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NEWS ABOUT: Atonement

Atonement stories: 7 news summaries

 Unschooled Keira
 Driven to Prove
 Her Smarts

Star has 'chip on shoulder' after she skipped university

Aug 3, 08 8:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oscar nominations? Check. Intelligent, literary roles? Check. College education? Not so much. “I am completely uneducated,” Keira Knightley told the Daily Telegraph, which “leaves you with a slight chip on your shoulder.” To battle intellectual insecurity, the Atonement star, who is dyslexic and dropped out... More »

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education • Pirates of the Caribbean • college • Atonement • movies • Keira Knightley • dyslexia

OPINION

Oscars Pose
a Threat to
Good Movies

Small, 'self-involved' clique hands out the awards: NYT critic

Feb 23, 08 3:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Oscar night may seem like fun, but it has quietly turned the US market for serious films into a “brutal blood sport,” critic AO Scott writes in the New York Times. The highly commercial fare of January through August is followed by an “avalanche of art”... More »

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Academy Awards • film • Michael Clayton • No Country for Old Men • Juno • Atonement • There Will Be Blood • Oscars

Brit Honors to Day-Lewis, Atonement & Coen Brothers

Step closer to Oscar at BAFTA

Feb 11, 08 4:30 AM CST
(Newser) - In what many see as a prologue to the Oscars, Atonement was named best film at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards yesterday, and Daniel Day-Lewis won the best actor award for his power performance in There Will Be Blood, reports Variety. In a surprise win French... More »

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BAFTA • No Country for Old Men • Javier Bardem • Juno • Atonement • Joel and Ethan Coen • There Will Be Blood • Marion Cotillard • British Academy of Film and Television Arts • Daniel Day-Lewis • La Vie En Rose • movies

Top Breakthrough Roles of 2007

Here's a look at actors who came of age this year

Feb 10, 08 11:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Before No Country for Old Men, Josh Brolin couldn’t get a job. “My most famous role was in The Goonies,” he reflects. Now, scripts are pouring in. Brolin is one of the New York Times’ 15 “breakout” performers of the year. Many, though not all, are... More »

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Academy Awards • list • Paul Dano • Superbad • Michael Cera • Lust, Caution • Casey Affleck • No Country for Old Men • Josh Brolin • Jennifer Jason Leigh • Juno • Atonement • Across the Universe • actor • Marion Cotillard • Julie Christie • Seth Rogen • Knocked Up • The Assassination of Jesse James • Hal Holbrook • James McAvoy • Sienna Miller • Margot at the Wedding • La Vie en Rose • Away From Her

Spartans Conquer Box Office

Rambo takes close 2nd as 27 Dresses and Cloverfield tumble

Jan 27, 08 6:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Meet the Spartans outfought Rambo to claim top spot this weekend as both flicks knocked down last week's openers, Variety reports. Spartans, a 300 spoof, banked $18.7 million while Sly Stallone's pic scored $18.2 million. 27 Dresses crumpled to third with $13.6 million as horror pic Cloverfield... More »

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Academy Awards • film • Sylvester Stallone • Rambo • box office • Atonement • Cloverfield • Meet the Spartans • Oscars

Atonement Gets 7 Globe Nods

Charlie Wilson's War follows with 5

Dec 13, 07 9:34 AM CST
(Newser) - The WWII-era romance Atonement leads today's Golden Globe nominations with seven, including best drama, best actor, and best actress. Also among the seven drama contenders—there are typically five—are There Will Be Blood, No Country for Old Men, The Great Debaters, American Gangster, Michael Clayton, and Eastern ... More »

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Hairspray • Cate Blanchett • I'm Not There • Philip Seymour Hoffman • American Gangster • No Country for Old Men • Juno • Atonement • Golden Globes • Joel and Ethan Coen • Charlie Wilson's War • Elizabeth: The Golden Age • The Savages • Sweeney Todd • Across the Universe • There Will Be Blood • The Great Debaters

Compass Leads at Top Spot,
Yet Falls Short

Small films fare well
as New Line admits dismay over megapic

Dec 9, 07 7:56 PM CST
(Newser) - The Golden Compass took top spot at the weekend box office but fell short of its expected $30-40 million tally, Variety reports. The flick grossed $26.1 million, chump change for a film costing $180 million—and New Line execs didn't hide their disappointment as they touted its sales abroad.... More »

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independent film • box office • Beowulf • Enchanted • Juno • The Golden Compass • Atonement • This Christmas

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