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The Twilight Saga: New Moon - why resistance is futile

27 November 2009 1:30 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Nothing any sniffy, middle-aged male critic writes about this vampire film will deter a gazillion teenage girls

Biggest. Midnight opening. Ever. And on a school night! God, where were we before the Twilight saga stole all our neurons, with its hormone-detonating tales of supernatural events in the rain-sodden town of Forks, Washington?

Who knows, but there will likely be some of you who are still holding out against surrendering to the teen phenomenon, little realising that your principled resistance is in fact nothing more than the series' clunking abstinence metaphor in microcosm, and that not giving in to it is basically as frustrating as not losing your virginity to Edward Cullen because it'll turn you into a vampire. (Incidentally, can a Professor of New Moon Studies get in touch and clarify whether Bella can do it with Jacob Black without catching werewolf? Lost in Showbiz is a little hazy on »

- Marina Hyde

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A Passage To India – Judy Davis, Peggy Ashcroft – d: David Lean

25 November 2009 10:05 PM, PST | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »

A Passage to India (1984) Direction: David Lean Screenplay: David Lean; from E. M. Forster’s novel Cast: Judy Davis, Victor Banerjee, Peggy Ashcroft, Alec Guinness, Nigel Havers, James Fox, Richard Wilson, Saeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth   Judy Davis in A Passage to India   Synopsis: In the early 20th century, a British woman, Miss Quested (Judy Davis), and her soon-to-be mother-in-law, Mrs. Moore (Peggy Ashcroft, right), arrive in India, where they’re met by Ronny Moore (Nigel Havers), a young and self-righteous representative of the British Empire. During their stay, a local Muslim physician, Dr. Aziz (Victor Banerjee), befriends the two women. All goes well until something strange happens in the dark and foreboding Marabar Caves. A distraught Miss Quested then accuses Dr. Aziz of having attempted [...] »

- Andre Soares

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10 closest Oscar races in the past 20 years

23 November 2009 1:12 PM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »

One of the shrewdest Oscarologists on the planet is Tariq Khan of Fox News, who often generously shares his views of current and past derbies with Gold Derby readers. Here he takes a nostalgic look  at the past two decades, offering his take on the most competitive derbies. Words below are Tariq's. Thanks, m'friend!

We’ve often discussed those Oscar races that seem just too close to call . . . where it’s clear (or at least seems clear) that the eventual winner will nab the Oscar with only a few more votes than his or her nearest competitor. While we can never really know for sure (unless we get one of those top jobs at the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers,) we do have some idea of what may have been the closest races in Oscar history. Allow me to present what I believe were the 10 closest acting races over the course of the past 20 years. »

- tomoneil

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Composer Maurice Jarre dies, aged 84

30 March 2009 7:29 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Film composer Maurice Jarre has died at the age of 84 after a battle with cancer. Jarre, the father of musician Jean-Michel, won Oscars for his scores for Lawrence Of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and A Passage To India. He composed music for more than 150 films in his career, picking up a further six Academy Award nominations for movies such as Ghost, Gorillas In The Mist and Witness. He also won a BAFTA for the score for Dead Poets' (more) »

- By Mayer Nissim

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Prolific Film Composer Jarre Dead At 84

30 March 2009 2:34 AM, PDT | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Film composer Maurice Jarre, who won Oscars for the scores of Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago,and A Passage to India, all of them directed by David Lean, has died in Los Angeles at age 84. In a statement, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said that Jarre, who was French, "showed that music is as important as visual image in the success of a film. ... The works to which he contributed so masterfully are part of cinema history forever." His list of credits include more than 150 films, including Ryan's Daughter, The Tin Drum, The Year of Living Dangerously, Mad Max III and Fatal Attraction. »

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Movie Composer Jarre Dies

30 March 2009 12:25 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Oscar-winning composer Maurice Jarre has died, aged 84.

The star lost his battle with cancer in Los Angeles on Sunday, according to the manager of his son, electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre.

Maurice Jarre shot to fame in 1962 when he wrote the score for Lawrence of Arabia, for which he was awarded his first Academy Award.

He won two further Oscars for Doctor Zhivago and A Passage to India, and composed music for more than 150 films.

He also wrote symphonic music for theatre, ballet and television, including the 1970s mini-series Jesus of Nazarath.

Jarre was honoured in February with a lifetime achievement award at the Berlin Film Festival for his pioneering musical scores.

He is survived by his two sons, Jean-Michel and Kevin. »

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