Awards Watch Archive for February, 2011
King’s Speech To Enunciate $300-Million-Plus Worldwide
King’s Speech To Enunciate $300-Million-Plus Worldwide
Read the full article »17 Days To Oscar: Just Keep Swimming
In the end, after all the shouting, it is about The Movie and The Academy Demographic. It is forever tempting to see The Academy as a monolith. It’s not. 5800 people is a lot of people. But the basic principles of movie marketing apply. Flukes happen, but there are movies that appeal to certain demographics and not to others. And The Academy, big as it is, has certain kinds of taste.
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Critics Are The Same All Over Social Network Reigns With London Critics Circle, The King’s Speech Runs Up
Read the full article »Oscar Ads Sell Out
Oscar Ads Sell Out
Read the full article »Gurus o’ Gold: Has Anything Changed This Week?
As voting continues, The Gurus are asked, “Anything? Anything?”
And the answer is…
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This week, the Gurus offer their view of the Best Picture race. (Not much happening there.)
Also, what are the most likely upsets on the big night? You’ll have to look for yourselves, but ladies first.
Read the full article » 7 Comments »DP/30 – 43 Oscar Nominees
30 minutes, charring with an Oscar nominee. Either you can sneak into the Nominees Lunch on Monday or you can watch them hanging out on DP/30…
Read the full article »DP/30 @ Sundance: Reagan, Eugene Jarecki
Being released just in time for Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday, political documentarian Eugene Jarecki (The Trials Of Henry Kissinger/Why We Fight) delivers a powerful film covering the life, politics, and ideas of Ronald Reagan. We talked about the work at Sundance.
Read the full article » 5 Comments »24 Days To Oscar: Racers, Stop Your Engines
It’s an interesting moment in the Oscar race. There is a lot of activity… and not much at all that anyone can do to change their fate. This is not to say that one should not be out there shaking hands and kissing babies (or just reminding people that you are in the race and…
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Brazilian Artist Vik Muniz, Subject Of Wasteland Doc, Denied Visa To Attend Oscars (Português)
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