Iñárritu Doubles the Pleasure at the DGA Awards
Feb08

Iñárritu Doubles the Pleasure at the DGA Awards

Even as the controversy over the second year of #OscarsSoWhite simmers down a few notches with the Academy’s accelerated efforts to diversify its membership, Hollywood’s major professional guilds continue to make clear statements that could be termed #NotSoWhite.   The Screen Actors Guild recently anointed actor Idris Elba with two SAG awards after he was left out of Oscar nominations, and Saturday night, it was the Directors...

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Awards Season Comes into Focus with Critics Choice Pix
Jan13

Awards Season Comes into Focus with Critics Choice Pix

The first major televised award show of the season has suddenly clarified the rest of the campaign leading up to its grand finale, the Academy Awards.   The 17th Annual Critics Choice Movie Awards, presented by the influential Broadcast Film Critics Association and aired on VH1, anointed some surprise winners during the two-hour telecast live last night from the Hollywood Palladium.   “The Help,” released last...

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Leo is Oscar Bait as J. Edgar Hoover, As Is Clint
Nov13

Leo is Oscar Bait as J. Edgar Hoover, As Is Clint

When the Oscar nominations come out, it’s a sure bet that you’ll see “J. Edgar” racking up a slew of them, starting with Clint Eastwood as best director, Leonardo DiCaprio as lead actor, Armie Hammer as supporting actor and Dustin Lance Black as screenwriter for the sweeping biopic, in theaters now. It traces Hoover’s rise as a young investigator in his 20s through his increasingly powerful perch as head...

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