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Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life” adds 16 theaters and eight new cities as it expands a little farther this weekend. If you happen to be near enough to catch it, don’t forget to keep the discussion going in our reactions thread. You can find out when the film will make its way to you […]
Entries from May 2011
Matt Zoller Seitz’s video essays on Terrence Malick cinema
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:53 pm · May 31st, 2011
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‘The Whistleblower’ trailer
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:03 pm · May 31st, 2011
One film with reported Oscar potential that was left without a buyer at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival was Larysa Kondracki’s “The Whistleblower.” Rachel Weisz has a lot to work with and, by most accounts, gives a stellar performance in the film. Samuel Goldwyn Films eventually picked it up and it’s set for an […]
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‘The Descendants’ poster
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:16 pm · May 30th, 2011
Last week we got a look at the new trailer for Alexander Payne’s first film in seven years, “The Descendants.” Today, the poster comes our way. Take a look at the full image after the jump.
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Happy Memorial Day
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:50 pm · May 30th, 2011
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‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ red band trailer
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:13 pm · May 29th, 2011
UPDATE (5/31): Sony has pulled the trailer offline, just in time for the official green band version to drop (which it did, in what looks like a legit leak, but we’ll wait for Apple or whatever to deliver before passing it along). I was going to refrain from posting the recently “leaked” trailer for David […]
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‘50/50’ trailer
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:06 pm · May 28th, 2011
One film that could slip up on the awards season with an endearing, personal journey is “50/50,” from an original screenplay by Will Reiser (it’s fully his story) and directed by “The Wackness” helmer Jonathan Levine. I’m sure Joseph Gordon-Levitt will be someone to watch, but I’ve heard Anjelica Huston steals the show. The trailer […]
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Tell us what you thought of ‘Kung Fu Panda 2’
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:42 am · May 28th, 2011
Also opening in wide release this weekend is DreamWorks Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda 2,” which I’m hearing is pretty good. In a year that is likely to have Pixar bow out of its dominance in the Best Animated Feature Film category, it could be a rat-race for the finish (and potentially a five-horse race at […]
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POST-CANNES: “Martha Marcy May Marlene” (****)
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:28 pm · May 27th, 2011
[Apologies for leaving my Cannes coverage in limbo as I unwound in Paris before returning to London housekeeping. A handful of films from my festival viewing roster are still owed some discussion in grouped capsule form, and I’ll get to those this weekend — hey, the films aren’t going anywhere, so why stick to the […]
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Diving back into ‘The Tree of Life’ (SPOILERS)
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:51 pm · May 27th, 2011
If you’ve been fortunate enough to catch Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life” in its limited release already, don’t forget to tell us your thoughts in the reactions thread. I’ve written about the film at length once (during a lunch break at jury duty downtown after sleeping on it). Guy reviewed it in full out […]
Tell us what you thought of ‘The Hangover: Part II’
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:53 pm · May 27th, 2011
Also opening this weekend are two films with wider releases than the Malick, so I figured I’d offer a space for those, too. We’ll start with “The Hanogver: Part II,” which I haven’t seen (and have heard is little more than a rehash, natch). I’ll be taking a look this weekend. Todd Phillips is getting […]
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Tell us what you thought of ‘The Tree of Life’
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:40 am · May 27th, 2011
Today, Terrence Malick’s latest opus “The Tree of Life” opens on four screens, two in Los Angeles, two in New York. So while it’s a small slice, the US public now has its chance to see the film, so it’s time to gauge reactions. Guy reviewed it out of Cannes, I followed up with my […]
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‘The Descendants’ trailer
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:55 pm · May 25th, 2011
As soon as the wheels started turning on 2011 Oscar season considerations, I was thinking Alexander Payne’s “The Descendants” could be a big player. Fox Searchlight could have another healthy slate this year and the studio has clearly caught and maintained its prestige stride. The trailer for the film dropped recently via Apple. Check it […]
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THE LISTS: Top 10 performances in Terrence Malick films
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:40 am · May 24th, 2011
If you can believe it, it’s been since Halloween that we kicked the dust off this feature at In Contention. We made it all the way through the Oscar season without feeling compelled to go there. Odd. So, with Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life” opening in New York and Los Angeles this weekend, before […]
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Oscilloscope nabs ‘Kevin’
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:31 am · May 23rd, 2011
Lynne Ramsay’s Cannes hit “We Need to Talk About Kevin” has found a home, and an awards trajectory is in place. The press release, in part: May 23, 2011 Oscilloscope Laboratories announced today the company has acquired from Luc Roeg’s Independent Film Company North American distribution rights of the critically acclaimed and much talked […]
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Taking post-fest stock
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:37 am · May 23rd, 2011
Yesterday’s thoughts on Academy Award potential for “The Tree of Life” will serve as my post-Cannes Oscar column. Thanks to Guy for doing such a bang-up job covering the festival. For now, I’ve run a comb through the Contenders section and tiered things up a bit. No ranking and no predictions yet. Just defining the […]
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REVIEW: “Drive” (****)
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:40 pm · May 22nd, 2011
Cannes Film Festival It’s not often that opening credits as hideous as the ones in “Drive” — hot-pink cursive squiggles of the kind favored these days only by nail bars in suburban strip malls — are a reassuring omen for the film to come. But Nicolas Winding Refn’s beautiful, bolt-from-the-blue genre trip is a kind […]
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On the Oscar prospects of ‘The Tree of Life’
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:59 am · May 22nd, 2011
With “The Tree of Life” winning the Palme d’Or in Cannes today, Oscar talk has already swelled on Twitter (after whispered considerations in the wake of the premiere last week). I’ll be writing about the film again next weekend, when some of you will be able to take a look, but for now, I thought […]
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CANNES: ‘Tree of Life’ wins Palme d’Or, Dunst takes Best Actress
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:02 am · May 22nd, 2011
And so it came to pass that the pre-festival bookies’ odds were on the money. The most talked-about film at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life,” was handed the Palme d’Or by Robert De Niro’s jury — a major vindication for a film that has been labelled both a masterpiece […]
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