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Oscar Eye: Predicting The Screenplay Winners, And Considering Nine
I've got screenplays on the brain this week. It's partly thanks to the point of the Oscar race we're in-- there's still nothing to talk about but Precious , even though critics are starting to see Nine and The Lovely Bones can't be too far away either.
FOR MOST Americans, the next few weeks constitute the holiday season. In the land known as Hollywood, though, it's the Oscar season.
JAGs, Vegases and Hurt Lockers
Paramount will release Vega$: The First Season, Volume 2 on 9 February. This hit Robert Urich show's second DVD edition will arrive with 1.33:1 transfers, mono sound mixes, and a set of episode promos.
Shallow pool for Oscar's actress contenders
The director of "An Education" recently lamented, good-naturedly, that she was tired of producers thinking of her for stereotypically female projects.
Four Breakout Actors Transform Style for Turbulent Times: AR Preview
One of them debuting transformative technology in fashion's first full augmented-reality experience, all of them delivering breakout performances - and showing off ten ways any man can manipulate cold-weather conditions AUGMENTED REALITY: Experience style like you've never seen it>> jeremy renner augmented technology, jeremy renner, mens winter ...
Ben Foster on Shooting The Messengera s Most Harrowing Scenes
Ben Foster has been attracting attention for some time thanks to his intense portrayals in action flicks like X-Men: The Last Stand , 3:10 to Yuma , Hostage , and 30 Days of Night .
Veterans Honored, Hollywood-Style
Today is Veteran's Day. It is a time when we step back for a moment to honor the bravey and the sacrifices of our nation's soldiers.
Review: Army drama `Messenger' delivers fitfully
It's an unenviable task, making films about the war on terror for audiences that don't want to sit through dramatizations of the same bad news they get for real out of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Oscar Futures: Is Precious Up or Down?
Every week between now and February 2, when the nominations are announced, movies and stars will help themselves - or, sometimes, hurt themselves - in the Oscar race.
2009 Savannah Film Festival Closes Nov. 7 with Special Screenings of...
The 12th annual Savannah Film Festival, hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design, closed tonight, Saturday, November 7 after a full week of special screenings and award presentations.
W.Va. film festival coming this weekend
Saturday, 7:15 p.m.: "The Hurt Locker": Iraq War drama/action thriller about an elite Army bomb disarming squad.
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Canberra International Film Festival
The 13th Canberra International Film Festival runs from 28 October until 12 November.
Angels, Demons, Steve and a Hurt Locker
This Sandra Bullock/Bradley Cooper comedy will arrive with a 1080p transfer, a DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio sound mix, a commentary with screenwriter Kim Barker, Bullock, Cooper, Thomas Haden Church, Ken Jeong and director Phil Traill, som featurettes, a blooper reel , and some deleted scenes.
Early Best Picture Predictions: Invictus & Hurt Locker Lead
I know we've still got a good two months left in the year and most of the heavy-hitting films haven't even been seen by anyone yet, but it's never too early to talk about the Oscars.
7 Directors Who Could Handle 'Dune'
With the riveting news that Peter Berg is hopping off Dune and Paramount's search for a new director comes the names Neill Blomkamp and Neil Marshall being tossed around.
Oscar prelude? Modesto actor talks about prestigious award
Modesto native Jeremy Renner edged closer to a possible Oscar nomination as he took home one of the first honors of the award season: the Hollywood Awards.
Swank, DeNiro Win Big At Hollywood Awards
A new crop of Oscar prospects crammed the red carpet at what is widely considered Tinseltown's award-season starting gate: the Hollywood Awards.
2009 Gotham Nominees Announced
'Hurt Locker' and 'Big Fan' favorites at the indie awards. Nominations for the 19th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards were announced giving everyone a good reason to start making their early Oscar predictions and rally around the movies that should have been seen.
Savannah film fest to fete six
Patricia Clarkson, Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster, Emmy Rossum, Jeremy Renner and Hugh Dancy will be honored during the 12th annual Savannah Film Festival, which runs Oct.
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