‘The King’s Speech’ vs. ‘The Social Network’ for Oscar glory
Although the mighty producer and film executive Harvey Weinstein has had his financial problems in recent years, today’s Oscar nominations demonstrate once again his peerless ability to get Hollywood’s...
View ArticleBest supporting actor: Christopher Plummer for ‘Beginners’
If Mr. Plummer’s name is not announced Sunday night, you will hear the loudest gasp since another veteran front-runner — Lauren Bacall — lost to upstart Juliette Binoche in the 1996 race. Plummer has...
View ArticleRent it now: Isabelle Huppert flips during an African civil war
The 2009 Claire Denis film “White Material” didn’t get a very wide art house release in this country two years ago, but it is a stunning drama about the last vestiges of colonialism in Africa with...
View ArticleWhat would Joan Crawford say to Anne Hathaway?
So much of a star’s image is shaped off screen now – via social media and gossip sites such as TMZ – that there are new pressures and anxieties that Golden Age icons like Joan Crawford and Bette Davis...
View ArticleOscar forecasts: can’t we just wait & see?
It is somewhat ironic that with more people than ever handicapping the Oscars — often many months in advance — last night’s telecast showed a lot of that buzzing to be pointless. Preliminary awards...
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