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Movie review: Departures -- 5 out of 5 stars
Sentinel Staff WriterAwards watchers predicted the animated Israeli docudrama Waltz with Bashir would take home the best foreign language film Oscar this year. But the little-seen Japanese Departures pulled off the upset. When you see the poetic, funny and life-affirming...Tags: Roger Moore, Sunshine Cleaning (movie), Awards and Prizes, Death, Family
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'Gaza' author Joe Sacco may walk away from battlefields: 'I'm kind of at that point'
The Hero ComplexReed Johnson caught up with Joe Sacco and found that the cartoonist and correspondent may be taking a break from his hot-zone reportage. If our present era constitutes a sort of End Times for mainstream media, it's proving to be...... -
A Peruvian superhero saves a beloved Chilean cartoon
The Hero ComplexMire, en el cielo! It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...Supervivian, the Peruvian comics character modeled after national-team volleyball star Vivian Baella. To her fellow Peruvians, Baella already is a larger-than-life figure, able to leap tall nets in a... -
ISRAEL: Statement by Oscar nominee Scandar Copti, 'Ajami' co-director, creates a stir
Babylon & BeyondIsraelis are hoping to wake up Monday morning with an Oscar, though the die-hards will be watching the Academy Awards ceremony live, in the middle of the night, Israeli time. "Beaufort," "Waltz With Bashir" and now "Ajami" -- for the...... -
Directors Guild names Danny Boyle best director for 'Slumdog Millionaire'
The Directors Guild of America named Danny Boyle the best director of 2008 for "Slumdog Millionaire" on Saturday night.
It's the first guild win for the 52-year-old British director. Boyle has won critics' groups honors, as well as the Golden Globe,...Tags: Movies, NBC (tv network), ABC (tv network), Academy Awards, Television Industry
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French take the desert by storm
Palm Springs is probably the only place cinephiles can take in 16 French movies in two weeks and watch a roadrunner scuttle alongside the base of a snow-capped mountain.
"It's different here," quipped director Francis Veber, as he relaxed in a wicker...Tags: Golden Globe Awards, Film Festivals, Movies, Comedy (genre), Entertainment
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Highbrow films (such as 'Frost/Nixon') wait and see
“I’ve Loved You So Long” is the kind of acclaimed foreign-language movie that should do solid business in unprovincial locations such as New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Nashville and St. Louis. Ten weeks after Sony Pictures Classics first...Tags: Movies, Anne Hathaway, Frank Langella, Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards
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And the Oscar Nominees Are...
Zap2It.comGolden Globes favorites fared well at the 2009 Academy Awards nominations: Kate Winslet, who won two Globes, was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. " Slumdog Millionaire," the Globes' darling, got the nod for two major awards (Best Picture and Best...Tags: Movies, Vicky Cristina Barcelona (movie), Gus van Sant, David Fincher, Academy Awards
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Palme d'Or goes to France's 'Entre les Murs'
Times Movie CriticWhat a difference 21 years makes. In 1987, the last time a French film won the Palme d'Or, the audience at the Palais du Festival was so angry at the choice of "Under the Sun of Satan" that it hooted furiously and the director, Maurice Pialat, yelled...Tags: Movies, Paris (France), PBS (tv network), French Movies, Clint Eastwood
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A Golden Globe Movie Nominations Breakdown
Seeing Double Two great actresses received double nominations today: Meryl Streep was nominated for best actress (drama) for "Doubt" and best actress (musical or comedy) for "Mamma Mia!," her 22nd and 23rd career Globe nods (she's won six), and Kate...Tags: Cate Blanchett, Movies, Kathy Bates, Gus van Sant, Clint Eastwood
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Clint Eastwood, 'Kung Fu Panda' Head to Cannes
Zap2It.comClint Eastwood's "Changeling," starring Angelina Jolie, is one of several high profile American films going for the Palme d'Or at next month's Cannes Film Festival. While the official Cannes lineup, which was announced on Wednesday, April 23, includes...Tags: Movies, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Vicky Cristina Barcelona (movie), Clint Eastwood, Walter Salles
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Writers Guild honors 'Slumdog Millionaire,' 'Milk'
What a difference a year makes. The Writers Guild of America gathered in pure celebration Saturday night to hand out its top awards -- with key feature prizes going to the critical darling "Slumdog Millionaire" and the biographical drama "Milk." The scene...Tags: Movies, Career and Workplace, Harvey Milk, Society, Children
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