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Blame N.Y. and L.A. film critics: Why 'The Hurt Locker' may be doomed at the Oscars

42 minutes ago | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »

So far I've received dozens of emails and Facebook messages from fans of "The Hurt Locker" overjoyed that their beloved film won best-picture trophies from both the New York and Los Angeles film critics. "Next stop, the big enchilada at the Oscars!" promises one Gold Derby reader. Um … wait … maybe you should make alternate plans for dinner, dear Derbyites — just in case. Over the past 25 years, eight movies claimed that same double victory. Only one ended up feasting on the top Oscar: "Schindler's List" (1993). All of the others los best picture at the Oscars after claiming the same kudo from critics on opposite coasts: "Brokeback Mountain" (2005) "Sideways" (2004), "Saving... »

- tomoneil

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New York Critics Give 'Hurt Locker' Top Honors

8 hours ago | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

by Erik Childress

For the first time since 2005 with Brokeback Mountain, the New York Film Critics have agreed with Los Angeles in their selections for Best Film and Director. Today the East Coast Circle announced The Hurt Locker and director Kathryn Bigelow have taken their top prizes, just one day after Boston and L.A. did the same. This is the fifth straight critic's group to honor Bigelow as director of the year after the National Board of Review led off awards season by choosing Clint Eastwood for Invictus. Apparently they felt Eastwood was a better "get" for their annual celebrity party than Bigelow, but there's currently no bigger shining star than her. The only times that NY & La agreed on their choice for director since 1999 - 2000's Steven Soderbergh and 2005's Ang Lee - they went on to victory at the Oscars.

This is also the fifth straight victory »

- Cinematical staff

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New York Film Critics name 'Hurt Locker' Best Picture

10 hours ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »

"The Hurt Locker" is turning into the little film that could.  At least with critics that is.  Kathryn Bigelow's impressive war thriller has now won both Best Picture awards from the nation's most prestigious critics groups, the Los Angeles Film Critics and the New York Film Critic's Circle. Not an easy feat. The only film to match that accomplishment this decade is "Brokeback Mountain" and only five since 1990 ("Mountain," "Schindler's List," "Leaving Las Vegas," "L.A. Confidential" and "Saving Private Ryan").  Additionally, Mo'Nique, Christoph Waltz and Meryl Streep's wins are cementing their status as frontrunners for Oscar in their respective categories.... »

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"A Single Man" Doesn't Reach "Brokeback Mountain" Heights in Opening Weekend

14 hours ago | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »

For those of you who track these sorts of things, the box office for A Single Man didn't exactly hit a home run over the weekend. Call it more of a double. Opening in just nine theaters, A Single Man grossed $216,000 for a a per screen average of $24,000. That's not terrible by any means especially for an art house movie. In comparison, Disney's The Princess and the Frog opened Friday on 3,434 screens totaling nearly $28 million for a per screen average of $7,280.

But movies opening in limited release usually tend to pull in much higher per screen averages due to pent up demand from moviegoers eager to see new releases, especially critically acclaimed ones. For instance, George Clooney's Up in the Air opened on 72 screens this weekend and managed $34,000 per screen. Even Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones scared up a $38,000 per screen average on its three screen release despite decidedly mixed reviews. »

- michael

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Have the L.A. Critics Given Us A New Awards Front-Runner?

15 hours ago | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

By: Erik Childress

Up In The Air got off to a great launch this awards season, but today we have been given a new front runner. Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker has taken top honors from Boston and now the Los Angeles Film Critics. The only film on their list to win multiple awards - a whole two - the Iraq War thriller about bomb-defusing soldiers is now up 11 awards to Up In The Air's and the fast-approaching Inglourious Basterds' 8. Sure, Los Angeles' choice for Best Film hasn't won the Academy Award since 1993's Schindler's List, but we weren't exactly talking about That kind of front-runner.

