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THE YEAR OF THE OSCAR REMATCH
Nothing makes an awards season more interesting than competition between people who have personal history, be they longtime friends (Sean Penn vs. Mickey Rourke in 2008); ex-spouses (Kathryn Bigelow...
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YOUR DAILY FIX OF OSCAR: 9/7/10
The Australian: Matthew Campbell and John Follain track down Jean-Luc Godard and confirm that he will not be flying in from France to accept the honorary Oscar that the Academy voted to award him last...
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PORTMAN DANCES HER WAY TO OSCAR BUZZ IN ARONOFSKY’S “BLACK SWAN”
Darren Aronofsky‘s “Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight, 12/1, trailer), which premiered on Monday night at Roy Thomson Hall as part of the Toronto International Film Festival, is a very good film that...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: DARREN ARONOFSKY CAN HANDLE WRESTLING *AND* BALLET
On Tuesday afternoon I interviewed the director Darren Aronofsky for the second time — the first was two years ago, and we focused on a wide variety of topics pertaining to his career; this time we...
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YOUR DAILY FIX OF OSCAR: 11/18/10
Deadline Hollywood: Pete Hammond speaks with Rich Ross, the chairman of Disney, who conveys to him just how serious his studio is about its “Toy Story 3” Oscar campaign: “We’re going for the best...
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SCOTT FEINBERG’S TOP 10 FILMS OF ’10
PLEASE NOTE: The following rankings and remarks reflect my personal opinions and do/will not in any way impact my projections or analysis on this site, wherein I strive above all else to correctly...
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INTERVIEW: DAVID O. RUSSELL, BACK IN THE RING AND STRONGER THAN EVER
Late last month, I had the opportunity to chat for about 40 minutes on the phone with the writer-director David O. Russell, who recently received a Golden Globe nomination for his direction of “The...
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INTERVIEW: MATTHEW LIBATIQUE, ARONOFSKY’S EYES SINCE THE START
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to chat for about 30 minutes over the phone with Matthew Libatique, the 42-year-old cinematographer known to his friends at “Matty” who has lensed all but one of...
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INTERVIEW: MIKE MEDAVOY FINALLY AN OSCAR NOMINEE AFTER 50 YEARS IN BIZ
On Monday afternoon, I had the opportunity to chat by phone for about an hour with Mike Medavoy, the Hollywood insider with a star on the Walk of Fame who started out in a studio mailroom over 50...
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Do Gotham Awards Nominations Actually Impact Oscar Race? (Analysis)
This morning, the IFP announced the nominees for the 21st annual Gotham Independent Film Awards. It would be nice if I could tell you to read into the fact that: Click to read more…
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