‘Lincoln’, ‘Les Mis’ look for big Oscar haul
Crusaders for good, old-fashioned Western democracy look to be the key figures vying for this year’s Academy Awards.
Spielberg, Day-Lewis unite for epic ‘Lincoln’ tale
By Hollywood standards, "Lincoln" is as monumental as it gets, even for multiple Academy Award winners as Steven Spielberg and Daniel Day-Lewis.
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‘No porno on my bus stops’
Director Kevin Smith has made a movie with such a bothersome title he cannot even place ads for it in some places.
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Will Mike Leigh extend his Oscar touch?
Director Mike Leigh has a knack for putting relatively unknown British actors into Academy Awards contention.
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Guy Ritchie rocks again
With RocknRolla, Ritchie returns to the sort of gangster tale that shot him to fame with Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
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Harry Potter’s vanishing act
Maybe Harry Potter should have brought a note from his parents saying he would be missing school.
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Lucas offers sneak peek at new Star Wars movie
Fans never seem to get their fill of Star Wars, and George Lucas is happy to oblige. Lucas offered a glimpse into the latest creation in his sci-fi universe at the theatre-owners’ convention ShoWest on Thursday, showing a sequence from Star Wars: The Clone Wars, a computer-animated movie due in August.
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Coen brothers lead the Oscars pack
No Country for Old Men was living up to its front-runner status at Sunday’s Academy Awards, winning best adapted screenplay for the Coen brothers and best supporting actor for Javier Bardem. La Vie En Rose star Marion Cotillard was a surprise winner in the best-actress category.
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Murphy, Lohan rule the roost for year’s worst in film
A year after his Academy Awards dream went up in smoke, Eddie Murphy has not just one consolation prize, but three: Razzie Awards as worst actor, supporting actor and supporting actress for the comedy Norbit. The fourth acting ”dis-honour” went to Lindsay Lohan.
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Oscars to revive Hollywood awards season
Hollywood stars will parade across the red carpet for Sunday’s Academy Awards after weeks of debate over whether a writers’ strike that had derailed other award shows would be settled in time for the Oscars. However, the Oscars competition itself appears to hold little suspense, with clear favourites generally expected to win.
