| Oscar:
'Baby' Bags the Big Ones |
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| For
a while it looked like it was going to be Scorsese's night,
but true-to-form the Academy went for pathos. Meanwhile,
attempts to make the ceremony fresh end up making it look
like 'American Idol'. |
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| Oscar...The
Early Years |
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| Tickets
for the first Academy Awards were $10 each, and there
was dancing first! here's the story of the very first
Academy Awards and the casual founding of what has turned
out to be a media monster. |
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| And
the Nominees Are... |
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| The
2005 Oscar horse race has officially begun. First out
of the gate was 'Aviator' with 11 nominations. Could this
finally be Scorsese's year? |
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| Best
of 2004: One Nation, Divided |
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| It
was the year of the gory 'Passion,' the passionate 'Farenheit
9/11' and the sophisticated 'Sideways.' In a year in which
quality seemed to be on the back-burner for Hollywood, tinseltown
surprised once again. Here are Scott Mantz's 10 best of
the year. |
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| Blood
and Circuses |
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| Mel
Gibson's 'Passion of the Christ' may be have bagged the
box office on this Oscar weekend, but how does it stand
up as history, or even Biblical scholarship? Find out
here. |
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| Sundance
Review: D.E.B.S. |
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| It
turns out that what the world really needs is a film that
makes 'Charlie's Angels' look like John le Carre. It also
turns out that it's a lot more fun... |
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| 'Return
of the King' Snags 11 Oscar Noms |
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| 'Master
and Commander' is a close second, with 10. Surprises in
Best Director and Best Supporting Actor categories, plus...Johnny
Depp as Best Actor for 'Pirates of the Carribbean'??? |
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| Irving
Thalberg: Hollywood's First Boy Wonder |
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| Did
you ever wonder who the Oscar's Irving G. Thalberg Award
is named after? He was a man who produced some of the greatest
movies ever, but never gave himself an on-screen credit.
A man for whom story was everything. Yet a man who lived
his life knowing he would die young. Here's his tale. |
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| Oscars
2002: A Tale of Two Cities |
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| This
is going to be a tough one to call, but here are our picks
for the 75th annual kudocast. Time to break out those office
pools! |
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| The
Oscar Noms (And All That Jazz) |
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| It's
a big day for Miramax as the 75th Academy Award nominees
list is headed by 'Chicago,' 'Gangs of New York' and 'The
Hours.' But no nod for Gere, and Peter Jackson is snubbed
in the directing category. |
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| The
10 Best of 2002 (Twice!) |
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| We
asked our movie critics to give us their lists of the best
movies of the past year and like most 10 best lists they're
as interesting for their differences as their similarities.
Check out the top ten movies of the year according to Scott
Mantz and Noah
Ruderman right here! |
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| More
Than Meets the Jed-Eye! |
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| They
may be separated by a galaxy far, far away, but the Peter
Parker and Luke Skywalker have more in common than you'd
think! |
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| Can
Star Wars Strike Back? |
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| Some
of you objected strongly (to say the least) to Scott Alan's
"Clones" review. Even suggesting that he wasn't
a "Star Wars" fan (people have died for less!).
Here Scott sets the record straight. |
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| Dogtown
Adjacent
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| Back
in the day, over in the Valley, John Nelson used to pine
for the pools ridden by the Z-Boys in Venice. Now he attends
the premiere of Dogtown and Z-Boys and gets all nostalgic...and
bruised. |
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| The
Mysterious Affair of Thomas Ince |
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| The
new movie "The Cat's Meow" explores the death
of movie producer Thomas Ince on William Randolph Hearst's
yacht. The tale has all the elements of a classic murder
story (and more!). Deborah Pawlak takes a look at the story
behind that fatal birthday party... |
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| Vintage
Smear
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| It
was the golden age of the gossip rag. In the late fifties
it seemed like they could say anything about anyone, and
Confidential led the pack. |
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