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Out on DVD | The Reader – Oscar-winning Kate Winslet plays a woman with a dark past

Posted on 25 May 2009 by Jason Best

Kate Winslet won her long-awaited Oscar for her role in The Reader, a compelling story of love and shame, guilt and reconciliation set in the shadow of the Holocaust. She plays tram conductor Hannah, a woman with a dark past … Continue reading →

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Awards Season | Slumdog Millionaire & Benjamin Button lead the field at the Baftas

Posted on 15 January 2009 by Jason Best

Slumdog Millionaire and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button are the frontrunners in the race for this year’s Bafta awards, whose nominations were announced today. Slumdog, Danny Boyle’s tale of a Mumbai street kid, and Benjamin Button, David Fincher’s eccentric … Continue reading →

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Awards Season | Brits win big at 2009 Golden Globes

Posted on 12 January 2009 by Jason Best

So, that tiny little star next to Anne Hathaway’s name on the Golden Globes website last week didn’t amount to anything after all. It was good old Kate, for years the bridesmaid at awards ceremonies (losing five times as a … Continue reading →

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