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ISSUE: March 1, 2010

Articles about Academy Award

Pressing His Luck - 11-1-2008

Since winning an Academy Award in 2005, Jamie Foxx has seen his films fall flat. Will his risky performance in this month’s The Soloist be enough to put him back in audiences’ — and the Academy’s — good graces? Or will he be the next victim of the Oscar curse?

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... ? Photograph by LOREN ZOAGIUS Since winning an Academy Award in 2005, JAMIE FOXX has seen his films fall...

...the prime of his career, who’s won an Academy Award and just about every other acting trophy (and a...

...fallout that comes after landing an Academy Award. It isn’t predictable, but it is very...

Road Warrior (2)007: Miles Are Forever - 1-15-2008

Thousands tried out for the role of Road Warrior, but only five stars emerged to engage in a savvy battle of wits and determination. In true Hollywood fashion, the fi nal outcome was in doubt until the end.

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... Kidman? Nicole Kidman
When I win an Academy Award, I’ll be sure to thank these people in...

...Marilyn Monroe
When I win an Academy Award, I’ll be sure to thank these people in...

... Kidman? Nicole Kidman
When I win an Academy Award, I’ll be sure to thank these people in...

California Dreamin’ - 8-15-2009

The first thing that visitors to the courtyard of the new School of Cinematic Arts complex at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles are greeted by is the swashbuckling bronze likeness of Douglas Fairbanks Sr. -- but not because he was so dazzling in The Mark of Zorro (or in any of his other legendary roles). It was Fairbanks, a titan of the silent-film era as well as one of the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, who, around 1927, first suggested to his fencing partner, USC president Rufus B. von KleinSmid, that establishing a film class at the university might be a boffo idea (see time-line entry number one).

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...one alumnus has been nominated annually for an Academy Award, with 256 nominations and 78 victories during...

...Welles becomes the first person to ever receive Academy Award nominations in four categories -- producer,...

...Oscar winner Meryl Streep receives her 15th Academy Award nomination for her role in the film adaptation...

Curtain Call - 8-1-2007

Early in his life, legendary playwright and screenwriter Horton Foote was given this advice: "Write what you know." He did as he was told and ended up earning himself two Oscars, an Emmy, a Pulitzer, and a National Medal of the Arts in the process. ...

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...just her and Pulitzer Prize– and Academy Award–winning demigod Horton Foote in the...

...which, in 1962, garnered him his first Academy Award (his second was for Tender Mercies ).

Dvds - 8-15-2003

While you may have tired of “all that jazz” surrounding the Academy Award-winning film CHICAGO when it was on the award campaign trail last year, you should still be the first in line for the DVD on August 19. After all, as exhausting as the hype wa...

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...that jazz” surrounding the Academy Award-winning film CHICAGO when it was on the award...

To Die For - 11-1-2009

IT MAKES NO real difference what time zone you’re passing through as you read this. Day or night, morning or evening, somewhere at this very moment an episode of one of the flood of television crime dramas, like Law & Order, Bones, or CSI: Miami, is being aired. The shows have become as much a part of our American lifestyle as fast foods and fad diets.

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...recall, spins around an early screen role of Academy Award winner Kevin Costner. Remember the opening scene...

Movies - 2-1-2001

KILLER FLICKS If you think love is the only thing in the air this month, check out these thrilling releases. The highly anticipated follow-up to 1991’s The Silence of the Lambs, HANNIBAL is the newest installment in the series (remem...

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...is pursuing Hannibal Lecter. The cast includes Academy Award-winner Anthony Hopkins as the unlovable Lecter...

New On Dvd - 8-15-2001

Academy Award-nominated Chocolat debuts on DVD this month. This film stars Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp — and while it didn’t sweep the Oscars like Forrest Gump, did, it deserves the five nominations it received. The ...

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Movies - 12-15-2001

A ROYAL SUCCESS The Majestic stars Jim Carrey (left) as a screenwriter who loses his job and his identity during the 1950’s blacklist, then goes on to rediscover his passions and convictions. Directed and produced by Academy Award no...

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...and convictions. Directed and produced by Academy Award nominee Frank Darabont (The Green Mile), the...

New On Dvd - 4-1-2002

MIND GAMES Topping this month’s list of DVD releases is the 1995 Academy Award- winner The Usual Suspects, starring Kevin Spacey as crippled con man Roger “Verbal” Kint recounting, through flashbacks, a crime spree gone bad. S...

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...list of DVD releases is the 1995 Academy Award- winner The Usual Suspects , starring Kevin...

New On Dvd - 8-1-2002

The countdown is finally over: The first of two distinctly different DVD releases of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring debuts August 6. Hobbit fans, get ready, this two-disc set boasts bonuses aplenty. Experience Midd...

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...note make their DVD debut this month, including Academy Award-nominees In the Bedroom , starring Sissy...

Cool Calling - 9-1-2002

With all those smart, sleek cell phones out there today, were all a bit green with phone envy. Walking through an airport, we cast a quick, sidelong glance at that elegant new unit cradled by some lucky user. Here are three new mobiles that will put...

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...No wonder Motorola gave a V70 to all the 2002 Academy Award nominees. It’s one of this...

Movies - 9-1-2003

UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN You, my friend, have had a tough week. Maybe worse. So quit. Empty your bank account. Buy a villa in Tuscany. Move. Meet a sexy Italian. Fall in love. Only in the movies, right? Nope, this happened for real —...

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...with her husband, the film’s star, Academy Award nominee Diane Lane, heads abroad solo (for more...

New On Dvd - 2-15-2004

TITLE:MATCHSTICK MEN DETAILS: Nicolas Cage and Sam Rockwell make a winning duo as con artists embarking on their biggest heist yet — until Cage’s daughter (Alison Lohman) arrives on the scene — in this all-encompassing crime comedy t...

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...a soundtrack that includes the musical score by Academy Award-winner Hans Zimmer, as well as a compilation of...

A Brand-New Man - 8-15-2008

Randy Newman has never been the most prolific singer-song writer in the biz. But at long last, he’s starting to get personal on a new studio album.

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...-- he''s occupied himself with a career as an Academy Award–winning composer for films -- it has been nearly...

...-- he''s occupied himself with a career as an Academy Award–winning composer for films -- it has been nearly...

Cable Favorite - 9-1-2008

Cable Favorite What do bare-armed comedian Larry the Cable Guy(pictured) and Academy Award&ndas...

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...comedian Larry the Cable Guy (pictured) and Academy Award–winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins have...

Becoming Amy - 8-15-2009

How Amy Adams went from being a small-town girl to being one of the most sought-after starlets of her generation.

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...on the big screen and was then nominated for an Academy Award for her honest portrayal. But underneath the...

All’s Well That Ends Swell - 10-15-2009

Fans of the Swell Season wondered what the disintegration of the romantic relationship between bandmates Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová would do to their musical pairing. Their second album, Strict Joy, proves that their partnership is as strong as ever.

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... on the heels of its winning a Best Original Song Academy Award for “Falling Slowly” from the 2007 film Once ,...

... on the heels of its winning a Best Original Song Academy Award for “Falling Slowly” from the 2007 film Once ,...

Mr. Nice Guy - 9-15-2007

Steve Carell is big on the small screen and big on the big screen. But he's not getting a big head about it all.

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...realize it,” says Peter Hedges, the Academy Award–nominated director of Dan in Real...

When The Music’s Over - 2-15-2008

Its time to really get down to business. Especially for this breed of artists-cum-entrepreneurs.

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...rock to show tunes and who even produced a 1972 Academy Award–nominated documentary. She founded her...