Articles by Michael Allard

Michael Allard


Michael has written 70 articles for Nouse


The BAFTAs 2011 – Live

The BAFTAs are fast-approaching, and the stars are now milling around London Opera House where Jonathan Ross will soon be kicking off this year’s awards ceremony

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The Rising Stars of 2010/11

BAFTA’s rising star award is voted for by the public. Michael Allard looks at the nominees

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The New Face of Awards Season

The big movies of awards season have achieved that rare feat of obtaining both critical and commercial success

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Hereafter

With Hereafter, Clint Eastwood joins Ron Howard, Peter Weir, Paul Haggis and Edward Zwick as a multiple-Academy Award winner or nominee whose latest film is not really a part of the awards circus this year, despite having an awards season release date

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Razzie Nominations Announced

Nominations for the Golden Raspberry Awards have been announced, with the most nominations going to The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender

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BAFTA Nominations 2011

The nominations for the 2011 Orange British Academy Film Awards have been announced, and The King’s Speech and Black Swan are leading the way with 14 and 12 nominations apiece

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The Next Three Days

Some movie stars do their best acting when they escape from the blockbusters they’re normally drawn to

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Christopher Nolan, director of InceptionRewarding rebels could mean a change in style for Hollywood

Michael Allard investigates the impact that could be had on American film as new, adventurous directors take to the nominations tables

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The King’s Speech

“Contains strong language in a speech therapy context.” A warning that was added after the makers of The King’s Speech successfully lobbied to have the film’s rating taken down from a 15 to a 12A, it must be one of the funniest caveats ever attached to a movie by the British Board of Film Classification

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Somewhere

It was in 2003 that Francis Ford Coppola’s daughter Sofia emerged as a major new director with her second film, Lost in Translation

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Golden Globe nominations revealed

British film lovers rejoiced today with the news that forthcoming period drama The King’s Speech has received the most nominations for the Golden Globe awards

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The Governors Awards

Famous as they are, the Oscars are just one of many awards ceremonies hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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Polanski film shines at the European Film Awards

Roman Polanski’s political thriller, The Ghost Writer – known as The Ghost during its U.K. release – was the success story of the 23rd European Film Awards, winning not only the accolade of European Film of the year but also receiving recognition in 5 other categories

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And the hosts of the 2011 Oscars are

James Franco and Anne Hathaway are set to be hosting the ceremony on February 27th

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Leeds Film Festival 2010

Gareth Davies & Michael Allard check out the selection on at the international film scene in Leeds this year

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