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Kate Winslet Talks ‘Wonder Wheel,’ Woody Allen & Her Career [NYFF]

October 16, 2017 3:45 pm

Kate Winslet about to unveil her fourth film at the New York Film Festival, sat down with Film Comment Editor-In-Chief Nicolas Rapold for a career spanning conversation to celebrate the release of her newest f...

‘The Reader’ Producer Eyes Eva Braun Biopic

Kevin Jagernauth

February 24, 2010 4:31 am

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Michael Simon de Normier, producer of "The Reader" has acquired the rights to the biography, "Eva Braun: Life with Hitler" by Heike B. Görtemaker and C.H. Beck.The book, published earlier this month in Germany,...

Stephen Daldry To Direct ‘Young@Heart’ Feature Version Of Seniors Documentary? Steve Carell Being Eyed?

Rodrigo Perez

November 17, 2009 10:48 pm

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Earlier this week the trades reported that the Fox Searchlight documentary, "Young@Heart" was being remade into a narrative feature. The doc was a touching look at a group of senior citizens who formed a choir ...

‘Youth In Revolt’ Has No Release Date – Has The Weinstein Company Run Out Of Money?

Gabe Toro

May 22, 2009 11:42 am

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Sharon Waxman over at The Wrap has written another doomsday piece about the Weinstein Company, the type that were pretty prevalent last year when "The Reader" was threatening to be a nonstarter. Essentially, t...

Prescient ‘Extras’ Episode: Kate Winslet Hopes For A Holocaust Oscar

Rodrigo Perez

February 23, 2009 10:58 pm

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Oh, the irony! ...

Hugh Jackman’s Oscar Opening Digs At ‘The Reader’

Rodrigo Perez

February 23, 2009 3:01 pm

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Song and dance turned out to be not so bad when it turned out to have a good dose of humor. Again, "The Reader" robot song that Jackman sung in this opening where he monotoned, "I haven't seen 'The Reader!' got...

Backlash You Say? ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Strikes Back

Rodrigo Perez

January 30, 2009 12:42 am

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You want to play the manipulative press game come highstakes Oscar season? Two can play that game:The "Slumdog Millionaire" backlash campaign (brought to you by the makers of 'Benjamin Button'? ;) went into ove...

When EW Does Their Oscar Recount In 5 Years Will ‘The Reader’ Be At The Top Of Their List?

Rodrigo Perez

January 23, 2009 3:48 pm

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AKA Why the Weinstein's Are Still The Craftiest Bunch In The Biz"The Reader" earning itself an Oscar nomination for Best Picture yesterday had many people stunned and shocked, the most apparent of those being '...

Box Office: Did You Know?

Rodrigo Perez

January 23, 2009 3:31 am

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If The Oscar Best Picture Goes By Populism: The five 2008 Best Picture nominees go like this so far:- "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" - $104 million total- "Slumdog Millionaire" - $44.7 million total- "Mi...

The Happiest Man In Hollywood/The Least Happy Man In Hollywood

Rodrigo Perez

January 23, 2009 12:19 am

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Here's the truncated timeline:September 22, 2008: Distributor Harvey Weinstein and film producer Scott Rudin lock horns over the release of "The Reader." Weinstein fresh out of Oscar-bait hopefuls wants to rush...

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