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Ray Winstone, Jim Sturgess & Lesley Manville Team For Noir 'Ashes'; Film Co-Financed By Coldplay

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 17, 2011 5:30 AM
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We're not sure what's going on in the Chris Martin household, but Apple's parents are looking to be switching up their careers. With Gwyneth Paltrow making strides into the music biz, Martin and his bandmates are now dipping their toes into the hard knock world of film financing.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Ashes, Jim Sturgess, Ray Winstone, Luke Evans, Lesley Manville, Coldplay

Oscarbation: 11 Oscar Nominee Snubs That Agitate Us

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • January 25, 2011 4:32 AM
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  • 33 Comments
Every year, we wake up for the Academy Award nominations expecting a surprise, hoping the same ten or fifteen movies don't keep getting referenced, honored, what-have-you. Last year, the Academy did a decent job as the field of Best Picture candidates swelled to ten, allowing for more exposure for films from different categories. We're not going to go around endorsing "District 9" as one of that year's finer films, but we were happy it got to sit at the table.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Feature, Christopher Nolan, Debra Granik, The Town, Please Give, Ryan Gosling, Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville

Review: 'Another Year' Is Four Bittersweet Seasons Of Laughter, Love & Tears

  • By The Playlist
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  • December 29, 2010 5:25 AM
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This review originally ran during the 2010 Toronto Film Festival.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Review, Mike Leigh, Another Year, Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville

The Breakthrough Performances Of 2010

  • By The Playlist
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  • December 27, 2010 6:23 AM
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  • 16 Comments
The Ladies Dominate The Breakout Field This Year
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More: Actors, Actresses, Feature, Tahar Rahim, Edgar Ramirez, Tom Hardy, Ben Mendelsohn, John Hawkes, Armie Hammer, Elle Fanning, Jacki Weaver, Felicity Jones, Jennifer Lawrence, Chloe Moretz, Hailee Steinfeld, Maricel Álvarez, Rooney Mara, Lesley Manville

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