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2011 Oscar Nominations for Music
In 35 years of watching and obsessing over the Oscars, 2011 turned out to be my best year yet in terms of seeing potential nominees prior to the nominations announcement. This year, I own
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Il Postino
This past awards season, Harvey Weinstein launched a brilliant campaign and helped sweep THE KING’S SPEECH into the Oscar winners circle. (Some marvelous acting and an emotionally rich story didn’t hurt either.) Back in
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Oscar 2009 – Some Final Thoughts
For those of us who thought THE HURT LOCKER a competently made yet rambling, dull, insignificant piece of filmmaking (like me), last night’s Academy Awards was an excruciating affair. And producers Bill Mechanic and
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9 Favorite Lord of the Rings Cues
In honor of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING concerts performed live to film tonight and tomorrowat Radio City Music Hall, I’ve devoted this month’s “9 on the 9th” to my
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