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Oscar Threat Level Elevated As Kate Winslet Pressured By Underdog

7:27AM STV | Polls may be closed, but theories persist — crackpot and otherwise — about certain favourites’ stability in their respective categories. Kate Winslet might be among those with reason to worry.

Is Sundance Oscar’s New Favourite One-Stop Shop?

3:16AM STV | It used to be that Sundance acclaim meant the kiss of death for its recipients. The 2008 Oscar nominations may signal the end of that curse. More »

August Blahs Hit Hard as Scummy ‘Mummy’ Threatens Bat-Superiority

2:05AM STV | Welcome back to Defamer Attractions, your regular guide to new hits, misses and dead ends this weekend at the movies — and considering our sudden passage into the August filmgoing doldrums, we could use all the guidance we can get. Still, Batman’s dark shadow stretches into its second week while another, stinkier franchise will do all it can to vanquish The Dark Knight at the box office. Meanwhile, we fear for Kevin Costner, have a film-festival darling in mind for this week’s Underdog pick, and have a bleary-eyed glance at the latest DVD releases as well. As usual, our opinions are our own, but they’re also essentially failsafe, so read them and weep! Literally!