In today’s round-up, Kenneth Turan writes up the gorgeous new “Citizen Kane” anniversary DVD/Blu-ray, Hitfix’s own Drew McWeeny chats with “50/50” writer Will Reiser and we get a little more out of this weekend’s test screening of “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.”
Oscarweb Round-up: Rosebud 70 years later
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:51 am · September 30th, 2011
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Interview: Joseph Gordon-Levitt on keeping it real in '50/50'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:33 am · September 29th, 2011
Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt bounces from indie dramas to blockbusters with ease. His latest, “50/50,” offers a showcase performance that could be in the Oscar conversation this year. He talks to us about finding the honesty in the material.
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Greg P. Russell on the 7.1 experience of 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:22 am · September 29th, 2011
Greg P. Russell has been nominated 14 times for the Best Sound Mixing Oscar. But “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” is, to him, the most complex mixing job of his career. A lot of that is owed to the new 7.1 surround sound platform, which he recently discussed in an interview.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Will mo-cap projects like 'Tintin' and 'Happy Feet 2' qualify for Oscar's animated feature race?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:23 am · September 29th, 2011
In today’s round-up, the Academy’s feature animation branch debates the eligibility of motion capture films, Melissa McCarthy teams up with the director of “The Help” and “The Ides of March” premieres in Los Angeles.
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Taking questions for Oscar Talk
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:42 pm · September 28th, 2011
Offer up your burning queries
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WB drops the first trailer for 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:31 pm · September 28th, 2011
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for Stephen Daldry’s “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.”
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In 'Extremely Loud,' could Max Von Sydow finally win an Oscar…for a silent performance?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:08 pm · September 28th, 2011
Stephen Daldry’s “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” held a test screening in New York over the weekend, and a reader has written in to tell us how terrific actor Max Von Sydow apparently is in a supporting role. Could he be on track for a nomination? And if so, won’t it be really hard not to finally give him an Oscar?
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Interview: Albert Brooks on 'Drive' as a chance to prove something
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:58 pm · September 28th, 2011
Albert Brooks stars in Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Drive” as a mob figure. Hardly the kind of thing you’d expect him to play. Today we talk to him about stretching himself into territory he knew he could nail.
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Follow the progress of Lee Unkrich's latest Pixar endeavor in real time
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:22 am · September 28th, 2011
Lee Unkrich will be tracking the progress of his latest film with images from the production. Though don’t expect everything to be insightful.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt on 'The Dark Knight Rises' and obsessive online spoilage
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:57 am · September 28th, 2011
In advance of tomorrow’s big interview with “50/50” star Joseph Gordon-Levitt, I ask the star how he feels about the obsessive fervor that surrounds any morsel of imagery or information that makes it out of the “Dark Knight Rises” set.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Gurus stake their claim
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:18 am · September 28th, 2011
In today’s round-up, the Gurus o’ Gold plant flags post-fests, Jeff Nichols signs Michael Shannon up for a third collaboration and Cirque du Soleil sends up the Oscars on their own stage.
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Interview: Michael Shannon on 'Take Shelter,' director Jeff Nichols and 'it' girl Jessica Chastain
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:54 pm · September 27th, 2011
We sit down with “Take Shelter” star Michael Shannon, who delivers one of the year’s powerhouse performances in the film. He discusses his developing creative bond with director Jeff Nichols and how impressed he was with co-star Jessica Chastain.
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Steven Spielberg gets you ready for Christmas with this 'War Horse' poster
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:24 am · September 27th, 2011
One of the great unknowns this season is Steven Spielberg’s “War Horse.” After already debuting a trailer in the summer, the studio today unleashes the first poster for the film.
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Albert Brooks on entertaining the world one Tweet at a time
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:07 am · September 27th, 2011
As we build up to our big interview with “Drive” star Albert Brooks tomorrow, today we ask the star about his presence on social networking site Twitter.
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Oscarweb Round-up: An early FYC for Mélanie Laurent in 'Beginners'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:17 am · September 27th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Sasha Stone’s personal FYC notices prompt the same from me, Bryce Dallas Howard discusses her various roles this year and Steven Zeitchik wonders if “The Lion King 3D” is initiating a change in how theatrical is utilized.
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'Top Gun' screen tests on SNL
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:37 pm · September 26th, 2011
Cast members take on Al Pacino, Bobcat Goldthwait, Harvey Fierstein and more
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Michael Shannon on going from the small scale 'Take Shelter' to the blockbuster 'Man of Steel'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:42 pm · September 26th, 2011
Michael Shannon is in a different world when he’s on the set of a big effects movie like “Man of Steel.” In advance of my interview with him tomorrow, I’m putting up his fish-out-of-water thoughts on the process that goes into filming something this computer-driven.
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Plummer, Gordon-Levitt, Chastain and Jones tapped for Hollywood Fest honors
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:13 am · September 26th, 2011
The Hollywood Film Awards has announced four new honorees for this year’s gala. Christopher Plummer will win a supporting actor prize for “Beginners,” Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jessica Chastain will receive breakthrough actor awards, while Felicity Jones’s work in “Like Crazy” earns her the New Hollywood Award.
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