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Staff Q&A: Who will the Oscars overlook?
The Academy Award nominations will be announced Jan. 24. So we asked staff who most deserves a nod but will likely be ignored by the Academy.
The dinosaur in"The Tree of Life."It was a tough decision, but he did the right thing.
Luke Broadwater,...Tags: Academy Awards, Movies, Harry Potter (fictional character), Entertainment, The Ides of March (movie)
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'The Muppets'
Zap2ItJim Henson's long-popular creations get a major, hugely entertaining reboot in this comedy-fantasy that reunites Kermit and Miss Piggy to restore their former base of operation and save it from the oil tycoon (Chris Cooper) who wants it for his own...Tags: Billy Crystal, DVDs, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Jim Henson
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Oscar nominees take a look back with 'New Nostalgia'
![A couple of years ago, Bruce Sheridan, chair of the film program at Columbia College, noticed a curious thing happening. A few of the film majors who interned on the Chicago production of "The Dark Knight" had started making their student films and, as expected,Christopher Nolan's brooding, zeitgeisty, state-of-the-union-address of a superhero epic was a big influence. Less expected was the sort of movies it inspired. Film students have always gravitated to the shadows and stark lighting of classic noir; and Batman is the most noir-y of superheroes. Sheridan planned to see lots of noir. What he got were wide open urban spaces.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/67734115-30144417.jpg "A couple of years ago, Bruce Sheridan, chair of the film program at Columbia College, noticed a curious thing happening. A few of the film majors who interned on the Chicago production of "The Dark Knight\" had started making their student films and, as expected,Christopher Nolan's brooding, zeitgeisty, state-of-the-union-address of a superhero epic was a big influence. Less expected was the sort of movies it inspired. Film students have always gravitated to the shadows and stark lighting of classic noir; and Batman is the most noir-y of superheroes. Sheridan planned to see lots of noir. What he got were wide open urban spaces.")
A couple of years ago, Bruce Sheridan, chair of the film program at Columbia College, noticed a curious thing happening. A few of the film majors who interned on the Chicago production of "The Dark Knight" had started making their student films and, as...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Let the Right One In (movie), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief, Health
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84th annual Academy Award nominees
WGN NewsThe nominees for the 84th annual Academy Awards were finally announced. The nine nominated movies for the best picture of the year are:"The Artist","The Descendants","Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close","The Help", "HUGO", "Midnight in Paris","...Tags: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (movie), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Undefeated (movie), Aaron Sorkin, Jeff Cronenweth
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'Twilight' stays bright but Hollywood snoozes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The latest "Twilight" movie still cast the longest shadow with $16.9 million for a third-straight No. 1 finish during one of the year's slowest weekends at the box office. Business was dismal, with box-office tracker Hollywood....Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Services and Shopping
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Other Voices
President Barack Obama signed into law provisions of the American Jobs Act to help unemployed veterans. The measures had broad bipartisan support and provide significant tax credits to businesses that hire those who have returned from war; additional...Tags: Arthur Christmas (movie), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense, Unemployment, Entertainment
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Muppets for the mature crowd
![Henson Alternative's off-Broadway comedy "Stuffed and Unstrung" isn't the kind of puppet show you might have grown up with.](http://www.hbindependent.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-12/66922597-22213756.jpg "Henson Alternative's off-Broadway comedy "Stuffed and Unstrung\" isn't the kind of puppet show you might have grown up with.")
Henson Alternative's off-Broadway comedy "Stuffed and Unstrung" isn't the kind of puppet show you might have grown up with.
Part of the Jim Henson Co. — which brought children "Sesame Street" and "The Muppets" — "Stuffed and Unstrung" is a...Tags: Patrick Bristow, Concerts, Movies, Sesame Street (tv program), Comedy (genre)
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Smart moves, sad omissions from Golden Globe 2011 movie noms
![Allow me to begin my take on <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-rt-awards-golden-globe-awardsmt1thewrap33624-20111215,0,3709779.story" target="_blank">this morning's Golden Globe nominations</a> with a sigh of relief: the extremely shallow, incredibly exploitative assumed Oscar contender "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," <a href="http://www.redeyechicago.com/entertainment/movies/redeye-24-worst-movies-of-2011-20111130,0,6064715.photogallery" target="_blank">one of the worst movies of the year</a>, received zero nominations. None. Not, as some predicted, for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Max Von Sydow) or Best Supporting Actress (Sandra Bullock). Well done, Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).](http://redeye.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-12/66793013-15094244.jpg "Allow me to begin my take on <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-rt-awards-golden-globe-awardsmt1thewrap33624-20111215,0,3709779.story\" target=\"_blank\">this morning's Golden Globe nominations</a> with a sigh of relief: the extremely shallow, incredibly exploitative assumed Oscar contender \"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,\" <a href=\"http://www.redeyechicago.com/entertainment/movies/redeye-24-worst-movies-of-2011-20111130,0,6064715.photogallery\" target=\"_blank\">one of the worst movies of the year</a>, received zero nominations. None. Not, as some predicted, for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Max Von Sydow) or Best Supporting Actress (Sandra Bullock). Well done, Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).")
RedEye movie criticAllow me to begin my take on this morning's Golden Globe nominations with a sigh of relief: the extremely shallow, incredibly exploitative assumed Oscar contender "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," one of the worst movies of the year, received zero...Tags: Seth Rogen, Shame (movie), Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (movie), Golden Globe Awards, Entertainment
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Box office: Even cute Kermit can't top Lautner, Pattinson [Video]
24 FramesFor the third consecutive weekend, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" was the No. 1 film at the box office. While the film raked in an additional sum of around $17 million, it was otherwise a lackluster weekend at the multiplex. After a slew of... -
'The Muppets,' 'Shame': Critics had their say--what do you think?
24 FramesVisitors to the multiplex this weekend who weren't looking for vampire romance found themselves with a couple of very different options: the family fun of the Jason Segel-led musical comedy "The Muppets" and the NC-17-rated sex addict drama "Shame,"... -
'The Muppets': The 'perfect' music and Chris Cooper raps [video]
24 FramesJason Segel and "Muppet" filmmakers talk about finding the perfect music for the movie in this Envelope Screening Series video clip....
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