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tMF Oscarwatch: Will James McAvoy finally gets an Oscar nom?

16 October 2009 3:29 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

James McAvoy was quite exceptional in The Last King of Scotland and it was his character who actually provided the perspective for the story and the movie itself. However, no Oscar nomination - not even for Best Supporting Actor. As Robbie Turner in Atonement, McAvoy "shows a sheer emotional range that's completely new to his career." says Derek Elley @Variety, "And McAvoy is a dynamo, nailing every nuance in a complex role." adds Peter Travers @Rolling Stone, and yet, still no Oscar - not even a nomination.

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- - - Even before McAvoy appeared in these movies, he was already an exceptional actor -  Inside I'm Dancing, Starter for Ten, Bright Young Things. He was also the recipient of the first Orange Rising Star award, an addition to the established awards at the BAFTA.

Fast forward to the 2010 Oscar race, when Sony Pictures Classics announced it has »

- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)

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tMF Oscarwatch: Will James McAvoy finally get an Oscar nom?

16 October 2009 3:29 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

James McAvoy was quite exceptional in The Last King of Scotland and it was his character who actually provided the perspective for the story and the movie itself. However, no Oscar nomination - not even for Best Supporting Actor. As Robbie Turner in Atonement, McAvoy "shows a sheer emotional range that's completely new to his career." says Derek Elley @Variety, "And McAvoy is a dynamo, nailing every nuance in a complex role." adds Peter Travers @Rolling Stone, and yet, still no Oscar - not even a nomination.

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- - - Even before McAvoy appeared in these movies, he was already an accomplished actor -  Inside I'm Dancing, Starter for Ten, Bright Young Things. He was also the recipient of the first Orange Rising Star award, an addition to the established awards at the BAFTA.

Fast forward to the 2010 Oscar race, when Sony Pictures Classics announced it has »

- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)

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tMF Oscarwatch: Will James McAvoy finally get an Oscar nom?

16 October 2009 3:29 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

James McAvoy was quite exceptional in The Last King of Scotland and it was his character who actually provided the perspective for the story and the movie itself. However, no Oscar nomination - not even for Best Supporting Actor. As Robbie Turner in Atonement, McAvoy "shows a sheer emotional range that's completely new to his career." says Derek Elley @Variety, "And McAvoy is a dynamo, nailing every nuance in a complex role." adds Peter Travers @Rolling Stone, and yet, still no Oscar - not even a nomination.

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- - - Even before McAvoy appeared in these movies, he was already an accomplished actor -  Inside I'm Dancing, Starter for Ten, Bright Young Things. He was also the recipient of the first Orange Rising Star award, an addition to the established awards at the BAFTA.

Fast forward to the 2010 Oscar race, when Sony Pictures Classics announced it has »

- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)

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tMF Oscarwatch: Will James McAvoy finally get an Oscar nom?

16 October 2009 3:29 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

James McAvoy was quite exceptional in The Last King of Scotland and it was his character who actually provided the perspective for the story and the movie itself. However, no Oscar nomination - not even for Best Supporting Actor. As Robbie Turner in Atonement, McAvoy "shows a sheer emotional range that's completely new to his career." says Derek Elley @Variety, "And McAvoy is a dynamo, nailing every nuance in a complex role." adds Peter Travers @Rolling Stone, and yet, still no Oscar - not even a nomination.

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- - - Even before McAvoy appeared in these movies, he was already an accomplished actor -  Inside I'm Dancing, Starter for Ten, Bright Young Things. He was also the recipient of the first Orange Rising Star award, an addition to the established awards at the BAFTA.

Fast forward to the 2010 Oscar race, when Sony Pictures Classics announced it has »

- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)

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tMF Oscarwatch: Will James McAvoy finally get an Oscar nom?

16 October 2009 3:29 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

James McAvoy was quite exceptional in The Last King of Scotland and it was his character who actually provided the perspective for the story and the movie itself. However, no Oscar nomination - not even for Best Supporting Actor. As Robbie Turner in Atonement, McAvoy "shows a sheer emotional range that's completely new to his career." says Derek Elley @Variety, "And McAvoy is a dynamo, nailing every nuance in a complex role." adds Peter Travers @Rolling Stone, and yet, still no Oscar - not even a nomination.

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- - - Even before McAvoy appeared in these movies, he was already an accomplished actor -  Inside I'm Dancing, Starter for Ten, Bright Young Things. He was also the recipient of the first Orange Rising Star award, an addition to the established awards at the BAFTA.

Fast forward to the 2010 Oscar race, when Sony Pictures Classics announced it has »

- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)

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And the Best of British To You, Sir! (/Madam)

24 April 2009 7:37 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

Dave from Victim of the Time here once more. It's St. George's Day here- the patron saint of England (and several other countries but who cares about them?)- and although usually all that patriotism makes me slightly ill I thought I'd be more cheerful for once and bring you good mostly-American people some examples of my country's film-making prowess. Although even though it's the English patron saint's day I'll still sticking the banner out to cover the other three countries of our country, because it's all very confusing and we haven't devolved yet. Only a matter of time, though, I hear. [/tangent]

Ten years ago, the BFI polled a whole bunch of people to determine what the best British films of the twentieth century were. Now- spoiler!- the winner was The Third Man. A fair enough choice, says I. You can't beat a bit of zither. But, since they did that, »

- Dave

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Chat Fests

1 April 2009 10:15 AM, PDT | Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news »

Yes, for some, cinema is never more cinematic than when the camera pans with mute eloquence a battle-scarred landscape signifying The Futility of War or some epic finale is relies entirely on montage and shock cuts for its sales effects, but me, I appreciate a good talky stuck-indoors movie, depending on the talk and quality of delivery, of course. What movie could be chattier than Whit Stillman's Metropolitan? When it was released, it seemed like a pleasant novelty, a winsome throwback (his characters were like Waugh-period Bright Young Things without the wild edge), but it's held up sturdily, like a minor ballet that's all steel and bone under the taffeta. And if any movie would seem to invite anachronism, it would be My Dinner with Andre, the talkiest of talky movies with the most stagey of static set-ups (Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory conversing over dinner to the accompaniment »

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2009 | 2003

7 articles from 2009

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