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Sun, 19 May 2013 22:28:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/the-oscar-curse/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/the-oscar-curse/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:57:40 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352588 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/20/the-oscar-curse/feed/ 0 Winning an Academy Award can be the worst thing for an actor's career http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/mr-successs-encore-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/mr-successs-encore-2/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:00:00 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350254 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/mr-successs-encore-2/feed/ 0 Will the Oscar-hosting gig be the Family Guy creator's stepping stone to onscreen superstardom? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/barbra-streisand-to-sing-at-oscars-36-years-after-first-performance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/barbra-streisand-to-sing-at-oscars-36-years-after-first-performance/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:28:57 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344520 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/barbra-streisand-to-sing-at-oscars-36-years-after-first-performance/feed/ 0 Back in time to the 1977 Academy Awards http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/19/movies-that-make-history/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/19/movies-that-make-history/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2013 03:00:00 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337995 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/19/movies-that-make-history/feed/ 0 Hollywood's myth-making machine never lets facts get in the way of a good story http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/history-vs-magic-realism-oscar-loves-lincoln-and-life-of-pi/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/history-vs-magic-realism-oscar-loves-lincoln-and-life-of-pi/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:13:24 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335532 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/history-vs-magic-realism-oscar-loves-lincoln-and-life-of-pi/feed/ 0 Canadians can celebrate a foreign-language nomination for 'War Witch' and music nods for 'Life of Pi' composer Michael Danna http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/the-2013-oscar-nominees/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/the-2013-oscar-nominees/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:58:47 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334842 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/the-2013-oscar-nominees/feed/ 0 Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' leads with 12 nominations http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/and-the-oscar-hosting-duties-go-to-seth-mcfarlane/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/and-the-oscar-hosting-duties-go-to-seth-mcfarlane/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:29:10 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298616 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/and-the-oscar-hosting-duties-go-to-seth-mcfarlane/feed/ 0 The 'Family Guy' creator hopes to put a face to the voice http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/eight-rules-for-oscar-pools/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/eight-rules-for-oscar-pools/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:20:01 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241268 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/eight-rules-for-oscar-pools/feed/ 0 Film critic Brian D. Johnson offers tips for picking Academy Award winners http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/24/this-years-oscar-nominations/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/24/this-years-oscar-nominations/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:10:18 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235320 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/24/this-years-oscar-nominations/feed/ 0 Scorsese, Clooney dominate; DiCaprio out http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/24/spielberg-didnt-get-it/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/24/spielberg-didnt-get-it/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:49:35 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235312 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/24/spielberg-didnt-get-it/feed/ 0 Every time Spielberg doesn’t get a directing nomination for a movie that got nominated,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/22/things-the-kings-speech-was-silent-about/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/22/things-the-kings-speech-was-silent-about/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:34:27 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235080 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/22/things-the-kings-speech-was-silent-about/feed/ 0 I got the book The King’s Speech for Christmas and just finished it; in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/02/clash-of-the-biopic-titans/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/02/clash-of-the-biopic-titans/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:00:01 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/clash-of-the-biopic-titans/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/02/clash-of-the-biopic-titans/feed/ 4 Monroe, Thatcher, Hoover, Freud—Hollywood is turning into the history channel http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/28/oldestyoungestdullest-oscars/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/28/oldestyoungestdullest-oscars/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:54:08 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=175027 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/28/oldestyoungestdullest-oscars/feed/ 13 Franco and Hathaway didn't seem to know what they were doing http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/25/the-oscars-who-should-win-and-who-will-win/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/25/the-oscars-who-should-win-and-who-will-win/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:21:56 +0000 Claire Ward http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=174867 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/25/the-oscars-who-should-win-and-who-will-win/feed/ 0 Film critic Brian D. Johnson offers up his picks http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/24/driving-in-l-a-with-oscar-nominated-director-denis-villeneuve/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/24/driving-in-l-a-with-oscar-nominated-director-denis-villeneuve/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 21:00:42 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=174063 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/24/driving-in-l-a-with-oscar-nominated-director-denis-villeneuve/feed/ 0 The Quebec director talks about his shot at the Oscar http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/23/year-in-pictures-oscars/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/23/year-in-pictures-oscars/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:00:40 