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Uggie from ‘The Artist’ wins Best Dog


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Uggie, the beloved pooch, from this year’s Best Picture frontrunner The Artist, won Best Dog in a Theatrical Film at the Golden Collar Awards. The awards show marked their first year in recognizing the work of dogs in film and television. The ceremony was held at the Hotel Palomar in Los Angeles on Monday, February […]

Michel Gondry to join jury at Festival de Cannes


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Michel Gondry is following in the footsteps of Atom Egoyan and Martin Scorsese and has been chosen to head the short film and Cinéfondation jury at the Festival de Cannes, which commences on May 11. Michel Gondry’s original body of work in films and music videos make him an obvious choice for the position. The […]

Shutter Island is good, but not Scorsese’s best


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Now, the question here isn’t whether or not Shutter Island is a good film — because it most certainly is. The question, given the director’s glowing repertoire and ’06 masterpiece, is whether or not Shutter Island is a great film. All things considered, Shutter Island finds Martin Scorsese sorely out of his element. Teddy Daniels […]

Scorsese directs, DiCaprio shines


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Martin Scorsese has been behind the development of no small number of great actors. For instance, if it weren’t for him, Robert De Niro would not be the actor he is today. And, as the director’s new film Shutter Island will confirm, if not for Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio wouldn’t be one of the best actors […]