The Artist

'The Artist," other films, shut out of Writers awards by rules

Yesterday the Writers Guild announced its nominees for the best screenplays of 2011. “The Artist” was not on the list. Now you might think it understandable that an American institution didn’t nominate a script with no dialogue written by a French guy (writer-director Michel Hazanavicius). But in truth, “The Artist” likely wasn’t on the list … Continue Reading →

George Clooney, meet Jean Dujardin: The Race for Best Actor

Unless something amazing comes along — and it certainly might — I’m guessing this year’s best actor race is going to come down to two guys: The very well-known George Clooney for “The Descendants” and the virtually unknown Jean Dujardin for “The Artist.” Right now the other three names being kicked around in that race … Continue Reading →