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In a short time we’ll be saying goodbye to 2010. Some areas of the world have already done so. It’s a year that still doesn’t make a lot of sense in my head (both personally and professionally), and I’m sure I’ll settle on what it’s meant to me some day. But I will say I’m […]
Entries from December 2010
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Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:45 am · December 31st, 2010
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OSCAR TALK: Ep. 46 — The “frontrunner,” guilds on the way, latter-year releases, Portman preggers and a Happy New Year!
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:00 am · December 31st, 2010
Welcome to Oscar Talk. In case you’re new to the site and/or the podcast, Oscar Talk is a weekly kudocast, your one-stop awards chat shop between yours truly and Anne Thompson of Thompson on Hollywood. The podcast is weekly, every Friday throughout the season, charting the ups and downs of contenders along the way. Plenty […]
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12/31 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: ‘Way Back’ last on the scene, 70 votes gets you in, Sparling breaks the rules
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:14 am · December 31st, 2010
• Peter Weir’s “The Way Back” intentionally hits voters’ doorsteps last, just s ballots are arriving. Shrewd, given the P&A budget. Will it pay off? [Deadline] • Steve Pond does the Oscar math and discovers that fewer than 70 votes will secure you a nomination everywhere except the four acting categories and Best Picture. [The […]
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Another word on ‘Another Year’
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:12 am · December 31st, 2010
I’m linking to this Top 20 Films of 2010 list on In Review Online for several reasons. Because I really like the site. Because I really like the list. Because I’m one of the writers they polled to create the list. Because their number one is perfect. And because they were kind enough to invite […]
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THE LONG SHOT: A new year wishlist
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:55 pm · December 30th, 2010
[Guy’s updated predictions here.] Okay, I won’t lie to you: I initially conceived this column in my head last week as a Christmas Eve wishlist, but then got too busy mulling wine and Christmas shopping in Dublin snowdrifts to actually write it. So a New Year’s Eve wishlist it is, then. Under either name, with […]
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Montage 2010: The Year in Cinema Montages
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:37 am · December 30th, 2010
This ought to provide closure to the onslaught of 2010 film montages. Courtesy of Badass Digest:
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The Coens’ ‘True Grit’ a “truly religious movie”
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:16 am · December 30th, 2010
I gave the Coens’ “True Grit” another look last night with the family. Hailee Steinfeld’s commanding presence alongside a scenery-chewing Jeff Bridges was as striking as ever. I’d be lying if I didn’t say my biggest Oscar wish this year is that the Academy’s acting branch sees the performance for what it is: a leading […]
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‘Red State’ trailer
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:09 am · December 30th, 2010
The trailer for Kevin Smith’s latest has been bouncing around the last few days as the writer/director has been on a bit of a public (via Twitter) diatribe for the better part of the holiday. It seems he won’t be doing any press for the film and will only exhibit it at Sundance during public […]
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TECH SUPPORT INTERVIEW: The design of ‘Alice in Wonderland’
Posted by gerardkennedy · 8:53 am · December 30th, 2010
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp may well be poised to go down in film history as one of the famous actor-director duets. Seven collaborations to date have delighted audiences for the past 20 years. They have also earned 11 Oscar nominations and four wins. Their latest, “Alice in Wonderland,” exemplifies how far along they’ve come […]
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Soundtrack contest winner!
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:45 am · December 30th, 2010
I see my little story contest wasn’t too popular with a scant 19 entries. I don’t blame you. I wouldn’t want to be writing stories during the holidays either. I swear I won’t make you work that hard again! Thanks to those who did participate. At the end of the day, it was just a […]
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The beauty of Pixar
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:33 am · December 30th, 2010
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12/30 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: Pixar postage stamps, ‘Inception’ most-Tweeted, what Hollywood can do better
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:17 am · December 30th, 2010
• Your favorite Pixar characters soon to grace postage stamps. [USPS] • “Inception” tops 2010’s list of most-tweeted movies. [The Independent] • Neville Page on his part in designing “TRON Legacy.” [The Wrap]
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77 scores competing for Oscar, ‘Toy Story 3’ not among them
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:20 am · December 30th, 2010
They may have enjoyed a three-year run of nominations in the category, finally taking the gold with “Up” earlier this year, but Pixar’s hot streak in Best Original Score will not continue at the 2010 Oscars. Although Randy Newman’s “Toy Story 3” score wasn’t ruled ineligible by the Academy — unlike his work on last […]
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FIRST-HALF FYC: Best Actress
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:40 pm · December 29th, 2010
The fifth column in our new seasonal series — if you haven’t got the drill by now, we’re rounding up the most Oscar-worthy work from the oft-overlooked first half of the year — wraps up the performance categories with by far the most competitive race of all. Conventional wisdom has it that Best Actress is […]
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INTERVIEW: ‘Shutter Island’ director Martin Scorsese
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:54 am · December 29th, 2010
Martin Scorsese’s “Shutter Island” did just fine with audiences this year, bringing in nearly $300 million worldwide and ultimately proving to be the biggest box office hit of his career to date. However, the film didn’t quite ring the bell of a number of critics who struggled to comprehend its specifically rendered formalism and opted […]
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Taking questions for Oscar Talk
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:42 am · December 29th, 2010
After taking the holiday week off (and a good thing, too, as I was knocked on my rear by some wicked virus), Anne and I will be back on the case Friday for Oscar Talk. Here’s the usual solicitation. PLEASE KEEP IT TO ONE QUESTION, and as always, keep it fresh. Anything overly chewed on […]
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Franco, Portman make EW Oscar covers
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:54 am · December 29th, 2010
My beginnings following the Oscar season date back to an arbitrary subscription to Entertainment Weekly in the mid-1990s and the odds making fun of it all. The Oscar issues were always a fave, so that’s why I tend to perk up a bit when they’re revealed each year. For 2010, we get dueling covers separately […]
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Jamie Stuart’s ‘Idiot with a Tripod’
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:38 am · December 29th, 2010
Roger Ebert seems to think this short film from camera wiz Jamie Stuart (of The Mutiny Company) deserves an Oscar. I’ll stick to simply admiring the Vertov homage of it all without having to use the “O” word to qualify it, and the memories it’ll conjure of this holiday season (as I’ve been from North […]
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