The White Ribbon (movie)

Oscars 2013: 'Amour' wins for foreign language film

2013-02-24 18:51:00

As the French might say, the victory of "Amour" for foreign language film at the Oscars on Sunday was practically a fait accompli. Pourquoi, you ask? Well, Michael Haneke's beautiful, elegiac film about a sudden crisis threatening an octogenarian...

Essay: 'Amour' is a horror film for the ages

2013-02-24 06:00:00

There is no cabin in the woods or scary house at the end of the street in "Amour." There is no ax-wielding Jack Nicholson running around. Yet filmmaker Michael Haneke's examination of the final days of a long life — and a long love — may be...

Oscar predictions 2013: Animation, documentary, foreign film

2013-02-22 15:11:00

Gold Standard writer Glenn Whipp is sweeping through all 24 Oscar categories this week, assessing the races, predicting the winners and helping you prevail in your Oscar pools. If you missed previous entries, you can find the shorts races here, the...

Retire? Not 'Amour's' two eightysomething stars

2012-12-09 08:00:00

PARIS — Up four old, crooked flights of stairs in her apartment building with no elevator, Emmanuelle Riva sits wrapped in a thick, woven, poncho-like sweater. Warm light streams through colorful windowpanes into her narrow living room, where Riva...

Despite controversy, 'Zero Dark Thirty' soars in limited release

2012-12-23 13:20:00

The backlash in Washington over "Zero Dark Thirty" didn't reach the box office, as Kathryn Bigelow's CIA thriller got off to an excellent start in limited release. Playing in five theaters, the film about the hunt for Osama bin Laden grossed $410,000...

Foreign-language Oscar nominees portray true grittiness

2011-02-24 00:00:00

In 2008, the committee that oversees the Oscars' foreign-language film category came under withering criticism for avoiding risky movies. Romania's "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days," a frank account of a young girl's illegal abortion, wasn't nominated, nor...

'Avatar' wins top Golden Globe

2010-01-17 00:00:00

The night belongs to "Avatar." The sci-fi blockbuster -- the most expensive movie ever made and on track to become the highest-grossing film ever made � won the Golden Globe tonight for best dramatic film and best director for James Cameron. "Avatar"...

Shrewd DVD strategies reap rewards with Oscar nominations

2010-02-02 16:33:08

ASC focused on 'The White Ribbon'

2010-02-28 16:33:11

'A Prophet' sweeps Cesar Awards

2010-02-28 16:33:11

Can Evan Lysacek win 'Dancing With the Stars' that elusive choreography Emmy?

2010-03-02 16:33:13

Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood vie for ACM entertainer of the year award

2010-03-02 16:33:13

"Amour" is no stranger to that sensibility; at one point, in fact, before we know him well, Georges is described by Anne, sweetly: "You're a monster sometimes." Even so, "Amour" is not kidding about its title, which comes crashing into the opening sequence just as the corpse is revealed.

2013-01-10 06:54:00