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'Edgy' is tasteless and sickening
The tweet went as follows: "Everyone else seems afraid to say it, but that Quvenzhane Wallis is kind of a (expletive), right?" The missing word is a bit of verbal sewage sometimes used to disparage women. Begins with "c." Its target here, however,...Tags: Entertainment, Onions, Entertainment Events, Movies, Seth MacFarlane
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Oscars speeches: Honestly sincere, or expertly faked?
Los Angeles looks lush. But as often noted, it is actually an arid wasteland where nothing but artifice and self-interest sprouts naturally. That's the cynical, archetypal reading. For instance, two thirds of the way into Nathanael West's cynical,...
Tags: Lincoln (movie, 2012), Lobbying, Tony Kushner, Entertainment, Academy Awards
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Michelle Obama on the Oscars: The behind-the-scenes story
On Feb. 14, a Hollywood delegation showed up at the White House. Motion Picture Academy President Hawk Koch, Oscar producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron and film mogul Harvey Weinstein had come to explore a rather important matter (for them): They wanted...
Tags: Dianne Feinstein, Lincoln (movie, 2012), Entertainment, Jack Nicholson, Michelle Obama
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Oscars 2013: Can Jennifer Lawrence be stopped?
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesJennifer Lawrence has gone from being “the girl on fire” in “The Hunger Games” to Hollywood's golden girl for her ...... -
Our View: Film Forward return is exciting
If the glitz and glamour of Sunday night’s Oscars reminded us of anything, it’s that film is a powerful medium that crosses all lines of class, race, cultural and socioeconomics. It even crosses borders, making the world within reaching...Tags: Sundance Film Festival, Entertainment, Academy Awards, Entertainment Events, Movies
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Oscars 2013: The Onion issues apology to Quvenzhane Wallis
It was the Oscar night tweet heard 'round the world: While 9-year-old lead actress nominee Quvenzhane Wallis was enjoying her first Academy Award celebration, satirical website the Onion was disparaging the "Beasts of the Southern Wild" star with a...
Tags: Academy Awards, Onions, Wendell Pierce, Entertainment Events, Argo (movie)
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Oscars 2013: Do we love women or hate them? The show couldn't decide
The tonal dissonance of 85th Academy Awards had much to do with its treatment of women. Even as Seth MacFarlane's humor inflamed feminists, many of the musical numbers celebrated the strength and power of female performers and pride of place was saved for...
Tags: Gastroenteritis, Entertainment, Wendell Pierce, Ceremonies, Amy Davidson
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Oscars 2013: Ang Lee wins best director for 'Life of Pi'
In a case of history repeating itself, Ang Lee nabbed the directing Oscar for his film "Life of Pi" at the 85th Academy Awards on Sunday, beating Steven Spielberg as he did back in 2006 when the two were last nominated. Back then, Lee's work on...
Tags: Lincoln (movie, 2012), Entertainment, Academy Awards, Ang Lee, Ben Affleck
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'Argo' wins best picture at Oscars: 'Pi' tops in total Oscars with four, including directing
VarietyThis time, the "Argo" story in Variety is truly about a big picture. Connecting three decades of history while erasing a quarter-century of Oscar protocol, Ben Affleck's "Argo" survived -- and indeed, thrived -- following its exclusion from the director...Tags: Entertainment, Daniel Day-Lewis, Celeste Holm, Christoph Waltz, Marvin Hamlisch
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Oscar's baby bump: Year's big winner less likely to cash in
VarietyWhile only "Argo" wound up in the winner's circle, a record number of best-pic nominees had a nine-figure consolation prize. That's good news, but the downside is that the usual post-Oscars B.O. bump might be significantly smaller than in past years --...Tags: Entertainment, Academy Awards, Entertainment Events, Amour (movie), Movies
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Oscars 2013: Jennifer Lawrence wins best actress
The second time’s the charm for Jennifer Lawrence. The 22-year-old Kentucky native landed the lead actress Oscar statuette Sunday for her tragicomic performance as an emotionally bruised widow in “Silver Linings Playbook.” Her win...
Tags: Academy Awards, Jennifer Lawrence, Celebrities, Central Intelligence Agency, Entertainment Events
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Oscar predictions 2013: Picture and director--the 'Argo' effect
Gold Standard writer Glenn Whipp has been sweeping through all 24 Oscar categories this week, assessing the races, predicting the winners and helping you prevail in your Oscar pools. He's looked at the shorts, the sound categories, the visual crafts...
Tags: Lincoln (movie, 2012), Entertainment, Gold Standard Incorporated, Ang Lee, Entertainment Events
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