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=164380 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/23/year-in-pictures-oscars/feed/ 0 Maclean's presents the best photos of 2010 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/against-hitler-with-a-stutter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/against-hitler-with-a-stutter/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:20:34 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=162259 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/09/against-hitler-with-a-stutter/feed/ 0 Oscar favourite Colin Firth excels as a stammering royal who has to inspire a nation http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/12/howard-stern-may-have-a-point/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/12/howard-stern-may-have-a-point/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:19:27 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=115469 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/12/howard-stern-may-have-a-point/feed/ 42 Gabourey Sidibe isn't exactly on the road to becoming an "American Cinderella" http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/11/week-in-pictures-march-3rd-%e2%80%93-march-10th-2010/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/11/week-in-pictures-march-3rd-%e2%80%93-march-10th-2010/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:54:45 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=115249 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/11/week-in-pictures-march-3rd-%e2%80%93-march-10th-2010/feed/ 0 The week's most interesting photography http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/07/live-blogging-the-oscars/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/07/live-blogging-the-oscars/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:09:26 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=114412 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/07/live-blogging-the-oscars/feed/ 23 Brian D. Johnson on the highs and lows of the night http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/avatar-vs-hurt-locker-the-historical-favourite-question/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/avatar-vs-hurt-locker-the-historical-favourite-question/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:49:09 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=114065 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/avatar-vs-hurt-locker-the-historical-favourite-question/feed/ 8 Scott Macaulay tries to explain the new Oscar voting system and how it works,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/08/the-oscar-for-biggest-ham-goes-to%e2%80%89-%e2%80%89-%e2%80%89/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/08/the-oscar-for-biggest-ham-goes-to%e2%80%89-%e2%80%89-%e2%80%89/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:30:31 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=100225 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/08/the-oscar-for-biggest-ham-goes-to%e2%80%89-%e2%80%89-%e2%80%89/feed/ 4 Very Serious Dramatic Actress Meryl Streep has reinvented herself as a giddy comedienne http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/14/instead-of-a-year-end-list-of-my-own/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/14/instead-of-a-year-end-list-of-my-own/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:16:34 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97904 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/14/instead-of-a-year-end-list-of-my-own/feed/ 54 COLBY COSH dismisses the National Board of Review’s Top 10 Movies of 2009—none of which he's seen http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/05/%e2%80%98once-in-a-lifetime%e2%80%99-oscar-moments-thank-god/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/05/%e2%80%98once-in-a-lifetime%e2%80%99-oscar-moments-thank-god/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:40:00 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=2232 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/05/%e2%80%98once-in-a-lifetime%e2%80%99-oscar-moments-thank-god/feed/ 1 How will Wolverine fight Magneto now that his main mutant power is toe-tappingness? http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/22/liveblogging-the-academy-awards/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/22/liveblogging-the-academy-awards/#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:58:12 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=38112 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/22/liveblogging-the-academy-awards/feed/ 8 The biggest surprise of the night, however, is that the show was great. Now that's a miracle. http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/26/michelle-williams%e2%80%99s-vanishing-act/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/26/michelle-williams%e2%80%99s-vanishing-act/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:38:00 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=1608 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/26/michelle-williams%e2%80%99s-vanishing-act/feed/ 2 The Oscar-nominated actor wanted to escape celebrity. The result is a quietly brilliant film. http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/22/and-the-oscar-nominees-are/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/22/and-the-oscar-nominees-are/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:00:43 +0000 macleans.ca http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=30170 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/22/and-the-oscar-nominees-are/feed/ 0 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button earned 13 nominations http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/21/the-real-shame-about-jerry-lewis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/21/the-real-shame-about-jerry-lewis/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:00:00 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=1482 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/21/the-real-shame-about-jerry-lewis/feed/ 0 The humanitarian award isn’t the problem. It’s that he’s never got an Oscar for his films. http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/14/desperate-oscar-hires-male-escort/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/14/desperate-oscar-hires-male-escort/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:00:00 +0000 Brian D. Johnson http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=1333 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/01/14/desperate-oscar-hires-male-escort/feed/ 7 Just when it seemed the award show couldn’t get worse, Hugh Jackman is chosen as host http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/12/hugh-jackman-will-be-the-best-oscar-host-ever/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/12/hugh-jackman-will-be-the-best-oscar-host-ever/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:49:14 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://blog.macleans.ca/?p=24236 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/12/hugh-jackman-will-be-the-best-oscar-host-ever/feed/ 0 Most popular headline so far about the announcement that Hugh Jackman will host the...