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		<title>Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin Set to Co-Host the Oscars</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/steve-martin-and-alec-baldwin-set-to-co-host-the-oscars</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
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Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin


After a report from Nikki Finke earlier this morning saying Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr. declined the duty of co-hosting the 2010 Oscars, the Academy made an official announcement this afternoon that It’s Complicated co-stars Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin have agreed to host the show.

Oscar telecast producers Bill Mechanic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Update: Tidying Up the Best Picture Race</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/oscar-update-tidying-up-the-best-picture-race</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/oscar-update-tidying-up-the-best-picture-race#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:40:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[An Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bright Star]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inglourious Basterds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invictus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Hurt Locker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Up In the Air]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;ve been mulling around the Best Picture race in my head for quite some time and there are five films I am certain will be nominated; Invictus, Up In the Air, Precious, An Education and The Hurt Locker. Those are my five locks as of right now and if we were still looking at a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trailer for Clint Eastwood&#039;s &#039;Invictus&#039; is Here</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/trailer-for-clint-eastwoods-invictus-is-here</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/trailer-for-clint-eastwoods-invictus-is-here#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Visit to the Trailer Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invictus]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I guess that seals it. My prediction came true as last week I asked if we would be seeing the marketing for Clint Eastwood&#039;s Invictus begin and surely enough it has as we got the poster last week and now Apple delivers the trailer for the film telling the story of how Nelson Mandela [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Ricky Gervais Host the Oscars? Probably Not, but Golden Globes? Yup!</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/will-ricky-gervais-host-the-oscars-probably-not-but-golden-globes-yup</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/will-ricky-gervais-host-the-oscars-probably-not-but-golden-globes-yup#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Golden Globe Award News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ricky Gervais]]></category>

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Last year Ricky Gervais&#039; name came up as a potential host for the 2009 Oscars following his appearance at the Emmy&#039;s that year (watch to the right). Obviously that never came to fruition with Hugh Jackman taking on hosting duties and knocking it out of the park, but Gervais&#039; name was back in the conversation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Called It: Clint Eastwood&#039;s &#039;Invictus&#039; Poster Debuts</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/toldja-clint-eastwoods-invictus-poster-debuts</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/toldja-clint-eastwoods-invictus-poster-debuts#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie Posters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invictus]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=21381</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Oh man, did I call it or did I call it? After my post yesterday saying we may be able to start seeing some movement from Warner Bros. on Clint Eastwood&#039;s Invictus, the poster has now debuted. Should we expect the trailer soon?

Invictus hits theaters on December 11 tells the true story of how Nelson [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Public Enemies&#039; and &#039;Funny People&#039; Kick Off This Year&#039;s Oscar Scripts</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/public-enemies-and-funny-people-kick-off-this-years-oscar-scripts</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/public-enemies-and-funny-people-kick-off-this-years-oscar-scripts#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Page Turner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funny People]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Enemies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

Photo: Universal Pictures


You can tell the awards season is upon us as the studios have begun updating their For Your Consideration websites and we even have our first couple of scripts from the new season courtesy of Universal Pictures.

As always, I keep an updated list of studio For Your Consideration sites in &#034;The Contenders&#034; section [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Update: &#039;Precious&#039; Backlash, &#039;An Education&#039; Looms Large and New Predictions</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/oscar-update-precious-backlash-an-education-looms-large-and-new-predictions</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/oscar-update-precious-backlash-an-education-looms-large-and-new-predictions#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amelia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[An Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Sarsgaard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=21360</guid>
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We shall begin with Amelia, a film I wrote about on Monday as it became the talk of the town with hardly a review in sight and a mere five days until its release. Well, that&#039;s all changed as I saw the film early Tuesday morning and it seems most everyone in Los Angeles and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is the Unveiling of Eastwood&#039;s &#039;Invictus&#039; Just around the Corner?</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/is-the-unveiling-of-eastwoods-invictus-just-around-the-corner</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/is-the-unveiling-of-eastwoods-invictus-just-around-the-corner#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invictus]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=21357</guid>
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Photo: The Bad and Ugly


Are we a mere days away from our first official glimpse at Clint Eastwood&#039;s Invictus? Last year Warner Bros. held off promoting Eastwood&#039;s Gran Torino until October 23, which is when they released the first picture and the poster for the film followed by the trailer one day later.

