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'Argo' on a roll with big win at SAG Awards
A few weeks ago, the Oscar race looked wide open. The stately, historical "Lincoln" seemed like the safe and likely choice, with the provocative "Zero ...
Daniel Day-Lewis wins Globe for best actor, drama
Daniel Day-Lewis has won the Golden Globe for best actor in a drama for his performance in "Lincoln." The other nominees Sunday night were Richard ...
List of 85th annual Academy Award nominations
Complete list of 85th Annual Academy Award nominations announced Thursday: 1. Best Picture: "Amour," ''Argo," ''Beasts of the Southern Wild," ''Django ...
'Lincoln' leads race for British Academy Awards
Historical biopic "Lincoln" leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with 10 nominations including best picture and best actor — but ...
Nominations for British Academy Film Awards
Nominees in major categories for the British Academy Film Awards, announced Wednesday: —Film: "Argo," ''Les Miserables," "Life Of Pi," ''Lincoln," ...
AP critics pick the year's best movies
The top 10 films of 2012, according to AP Movie Critic Christy Lemire: 1. "Argo" — Directing just his third feature, Ben Affleck has come up with a ...
Globes go big with heavy lineup of studio films
A fairly predictable Golden Globes lineup has one thing that's become rarer in awards season: a solid presence of big studio favorites to balance the ...
List of nominees for the Golden Globe Awards
Nominees for the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif.: MOTION PICTURES — Picture, Drama: "Argo," ''Lincoln," ...
'Lincoln,' 'Les Mis,' 'Playbook' lead SAG awards
The Civil War saga "Lincoln," the musical "Les Miserables" and the comic drama "Silver Linings Playbook" boosted their Academy Awards prospects ...
'Amour' takes top prize from LA film critics
The French-language drama "Amour" was chosen as the year's best film Sunday by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, whose prizes are among a ...
More celebs help tribes' push for sacred SD land
More celebrities are backing an online campaign to raise money so that Native American tribes in South Dakota can purchase land they consider sacred.
Abe, 'Argo,' 'Les Mis' jockey for Oscar attention
Hollywood is in its usual hazy head space when it comes to the Academy Awards race. The dilemma: Handicapping the players when so many of the ...
'The Master' smashes box-office records
Paul Thomas Anderson's cult drama "The Master" commanded a huge following in its opening weekend, smashing records on just a handful of screens.
He's still here: Phoenix rises again with 'Master'
Joaquin Phoenix looked as though he'd lost it, coming completely unglued with his film "I'm Still Here," in which he chronicles his supposed move into ...
Review: Anderson's gorgeous, challenging 'Master'
Viewers hoping for a juicy expose of the super-secretive Church of Scientology in "The Master" might want to adjust their expectations just a tad.
Jury: Venice rules kept 'Master' from top prize
Jurors at the Venice Film Festival loved "The Master," a film inspired by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, but strict rules kept them from giving ...
South Korean film 'Pieta' wins Venice top prize
South Korean director Kim Ki-duk's drama "Pieta," the brutal story of a debt collector who cripples those who can't pay until he meets a woman who ...
Did Eastwood's RNC act cause trouble for 'Curve'?
A week after Clint Eastwood's appearance before the Republican National Convention, mocking continues about the Hollywood veteran's peculiar, rambling ...
Toronto film fest goes into action with 'Looper'
Sundance is the festival for low-budget filmmaking. Cannes and Venice are glitzy industry showplaces. The Toronto International Film Festival is both ...
Anderson: 'The Master' inspired by L. Ron Hubbard
Director Paul Thomas Anderson acknowledges that Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard was the inspiration for the title character in "The Master," but ...
Highlights of Hollywood's fall, holiday lineup
Here are highlights of Hollywood's fall and holiday movie lineup: SEPTEMBER: — "Arbitrage": Richard Gere stars in a Wall Street thriller about a ...
Hollywood's 3 Bs for fall: Bond, Bella, Bilbo
The B-list rules Hollywood's fall and holiday movie season: Bond, Bella and Bilbo. Daniel Craig is back as James Bond in "Skyfall," the super-spy's ...
Spike Lee revisits Jackson's 'Bad' at Toronto fest
Music is highlighting the Toronto International Film Festival with a Michael Jackson documentary from Spike Lee and a closing-night film featuring ...