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Coen brothers' loser is winning over Cannes
CANNES, France — Whatever its commercial fortunes when it opens in the U.S. this December, "Inside Llewyn Davis" already has won the acclaim sought so ardently by the fictional folk singer of its title, the latest charismatic loser in a long,...
Tags: Cannes Film Festival, Greenwich Village, Movies, Festive Events, Steven Spielberg
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McDonagh sets violently funny 'Seven Psychopaths' in epic desert ★★★
Brutal and often very funny, "Seven Psychopaths" is writer-director Martin McDonagh's answer to "Barton Fink," a crimson yarn that, like that Coen brothers film, imagines what happens in a worst-case-scenario when a Hollywood scribe comes down with...
Tags: Argo (movie), Sam Rockwell, Criminals, In Bruges (movie), Ethan Coen
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'Footnote' mines scholarly intrigue ✭✭✭ 1/2
A terrific deadpan chronicle of father and son Talmudic scholars beset by an escalating bureaucratic screw-up, Joseph Cedar's" Footnote" sets the tone for the battles to come in its opening sequence.
The son, a well-liked backslapper by the name of Uriel...Tags: Cannes Film Festival, Ethan Coen, Film Festivals, Lior Ashkenazi, Footnote (movie)
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The Faker: I've seen that film!
Sure, you could go out and see each and every one of the 10 Oscar nominees for best picture (up from five last year). But seriously, isn't that a tad extreme?
There's a faster, easier, less expensive way to protect yourself against tiresome outbursts ("...Tags: District 9 (movie), Inglourious Basterds (movie), Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (movie), Cinema Industry, The Hurt Locker (movie)
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'Animal Kingdom' and 'Mother and Child' are first DVD screeners of Oscar season
Gold DerbyBeing first out of the gate often matters a lot in the Oscar derby. "Frozen River" and "Little Miss Sunshine" reaped top nominations in 2008 and 2006, respectively, after being the first DVDs shipped to academy members. This year, that distinction goes to... -
'Avatar,' 'Inglourious Basterds,' 'Up in the Air' fall short
Never mind its handicapping by many gurus of gold as an odds-on Oscar front-runner heading into Sunday evening. The downsizing drama "Up in the Air" was completely excluded in all six categories for which it was nominated, including nods for George...Tags: Inglourious Basterds (movie), District 9 (movie), Jason Reitman, Film Festivals, Nick Park
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Independent Spirit Awards go through changes
Those seeking a quick primer on Film Independent's Spirit Awards need only YouTube Mickey Rourke's acceptance speech at last year's ceremony.
The "Wrestler" star began his address -- which clocked in at an Oscar-unfriendly six minutes -- by imploring the...Tags: Mickey Rourke, Public Employees, Eddie Izzard, The Hurt Locker (movie), Kathryn Bigelow
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'Avatar,' 'The Hurt Locker' Lead Oscar Nominations
Associated PressBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- The science-fiction sensation "Avatar" and the war-on-terror thriller "The Hurt Locker" lead the Academy Awards with nine nominations each, including best picture and director for former spouses James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow....Tags: Blockbuster, Gabourey Sidibe, Sofia Coppola, Baltimore Ravens, Golden Globe Awards
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List of 82nd Annual Academy Award Nominees
Los Angeles TimesHere are the top nominations for the 82nd annual Academy Awards, which will be held March 7 at the Kodak Theatre. Best picture - "Avatar" - "The Blind Side" - "District 9" - "An Education" - "The Hurt Locker" - " Inglourious Basterds" -...Tags: Gabourey Sidibe, Documentary (genre), Joel Coen, The Princess and the Frog (movie), The Blind Side (movie)
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The Coen brothers' 'A Serious Man': More Jewish than matzo balls?
The Big PictureIn the back pages of the press notes for the Coen brothers' "A Serious Man," where filmmakers always tell you how environmentally sensitive they've been in the course of making the movie, we learn that "No Jews were harmed in...... -
'A Serious Man' could be serious awards contender
Gold Derby"A Serious Man" marks a return to the awards derby for the Coen brothers two years after "No Country for Old Men" won them three Oscars, for best picture, direction and adapted screenplay. Joel and Ethan Coen revisit their suburban Minneapolis childhood... -
Poll: Do you think 'A Serious Man' will be nominated for best picture at the Oscars?
Gold DerbyJoel and Ethan Coen's "A Serious Man" is getting ace reviews, scoring 74 at Metacritic and 86 at RottenTomatoes. Says Kenneth Turan of the L.A. Times, "Writer-directors Joel and Ethan have seized the opportunity afforded by the Oscar-winning success of...
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