I ask only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contender Notes 10/20a</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/contender-notes-1020a</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/contender-notes-1020a#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contender Notes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=21335</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak just announced Bill Mechanic, CEO of Pandemonium Films, and Adam Shankman, the director of Hairspray, as the producers of the 82nd Academy Awards telecast. This will be the first major Oscar show involvement for both men.
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		<title>New &#039;Up In the Air&#039; Clip Focuses on Anna Kendrick</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/new-up-in-the-air-clip-focuses-on-anna-kendrick</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/new-up-in-the-air-clip-focuses-on-anna-kendrick#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Movie Clips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anna Kendrick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Up In the Air]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=21300</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A couple of people that have seen Jason Reitman&#039;s Up In the Air have told me they think Anna Kendrick has just as much a chance, if not a better chance, than Vera Farmiga to walk away from the film with an Oscar nomination. While Farmiga is obviously the bigger name, Kendrick has burst on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#039;Hurt Locker&#039; and &#039;Big Fan&#039; Lead Way at Gotham Award Nominations</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/hurt-locker-and-big-fan-lead-way-at-gotham-award-nominations</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/hurt-locker-and-big-fan-lead-way-at-gotham-award-nominations#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gotham Independent Film Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Serious Man]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adventureland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amreeka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Fan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cold Souls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good Hair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sugar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Hurt Locker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tyson]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=21287</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[


We have our first batch of conversation starter nominees as nominees were announced this morning for the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Award, with Kathryn Bigelow&#039;s The Hurt Locker and Robert Siegel&#039;s Big Fan each earning three nominations with The Hurt Locker also set to receive Gotham&#039;s tribute award. In addition to the competitive awards, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATED: &#039;Amelia&#039; is On Everyone&#039;s Mind</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/amelia-is-on-everyones-mind</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/amelia-is-on-everyones-mind#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Around the Web]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amelia]]></category>

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From left, Hilary Swank in Amelia and the actual Amelia Earhart in 1928. 
Photo: New York Times


UPDATE: I have now been informed Seattle will have an earlier screening on Wednesday morning. So I will have a chance to see it before Thursday night, which will certainly help in putting together a more thoughtful review.



Last week [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forget about Malick&#039;s &#039;Tree of Life&#039; in 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/forget-about-malicks-tree-of-life-in-2009</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/forget-about-malicks-tree-of-life-in-2009#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Tree of Life]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=21192</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In my last Oscar update someone brought up Terrence Malick&#039;s Tree of Life and I replied by saying it looked like Apparition was simply going to focus their attention on Bright Star and potentially The Young Victoria for their Oscar chances and today Anne Thompson confirms my speculation. Apparition chief Bob Berney told Thompson that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Update: What&#039;s There to Talk About?</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/oscar-update-whats-there-to-talk-about</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/oscar-update-whats-there-to-talk-about#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invictus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Last Station]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Up In the Air]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=21095</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[

Is it just me or is the awards race this year a little boring? Nothing is moving the dial as Oscar pundits seem to have had their hands when it comes to tossing out much early praise.

So far the one film that should have everyone standing up cheering is Lee Daniels and Lionsgate&#039;s Precious, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Which Five Animated Films Do You Think Will be Nominated for an Oscar?</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/which-five-animated-films-do-you-think-will-be-nominated-for-an-oscar</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/which-five-animated-films-do-you-think-will-be-nominated-for-an-oscar#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Polls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Christmas Carol]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=21086</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[


  

Word has come down from In Contention, and Robert Zemeckis&#039; A Christmas Carol will be submitted into the Best Animated Film race, which means the category will have enough films to qualify (anywhere from 16 to 17) for five nominations as opposed to the traditional three. Of course, as per the rules this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contender Notes 10/11a</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/contender-notes-1011a</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/contender-notes-1011a#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contender Notes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=21058</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Oscar Foreign Language list of submissions is finally complete with the additions of Bangladesh and the United Kingdom. Click here for the complete list.
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		<title>BREAKING: &#039;Nine&#039; Has Been Moved to December</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/breaking-nine-has-been-moved-to-december</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/breaking-nine-has-been-moved-to-december#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Release Date Roundup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Single Man]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nine]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=20988</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I just got word that The Weinstein Co. has officially moved Rob Marshall&#039;s musical Oscar contender Nine from its currently scheduled release date of November 29 to a limited release on December 18 in New York and Los Angeles and will then go wide on December 25.

