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Gifts, parties and celebs: L.A. readies for Oscars

The red carpet has been laid out in front of the Kodak Theatre, topped with a plastic sheet in case of rain. Traffic is snarled. Tourists are flocking to Hollywood & Highland to see a bit of the Academy Awards preparations and snap p [...]

Posted On : Mar, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

The Hurt Locker: Best Picture - 2010 Oscar Predictions

Beverly Hills, CA - The general habit here is to wait until the last possible minute until Oscar Predictions are filed. That's to give this blogger enough time to research how politics has impacted the Oscar race. The question i [...]

Posted On : Mar, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Stargazing | Oscar banishment; Naomi in another mess

‘Hurt Locker’ producer banned from Oscars Commit this name to memory: Nicolas Chartier. For the first time in its history, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has banned a nominee from attending the Oscars. T [...]

Posted On : Mar, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Hollywood Swinging: Your Winning Oscar Party Playlist

Okay, so maybe the Best Song nominees aren't being performed on the Oscars telecast this year -- thus personally denying me a double dose of my lifelong musical hero Randy Newman. Yet that does not mean this will be a totally tuneles [...]

Posted On : Mar, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Controversy hurts Oscar favourite.

JUST as it seemed that Sunday’s Oscar show was ­becoming boringly ­predictable, a slew of new ­controversies is threatening the status of best-picture favourite The Hurt Locker.     The low-budget th [...]

Posted On : Mar, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Gifts, parties and celebs: L.A. readies for Oscars

Gifts, parties and celebs: L.A. readies for Oscars

Hollywood is in full-on Oscar mode. The red carpet has been laid out in front of the Kodak Theatre, topped with a plastic sheet in case of rain. Traffic is snarled. Tourists are flocking to Hollywood & Highland to see a bit of the Ac [...]

Posted On : Mar, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Walters to Oscar night: I'm running out of gowns

Barbara Walters, the 80-year-old TV journalist and talk show host, said on Wednesday that she was quitting her Oscars television special after 29 years for the March 7 Academy Awards.For almost three decades it has become a tradition for [...]

Posted On : Mar, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Oliver Stone shocked on revisit to Wall St.

Director Oliver Stone was shocked when he revisited the world of high finance for the sequel to his 1987 hit movie "Wall Street", describing what was happening there as the "collapse of capitalism.""Why did I go [...]

Posted On : Mar, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Hurt Locker producers sued days before Oscars

An Army sergeant on Tuesday sued the makers of Oscar-nominated film "The Hurt Locker" five days before the Academy Awards, claiming the central character in the film is based on him. Master Sergeant Jeffrey S. Sarver believes s [...]

Posted On : Mar, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Many nominees, new stars feed Oscar fashion frenzy

The unusually high number of Oscar contenders this year has set off a frenzy in style circles as old and new designers clamor to outfit stars for the red carpet -- the fashion runway of all fashion runways. This year, 10 films inste [...]

Posted On : Mar, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Jeff Bridges among Oscar gamblers' top picks

Those who are betting real cash on the Oscars have determined that "Crazy Heart's" Jeff Bridges is a lock for best actor, so much so that most online bookies will require you to risk $6 just to win $1. But if there's an [...]

Posted On : Mar, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Oscar nominee banned from attending award ceremony

Nicolas Chartier, producer of best picture nominee The Hurt Locker  has been banned from attending the Oscar presentation ceremony on Sunday. This is the first time in its history, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences ha [...]

Posted On : Mar, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

Testing Oscar knowledge with a crossword

Testing Oscar knowledge with a crossword

The Academy Awards has created a 127-clue crossword puzzle covering the last 82 Oscar shows, from the first winner to the 2010 nominees. Hint for 29 Across: he is also nominated as Best Supporting Actor this year. With many historical re [...]

Posted On : Mar, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

Iraq war takes centre stage at Oscars

Seven years after Michael Moore was booed off the Oscars stage for protesting the invasion of Iraq, a film depicting the conflict is poised to take the top prize at the Academy Awards. With less than a week to go until the Oscars are han [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

 
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