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Can the academy go young in a real way?
Actor James Franco wasn’t being humble — just calling it the way he saw it — when he said at last weekend’s Boulder International Film Festival that fellow nominee Colin Firth would triumph as best actor at tonight’s Academy Awards.
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The Best Picture of the Year
Having reviewed some of the worst movies of the year for this SlashGear column, I can finally set my sights on the best of the best, just in time for the Oscars. I’m only going to focus on one category, the most important one, the Best Picture. Full disclosure: I haven’t seen all of the movies, but I’ve seen more of the ten nominees this year than in years past, and I’ve probably seen more than …
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VAG gala-auction takes art of fundraising to a cool million
VAG’S BAG: It’s rare for the Vancouver Art Gallery to unlock its Georgia Street front doors. When it did for a $ 500-ticket gala-auction recently, more than $ 1 million reportedly came in, including $ 370,000 – four times above estimate – for one 1994 work, Park Drive, donated by artist Jeff Wall. Such liveliness resulted partly from this year’s donor-attendees dining in the gallery rather than …
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