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Now and Then: The False Promise of Kiarostami's 'Certified Copy'
Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami's 2010 Cannes entry "Certified Copy," which won Juliette Binoche the festival's Best Actress prize, is out today on Blu-ray and DVD from the Criterion Collection. Given that he debuted his latest effort on the Croisette this week, the timing is felicitous. I wish I ...
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Michael De Luca will Produce 2013 Producers Guild Awards, Set for January 26
Michael De Luca will produce the 24th annual Producers Guild Awards, which have been shifted to January 26 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. PGA presidents Hawk Koch and Mark Gordon state: “Michael is an original, creative producer with some of the most impressive credits in the business and we&rsq...
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2012 Student Academy Awards Selects Foreign Winners
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has selected three international student film winners, from 51 entries representing 29 countries for the 39th Annual Student Academy Awards competition. The student filmmakers will be brought to Los Angeles to join U.S.-based Student Academy Award reci...
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Awards Watch: Directors Guild Changes Policy on Awards Screeners
In a significant sign of the times, after long insisting that their 14,000 members only view contenders for Directors Guild of America awards on the big screen, the national board of the DGA is now allowing distributors to send award screeners to their membership.
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'Monsieur Lazhar' Director Falardeau Talks Educational Boundaries, Says 'Death is Absurd'
Canada's "Monsieur Lazhar," from director Philippe Falardeau (One of five Oscar nominees for Best Foreign Language film; it lost to Iran's "A Separation"), is a quiet portrait of a mysterious new teacher (Mohamed Fellag) and his suffering young pupils, all of whom are coping with tragedy...
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Immersed in Movies Previews 'Brave': Pixar Could Have a Contender
What's my reaction to seeing the first half-hour of "Brave" (June 22)? Pixar is back at the top of its game. If the rest of the movie is as strong as what I saw at a Pixar press event in Emeryville last week, the film could be the leading Oscar contender for best animated feature.
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How Nicole Kidman Landed Grace Kelly for 'Grace of Monaco' (Poll)
Start the Oscar buzz now. Olivier Dahan, who directed Marion Cotillard to her Oscar win for "La vie en rose," has offered Nicole Kidman the much-coveted title role in his Grace Kelly biopic "Grace of Monaco." She is now in negotiations.
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Ex-'Island President" Nasheed Talks Timely Eco Doc': "It's Not Just Us"
One of the surprise hits to come out of Telluride and Toronto (where it won the People’s Choice Documentary Award) was small political doc "The Island President," which takes the drama of climate change to another level.
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Cannes 2012 Festival's Cinefondation Short Films Competition Jury Led by Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, the Belgian director-writer and Cannes Fest fave (along with brother Luc), who is enjoying the success of arthouse hit "The Kid with a Bike," will preside over this year's Cinéfondation jury, which will select short films from film students.
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Casting Watch: Stanley Tucci to Join Emma Watson in David Yates' 'Your Voice in My Head'
Stanley Tucci is currently in talks to star alongside "Harry Potter" star Emma Watson in the psychological drama, "Your Voice in My Head." At the moment, an almost unrecognizable Tucci can be seen in "The Hunger Games" as the flamboyant master of ceremonies.
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