A Better Life (movie)

Spirit Awards boost 'Moonrise Kingdom,' 'Silver Linings' momentum

2012-11-27 14:12:00

David O. Russell's screwball comedy "Silver Linings Playbook" and Wes Anderson's coming-of-age romance "Moonrise Kingdom" led the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards with five nominations apiece, including feature, director and screenplay.� The bounty...

Oscars 2012: An effort to be inclusive

2012-02-28 13:30:00

With open arms, the Oscars welcomed diversity back to its ceremony, but the embrace turned out to be more awkward than warm. Last year's Academy Awards were roundly criticized by several observers for its notable lack of diversity. Actor Samuel L....

Oscars 2012: All eyes on Billy Crystal, Sacha Baron Cohen and, yes, nominees

2012-02-26 11:00:00

Is silence truly golden? Can George Clooney's tears bring Oscar happiness? Will Billy Crystal's yuks play as well as they did eight years ago? And could the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the first time bestow acting statuettes on two...

Alexandre Desplat adroitly finds the proper musical key

2012-01-05 00:00:00

'Savages'

2012-10-09 13:30:00

Director Oliver Stone gets back to the grit that typified much of his early work with this version of Don Winslow's novel, sparked by a couple of young drug peddlers (Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Johnson) who refuse to play with a cartel boss (Salma Hayek) who...

Crashing the Oscars

2012-02-22 00:50:28

The Oscars are serious — important people making important, relevant, thought-provoking movies about race, marital relations, horses and Owen Wilson seeing dead Parisians. The dresses and jewelry are beyond fancy. The tuxes are bespoke. Sidney...

Deadline nears for Herald-Mail's Oscar Picks Contest

2012-02-05 00:00:00

OK, so maybe your invitation to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences got lost in the mail this year. But you've paid your money, watched the films, then later picked them apart scene by scene with family and friends. So what if you don't...

'Artist,' Scorsese's 'Hugo' shine brightest in 2012 Oscar nominations

2012-02-19 20:50:28

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences paid homage this year to the early days of cinema by bestowing the lion's share of Oscar nominations on two films that are valentines to the early days of cinema. "Hugo," Martin Scorsese's heartfelt love...

Reel Critics: 'Extremely' good and 'Incredibly' emotional

2012-01-26 20:45:00

Few films have more award-winning talent than"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close." Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock need no introduction. Director Stephen Daldry earned Oscar nominations for "The Hours" and "The Reader." Eric Roth wrote the screenplays for"...

Oscar Nominations for 2012

2012-01-24 10:47:00

All my friends think I wake up early for the Oscar nominations. It’s baffling how little they know me. I love nothing more in life than sleeping in. And why wake up early to pull an Elvis and shoot the TV screen at the idiotic nominations that...

SAG Awards 2012: Winners include 'Modern Family,' Alec Baldwin and Betty White

2012-01-30 18:08:43

SAG Awards 2012: 'The Help' sweeps the statues

2012-01-30 13:05:12

Mexican actor Demian Bichir, who was nominated for a lead actor Oscar for his role as a Mexican day laborer in the film "A Better Life," has dedicated his nomination to the millions of undocumented immigrants in the nation.

2012-09-27 08:44:00

Demi�n Bichir was nominated for an Academy Award for lead actor for his role in "A Better Life." He was invited to join the Motion Picture Academy.

2012-02-23 18:07:49

Jean Dujardin won the Academy Award for lead actor for his role in "The Artist," beating out Demi�n Bichir for "A Better Life," George Clooney for "The Descendants," Brad Pitt for "Moneyball" and Gary Oldman for "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy."

2012-02-23 18:07:36