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3 October 2012 8:26 AM, PDT | Hollywoodnews.com | See recent Hollywoodnews.com news »

HollywoodNews.com: The 16th Annual Hollywood Film Awards, presented by the Los Angeles Times, is pleased to announce that the feature "Argo," directed by Ben Affleck, will receive the "Hollywood Ensemble Acting Award." "We are very proud to recognize the ensemble cast of "Argo," for their dramatic and outstanding performances," said Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the Hollywood Film Awards. The 2012 Hollywood Film Awards has also announced that it will honor director David O. Russell with the "Hollywood Director Award"; Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro with the "Hollywood Supporting Actor Award"; Academy Award-winning actress Marion Cotillard with the "Hollywood Actress Award"; three-time Academy Award-nominated actress Amy Adams with the "Hollywood Supporting Actress Award"; producers Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner with the "Hollywood Producers Award"; writer/director Judd Apatow with the "Hollywood Comedy Award"; actor John Hawkes with the "Hollywood Breakout Performance Award" for "The Sessions"; and Quvenzhané Wallis »

- Josh Abraham

11 September 2012 6:45 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

While his latest comedy effort, Seven Psychopaths, collects plenty of praise at the Toronto International Film Festival, Sam Rockwell is gearing up for his next role, opposite Marisa Tomei in the low-budget laffer Why Now. Last summer, the Oscar-winning actress reminded audiences what a sharp sense of humor she has, deftly playing a oversexed schoolteacher in Glenn Ficarra and John Requa's wild ensemble comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love. But while she's stolen scenes in funny flicks from Slums of Beverly Hills to What Women Want and Cyrus, she hasn't fronted a comedy since Happy Accidents in 2000. But paired with the ever-incredible Rockwell, the talented actress who has proved a solid match to John C. Reilly, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Joe Pesci seems sure to deliver a cutting and satisfyingly funny performance. Screen Daily offers a few details on the project; sadly none of them include a plotline. We do know »

30 August 2012 10:00 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

© Nick Stepowyj[Editor's Note: Melanie Lynskey (Hello I Must Be Going) is guest blogging. We love her. And now there's a lotta love to go around. - Nathaniel R]

After my love letter to Noah Taylor I thought it might be kind of fun to write to some people for The Film Experience and ask Them who they'd want to write a love letter to. Hopefully this is making some kind of sense. So I made a little dream list of people I respect and admire beyond all reason and I sent them a little e-mail saying:

I've seen you do work that has made me want to write you a love letter because it's moved me so deeply. Who or what would you like to write a love letter to? What piece of art or artist or feeling has moved you in this way?"

Here are a few amazing responses I got from these talented and passionate individuals!

To the magnificent & unique Zachary Quinto "my love letter to you is mostly me obsessing about: Angels In America! »

- SPECIAL GUEST STAR

30 March 2012 2:25 PM, PDT | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »

The waiter at the East Village coffee shop smiles shyly at Natasha Lyonne before walking away. “Did you see that?” Lyonne asks. “I’m totally going to f—ing hit that later. I mean, I’m not… It’s just knowing that he wants it makes me want him.” She grins. “But I know that’s just low self-esteem.”

Lyonne is smart and funny, and her mind pinballs between Dickens, Coney Island, Nietzsche, and NYPD Blue. When she feels uncomfortable, she deflects questions with non sequiturs, often bawdy ones.

Lyonne’s anxiety today is understandable, because she doesn’t speak much to journalists these days. »

- Sara Vilkomerson

21 March 2012 6:30 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »

It’s been a tough road for Natasha Lyonne. Throughout the late ‘90s, the big-eyed, frizzy-haired actress made a name for herself playing tough-yet-vulnerable young women in both noted indie fair (But I’m a Cheerleader, Slums of Beverly Hills) and mainstream hits (American Pie). Her promising career took a nosedive, however, after a public battle with substance abuse, tussles with the law, and multiple health problems left her a has-been before she turned 25.

Now, after a decade of obscurity, the 32-year-old actress is slowly making a comeback. She recently appeared on the hit show New Girl, rejoined her fellow American Pie alums for the franchise’s latest – and, hopefully, final – sequel, the soon-to-be-released American Reunion, and will be seen with Kristen Wiig when Imogene hits later this year. And the work just keeps coming.

It was announced that Lyonne will star in the independent dark comedy Clutter, alongside Joshua Leonard »

- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)

5 items from 2012