Oscars to use electronic voting
OSCAR organisers will introduce electronic voting to select Hollywood’s top films and stars from next year.
Film
Oscars get misty-eyed in nostalgia
THE films with the most nominations are those that honour the art form’s heritage.
Oscars favour Hugo, The Artist
MARTIN Scorsese’s lavish 3D adventure Hugo won 11 Oscar nominations last night, ahead of silent movie The Artist with 10 nods.
2012 Oscar nominations
THE full list of Oscar nominations for the 2012 Academy Awards.
What Soderbergh did next
THE acclaimed director is taking a break from making movies.
Hearst family ends Citizen Kane feud
THE 1941 film Citizen Kane will be shown at Hearst Castle, ending a seven-decade-long feud.
He’s not god, but his groove is back
HARVEY Weinstein is once again making fiendishly good movies.
Dog of a year for box office
CINEMA box office takings fell last year for the first time since 2005 and Australian films comprised only 3.9 per cent of takings.
‘Roughneck’ director’s dream response
LED by the Edgerton brothers, Australian filmmakers are making their presence felt in Utah.
Little pleasures
ARRIETTY is an enchanting story of a family of little people living beneath the floorboards of a house inhabited by humans.
Circus story
I RECENTLY had the dubious pleasure of reading my ASIO file, compiled during the period I directed the Sydney Film Festival in the 1970s.
For better or for worse
HE has been his own worst enemy since the early success of Priscilla. Will film director Stephan Elliott’s talent for creating “total chaos” finally pay off?
Not so grown up
THIS romantic comedy-drama, better than average, is a grown-up movie with some interesting ideas.
Everything old is new again
WHEN French actor Jean Dujardin told his friends what his latest project was, he always met the same reaction.
Aussies shine at Sundance
AUSTRALIAN filmmakers have reaffirmed the country’s reputation for drama at the Sundance Film Festival in the US.
Lucas declares the Wars are over
THE man who created the greatest series in Hollywood history is hanging up his lightsabre.
Iran backflips on award winner
IRAN’S government has hailed the weekend win by Iranian movie A Separation at the Golden Globes awards.
Blindfolds on black stories
BARACK Obama recently held a private screening of WWII movie Red Tails in the White House. But it was almost never made.
Spry vs spy lead BAFTA nominees
IT’S spry versus spy as frothy silent movie The Artist and moody thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy lead the race for the BAFTAs
Goodbye to the evil executive
THE filmmaker son of a stockbroker has brought some humanity to Wall Street.
Screen NSW appoints new CEO
FORMER chair of the Australian Film Commission, Maureen Barron, has been appointed the new chief executive of Screen NSW.
Just another night at the office
RICKY Gervais disappointed those who wanted a rerun of last year’s Golden Globes performance.
Hollywood all quiet on best film front
A SILENT film from France has confirmed its status as the darling of a quiet Hollywood awards season.
007 comeback for classic car
THE Aston Martin DB5 will return in the next instalment of James Bond’s adventures.
Stars put their back out at Globes
THE Golden Globes have a reputation as the Oscars’ less stuffy little sister, but in reality no one wants to be the worst-dressed.
Clooney collects at feisty Golden Globes
GEORGE Clooney dominated the Golden Globes today, winning Best Actor in a Drama for his role in The Descendants, which also won Best Drama.
Gervais plays it safe at Globes
COMEDIAN Ricky Gervais’s return to hosting duties at the Golden Globe Awards has proven to be more sizzle than sausage.
Pearce misses out on Globe
AUSTRALIAN actor Guy Pearce has missed out on a Golden Globe for his role in TV mini-series Mildred Pierce.
Stars hit the red carpet at Golden Globes
IT’S time for the 69th Golden Globe Awards, an anniversary setting itself up to be lampooned by host Ricky Gervais.
Kerr showcases our talent in US
ONLY days after becoming Qantas’s new ambassador, Miranda Kerr has taken to the red carpet of G’day USA’s gala in Hollywood.
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