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SAG Awards predictions: For 'Silver Linings,' it's win or go home
There are many paths to take to winning this year's best picture Oscar. For David O. Russell's critically praised dramedy "Silver Linings Playbook," that road had better include a stop at the winner's podium to collect the Screen Actors Guild's ensemble...
Tags: Tina Fey, Jessica Lange, Entertainment Events, Screen Actors Guild, Amy Poehler
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Logging family time with Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln has been given many titles over the years: Rail Splitter, Great Emancipator, even, to the detriment of the undead, Vampire Hunter. Some of these have more historical credibility than others. But one that he's earned without question,...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Slavery, U.S. Congress, Wars and Interventions, Steven Spielberg
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'Twilight,' 'Skyfall' leading Thanksgiving box office
No new movies have been able to challenge blockbusters "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2" and "Skyfall," which continue to lead the box office over the first two days of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Among a trio of new pictures, "Rise of the...
Tags: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (movie), Life of Pi (movie), Thanksgiving, Rise of the Guardians (movie), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (movie)
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'Lincoln' a great movie
American News ColumnistThe weight of historical attention bears down ponderously on the slavery question in the 1850s, secession and the military campaigns of the Civil War and on Reconstruction. By contrast, the ratification of the Civil War amendments (13-15) receives...Tags: Slavery, Democratic Party, Wars and Interventions, Steven Spielberg, Politics
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McManus: What would Lincoln do?
In the rest of the country, it may be just another movie, but in Washington, Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" has become a political Rorschach test. It seems as if every pundit in the capital has gone to see the masterful biopic about our 16th president,...
Tags: Slavery, Rahm Emanuel, Jay Carney, The Washington Post, Democratic Party
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Octavia Spencer on Tommy Lee Jones in 'Lincoln': SAG Preview: Actors on Actors - Spencer on Jones
VarietyHow can I applaud Tommy Lee Jones's breathtaking, awe-inspiring performance in "Lincoln" without feeling like a total sycophant? Truth is I can't, because he is just that brilliant. Jones' deftly crafted Thaddeus Stevens is played without artifice, but is...Tags: Screen Actors Guild, Steven Spielberg, Tommy Lee Jones, Octavia Spencer, Lincoln (movie, 2012)
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85th Academy Award nominations favor Spielberg, highlight “Beasts”
Channel Guide MagazineSpielberg, Day-Lewis, Washington … Quvenzhané? The nominations for the 85th Academy Awards, which were announced Thursday morning in Hollywood, contained some longtime favorites, as well as some surprising newcomers. Director Steven Spielberg's... -
Opera review: Walt Disney in fantasyland
MADRID — Walt Disney was hardly a perfect American. He may have been the most famous and beloved American during his lifetime. But his private magic kingdom was not always the happiest place on Earth. Disney had his own private torments and is...Tags: Artists, Hospitals and Clinics, Glenn Beck, Andy Warhol, Racism
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Golden Globes 2013: The beard wins for top men's accessory
One of the most noticeable men's trends at Sunday night's 2013 Golden Globes was the abundance of facial hair, from presenter Jeremy Renner's barely there smudge of a 'stache to Bill Murray's full-walrus mustache with connected sideburns. Some of the...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Jack Black, Steven Spielberg, Judd Apatow, Jeremy Renner
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Oscars nominations 2013: Academy Award trivia to boost your savvy
The 85th Academy Award nominations certainly managed a few surprises Thursday morning --no nominations for directors Ben Affleck ("Argo") or Kathryn Bigelow ("Zero Dark Thirty"), lots of Oscar warmth for "Beasts of the Southern Wild" and Michael...Tags: Gloria Stuart, Entertainment Events, Thomas Newman, Christoph Waltz, Academy Awards
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Denzel Washington named top box-office draw of 2012
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThanks to “Flight” and “Safe House,” Denzel Washington was the biggest star of 2012, according to the Quigley Poll. Anne Hathaway ranked second, based on her drawing ability in “Les Miserables” and “The Dark... -
All the best in 2013; plus Oscar predictions
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelHappy New Year! Thanks, as always, for your support of this blog. Let's look to the future. A new year means a new season of awards shows. The biggest telecasts will be the Grammys Feb. 10 on CBS and the Oscars Feb. 24 on ABC. But the Golden Globes...
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