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The Sea Is All I Know

The race to the Oscars is on. Big budget biopics and art pictures directed by respected names will dominate the ballot, with independent breakouts far and few in-between. The visibility of these indie rarities typically grows via word of mouth after limited release (unless the Weinstein Company grabs it), something much easier today thanks to the tweets and “Likes” of social media. Aside from generating positive feedback after screening at top film festivals, it is especially difficult for short films to generate enough buzz in time to make the Oscar’s ten-picture list of finalists for the “Best Live Action Short”...  read more

2010 Person of the Year in TV: David Simon

For creating the wonder of Treme and assembling the stellar talents of Melissa Leo, Kim Dickens, John Goodman, Wendell Pierece, and so many other greats to bring it to life, David Simon is Paste’s 2010 Person of the Year for TV.  read more

Melissa Leo Signs Up for The Fighter Opposite Bale and Wahlberg

Frozen River star Melissa Leo is poised to add The Fighter to her queue of roles following her Oscar nomination this year, according to Variety. ...  read more

Oscar nominees announced: Slumdog Millionaire, The Reader and Benjamin Button amongst highlights

Slumdog Millionaire and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button took their anointed places and talk of a populist uprising was silenced with The Dark Knight largely snubbed as the Oscar nominations were announced this morning. ...  read more

Ballast, The Visitor, Synecdoche earn Gotham nominations

It is but the middle of October and we already have our first set of 2008 film-award nominations. The Gotham Independent Film Awards announced its yearly list of nominees, shining the spotlight on a number of smaller films sure to factor into the Oscar equation later this year....  read more