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'The Help' Takes a Page from 'Seabiscuit' for Its Oscar Game Plan

'The Help' Takes a Page from 'Seabiscuit' for Its Oscar Game Plan

In Awards parlance, “The Help” is what’s known as a trifecta … so place your bets.


12 Best Book-to-Film Adaptations of 2011

12 Best Book-to-Film Adaptations of 2011

As the year 2011 winds down and we begin to look ahead to awards season, let’s take a moment to look back at the year in adaptations.


7 Reasons ‘The Descendants’ Should Win the Best Picture Oscar

7 Reasons ‘The Descendants’ Should Win the Best Picture Oscar

Some of us (ahem) can’t stop extolling the wonderfulness that is Oscar-nominated film ‘The Descendants.’ Here are seven reasons why. Have a read and then tell us if you agree … or disagree.


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Entire Internet Put On Hold While We Watch ‘Game of Thrones’ Teaser Trailer

We also share today a child’s perspective on a horror classic, Taylor Lautner’s path crosses with Stretch Armstrong’s, and yet another wrinkle in arguments about “The Help.”


Is Emma Stone Woody Allen’s Next Great Comic Muse?

Is Emma Stone Woody Allen’s Next Great Comic Muse?

Really, was there ever any doubt that Allen, a lifelong sucker for quick-witted, quirky beauties, would leave this Stone unturned? Not a chance.


Jessica Chastain: From Jolene to Beyond

Jessica Chastain: From Jolene to Beyond

From ‘Jolene’ to ‘The Help’ to ‘Zero Dark Thirty,’ Jessica Chastain is a cinematic chameleon.


The Naked Gun: Ryan Gosling Dons ‘Gangster Squad’

The Naked Gun: Ryan Gosling Dons ‘Gangster Squad’

The actor turns on his trademark charm to talk character and more.


Casting Call: J. D. Salinger’s Nine Stories

Casting Call: J. D. Salinger’s Nine Stories

Though it is notoriously difficult to get the rights to J. D. Salinger’s work, he has left such an indelible impression on generations of readers that it is very much worth considering who might play some of his most celebrated characters in this generation. In our most recent edition of Word & Film’s Casting Call, we turn our imaginative eyes to Nine Stories, creatively casting characters from Bananafish, Uncle Wiggily, For Esme, and more.


Rules of Civility Heads to the Big Screen as Hollywood Continues to Court the Wolves of Wall Street

Rules of Civility Heads to the Big Screen as Hollywood Continues to Court the Wolves of Wall Street

Wall street power players have become pop culture’s latest bad boy crush. Case in point: This week’s news that Rules of Civility is on its way to the movies.


‘Gangster Squad’: More Reason to Keep Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone on Your Radar

‘Gangster Squad’: More Reason to Keep Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone on Your Radar

Amid the smoke and haze of a fabulous fall film lineup, we had a hard time seeing ahead to January, which will bring about one of the film’s we’re most anticipating.


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