The move only makes sense considering Weinstein/Dimension already had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contenders Notes 10/3a</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/contenders-notes-103a</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/contenders-notes-103a#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contender Notes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/?p=20776</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Indonesia, Mongolia, Peru and Uruguay bring Oscar Foreign Language submissions up to 61. Click here for the complete list.
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		<title>&#039;Up In the Air&#039; Gets Bumped to December Release</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/up-in-the-air-gets-bumped-to-december-release</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/up-in-the-air-gets-bumped-to-december-release#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Release Date Roundup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Up In the Air]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I just received word from Paramount that they are moving Jason Reitman&#039;s Up in the Air from its limited November 13th release to December. The release schedule now goes as follows:

December 4, 2009 limited
December 11, 2009 expansion
December 25, 2009 wide

Up In the Air was a huge festival favorite at Telluride and Toronto and has since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contender Notes 9/29c</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/contender-notes-929c</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/contender-notes-929c#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contender Notes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Warner Bros. has opened their 2009 For Your Consideration site highlighting Steven Soderbergh&#039;s The Informant! and including Marvin Hamlisch&#039;s complete score. Click here to give it a visit.
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		<title>Contender Notes 9/29b</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/contender-notes-929b</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/contender-notes-929b#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contender Notes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The inaugural Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) announced today it will open with a special screening of director Mira Nair&#039;s Amelia. The DTFF will run from October 29 to November 1, 2009 in Doha, Qatar.
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		<title>Contender Links 9/29a</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/contender-links-929a</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/contender-links-929a#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contender Links]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Entertainment Weekly&#039;s Dave Karger talks with An Education and certain Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan about her role in the film. [Entertainment Weekly]
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		<title>Contender Notes 9/29a</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/contender-notes-929a</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/contender-notes-929a#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contender Notes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Australia, Italy, Norway, Russia, Spain and Vietnam bring Oscar Foreign Language submissions up to 54. Click here for the complete list.
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		<title>Contender Notes 9/27a</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/contender-notes-927a</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/contender-notes-927a#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contender Notes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Foreign Language submissions are now up to 48 total with the addition of China and Israel. Get the full list here.
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		<title>Contender Notes 9/25a</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/contender-notes-925a</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/contender-notes-925a#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contender Notes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Foreign Language submissions are now up to 46 total with the addition of Albania, Argentina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Iceland and Macedonia. Get the full list here.
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		<title>Forget Duvall&#039;s Lead Oscar Chances&#8230; For Now</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/forget-duvalls-lead-oscar-chances-for-now</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/forget-duvalls-lead-oscar-chances-for-now#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Get Low]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Duvall]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kris Tapley at In Contention brings news that Sony Classics will be holding on to the recently acquired festival favorite Get Low until mid-2010 with no plans for a late 2009 Oscar run in an attempt to score a Best Actor nomination for Robert Duvall, which was instantly assumed once the film was picked up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contender Notes 9/24b</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/contender-notes-924b</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/contender-notes-924b#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contender Notes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The American Film Institute will announce AFI Awards winners in all film and TV categories on Dec. 13.
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		<title>Bigelow, Portman and Tucci Among Gotham Tributees</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/bigelow-portman-and-tucci-among-gotham-trubutees</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/bigelow-portman-and-tucci-among-gotham-trubutees#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gotham Independent Film Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kathryn Bigelow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Natalie Portman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stanley Tucci]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) are making me happy today announcing today that director Kathryn Bigelow, actors Natalie Portman and Stanley Tucci, and producers Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, will each be presented with a career Tribute at the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards on Monday November 30th in New York.

Earlier today I made [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contender Notes 9/24a</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/contender-notes-924a</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/contender-notes-924a#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contender Notes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Foreign Language submissions are now up to 40 in total as I just added submissions from Denmark, Luxembourg and Turkey. Click here for the full list.
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		<title>Oscar Contenders Housekeeping: Prediction Clean-Up</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/oscar-contenders-housekeeping-prediction-clean-up</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/oscar-contenders-housekeeping-prediction-clean-up#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Contenders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A Single Man]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amelia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[An Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anna Kendrick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capitalism: A Love Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clint Eastwood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clive Owen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colin Firth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Get Low]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invictus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jason Reitman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julianne Moore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Damon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Downey Jr.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saoirse Ronan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sherlock Holmes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stanley Tucci]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Boys are Back]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Informant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Lovely Bones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Up In the Air]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vera Farmiga]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

Can you feel it? It&#039;s officially underway. The Toronto International Film Festival has come to a close and the horses are in their stalls and the gun has gone off. The awards race is in full swing and while there are several films yet to be seen, there are a few early front-runners to keep [...]]]></description>
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