Read more Atonement stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18537/atonement.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:13:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/34005/unschooled-keira-driven-to-prove-her-smarts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOscar nominations? Check. Intelligent, literary roles? Check. College education? Not so much. “I am completely uneducated,” Keira Knightley told the Daily Telegraph, which “leaves you with a slight chip on your shoulder.” To battle intellectual insecurity, the Atonement star, who is dyslexic and dropped out of school at 17, says...http://www.newser.com/story/34005/unschooled-keira-driven-to-prove-her-smarts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 03 Aug 2008 20:06:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19845/oscars-pose-a-threat-to-good-movies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOscar night may seem like fun, but it has quietly turned the US market for serious films into a “brutal blood sport,” critic AO Scott writes in the New York Times . The highly commercial fare of January through August is followed by an “avalanche of art” after Labor Day—and...http://www.newser.com/story/19845/oscars-pose-a-threat-to-good-movies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 23 Feb 2008 15:50:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/18719/brit-honors-to-day-lewis-atonement-coen-brothers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn what many see as a prologue to the Oscars, Atonement was named best film at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards yesterday, and Daniel Day-Lewis won the best actor award for his power performance in There Will Be Blood , reports Variety . In a surprise win French...http://www.newser.com/story/18719/brit-honors-to-day-lewis-atonement-coen-brothers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 Feb 2008 4:30:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/18538/top-breakthrough-roles-of-2007.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBefore No Country for Old Men , Josh Brolin couldn’t get a job. “My most famous role was in The Goonies ,” he reflects. Now, scripts are pouring in. Brolin is one of the New York Times ’ 15 “breakout” performers of the year. Many, though not all, are newcomers. Others, like...http://www.newser.com/story/18538/top-breakthrough-roles-of-2007.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 10 Feb 2008 11:38:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/17518/spartans-conquer-box-office.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMeet the Spartans outfought Rambo to claim top spot this weekend as both flicks knocked down last week's openers, Variety reports. Spartans , a 300 spoof, banked $18.7 million while Sly Stallone's pic scored $18.2 million. 27 Dresses crumpled to third with $13.6 million as horror pic Cloverfield...http://www.newser.com/story/17518/spartans-conquer-box-office.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 27 Jan 2008 18:19:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/14015/atonement-gets-7-globe-nods.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe WWII-era romance Atonement leads today's Golden Globe nominations with seven, including best drama, best actor, and best actress. Also among the seven drama contenders—there are typically five—are There Will Be Blood , No Country for Old Men , The Great Debaters , American Gangster , Michael Clayton, and Eastern Promises . No...http://www.newser.com/story/14015/atonement-gets-7-globe-nods.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Dec 2007 9:34:41 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13681/compass-leads-at-top-spot-yet-falls-short.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Golden Compass took top spot at the weekend box office but fell short of its expected $30-40 million tally, Variety reports. The flick grossed $26.1 million, chump change for a film costing $180 million—and New Line execs didn't hide their disappointment as they touted its sales abroad....http://www.newser.com/story/13681/compass-leads-at-top-spot-yet-falls-short.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Dec 2007 19:56:50 CST