The American drama written, directed, and co-produced by Paul Thomas Anderson stars Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Amy Adams in the lead roles.The film which is releasing in India tomorrow received three Academy Award nominations for the Best Actor for Phoenix, Best Supporting Actor for Hoffman, and the Best Supporting Actress for Adams.The film revolves around the story of Freddie Quell (Phoenix), a World War II veteran struggling to adjust in a post-war society who meets Lancaster Dodd (Hoffman), a leader of a religious movement known as 'The Cause' who sees something in Quell and accepts him into the movement.
08:18 PM, Mar 14, 2013

Friday Release 'The Master': 15 facts about Scientology The Church of Scientology was founded in 1954 by some followers of a science-fiction writer L Ron Hubbard. ...  
02:38 PM, Mar 14, 2013

After bagging the best actor award at the BAFTAs, Golden Globe and Screen Guild Awards, Daniel Day-Lewis seems the most promising actor to take away the golden lady this time. With his brilliant portrayal of President Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's film 'Lincoln', the actor yet again sweeps you off your feet with his great acting skills. 'Lincoln' brings forth the story of Honest Abe's juggling act of slavery abolition and end of civil war. And, the method actor Daniel Day Lewis breathes life into the character and it is very difficult that you will not get overwhelmed by his performance in the film. Hugh Jackman did not just lose a few pounds to shoot the opening scenes of his Oscar nominated film 'Les Miserables', but the actor later even had to put on weight for the rest of the musical. Considering it a total challenge, the actor had to not learn his lines but had to actually strike the right note for the musical by straining his vocal chords.
03:58 PM, Feb 17, 2013

Oscar night to have something for everyone: producers With a high five from 9-year-old actress Quvenzhane Wallis, and a pledge that Oscar night will have something for everyone, the Academy Awards kicked into high gear on Monday at a luncheon for more than 160 nominees. ...  
10:59 AM, Feb 05, 2013

2013 Oscar nominees came together at the luncheon held in Beverly Hills. Anne Hathaway, Tom Hooper and Hugh Jackman spotted together at Oscars luncheon. Ang Lee, nominated for best picture and directing for 'Life of Pi,' arrives at the 85th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Anne Hathaway is nominated for best actress in a supporting role for the musical 'Les Miserables'.
02:18 AM, Feb 05, 2013

Movie awards is the stupidest thing: Joaquin Phoenix Actor Joaquin Phoenix, currently gaining Hollywood buzz for his role in 'The Master,' says he wants no part in the movie industry awards season, calling the awards 'stupid' and 'subjective.' In a lengthy interview in the November edition of Interview magazine, the 37-year-old actor said he was dreading the possibility of having to take part in the media circuit for Hollywood's awards season, which culminates with the Oscars in February....  
11:27 AM, Oct 19, 2012

Box Office: 'The Master' breaks Hollywood records Los Angeles: Paul Thomas Anderson's cult drama The Master commanded a huge following in its opening weekend, smashing records on just a handful of screens. The Weinstein Co. release made $729,745 in five theatres in New York and Los Angeles for a record-setting per-screen average of $145,949, according to Sunday studio estimates. The hugely anticipated film, which just won several of the top awards at the Venice Film Festival and...  
12:55 PM, Sep 17, 2012

Korean film 'Pieta' wins at Venice Film Festival Venice: South Korean movie Pieta, an ultra-violent story of a loan shark confronted by a mysterious woman claiming to be his mother, scooped the Golden Lion award for best picture at the Venice film festival. The other big winner on the night was Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master, loosely based on the early days of Scientology, which earned him a Silver Lion for best director and a joint best actor...  
07:48 PM, Sep 10, 2012

Oscar race begins as Phoenix, Hoffman wow Venice Venice: Venice traditionally fires the starting gun in the long movie awards season, and as the world's oldest film festival reaches the halfway point three actors have set Hollywood tongues wagging with memorable performances. Michael Shannon as a serial hitman, Philip Seymour Hoffman as a cult leader modelled on Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard and Joaquin Phoenix playing the tortured, volatile protg are already in the frame around six months...  
12:42 PM, Sep 04, 2012

Look who's Cannes new showstopper Joaquin Phoenix stunned the Cannes Film Festival with bizarre behaviour during the press conference of his latest film. ...  
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