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| Blog Name: | In Contention |
| Url: | http://www.incontention.com |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | movies, Oscars, awards |
| Description: | InContention.com is an honest attempt by a couple of schmoes to make sense of the the film industry's Oscar race year in and year out. |
| Popularity: | 64 Followers |
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FRIDAY FORECAST: ‘Bounty’ soft
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*All historical figures cited are adjusted to today’s dollars.Forgive me if this entry seems a little rushed, but I’ve been flying most of the day and detoxing from South by Southwest. It was my f... |
Ubiquitous
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When I heard today that Mia Wasikowska had landed the lead in Cary Fukunaga’s upcoming adaptation of “Jane Eyre” for Focus Features, my first thought was, “Well, who else?”Not that there aren’t oth... |
IFC previews its wares
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Do you live in New York? Lucky you. I say that for many reasons, but chief among them right now is that you can attend this weekend’s Focus on IFC Films mini-festival, in which the dedicated indie ... |
Anton Corbijn blogs ‘The American’
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If only for the names involved, Focus Features’ thriller “The American” is one of my more anticipated films of 2010 — George Clooney stars, Rowan Joffe (who had a hand in my best-of-decade contende... |
LIFE WITHOUT OSCAR: 1929 and 1930
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Catch up with the idea behind this series here.A thousand apologies to everyone for the lack of a Sunday Cents column. With a respected actor/director duo putting in numbers as disappointing as “G... |
Fincher and Mulligan for ‘Dragon Tattoo?’
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As hard as it is to imagine the button-cute Carey Mulligan festooned with body art and facial piercings, kicking all kinds of corporate ass, it’s an intriguing possibility we must now consider.Over... |
Was that so hard?
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As a film-poster enthusiast, one of my bigger headscratchers from last year was why, with so many vivid stills to work with, the publicity team behind “The White Ribbon” couldn’t devise a one-sheet... |
No pressure
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UPDATE: It gets worse: Joshua Newton quotes Variety president Neil Stiles as saying “No one takes these reviews seriously,” and that the paper plans to cease reviewing altogether this year.EARLIER:... |
Apparition adopts Sundance pic ‘Rileys’
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Fresh off their first Oscar win (Best Costume Design for “The Young Victoria”), fledgling distributor Apparition has picked up a well-regarded Sundance indie that could end up buttressing their 201... |
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