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Tue, Nov 10
From Jason Reitman, the Oscar® nominated director of “Juno,” comes a comedy called “Up in the Air” starring Oscar® winner George Clooney as Ryan Bingham, a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequen...
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source: The Envelope
• Pete Hammond points out an interesting change in the rules for Oscar nominations: "Beginning this year, anyone who has ever been nominated at any time for an Oscar in a category outside of their own area will now be allowed to also nominate in that race too." As per Pete, "This means multi-h...
Published Fri, Nov 20
Because it has been far too long since Clive Owen graced ONTD 
source: OH NO!!
Clive Owen has no sentimental need to be liked by an audience". So said Patrick Marber, the writer of Closer (for which Owen was Oscar-nominated). True?
Published Thu, Nov 19
Nicolas Philibert and Marcel Lozinski at DocPoint - Helsinki Documentary Film Festival 
source: fest21.com
The festival programme will include a comprehensive retrospective of Lozinski's work. Academy Award nominated Marcel Lozinski has been a productive filmmaker since 1972. In his documentaries Lozinski potrays people living under socialism and questioned the prevailing social cond...
Published Thu, Nov 19
Why Roger Corman Doesn't Deserve an Oscar 
source: Cinematical
In a post yesterday about the honorary Academy Awards given out over the weekend, I said this about one of the recipients, Roger Corman: "Corman, who has directed more than 50 films and produced nearly 400 (!), has never been nominated for an Oscar, probably because all of his movies are te...
Published Wed, Nov 18
source: sbiff.org
No doubt in my mind, THE HURT LOCKER will get nominated for Best Picture come February 2. And Kathryn Bigelow will be nominated for best Director. She will be only the FOURTH woman nominated for best director in Oscar history (Lina Wertmuller, Jane Campion and Sofia Coppola), and she migh...
Published Tue, Nov 17
Israel Film Festival ready to open 
source: fest21.com
Besides honoring Elliott Gould, Paul Schrader and Don Krim of Kino (who, as you know has released a slew of award-winning Israeli films), this year's edition is a great showcase for the Israeli Academy Awards, with 6 out of 10 features either winning or being nominated for "Ophirs". Plus t...
Published Tue, Nov 17
'Revanche' Announced for Blu-ray 
source: Def Digest
Austrian filmmaker Götz Spielmann's Oscar-nominated masterpiece is slated for high-definition release in February. The Criterion Collection says 'Revanche' will have a Blu-ray release on February 16....
Published Mon, Nov 16
News from Paso Digital Film Festival 
source: fest21.com
From the world of film and media, the likes of , Oscar nominated actress Kathleen Quinlan, Max Gail, Gary Conway; Academy of Television Arts and Science board member Conrad Bachman; show business legend Oscar Arslanian; award winning filmmaker Chris Felver; media entrepreneur Chris...
Published Mon, Nov 16