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Tue, Mar 9 2010

The Hurt Locker Blows Up the Oscars

Also tagged: academy awards, adam shankman, Alec Baldwin, an education, animated feature, anna kendrick, Avatar, Ben Stiller, best adapted screenplay, best costume, Best Director, best documentary, best makeup, best original screenplay, Best Picture, best visual effects, carey mulligan, Colin Firth, crazy heart, District 9, George Clooney, Helen Mirren, inglourious basterds, invictus, james cameron, james taylor, jason reitman, Jeff Bridges, jeremy renner, john hughes, Julianne Moore, kathryn bigelow, kodak theatre, Kristen Stewart, mark boal, Matt Damon, Meryl Streep, mo'nique, Morgan Freeman, Na'vi, Oscars, Robert Downey Jr, ryan bingham, Sandra Bullock, sarah jessica parker, Star Trek, Steve Martin, t bone, Taylor Lautner, The Blind Side, the cove, the hurt locker, the weary kind, tim robbins, Tina Fey, tom ford, twilight, up, up in the air, vera farmiga, Winners, young victoria, zac effron

The Hurt Locker blew up the Avatar party and made history in the process “Ladies and gentlemen, the show is so long, that Avatar now takes place in the past.” Co-host funny man Steve Martin said...

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Mon, Mar 8 2010

Oscars Open Up The Hurt Locker, Wins Best Picture

Also tagged: 82nd academy awards, Alec Baldwin, Avatar, best actor, best actress, best adapted screenplay, best animated feature, best cinematography, best costume, best editing, best makeup, best original screenplay, Best Picture, best score, best song, best sound, best supporting actor, Best Supporting Actress, christoph waltz, hurt locker, inglourious basterds, james cameron, Jeff Bridges, kathryn bigelow, mo'nique, Oscars, Sandra Bullock, sarah jessica parker, Star Trek, Steve Martin, the hurt locker, the young victoria, Tina Fey, up, up in the air, Winners

The Hurt Locker blazes apart a predictable Oscar night with six wins, including one with history made. Uploaded at 12:35pm. Boom. The bomb squad is moving in now at the Kodak Theatre. And so it has just...

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Sat, Mar 6 2010

Oscars Predictions Special: An Education on the Oscars

Also tagged: a serious man, an education, anna kendrick, art direction, Avatar, awards, best actor, best actress, best adapated screenplay, best animated film, best costume, Best Director, best makeup, best original score, best original screenplay, best original song, Best Picture, best supporting actor, Best Supporting Actress, Brad Pitt, carey mulligan, chrisotoph waltz, christopher plummer, cinematoghraphy, coco before chanel, Colin Firth, cove, crazy heart, District 9, Documentary, editing, film editing, Gabourey Sidibe, George Clooney, Helen Mirren, hurt locker, in the loop, inglourious basterds, invcitus, james cameron, james horner, jason reitman, Jeff Bridges, jeremy renner, julie and julia, kathryn bigelow, lee daniels, maggie gyllenhaal, Matt Damon, Meryl Streep, Morgan Freeman, movies, Na'vi, nine, Nominations, Oscars, Penélope Cruz, Quentin Tarantino, Sandra Bullock, Stanley Tucci, Star Trek, The Blind Side, the last station, The Lovely Bones, the messenger, the weary kind, up, up in the air, vera farmiga, visual effects, Woody Harrelson

With every vote up in the air, a blind side is in order. Will Avatar be banished to the losers’ hurt locker? It takes a serious man and resident film buff like Ronald Wan to offer UrbanWire his precious...

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Wed, Mar 3 2010

Supersized Best Picture

Also tagged: a serious man, an education, Avatar, District 9, inglourious basterds, Oscars, The Blind Side, the hurt locker, up, up in the air

Ronald Wan discusses the 10 nominees in the expanded Best Picture category. It just keeps getting bigger and bigger and we’re not referring to James Cameron’s maniacal ego. The Best Picture category...

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Mon, Jan 18 2010

Sweet like fudge

Also tagged: American football, Avatar, Big Mike, Gabourey Sidibe, Hollywood Insider, Jae Head, John Lee Hancock, Kathay Bates, Leigh Anne Tuohy, Memphis, Michael Lewis, Michael Oher, Miss Congeniality, New releases, Offensive lineman, Ole Miss, Oscars, Quinton Aaron, Racism, Sandra Bullock, Sherlock Holmes, Sports drama, The Blind Side, The Blind Side: Evolution of a game, The Proposal, Tim McGraw, US$200 million

The first impression of The Blind Side from its 150-second long trailer is certainly underwhelming, with its seemingly cheesy plot, mushy dialogue and yawnfest of a story. Even its promotional poster featuring...

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Mon, Mar 23 2009

SG Soccer IGNITE!

SG Soccer IGNITE!

Also tagged: football, ignite challenge, indra, Nike, nike seeded players, s-league, soccer

Gone are the days when a Singaporean boy gets to hone his soccer skills only in the dark, cement gray confines of the void deck. Last Friday (20 Mar), 40 Singaporean boys of ages 13-19 developed their...

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