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"Joyeux Noel" Wins Appeal of 'R' Rating

The MPAA has overturned their rating of French foreign language Oscar nominee "Joyeux Noel," giving the movie a 'PG-13' instead of an 'R'. The film's distributor, Sony Pictures Classics, and director Christian Carion, had appealed the rating. In a statement today, Carion said, "It is important this ...

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Ray Romano, Brad Garrett, Erykah Badu Among Confirmed Attendees at SXSW

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DISPATCH FROM AWARDS SEASON: The Indiewood Oscars -- Four Specialty Films (Made For $35 Million Comb

Leading up to Sunday's Academy Awards, numerous insiders and observers have quipped that this year's Oscar ceremony will be a bust with TV viewers since there are few big stars and only smaller movies nominated for the big awards. Indeed, the combined budget for the five best picture Oscar nominees ...

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On the Eve of the Spirit Awards, 4 Questions for Dawn Hudson, Executive Director of Film Independent

Chatting with Variety editor Peter Bart and film producer Peter Guber on this weekend's special Independent Spirit Awards episode of "Sunday Morning Shootout," on AMC, Spirit Awards host Sarah Silverman was asked whether she is looking forward to hanging out with indie people this Saturday at the an...

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