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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: Screen Actors Guild Awards, John Ford, Zero Dark Thirty (movie), Daniel Day-Lewis, Google Inc.
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Oscars 2013 preview: MacFarlane, 'Argo' hope to steal the show
"Argo" heads into Sunday's Oscars with the wind at its back, but Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" has the most nominations of any film -- a dozen. Will Ben Affleck's 1970s Iran drama make it a sweep, or are there some surprises in order? The suspense isn'...
Tags: ABC (tv network), Daniel Day-Lewis, Barbra Streisand, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Entertainment Events
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Oscar predictions 2013: We call the four acting races
Gold Standard writer Glenn Whipp is sweeping through all 24 Oscar categories this week, assessing the races, predicting the winners and helping you prevail in your Oscar pools. Earlier he looked at the short films, sound categories, visual crafts races,...
Tags: Tommy Lee, Flight (movie), Helen Hunt, Amy Adams, Quentin Tarantino
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Overlooked screenplays this Oscar season
In 1945 Raymond Chandler wrote a screed against Hollywood, and Hollywood screenwriting, for the Atlantic Monthly. "An industry with such vast resources and such magic techniques should not become dull so soon," said the man who later characterized his...
Tags: Tony Kushner, Rachel Weisz, Scientology, Flight (movie), John Gatins
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The story of the Oscars
While it's true that there's only so much anyone can say about the Oscars, remember it can be said again and again. As a reader (and writer), I know by now that there are 10 abiding Oscar stories. Here they are, all in a single article: The history...Tags: ABC (tv network), Helen Hunt, William Wyler, John Ford, Robert Altman
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A reflection on the merits of the historical novel vs. the historical film
Although there will presumably be no hoop skirts or beaver-skin top hats on the red carpet, this year's Academy Awards are putting a spotlight on American history. I've spent years studying, writing and teaching about the fight to end slavery, so I was...
Tags: Tony Kushner, Newspaper and Magazine, Wars and Interventions, The Huffington Post, Steven Spielberg
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Commentary: Sorry, but 'Argo' shouldn't win best picture Oscar
Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of "Argo." I've seen it twice, enjoyed it mightily both times, and put it on my 10-best list, where it belongs. I called it "a smart, complex and engaging film that crackles with energy and purpose," and I stand by those...Tags: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (movie), The Hunger Games (movie), Ted (movie), Zero Dark Thirty (movie), Elizabeth Taylor
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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: Flight (movie), Zero Dark Thirty (movie), Entertainment Events, Movies, Silver Linings Playbook (movie)
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Oscar predictions 2013: Adele! Adele! Adele!
Gold Standard writer Glenn Whipp is sweeping through all 24 Oscar categories this week, assessing the races, predicting the winners and helping you prevail in your Oscar pools. He looked at the three short film categories here, the sound awards here and...Tags: Life of Pi (movie), Schindler's List (movie), Ted (movie), Argo (movie), Entertainment
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148 years later, Mississippi ratifies amendment banning slavery
Mississippi forgot something. Fully 148 years after the end of the Civil War and the U.S. end to slavery, the state has officially ratified the 13th Amendment ban on the practice. The state thought the amendment had already been ratified by its...
Tags: Slavery, Steven Spielberg, U.S. Congress, Social Issues
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Oscars 2013 date, time, TV channel, preview and more!
Channel Guide MagazineOscars 2013 date, time, TV channel, preview and more, with host Seth MacFarlane! The 85th Annual Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 24 ABC, 7pm ET; Red Carpet coverage on E! starting at 5:30pm ET Family Guy funnyman Seth MacFarlane hosts this year's Oscar... -
Connecticut's Oscar Favorites From Those In The Know
The Hartford CourantThe Academy Awards bring out the critic in everyone. It starts when the nominations are announced — "Whaddya mean, Ben Affleck wasn't nominated?" — and lasts long after Oscar night. That annual ritual takes place Sunday night and will be...Tags: ABC (tv network), Snow White and the Huntsman (movie), Zero Dark Thirty (movie), The Impossible (movie), Ray (movie)
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