The L.A. critics have a history of choosing a film with a lot of early awards chatter only to wind up being the second choice, if you will, come Oscar time. Recent selections include Sideways, Brokeback Mountain and There Will Be Blood. »

- Cinematical staff

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Boston Film Critics Blow Up 'The Hurt Locker'

13 December 2009 12:45 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

By: Erik Childress

From the city that once called in the bomb squad to defuse a prank from the creators of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie, their cinema critics have given back a little love to those that kept them safe from that little stunt.

With the exception of one category, the Boston Society of Film Critics have not exactly been dominant in forecasting locks in terms of Oscar nominations. But one film did dominate this year's selections and has, for the moment, overtaken Up In The Air (which was shut out in Beantown) for the most victories in total awards to date. Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker won five awards including Picture, Director, Actor, Cinematography and Editing. Taking Wall-e's share of the tie with Slumdog Millionaire out of the equation, Boston's last seven choices for Best Picture have gone onto an Oscar nomination and the last three have proved victorious. »

- Cinematical staff

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10 Worst Oscar Winners of the Decade

13 December 2009 3:22 AM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »

Looking back over the past decade, no awards show gained more credibility in this period than...the Oscars? Yes, it's true. The venerable organization expanded its membership base, got younger (relatively) and returned to embracing films that would have been unthinkable even ten years prior such as "Brokeback Mountain," "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," "Little Miss Sunshine," "Juno" and "Slumdog Millionaire." Unfortunately, even a entity of 6,000 members has its share of foibles and disappointing decisions. In fact, when cinema historians judges the Academy's worst Best Picture choices they may surprised to discover two were made since the turn of the century. Can... »

- Gregory Ellwood

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James Schamus: “[The] assertions here are unequivocal, hurtful, and remarkable”

11 December 2009 11:59 AM, PST | IndieWIRE | See recent indieWIRE news »

indieWIRE received the following from James Schamus this week, in a response to a recent indieWIRE article that mentioned “Brokeback Mountain.” We are publishing his comments in their entirety. Recently, Peter Knegt posted an interesting blog entry on indieWIRE tracking the changes made to the trailer for Tom Ford’s upcoming film “A Single Man.” He then had this to say about its “de-gaying”: “Call it the “Brokeback Mountain” approach.  When that … »

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'Parks and Recreation' recap: No Mole-gate!

11 December 2009 3:59 AM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

Taking a page out of the Tiger Woods Guide to the Holidays, Leslie Knope found herself at the center of a sex scandal last night on Parks and Recreation. The episode began at a Christmas party for local government employees, where Leslie and the rest of the department were providing the entertainment for the evening. Along with a rousing closing number, Leslie did a sketch where she spoofed local councilman Bill Dexhart, specifically harping on his long history of affairs. The next day, Dexhart requested Leslie's presence at a meeting. She was convinced the meeting was about the sketch's inappropriate jabs at his personal life, »

- Sandra Gonzalez

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Jake Gyllenhaal Steps Out - Without Reese

9 December 2009 11:40 AM, PST | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »

Jake Gyllenhaal showed up dateless to his sister's Los Angeles movie premiere Tuesday night - but he was far from alone. While actor's relationship with Reese Witherspoon is under the microscope amid reports that they may have split (reps have denied a breakup), Gyllenhaal showed up without her at the premiere of Crazy Heart, which stars Maggie Gyllenhaal. Instead, Jake 28, stuck close by his big sis and their family for most of the night. "He seemed very normal and relaxed, and very happy for his sister," said a fellow theatergoer. "Tonight was all about her." In the film, Maggie plays »

- Oliver Jones

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Rumour: Spider-Man 4 Villains

8 December 2009 7:59 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

There has been a lot of speculation in recent months that Spider-Man 4 may feature The Lizard, Vulture, and Black Cat, as its villains. MovieLine is today claiming that they have an inside tip telling them that Vulture will be one of the film’s two villains, but The Lizard and Black Cat will not be appearing, although Felicia Hardy (who is Black Cat’s alter ego) will be in the film as a new villain named The Vulturess. They claim that this new villain/Felicia Hardy will be played by Anne Hathaway (Brokeback Mountain, Get Smart) and that John Malkovich (Dangerous Liaisons, Burn After Reading) will play Vulture.

