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Young Adult Painfully Funny

Matt Cantor — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:18:05 CST

Young Adult , from the writer/director team behind Juno , stars Charlize Theron as a selfish thirtysomething returning to her hometown with the belief that she can win over her high school boyfriend—who's now married with a kid. Critics love it, though it can be hard to take: The film "systematically...

No Country Wins Best Picture

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:54:52 CST

Hollywood crowned the Coen brothers' No Country for Old Men with four Oscars tonight, including best picture, best direction, and best adapted screenplay, the Los Angeles Times reports. Javier Bardem won best supporting actor for his role as the film's ice-cold assassin. Daniel Day-Lewis scored best actor prize for There...

Juno Scores at Spirit Awards

Harry Kimball — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:36:41 CST

Little-indy-that-could Juno won big at today’s Independent Spirit Awards, netting best actress for its star Ellen Page, best first script for writer Diablo Cody, and best feature film, the Los Angeles Times reports. The awards show, which honors only films made for less than $20 million, has drawn casually clad...

Clooney Sees No Country Sweep

Harry Kimball — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:19:17 CST

If you’re betting on Oscar results this weekend, Time has an odd piece of advice: Listen to George Clooney. The actor says he's never been wrong about winners, the magazine reports, and he shares this year’s picks: The Coen brothers’ No Country for Old Men will sweep, netting the film...

Oscar Smiles on Women Writers

Jane Yager — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:40:40 CST

When the Oscars for screenplays are awarded tomorrow, chances are pretty good that women's names will be on the envelopes. Three are up for best screenplay and one for adapted screenplay, an Oscar record. Women still make up only 19% of film writers, the AP reports, but the tide may...

Juno Barbs Prompt Protests

Ambreen Ali — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:02:47 CST

Angry viewers are lobbying to axe "hurtful" lines from the trailer of quirky adoption flick Juno before showing it at the Oscars, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The offending scene—televised at the Golden Globes—has the title character quipping the Chinese "give away babies like free iPods." Screenwriter Diablo...