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Hollywood's outsiders come inside
It's been nearly a generation since Quentin Tarantino burst on the scene with his raucous indie film "Pulp Fiction" in 1994, and Hollywood is a very different place. The once-vibrant independent film scene that Tarantino helped shape has shrunk to a...
Tags: Steven Soderbergh, The Social Network (movie) , Tom Tykwer, David O. Russell, The Walt Disney Co.
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Oscar predictions: Vegas lays odds, and the best bet goes to ...
Are you feeling certain, like most, that Daniel Day-Lewis is going to win the lead actor Oscar on Sunday for his title turn in "Lincoln"? If you want to put some money behind that belief, you can, but, given his sure-shot status, you'd better be...Tags: Entertainment Events, Life of Pi (movie), Lincoln (movie, 2012), Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables (movie)
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Oscars 2013: Here's what to look for on Oscar night [video chat]
With the 85th Academy Awards set for Sunday night, the question on many's minds is whether "Argo," Ben Affleck's drama set amid the Iranian hostage crisis, will cap off its awards season run with a best picture win. But there are many other things to...
Tags: Music Industry, Meryl Streep, Life of Pi (movie), Entertainment Events, Adele (music artist)
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Oscars 2013: 'Argo' generates most heat, but can 'Lincoln' catch it?
With the Oscars finally upon us Sunday, it's do-or-die for the movies ranked in the L.A. Times Data Desk's HeatMeter, which tallies points at events throughout the season to gauge the overall traction of people and films. With Ben Affleck's "Argo"...
Tags: The Master (movie), Writers Guild of America, Life of Pi (movie), Movies, Awards and Prizes
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On Demand has free “featurettes” for movie fans during awards season
Channel Guide MagazineThe Academy Awards are coming up fast, but for movie fans who want to start the party early, On Demand is offering an insider's look at what goes into the making of award-winning films. Free On Demand “featurettes” delve into the motivations,... -
What to expect from Seth MacFarlane's debut outing as Oscar host
A year after Billy Crystal helmed the Oscars for approximately the 40 millionth time, hosting duties fall to “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane, who’s directed a grand total of one movie and had a minor role alongside Dwayne Johnson...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Emma Stone, Life of Pi (movie), Entertainment Events
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Sundance darlings eye alternative distribution platforms
Not that long ago, premiering a star-driven Sundance Film Festival movie on a video-on-demand channel was an admission of failure. But last year's festival produced two huge on-demand hits, Richard Gere's crime drama "Arbitrage" and Kirsten Dunst's...Tags: Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Festive Events, Lake Bell, Bachelorette (movie)
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Fox Searchlight will rerelease 'Beasts' this weekend
Hoping to capitalize on the four Academy Award nominations for "Beasts of the Southern Wild," including a surprise best director selection for filmmaker Benh Zeitlin, Fox Searchlight will rerelease the film in about 70 theaters this weekend. In addition...Tags: Washington, DC, Entertainment Events, Kathryn Bigelow, Movies, Academy Awards
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Oscar-nominated film opens Friday at Capitol
"Beasts of the Southern Wild" is sheer poetry on screen: an explosion of joy in the midst of startling squalor and one of the most visceral, original films to come along in a while. The story of a little girl named Hushpuppy (Quvenzhane Wallis)...
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Anticipating the Oscars: These might contend
My Academy Awards predictions — and honestly, why not start now, a month before the nominations are announced? — carry an odor akin to Paul Rudd's cologne in "Anchorman": 60 percent of the time, they're right every time. This week the awards...
Tags: Bradley Cooper, The Master (movie), Entertainment Events, Life of Pi (movie), Les Miserables (movie)
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The 'Argo' factor in this year's Oscar fest
In the week since Oscar nominations were announced, we've sat through two award shows — the Critics' Choice Awards, thrown by a group of junketeers who, according to Anne Hathaway at least, can't even spell the names of their winners right, and...Tags: Life of Pi (movie), Gold Standard Incorporated, Tony Kushner, Movies, David O. Russell
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Now for real insight into Oscars -- by the guilds
The academy liked "Argo," but not its director, Ben Affleck. The Directors Guild of America nominated Affleck, but couldn't find room for "Silver Linings Playbook" auteur David O. Russell, who, naturally, received an Oscar nomination for direction....Tags: Screen Actors Guild, Life of Pi (movie), Writers Guild of America, Dash Mihok, Tony Kushner
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