“The King’s Speech”: Colin Firth’s Oscar-bound performance
I went to "The King's Speech" completely prepared to dig in and resist it: a British period piece, suffused with imperial nostalgia, about a member of the royal family nobly battling a disability....
View Article“King’s Speech” leads Golden Globe nominations
The British monarchy tale "The King's Speech" led Golden Globe contenders Tuesday with seven nominations, including best drama and acting honors for Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey...
View ArticleHow “The King’s Speech” gets stuttering wrong
2011 has been a good year for stuttering. Thanks to "The King's Speech" -- the Oscar-nominated film about King George VI's attempt to overcome his speech impediment -- the largely hidden, sporadically...
View ArticleIn praise of Helena Bonham Carter, fashion tragedy
Helena Bonham Carter is as disastrous a dresser as she is brilliant an actress. The 44-year-old, nominated for a best supporting actress Academy Award for her droll, plummy turn as the Queen Mum in...
View ArticleYour Oscar night primer
Anne Hathaway and James Franco's purported musical numbers: Bust or must? I will admit to being totally suckered by the snippet from a "Grease" number that will apparently be performed by Oscar...
View ArticleJimmy Kimmel lampoons “The King’s Speech”
Jimmy Kimmel was all over Best Picture winner "The King's Speech" during his show last night. The ABC late night host unveiled a spoof of the film, presented as a trailer for a new, Americanized...
View ArticleOscar’s best picture nominee numbers vary
Have you been annoyed and confused by the decision to allow 10 nominees for best picture during the Oscars for the last two years? Do you think the academy should allow more than five movies in that...
View ArticleWhy the Oscar race still matters
This week brings us the unofficial opening of Oscar season, with the indie-oriented Gotham Awards announcing their list of early-bird nominees on Thursday morning. (I have a pretty good idea what’s on...
View ArticleYour Oscar night primer
We can't know who's going to win. But we can tell you what to watch for: Banksy, virtual set disasters and more
View Article"King's Speech" leads Golden Globe nominations
Colin Firth's historical drama gets seven nods, while "The Social Network" and "The Fighter" get six
View ArticleHow "The King's Speech" gets stuttering wrong
The Oscar favorite is putting the spotlight on a disabling condition. Too bad it dangerously misrepresents the cure
View ArticleIn praise of Helena Bonham Carter, fashion tragedy
The actress with a love of baffling outfits promises to be an Oscar red carpet disaster -- and we love her for it
View ArticleJimmy Kimmel lampoons "The King's Speech"
A parodic movie trailer featuring George W. Bush in the role of the stuttering leader? Hilarious
View ArticleOscar's best picture nominee numbers vary
The academy announced today that anywhere from five to 10 films will now be nominated for the night's biggest award
View ArticleWhy the Oscar race still matters
It's "12 Years" vs. "Gravity," as the Oscar season kicks off early amid punditry, lamentation and philosophy
View Article"The King's Speech": Colin Firth's Oscar-bound performance
Pick of the week: The actor shines as George VI in "The King's Speech" -- a surprising tale about fading empire
View ArticleThe 16 Best Picture winners that never, ever should have gotten an Oscar
The idea of a "best" film is bad. That these films were honored as such is even worse.
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