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Spirits 2012: Christopher Plummer wins for Supporting Male, still can't escape 'The Sound of Music'
Sun reporterChristopher Plummer, the heavy favorite to win Sunday’s Best Supporting Actor Oscar, got this weekend off to a welcome start by winning the Spirit for his performance in “Beginners.” Plummer, a long way of plenty of years removed from...Tags: Academy Awards, The Sound of Music (movie), Entertainment Events, Christopher Plummer
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Spirits 2012: Seth Rogen gets things started
Sun reporterThe 2012 Spirit Awards, honoring films made outside the major Hollywood studios and for limited budgets, got started with a ringing endorsement from host Seth Rogen. Â "Welcome to the only awards show that is completely inconsequential," said Rogen,...Tags: Seth Rogen, Entertainment Events, Awards and Prizes
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Getting ready for Oscars weekend
Sun reporterLooking for backstage access to this year's Academy Awards? You've come to the right place. All weekend, I'll be blogging about what is being said backstage, as Hollywood takes the time to pat itself on the back for whatever good work it did in 2011....Tags: My Week With Marilyn (movie), Entertainment Events, Melissa Leo, Jack and Jill (movie), Awards and Prizes
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Good Morning, Cannes: Paris Hilton Loved 'Bling Ring' - Now Can We Get Back to the Art Movies?
ReutersMay 17 (TheWrap.com) - Well, Sofia Coppola can rest easy: Paris Hilton loved "The Bling Ring." And maybe now Cannes' Un Certain Regard section can go back to showcasing art movies rather than playing host to platinum heiresses. Thursday night's premiere...Tags: Waltz with Bashir (movie), Melonie Diaz, Entertainment Events, Sundance Film Festival, Paris Hilton
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Besedka Johnson dies at 87; discovered by Hollywood at age 85
At 85, Besedka Johnson was discovered by Hollywood in the locker room of a Los Angeles gym. An executive producer of the movie "Starlet" was also working out at the YWCA when "she recognized some sort of star quality in Johnson" and asked her to...
Tags: Film Festivals, Entertainment Events, Starlet (movie), Movies, The New York Times
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'Gimme the Loot' director says film 'hit the jackpot'
This post has been corrected. See below for details.With its loose, freewheeling style, the unassuming "Gimme the Loot" has already led something of a charmed life. The film picked up the grand jury prize when it premiered at the South by Southwest film festival last year, going on to play the...Tags: Film Festivals, Entertainment Events, Cannes Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Celebrities
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Andy Samberg engaged to Joanna Newsom
Andy Samberg is getting married! The "SNL" alum is engaged to musician Joanna Newsom, according to Us Weekly The Lonely Island crooner, 34, popped the question to his longtime girlfriend, whom he's been dating for five years, though it is unclear when...
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Oscars speeches: Honestly sincere, or expertly faked?
Los Angeles looks lush. But as often noted, it is actually an arid wasteland where nothing but artifice and self-interest sprouts naturally. That's the cynical, archetypal reading. For instance, two thirds of the way into Nathanael West's cynical,...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Anne Hathaway, Lincoln (movie, 2012), Celebrities, Ang Lee
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Oscars 2013: Can Jennifer Lawrence be stopped?
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesJennifer Lawrence has gone from being “the girl on fire” in “The Hunger Games” to Hollywood's golden girl for her ...... -
'Silver Linings Playbook' snags Spirit awards
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The persistent irony of the Film Independent Spirit Awards is that as much as they're positioned as the DIY antidote to the Academy Awards, the indie film with the most Oscars recognition almost invariably reaps the greatest...
Tags: The Hangover (movie), The Hunger Games (movie), Bradley Cooper, Anne Hathaway, The Sessions (movie)
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Indie Spirit Awards: Cooper, Lawrence, Wallis' last stop before the Oscars
The Film Independent Spirit Awards are the penultimate stop before the Oscars -- but with just one day to go before the Academy Awards, 9-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis had reached her red carpet threshold. As her publicist told her she had a few more...
Tags: Fred Armisen, The Hangover (movie), Mark Duplass, The Hunger Games (movie), Sundance Film Festival
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'Silver Linings Playbook' wins best feature at Indie Spirit Awards
David O. Russell's dramatic comedy "Silver Linings Playbook" took home the best feature prize at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday afternoon at a raucous ceremony hosted by Andy Samberg on the beach in Santa Monica. It was a big afternoon for...
Tags: John Cassavetes, Mark Duplass, Wes Anderson, Anne Hathaway, The Sessions (movie)
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