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Beauty Break: Girl With a Pearl Earring
abstew here with a look back at 2003 with Scarlett Johansson as the Girl With A Pearl Earring and the actual Vermeer painting that inspired the film.
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Maleficent Teases...
We'll save the Yes No Maybe So-ing for a full trailer, but Disney is now teasing Maleficent, their Spring 2014 blockbuster hopeful, with a Pfeifferesque Pfirst Poster and a new teaser which gives us...
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Yes No Maybe So - Noah
. JA from MNPP here, taking a look at the first trailer for Darren Aronofsky's bible-epic Noah, giving us the titular tale of one man, one god, two of every animal, and a whole bunch of water. There...
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Errol Morris's Returns to the Fog with 'The Unknown Known'
Ten years ago Errol Morris won the Best Documentary Oscar for his investigation of former Secretary of Defence, Robert S. McNamara. It’s telling that even Morris was surprised, noting in his speech...
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Snow Queens who have gone before us
It’s Tim, with a little bit of animation history for y’all. Not that you’d be able to tell from the details dribbled out so far (estranged sisters, talking snowmen, reindeer acting like dogs), but the...
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Uma. She'll Be Your Girl For All Seasons...
You should play this song while reading this post. We haven't seen Uma Thu --- no seriously. People. Click play on that song while reading this post. Ready? okay good. Hum along while you gaze at the...
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AFI Fest 2013 - Part 1 Disney, Actresses, and Accidents
I would like to personally thank Anne Marie for being an awesome L.A. tour guide, personal GPS, and screening companion during my week long trip. Here's her first of two roundups from the festival that...
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The Smackdown Cometh. Let's Meet Our Panelists
The 2003 Supporting Actress Smackdown is just 15 days away! If you're like "um... it's 2013" you should know that each month we look back at a particular Oscar race and debate it. This month we're...
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AFI Fest 2013 Part 2: Danny Kaye, War Movies and Nebraska
Anne Marie concludes her AFI adventures. Nathaniel picks up the baton tomorrow. He's running behind as per usual! At the midway point of AFI Fest, I experienced what I’m sure many film festival-goers...
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Links with an Invisible Glass of Moët
Inside Movies Andrew Lincoln looks back at "to me you are perfect" from Love ActuallyMNPP wants to watch Only God Forgives again. Are you also experiencing these deviant feelings?Ultra Culture anatomy...
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Chart Revision & Trivia: Supporting Actress
June SquibbHaving recently seen Nebraska a second time (full review coming), I'm more confident that Alexander Payne favorite June Squibb (who played Jack Nicholson's wife in About Schmidt) can ride...
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AFI Memories: Emma Thompson's Shoes
If you want to know why I have had such a hard time sharing my adventures in Los Angeles in real time from the AFI festival which wrapped on Thursday, blame Emma Thompson. She killed me! Emma the night...
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Box Office, Best Men, and Bootlegs
Between "Frozen" and "The Best Man Holiday" it's going to be a good year at the Diggs/Menzel householdI live in Harlem where bootleg copies of Tyler Perry movies are priced $2 higher than all other...
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She's Finally Got It!
Congratulations to Angela Lansbury! Mrs Iselin is finally clutching her own deserved Oscar gold! You can see her acceptance speech if you haven't yet after the jump...
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Podcast: Dallas Buyers Oscar Club (with a side of kale)
After a week break in which the team was on separate coasts, Nathaniel reunites with Nick, Katey and Joe to discuss Matthew McConaughey & Jared Leto's Oscar-seeking duet in Dallas Buyers Club....
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Say What? Trashy Cameron
Amuse us by adding dialogue or caption to this image of Cameron Diaz (from the set of Annie). I'll reveal the winner tomorrow!
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"Critics Choice" Best Young Actor/Actress. Any FYCs?
Updated to add voting options! Yesterday out of nowhere I suddenly felt a shiver go down my spine. I realized that if I didn't pull some advocacy action, my fellow Broadcast Film Critics might just...
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Happy Birthday, Mickey Mouse
Tim here. Today, the short film Steamboat Willie celebrates the 85th anniversary of its theatrical debut. And that makes today, according to Disney, the 85th birthday of Mickey Mouse, cinema icon and...
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Gold is the Most Coveted Color
Léa Seydoux & Adele Exarchopoulos at the Governor's Ball Let's see Léa & Adèle at all the Oscar-courting events. S'il vous plaît. Werk that circuit, ladies.
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Hello Linky
In Contention talks to Saoirse Ronan about Grand Budapest Hotel, How I Live Now and acting for Ryan GoslingDP/30 Chiwetel Ejiofor from 12 Years a SlaveInstagram James Franco's 'all the kids are doing...
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