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Surprises in 'Gatsby' (Review)
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Marsh & Riseborough on Shadow Dancer
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Two Other Gatsbys, Two Better Nicks
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Ricky Gervais' Hilarious, Awful Music Video ...
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Ozon's Cat-and-Mouse 'In the House'
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Ryan Gosling in "Place Beyond the Pines"
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Brandon Cronenberg's 'Antiviral'
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Black Comedy 'It's a Disaster'
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Colbert Asks Franco: Are You A Fraud?
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Watch Ricky Gervais in 'The Office Revisited' ...
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'Downton Abbey' Kills Off You-Know-Who
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'Downton' Does 'Breaking Bad' (Video)
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'Downton Sixbey': Lady Hedith's Answer
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Smart Middle East Doc 'The Gatekeepers'
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Bad Title,Good 'Silver Linings Playbook'
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Foxx,Washington On 'Django' & Race (Vide ...
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'Hobbit' Review (Not a Fan)
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Hugh Laurie,Catherine Keener on 'Oranges ...
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Fincher, Others in 'Side By Side' Extras
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Ewan McGregor On "Beginners"
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Daniel Radcliffe As Casey Anthony's Dog
Monthly Archives
Caryn James
Predicting the Oscars: Don't Trust Me, Trust Nate Silver
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- February 23, 2013 9:30 AM
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I was thinking this might be the first year in recent memory when the Oscars actually held some suspense about the winners. Is anything really a lock for Best Picture? What about that wacky Best Directors race, already full of also-rans? Then I read Nate Silver’s thoroughly lucid and compelling analysis in his FiveThirtyEight blog, so: Argo, Argo, Argo. And Spielberg.
Still More Kimmel's Making the Movie: Scorsese in Black and White
- By Caryn James
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- March 2, 2012 10:27 AM
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Every producer knows you’re not through until you have drained all the possible behind-the-scenes extras for the DVD; same for Jimmy Kimmel’s parody trailer Movie: The Movie. The third installment was on his prime-time special last night, and he saved some of the best for last, including a short supposedly directed by George Clooney, starring Martin Scorsese in black and white. (Wonder what they’re making fun of.)
George Clooney, Behind The Scenes of Kimmel’s Movie: The Movie
- By Caryn James
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- February 28, 2012 9:53 AM
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If you missed Jimmy Kimmel’s star-filled parody Movie: The Movie, catch it here. And if you want the behind-the-scenes scoop, watch the latest addition to the franchise, the Making Of ... featurette. Here are George Clooney, Tom Hanks and many more analyzing their craft.
Watch Jimmy Kimmel's Oscar-Worthy Parody "Movie: The Movie"
- By Caryn James
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- February 27, 2012 2:08 AM
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If the Oscar show was all about safety and nostalgia, Jimmy Kimmel’s Post-Oscar special proves what movies are really about: big-name stars, silly plots, endless promotion. Kimmel got some of the biggest stars and plenty of Oscar winners and nominees to join in his parody trailer for Movie: The Movie. There’s George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Helen Mirren, Tom Hanks as RoboLawyer, Gary Oldman as a Centaur, Gabourey Sidibe as Black Hitler, Matt Damon as a bunch of grapes and much more.
Oscar Review: Awards As Bland As Oatmeal
- By Caryn James
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- February 27, 2012 12:28 AM
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Well don’t James Franco and Anne Hathaway look better now? Last year’s Oscar show may have been a headlong collision, but at least a crash has curiosity value. This year’s show was as lively and colorful as cold oatmeal. You know it’s a dull show when even the Best Dead People “In Memoriam” sequence is chilly, unemotional and flat.
Best Ways To Watch The Oscars
- By Caryn James
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- February 26, 2012 8:45 AM
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If you’re a fan of Billy Crystal and nostalgia (they sort of go together, don’t they?) tonight’s Academy Awards show has your name on it. But if, like many more of us, the throwback to Oscar hosts past and the presumed dominance of The Artist sounds like a snooze, here are some ways to approach the Academy Awards. (To be fair, the photo above is from this year's Oscar promo.)
Miss Piggy Hosts The BAFTA Red Carpet
- By Caryn James
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- February 9, 2012 10:40 AM
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This could be the Red Carpet for people who hate The Red Carpet: Miss Piggy is the hostess for the BAFTA arrivals Sunday, asking the urgent questions about clothes, jewels, dates (“Who are you with, Georgie? Why not moi?”) and we can only guess what else.
Clooney vs. Dujardin: Can Subtlety Ever Win The Best Actor Oscar?
- By Caryn James
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- February 2, 2012 1:04 PM
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The Oscar for best Actor doesn't usually reward subtlety. Look at the past two years: Colin Firth won last time around for his stuttery role in The King’s Speech, while the year before his infinitely more nuanced and better performance in A Single Man lost to Jeff Bridges’ roaring drunk country singer in Crazy Heart. You get the picture: the Academy voters’ motto is We Love Big Gestures.
Watch Sundance Panel "The Power of Story ..."
- By Caryn James
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- January 30, 2012 6:42 PM
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If you missed the Sundance panel “The Power of Story: In the Beginning” – my conversation with four terrific screenwriters who also direct, produce and perform – you can watch the entire lively, witty discussion here.
Top Oscar Surprises: Gary Oldman and Demian Who?
- By Caryn James
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- January 24, 2012 10:41 AM
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The awards season zooms ahead now that the Oscar nominations have been announced. What didn’t we see coming? And what were those voters thinking? Never mind; a pointless question. Here’s a look at the biggest surprises and how they change the race.
