The summer movie season keeps moving along this weekend with the release of Paul Feig’s “Bridesmaids,” looking to cash in on a little of that left over “Hangover” love before that film’s sequel comes along and devours what’s left in a few weeks. Honestly, though, by most accounts, this one’s a winner (I haven’t seen […]
Tell us what you thought of ‘Bridesmaids’
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:53 am · May 14th, 2011
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On painful ‘Tides’
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:55 am · May 14th, 2011
Guy was balancing two options in Cannes this morning: Take in the press screening of Rob Marshall’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” or catch up on some much-needed rest. Given that I had already suffered the experience, I suggested he spare himself the 130-odd minutes of anguish and, I don’t know, lie in […]
‘Straw Dogs’ trailer
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:56 pm · May 13th, 2011
Some call the idea of remaking Sam Peckinpah’s “Straw Dogs” sacrilege. Others understand the film is hardly untouchable. Whatever your take, Rod Lurie’s re-imagining in the bayou (held up due to ratings issues, among other things) is finally on the way, dropping in September. Yahoo! Movies dropped the trailer recently. Check it out by clicking […]
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Weinstein acquires ‘The Iron Lady’ for 2011 release
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:59 am · May 13th, 2011
When I get around to updating Oscar predictions in a couple of weeks, I will, as usual, refrain from including any films that don’t yet have domestic distribution. But one title can be taken off of that list, and may have just thrust Meryl Streep to the top of the lead actress race (though she’ll […]
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“We’re grown men, right?”
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:28 pm · May 12th, 2011
I didn’t realize there was a Michael Keaton retrospective at the American Cinemateque right around the corner — as in, this weekend — until I read about it in this Geoff Boucher profile of the actor at the LA Times. Reading the unique look back at Keaton’s career, in his own words, I was reminded […]
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Turning up the Malick
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:16 am · May 12th, 2011
Monday brings the Cannes reveal of the most anticipated movie of the festival, and for many, of the year: Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life.” Screenings will also be held throughout the day in LA (and, I assume, New York as well). We’ll know then whether the film measures up to perhaps the most inflated […]
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Be truthful
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:24 pm · May 9th, 2011
Hate to spoil the one that gave me the biggest laugh (full version after the jump), but it’s applicable here. I think the “X-Men: First Class” is probably my favorite, though. More at The Shiznit.
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OFF THE CARPET: Setting the field
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:44 am · May 2nd, 2011
It’s a strange feeling writing about this kind of thing after last night’s news announcement. But that chapter is finally behind us, so behind us it shall remain. This is not an Oscar column (even though it’s labeled as such). This is not a predictions column. This isn’t even really a column. We should all […]
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3,519 days later
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:14 pm · May 1st, 2011
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Make it happen
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:53 pm · April 29th, 2011
Fist to the table with granite resolve, I demand the final screen of these animated visions of Stanley Kubrick’s long list of milestone works (cleverly mounted by Martin Woutisseth) be whipped up into classy, large-ish posters, particularly the one below. Everyone else can have their Tyler Stout geek-out works (also nice, but if you’ve seen […]
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Happy 122nd, Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:32 am · April 16th, 2011
The upcoming summer movie season is about as dark and dreary as any we’ve seen. The product couldn’t be more finely tuned to the thoughtless months and I anticipate having to dig deep for positive accounts along the way. So it goes. Maybe, then, it would be a good idea to finally lap up those […]
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So, Sidney
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:43 pm · April 9th, 2011
I’ve had the whole of Sidney Lumet’s available DVD catalogue lined up, in chronological order, in my Netflix queue as of late. He was always a filmmaker I looked to in my own pursuits in the field as an idol, someone who seemed to stay way above the fray while consistently cranking out engaging, often […]
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R.I.P. Sidney Lumet
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:40 am · April 9th, 2011
It burns me up that I have to step out for most of the early part of the day right now, because I woke up to the awful news that Sidney Lumet, prolific marcher to his own drum, has left us. It’s an epic loss, I feel. Two of this man’s films have solid spots […]
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R.I.P. Michael Gough
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:28 am · March 17th, 2011
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Gone fishin’
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:26 pm · February 28th, 2011
And so we come to the end of the 2010-2011 Oscar season. Like Jerry said, what a long, strange trip it’s been. Naturally, I want to thank all of the readers who make this an engaging and fun place to come to every day. I’ve received a lot of generous notes, Tweets and comments in […]
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Interviews with the winners
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:11 pm · February 28th, 2011
You can check out the 37 interviews we conducted with Oscar nominees this season here, but I thought I’d offer up one more list here at the end of things, the 12 interviews we conducted with those who were lucky enough to walk out of the Kodak with an Oscar in hand last night. The […]
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OSCAR TALK: Ep. 55 — Special Edition! — Oscars postmortem
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:03 pm · February 28th, 2011
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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Comic Relief reunion?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:39 am · February 28th, 2011
Reader comment in the Oscar Talk question solicitations thread: I was at a benefit last year in honor of Billy Crystal, in which Robin Williams and Whoopi Goldberg spoke. All three agreed that, if asked, they would co-host next year’s Oscar telecast in some sort of Comic Relief reunion. So, uh, both you and Anne […]
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