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Nostalgia kills – why Hugo trumps The Artist

Academy Awards nominees – Hugo vs. The artist – by Regan Payne Well, the Academy Award nominations have finally been announced, and while I am pleased that my pre-nomination picks for winners in 10 categories are all at least in.

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It’s people, you damn dirty ape: the best of ’70s science fiction movies

Rise of the Planet of the Apes got us thinking about the best science fiction films of the pre-Star Wars ’70s. What did we miss? read more

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Max von Sydow in his Best-Supporting Actor-nominated performance as The Renter in Stephen Daldry's "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close."

Extremely Loud, Incredibly Close – shockingly bland

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The year in movies 2011

Regan Payne on the best of the year, festival favourites and Lars von Trier. read more

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The year in comic book movies – 2011

From The Green Hornet to Tintin, with stops in between for Green Lantern, Conan and more! read more

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Owen Wilson and Marion Cotillard in Midnight in Paris (2011).

Predictions for the 2011 Academy Awards

Our movie columnist Regan Payne picks the Oscars! read more

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Holiday movie onslaught begins!

In theatres this week – Mission Impossible IV, Sherlock Holmes, Chipwrecked. read more

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New Dark Knight Rises trailer bootlegged

Here it is… courtesy BleedingCool.com. read more

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Gary Oldman’s greatest hits

The actor’s best roles, from Sid and Nancy to Christopher Nolan’s Batman franchise. read more

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In theatres this week – Young Adult

Plus: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, New Year’s Eve and The Sitter. read more

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New Year’s Eve raises the product placement bar

It’s junk! read more

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2011 Whistler Film Festival Awards

Awards for Best Feature, Best Documentary, and more, as well as photos from the 2011 Whistler Film Festival Awards ceremony. read more

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Cafe de flore director and 2011 Borsos nominee Jean-Marc Vallée in Whistler.

Cafe de Flore – interview with director Jean-Marc Vallee

Rachel Fox interviews the French director at the Whistler Film Festival. read more

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Jay Baruchel accepting his award. Rachel Fox photo.

Whistler Film Festival Day 2 – movies, celebs, amuse bouches

The celebs, the after-parties, the food, the hot tubs – and, oh yeah, the movies. read more

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Patton Oswalt at the 2011 Whistler Film Festival

The comedian drops by the Whistler Film Festival to accept a prize. Rachel Fox reports. read more

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In theatres this week – The Artist, Tomboy, Cafe de Flore

Opening this week: a Brazilian thriller, a French-Canadian drama, and an ode to the silent film era. read more

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Kathleen Turner and Ken Russell Crimes of Passion

RIP Ken Russell

Plus: Steve McQueen’s Shame, Meryl Streep’s Iron Lady, Woody Allen’s birthday in this week’s movie news. read more

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Game of Thrones Season 1 Blu-ray/DVD extras announced

Oodles of extras, all bent on explaining just what the heck is going on in the HBO fantasy series. read more

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The 2011 Whistler Film Festival – preview

An interview with Artistic Director Stacey Donen. Plus: the Best Canadian Features nominees. read more

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Hugo, 3D and Scorsese

Regan Payne charts the director’s journey from Mean Streets to Hugo. read more

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In theatres this week – Hugo, Muppets, Geeks After Dark

Trixie Hobbitses is one of the Geeks After Dark at the Rio Theatre this Saturday. read more

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Louise helps Jerry into a car in "Sisters&Brothers."

Ben Ratner rolls with the punches

Vancouver actor Ben Ratner on playing a schizophrenic in Carl Bessai’s Sisters&Brothers. read more

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Win tickets to The Replacements documentary

Director Gorman Bechard talks about putting together a documentary in which the subjects don’t appear, The Ramones movie and Pat Sajak. read more

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Why we love Twilight

Regan Payne on The Descendants, Breaking Dawn Part 1, the Golden Globes and Madonna. read more

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Can only George Clooney save us?

Can only George Clooney save us from the cinema of the damned? read more

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Happy Feet Two

Reviewer Julia Brown tries to look on the positive side. read more

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Is this the worst movie of the century?

Is Adam Sandler’s Jack and Jill really worse than Howard the Duck, Season of the Witch and The Love Guru? read more

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Tegan and Sara’s Get Along – Vancouver movie previews

Also: Tarsem Singh’s Immortals, the AIDS documentary We Were Here, and the special presentation Meilies: The Cinemagician. read more

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Tower Heist, Harold & Kumar Christmas and more – movie preview

Plus: Pedro Almodovar’s The Skin I Live In. read more

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The Rum Diary, and 10 other movies featuring journalists

Regan Payne looks back on some of the best movies about journalists on the hunt for a drink, er, story. read more

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The Future – film review and ticket giveaway!

Miranda July’s The Future opens this Friday across Canada. read more

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Jafar Panahi – Iran’s dissident filmmaker

Regan Payne on the Iranian filmmaker, outlawed from making a movie for the next 20 years. read more

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Elizabeth Olsen in Martha Marcy May Marlene

Martha Marcy May Marlene – VIFF reviews

Julia Brown reviews the Elizabeth Olsen movie, as well as This Is Not a Film and Michael, all part of the 2011 Vancouver International Film Festival. read more

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