Oscar 2013: National Board of Review Awards

Spike Jonze’s Her is top winner of National Board of Review.

Oscar 2013: New York Film Critics Awards

The New York Film Critics Circle has named David O. Russell’s “American Hustle” Best Picture of 2013.

Oscar 2013: Act of Killing is Best Pic in Sight & Sound

Joshua Oppenheimer’s “The Act of Killing” has been voted best film of the year by Sight & Sound, the U.K. magazine for cinephiles.

Oscar 2013: Young, New Scribes

Like other Oscar categories, screenwriting (both original and adapted) includes both vets and tyros. In recent years, first time winners included Chris Terrio (“Argo”), Michael Arndt (“Little Miss Sunshine”), Diablo Cody (“Juno”), Dustin Lance Black (“Milk”), Mark Boal (“The Hurt Locker”) and Geoffrey Fletcher (“Precious”).

Thor: Dark World Tops Global Box-Office

Disney-Marvel’s first fall release, “Thor: The Dark World,” grossed $180.1 million, of which an estimated $86.1 million came from domestic theaters. With a global cumulative already at $327 million after last weekend’s international debut, “Thor: The Dark World” is on track to eclipse its predecessor’s global total handily. The original grossed nearly $450 million worldwide during […]