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Thursday, October 20 2011

For Whom the Buzz Stolls: An Interview with Midnight in Paris’ Corey Stoll

By Joe Vallese

Actor Corey Stoll breezed in to steal Midnight in Paris out from under his co-stars and now, headed into awards season, his memorable characterization of legend Ernest Hemingway in Woody Allen's most successful film to date feels decidedly poised to enter the Supporting Actor race.


Monday, October 10 2011

‘A Dangerous Method’ Trailer (David Cronenberg, 2011)

By Lee Dallas


Friday, January 21 2011

Saint Fonda in the Backyard: The Iconic Jane Works It Out

By Matt Mazur

Golden Age Hollywood scion, feminist activist, and general all-around bad-ass Jane Fonda is back, and this time out, she is hitting the campaign trail on behalf of the health of boomers and senior citizens. Fonda keeps Mazur on task and on his toes during this exclusive interview, preferring to focus on fitness rather than feminism or cinema.


Friday, December 24 2010

Straight No Chaser: “Another Year’s” Arch Melancholia

By Matt Mazur

We present an exclusive round table interview with Another Year director Mike Leigh and actors Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville and Ruth Sheen, getting a crash course in the intricacies of the patented Mike Leigh filmmaking process from the maestro and his players.


Thursday, February 25 2010

The Twitter Effect on Oscar

By Chris Lee


Thursday, February 11 2010

Hungry Heart: Maggie Gyllenhaal

By Matt Mazur

The most-recently Oscar-nominated Gyllenhaal talks about why Jeff Bridges is sexy at 60, the dangers of falling for the wrong person and why Sissy Spacek rules.


Tuesday, February 2 2010

Oscar nominations: Big morning for ‘Avatar,’ ‘The Blind Side,’ ‘The Hurt Locker’

By Susan King


Friday, January 8 2010

Everything in its Right Place: The Best Female Acting Performances of 2009

By Matt Mazur

Mazur checks out the year's best female acting and offers up a mostly alternative opinion to the boring Oscar-begging consensus picks including some you might not have heard about, yet.


Monday, November 30 2009

OscarMatters: Oscars Resurrected?

By James De Roxtra

With 2009's awards season about to ignite, it is time to analyze the ups and down of the recent rule changes, including what truly benefits from the expansion of Best Picture nominees and how this affects representation of cinematic excellence.


Thursday, March 5 2009

How Oscar got it wrong

By Mark Caro


Japan picks up 2 Oscars; ‘Okuribito’ best foreign film, ‘Tsumiki no Ie’ animated short (PopWire) [23.Feb.09]
One-time underdog ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ dominates Oscars (PopWire) [23.Feb.09]
The academy has certain conditions when it comes to handing out those coveted statuettes (PopWire) [19.Feb.09]
This year’s Supporting Actress? (PopWire) [19.Feb.09]
This year’s Supporting Actor? (PopWire) [19.Feb.09]
A better way to watch the Oscars (PopWire) [18.Feb.09]
Oscar nominees like Richard Jenkins may look familiar (PopWire) [18.Feb.09]
Which Jerry Lewis will visit the Oscars? (PopWire) [18.Feb.09]
Truth, fiction face off — and ‘Slumdog’ will likely take the lead (PopWire) [18.Feb.09]
It is written: It will be a ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ night (PopWire) [17.Feb.09]
Waiting for inauguration inspiration to kick in already (PopWire) [26.Jan.09]
Oscar picks: Who will win, who should win (PopWire) [24.Jan.09]
Oscars ignore ‘The Dark Knight,’ except for Ledger nomination (PopWire) [23.Jan.09]
Hugh Jackman to host next Oscar ceremony (PopWire) [15.Dec.08]
Oscar could use a big hit (PopWire) [13.Nov.08]
The only way to save the Oscars? Stop showing them on TV (PopWire) [3.Mar.08]
Oscars treat the world to a snoozer telecast (PopWire) [25.Feb.08]
Well, at least the women looked good — and host Stewart was in fine form (PopWire) [25.Feb.08]
‘No Country for Old Men’ wins best picture, director Oscars (PopWire) [25.Feb.08]
Post-strike Oscars ceremony had its moments, but … (PopWire) [25.Feb.08]
80 Oscar facts for the 80th anniversary (PopWire) [24.Feb.08]
There’s a darkness on the edge of Oscar town (PopWire) [24.Feb.08]
There will be confusion: Deliberately vague films leave critic cold (PopWire) [24.Feb.08]
Like Rodney Dangerfield, short films get no respect (PopWire) [24.Feb.08]
Joel and Ethan Coen’s ‘No Country for Old Men’ is favored for the Oscar (PopWire) [22.Feb.08]
80 years of Oscar facts (PopWire) [21.Feb.08]
Chatting with first-time nominees Ellen Page, Ruby Dee and Marjane Satrapi (PopWire) [21.Feb.08]
Tom Wilkinson and Casey Affleck face-off in murky Oscar niche (PopWire) [21.Feb.08]
How Oscar chooses foreign language film nominees (PopWire) [21.Feb.08]
Why watch the Oscars? For the ladies (PopWire) [21.Feb.08]
‘Michael Clayton’ director Tony Gilroy’s Oscar bid (PopWire) [21.Feb.08]
Writers return, but will the world watch Academy Awards this year? (PopWire) [20.Feb.08]
Oscar-nominated films: what to see and where to see it (PopWire) [19.Feb.08]
At the movies, this was the year of smart scripts (PopWire) [15.Feb.08]
This year’s Oscar-nominated shorts (PopWire) [15.Feb.08]
With nominees this good, let’s hope the show goes on (PopWire) [23.Jan.08]
Nominations announced for strike-imperiled Oscars (PopWire) [22.Jan.08]
Oscar predictions: Who will get a nod… and who should (PopWire) [18.Jan.08]
Globes controversy overshadows lack of Oscars buzz (PopWire) [10.Jan.08]
Oscars may be next on strike-casualty list (PopWire) [9.Jan.08]
Sacrifice the Golden Globes, but save the Oscars (PopWire) [7.Jan.08]
At long last, Martin Scorsese will win his Oscar (PopWire) [25.Feb.07]
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