Personally I have never been a big fan of the Vulture character and think that there are many better villains to choose from for the next movie, and furthermore I cannot believe this new rumor of Black Cat being turned into The Vulturess is true, »

- Andrew Peters

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Michelle Williams to Play Marilyn Monroe

7 December 2009 3:44 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Production Weekly is reporting this week that Michelle Williams (Wendy and Lucy, Brokeback Mountain) is in talks to play Marilyn Monroe in My Week with Marilyn. The project, which is under the helm of British TV vet Simon Curtis and producer David Parfitt, is based on the diary of Colin Clark, an employee of Sir Laurence Olivier in 1957. He was tasked to look after Monroe when she arrived in London to film The Prince and the Showgirl. In 1958, Clark published excerpts from his diary, leaving out the week with Ms. Monroe. Those entries were finally released in 2002, and have since been adapted into a feature-length story. Originally, Scarlett Johansson was set to play Monroe, leading to much fanfare around her potential wardrobe choices. As I'm sure we can all agree, there is a large segment of the population that would like to see her dolling out her various assets. With Williams, the »

- Neil Miller

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The Lord of the Rings decade s best film

6 December 2009 11:41 PM, PST | Hindustan Times - Cinema | See recent Hindustan Times - Cinema news »

The Lord of the Rings trilogy has been voted as the best movie of the past decade in a magazine poll. Peter Jackson's adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic beat Brokeback Mountain, Gladiator and The Dark Knight to top Entertainment Weekly's end-of-the-decade film hit list, reports express.co.uk. Rapper Kanye West's 2004 debut The college dropout landed at the number one best album ahead of Jay-Zs The Blueprint and Radiohead's Kid A. On TV, The Sopranos beat Lost and comedy news show The Daily Show to claim the best TV show honour. However, stealing the pie was boy wizard ... »

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‘The Lord of the Rings’ voted best film of decade

6 December 2009 9:17 PM, PST | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »

London, Dec 6 (Ians) The “Lord of the Rings” trilogy has been voted as the best movie of the past decade in a magazine poll.

Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic beat “Brokeback Mountain”, “Gladiator” and “The Dark Knight” to top Entertainment Weekly’s end-of-the-decade film hit list, reports express.co.uk.

Rapper Kanye West’s 2004 debut “The college dropout” landed at the number one best album ahead of Jay-Zs “The Blueprint” and Radiohead’s “Kid A”.

On TV, “The Sopranos” beat “Lost” and comedy news show “The Daily Show” to claim the best TV show honour.

However,. »

- realbollywood

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Brothers

5 December 2009 4:58 PM, PST | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »

Brothers

Directed by: Jim Sheridan

Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire

Running Time: 1 hr 50 mins

Rating: R

Release Date: December 4, 2009

Plot: A marine (Maguire) returns home from war only to have anxieties about the loved ones around him (Portman and Gyllenhaal).

Who’S It For?: This heavy modern drama could be a pretty difficult watch for some, especially those who are personally connected with someone serving overseas. Though using a cast of relatively young actors, the film’s speed and tone is catered towards mature audiences.

