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ew.com - 2/6/2009

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

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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' group awards, and had secured the coveted slot ...

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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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goldderby.latimes.com - 2/7/2009

'Slumdog Millionaire' to Oscars voters: Choose this tune for best song, not that one

— goldderby.latimes.com — Over the last few days Oscars voters received a campaign CD featuring two of "Slumdog Millionaire's" three music nominations: best song ("Jai Ho") and score. Missing from the CD was "Slumdog Millionaire's" other contender for best song ("O Saya"). Fox ... (more) 'Slumdog Millionaire' to Oscars voters: Choose this tune ...

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nytimes.com - 2/2/2009

Oscars Suspense: Will People Watch?

— nytimes.com — Some of Hollywood’s most prominent players are privately grumbling that the rituals of Oscar night have outlived any real sense of excitement about the event. > (more) Oscars Suspense: Will People Watch?

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Strangely Believe It...Not
Hollywood Elsewhere — ... by Roger Ebert . It is so full of primal truth and righteous reflection, I feel, that reading it feels more stirring and intriguing than watching The Reader itself. The other is a total stretcharoonie by Entertainment Weekly 's Nicole Sperling and Christine Spines . It basically suggests/implies that (a) Harvey Weinstein is on a roll, (b) his luck is back, (c) voting for The Reader is a chance to offer a goodbye hug for the the late, much beloved Reader producers Anthony Minghella and Sydney Pollack , and (d) the Academy's old Jews are voting en masse for ...

Best Picture Gone but not Forgotten
Awards Daily — ... Wiesel asked to see me after the screening and he hugged me and said how much he loved the movie.” (Wiesel, through his agent, declined to comment.) But suggest that mining affection for Minghella and Pollack could help The Reader, and Weinstein gets irked. ”People who say things like that underestimate Academy members,” he barks, then adds, ”But maybe your theory’s correct, because Anthony and Sydney are going to win.” Could this be the way?

Hunter/Gatherer
Carpetbagger — Who said the following to Entertainment Weekly?“I love Danny Boyle’s movie. It’s breathtaking. It’s a shame they’re going to come in second.” a) An accountant from PriceWaterhouseCooper. b) An Academy voter with a maniacal crush on “Button” c) A hopeless freak who still believes that “The Dark Knight” will descend from the heavens even though it’s not nominated. d) Harvey If you chose d, give yourself a pat on the back. EW points out that Harvey Weinstein is not exactly a “honor-to-be-nominated sort of guy” on its way to drawing a scenario in which “The Reader,” a surprise ...