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Academy Considers Moving Oscars From Kodak Theatre

Academy Considers Moving Oscars From Kodak Theatre

The group that puts on the Academy Awards is mulling a plan to move the most famous event in show business from its longtime home, The Hollywood Reporter has learned....

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Adaminte Makan Abu India’s official entry for Oscars

Adaminte Makan Abu India’s official entry for Oscars

National-award winning Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu has been chosen as India’s official entry for Oscars, announced Film Federation of India. Co-produced...

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The King’s Speech: The Royal Underdog and The Quirky Rainmaker

The King’s Speech: The Royal Underdog and The Quirky Rainmaker

A man gingerly approaches a microphone that surveys the gigantic Wembley stadium jam-packed with a multitude of faces. A group of people, apparently his well-wishers,...

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Compilation Soundtracks in Hollywood and a look back at the Classic Eighties

Compilation Soundtracks in Hollywood and a look back at the Classic Eighties

Hollywood films off late have come to use alternate rock more than other forms. In every second candy-floss, or chick flick one would see frequent easy-on-ears songs....

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Annie Hall-When  Alvy  Met  Annie

Annie Hall-When Alvy Met Annie

What  is  the  movie  about?-  You  could  basically  call it  Woody Allen’s   Valentine to   New York,  Diane Keaton and Himself in no  particular...

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Oscars – The Indian connection : Part 1

Oscars – The Indian connection : Part 1

Some observations: Last year, around the same time, India was euphoric. Slumdog Millionaire had conquered heavy ground at the 81st Academy Awards & two Indians...

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Down Memory Lane-The  50's

Down Memory Lane-The 50's

It is  quite an irony  that  what was  to be one of  the  most  conservative  decade  in  the  20th  century, would  also  be the period  where ...

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The White Ribbon

The White Ribbon

Author – Jitaditya I have a personal liking for German cinema. I just like the way they dissect the darker facets of their recent past so unabashedly. Especially...

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Special tribute to John Hughes at Oscars

Special tribute to John Hughes at Oscars

At awards shows, the death of a filmmaker is usually confined in the video montage celebrating all the big names in the film community that had died during the...

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From the editor's desktop – Week 6

From the editor's desktop – Week 6

Hello viewers. This is a long overdue editorial. And many apologies for the gap between this one and the last. A lot has been happening with the site backend –...

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The best and worst of 2009 – Oscar & Razzie nominations

The best and worst of 2009 – Oscar & Razzie nominations

The nominations for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards (Oscar Awards) & the 30th Annual Razzie Awards Gala have been announced. The best of the year will be honoured...

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Rahman song shortlisted for Oscars

Rahman song shortlisted for Oscars

Indian music maestro A.R Rahman’s song Na na from the film Couples Retreat has been shortlisted for nomination in original song category for the 82nd Academy...

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