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First Look: Brad Pitt in Cogan’s Trade

Cogan’s Trade, written and directed by Andrew Dominick, last seen directing Pitt in the marvelous The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, described this way, “Jackie Cogan is a professional enforcer who investigates a heist that went down during a mob-protected poker game.” One...

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Press Play and the Shoulds

Back in the early days of Oscarwatch we had a rule: it wasn’t about advocating; it was about predicting.  It wasn’t about what SHOULD win; it was about what WILL win.  But all of that changed as the Oscar watching industry grew.  Now, just like internet dating, there is no stigma to it.  The best way to write about the Oscars, I figure, is to advocate –...

84th Academy Awards, Nominees Luncheon

Oscars 2012: Best Actor

The beating heart of the Oscar race now is almost always in the Best Actor category.  The only category that gives it a tiny bit of heat is the Director...

Brad Pitt considers a negative Oscar campaign

The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook Brad Pitt talking with Jon Stewart about Moneyball on The Daily Show — wondering why Oscar campaigns never go negative the way political campaigns do. ...

Brad Pitt, Bennett Miller, Jonah Hill talk to Charlie Rose

You can watch the entire 53-minute conversation at CharlieRose.com. Meanwhile, yesterday Moneyball passed the the $100 mil worldwide baseline. True to the equations of the film itself, home runs aren’t required to win the box-office game. For a movie in its 11th week of release, Moneyball has enjoyed a remarkably gracefully slope in terms of weekly drop-off percentage....

Brad Pitt, Celebrity and a Random Act of Kindness

Photo posted on JustJared I was invited to a special screening for Moneyball on the Sony lot.  If you’ve never been there, or don’t live...

Oscars 2011: Single Fathers and the Vanishing Mothers

One of the threads running through this year’s Oscar race is the single father who must pull things together for the sake of his kids.  This is...

Oscarwatch: For Your Consideration

Why does it seem like the beginning of October is already too late to push through an Oscar contender?  If you’re a big star in a big movie you’re...

Best Actor Talk

For the second in our series of talks, Thelma Adams, USA Today’s Susan Wloszczyna talk about Best Actor. Since our talk, I’ve seen Moneyball.  Best Actor is boiling down to a few strong performances out a large group of actors this year.  Brad Pitt is going to be a force to be reckoned with I have a feeling: sometimes these things just happen and it’s...

Moneyball – Even the Losers Get Lucky Sometimes

There is a reason we have long since married our American spirit to baseball, and a reason why it’s the only sport with any romanticism attached...