Paul Thomas Anderson’s film will take on Scientology as the organization battles headlines.
Could Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes's divorce make 'The Master' this year's zeitgeist movie?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:46 pm · July 4th, 2012
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Tell us what you thought of 'The Amazing Spider-Man'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:17 pm · July 3rd, 2012
The web slinger reboot hits theaters this holiday.
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'Margaret': an interactive study guide to the poem that inspired the film
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:23 pm · July 3rd, 2012
With the DVD/Blu-ray release of Kenneth Lonergan’s “Margaret” right around the corner, things are coming full circle in the home video marketing as Fox and the folks at ThinkJam have cooked up an interactive study guide to explain all of the intricacies and connections of the film’s plot to the poem.
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Michael Curtiz's 'Casablanca' Oscar and original 'Metropolis' poster hit the auction block
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:32 am · July 3rd, 2012
Attention movie memorabilia collectors with massive wallets. There are a pair of items on the auction block that you might be interested in.
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Top 10 Tom Cruise performances
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:08 am · July 3rd, 2012
A salute to the actor on his 50th birthday.
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Bryan Cranston, Stephen King, Kristen Wiig among Academy invitees this year
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:12 pm · June 29th, 2012
The Academy has announced its annual list of new members, always a fun thing to browse through and say, “Damn, it’s about time,” or, “Jesus, really?”
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Interview: Benh Zeitlin on 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' and the magnetism of New Orleans
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:48 pm · June 28th, 2012
Director Benh Zeitlin seems to be seeking out a zen space amid overwhelming response to the film first at Sundance and later at the Cannes film festival, both of which brought laurels. On the eve of the Los Angeles fest (which would again bring another award), he’s cool and collected at a press day for the film, the specter of release hanging overhead.
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Academy announces changes to Makeup, Original Song, Visual Effects and Foreign Language Film categories
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:59 pm · June 28th, 2012
The Academy has announced rule changes for the 85th annual Academy Awards, which were voted upon Tuesday. All of the changes are quite minimal.
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AMPAS to celebrate 50 years of 'Lawrence of Arabia' with restoration screening
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:33 am · June 28th, 2012
The Academy has announced that it will be presenting the US premiere of a new digital restoration of the film on Thursday, July 19 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The restoration originally bowed at the Cannes film festival in May.
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Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence shine in the trailer for 'Silver Linings Playbook'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:09 am · June 28th, 2012
David O. Russell’s ‘The Fighter’ follow-up will be part of Harvey Weinstein’s awards arsenal.
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Academy Board of Governors to meet and discuss potential rule changes
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:20 pm · June 25th, 2012
Can we hope for some Best Picture amendments?
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Tell us what you thought of 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:21 pm · June 22nd, 2012
Timur Bekmambetov’s Tim Burton-produced nightmare makes its way to theaters today.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Brave'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:47 am · June 22nd, 2012
Pixar’s latest hits theaters today.
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First trailer for 'Anna Karenina' paints Keira Knightley against a lavish period backdrop
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:08 pm · June 20th, 2012
One of the films we certainly have our eye on in the upcoming film awards season is Joe Wright’s adaptation of “Anna Karenina” with Keira Knightley in the titular role. If nothing else, we can assume the crafts on display will be lush and exceptional (given the talent involved), and indeed, the first trailer for the film indicates just that.
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Warner Bros. sets October release for 'Cloud Atlas' while Searchlight renames 'The Sessions'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:15 am · June 20th, 2012
October 26 is a pretty sweet spot to be opening a film you might want to pitch for awards, and Warner Bros. has just settled on that date for “Cloud Atlas,” Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski and Andy Wachowski’s 165 minute adaptation of David Mitchell’s kaleidoscopic novel, which follows six separate but connected narratives through an array of genres.
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Best Picture winner 'The Artist' finally makes its way to DVD/Blu-ray
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:47 pm · June 19th, 2012
Last year’s Best Picture winner “The Artist” is set for release Tuesday, June 26, a full seven months since it opened in limited release in November of last year and obviously over a year since it world-premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.
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The Lists: Top 10 Pixar films so far
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:01 am · June 19th, 2012
With the studio’s 13th feature on the way we take stock of the studio’s best.
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Quvenzhané Wallis: One of Oscar's better stories waiting to happen
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:29 am · June 16th, 2012
Every Oscar season needs a pulse of emotion that feels less put-on, that doesn’t have that whiff of campaign or construct. Something that organically pops from the fabric of the form can be galvanizing, and though nothing can exist so pure for too long, the recognition of a tempest in the calm before it strikes means something. Quvenzhané Wallis is that tempest for 2012.
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