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blog.spout.com - 2/3/2009

Oscar Predictions: Don’t Underestimate The Reader

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With Danny Boyle’s DGA win over the weekend, Slumdog Millionaire achieved a near-impossible feat; it became even more favored to win the Oscar for Best Picture. Once thought to be an underdog, Slumdog has been pretty much unstoppable throughout the awards season, even picking up the ...

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slate.com - 2/10/2009

Don't give an Oscar to The Reader. - By Ron Rosenbaum - Slate Magazine

— slate.com — Kate Winslet in The Reader. David Kross and Kate Winslet in The Reader If I hadn't used the locution so recently , I would be certain to call The Reader "The Worst Holocaust Film Ever Made." Somebody has to say it. I haven't seen others do so in ... (more) Don't give an Oscar to The Reader. - By Ron Rosenbaum - ...

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ew.com - 2/6/2009

'The Reader': Oscar spoiler? | Oscars 2009 | 1 | Oscars 2009 | Movies | Oscars 2009 | ...

— ew.com — Before this year's Oscar nominations were announced , the often-bloody battle for Best Picture looked more like a gentlemanly game of cricket. Danny Boyle 's Mumbai fairy tale, Slumdog Millionaire , had racked up four Golden Globes and 16 critics' ... (more) 'The Reader': Oscar spoiler? | Oscars 2009 | 1 | Oscars ...

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oscar-watch.ew.com - 2/10/2009

Revisiting 'The Reader' | Academy Awards | OscarWatch

— oscar-watch.ew.com — Thereader_l I first saw The Reader in the middle of November and thought it was, well, fine. I certainly liked and respected the film, but I felt that it was something of a flatline, without any sufficiently gut-punching moments (for the viewer, not ... (more) Revisiting 'The Reader' | Academy Awards | OscarWatch

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Reading The Reader
Carpetbagger — Christopher Campbell writes in SpoutBlog that it isn’t just “Milk” or “Button” that could interrupt “Slumdog’s” walk to the podium. He suggests that “The Reader” a ctually has a shot , because the Academy is always crushing on director Stephen Daldry and that the power of the Holocaust as a subject never diminishes. He envisions a scenario where the advocates of the other films take each other out in cross-fire and “The Reader,” assisted by a “whole hog” Harvey Weinstein, could sneak in. Not feeling it, but worth reading.

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