On Tuesday, some fairly "incriminating" photos were released to the Internet showing that perhaps The King's Speech was shot in the same location as a gay porn movie. It has been fairly well documented by the British press that the scenes in Lionel Logue's (Oscar nominee Geoffrey Rush) office were shot at 33 Portland Place in London, but was that address used by adult film director Jonno when he shot Snookered? Movieline contacted Jonno to inquire about where and when the production was filmed.
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It's time once again to return to Movieline's recently undertaken mission to honor this year's acting and directing nominees with a tribute that will surely outlive any trophy they could ever hope to receive: one of our inaugural Awards-Season Trading Cards. Today, let's give it up for Best Actress nominee Jennifer Lawrence!
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If any element of the annual Academy Awards telecast represents an equalizer between your party's Oscar geeks and the more casual fans who just dropped in for the booze, it's got to be the chance to win big money on one of the night's most hotly debated segments: the In Memoriam montage.
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Well, sorta. In an impromptu interview with The Daily Beast -- the reporter went up to Leo at a restaurant after failing to get a response from her representatives; six hours later he was on the phone with the Oscar nominee -- Leo says that the ads were actually conceived before her nomination for The Fighter, and were possibly the handiwork of Paramount. This despite the fact that Leo previously said Paramount was not involved. Huh.
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On 30 Rock, Tracy Jordan won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony with such swiftness that we almost forgot how impressive such a feat is. The entertainment award "Grand Slam" has only been given to a select group that includes Mel Brooks, Helen Hayes, Whoopi Goldberg, Barbra Streisand and Liza Minnelli. To put it another way, the entertainment industry is long overdue for another performer to enter the EGOT annals, and this Sunday's Oscars has us pondering the qualified applicants. Here are Movieline's top five prospects who've each earned three of the four necessary trophies.
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It's time once again to return to Movieline's recently undertaken mission to honor this year's acting and directing nominees with a tribute that will surely outlive any trophy they could ever hope to receive: one of our inaugural Awards-Season Trading Cards. Today, let's give it up for Best Actor nominee (and Oscar co-host) James Franco!
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While the question of whether or not Banksy will be allowed to show up at the Kodak Theater on Sunday night to possibly collect the Best Documentary Feature award for Exit Through the Gift Shop remains up for debate, it appears one lingering doubt about the street art sensation has finally been answered. By one of Banksy's co-conspirators. Or maybe Banksy himself.
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Earlier this month, Oscar joke writer Bruce Vilanch revealed that a planned bit involving Cher, host James Franco dressed as Cher, and the Burlesque song "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me," was scratched from the telecast because the Golden Globe-winning track wasn't nominated. Turns out Vilanch might not have been exaggerating. Franco posted a recording of himself warbling through "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" on his must-read Twitter page late Monday evening, writing: "They pulled this from the Oscar show. Damn it." Click ahead to listen, but heed this advice: Earmuffs. He's not very good.
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It's time once again to return to Movieline's recently undertaken mission to honor this year's acting and directing nominees with a tribute that will surely outlive any trophy they could ever hope to receive: one of our inaugural Awards-Season Trading Cards. Let's give it up for enthusiastic and/or controversial Best Supporting Actress nominee Melissa Leo!
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Maybe instead of soliciting advice from Judd Apatow, this year's Academy Award co-host (and new Twitter user) James Franco should be asking an actual former Oscar host for advice. Like Chris Rock, who in a new interview admitted that he almost got into a fight because of his stage material. Fortunately, Courtney Love was there to save him.
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Maybe James Franco is a little more worried about co-hosting this year's Oscars than he originally led on. In a new video, the actor frantically (well, this is as frantic as anyone has ever seen James Franco) seeks hosting pointers from Pineapple Express scribe -- and Producers Guild Awards host -- Judd Apatow. Naturally, this advice covers the perennial appropriateness of cunnilingus jokes at black tie events. You're going to want to see this for yourself.
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Oscar season is coming down to the wire, folks, and for once, all of America has something at stake: A free MacBook Air. Or a free iPod. Or other cherished prizes offered in Movieline's Statuesque Oscar Picks sweepstakes. Have you signed up yet? Grab your friends and let me show you how it's done.
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It's time once again to return to Movieline's recently undertaken mission to honor this year's acting and directing nominees with a tribute that will surely outlive any trophy they could ever hope to receive: one of our daily inaugural Awards-Season Trading Cards. Today, let's give it up for Best Actor nominee Jesse Eisenberg!
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Perhaps in response to all those people left stymied by Hereafter's Oscar nomination for visual effects (especially when Tron: Legacy got shut out of the category, poor thing), Warner Bros. have released a shot-by-shot reel showing how VFX supervisor Michael Owens and Scanline VFX put together that nine-minute opening tsunami sequence. And when you see how the live-action parts came together combining CG, green screen, water tanks, and on-location photography -- well, "Oscar-nominated Hereafter" doesn't sound so silly anymore.
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It's time once again to return to Movieline's recently undertaken mission to honor this year's acting and directing nominees with a tribute that will surely outlive any trophy they could ever hope to receive: one of our daily inaugural Awards-Season Trading Cards. Today, let's give it up for Best Supporting Actress nominee Amy Adams!
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