Say anything – The Artist review

The Artist – Starring Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo and Uggie. Directed by Michel Hazanavicius. Rated PG. Originally published February 1, 2012. By Simon Miraudo. The Artist arrives on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia June 28, 2012. My mother once told me that if I had nothing nice to say, I shouldn’t say anything at all. It’s advice I ignored in the most flagrant […]

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You’re invited to The Quickflix Oscar Live-Blog

By our count, it’s been … ooh … 51 weeks since the Countdown to the Oscars first began. Can you believe the 84th Academy Awards ceremony is now mere days away? UPDATE: It’s happening right here! Before we start heralding next year’s nominees (The Grey!), let’s send off the current batch in style. All 5,765 of the […]

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The Artist’s Uggie and Red Dog’s Koko win big at Golden Collar Awards

Continuing The Artist‘s domination of the 2012 awards’ circuit, star Uggie was named Best Dog in a Theatrical Film for his stirring performance in the black-and-white silent film at the 1st Annual Golden Collar Awards. The Jack Russell Terrier beat out Beginners‘ Cosmo, 50/50‘s Denver and Young Adult‘s Hummer. Uggie was also nominated in the same category for his gender-bending […]

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The Artist’s dog Uggie set to retire

It’s been a rough week for fans of Uggie, the insanely talented Jack Russell Terrier who steals every scene of Best Picture nominee The Artist. Not only was he snubbed in this week’s Oscar nominations announcement, but his trainer Omar von Muller has revealed the dog actor will soon retire. Muller told Life & Style, […]

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