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Melissa Leo creates personal ad campaign


What would you do for an Oscar? Melissa Leo, who is in contention for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Fighter, is prepared to do just about anything. The actress created immense controversy last week when she released several advertisements in major publications without the knowledge of the distributors who released the film. […]

Oscar contenders are predictable choices


Out of all the award shows in existence, the Oscars is probably the most anticipated. Yet the announcement of the 83rd annual Academy Award nominations last week came about just as critics predicted, with only a few, not very notable exceptions. Winter’s Bone filled what some saw as the wild card slot in the 10-film […]