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Michael Moore’s Weinstein Lawsuit: Shady Accounting or Oscar-Timed Hit?

Earlier today we were tickled by tales of Bob and Harvey Weinstein’s genius early ’80s sexifying shenanigans , but this afternoon brings allegations of shady accounting and legal chicanery lobbied by none other than former collaborator Michael Moore, who claims the Weinsteins deceived him out of millions in profits from his 2004 documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 . Naturally, we wonder: What’s this mean for the Oscar race?

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David Fincher, Scott Rudin No-Shows at Today’s Oscar-Nominee Luncheon

Today’s the day this year’s Academy Awards darlings convened for the nominees luncheon, that annual ritual where power brokers, megastars, Hollywood up-and-comers and respected craftspeople get together and bond over mutual fortune and the occasional quest to locate some Tide-2-Go for errant wine droplets. Another topic of conversation: The whereabouts of David Fincher and Scott Rudin, the reeling Social Network tandem who were nowhere to be found.

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David Fincher, Scott Rudin No-Shows at Today’s Oscar-Nominee Luncheon

AUDIO- Marco Rubio: Rand Paul’s tea party caucus is a “Little Club” run by Washington politicians

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Wouldn’t you run as fast as you could from Michele Bachmann? Last month, the newly formed Senate Tea Party Caucus held its first meeting, but conspicuously absent were some high-profile senators who got elected last year with the strong backing … Continue reading → Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Political Carnival Discovery Date : 07/02/2011 22:43 Number of articles : 2

AUDIO- Marco Rubio: Rand Paul’s tea party caucus is a “Little Club” run by Washington politicians

‘The Music Never Stopped’ Trailer

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One of the films at Sundance was The Music Never Stopped, which boasts a rare leading performance from beloved character actor J.K. Simmons. The story is based on a case documented by Oliver Sacks in the story The Last Hippie (published in An Anthropologist on Mars) in which a man suffers a massive brain tumor that prevents him from remembering anything that took place after the ’60s. J.K. Simmons… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : /Film Discovery Date : 07/02/2011 23:15 Number of articles : 2

‘The Music Never Stopped’ Trailer

Weekend Receipts: The Roommate Signs The Lease For Number One

As most of America gets ready to watch Green Bay pummel the Steelers, Leighton Meester made the weekend hers as The Roommate hit the top spot. Sanctum lost itself at a distant second place and America’s Horny Sweetheart, Natalie Portman, settled for the third spot. Your weekend receipts are here.

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Weekend Receipts: The Roommate Signs The Lease For Number One

The Social Network and Inception Take The Prize At The Writers Guild Awards

As our Bataan death march towards the Academy Awards continue, another bauble has been awarded, this time the Writers Guild Award for excellence in the writerly arts. Unsurprisingly, Aaron Sorkin picked up his 3,087th award for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Social Network . But somewhat suprisingly the award for Best Original Screenplay went to Christopher Nolan for Inception . And although The King’s Speech was not nominated, this small bump in the road will not prevent it from winning every Oscar in sight and then retiring to the same memory hole that The English Patient crawled into in 1996. The full list of winners after the break.[ ComingSoon ]

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The Social Network and Inception Take The Prize At The Writers Guild Awards

PHOTO: Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man Left His Prada at the Cleaners

DVD: This Super Bowl Sunday, Treat Yourself to a Good Cry

While the appeal of televised sports has generally eluded me, I do understand how events like the Super Bowl provide much-needed emotional release for football fans. Whether you’re cheering your team to victory, yelling at that stupid ref, or keening over a botched play, it’s a way to release tension and bottled-up feelings in a socially acceptable way. I get the same purgative experience with a good tearjerker, so if you’re not into football, watch those commercials later on Hulu and curl up with a good three-hanky DVD instead.

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Trailer: Choose Oscar Short Film Winners Based on Short Clip from Each Nominee

Once again, Magnolia Pictures will be bringing all of the Academy Award nominees for Best Short Film in the Documentary, Animation and Live Action categories to theaters, and also to your home via VOD. So those who want to get serious about predicting the Oscars can watch them all, take notes and crunch whatever numbers you feel necessary before making a decision. Or if you only want to get sort of serious, you can try to guess based on the trailer, which shows the title and a few seconds from each nominee.

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Today’s Awards-Season Trading Card Star: Helena Bonham Carter

It’s time once again to return to Movieline’s recently undertaken mission to honor this year’s acting and directing nominees with a tribute that will surely outlive any trophy they could ever hope to receive: one of our daily inaugural Awards-Season Trading Cards. Today, let’s give it up for Best Supporting Actress nominee Helena Bonham Carter!

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Today’s Awards-Season Trading Card Star: Helena Bonham Carter