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Oscar Nominations are Here

Yes, after 9,000 months of campaigning and preliminary awards, today the Academy separated the contenders from the pretenders and announced who was up for Oscars. There were plenty of surprises, both pleasant and otherwise. Support for Terrance Malick’s masterpiece The … Continue reading

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Savannah Film Festival Announces Competition Films

Once again, TUiW is fortunate enough to go to the Savannah Film Festival and get a sneak peak of some of this year’s Oscar contenders before they hit wide release. Headline films include Roman Polanski’s Carnage and Cannes favorite The Artist, and … Continue reading

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Is On-Demand Really Killing Movie Theaters?

There’s an interesting article in the New York Times today about a growing feud between movie studios and the theaters that show their products. Studios, exhibitors and filmmakers are arguing about the future of the business, and whether people in … Continue reading

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Oscar Round-Up: The King’s Speech Dominates

Last night’s Oscars weren’t full of a lot of surprises, especially at the top, where The King’s Speech took home the awards for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor for Colin Firth and, in a slight surprise, Best Director … Continue reading

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Academy Award Nominations Announced

After all the speculation, we finally have our nominees! The King’s Speech lead the nominations with twelve, with The Social Network also doing pretty darn good. The nominations are below, along with our suggestions of who was snubbed in the … Continue reading

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So How About That Ricky Gervais Controversy?

Most of our coverage of the Golden Globes came via Twitter, and our analysis of Ricky Gervais’s second stint as host was limited to a brief “Ricky Gervais killed it in his intro. Tha man doesn’t care who he pisses … Continue reading

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Golden Globe Nominations Announced

It’s that magic time of year again where the Golden Globe nominations come out and get us excited for the Oscar race, and remind us of all that good TV we’ve been watching. The big guns movie wise got a … Continue reading

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The Social Network Dominates the National Board of Review Awards

As we inch closer and closer to movie awards season, and on the heels of the Independent Spirit Awards, the National Board of Review announced its annual list of winners, and this year, it was dominated by The Social Network. … Continue reading

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Winter’s Bone Leads Independent Spirit Awards Nominations

After taking home the top prize at last night’s Gotham Awards, Winter’s Bone leads the pack in nominations for the 2011 Independent Spirit Awards, just announced a little bit ago. The dark story of a girl searching for her estranged, … Continue reading

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Anne Hathaway and James Franco to Host Oscars

A year after the tag team effort of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, the Oscars are again turning to a pair of big names to host their annual ceremonies, this time with Anne Hathaway and James Franco. While there’s been … Continue reading

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