Tuesday, January 24, 2012

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'Ides' gets Oscar nom for Best Adapted Screenplay
WXIX
HOLLYWOOD, CA (RNN/FOX19) - Ides of March, which was filmed in the Tri-State in February and March of 2011, has received an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. Kentucky native George Clooney, who directed and starred in the film, ...
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Odds, ends, facts, figures, trivia and more from this year's Oscar nominations
Washington Post
Allen was last nominated for best original screenplay for 2005's "Match Point." BACK IN BLACK AND WHITE: "The Artist" is the 10th predominantly black-and-white film to be nominated for cinematography since 1967 when the separate black-and-white ...
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Snubs? What snubs?
People Magazine
With the exception of The Artist and The Descendants, both of which are up for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, as well as acting nods, there's almost no consensus on what the best films of last year are. No consensus means no right to ...
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Glenn Close, Viola Davis, Meryl Streep Receive Oscar Nominations
TheaterMania.com
Stage veteran Woody Allen received both a Best Director and Best Screenplay nomination for Midnight in Paris. In addition, playwright John Logan was nominated for the screenplay for Hugo; Aaron Sorkin received a nomination for the screenplay for ...
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TheaterMania.com
Khmer Rouge survivor's tale helps Cambodia confront its brutal past
The Guardian
It took her 33 years to put pen to paper and write the screenplay that would change everything. But for Khmer Rouge survivor Khauv Sotheary, producing a film about her mother's experience of the brutal period instead of her own has allowed the ...
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The Guardian
'Margin Call' Director JC Chandor on His Oscar Nod and The 'Need' For More ...
Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Alexandra Cheney Nominated for best original screenplay, JC Chandor's "Margin Call" delves into the world of investment bankers during the early stages of the financial crisis. The film stars Jeremy Irons, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Demi Moore, ...
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Nominee reaction: Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
Variety
By Todd Kushigemachi Nat Faxon and Jim Rash feel like they're in good company among this year's screenplay nominees. The pair, up for adapted screenplay honors for "The Descendants," recall performing sketches alongside "Bridesmaids" writers Kristen ...
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New project from 'Bridesmaids' writers in the works
CNN (blog)
An Oscar nod for best original screenplay was a far cry from Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig's humble hopes for their now nominated "Bridesmaids." "When we wrote this movie, we were just hoping to get a movie made. That was our goal," Mumolo told CNN.
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Oscars 2012: Biggest Snubs and Surprises...Starting With Bridesmaids
E! Online
Judging by its nominations for Melissa McCarthy (Best Supporting Actress) and Kristen Wiig (Original Screenplay), the R-rated blockbuster was deigned an Oscar film. It just wasn't deigned a Best Picture film. The Dark Knight, The Hangover and a couple ...
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E! Online
Oscars 2012: 'Tinker Tailor' nomination honors late playwright
Los Angeles Times
The cerebral British spy drama "Tinker Tailor Solider Spy" received three Oscar nominations Tuesday morning -- one for its star, Gary Oldman, another for its score by Alberto Iglesias and a third for its adapted screenplay by Bridget O'Connor and Peter ...
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A Better Nomination
New Yorker (blog)
It's good to see "The Tree of Life" and "Hugo" get nominated for Best Picture and disappointing that the mighty groundswell of critical enthusiasm for "Margaret" didn't get translated into any nominations at all, not even best original screenplay.
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New Yorker (blog)
DVD reviews: '50/50' has lots of heart
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
It`s loosely based on the life of Will Reiser, who wrote the screenplay, and it focuses on the writer`s battle with cancer. Adam (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a young journalist who, doesn`t drink or smoke, eats good an exercises a lot.
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Best Picture contenders rack up 51 Oscar nominations
GoldDerby
Nine of last year's Best Picture contenders reaped screenplay bids; the exception was "Black Swan" which was edged out by "Another Year" for the fifth Original Screenplay slot. This year only five of the nine nominees are in the running.
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