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The Oscars Mulling Move to January 2012

Looks like the rumors were true: According to the L.A. Times, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is exploring a plan that would move the 2012 Oscars to late January or early February to reclaim some of the Oscar thunder that [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Oscar de la Renta Builds Footwear Team

As part of its plan to ramp up its footwear business into a $50-million entity within the next three to four years, Oscar de la Renta Inc. has hired two designer-savvy accessories executives.

Posted On : Oct, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Justin Timberlake ignoring Oscar buzz

Have you checked your Facebook page today? Do your "friends" know what you ate for breakfast? In its six short years of existence, the social networking hot spot/waste of time has become an integral part of our lives. How it [...]

Posted On : Oct, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

Black Actors Face Snub at Oscars

Will white be the only color on the red carpet at the 83rd Academy Awards? Although Oscar contenders are just lining up at the starting gate for the annual run for the gold, there's a real possibility that for the first time since th [...]

Posted On : Oct, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Oscar Wilde letters go for $55K

Five letters written by playwright Oscar Wilde have been sold for $54,900 Cdn. The letters, written in 1887, were being sold separately but were all bought by one anonymous bidder at an auction Friday in Derby, England. Auctioneer A [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

How Kollywood lost out the Oscar race

It was cake walk for Aamir Khan produced and Anusha Rizvi directed Hindi film Peepli Live, to be selected as India’s entry for the 83rd Academy Awards, in the Best Foreign Language Film category. For Aamir Khan the producer, i [...]

Posted On : Sep, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Is The Town Oscar-Bound After Box-Office Win?

"The Town" floated out of the Venice Film Festival on a cloud of Oscar buzz, and heading into the weekend, most box-office prognosticators expected Ben Affleck's drama to win the #1 spot. But who could have predi [...]

Posted On : Sep, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

Oscar de la Renta’s Posh Garden Party

Oscar de la Renta S/S 2011 Cheat Sheet: -a decadent garden party -classic silhouettes -silk faille -evening gloves, hair bows, and kitten heels -lime green, light pink, glamorous black -playful appliques -‘50s feel [...]

Posted On : Sep, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

Oscar De La Renta Creates a Romantic Fantasy for Spring 2011

Oh, the exquisite decadence of it all. At Oscar De La Renta's Spring 2011 runway show, there was almost too much romance to handle—almost. The daywear was beautiful and refined with fitted sheaths in bright prints, swingy skirt [...]

Posted On : Sep, 18 2010 | Comments : 0

Another Oscar nod for Slumdog director?

At the recently concluded 37th Telluride Film Festival in Colorado, USA, people fainted at the screenings of Danny Boyle [ Images ]'s new film 127 Hours (watch the trailer here). Two years ago, the director had held the world premier [...]

Posted On : Sep, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

What Colin Firth thinks about his Oscar odds

With "The King's Speech" possibly catapulting Colin Firth to the front of the race for a best actor Oscar, the British actor was surprisingly reticent on the weekend about his prospects as an awards season contender. Front [...]

Posted On : Sep, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

The King's Speech: Toronto and the Lust for Oscar

Roy Thomson Hall, home of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and, for 10 days each September, the Toronto International Film Festival, may be the world's worst place to see movies — the sightlines in this severely curved auditorium [...]

Posted On : Sep, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Telluride Review: The King’s Speech Heads for Oscars (Video)

Critic Tim Appelo reports from Telluride that The King’s Speech is a serious Oscar contender. Buck Henry likened the Telluride Film Festival to Valhalla, the place where cinema’s great warriors go for eternal glory – [...]

Posted On : Sep, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Buzz Says Natalie Portman’s ‘Black Swan’ Is Next Oscar Conte...

Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis will be seen next in “Black Swan,” a psychological thriller that debuted at the Venice Film Festival just the other day and that’s already getting massive awards buzz. The film is dir [...]