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Ben Affleck Took Daughter To Spelling Bee Hours Before Oscars
Ben Affleck had his hands full before the Academy Awards on Sunday (24Feb13) as he shuffled his daughter to her local spelling bee just hours before Hollywood's biggest prizegiving.The actor/director, whose thriller Argo was nominated...
By WENN on 25 February 2013
Argo Wins Best Picture Oscar
'Argo' won the Best Picture award at Sunday's Oscars (24.02.13).The movie's director and star Ben Affleck and his co-producers George Clooney and Grant Heslov received a standing ovation as they took to the stage to...
By Bang Showbiz on 25 February 2013
Argo Wins Best Picture Oscar
'Argo' won the Best Picture award at Sunday's Oscars (24.02.13).The movie's director and star Ben Affleck and his co-producers George Clooney and Grant Heslov received a standing ovation as they took to the stage to...
By Bang Showbiz on 25 February 2013
Oscars 2013: Argo Takes The Best Picture Oscar From Under Steven Spielberg’S Nose
This was supposed to be Steven Spielberg’s night; his film Lincoln was supposed to win everything, but it hasn’t turned out that way, and Argo has taken Best Film after a late surge.Ben Affleck seemed...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 February 2013
Oscars 2013: Christoph Waltz Wins Best Supporting Actor For Django Unchained
And the award for Best Supporting Actor goes to Christoph Waltz for his role in Django Unchained. This was an award comprising some real Oscars pedigree, with every single nominee owning at least one award,...
By Jack de Aguilar on 25 February 2013
Ben Affleck: Mother Is My Role Model
Ben Affleck's mother is his ''role model''. The 'Argo' actor-and-director is grateful to his mum Christine Affleck for getting him and his brother Casey Affleck into acting via a casting agent she knew, and he...
By Bang Showbiz on 24 February 2013
Argo And Lincoln – Two Oscars Favourites With Historical And Contextual Inaccuracies
Anyone bothered to check the Oscars 2013 news today – the day before the ceremony – has seen both Argo and Lincoln. We have, and we loved them both. But there’s an air of controversy...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 February 2013
Prediction Genius Nate Silver Just Called The Oscars...
Statistician Nate Silver has predicted the results of Sunday's Academy Awards, with Argo and Lincoln both performing strongly. Silver - one of the most respected individuals in his field - first caught the public's attention...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22 February 2013
Argo Vs Lincoln? Not So Fast: Oscars Has A History Of Best Picture Shocks
Think the Oscar for Best Picture is a two-horse race between Ben Affleck's Argo and Steven Spielberg's Lincoln? Think again. Though the bookmakers have the Iranian hostage drama just in front of the historical epic,...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22 February 2013
A Week In Movies Featuring The Oscars Favourites, Owen Wilson And Vince Vaughn Crashing Google And Danny Boyle's Gory Trailer For Trance
It's Oscar weekend, so the stars are converging on Los Angeles for the big night on Sunday. Returning from the premiere of her new film Lovelace at the Berlin Film Festival, Amanda Seyfried was caught...
By Staff Writer in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22 February 2013
On The Brink Of Oscar Glory, 'Argo' Writer Defends Film's Inaccuracies
Chris Terrio, the screenwriter behind the acclaimed drama-thriller Argo - the current favourite to win Best Picture at the Oscars on Sunday (February 24, 2013) - has defended the movie's historical inaccuracies, saying he took...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22 February 2013
Hugh Jackman Has Sexiest Facial Hair
Hugh Jackman is the star with the sexiest facial hair.The 44-year-old actor - who most recently sported thick facial hair in the Oscar nominated 'Les Miserables' - has topped a poll to find the celebrity...
By Bang Showbiz on 22 February 2013
Argo Or Lincoln? Oscar Voting Closes Amidst Multi-million Spending Campaigns
Yesterday evening (Feb 19) the voting for the 85th Annual Academy Awards came to a close, with over 5,800 movie insiders and members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences casting their vote...
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20 February 2013
Hey, Losing Oscar Nominees: You're All Getting $45,000 Gift Bags!
