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Awards Foreplay at the National Board of Review Gala

Regina Weinreich | Posted 03.15.2012

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Regina Weinreich

At the elegant National Board of Review's Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street this week, fine films were respectfully feted. But, those speeches! On this occasion coming up on the Golden Globes weekend, a subtext emerged.

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Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory on HBO

Regina Weinreich | Posted 03.13.2012

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Regina Weinreich

Last October when the documentary Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory premiered at the New York Film Festival, filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky celebrated an unanticipated event: the release from prison of the West Memphis 3.

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PHOTOS: Stars Pre-Game The Golden Globes

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 01.11.2012

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What's the best way to prepare for a big party? Have another party first -- albeit a smaller one. As Hollywood's form of social pre-gaming, the wee...

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Oscars 2012: Reading This Week's Critical Tea Leaves

John Lopez | Posted 02.01.2012

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John Lopez

Though the Spirit Awards are more like the Oscar's spunky little sister -- the one who wears black nail polish and will blow her rent on boots -- they can be an important heat-builder.

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Why the Oscars Are Irrelevant

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

Some people have greeted this week's selection of James Franco and Anne Hathaway as hosts for next February's Oscar broadcast as a harbinger of doom. Yeah, right -- like this annual ritual wasn't already one of the walking dead.

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Few Oscar Nomination Surprises -- Thankfully

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

For the first time in recent memory, none of the best-director nominees directed movies that weren't also nominated for best picture.

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'Up in the Air' Named Best Film Of The Year By NBR

AP | JAKE COYLE | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — "Up in the Air" was named best picture from the National Board of Review and won a total of four awards. Directed by Jason Reitman (...

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Meredith Vieira Tells Orgasm Joke

People | Posted 05.25.2011

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• Meredith Vieira opened her speech with a joke Wednesday night at the National Board of Review at Cipriani in New York: "This is my lucky day: We ...

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"Slumdog Millionaire" Named Best Film By National Board Of Review

AP | JAKE COYLE | Posted 05.25.2011

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"No Country For Old Men" Named Best Picture By Board Of Review

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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"No Country for Old Men," the Coen brothers' searing take on crime and carnage along the Rio Grande, is the National Board of Review of Motion Picture...

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