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Bullhead—movie review

  • By Leonard Maltin
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  • February 17, 2012 12:50 AM
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If I were to sum up my feelings about this film in two words, they would be “grimly fascinating.” Bullhead is the dark horse in this year’s Oscar race for Best Foreign Language Film, a sleeper from Belgium that has won acclaim around the world. Part of the response comes from the excitement of discovery: an unknown writer-director making his feature debut, and creating a gritty crime story (with strong emotional currents) set against an unlikely backdrop.
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More: Film Reviews, Bullhead, Foreign Films, The Oscars, Michaël R. Roskam, Matthias Schoenaerts, DVD Reviews

In Darkness—movie review

  • By Leonard Maltin
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  • February 10, 2012 12:40 AM
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The latest in a long line of incredible-but-true stories from World War II turns out to be one of the best. In Darkness dramatizes the saga of a group of Jewish men, women and children who paid a sewer worker in the city of Lvov to hide them underground, little dreaming that they would spend more than a year in that dark, damp, environment.
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More: Film Reviews, David F. Shamoon, Agnieszka Holland, Robert Marshall, The Oscars, Foreign Films, In Darkness

Lunching With Oscar’s Finest

  • By Leonard Maltin
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  • February 7, 2012 1:25 PM
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What a treat, and an honor, to be invited to attend the Oscar Nominees Lunch once again. This unique gathering of over 100 nominees brings together stars, directors, animators, sound men, documentarians, screenwriters, makeup artists, and other collaborators—and treats them all the same.  It’s a rare opportunity to commune with leading talents from every aspect of the movie world…but of course, stars get the lion’s share of attention. I told Meryl Streep, “I hope you know you are loved,” and she said she did at that moment, even though “I thought my career was washed up twenty years ago.”
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More: Journal, The Oscars, Glenn Close, George Clooney, Jean Dujardin, Nick Nolte, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Sherak, Michelle Williams, Aaron Sorkin, Demian Bichir, Melissa McCarthy, Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman, Entertainment Tonight

Oscar Welcomes Newcomers

  • By Leonard Maltin
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  • January 24, 2012 1:54 PM
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Oscar voters always have some surprises up their collective sleeve, and today was no exception. The actors’ branch is especially welcoming to new talent, as witness the nominations of first-timers Demián Bichir, Rooney Mara, Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, and Melissa McCarthy. That such relative newcomers are standing toe to toe with the likes of George Clooney and Meryl Streep is a tremendous achievement—and honor.
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More: Journal, Jennifer Lawrence, Tom Sherak, The Oscars

Oscar, Take A Bow

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  • November 30, 2009 2:06 AM
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Like many other movie lovers and purists, I was upset when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that it would be removing all honorary awards from its Oscar broadcast in 2010. This was often the highlight of the show for me, though I realize that it must have been boring for viewers who don’t care about movie history. The Academy promised it would stage an elegant event in November that would bestow even more honorary awards than usual in a given year.

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