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Box Office Bump for Oscar Babies
5:00AM Defamer Hollywood | Past Oscar winners have gotten a bump in ticket sales after winning the little gold man, but Slumdog Millionaire is a different sort of movie. More »
Harvey Weinstein’s Non-Comeback Comeback
8:10AM STV | He lost a million-dollar bet, all but liquidated his company and endured a late, vicious backlash against a film that nobody even thought would reach the Oscars. And he won. That’s why he’s Harvey Weinstein.
Kate Winslet Hopes Oscar Can Vault Her Into Upper, Non-Nude Echelon Of Actresses
3:30AM Kyle Buchanan | Sure, all but one of this year’s Oscar-nominated actresses have done nude scenes during their career (there’s still time, Viola Davis!), but the frequently-bare Kate Winslet is hoping that the topless buck stops here. More »
Harvey Weinstein Critically Wounds Four In Oscar Gunplay
2:50AM STV | It didn’t take much imagination to see Harvey Weinstein wielding the whip hand two weeks ago when theSlumdog Millionaire backlash commenced. At least not as much imagination as Harvey summoned to deny it.
‘Milk,’ ‘The Reader’ Flunk Wide-Release Test
4:18AM STV | It sounded like a good idea at the time: Hide your awards-hopeful in the major markets, then let it fly into wide release with as much Oscar-nomination momentum as possible. Alas. More »
Academy Allows Four ‘Reader’ Producers — None Named ‘Scott Rudin’
6:30AM STV | We can officially cross one of this year’s must-watch Oscar subplots off our list, with the Academy announcing a rare exception of four producers for Best Picture nominee The Reader. More »
5 Plots And Subplots To Watch In This Year’s Oscar Race
12:50AM STV | This morning’s Oscar nominations offered a desperately needed opportunity to pare this season’s awards also-rans from the ranks of the contenders. Alas, it just means higher-stakes hype and drama for the lucky ones: More »
You Say ‘Statutory Rape,’ Kate Winslet Says ‘Puppy Love’
8:30AM Kyle Buchanan | Here in America, the romantic pairing of an underage 15-year-old and an older partner is only acceptable when the teenager gets country singer parental consent. Kate Winslet, though, will not accept this double standard! More »
Keanu Reeves Devastates ‘Doubt,’ ‘Che,’ Rest of Earth
1:45AM STV | Welcome back to Defamer Attractions, your regular guide to everything new, noteworthy and/or Keanu-rrific at the movies. This week: Earth is doomed, Clint is done, and Che is looooonnng. More »
