Two-for-two. Jeff Bridges, Sandra Bullock, Christoph Waltz and Mo’Nique added Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday to the Golden Globes trophies they all previously won. That cements their favorites status for the Academy Awards. The Best Picture race, however, tightened up. “Inglorious Basterds” won the SAG award for best ensemble performance (captured by Oscar winner [...]

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Another reason to run out and see “Up In The Air,” as it opens today. The National Board of Review has named it Best Film of 2009… and NBR is on a hot streak, having picked the last two Academy Award winners, “No Country For Old Men” in 2007 and “Slumdog Millionaire” in 2008. NBR [...]

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“Up“… “Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs“… “Coraline” … “Fantastic Mr. Fox.”
No question 2009 has been an outstanding year for animation with a record 20 films having been submitted for best animated feature at the Academy Awards.
So, movie experts, pick five nominees from the contenders:
“Up,” “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs,” “Monsters [...]

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Hugh Jackman has officially decided not to return as host this years Academy Awards. Boooo!
He may take on hosting duties again in the future, but it’s understood that he didn’t want to do the show two years in a row….Once his Broadway run ends, Jackman will take time off and prepare for “The Real Steel,” [...]

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Miramax Films
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Having just enjoyed the trailer for “Julie and Julia“, I thought it best to finally hunker down and see the incomparable Meryl Streep’s performance in “Doubt,” which recently came out on DVD. I had seen the play on Broadway when it first premiered and was certainly intrigued by the story. [...]

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Dev Patel, Freida Pinto and a whole bunch o’ statues grace the cover of this week’s EW. Inside, everyone weighs in on why the film has been such a success. And, of course, the fashion bitchery continues with more red carpet judgments:
“The best dressed include Anne Hathaway, Evan Rachel Wood, Kate Winslet, [...]

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Yesterday it was announced that this years Oscar ceremonies would feature “a narrative line, with the awards arranged to tell a story that will involve presenters as well as nominees.” And while I’m sure Hollywoods top minds are working hard into the night coming up with a way to link ‘Benjamin Button’ with ‘Frost/Nixon’, what [...]

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