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The Oscars show, nominated films shortchanged in China
BEIJING — Cecilia Wu, 18, is a self-described film freak. Despite the heavy workload of her senior year of high school here in the Chinese capital, she sees a movie every two or three days and has caught most of the films with Academy Award...Tags: China, Life of Pi (movie), AIDS, Les Miserables (movie), Argo (movie)
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First Step May Be Realizing We're In Love With Violence
The Hartford CourantHow can we make sure that violence always feels real — truly real — to us? This is the question that underlies so many of the questions we are asking about violence today in the aftermath of the horror of Newtown. When we ask, "Are violent...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Pakistan, Suicide, Quentin Tarantino, Slavery
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'The Gatekeepers' review: Important and incomplete
**1/2 (out of four) Before the Oscar-nominated documentary “The Gatekeepers,” members of Israel’s secret service known as the Shin Bet had never given interviews. So why were they willing to participate in this film? Why is it now OK to...
Tags: Israel
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What to expect from Seth MacFarlane's debut outing as Oscar host
A year after Billy Crystal helmed the Oscars for approximately the 40 millionth time, hosting duties fall to “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane, who’s directed a grand total of one movie and had a minor role alongside Dwayne Johnson...
Tags: Emma Stone, Life of Pi (movie), James Franco, Billy Crystal, Quentin Tarantino
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Oscars 2013 date, time, TV channel, preview and more!
Channel Guide MagazineOscars 2013 date, time, TV channel, preview and more, with host Seth MacFarlane! The 85th Annual Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 24 ABC, 7pm ET; Red Carpet coverage on E! starting at 5:30pm ET Family Guy funnyman Seth MacFarlane hosts this year's Oscar... -
Letters: Torture and 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Re "Road to Oscars a minefield for 'Zero,'" Feb. 19 I was disgusted by the opening scenes in "Zero Dark Thirty" portraying torture. Contrary to actual events, the prolonged scenes failed to portray any significant awareness of the current moral and...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Movies, Academy Awards, Entertainment Events
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Solitary confinement's toll
WASHINGTON -- "Zero Dark Thirty," a nominee for Sunday's Oscar as Best Picture, reignited debate about whether the waterboarding of terrorism suspects was torture. This practice, which ended in 2003, was used on only three suspects. Meanwhile, tens of...
Tags: Charles Dickens, Suicide, Punishment, U.S. Supreme Court, The New York Times
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Connecticut's Oscar Favorites From Those In The Know
The Hartford CourantThe Academy Awards bring out the critic in everyone. It starts when the nominations are announced — "Whaddya mean, Ben Affleck wasn't nominated?" — and lasts long after Oscar night. That annual ritual takes place Sunday night and will be...Tags: Alan Arkin, Westport Country Playhouse, Michael Haneke, Academy Awards, Tommy Lee Jones
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Oscars 2013: Watch live video coverage Sunday — but first, catch up
The 85th Academy Awards are getting closer, and the big question on Oscar watchers' minds is whether "Argo" will sweep this awards season, capping off its run with a best picture win for Ben Affleck's drama about the Iranian hostage crisis. But there'...
Tags: Google+, Joaquin Phoenix, Academy Awards, Flight (movie), Twitter, Inc.
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Critic's Notebook: Movie violence must not be stopped
I abhor violence. As a rookie police reporter years ago I saw the damage guns, knives, broken bottles, metal pipes, hands — humans — can inflict. From the terrifyingly premeditated to the unfortunately accidental, those images still have the...
Tags: The Hurt Locker (movie), Platoon (movie), Schindler's List (movie), Quentin Tarantino, Woody Harrelson
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Database catalogs movie firearms
This sturdy Austrian had supporting roles in the recent action movies "Skyfall" and "Zero Dark Thirty," the TV western "Justified" and the military video game "Medal of Honor: Warfighter." The ubiquitous performer — actually a semiautomatic pistol...Tags: Boardwalk Empire (tv program), Jeremy Renner, University of California, Santa Barbara, Jamie Foxx, Clint Eastwood
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COLUMN: Solitary confinement comes with a price
Washington Post Writers GroupWASHINGTON -- "Zero Dark Thirty," a nominee for Sunday’s Oscar as Best Picture, reignited debate about whether the waterboarding of terrorism suspects was torture. This practice, which ended in 2003, was used on only three suspects. Meanwhile,...Tags: The Washington Post, Charles Dickens, George Will, Suicide, Punishment
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