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Born and raised in New York, Anne Thompson has contributed to the New York Times, Washington Post, London Observer, Vanity Fair and Wired. She was a film columnist at Variety and deputy editor of Variety.com, where she first launched her daily blog, “Thompson on Hollywood,” which is now on Indiewire. She was the Deputy Film Editor at The Hollywood Reporter, the West Coast Editor of Premiere, a Senior Writer at Entertainment Weekly, and West Coast Editor for Film Comment. She wrote the film in…

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Military Rape Doc 'Invisible War' Continues to Push Change on Capitol Hill

Military Rape Doc 'Invisible War' Continues to Push Change on Capitol Hill

While fictional Oscar nominee "Zero Dark Thirty" has challenged Washington politicians to respond to its hybr…

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The Hollywood Education of Ben Affleck, from 'Chasing Amy,' 'Armageddon' and 'Shakespeare' to his...

The Hollywood Education of Ben Affleck, from 'Chasing Amy,' 'Armageddon' and 'Shakespeare' to his...

Before accepting the Santa Barbara Modern Master Award from childhood pal Matt Damon, "Argo" helmer and star …

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Alex Gibney Reacts to Pope Resignation, Talks HBO's 'Mea Maxima Culpa,' Exposing Institutional Pr...

Alex Gibney Reacts to Pope Resignation, Talks HBO's 'Mea Maxima Culpa,' Exposing Institutional Pr...

One of the villains in documentarian Alex Gibney's takedown of the Roman Catholic Church, "Mea Maxima Culpa: …

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Writers' Panel Talk Originals 'Looper,' 'Flight' and 'Moonrise Kingdom' and Adaptations 'Perks of...

Writers' Panel Talk Originals 'Looper,' 'Flight' and 'Moonrise Kingdom' and Adaptations 'Perks of...

Every year I conduct a Santa Barbara Film Festival ritual: the "It Starts with the Script" panel with writers…

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State of the Oscar Race, Reading the Oscar Nominees Lunch Tea Leaves (VIDEO)

State of the Oscar Race, Reading the Oscar Nominees Lunch Tea Leaves (VIDEO)

As of Friday, February 8, Academy members can vote for the Oscars, right up to February 19. Many have already…

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'Zero Dark Thirty' Writer-Producer Boal Defends Film in 'First Amendment Week' Keynote

'Zero Dark Thirty' Writer-Producer Boal Defends Film in 'First Amendment Week' Keynote

Celebrating "First Amendment Week" at Loyola Marymount University, Oscar-nominated "Zero Dark Thirty" writer-…

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Danny Boyle Talks Returning to Telluride and Fighting to Make His Tabloid Sensation ‘Ink’

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Danny Boyle remembers his first Telluride Film Festival in 2008, when “Slumdog Millionaire” had been unceremoniously dumped by Warner Bros. “You think it’s not good enough to be released,” Boyle said. “It was part of an economic decision that had been made, and after all the work that we put in, I was heartbroken. A third of it was in Hindi. There’s nothing to compare it to. There’s no real prospects.
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‘Elsinore’ and ‘The Liberation’ Launch TV Stars Andrew Scott and Carrie Coon Into the Oscar Race Original

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Two rising stars could land their first Oscar nominations this award season for heart-rending performances. Simon Stone’s “Elsinore” (Focus) starring Andrew Scott and Guy Nattiv’s “The Liberation” (Bleecker) starring Carrie Coon are both based on true stories. Set in 1989 during the AIDs crisis in London, “Elsinore” stars Scott as actor Ian Charleson of “Chariots of Fire,” who has tested positive for HIV just as he is offered to star as Shakespeare’s Hamlet at The National.
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Inside the Telluride Opening Day Brunch: John Malkovich, Carrie Coon, and the Questions on Everyone’s Minds Original

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The question everyone asks at Telluride: “What is the Friday Patron Screening?” They usually find out at Friday’s Patron Brunch, high in the mountains. The answer: Venice breakout and inevitable Oscar contender, “Wild Horse Nine” (Searchlight), written and directed by Martin McDonagh. Telluride tributee Sandra Hüller (Mubi’s “Rose” and “Fatherland”) attended, as well as Jesse Eisenberg, who on Saturday premieres “The Debut” (A24), starring Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti.
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