With Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” set to screen as a work-in-progress tonight at the New York Film Festival, a new clip offering a behind the scenes glimpse of the film has hit the net.
Go behind the scenes of Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:44 pm · October 10th, 2011
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Off the Carpet: Streep and Davis head up a tight but lacking pack of Best Actress contenders
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:09 pm · October 10th, 2011
Moving on to the lead actress contenders today, we dig in on who’s looking good, who’s lacking and who could spoil.
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Interview: Bill Pohlad reflects on 'The Tree of Life' as the film heads to DVD/Blu-ray
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:09 am · October 10th, 2011
Over lunch some 10 years ago, producer Bill Pohlad witnessed something few of us will ever have the luxury of witnessing: a Terrence Malick pitch. At the time, Pohlad and Malick were moving forward on a Che Guevera project that never came to fruition, and over the course of three hours, Malick laid out the plan for his epic tale of of micro/macrocosmic meditation, “The Tree of Life.”
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Williams shines but 'Marilyn' buckles under an uncompelling perspective
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:42 am · October 10th, 2011
Simon Curtis’s “My Week with Marilyn” gives actress Michelle Williams a grand opportunity to shine. But the film itself suffers under the burden of a perspective not all that compelling.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Might the CLING and CLANG of 'Steel' register for sound?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:04 am · October 10th, 2011
In today’s round-up, the SoundWorks Collection profiles the sound of “Real Steel,” some more of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s score for “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” pops up online and some think Clint Eastwood is intent on outing J. Edgar Hoover.
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Could a pair of original 'Footloose' tracks figure into the Best Original Song race…again?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:25 pm · October 7th, 2011
Craig Brewer’s “Footloose” remake is walking in the footsteps of the original. Two new tunes have been written for the film and they could figure into this year’s race for Best Original Song.
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Tell us what you thought of 'The Ides of March'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:43 am · October 7th, 2011
George Clooney’s political drama hits theaters today
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 64 — Digging into the lead categories
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:54 am · October 7th, 2011
In today’s podcast, we dig in on the lead actor and lead actress categories, discuss Roman Polanski’s NYFF opener “Carnage” and the critical reception of “The Ides of March,” opening today.
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Oscarweb Round-up: 'Christmas' poised to strike?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:31 am · October 7th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Sony trots out “Arthur Christmas” director Sarah Smith for some London press, Ryan Gosling reveals the man who broke his heart and we have an exclusive clip of Lars Von Trier’s “Melancholia.”
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Charlize Theron is delusional in the first trailer for Jason Reitman's 'Young Adult'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:48 am · October 6th, 2011
“Juno” director Jason Reitman is back at work with Diablo Cody again this year with “Young Adult.” Finally, a trailer for the film has dropped.
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Harvey Weinstein stumps for 'Ides of March'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:04 am · October 6th, 2011
Harvey Weinstein is the king of Oscar campaigning, and he’s probably not that bad at prognosticating, either. But it’s not one of his own films he’s predicting for Academy glory lately. It’s George Clooney’s “The Ides of March.”
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Celebs, filmmakers, moguls and pioneers remember Steve Jobs and his legacy
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:44 am · October 6th, 2011
In the wake of Steve Jobs’s unfortunate passing, a number of people in the entertainment and communications industries took to the net to offer their thoughts. We’ve collected a few of them here.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Clint back in the saddle
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:41 am · October 6th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Clint Eastwood comes out of his short-lived retirement from acting to star in another film, Ryan gosling’s “Drive” jacket could be yours and Academy CEO talks the AMPAS museum.
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Steve Jobs changed the film industry forever
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:08 pm · October 5th, 2011
The passing of Steve Jobs reminds, as if we needed reminding, what an impact he has had on the film industry. Whether it was the backing of Pixar or the innovation of devices that came to be standards, his fingerprints will always be all over film history.
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Michelle Williams takes on Marilyn Monroe in the first trailer for 'My Week with Marilyn'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:36 pm · October 5th, 2011
With Simon Curtis’s “My Week with Marilyn” set to play the New York fest later this week, The Weinstein Company has finally dropped an impressive trailer for the film.
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Pixar's 'Finding Nemo' finally coming to Blu-ray
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:51 pm · October 5th, 2011
Pixar’s “Finding Nemo” will be getting the 3D theatrical treatment late next year, but a new trailer has popped up on line for the long-awaited Blu-ray release. Here’s hoping it won’t be long before that finally drops.
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Taking questions for 10/7 Oscar Talk
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:33 pm · October 5th, 2011
Offer up your burning queries
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Interview: Chris Cornell on 'Pearl Jam Twenty,' reuniting Soundgarden and the impact of the Seattle music scene
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:09 am · October 5th, 2011
In the second of a two-part interview, Soundgarden front man Chris Cornell discusses collaborating with Cameron Crowe once again on the rock doc “Pearl Jam Twenty,” grunge’s 20th anniversary and reuniting with his old band mates.
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