy Adams, Entertainment News

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is the Academy Awards heavyweight with 13 nominations, yet the shadow of Batman lo...

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Down That Revolutionary Road Towards Many Award Accolades

Brad Balfour | Posted 02.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: 1960s, Actors, Kate Winslet, Corporate Life, Titanic, Golden Globes, Film, 1950s, Richard Yates, Kathy Bates, Oscars, Revolutionary Road, Sam Mendes, Michael Shannon, Love, Rebellion, Kate Winslet Leonardo Dicaprio, Levittown, Leonardo Dicaprio, Entertainment News
Brad Balfour

In Revolutionary Road, audiences see the destruction of a relationship never really fated to be, somewhat thrown together by expectations they have for each other but are never realized.

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Revolutionary Road's Not So Revolutionary: But Thanks to Leo and Kate, It's Worth the Watch

Michael Russnow | Posted 01.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Kate Winslet, Russnow, Titanic, Deborah Kerr, Body of Lies, Movies, Richard Yates, Paris, Kathy Bates, Justin Haythe, The Departed, Blood Diamond, Michael Russnow, Kathryn Hahn, Revolutionary Road, Leonardo Dicaprio, Sam Mendes, Wga, Michael Shannon, Suburbs, David Harbour, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Entertainment News
Michael Russnow

Revolutionary Road plods ever forward to the final fade out, but it still encompasses some wonderful moments and makes us look forward to the next pairing of Leo and Kate.

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