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Gold Derby nuggets: To sirs with love | Dave Karger's Oscars predix | 'Avatar' actresses in spotlight

1 hour ago | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »

• Actor Patrick Stewart and director Nicholas Hytner received knighthoods today from Queen Elizabeth II as part of her honors list. Said two-time Olivier winner Sir Patrick, "This is an honor that embraces those actors, directors and creative teams who have in these recent years helped fill my life with inspiration, companionship and sheer fun." The Tony-winning Sir Nicholas, artistic director of Britain's National Theatre, said he was "honored and flattered." And two-time Olivier winner Margaret Tyzack said she was "delighted" to be appointed a commander of the Order of the British Empire. BBC • Lincoln Tan chats with Peter Jackson about being named a knight companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for "continuing to excel in and significantly contribute to the New Zealand film industry." The onetime British colony replaced honors like those mentioned above from the queen with a homegrown version in 2000. Said Jackson, "This is an incredible moment in my life. »

- tomoneil

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Experts predict Golden Globe winners: 'Avatar,' 'Up in the Air,' Meryl Streep and ...

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The race for best drama picture at the Golden Globes is a close contest between "Avatar" and "Up in the Air," according to the predictions of these pundits: Lane Brown (Vulture, New York Magazine), Erik Davis (Cinematical), Edward Douglas (ComingSoon.net), Scott Feinberg (AndTheWinnerIs), Marshall Fine (Star Magazine, Hollywood and Fine), Pete Hammond (Notes on a Season, The Envelope), Dave Karger (Entertainment Weekly), Kevin Lewin (World Entertainment News Network), Guy Lodge (InContention), Michael Musto (Village Voice), Sam Rubin (Ktla), Sasha Stone (AwardsDaily), Peter Travers (Rolling Stone), Jeff Wells (Hollywood-Elsewhere), Susan Wloszczyna (USA Today).

We'll be adding more predictions from other prophets soon, so keep checking back to Gold Derby. As for me, well, I need more time to noodle some of these races. Predicting the Globes is always a puzzle. This year is harder than most.

Best Drama Picture

"The Hurt Locker"

"Inglourious Basterds" – Lodge

"Precious"

"Up in the Air" – Brown, »

- tomoneil

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Top 50 Performances of the Decade (Female)

19 hours ago | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

This list has more repeat offenders than the male list yesterday. Please give these 45 talented women one last round of applause before we take a break from the decade stuff to embark on the 2009 awards. As with the male list, I didn't include any 2009 performances (let the year settle first) though there is at least one that would obviously (x 50) be here if I did...

"And it's time my luck changed. And it's time something went right for me!"

-"Julia" makes a plea for a surprise Tilda Swinton nomination this year.

Please Note: This list should not be mistaken for an updated 'Actresses of the Aughts' chart. [editors note: I may attempt to return to that massive project in a definitive way after this year's Oscar race is complete]. How you feel about someone's entire career can be markedly different than how you feel about individual turns and an actress whose skill you may admire might not hit you as hard emotionally as she hits others. Then there are actresses I »

- NATHANIEL R

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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Eight

2 January 2010 7:01 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »

A Prophet

Opens: February 12th 2010

Cast: Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif, Hichem Yacoubi, Reda Kateb

Director: Jacques Audiard

Summary: Sent to prison, Malik El Djebena falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the 'missions' go by, he toughens himself and wins their confidence but uses his intelligence to discreetly develop his own network.

Analysis: Finally scoring a limited release in the Us in February, Jacques Audiard's violent and hard-edged prison drama won the Grand Prix at Cannes, scored Best Film at the London Film Festival, and is already the hotly tipped favourite to take the Oscar for Best Foreign Film late next month.

Reviews have been stellar around the world for the film which quickly became the most universally admired entry in the often hotly contentious first week of Cannes back in May. From a breakout performance by Tahar Rahim, »

- Garth Franklin

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Tom Cruise: A Decade In Pda Moments (Photos)

2 January 2010 5:31 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

It's been a busy decade for Tom Cruise. He kicked off the aughts married to Nicole Kidman, whom he divorced in 2001, just shy of their tenth anniversary and while she was three months pregnant (she later miscarried). Tom began dating 'Vanilla Sky' costar Penelope Cruz soon after and the two were together until 2004. In the spring of 2005 he began dating Katie Holmes and a year later she was pregnant with Suri. While Tom's arm candy has rotated several times over course of the decade, one thing has remained consistent: his love for red carpet Pda. This habit crested in 2005, which saw many full-on public make out sessions with Katie. It has cooled down somewhat since the birth of their child. Take a look back at the decade in Tom Pda moments and pick your (least) favorites. »

- Katy Hall

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Review: ‘Nine’

1 January 2010 10:00 AM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

About thirty minutes into Rob Marshall’s musical Nine, I kept getting a nagging sense of déjà vu. It finally dawned on me that the movie reminded me a lot of All That Jazz, the 1979 musical directed by Bob Fosse. That movie starred the late Roy Scheider, who portrayed a brilliant choreographer experiencing an existential crisis in the days leading up to a big Broadway production. He copes with his pathos by popping pills and chasing women, and his self destructive ways ultimately cost him the love and respect of his daughter and those closest to him.

In Nine, Daniel Day Lewis plays a brilliant Italian director who experiences an existential crisis in the days leading up to the first day of filming for his new movie. He is a scoundrel, and has so many entanglements with various women that it ultimately threatens his health, marriage and relationships, not to mention the movie. »

- Shannon Hood

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