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Oakland putting the film, its heart throb star Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and seasoned writers Steve Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin in play. Spielberg's epic War Horse for Dream Works came thundering down the pike with a huge premiere back at Alice Tully Hall, with posters of Lincoln Center’s Tony winning theatrical version and their indelible puppets in the background. Steven paid homage to legends John Ford and David Lean and the country fell in love with a horse named Joey and his 14 stand-ins. Studios worked their stars to the bone. Ironically, Harvey Weinstein’s independent French talent who lived in Paris were not as available as their competitors, therefore Uggie became a superstar igniting a pet war. Christopher Plummer, who had Best Supporting Actor in the bag promoted his Jack Russell, Cosmo. Diminutive Scorsese was seen on TV on a small couch with his large Doberman, Blackie, drooling on his suit. Spielberg never got a chance to trot out his lead horse Joey, previously seen in Seabiscuit because his ravishing reddish coat was now darkened for another role. By December, as film critics bestowed their own awards upon many films, Stephen Daldry struggled to finish Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close with a new score. There was buzz Daldry could be editing the winner. Producer Scott Rudin juggled his astounding three films in one year from Daldry, Miller and David Fincher directing Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Daldry has received three consecutive directing nominations. In January, for his fourth film, he received a Best Picture nomination, for a boy’s emotional journey dealing with 9/11, and the nine films were officially off and running. Forty-five film and media groups handed out awards leading up to Oscar night. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 My airplane seatmate to LAX was Sony Classics Michael Barker. The night before Woody Allen had shown Michael / To Rome With Love, his new film (f; el shot in Rome and rumored to be his best. When Woody won the Oscar Sunday night, for a record breaking 23rd overall nomination, he had just finished pasta at Sette Mezzo on Lexington Avenue with art dealer Lorinda Ash and Soon-Yi. He went home and watched the N.B.A. All-Star : game. Soon-Yi watched the awards show on a TiVo delay in another room. Martin Scorcese Meryl Streep Berenice Bejo and Michel ~ Hazanaviciu , » Michelle Williams Princess Charlene and Prince Albert II of Monaco \ Brad Pitt and a Angelina Jolie David and Victoria Beckham I { P HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013453