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Countdown to The Oscars – Best Actress Nominations

Let Movie Talk take you by the arm and lead you down the red carpet, familiarising you with the nominees along the way… Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady If you can see this, then you might need a Flash … Continue reading

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Countdown to The Oscars – Best Actor Nominations

Let Movie Talk take you by the arm and lead you down the red carpet, familiarising you with the nominees along the way… Demián Bichir – A Better Life If you can see this, then you might need a Flash … Continue reading

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Couch Potato’s Tuesday Teaser: What do Holly Hunter, Marlee Matlin and Jane Wyman have in common?

Well, Holly Hunter played mute Scottish woman in The Piano, Marlee Matlin used sign language in Children of a Lesser God, and Jane Wyman played a deaf-mute woman in Johnny Belinda. And what they have in common is that all … Continue reading

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Oscars 2012 – Nominations announced!

The 2012 Oscars nominations have just been announced and, as usual, following the Golden Globes and plenty of speculation, there aren’t that many surprises. Here are the main category nominees: Best Picture The Artist War Horse The Descendants Midnight in … Continue reading

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Oscars 2011 – Movie Talk’s live report on the 83rd Academy Awards

Here we are, Movie Talk’s Jason & Adele, ready to begin our live report on the Oscars. Sadly we’re not at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood Boulevard but in an office in Southwark. By day, Movie Talk tower (aka the … Continue reading

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Oscars 2011 – Watching the frocks on the red carpet and the coyotes on the fairway

With the Oscars almost upon us, preparations for the big day are gathering pace. Over in Hollywood, they’ve already unrolled the red carpet and stars and their stylists are getting their looks just right. Meanwhile, we here in Movie Talk … Continue reading

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The Oscars 2011 – Who will win? Who should win?

Who’s going to win big at this year’s Oscars? Will The King’s Speech be getting all the applause? Or will The Social Network be the Academy’s friend? With the clock ticking down to Sunday night’s ceremony, we’re going to predict … Continue reading

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Couch Potato’s three steps to predicting this year’s Oscar winners

First, check out ‘How to win an Oscar – some simple rules‘. Second, remind yourself of the winning films of yesteryear. Sky Movies Showcase is showing all of these Oscar-winning movies – and more – over the next few days: … Continue reading

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Oscars Muse – Best Director nominations: This is a man’s world

An Oscars statue weighs 8 1/2 pounds (almost 4kg for us metrics) which isn’t really a lot – although if you had two you could use them as dumbbells and get a decent workout. But the Best Director Oscar is … Continue reading

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Oscars Muse – Best Foreign Language Film nominations

I’m really trying my best to have seen as many of the Oscars nominated movies as possible before end of February (so I can win the office sweepstake – again). But the Foreign Language Film is a category that always … Continue reading

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