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Make Me Over: Ten Movies That Should Have Won The Best Makeup Award

Ah, the Best Makeup category. It’s had a steady place on the red carpet since Rick Baker’s An American Werewolf in London won an Oscar in 1981. And while it may not get much publicity, theatrical makeup has been essential to the suspension of disbelief inherent to film and theatre for thousands of years. Here, then, are some of the best foam, fur, rubber and paint jobs that should have won Academy Awards over the last 30 years....  read more

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Writing Begins for The Dark Knight Follow-Up

The world’s rekindled affection for the Caped Crusader began in 2005 with Batman Begins, and 2008’s The Dark Knight only made the franchise stronger. Now, according to Deadline Hollywood, Jonah Nolan and David Goyer have begun penning the script for the Dark Knight’s follow-up....  read more

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The 50 Best Movies of the Decade (2000-2009)

We're looking at the Best of the Decade throughout the month of the November. Today's list is the 50 Best Movies from 2000 to 2009.  read more

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Oscars to Nominate 10 Movies for Best Picture Rather than Five

In an extraordinary shakeup of Oscar convention, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will now nominate 10 movies for best picture rather than the traditional five, its president announced. ...  read more

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The Dark Knight passes $1 billion worldwide

The Dark Knight isn’t quite done generating new milestones. On Sunday, of course, it took home two Oscars (including Heath Ledger's second posthumous award), which followed an announcement on Friday that the film had finally crossed the $1 billion mark in worldwide revenues. ...  read more

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Slumdog Millionaire wins big at Oscars

What were some of the big surprises in last night's 81st Annual Academy Awards? In short, none, and that's partially because there weren't really any big nomination surprises to begin with. Here's a quick guide to all the major winners: ...  read more

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The Dark Knight video game halts production

As previously reported, The Dark Knight video game was in the works. However, due to various technical difficulties and licensing rights, the game project collapsed. ...  read more

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Warner Bros. planning to lay off 10 percent of worldwide staff

Small indie studios aren't the only ones struggling in hard economic times. Warner Bros. announced that it will cut 800 jobs, a total of 10 percent of its staff....  read more

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The Dark Knight snags fives People's Choice Awards

So, it's not the Oscars, and after you look at nominees, it's even more laughable than the Golden Globes. Or is it?...  read more

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Dark Knight's Oscar hopes revived by Producer's Guild

It’s been a breakneck few weeks in the awards cycle, and now that critics’ groups and review boards nationally have delivered their choices for the year’s best films, we’re left mostly to ponder the forthcoming finale. With Oscar ballots mailed and nominations only a few weeks away, self-anointed pundits have narrowed the coveted best-picture race to four films: Slumdog Millionaire, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon and Milk. ...  read more

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