Kristopher Tapley

'Fault in Our Stars,' 'Guardians,' 'Neighbors' lead 2015 MTV Movie Awards nominations

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:15 am · March 4th, 2015

Nominations are in for the 2015 MTV Movie Awards, and leading the way overall was “The Fault in Our Stars” with six mentions.

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Marvel Studios dominates 2015 Saturn Awards nominations

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:30 pm · March 3rd, 2015

It was a good day for Marvel with the release of the 41st annual Saturn Awards nominations (geared toward genre work on the big and small screen). “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” led overall on the film side with 11 nominations, while “Guardians of the Galaxy” picked up nine.

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Dolan's 'Mommy' and, um, 'Pompeii' dominate the 2015 Canadian Screen Awards

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:41 pm · March 1st, 2015

It was a great night for Xavier Dolan at the Canadian Screen Awards today, where the wunderkind’s latest film, “Mommy,” won nine awards, nearly sweeping every category.

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'The Imitation Game' leads 2015 Empire Awards nominations

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:15 pm · February 25th, 2015

It may have turned out only one Academy Award on Oscar night but Morten Tyldum’s “The Imitation Game” led the way with nominations from the Jameson Empire Awards.

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The post-production secrets of 'Birdman' can finally be revealed

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:41 pm · February 23rd, 2015

With the Academy Awards a memory and the “Birdman” team walking away with a boatload of Oscars, nondisclosure agreements keeping a lid on the secrets of the film’s elaborate post-production digital “stitching” process have allowed a revelation to out.

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Relive the 2014-2015 film awards circuit

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:26 pm · February 23rd, 2015

Charting the winners and losers of this year’s Oscar season.

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Off the Carpet: Unexpected virtue at the 87th Oscars

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:51 pm · February 23rd, 2015

The 87th Oscars was a memorable event despite itself, drawing a number of fascinating narratives to a close and teaching a couple of lessons we may or may not take to heart in subsequent seasons.

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Academy addresses Joan Rivers' In Memoriam Oscars exclusion

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:25 pm · February 23rd, 2015

The Academy has issued a statement responding to Joan Rivers’ exclusion from the annual “In Memoriam” segment of the 87th Oscars.

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We can put that film editing statistic away now, OK?

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:18 am · February 23rd, 2015

The 2015 Academy Awards saw a significant stat finally crumble: “Birdman” became the first film in 34 years to win Best Picture without a corresponding film editing nomination.

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Is this the moment that cost 'Boyhood' the Oscar?

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:58 am · February 23rd, 2015

Lots of things can crash momentum but anointing a frontrunner on the cover of a major consumer magazine too early in the process can certainly backfire. Is that what happened this year, or is it just part of an overall complex puzzle?

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Edward Snowden responds to 'CITIZENFOUR' Oscar win

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:24 pm · February 22nd, 2015

Edward Snowden has released a statement responding to “CITIZENFOUR’s” Oscar win, mirroring an overall theme of socio-politically charged comments at and around this year’s telecast.

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'Birdman' Oscar win again proves Telluride an Oscar season good luck charm

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:08 pm · February 22nd, 2015

If there was any lingering doubt about the Telluride Film Festival’s place in the annual film awards season, this year’s Oscars outcome ought to finally settle them.

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Julianne Moore is finally an Oscar winner

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:01 pm · February 22nd, 2015

After five Academy Award nominations and a career’s worth of bold, varied performances, Julianne Moore is finally an Oscar winner.

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Common and John Legend rise above with a pair of moving Oscar acceptance speeches

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:28 pm · February 22nd, 2015

Common and John Legend put a profound bow on things at the end of the season Sunday night with a pair of Oscar acceptance speeches for their “Selma” song “Glory.”

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'Birdman' cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki joins exclusive club with Oscar win

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:29 pm · February 22nd, 2015

By winning the Best Cinematography Oscar for a second year in a row, “Birdman” director of photography Emmanuel Lubezki has joined a truly elite club whose ranks haven’t been breached in nearly two decades.

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J.K. Simmons and Patricia Arquette close out a Sundance-to-Oscars year

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:58 pm · February 22nd, 2015

Capping off over a year of praise and superlatives that began with Sundance premieres in January of 2014 and kicked off the season with kudos from the New York Film Critics Circle in December, “Boyhood’s” Patricia Arquette and “Whiplash’s” J.K. Simmons walked away with supporting actress and supporting actor honors at the 87th annual Academy Awards Sunday night.

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