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'The Descendants' Star Shailene Woodley & 'Smashed' Director James Ponsoldt Team For 'The Spectacular Now'

  • By Ryan Gowland
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  • April 18, 2012 8:44 AM
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News
After her breakout turn in "The Descendants," Shailene Woodley has been understandably inundated with offers for movies, reportedly turning down the seemingly-unnecessary remake of "Carrie," but has finally decided to keep doing what she does best: playing a teenager who's got trouble in front of her.
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More: Shailene Woodley, James Ponsoldt, The Spectacular Now

Two Top Candidates For 'Carrie' Remake Reportedly Are Chloe Moretz & Haley Bennett

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 24, 2012 10:09 AM
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  • 18 Comments
News
The unnecessary-but-it's-happening-anyway remake of "Carrie" over at MGM continues to move forward. At the beginning of the year, a random, but kind of inspired decision was made to have Kimberly Peirce sit in the director's chair, and now it seems a gaggle of young Hollywood talent is circling the title role.
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More: Carrie, Shailene Woodley, Dakota Fanning, Emily Browning, Bella Heathcote, Lily Collins, Haley Bennett, Chloe Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Jodie Foster

'The Artist' Sweeps Spirit Awards Taking Best Picture, Director, Actor & Cinematography

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • February 25, 2012 7:44 PM
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  • 6 Comments
Awards
The awards season train continues for "The Artist," and while in years past the Spirit Awards have tended to honor edgier or more decidedly independent fare, this year it looks like even they have the fever for the silent movie sensation. Taking home the big prizes for Best Picture, Best Director (Michel Hazanavicius), Best Actor (Jean Dujardin) and Best Cinematography (Guillaume Schiffman) it looks like the stage has been set for the film to repeat these honors, and maybe more, tomorrow night at the venue formerly known as the Kodak Theater.
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More: The Artist, Spirit Awards, Shailene Woodley, Margin Call, The Descendants, Pariah, Michel Hazanavicius, Alexander Payne, Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn, Awards, Without, Margin Call, Will Reiser, 50/50

Rooney Mara, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain & Jennifer Lawrence Are Vanity Fair's 2012 Ingenues

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • January 31, 2012 1:43 PM
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  • 16 Comments
News
Vanity Fair loves the ladies. For their annual Hollywood issue the magazine has once again gone with hot young things for their cover, making it three straight years the boys have left off from strutting their stuff (excluding the 2009 issue which for some reason had Barack Obama fronting the issue). But also as usual, it's hard to argue with their choices for the most part with Rooney Mara, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain and Jennifer Lawrence selected for the cover.
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More: Rooney Mara, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, Adepero Oduye, Shailene Woodley, Elizabeth Olsen, Paula Patton, Felicity Jones, Lily Collins, Brit Marling

The Amazing Race: Who Got Snubbed In The SAG Nominations & What Does It Mean For Their Oscar Hopes?

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • December 14, 2011 1:02 PM
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  • 13 Comments
Awards
After a few weeks where the critics got to have the limelight, the awards barometer swung back to the practicioners this morning, as the Screen Actors Guild revealed their nominations for their annual awards, making them the first major guild out the gate. And, true to form, for the most part they played it safe with a firmly middlebrow selection of nominees.
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More: Screen Actors Guild, The Amazing Race, Awards, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Vanessa Redgrave, Albert Brooks, Gary Oldman, Shailene Woodley

National Board Of Review Gives Best Picture & Director To 'Hugo'; Tilda Swinton & George Clooney Take Acting Awards

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • December 1, 2011 4:14 PM
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  • 8 Comments
Awards
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More: Hugo, Martin Scorsese, George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, The Descendants, We Need To Talk About Kevin, Christopher Plummer, Shailene Woodley, Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash (screenplay); Kaui Hart Hemmings (novel), Rango, Felicity Jones, Rooney Mara, J.C. Chandor, The Help, Michael Fassbender, Crime After Crime, Pariah, A Separation, Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two, The Artist, Drive, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Ides Of March, J. Edgar, The Tree Of Life, War Horse, Elite Squad II: The Enemy Within, Le Havre, Buck, George Harrison: Living in the Material World, Project Nim, Senna, 50/50, Another Earth, A Better Life, Cedar Rapids, Margin Call, Shame, Take Shelter, Win Win, The Amazing Race

'The Descendants' Star Shailene Woodley Discusses Working With George Clooney & "Riding The Wave" Of Show Business

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • November 17, 2011 12:23 PM
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Features
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More: Shailene Woodley, Interview, The Descendants

16 New Images From Alexander Payne's 'The Descendants' Starring George Clooney; Plus Roll-Out Expansion Plan Schedule

  • By Edward Davis
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  • November 16, 2011 4:08 PM
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News
Everyone seems to be talking to director Alexander Payne these days thanks to the festival success of his latest feature, "The Descendants." That is, except for The Playlist (*bitter tears*). Such is life. The director recently sat down with both the New York Times and L.A. Times for in-depth profiles, and while Payne hasn't made a feature-length film since 2004 ("Sideways"), both outlets remind us he's still been busy.
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More: The Descendants, Alexander Payne, George Clooney, Shailene Woodley

Review: ‘The Descendants’ Starring George Clooney Is A Mature & Soulful Look At Forgiveness

  • By The Playlist
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  • November 15, 2011 1:48 PM
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  • 2 Comments
Reviews
Marked by a strong, soulful performance by George Clooney, simple and economic direction, and a slow and patient gait, “The Descendants” finds filmmaker Alexander Payne working in the familiar, but not derivative, milieu of the adult drama. The film doesn’t reinvent the wheel, and while firmly within Payne’s wheelhouse, we can see the filmmaker inching towards pure drama without dramedy or resorting to the James L. Brooks method of punctuating pain with disarming laughter. That’s not to say “The Descendants” isn’t a dramedy or isn’t funny, as it certainly has its instances of comedic flair that do defuse some painful moments, but overall, one can argue that it’s Payne’s most somber and serious work outside of maybe “About Schmidt.” "The Descendants" is not without some problems either, though most aren't major dealbreakers aside from familiarity and that's purely subjective.
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More: George Clooney, Alexander Payne, The Descendants, Shailene Woodley, Review, Reviews

And So It Begins, 'The Descendants' & 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' Lead Gotham Award Nominees

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • October 20, 2011 3:28 AM
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Well folks, the first batch of nominees this awards season have been revealed, with the Gotham Independent Film Award nominations landing this morning, giving an early peek at what will likely be some strong contenders down the line. Bear in mind, the Gotham Awards have little bearing on the eventual Oscar nods with only last year's Best Feature winner "Winter's Bone" factoring into the proceedings at the Kodak Theater. However, it does represent a good chunk of what you might see at the Independent Spirit Awards later in the year and if anything, these nominations confirm that Fox Searchlight is going to have another banner year on the statue circuit.
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More: Films, Actresses, The Tree Of Life, Meek's Cutoff, The Descendants, Take Shelter, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Beginners, Without, Vera Farmiga, Felicity Jones, Elizabeth Olsen, Shailene Woodley, Margin Call, Gotham Awards

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