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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: Bob Dylan, Arts and Culture, Carey Mulligan, Festive Events, Cannes Film Festival
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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: Sam Rockwell, Argo (movie), Criminals, Ethan Coen, Michael Pitt
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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: Comedy (genre), Religion and Belief, Lior Ashkenazi, Drama (genre), Israel
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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: An Education (movie), Awards and Prizes, Carey Mulligan, George Clooney, Film Festivals
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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: Elections, Arts and Culture, An Education (movie), Quentin Tarantino, Culture
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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: Arts and Culture, Eddie Izzard, Kathryn Bigelow, Awards and Prizes, Heavy Engineering
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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: Television, Christopher Plummer, Arts and Culture, An Education (movie), Awards and Prizes
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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: Christopher Plummer, James Horner, Arts and Culture, Sherlock Holmes (movie), An Education (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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