NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chances are you never heard of Al Walser before his surprise Grammy nomination for best dance recording. Even more surprising? Neither had most Grammy voters.
For the second year in a ...
I suspect this won't be a popular choice, as one might see De Niro's lip-licking turn as an ill-disguised Satan in Alan Parker's lurid but luscious horror-noir -- combined with his equally flamboyant Al Capone cameo i...
"Argo" may have been ruling the awards roost in the US for a couple of weeks now, but only this week are we going to learn if the Brits are quite as enamored of Ben Affleck's political thriller. It lost all ...
There was one reason to sit through the incredibly predictable SAG Awards show Sunday night and it was to find out who would win the best film ensemble honor. Four of the five nominees had something to play for. If &q...
Director: Richard Linklater
Stars: Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke
Acquired by: Sony Classics
Lowdown: This morning's announcement of the sale of this film to Sony Classics is a great conclusion to what turned out ...
One of the few downsides of being at Sundance this year is that I missed the awards ceremony of my own critics' group, the London Film Critics' Circle. They've just been handed out at a classy gathering at London's Ma...
Nominees:
"Argo"
"Django Unchained"
"Life of Pi"
"Lincoln"
"Zero Dark Thirty"
Who will win: "Lincoln"
Upset special: "Argo"
Lowdown...
Things worked a bit differently at the very first Cannes Film Festival in 1946. The festival took place in the fall, for starters, while the top prize -- not yet named the Palme d'Or -- was shared between 11 films. Th...
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I apologized to Broadcast Film Critics Association president Joey Berlin after this evening's Critics' Choice Movie Awards for being frank about it, but I couldn't tell a lie: this year's show was an embarrassment. Ap...
