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The Amazing Race: At The Mid-Point Of The Season, Who's Locked In And Who's Shut Out?

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • December 16, 2011 6:32 PM
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  • 5 Comments
Awards
So here we are; the mid-point, roughly speaking, of the awards season. There's a long slog to go, it should be said, with a bit more than two months until the Academy Awards themselves.
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More: The Amazing Race, Awards, The Artist, The Descendants, The Help, Beginners

'The Help' & 'The Artist' Lead The Field At Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • December 14, 2011 9:36 AM
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  • 8 Comments
Awards
In the seventeen years that they've been running for, the annual Screen Actors' Guild Awards have proven to be a pretty reliable precursor for the acting categories at the Academy Awards. And why shouldn't they? With the actors who nominate their peers for the Oscars overwhelmingly being SAG members, there's always going to be a natural link, and certainly by the time the guild award their prizes, it's a good time to make a bet. In the last few years, they've only missed Penelope Cruz in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," Marion Cotillard in "La Vie En Rose" and Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine" as winners, while the nominees tend to match up heavily -- last year, seventeen out of twenty in the acting categories were the same, while all five nominees in the Outstanding Cast category won Oscar nominations. 
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More: Screen Actors Guild, The Help, The Descendants, The Artist, Bridesmaids, Midnight In Paris, Demian Bichir, A Better Life, George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar, Jean Dujardin, Brad Pitt, Moneyball, Glenn Close, Viola Davis, Albert Nobbs, Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady, Tilda Swinton, We Need To Talk About Kevin, Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn, Kenneth Branagh, Armie Hammer, Jonah Hill, Nick Nolte, Warrior, Christopher Plummer, Beginners, Berenice Bejo, Jessica Chastain, Melissa McCarthy, Janet McTeer

Awards Mania As 'The Artist,' 'The Tree Of Life' & 'The Descendants' Earn Top Critic Organization Honors

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • December 12, 2011 8:59 AM
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  • 1 Comment
News
Sunday was a major day for Oscar prognosticators, as a number of critics organizations went live with their end-of-2011 honors. Some films gained support, and some lost quite a bit of steam, but for those of you who look at the whole thing like a horse race, there was a lot of movement amongst a thick group of thoroughbreds.
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More: The Tree Of Life, Terrence Malick, Margin Call, We Need To Talk About Kevin, Albert Brooks, Drive, Coriolanus, Certified Copy, The Descendants, Michael Fassbender, Christopher Plummer, Jessica Chastain, A Separation, The Cave Of Forgotten Dreams, Hugo, The Artist, Martin Scorsese, Brad Pitt, Moneyball, Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn, Sean Durkin, Carnage, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Help, J. Edgar, Midnight In Paris, War Horse, Take Shelter, The Iron Lady

The Amazing Race: Who Will Win Golden Globes Nominations, And Why Do We Care?

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • December 9, 2011 12:40 PM
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  • 7 Comments
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More: The Amazing Race, The Golden Globes, Awards, Bridesmaids, The Artist, My Week With Marilyn, The Muppets, Midnight In Paris, War Horse, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Descendants, Moneyball, The Help

Weekend Box Office: 'Twilight' Beats Back 'Muppets' For Third Straight Week At #1

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • December 4, 2011 12:10 PM
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  • 7 Comments
News
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More: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, The Muppets, Hugo, Arthur Christmas, The Descendants, Shame, Weekend Box-Office, My Week With Marilyn

The Amazing Race: 'Hugo' Gets A Boost In First Official Week Of The Awards Season, Can It Go All The Way?

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • December 2, 2011 2:20 PM
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  • 4 Comments
Awards
Considering we've been writing about most weeks since August, it's odd to think that the awards season really only got underway this week. Everything up to now has been foreplay, but with the Gotham Awards on Sunday night, the Spirit Awards nominations and New York Film Critics' Circle Awards on Tuesday, and the National Board of Review yesterday, we're entering the underwear-removal phase of the season. To extend the metaphor. Probably too far.
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More: The Amazing Race, Awards, Gotham Awards, National Board Of Review, Spirit Awards, New York Film Critics Circle, Hugo, The Artist, The Descendants

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

Spirit Awards Nominations Announced, 'Take Shelter' And 'The Artist' Lead The Pack

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • November 29, 2011 12:06 PM
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  • 9 Comments
Awards
You know it's the start of the awards season when two big groups are announcing their awards simultaneously, and despite the NYFCC's attempts to gain attention of late, the big news of the day is the nominations for the 27th Film Independent's Spirit Awards, which were unveiled by Anthony Mackie and Kate Beckinsale this morning.
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More: Spirit Awards, The Amazing Race, Awards, Take Shelter, The Artist, Beginners, The Descendants

Weekend Box Office: It's A 'Twilight' Thanksgiving While 'The Muppets' Wins The Family Film Battle Royale

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • November 27, 2011 11:59 AM
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  • 4 Comments
News
It's Thankgiving, which means people spend time and money to go see their loved ones, only to get away from them as fast as possible. And always the first to escape from dull holiday festivities, it looks like teens (and Moms who should know better) kept flocking to see Edward and Bella fang bang as "Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1" took the top spot in week number two, taking in $62.3 million over the five day long weekend. However, the franchise is becoming increasingly front-loaded with its biggest second week drop over, hovering somewhere around 76%. Even so, the film should have at least one more solid week in the bank as next weekend is a bizarrely barren with no major release scheduled. However, it will likely be leap-frogged by this weekend's number two movie "The Muppets."
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More: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, The Muppets, Happy Feet 2, Arthur Christmas, Hugo, The Descendants, The Artist, A Dangerous Method

Weekend Box Office: 'Breaking Dawn' Does $140 Million, Still Sucks Uncontrollably

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • November 20, 2011 12:41 PM
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  • 29 Comments
Features
Summit was either being coy or having a bit more faith in humanity than everyone else by projecting "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part One" to open lower than "New Moon." No such luck, humankind -- the lethal siren song that is Stephenie Meyer's ignorance scored again, with "Breaking Dawn" grabbing $72 million on Friday, beginning an opening weekend that, after final estimates, could even surpass the series' best.
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More: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Weekend Box-Office, Happy Feet 2, Jack And Jill, Immortals, The Descendants, Puss In Boots

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