Academy Award invites who don't end up taking an Oscar home on Sunday evening (February 24, 2013) shouldn't despair, for nobody will be going home empty handed! Los Angeles-based marketing firm Distinctive Assets will once...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20 February 2013
Maureen Dowd Tells Spielberg To 'Fix' Flawed Oscar Nominated Lincoln
New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd rips into Lincoln director Steven Spielberg and writer Tony Kushner in her latest article for what she deems a blatant historical fabrication in their epic drama, which is tipped...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19 February 2013
Zero Dark Thirty And Argo Triumph In Writers Guild Awards
Zero Dark Thirty and Argo were handed the top two film awards at the Writers Guild Awards last night – the last awards before this Sunday’s Oscar Ceremony.Kathryn Bigelow’s taut thriller, which centers of the...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 February 2013
Argo And Zero Dark Thirty Win Big At Writers Guild Awards
'Argo' and 'Zero Dark Thirty' were the big winners at the Writers Guild of America Awards.The Ben Affleck-directed CIA drama - which recently scooped top prizes at the Golden Globes and BAFTA Awards - continued...
By Bang Showbiz on 18 February 2013
Judd Apatow's Family Career Fear
Judd Apatow worries 'This Is 40' could end the careers of all his family.The filmmaker's wife Leslie Mann and their two daughters Maude and Charlotte all appear in his new movie and the actor thinks...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 February 2013
Ben Affleck's Family Come First
Ben Affleck's family is the best thing that ever happened to him.The 'Argo' director has kids Violet, seven, Seraphina, four and Samuel, who turns one on February 27, with wife Jennifer Garner and friends say...
By Bang Showbiz on 15 February 2013
Lincoln's Oscar Chances All But Disappear After 'Nap Worthy' Article
It was all looking so promising for Steven Spielberg's Lincoln. According to the bookmakers, everything was in the historical epic's favor to pick up the 'big four' on Oscar night. Spielberg would win Best Director,...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 February 2013
Daniel Day-lewis Saves The Day: Where Did It All Go Wrong For 'Lincoln'?
Ahead of the BAFTA's in London on Sunday evening, there were quiet murmurings of a huge upset. Could Daniel Day-Lewis really be beaten in the category of Best Actor? In his home country? Rumours that...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11 February 2013
After Five Years, Daniel Day-lewis Lands Another Bafta
Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln may have headed into the Baftas as a forerunner, with ten nominations last night but it didn’t exactly sweep the board, when it came to the actual dishing out of awards. In...
By Hayley Avron in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11 February 2013
Argo And Les Miserables Win Big At Baftas
'Argo' and 'Les Miserables' led the winners at the 2013 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards (BAFTA) on Sunday (10.02.13).The Ben Affleck directed 'Argo' - in which he also stars - took the...
By Bang Showbiz on 10 February 2013
Daniel Day-lewis And Argo Top Ifta Awards
Daniel Day-Lewis and Ben Affleck's Argo were among the big winners at the 10th annual Irish Film and Television Awards (Ifta) in Dublin on Saturday night (09Feb13).The British-Irish star was named Best International Actor for...
By WENN on 10 February 2013
Are The 2013 Baftas Unpredictable? Strong Contenders Make It Tough To Judge
Film awards outcomes are difficult to predict. Year on year the judging panel changes and the tastes of both the public and the film critique elite evolve. Sometimes winners will be a curve ball, and...
By Lorna Greville in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10 February 2013
Jennifer Garner Holidays With Ben Affleck
Jennifer Garner has jetted to London with Ben Affleck for a romantic BAFTAs break.The 'Butter' actress has taken advantage of the opportunity to enjoy a rare overseas trip away alone with her 'Argo' star husband...
By Bang Showbiz on 09 February 2013
Dame Shirley Bassey At The Oscars Alongside Adele And Barbra Streisand
With Dame Shirley Bassey confirmed to perform at The 2013 Oscars, alongside fellow songstresses Adele and Barra Streisand, it looks as though we can expect some powerful performances at the Academy Awards come February 24th....
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 09 February 2013
A Week In Movies: Wreck-it Ralph, No And Hitchcock Hit Cinemas While A Good Day To Die Hard, Fast & Furious 6 And Iron Man 3 Trailers Hit The Web
We look at Oscar-nominated animated romp Wreck-it Ralph and Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren in HitchcockAwards season continues to crank up with Argo taking the lead in the homestretch. Ben Affleck's true 1970s thriller has...
By Staff Writer on 08 February 2013
Daniel Day-lewis Is British Baftas Hope, But It's Ben Affleck's Year
Most of the British talent on show at the BAFTAs on Sunday will have to sit firmly in their seats and watch one American in particular pick up a slew of awards in London. Daniel...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 February 2013
Has Ben Affleck's 'Argo' Already Won The Oscar For Best Picture?
Should the bookmakers shut down the market for Best Picture at the Oscars? At the turn of the year, Steven Spielberg's historical-epic Lincoln was the odds-on favorite to win the prestigious prize - its lead...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 06 February 2013
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