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AFI Sets Nov. 7 for 2013 Film Festival

Movies
 March 5, 2013 By Greg Gilman 11 weeks ago

The annual festival, which mixes films from established and emerging talent, will screen films at five locations in Hollywood this November

  

Steven Spielberg Working on Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon Project

Movies
 March 3, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 11 weeks ago

The "Lincoln" director tells a French network that he wants to turn Stanley Kubrick's script about Napoleon into a TV miniseries

  

Oscar Winners' Annual Revenue Bump Won't Come at Box Office

Movies | Box Office
 February 26, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 12 weeks ago

Analysis: With most of the Oscar winners having already cashed in on their nominations at theaters, studios will focus their marketing muscle on DVD and download revenue

  

Oscars 2013: Inside the After-Parties (Photos)

 February 25, 2013 By Mikey Glazer 12 weeks ago

Elton John clears $6 million net on viewing and after-party, a Barbra Streisand supergroup at the Governors Ball, Seth's overnight orchestra, and the late-night scene at the Chateau

  

Oscars 2013: On a Night the Academy Spreads the Wealth, Ben Affleck Gets Last Laugh

Awards | Oscars
 February 24, 2013 By Steve Pond 12 weeks ago

"Argo" is the least-awarded Best Picture winner since "Crash," but Ben Affleck puts the Academy's Best Director snub behind him to gain redemption -- and maybe a little revenge

  

Oscars 2013: 'Argo' Wins Best Picture, Ang Lee Wins Best Director

Awards
 February 24, 2013 By Brent Lang 12 weeks ago

Daniel Day-Lewis, Jennifer Lawrence win top acting awards

  

Daniel Day-Lewis Wins Best Actor Oscar

Movies
 February 24, 2013 By Steve Pond 12 weeks ago

Daniel Day-Lewis is the first to win three Oscars for Best Actor

  

10 Secrets of the Oscar Envelope: 'It's Engineered like a German Car'

 February 24, 2013 By Mikey Glazer 12 weeks ago

Seen by billions but touched by few, here's an exclusive hands-on tour of the most famous envelope in the world.

  

'Identity Thief' Holding Off 'Snitch' at Soft Oscar Weekend Box Office

Movies | Box Office
 February 23, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 12 weeks ago

The Melissa McCarthy-Jason Bateman comedy is on track for $13M with "Snitch" close behind; "Good Day to Die Hard" takes a tumble

  

Why 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' Is the Box Office Winner in Oscar's Best-Picture Race

Awards
 February 22, 2013 By Brent Lang 12 weeks ago

Ranking the Best Picture nominees in terms of return on investment yields some box office surprises

  

With 6 $100 Million Nominees, Oscar's Slate Is One of the Richest Ever

Awards | Oscars
 February 21, 2013 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

"Silver Linings Playbook" is the unprecedented sixth $100 million Best Picture nominee, but will that translate into hit ratings?

  

What Happens When Factually Flawed Films Hit Our Classrooms?

Movies
 February 21, 2013 By Suzette Valle 13 weeks ago

Should teachers pick up the pieces and seize these inaccuracies as opportunities to discuss them in class and correct them?

  

Partying Down During Oscar's Walk-Up Week (Photos)

 February 21, 2013 By Mikey Glazer 13 weeks ago

From Jessica Chastain chatting up Harry Potter, to Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams hunkering down together, to awards winners with trophies riding shuttle buses -- a continuously updating gallery of the scene leading up to Oscar night.

  

Oscar Party List 2013: The Shindigs, From Intimate to Sprawling

 February 19, 2013 By Mikey Glazer 13 weeks ago

Your guide to five days of Oscar celebrations broken into Nominees, Decision Makers, the Scene and Oscar Sunday

  

The Oscars Endgame: An Expensive Way to Make a Last Impression

Awards | Oscars
 February 18, 2013 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

Thanks to the Academy's Directors Branch, rival films are adjusting their ads and spending big bucks in an attempt to score an upset victory -- and WB is spending big to prevent it

  

NY Times Columnist Maureen Dowd Says Spielberg Should Correct 'Lincoln'

Media | Movies
 February 17, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 13 weeks ago

She calls on the director to revise the Best Picture Oscar contender's slavery vote scene before the DVDs go out

  

'Les Miz' Is Music to the Ears of the Cinema Audio Society

Awards
 February 16, 2013 By Steve Pond 13 weeks ago

CAS Awards honor Tom Hooper's musical for sound mixing; "Brave" wins another animation award, while "Modern Family" and "Homeland" take TV honors

  

An Open Letter to Oscar Voters on Best Picture Race

Awards | Oscars
 February 14, 2013 By Steve Pond 14 weeks ago

The pundits may tell you that only a couple of films still have a shot at Best Picture, but the nice thing about the Oscar ballot is that it lets you ignore the pundits

 

  

Oscar Gets Arty With New Best Picture Posters (Photos)

Awards | Oscars
 February 13, 2013 By Steve Pond 14 weeks ago

Academy teams up with Gallery1988 to create and exhibit alternative posters for "Argo," "Lincoln," "Django Unchained" and the other best-pic nominees

  

Participant, Doha Film Institute Form $100M Film Fund

Movies
 February 13, 2013 By Brent Lang 14 weeks ago

Fund will be used to produce 12 to 16 feature films

  

Bradley Cooper, Jessica Chastain and 'Lincoln' Stars Stop by 'Between Two Ferns' (Video)

Awards
 February 12, 2013 By Greg Gilman 14 weeks ago

The Oscar edition of Zach Galifianakis' Funny or Die talk show continues with more Academy Award nominees

  

Tony Kushner, Alan Dershowitz, WGA Editor Blast Congress Over 'Zero Dark Thirty' Criticism

Awards | Oscars
 February 11, 2013 By Steve Pond 14 weeks ago

Oscar nominee Tony Kusher and WGA magazine editor Richard Stayton are among those who sign letter defending "Zero Dark Thirty" on First Amendment grounds

  

'Argo,' Warner Bros. Capitalizing on Awards at Box Office

Movies | Box Office
 February 11, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 14 weeks ago

Analysis: Warner Bros. has made the most of the awards run by "Argo," even putting it back in theaters where it already played

  

'Lincoln' Mixer Had to Balance Sound of Clock Ticks With Congressional Blowhards

Movies
 February 11, 2013 By Chris Willman 14 weeks ago

Now on his 17th Oscar nomination, frequent Spielberg collaborator Gary Rydstrom loved delicate work on "Lincoln" -- he's glad he got to remix his old T. rex roar for "Jurassic Park 3D," too

  

American Society of Cinematographers Likes the Look of 'Skyfall'

Awards
 February 10, 2013 By Steve Pond 14 weeks ago

Roger Deakins takes his third ASC Award for "Skyfall"; "Game of Thrones," "Hunted," "Wilfred" and "Great Expectations" win in TV categories

  

Digital Gap: Why Aren't Moviemakers Learning Narrative From Videogames and the Web?

Movies
 February 10, 2013 By Brent Lang 14 weeks ago

Analysis: In the decade since "The Matrix,"  film narratives have become more conventional and directors are more interested in mimicking classical cinema than charting film's future

  
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