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FeaturesPlaying to the crowd
For all the hoopla surrounding the announcement that the Academy had expanded its best picture category to 10 features, four or five films have taken the lead in this year’s race.
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FeaturesAnd then there were 10
From Sundance favourites to extraordinary sci-fi visions, this year’s best picture nominations embrace every aspect of contemporary film-making. Mike Goodridge reports
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FeaturesIn their own words
Some of this year’s leading nominees talk about their work on the selected films
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FeaturesWatching the world
Leon Forde gives an overview of this year’s foreign-language film contenders and charts their progress from festival appearances to the Oscars ceremony at Hollywood’s Kodak Theater. Plus a look back at Screen reviewers’ first impressions of the five nominated films
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FeaturesDiving into real life
John Hazelton profiles the documentary features and shorts nominated for this year’s Academy Awards
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FeaturesShort films with long lives
Some of the world’s most garlanded short films have been recognised by the Academy this year in both the live-action and animation categories. John Hazelton profiles the contenders
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News
Actor Lionel Jeffries dies ages 83
Character actor Lionel Jeffries has dies, aged 83 years old.
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First Italian 3D picture set to start shooting
Production is due to start on the first Italian-made 3D feature, it will begin principal photography getting underway in Canada later this month.
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NewsIFC slots Berlinale premiere Puzzle into 2010 pipeline
IFC Films has picked up North American rights to Natalia Smirnoff’s Argentinean drama Puzzle following its world premiere in competition at the Berlinale.
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NewsVivarto SP ZOO takes Polish rights to Peepli Live
UTV Motion Pictures and Aamir Khan Productions have licensed the political satire Peepli Live to Vivarto SP ZOO in Poland.
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NewsChris Morris' directorial debut Four Lions to close SXSW
Chris Morris’ dark comedy Four Lions, about an attempt by British jihadis to devastate the London Marathon, will close the SXSW Festival next month.
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NewsSemih Kaplanoglu's Honey takes Berlinale Golden Bear
Semih Kaplanoglu’s Honey (Bal), the third part of his reverse-order trilogy after Egg and Milk, became only the second Turkish film to win the Golden Bear in Berlin.
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NewsHurt Locker, Up In The Air eye Oscars after WGA triumph
The Hurt Locker and Up In The Air cemented their status as Academy Awards frontrunners as both films emerged triumphant at the 2010 Writers Guild Awards on Saturday [20].
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NewsBigelow becomes first woman to win BAFTA director prize
Kathryn Bigelow has become the first woman to win the best director prize at the Orange British Film Academy Awards, held in London over the weekend (February 21).
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NewsTen out of ten for Avatar as $51m raises tally to $1.78bn
Once again Avatar flew higher than the competition and continued to break records as the extraordinary run showed little sign of slowing down in its tenth weekend.
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NewsShutter Island exceeds expectations with $40.2m US launch
Paramount’s thriller Shutter Island soared to the top of the North American charts on an estimated $40.2m, setting opening weekend records for director and star.
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NewsOptimum takes UK rights to Guillem Morales' Julia's Eyes
DeAPlaneta has sold UK rights to Guillem Morales’ hotly anticipated horror Julia’s Eyes, produced by Guillermo del Toro, to Optimum Releasing.
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