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DVD: Philip Seymour Hoffman Goes Directing in Jack Goes Boating

One of the best films of 2011 that’s not getting much love during this awards season (outside of the Independent Spirit Awards, which bestowed three nominations upon it) is Philip Seymour Hoffman’s directorial debut, Jack Goes Boating (out this week from Anchor Bay Entertainment). And while Mott Hupfel’s gorgeous cinematography — which turns wintry New York City into a gleaming bauble — looks great on Blu-Ray, the DVD itself comes up a little short in the special features department.

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DVD: Philip Seymour Hoffman Goes Directing in Jack Goes Boating

Oscar Index: And the Nominees Are…*

Er, make that “will be…” Maybe. Movieline’s Center for the Advanced Study of Kudos Forensics has been working overtime to break down the last week of contention for Academy Award nominations, finding the most intense activity among actors on bubbles. The researchers’ findings follow; report your own in the comments…

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Oscar Index: And the Nominees Are…*

Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain Nab First Sundance Deal

So you might have heard Sundance gets underway this week, but Sony Pictures Classics isn’t wasting any time on the acquisitions front: The distributor has picked up the Michael Shannon/Jessica Chastain psychological thriller Take Shelter , which premieres in competition Jan. 24. CAA — which represents virtually the entire principal cast as well as writer-director Jeff Nichols — sealed the deal with two days to spare before the fest’s opening night. And thus it falls off Movieline’s annual bidding-war forecast, also coming soon. Congrats to all.

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J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets: The Weinstein Brothers Have Their Priorities Straight

Tensions were running high at Movieline HQ in the lead up to our Golden Globes liveblog on Sunday night , because there stood a chance that the NFL playoff game between the New York Jets and New England Patriots might run past 8 p.m. on the East Coast. Naturally, we planned to flip over the Globes (or at least that’s what we told everyone), but it appears Harvey and Bob Weinstein had a different idea.

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True Grit Takes Another Hit from American Cinema Editors

Even more bad news for Team True Grit . Yet another guild has snubbed the Coen Brothers mostly excellent Western, meaning the chances of a Best Picture upset win seem even more unlikely than before. (That the Oscar nominations haven’t come out yet is neither here nor there, amirite?) The American Cinema Editors (ACE) announced their selections this morning, and “Roderick Jaynes” (nyuck) didn’t make the cut (nyuck). Who did? The usual suspects! Click ahead for the full-list — though you could probably guess it right now without even looking — and feel free to read these tea leaves in the comments section.

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True Grit Takes Another Hit from American Cinema Editors

Say What? Assessing the Vocal Ticks from True Grit

As our very own Dixon Gaines so accurately put it on Sunday , True Grit is “the compromise movie of households worldwide,” which is great news for those households — and Brooks Barnes — since the latest from the Coen Brothers is actually quite impressive. That is, if you can understand the dialogue, which is spoken through more grunts, lisps and slurs than your local pub at closing time. Or The King’s Speech . Ahead, Movieline attempts to discover just which True Grit cast member had the most arresting vocal tick.

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Say What? Assessing the Vocal Ticks from True Grit

Will Sony Play the Karate Kid Card in its Oscar War Vs. King’s Speech?

As noted in today’s edition of The Broadsheet, a writer at VF. com has made a compelling (or at least intriguing, or at least time-killing) case for The King’s Speech being little more than a well-produced riff on the original 1984 version of The Karate Kid . On the one hand, tropes is tropes; there are only so many original stories in the world, and eventually everything will have something in common. On the other… I mean, “The unorthodox, uncredentialed teacher is contrasted with a cruel — but more respected — educator.” Or, “The teacher helps fill a void left by the student’s absent father.” Is this the beginning of a covert Sony vs. Weinstein Oscar-season war?

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Kevin Smith Refuses to Do Red State Press, and 7 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Also in today’s edition of The Broadsheet: The legal team for Michael Jackson’s doctor may consider a suicide defense… Viral videos are good for your brain… a Thor cameo gets spoiled… Is The King’s Speech the same movie as The Karate Kid ?…And more…

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Kevin Smith Refuses to Do Red State Press, and 7 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Oscar Index: Inception, ‘Steak Eaters’ on the Move

Well, here we go: Nomination ballots are in Academy voters’ mailboxes as of this week, meaning that the ” [m]ost over-covered, over-considered Oscar season ever ” just became that much more over-covered and over-considered. How can we ever hope to break it down? To the Index!

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Oscar Index: Inception, ‘Steak Eaters’ on the Move

Stephanie Zacharek’s 10 Best Movies of 2010

There’s probably no good reason to read any movie critic’s Top 10 list, but lots of people — including myself — read them anyway. Let’s not be falsely modest about it: It’s an honor to be able to compile a list and to have a place, online or otherwise, to moor it. But everyone who cares about movies has his or her own private list, posted online or not, which may include some or all of the usual suspects in a given year (like The Social Network or The King’s Speech , pictures which lots of people, though not all people, seem to love) as well as a selection of fiercely protected personal favorites.

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Stephanie Zacharek’s 10 Best Movies of 2010