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Oscar Talk Is Back! Special Cannes Edition

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My computer was running out of juice after hours in the Cannes Palais press room, and my headset was broken. But somehow, Kris Tapley, Guy Lodge and I reconvened for our first Oscar Talk podcast since Oscar season.

By Anne Thompson
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May 25, 2012 9:59 PM
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2012 Student Academy Awards Selects Foreign Winners

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has selected three international student film winners, from 51 entries representing 29 countries for the 39th Annual Student Academy Awards competition. The student filmmakers will be brought to Los Angeles to join U.S.-based Student Academy Award recipients for a week of industry activities.

By Maggie Lange
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May 11, 2012 4:17 PM
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Academy Boosts Film Preservation with Film-to-Film Initiative

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In a welcome move in response to the takeover of digital technology and the reduced availability of film stock, the Academy is extending the reach of their film preservation efforts. Their $2 million Film-To-Film project will accelerate the work of their Academy Film Archive to both acquire and create new archival film masters and prints from at-risk elements, including films as recent as the 1990s.

By Anne Thompson & Sophia Savage
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May 7, 2012 4:55 PM
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Academy's Outdoor Summer Screenings to Include 'Casablanca,' 'Princess Bride,' 'Goonies' and 'Raising Arizona'

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The Academy's summer screening series, "Oscars Outdoors," at the open-air theater of the Academy Hollywood campus, will kick off Friday, June 15, and run through August 18. These Friday night screenings will focus on classic and contemporary adult favorites (including "Casablanca," "North by Northwest" and "Raising Arizona"), while Saturday's will be family-friendly selections (including "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "The Princess Bride" and "The Karate Kid"). On August 17, the screening will be "audience choice," as determined by online voting. Most screenings will also include surprise screenings of animated and live-action short films. The schedule is listed below, along with ticket and venue details.

By Sophia Savage
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May 7, 2012 3:42 PM
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Awards Watch: Directors Guild Changes Policy on Awards Screeners

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In a significant sign of the times, after long insisting that their 14,000 members only view contenders for Directors Guild of America awards on the big screen, the national board of the DGA is now allowing distributors to send award screeners to their membership.

By Anne Thompson
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May 7, 2012 3:00 PM
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Academy Awards To Remain at Hollywood & Highland for 20 Years At Renamed and Upgraded Dolby Theatre

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences continues to go through growing pains. One question is still wide open: when Tom Sherak ends his term, will new AMPAS president be Academy Governor Hawk Koch or his fellow Governor Phil Robinson? Another question has been answered: the 2013 Oscars will take place at Hollywood's renamed Dolby Theatre.

By Anne Thompson
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May 1, 2012 2:23 PM
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'Monsieur Lazhar' Director Falardeau Talks Educational Boundaries, Says 'Death is Absurd'

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Canada's "Monsieur Lazhar," from director Philippe Falardeau (One of five Oscar nominees for Best Foreign Language film; it lost to Iran's "A Separation"), is a quiet portrait of a mysterious new teacher (Mohamed Fellag) and his suffering young pupils, all of whom are coping with tragedy...

By Sophia Savage
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April 11, 2012 3:08 PM
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Santa Barbara Film Festival Sets Dates for January/February 2013

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Now that the Academy Award show has set its dates, so is everyone else. Award-centric Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which books its tribute shows with an eye on the Oscars, will launch the 28th SBIFF on Thursday, January 24, 2013; it will run through Sunday, February 3.

By Anne Thompson
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April 9, 2012 3:10 PM
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Immersed in Movies Previews 'Brave': Pixar Could Have a Contender

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What's my reaction to seeing the first half-hour of "Brave" (June 22)? Pixar is back at the top of its game. If the rest of the movie is as strong as what I saw at a Pixar press event in Emeryville last week, the film could be the leading Oscar contender for best animated feature.

By Bill Desowitz
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April 6, 2012 3:57 PM
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How Nicole Kidman Landed Grace Kelly for 'Grace of Monaco' (Poll)

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Start the Oscar buzz now. Olivier Dahan, who directed Marion Cotillard to her Oscar win for "La vie en rose," has offered Nicole Kidman the much-coveted title role in his Grace Kelly biopic "Grace of Monaco." She is now in negotiations.