AP - The British monarchy saga "The King's Speech" reigned at the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including acting honors for Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush, positioning itself to challenge "The Social Network" for best picture.

[Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:02:46 GMT]
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Reuters - The way producer Peter Newman sees it, without Bob Dylan on board, "The Music Never Stopped" may have never been made. And without the Grateful Dead, it probably would've needed a different ending.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:58:06 GMT]
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AP - In handing out 120 nominations, the Oscars inevitably spurn others. "Snub" is the word of choice for these oversights, and Christopher Nolan is well acquainted with its meaning.

[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:11:20 GMT]
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Reuters - "Completely surreal" is how composer Trent Reznor describes his best original score nomination for "The Social Network," adding that he almost missed the announcement thanks to some technical difficulties at home.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:00:07 GMT]
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Reuters - Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Winners of the 83rd annual Academy Awards will be revealed in Hollywood on February 27.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:45:54 GMT]
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ARTINFO - Where in Park City can you find cell phone-guided adventures filled with booby traps, a rotating cast of blond tenants in an epic standoff with their curmudgeonly landlord, revolutionary artist-feminists, and a fast-spreading and insidious sleep virus? (And why, for that matter, would you be looking for such a seemingly dangerous combo?) The New Frontier program at the 2011 edition of the Sundance Film Festival, that's where. The section of the venerable indy film offers installations, multimedia performances, and otehr "transmedia experiences," and promises all of the above for your (quite safe) viewing pleasure. This year's New Frontier lineup began on Thursday and will run through January 30.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:37:23 GMT]
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Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter)- Today, "Exit Through the Gift Shop" scored an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:31:55 GMT]
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Reuters - Paramount Pictures garnered 20 Oscar nominations on Tuesday, edging out Sony Pictures to lead Hollywood's studios in Academy Award nods, which could help boost some nominees' box office and DVD sales.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:27:53 GMT]
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Reuters - Child star Hailee Steinfeld hit the jackpot with her first feature film, Australia's Jacki Weaver had to wait 40 years and Jesse Eisenberg joined the elite club of Oscar nominees on Tuesday by bringing to life the publicity-shy creator of Facebook.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:23:04 GMT]
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AP - LIMITED EDITION: "Toy Story 3," which is up for five Academy Awards, is only the third animated feature film to receive an Oscar nomination for best picture. "Beauty and the Beast," nominated in 1991, was the first, and "Up," nominated last year, was the second. "Beauty and the Beast" and "WALL-E" are tied as the animated films with the most Oscar nods at six.

[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:20:19 GMT]
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Appolicious - There is the casual movie fan who enjoys catching a flick on the big screen every now and again. Then there are the hardcore fans who can name every Oscar winner ever, and who crave knowing everything about the filming and production of their favorite movies.
[Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:44:00 GMT]
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Reuters - "The King's Speech" reigned supreme in Hollywood on Tuesday as Oscar voters bestowed 12 nominations on the British drama, including best picture, actor and director.

[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:37:10 GMT]
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Reuters - A year after it won two major prizes at the Sundance Film Festival, the gritty drama "Winter's Bone" cast a warm glow over Hollywood on Tuesday by picking up four Oscar nominations, including best picture.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:01:51 GMT]
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AP - He's a rebellious graffiti artist who has positioned himself as the ultimate outsider, thumbing his nose at the establishment, social mores and pop culture trends with equal creativity and power.

[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:07:49 GMT]
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AP - German movie producer, director and screenplay writer Bernd Eichinger, who produced well-known films "The Neverending Story" and "Downfall," has died. He was 61.

[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:04:59 GMT]
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AP - Director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's "Biutiful," a tale of life, death and immigration on the rough side of Barcelona, was nominated for Best Foreign Film on Tuesday, giving Mexico its eighth Oscar nomination in a category it has yet to win.

[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:01:42 GMT]
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Reuters - From the backstreet sweatshops of Barcelona to bullying schoolyards in Denmark, this year's Oscar nominations for best foreign-language film take moviegoers on a world tour of bleak family drama and struggle.

[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:05:40 GMT]
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AP - A disturbing modern Greek myth, an Algerian independence tale, a sibling journey from Canada and a Danish study of friendship and fate are up against gritty Mexican drama "Biutiful" for the Academy Award for best foreign language film.

[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:08:18 GMT]
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AP - Reactions to nominations for the 83rd annual Academy Awards:

[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:52:37 GMT]
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Reuters - The Sundance Film Festival reached its halfway mark on Tuesday with the outlook brightening for independent moviemakers, numerous business deals closing and audiences buzzing about this year's movies.

[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:50:22 GMT]
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