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  • Author: Mark Johnson
    January 4, 2013

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    The Internet Film Critic Society - a group that our very own Joey Magidson is a member of – has announced their yearly winners. Argo is the gang’s choice for Best Picture and Best Director (Ben Affleck). This is the society’s 6th annual awards selection. This international group is comprised of film critics and journalists who work primarily (or exclusively) through online outlets. You can learn more about the group here, and take a look at their winners after the jump.

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    Author: Mark Johnson
    January 4, 2013

    THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER

    They are who we thought they were. Coach Green’s famous rant about the Chicago Bears football team can be applied to the Writers Guild Award nominees, as there were just about zero surprises. With scripts from films like Django Unchained, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Les Mis, and Amour being ruled ineligible, it cut the group of deserving nominees down considerably. So while The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Looper seem like surprise nominees, they were, in fact, not. Have a look at the full list of noms after the jump.

    Read more on Writers Guild Award Nominations Include ‘Perks’ and ‘Looper’…


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    Author: Mark Johnson
    January 4, 2013

    AroundtheCircuit

    Link(s) of the week:

    Want to know what category you have the best odds of receiving an Oscar nomination in? At The Wrap, Steve Pond crunches the numbers to uncover a few Oscar secrets.

    Read more on Around the Circuit: December 29th – January 4th…

    Author: Mark Johnson
    January 4, 2013

    James-Bond-Skyfall

    Following Skyfall’s Producers Guild nomination for Best Picture, AMPAS has announced that they will be celebrating 50 Years of James Bond at the 85th Academy Awards ceremony. As time dwindles down before the nominations are announced (January 10th), it is becoming harder and harder to leave Skyfall out of the Best Picture mix. Could this be the first Bond film to earn such an honor? We’ll find out next week.

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    In Line: Michael Madsen

    #4 - Could sensitive or villain do it for the gifted character actor?

    January 4, 2013

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    Oscar Track Record: Never Nominated

    Michael Madsen feels like he’s been in almost everything since he started his career back in 1982.  The great character actor got his first role in a little film called Against All Hope (1982), an obscure film that will never come to define him.  Madsen’s definition as a performer comes in the form as Jimmy from Thelma & Louise (1991), Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs (1992), and Budd in Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004).

    Feeling like a Kevin Bacon of sorts, Madsen has appeared in more than 50 films over 30 years and has offered his abilities in different genres like the sci-fi cult-classic Species (1995) with Ben Kingsley, the family favorite Free Willy (1993), and the crime megahit Donnie Brasco (1997) with Al Pacino and Johnny Depp.

    Brother of Academy Award Nominee Virginia Madsen, Michael’s award recognition has been virtually non-existent.  Madsen’s only form of recognition has come from Mark Mahon’s word-of-mouth Irish-hit Strength and Honour (2007) with Vinnie Jones.  The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007 and won Michael Madsen Best Actor from the Boston Film Festival. Read more on In Line: Michael Madsen…

    Author: Mark Johnson
    January 4, 2013

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    BEVERLY HILLS, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that nine scientific and technical achievements represented by 25 individual award recipients will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Saturday, February 9, 2013.

    Read more on 9 Scientific And Technical Achievements To Be Honored With Academy Awards®…

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