Expectations: With its flash-cut editing and unraveling of what felt like the whole movie, Brothers has the worst trailer of 2009. I was hoping the film wouldn’t be an intense melodramatic mess, as made out to be by the almost laughable ad. At the very least, I was glad Hollywood had finally done something with the very brotherly appearances of Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal. »

- Nick Allen

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Maguire 'impersonates Gyllenhaal, Wood'

5 December 2009 2:28 PM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Tobey Maguire has reportedly admitted to impersonating other actors. The 34-year-old has claimed that he has been mistaken for his Brothers co-star Jake Gyllenhaal and never corrects movie fans when they mistake him for another actor. Maguire told Parade: "I've been mistaken for so many different actors, it's just wild. I've gotten Jake Gyllenhaal a few times like, 'Loved you in Brokeback Mountain. I've had that. I can't remember all of them, but Elijah Wood is another. "When people ask me for my autograph and say, 'Oh you were so great in such and such', which I wasn't in, I usually just sign the other actor's name and say, 'Thank (more) »

- By Marcell Minaya

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Heath Ledger s ex to play Monroe

5 December 2009 12:45 AM, PST | Hindustan Times - Cinema | See recent Hindustan Times - Cinema news »

Actress Michelle Williams, the ex-fiance of actor Heath Ledger has beat off competition from Scarlett Johannson and Lindsay Lohan to take on the role of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe.The Brokeback Mountain star who is bringing up her three-year-old daughter with Ledger, Mathilda Rose, has been chosen to play the blonde pin-up in the new movie My Week With Marilyn, reported Daily Mail online. Director Simon Curtis and producer David Parfitt picked the 29-year-old to play Monroe, but are still waiting for the Oscar-nominated star to agree. The film will document Monroe's time filming the 1957 movie The Prince and The ... »

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Spider-Man Tobey Maguire Impersonates Other Actors

4 December 2009 9:10 PM, PST | Gossipvita | See recent Gossipvita news »

The 34-year-old star – who is best known for his role as Peter Parker in the 'Spider-Man' films – believes he must have a familiar face because fans always get his name wrong, but he doesn't mind because he just carries on the pretence. He said: "I'm been mistaken for so many different actors, it's just wild. I've gotten Jake Gyllenhaal a few times like, 'Loved you in 'Brokeback Mountain'. I've had that. I can't remember all of them, but Elijah Wood is another. "When people ask me for my autograph and say, 'Oh you were so great in such and such,' which I wasn't in, I usually just sign the other actor's name and say, 'Thank you very much.’ ” Tobey – who stars with Jake in new movie ‘Brothers’ - also claims he is so busy he's even started organising his life on paper and has been writing lots »

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Michelle Williams in Talks to Play Marilyn Monroe in New Biopic

4 December 2009 9:05 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

A few months ago it was reported that Scarlett Johansson was leading a list of actress under consideration to play Marilyn Monroe in director Simon Curtis' biopic, My Week with Marilyn. Kate Hudson, Amy Adams and Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain) were also mentioned as possible contenders for the role.

Production Weekly has now learned that Johansson is out of the running and that its Williams who is in-talks with Curtis to top line the movie, set to begin lensing in June, 2010.

My Week will be based on the diary of Colin Clark, an employee of Laurence Olivier, who looked after Monroe when she came to London to film Olivier's "The Prince and the Showgirl" in 1957. Although Colin was technically considered the third assistant director, his unofficial role was to keep Monroe out of Olivier's way.

Clark published excerpts of his diary a year later, but left out the details of one week. »

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Lord Of The Rings & Kanye's Debut Top Best Of The Decade List

4 December 2009 5:31 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

The Lord Of The Rings trilogy and Kanye West's The College Dropout album have been named the Best Movie and Best Album of the past decade in a new magazine poll.

Peter Jackson's adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic beat Brokeback Mountain, Gladiator and The Dark Knight to top Entertainment Weekly's end-of-the-decade film hit list, while the rapper's 2004 debut landed at number one ahead of Jay-z's The Blueprint and Kid A by Radiohead.

The Sopranos beat Lost and comedy news show The Daily Show to claim the Best TV Show honour.

But boy wizard Harry Potter topped them all in the publication's overall poll - the magical literary character landed at number one on the Best of the Decade list, which counts down the 100 greatest songs, albums, films, TV shows and episodes, characters, trends, books and stars from the past 10 years. »

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