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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: Tommy Lee Jones, Michael Haneke, Arts and Culture, Anna Karenina (movie), Academy Awards
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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: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Django Unchained (movie), Amour (movie), DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Sony Corp.
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Two Lamest Movies Take Top Oscar Honors
I know, I know: the Oscars are bullshit, and we hate them. Nevertheless, I can’t help but point out that “Argo” was not even close to the best movie of 2012. At best, it was an entertaining historical romp with some decent humor and an...
Tags: Django Unchained (movie), Lincoln (movie, 2012), Arts and Culture, Academy Awards, 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: Steven Spielberg, Django Unchained (movie), Michael Haneke, David O. Russell, Amour (movie)
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Oscars 2013: Follow the Academy Awards live on Twitter
The 85th Academy Awards are hours away, but social media is abuzz with winner projections, potential Oscar snubs and fashion faux pas. For film buffs and casual onlookers following the awards on a second screen, you can get access from the scene on...
Tags: Django Unchained (movie), Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln (movie, 2012), John Ford, Academy Awards
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Partying with Oscar, Baltimore-style
Errol Webber has an unfair advantage when it comes to Oscar parties. He actually has an Oscar, handed out on stage during an Academy Awards ceremony. And it'll be there for all his guests to admire, pose with any maybe even hold for a few seconds when...
Tags: Django Unchained (movie), Frost Nixon (movie), Arts and Culture, Academy Awards, Fells Point
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Quiz: The money behind Oscar 2013 nominees
Academy Awards nominations and Oscar statues can provide a big boost at the box office. Some films benefit enormously. The domestic box-office take for 2009 best picture winner "Slumdog Millionaire" jumped to $141.3 million from $98.3 million after...
Tags: The King's Speech (movie), Google Inc., Django Unchained (movie), Million Dollar Baby (movie), Amour (movie)
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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: Cloud Atlas (movie), Arts and Culture, Academy Awards, Wars and Interventions, David Fincher
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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: Django Unchained (movie), Amour (movie), Jeff Bridges, Lincoln (movie, 2012), Awards and Prizes
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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: Adele (music artist), Django Unchained (movie), Norah Jones, Amour (movie), Awards and Prizes
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Visual effects workers plan Oscar flyover protest
Ang Lee's acclaimed 3-D movie "Life of Pi" is a front-runner to win a top visual effects award at the Oscars. But some of the people who worked on the film's dazzling visual effects aren't celebrating. In fact, they're planning to stage a protest to...Tags: Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Financially Distressed Companies, Career and Workplace, Awards and Prizes
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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: Django Unchained (movie), Flight (movie), Lincoln (movie, 2012), Academy Awards, Movies
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