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Amy Poehler made out with Bono, Tina Fey mocked George Clooney’s taste in women and Matt Damon emerged, bizarrely, as the night’s recurring gag. But at the end of a madcap Golden Globes (Fey toasted it as “the beautiful mess we hoped it would be”), the major honors soberly ended up with the favorites. David […]

After Oprah and Lupita Nyong’o's critically acclaimed performances  in “The Butler” and “12 Years A Slave,” respectively, we know we’ll be seeing their faces across…

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LONDON (AP) — Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o and “Blue is the Warmest Color” actress Lea Seydoux are among nominees for the British film academy’s Rising Star award. Nyong’o made an acclaimed feature film debut in slavery epic “12 Years a Slave,” while Seydoux plays half of a young French lesbian couple in the Cannes festival […]

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MILAN (AP) — The Italian distributor of the film “12 Years a Slave” has apologized for promotional posters attacked as racist for featuring Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender, despite their relatively minor roles, and not the film’s star, Chiwetel Ejiofor. BIM Distribuzione said in a statement Monday the “inappropriate materials have now been withdrawn” and […]

An Italian distributor for awards-season favorite 12 Years a Slave had a lot of explaining to do after releasing posters focused on Brad Pitt and…

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Even though Brad Pitt has a small role in “12 Years A Slave,” as the Canadian man who helps obtain the release of the film’s central character, Solomon Northrup – played by Chiwetel Ejiofor – the poster used in the marketing of the film in Italy would have you to believe otherwise. As you can […]

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Los Angeles, CA (December 13, 2013) – The African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), has named “12 Years a Slave” as the Best Picture of 2013.  The Fox Searchlight film also earned Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Newcomer honors for Steve McQueen, John Ridley and Lupita Nyong’o. The organization, which represents the leading African-American film […]

2013 proved to be a windfall for Black male biopics – “Fruitvale Station,” “12 Years A Slave,” and “42″  all proved to be box office…

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Nominees for the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association: MOTION PICTURES — Picture, Drama: “12 Years a Slave,” ”Captain Phillips,” ”Gravity,” ”Philomena,” ”Rush.” — Picture, Musical or Comedy: “American Hustle,” ”Her,” ”Inside Llewyn Davis,” ”Nebraska,” ”The Wolf of Wall […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steve McQueen’s historic saga “12 Years a Slave” topped the nominations list for 20th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Wednesday, boosting its Academy Awards prospects with four nominations. John Wells’ dysfunctional family adaptation “August: Osage County,” which hits theaters Dec. 25 and features an all-star cast including Meryl Streep and Julia […]

Patsey stole the show in Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave, and now the woman behind the character, Lupita Nyong’o, is stealing our hearts as the…

The love train for “12 Years A Slave” came to a full stop Monday night at the Gotham Independent Film Awards, held at Cipriani Wall…