Today comes news of further casting on Quentin Tarantino’s western romp, as Jonah Hill has joined the ensemble. Apparently Hill was in the mix for a larger role in the film at one point in time, but couldn’t commit due to scheduling. It seems they’ve found room for him after all.
'Moneyball,' '21 Jump Street' star Jonah Hill joins the cast of Tarantino's 'Django Unchained'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:09 am · June 15th, 2012
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Listen to samples of Hans Zimmer's score for 'The Dark Knight Rises'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:55 am · June 14th, 2012
The music of the third film seems to call back to ‘Batman Begins’ a lot.
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Tech Support: Dolby Atmos ready for its close-up with the premiere of Pixar's 'Brave'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:07 pm · June 13th, 2012
Next week Walt Disney Pictures will be premiering “Brave” in conjunction with the Los Angeles Film Festival at the newly named Dolby Theatre (formerly the Kodak) in Hollywood. But while it promises to be a fun time for the event at hand, the fact that it’s the grand re-opening of the space is what has me a little bit more excited.
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The Lists: Top 10 movies I watched with Dad
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:34 am · June 12th, 2012
With Father’s Day around the corner, a personal look my father’s favorites.
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Off the Carpet: Setting the table for the 2012-2013 film awards season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:35 am · June 11th, 2012
With the film awards season still a few months off, it’s time to at least clean up the joint and get some fresh predictions out there. Today we take a look at the lay of the land at the year’s midway point.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:13 pm · June 10th, 2012
The film expanded considerably this weekend.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Prometheus'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:57 am · June 8th, 2012
Ridley Scott’s ‘Alien’ prequel hits theaters today.
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Tech Support: 'Django,' 'Amazing Spider-Man' production designer J. Michael Riva has passed
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:24 pm · June 7th, 2012
Your heart has to melt for Quentin Tarantino. The guy is nothing if not protective and supportive of his crews, many key members loyal to him over the years. Back in 2010, he was dealt a blow when long-time editor Sally Menke tragically died amid hot summer heats while hiking in Runyon Canyon, and today, the production designer of his hotly anticipated western “Django Unchained,” J. Michael Riva, has reportedly died at the age of 63, according to Variety.
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Kevin Smith on Ben Affleck's directing career and cherry-picking 'Red State' for 'Argo'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:18 pm · June 6th, 2012
Kevin Smith (relatively) recently offered up some thoughts on friend and former collaborator Ben Affleck’s transition into directing, and particularly the cast he’s putting together for “Argo.”
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Robert Zemeckis is back in live action territory with Denzel Washington in the trailer for 'Flight'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:53 pm · June 6th, 2012
Could the film be an under-the-radar Oscar prospect?
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Tarantino's 'Django Unchained' trailer promises an assured romp with lush production values
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:30 pm · June 6th, 2012
The Weinstein Company is bursting at the seems with possibilities for this year’s awards season, as I’ll detail further when I write up the year’s first Off the Carpet column next week. One of those films is Quentin Tarantino’s hotly anticipated “Django Unchained,” which gets a nice, shiny trailer today on the heels of some footage that debuted at the Cannes Film Festival last month.
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From Disney to GKIDS, this year's animated feature race is already looking stacked (UPDATED)
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:34 pm · June 4th, 2012
Both the toon titan and the indie distrib have full plates this season.
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A look back at 1992 and the first annual MTV Movie Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:16 am · June 3rd, 2012
You know, day-glo, En Vogue, Rodney King, “You can’t handle the truth,” etc.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Snow White and the Huntsman'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:09 pm · June 1st, 2012
The new spin on the fairytale hits theaters today.
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Spend the summer with the Academy
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:51 pm · June 1st, 2012
We would probably be a bit remiss around these parts if we didn’t bring up two summer screening series the Academy is launching this year: “Oscars Outdoors” and “The Last 70mm Film Festival.”
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Michael Mann to chair 69th Venice festival jury
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:36 am · June 1st, 2012
Michael Mann hasn’t been in the director’s seat since 2009’s “Public Enemies,” save for his involvement in HBO’s short-lived series “Luck.” He’s a guy with a stack of potential projects lined up, but it seems he’ll take a little bit of a break from the fray to head up the jury of the 69th annual Venice Film Festival later this year.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 85 — Special Edition! — Cannes 2012 dispatch
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:05 pm · May 25th, 2012
In this week’s special edition podcast Kris and Anne are joined by Guy Lodge for a lengthy discussion of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.
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Leonardo DiCaprio teams with Baz Luhrmann again in the lush trailer for 'The Great Gatsby'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:14 pm · May 22nd, 2012
I have a feeling the freshly debuted trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby” is going to draw a line in the sand. On one side, those a bit stricken by the apparent tone and visual direction the “Moulin Rouge!” director has taken the F. Scott Fitzgerald story. On the other, those who feel the material is getting a unique and vivid spin that could be good for it.
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