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Monday, March 8, 2010

Oscars Oscar night liveblog recap: ladies win, show fails

Did you miss last night's snoozer? We stayed up so you didn't have to...

Posted by Sue Carter Flinn on Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 9:38 AM

At least someone kept Sasha Baron Cohen at home.

At least someone kept Sacha Baron Cohen at home.

Ben Stiller, eh? Apparently it was Sacha Baron Cohen who was supposed to do an Avatar sketch, but it was banned because it might offend director James Cameron. That would have at least given the night a pulse: the most controversial moment was when a short film director totally got Kanyed by a drunk woman, who we hope is involved somehow in the winning movie. Awkward afterparty, for sure.

Still, Cameron got his when Katherine Bigelow and The Hurt Locker blew up Avatar with golden statues. Relive the glory in our liveblog.

<a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=a35e1bc11b" >The Coast goes to the Oscars</a>

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Friday, March 5, 2010

Oscars Oscar liveblog this Sunday night!

Join us here and rip up the red carpet in style.

Posted by Sue Carter Flinn on Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 5:33 PM

What would you say to this man? Tell us Sunday night.

What would you say to this man? Tell us Sunday night.

This is where you'll want to be Sunday night, as The Coast's movie crew dusts off their plastic tiaras and James Cameron shaking-fist for the Academy Awards and red carpet rundown liveblog. And we'll see just how right Coast readers were in our Oscars poll.

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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Oscars Cast your Academy vote and you could win

Enter our Oscars poll and be eligible to win one of five pairs of tickets to Empire Theatres.

Posted by Sue Carter Flinn on Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 10:51 AM

Why should the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have all the fun when it comes to the international sport of Oscar speculation? Cast your ballot as a member of The Coast's academy, and you might be one of five lucky winners of a prize from Empire Theatres: a pair of tickets that you and a friend can use for a free movie at Park Lane or the Oxford. Survey closes Monday, March 1. Results will be announced in the March 4 issue of The Coast.

Rules:
Select who you think will take home hardware when the envelopes are opened for reals March 7, and your name will go in a random draw for the Empire Theatres prizes. Enjoy.

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Friday, November 6, 2009

Oscars Wanna win? Send us your favourite CDs, DVDs and games of 2009

A copy of A.V. Club's hilarious book Inventory could be yours!

Posted by Sue Carter Flinn on Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 4:59 PM

On November 26 we reveal our critics' top picks for top CDs, DVDs and video games of the year, and we want you to get in on the action! Comment to this post with your picks (for all, or any category), and you will become eligible to win this amazing book (and some boss runner-up prize packs) in our poorly organized, but totally legit contest.

Entries must be received by Friday, November 13 at 5pm.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Oscars Heather Young's best in show

NSCAD grad Heather Young just won Montreal's Canadian Student Film Festival.

Posted by Sue Carter Flinn on Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 11:17 PM

When you're picking up tickets for the Atlantic Film Festival, grab
one for Atlantic Shorts IV (Monday, September 21, Park Lane, 7pm), so
you can give Heather Young an extra clap—-the NSCAD grad just won
Montreal's Canadian Student Film Festival. Dog Girl was inspired
by a teen Young worked with in New Brunswick, who was "very optimistic,
happy and hard-working," despite her difficult life. After an ex
started a rumour about the girl, it made Young wonder "what would make
him say something so cruel and so odd. The story came out of that, as
well as thinking about how badly teenagers can sometimes treat each
other."