Alfonso Cuarón was born in Mexico City. His father, Alfredo Cuarón, was a nuclear physicist who, according to Wikipedia, "worked...
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Read moreGood thing Steve Pond covers the Oscar race. The Wrap's awards journo no dives right in.
Read moreSomeone on Twitter asked me recently why I so strongly believed that Best Director needed to be tied to Best...
Read moreGet used to hearing this phrase - as Oscar ballots go out. Many of the contenders have already done their...
Read moreIn a way, Oscars 2013 could be summed up by "Kicking the Best Picture can down the road." We keep...
Read moreI posted about this a few days back but it's worth diving into again since the debates have begun to...
Read moreJohn Ridley brought some of Solomon Northup's descendants as he accepted his awards, choking back tears. He thanked honoree Robert...
Read moreIt must be Oscar ballot time! Remember what I told you, Oscar watchers. The film that usually wins King's Speech...
Read moreLast night in the Arlington theater I sat next to the Hollywood Reporter's Scott Feinberg. We were talking Best Picture....
Read moreBest Edited Feature Drama Captain Philips, Christopher Rouse Best Edited Feature Comedy/Musical American Hustle Jay Cassidy, A.C.E., Crispin Struthers &...
Read moreGold Derby and Movie City News have released their current standings. As you can see, many of the hot shots...
Read more“Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We...
Read moreWRITERS GUILD AWARDS Best Original Screenplay Her, Written by Spike Jonze Best Adapted Screenplay Captain Phillips, Written by Billy Ray...
Read more“We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.” Oscar ballots...
Read moreIt's kind of interesting that it took a British film director to make the most essential film about American slavery,...
Read moreFew funny YouTube videos worth your time. First up, Peter Handelman (who is a documentary filmmaker and comedian) doing a...
Read moreI think there has been some confusion in my State of the Race pieces. As the race has changed over...
Read moreFor the first time since the Academy expanded the Best Picture race to more than 5 nominees, the industry seems...
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