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Fox Searchlight jumps 'Crazy Heart' into Oscar season We knew Fox Searchlight was in love with "Crazy Heart," the low-budget country music drama that stars Jeff Bridges as a faded, booze-fueled singer named Bad Blake who's trying to get his...

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...February 2010. In other film news, director Danny Boyle will direct Fox Searchlight's upcoming film "127 Hours," the story of mountaineer Aron Ralston, who had to amputate his forearm when it became trapped under a boulder. Boyle was the...

In this article: Slumdog Millionaire, Johnny Depp, Danny Boyle, Recession, The Tourist, Aron Ralston, Interpol, Twitter, Simon Beaufoy, and Sony Pictures

...of Gyllenhaal's, but, sorry, Maggie belongs in supporting. At the Britannia Awards after-party, I caught up with Fox Searchlight's big Oscar winners from last year, "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle (winner of the John...

In this article: Oscar, District 9, Neill Blomkamp, Jim Gianopoulos, James Cameron, Martin Scorsese, Avatar, Slumdog Millionaire, and Danny Boyle

...Broadway debut. Playwright Gibson died in 2008 at the age of 94. Breslin received an Oscar nomination in 2007 for her role in Fox Searchlight's "Little Miss Sunshine." She also has had parts in the movies "Signs," "Keane" and "Kit...

In this article: The Miracle Worker, Abigail Breslin, Broadway, Oscar, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, William Gibson, Los Angeles Times, Fox Searchlight, Kristin Chenoweth, and Hilary Swank

One day after showing the new music-themed drama "Crazy Heart" to selected press including your humble prognosticator, Fox Searchlight officially announced the potential Oscar candidate will now open in limited released on December 16. In...

In this article: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Oscar, and Fox Searchlight

...an enormous reception as credits rolled." BEST ACTOR & ACTRESS: In the aftermath of the crash experienced by "Amelia's" Oscar hopes, Fox Searchlight mounted a brisk studio rescue mission by deciding to jam "Crazy Heart" in the derby at the...

In this article: Oscars, Fox Searchlight, Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side, Saoirse Ronan, Jamie Foxx, and The Lovely Bones

...ceremony on Oct. 26 at the Beverly Hilton. Swank's newest film, "Amelia," in which she plays the title role of aviatrix Amelia Earhart, will be released by Fox Searchlight on Oct. 23. A two-time Oscar winner, she picked up best actress...

In this article: Hilary Swank, Amelia, Academy Awards, Hollywood, Amelia Earhart, Fox Searchlight, Million Dollar Baby, and Boys Don't Cry

...there are some good country rock-flavored T Bone Burnett songs sung mostly by Bridges. Since Fox Searchlight's marketing scheme of inviting overeager media, starving for anything new, to get their "feedback" has already resulted in a lot of...

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