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84 Years Of Academy Awards

2013-05-16T07:04:12Z

On May 16, 1929 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held the first Academy Awards, honoring the best movies released in 1927 and 1928. Hel...

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Michael Moore Accused Of Bias In Oscar Voting

2013-05-13T09:49:44Z

Academy Award-winning producer Gerald R. Molen, who's worked on iconic films like "Rain Main," "Schindler's List" and "Jurassic Park," is demanding th...

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Michael Bialas: Hangout and About, Part 2: Ryan Bingham Will Ring Your Decibels

2013-05-07T14:30:03Z

Ryan Bingham might look, act and talk like a cowboy, and maybe that's where his crazy heart ultimately lies. But there's more to the singer-songwriter...

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82-Year-Old Nun To Receive Sentencing For Nuclear Facility Damage

2013-05-09T15:57:25Z

By Preston Peeden KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 9 (Reuters) - An elderly nun and two other peace activists will be sentenced in September on t...

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Big Change Coming To The Oscars

2013-05-05T09:08:44Z

LOS ANGELES — Oscar voters will no longer be required to see certain nominated films in a theater to cast their ballots.

The Academy of Motion ...

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David Finkle: First Nighter: Bette Midler Divine in I'll Eat You Last, Cicely Tyson's Beautiful Bountiful, Tristan Sturrock's Mayday Mayday

2013-04-25T08:23:50Z

Tuning into the gossip the Divine Miss M spews jubilantly as another Divine Miss M is such fun it hardly matters that five minutes after the romp ends, much of the dirt dished with such five-alarm relish has completely faded in the cool night air.

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Molly Rowan Leach: Which Way Is The Front Line From Here

2013-04-23T17:50:41Z

Approaching the two-year anniversary of Tim's tragic death in Misrata covering the risings of the Arab Spring, Sebastian Junger, his close friend and co-director of their Oscar-nominated Restrepo has created an extraordinary documentary of his friend's life.

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John Farr: Dressing Up: The 10 Best Period Costume Movies

2013-04-21T11:01:24Z

I started thinking about the key role costume design plays in making a classic period film work. My top 10 picks stand as great films on their own, but in each case, the stunning costume work really adds to the impact.

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Hosting Oscars Again?

2013-04-19T10:53:00Z

Despite being almost universally panned for his gag-heavy, borderline misogynistic performance as the host of the 2013 Oscar telecast, Seth MacFarlane...

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Robert Downey Jr. Talks Oscars, 'Iron Man,' and Lowering Expectations

2013-04-16T11:57:49Z

Robert Downey Jr. is never boring.

When he's not donning lederhosen for the "Iron Man 3" photo call in Germany or generally being an adorable imp,...

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Jaime Lubin: Lady of the Dance

2013-04-15T18:53:52Z

Allison Plamondon possesses the rare ability to captivate audiences with the simplest act. This is one woman who knows how to tell a story with her body.

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Vanessa Erazo: Edward James Olmos on Stand and Deliver 's 25th Anniversary & the Release of Filly Brown

2013-04-15T17:33:50Z

"It's an issue. Studios want to tell universal stories. We want to do the same thing. But, we want to use Latino stories with Latino faces to tell universal stories. We're all part of one group. We are all humans and we all want to tell human stories."

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Oscar-Winning Screenwriter And Novelist Dies

2013-04-04T04:13:37Z

LOS ANGELES -- Oscar-winning screenwriter and award-winning novelist Ruth Prawer Jhabvala has died. She was 85.

Firoza Jhabvala said Wednesday that h...

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Peggy Siegal: Behind The Scenes On Oscar Weekend

2013-04-01T10:07:14Z

It's 3 a.m. The lights come up. The magic is over. The waiters are cleaning up, and Ang Lee and I are the last ones eating sliders and still chatting.

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John Farr: For Spring, the 10 Best Road Movies Ever

2013-03-31T13:29:20Z

Going all the way back to Homer's Odyssey, some of our finest stories take place on voyages or quests of some kind, where our hero (or heroine) not only experiences new sights and adventures, but also some transformation in thinking, circumstance, or attitude as a result. The road movie is the cinematic equivalent.

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Clint Eastwood Was A Stone Cold Fox

2013-03-28T22:04:53Z

Clint Eastwood represents Hollywood. The actor turned director turned politician has starred in more blockbuster hits than some of his younger counter...

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Ashley Jude Collie: Actor Alan Cumming's Macbeth, Novelist LaBan's The Tragedy Paper and Our Fascination With Flawed Players

2013-03-27T12:56:24Z

From Oedipus and Macbeth in classical literature to Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader and the often morally ambiguous comic book superheroes in modern entertainment, fiction is full of flawed heroes -- and we're beguiled by them.

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Monika Chiang: Beautiful Creatures

2013-03-26T16:28:12Z

I've been traveling quite a lot lately (albeit not in a hot air balloon!) and encountering all sorts of beautiful creatures myself, and that got me thinking a lot about my own journey. After New York Fashion Week, I hopped a night flight to Paris for the Première Vision Fabric Show (PV).

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When Are the 2015 Oscars?

2013-03-25T16:40:06Z

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the dates of both the 2014 and 2015 Oscars today. While the 2014 ceremony is being pushed to...

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When Are the 2014 Oscars?

2013-03-25T16:02:24Z

The date of the Oscars telecast is usually as predictable as the ceremony itself, but it looks like that's changed. The 2014 Academy Awards will be he...

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Start The Countdown

2013-03-25T15:18:57Z

LOS ANGELES — Film fans can already mark their calendars for the Academy Awards in 2014 and 2015.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scienc...

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This Man Has Been Winning For Quite Some Time

2013-03-21T08:14:37Z

Winning Best Actor or Best Actress at the Academy Awards is one of the biggest honors that can be bestowed upon anyone in Hollywood. The award has lau...

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What Did The First Televised Academy Awards Look Like?

2013-03-19T09:26:49Z

Sixty years ago, in 1953, the red carpet was unfolded, the envelopes were opened under the gleam of the Hollywood spotlight and a legacy was born that...

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What Really Went On Behind The Scenes Of 'The Godfather'

2013-03-19T07:07:32Z

With a husky voice, puffed out cheeks and slicked-back hair, Marlon Brando's performance as Don Vito Corleone in "The Godfather" singlehandedly revive...

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Yves Durif: And the Best Hair Award Goes to...

2013-03-18T14:40:32Z

Charlize Theron, while incredibly beautiful with long hair, was heart-stoppingly gorgeous with her grown out pixie. The absence of volume around her face helped you see just exactly what makes her so captivating.

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