Awards
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Why Alexandre Desplat was so eager to score 'The Piano Lesson'
Alexandre Desplat channeled his love of Duke Ellington into the score of 'The Piano Lesson,' Malcolm Washington's feature directorial debut.
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Angelina Jolie scored as an evil fairy in 'Maleficent,' her top box-office hit
The actor now spends significant time behind the scenes, but the 'Maria' star has appeared in many box-office hits during her career. Here are her biggest live-action movies.
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For Jeymes Samuel, his song 'Nazarene' is both a ballad and a kind of prayer
The 'Book of Clarence' end-title song speaks of hope in difficult times.
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The 2025 Oscars BuzzMeter: What's getting the buzz so far?
Our panel of film experts is back to predict what contenders will be getting Oscar attention and to spotlight the films and talent they hope don't get overlooked in 10 Academy Awards categories.
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How Francis Ford Coppola pushed Osvaldo Golijov's orchestration to new heights in 'Megalopolis'
Osvaldo Golijov ended up ditching his first 'Megalopolis' score to compose a new eclectic version fitting director Francis Ford Coppola's evolving vision.
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Animated contenders spotlight a ghost cat, snail hoarder, robots and a fowl villain
In another year of wildly varied animated features, Japan, Australia, Great Britain and the planet Cybertron send us their best.
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Oscars 2025: Early assumptions. True or false?
Will these five early award season assumptions pan out or fall by the wayside?
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