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This is the second year the Oscar-nominated shorts have been released theatrically; on opening weekend, they were the top grossers at 80% of the theaters in which they played last year. But thanks to YouTube, iTunes and AtomFilms, you don't have to go out to see them. At less than 20 minutes, they're eminently downloadable--and who can resist an Oscar-nominated movie...
...Great Train Robbery, made in 1903, was a 10-min. Western. But advances in technology and changes in viewing habits meant that by the '60s, shorts had become the currency of film schools and festivals, and by 2005 they had lost so much pop-culture clout that short-subject Oscar winners had to accept their awards in their seats, with their backs to much of the audience. "Next year they're gonna give out Oscars in the parking lot," joked host Chris Rock...
Mark Wahlberg is nominated for an Oscar for The Departed; HBO's Entourage, which Wahlberg produces, is loosely based on his life...
During a conversation with his cousin, Theo Faron (Clive Owen) asks, “What keeps you going?” It’s a particularly candid moment in the Oscar-nominated “Children of Men,” which takes place in a dystopian world 20 years into the future. During a visit to a gallery he owns—and which is now, in 2027, home to Picasso’s “Guernica,” the artist’s 1937 protest against fascism and political violence—Owen?...
...Actress, Best Original Score, and Best Adapted Screenplay. As good as Dench’s performance is, her odds of winning are anemic, given that Helen Mirren has scooped up the honors at every main awards show this season. It has a shot at the others, but regardless of Oscar success, Dame Judi earns a gold star in my book. —Staff writer Jillian J. Goodman can be reached at jjgoodm@fas.harvard.edu...