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Tony Kushner's Chicago visit a virtual event for most
This Friday at 4 p.m. at the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, screenwriter and playwright Tony Kushner will pay a visit to one of his favorite Chicago haunts. In the spirit of the movie “Lincoln,” which Kushner wrote and which revels in the...
Tags: Literature, Science and Technology, D.W. Griffith, Celebrities, Tony Kushner
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A sneak peek at three Oscar ballots
On the eve of Oscar voting, we asked three academy members to let us peek at their ballots and tell us, anonymously, who they're voting for and why. Here's what they had to say: OSCARS 2013: Full Coverage PRODUCERS BRANCH: This 40ish Oscar nominee...
Tags: Anne Hathaway, Abraham Lincoln, Ben Affleck, Tony Kushner, Entertainment Events
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'Argo' named best film at the BAFTA awards
Director-producer-star Ben Affleck’s historical drama “Argo” continued its late-inning awards sweep Sunday, winning a British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for best film. Although snubbed by 2013 Oscar balloters in the best...Tags: Anne Hathaway, Tony Kushner, Ben Affleck, Pixar Animation, Amy Adams
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Big names tout kudos pics: Obama, Clinton, Carter and more endorse pics this Oscar season
VarietyPoliticians scramble to earn celebrity endorsements, but the situation is reversed this Oscar season, as Hollywood seeks the nod from the political elite. If they weren't blatantly saying "go see this film," they have helped elevate the profile of...Tags: Joe Biden, Beasts of the Southern Wild (movie), Entertainment Events, Tony Kushner, Leon Panetta
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A taste of freedom
Chicago Tribune reporterOn New Year's Day 1863, Quinn Chapel, a black church in Chicago, hosted a celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation. According to the Tribune's account, after Scripture was read and the choir sang, J. Stanley recited a poem he'd written for the...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Minority Groups, Social Issues, Slavery, Crime, Law and Justice
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Santa Barbara film fest sees itself as Oscar harbinger
Daniel Day-Lewis' career was playing out before an audience of 2,000 at Santa Barbara's Arlington Theatre, but the two-time Oscar winner couldn't bear to watch the 10-minute highlight reel that played before last weekend's Santa Barbara International Film...
Tags: Django Unchained (movie), Argo (movie), Christopher Plummer, Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook (movie)
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SAG Awards: How will ‘Les Miz’ hate, Ben Affleck love figure in Oscars?
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe Screen Actors Guild Awards supplied several clear signals about the Academy Awards, coming Feb. 24 on ABC. Daniel Day-Lewis will win his third best-actor Oscar, this time for his miraculous performance as Abraham Lincoln in “Lincoln.” Day-... -
Wiseguys Walken and Pacino on how it might end
At times it felt like an exit interview — the ultimate exit interview. The details are still so surreal that when I tell people who was there, the words sound as though someone else had dreamed them: Al Pacino walked into the room. Then...
Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Woody Harrelson, Harrison Ford, Edward G. Robinson, Star Wars (movie)
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The SAG Awards -- a little drama at a fast event
Liz Smith"IN REAL life things are rarely as exciting or dramatic as we make them out to be in the press," said Joaquin Phoenix. Hmmm. That is only sometimes true. And if the news that Jennifer Lawrence braved a bad case of pneumonia to attend the SAG Awards wasn'...Tags: Pneumonia, Whitney Houston, Sheryl Crow, Faith Hill, Entertainment Events
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'Argo' gets SAG vote. 'Hansel and Gretel' top weak box office.
After the coffee. Before the beignets and gumbo. The Skinny: About half the TV industry is in Miami for a programming convention, and the other half is in New Orleans for some football game. Either way, they are warm and dry. Monday's headlines...
Tags: Entertainment Events, NBC (tv network), San Diego Padres, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times
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Analysis: 'Argo' looks strong for Oscars, but don't count 'Lincoln' out
VarietyThe swing of the awards season pendulum that now favors "Argo" is dramatic -- but don't rule out the possibility of another switcheroo come the Oscars. With Producers Guild feature film and Screen Actors Guild ensemble awards Saturday and Sunday, the...Tags: There Will Be Blood (movie), Annie Hall (movie), Television, Anne Hathaway, Beasts of the Southern Wild (movie)
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'Argo' wins top SAG Award; Day-Lewis, Lawrence win drama honors
Ben Affleck's “Argo” seems to be unstoppable. The film about a CIA plot to rescue American hostages in Iran in 1980 won the 19th Screen Actors Guild Award on Sunday night for ensemble in a motion picture. The win came hours after the film,...
Tags: Breaking Bad (tv program), Anne Hathaway, ABC (tv network), Sarah Palin, Dick van Dyke
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