538 stories by "Gold Derby"
Now that I've seen "Les Miserables" – and have witnessed the reactions of hundreds of others at Grauman's theater in Hollywood – a few things are clear. Yes, th…
Reactions to the first screenings of "Les Miserables" are rapturous, all of them confirming that it's a strong Best Picture contender. Many sources seem to suggest that it'…
Reactions to the first screenings of "Les Miserables" are rapturous, all of them confirming that it's a strong Best Picture contender. Many sources seem to suggest that it'…
In case you missed the live event, here's the video of Monday's discussion with Richard Gere, who chatted with me and Matt Noble about his current awards contender "Arbitrage,&q…
When one thinks of the Best Production Design Oscar – previously known as Best Art Direction – the first thoughts that come to mind are of elaborate physical sets in live-action …
After making an effort at the 2012 Emmy Awards in the drama field, "Smash" will now be entered into the comedy/musical categories at the next Golden Globe Awards. Also, none of the…
"Argo" just pulled further ahead of "Les Miserables" in the Best Picture race as Christopher Rosen (Huffington Post) switched his vote to become the 11th o…
On paper, "Les Miserables" seems like the perfect Oscar movie. With its prestigious source material, all-star cast, period setting and epic scope, the film looks poised to garner a…
The Best Picture race is no longer tied as "Argo" moves ahead of "Les Miserables."
Chuck Walton (Fandango) just switched from one-time frontrunner "Si…
The Best Picture race is tied up once again.
Kevin Polowy (Next Movie) just switched from "Lincoln" to become the ninth of our 25 Experts backing the still-unseen "L…
"Argo" just pulled even with "Les Miserables" in the Oscar race for Best Picture, according to the latest predictions of Oscarologists polled by Gold Derby. Now both film…
Miserable no more! "Les Miserables" just pulled ahead of "Silver Linings Playbook" in the Best Picture race based upon the predictions of top experts polled by Gold Derby…
Last year, all four Oscar acting champs first won at the Golden Globes. Meryl Streep ("The Iron Lady"), Jean Dujardin ("The Artist"), Octavia Spencer ("The Help"…
"Psst! Tom, it's over. A monster sweep for 'Les Miz.' Mark this date down," says a private message I just received on Oct. 6 from someone who really knows his Oscars.
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Mel Brooks may need to buy another mantle. He is to be the second EGOT champ, after Mike Nichols in 2010, to receive a tribute from the American Film Institute.
In making the annou…
Director Roman Polanski will adapt another Tony-winning play for the screen: "Roman Polanski announced today that he will direct a film adaptation of David Ives's play 'Venus in…
Upon the heels of the news that Universal has shifted "Les Miserables" to Christmas Day, the tub-thumping for this lavish musical version of the 1987 Tony champ has begun.
In t…
"Les Miserables" had been slated to open Dec. 14 but Universal announced Tuesday that the picture has been pushed back to Dec. 25. That's the same day as "Django Unchained…
Joss Whedon prepares to unveil "Much Ado About Nothing" in Toronto: "... the 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' 'Angel' and 'Firefly' creator still feels rela…
On Thursday, the motion picture academy announced that the producing team of Craig Zadan and Neil Meron will oversee the 85th annual Academy Awards, set for Feb. 24. While the pair, who are …
Hollywood was shocked when Kelsey Grammer wasn't nominated for an Emmy for his critically hailed role as bombastic mayor in "Boss," but Grammer believes he knows why he was snu…
Jim Parsons will join a very exclusive club if he wins Comedy Actor for the third year running at the upcoming Emmys. The star of "The Big Bang Theory" would be the fifth fell…
In June, "Once" won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical. On Monday, producers announced the production had recouped its cost "faster than any Tony Award-winning bes…
Although "Smash" was one of NBC's biggest hits last season, this backstage look at the making of a Broadway musical about Marilyn Monroe fared surprisingly poorly at the Emmy A…
"Mommie Dearest" is leading our poll of favorite films that won the Razzie for Worst Picture and Gold Derby founder Tom O'Neil is pissed off about that. See his rant and cast y…
