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I really should take the time to write up Saturday’s women’s panel here in Santa Barbara, not least of all because it seems to have been neglected in most outlets. It’s an undervalued annual program, always moderated with class by Madelyn Hammond and featuring some of the most formidable female talents working in the industry. […]
Entries from January 2011
SANTA BARBARA: Women in the biz
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:20 pm · January 31st, 2011
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The cinematography of ‘True Grit’
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:20 pm · January 31st, 2011
There has been a lingering possibility, I think, of Danny Cohen riding the frontrunner wave to a win for his working shooting “The King’s Speech” lately. It’s possible “Inception” is lurking as a spoiler, but I think the race will come down to those two films. And as much as I find myself in the […]
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What will be this year’s Sundance story?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:50 pm · January 31st, 2011
I must confess, this year’s Sundance Film Festival kind of passed me by. Admittedly, I’ve been distracted by a busy couple of weeks on the awards circuit, but the Sundance coverage I did follow suggested a high-quality if nonetheless rather quiet festival, one with fewer noisy breakout films than usual. In the last few years, […]
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OSCAR GUIDE: Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:33 am · January 31st, 2011
The race for Best Original Screenplay is full of worthy competitors this year. Four Best Picture nominees and the year’s best screenplay period make up the field, and even if there are a few that should have been in the mix, I find it difficult to argue with what squeaked through in the end. The […]
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‘Black Swan’ effects reel
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:14 am · January 31st, 2011
This was making the rounds last week but I never got around to it. A great peak behind the veil on some stellar below-the-line work that was sadly ignored by the Academy next week.
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OFF THE CARPET: Game over, man
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:54 am · January 31st, 2011
It’s not really a question anymore, is it? I submit that, quite possibly, it never was. Unfortunately, the shrieking in some quarters this year, under cover of “fighting the good fight,” has led to a mocking at the very notion that any film other than the critics’ champion could win the Oscar for Best Picture. […]
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1/31 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: Aronofsky and Russell on sex scenes, Rudin v. Weinstein, Hammond on snubs
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:30 am · January 31st, 2011
• Darren Aronofsky and David O. Russell reveal a dislike for filming sex scenes. [Hollywood Reporter] • Krista Smith, meanwhile, sits down with Russell to talk “The Fighter.” [Little Gold Men] • Rebecca Keegan and Nicole Sperling write up Scott Rudin vs. Harvey Weinstein. [The Envelope]
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SANTA BARBARA: Nolan crowned as Modern Master
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:41 am · January 31st, 2011
“He no longer challenges our ideas about film,” actor Leonardo DiCaprio said of Christopher Nolan tonight, before presenting him with the Modern Master Award. “He has helped define them.” It was a great bow on a fine evening meant to celebrate the director’s work over the last decade. The Modern Master designation is Santa Barbara’s […]
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‘The King’s Speech’ takes top honors at SAG Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:17 pm · January 30th, 2011
Well, if you didn’t get the message after last night’s DGA result, SAG’s Best Ensemble award just underlined it for you — the Best Picture race is over. In the 16 years that the three Guilds have co-existed, only one film has taken the big prize from the DGA, PGA and SAG and not won the […]
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SANTA BARBARA: Ladies love cool James
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:04 pm · January 30th, 2011
Last night saw the presentation of the Outstanding Performance of the Year honor to “127 Hours” star James Franco at Santa Barbara fest, and it’s one of the best tributes I’ve seen here. But it didn’t start out that way. Franco was late getting out of Los Angeles, where he was rehearsing for next month’s […]
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Zucks on SNL
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:11 am · January 30th, 2011
I haven’t even watched this yet. I hear it was a grand show, though:
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BOX OFFICE: ‘King’s Speech’ goes wide after guild wins
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:06 am · January 30th, 2011
It looks like “The King’s Speech,” which went much wider this weekend, could quietly become a $100-million grossing movie. Meanwhile, that re-expansion for “The Social Network” didn’t make much of a dent and it seems increasingly unlikely it’ll cross that mark, leaving “Black Swan,” “Inception,” “Toy Story 3,” “True Grit” and potentially “The Fighter” as […]
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Tom Hooper wins DGA Award
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:43 pm · January 29th, 2011
Even after “The King’s Speech” surprised at the Producers’ Guild Awards and took a dozen Oscar nominations, I held on to the notion that critical favorite “The Social Network,” a film more in line with the Academy’s recent choices, would emerge victorious on Oscar night. However, Kris called it right. When the former film’s comparatively inexperienced […]
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SANTA BARBARA: Writers on writing
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:01 pm · January 29th, 2011
Today saw Santa Barbara’s annual “It Starts with the Script” writers panel, moderated by Anne Thompson. Participating were Michael Arndt (“Toy Story 3”), Lisa Cholodenko (“The Kids Are All Right”), C. Gaby Mitchell (“Get Low”), David Seidler (“The King’s Speech”), Scott Silver (“The Fighter”) and Aaron Sorkin (“The Social Network”). I was a little late […]
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CINEJABBER: SBIFF
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:53 pm · January 29th, 2011
I’m bouncing from this to that in Santa Barbara this afternoon. iPhoning this in. But here’s your weekly open thread.
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WEEKLY WRAP: Nomination week
Posted by In Contention Staff · 6:16 am · January 29th, 2011
• In case you’ve just emerged from a coma, “The King’s Speech” led the Oscar nominations on Tuesday with 12 bids. • “The King’s Speech” was also the surprise winner at the Producers’ Guild Awards, drastically shaking up the Best Picture race. • In the wake of these developments, Kris adjusted his winner predictions accordingly. […]
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SANTA BARBARA: Bening receives American Riviera Award
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:48 pm · January 28th, 2011
The 26th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival kicked off a week of tributes tonight with the presentation of the American Riviera Award to “The Kids Are All Right” and “Mother and Child” star Annette Bening (with hubby Warren Beatty in tow). The award is given annually to an American actor “who has had a […]
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Predict the DGA winner
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:56 pm · January 28th, 2011
I nearly forgot tomorrow brings the DGA awards. I thought they were next weekend. Anyway, I guess this can be your place to offer up predictions. I’ll say this, though. I don’t think David Fincher has this in the bag. At all. Ballots were due in today, by the way, which means the Oscar nominations […]
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