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    Jacki Weaver Will Be Bradley Cooper's Mom In David O. Russell's 'The Silver Linings Playbook'

    by Oliver Lyttelton on Tue Sep 27 02:24:53 EDT 2011

    In all honesty, two years ago, few outside of Australia had heard of veteran actress Jacki Weaver. Indeed, while she worked on a number of seminal films at home in the 1970s, winning two Australian Film Institute Awards and turning up in Peter Weir's "Picnic At Hanging Rock," she'd been mostly absen...

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    Jessica Chastain Joins Joseph Kosinski's 'Oblivion' Alongside Tom Cruise

    by The Playlist on Tue Sep 27 01:22:42 EDT 2011

    Up-And-Coming Actress Will Play One Of Two Female Leads In Now Untitled Sci-Fi FlickOn the last episode of Wheel of Shortlist Casting Future, five actresses were vying for the two lead roles opposite Tom Cruise in Joseph Kosinki's untitled sci-fi picture formerly known as "Oblivion" and "Horizons." ...

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    Jacki Weaver Joins Park Chan-Wook's Wentworth Miller-Penned 'Stoker'

    by simondang21 on Thu Jul 28 02:02:00 EDT 2011

    After coming from left field and scoring an Oscar-nom with her performance as the sinister matriarch in David Michôd's "Animal Kingdom" last year, Jacki Weaver is now a highly sought after commodity in Hollywood. The actress just finished up the Judd Apatow-produced "The Five-Year Engagement" starri...

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    Willow Shields Is Primrose In 'Hunger Games'; 'Animal Kingdom' Star Jacki Weaver Gets 'Engagement'

    by Kevin Jagernauth on Wed Apr 20 07:47:49 EDT 2011

    A couple of bits of casting news with one newcomer and one veteran both getting roles in some pretty big upcoming films.

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    10 Pleasant Surprises From The 2011 Oscar Nominations

    by Edward Davis on Tue Jan 25 05:44:40 EST 2011

    Alright, the 83rd Annual Academy Award nominations are in. Now it's time to analyze, bitch and moan, celebrate, postulate and what have you, depending on your subjective opinion of the way the noms turned out (it's honestly amusing watching the Oscar "expert" bloggers quiver in their boots about the...

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    2011 Oscar Nominations: 'The King's Speech' Leads The Pack With 12 Nominations

    by Kevin Jagernauth on Tue Jan 25 01:50:16 EST 2011

    "The King's Speech" sits on the throne this morning, earning 12 Oscar nominations and looking like the film to beat at the 83rd Academy Awards, while "True Grit" follows with 10 nods and "The Social Network" with 8. Not much in the way of shockers this year, but some pleasant surprises in the mix as...

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    The Breakthrough Performances Of 2010

    by The Playlist on Mon Dec 27 06:23:46 EST 2010

    The Ladies Dominate The Breakout Field This Year

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    David Michôd's 'Animal Kingdom' Dominates The Australian Film Institute Award Nominations

    by Simon Dang on Wed Oct 27 01:29:05 EDT 2010

    'Beneath Hill 60' And 'Bright Star' Also In Strong ContentionThe Australian Film Institute has announced their nominations for the 2010 Awards, with David Michôd's crime drama "Animal Kingdom" taking home a record-breaking 18 nominations, at least one for every category which it was eligible for, an...

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