'Frankenweenie' to open 56th BFI London Film Festival

Posted by · 4:36 am · August 23rd, 2012

Tim Burton’s animated feature will have its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in September.

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Oscarweb Round-up: 'Martha Marcy' media blitz

Posted by · 7:03 am · October 14th, 2011

In today’s round-up, “Martha Marcy May Marlene” star Elizabeth Olsen continues making the rounds, Variety honors Pixar honcho John Lasseter and that lawsuit against “The Hurt Locker” is finally thrown out.

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Review: The circle of lifelessness in '360'

Posted by · 1:45 am · October 13th, 2011

There are precious few good screenplays that begin with the words, “A wise man once said…”. Peter Morgan’s script for “360,” a vacuous theoretical spin on “La Ronde,” isn’t one of them.

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Previewing the best of the London fest

Posted by · 6:16 pm · October 11th, 2011

Tomorrow marks the beginning of the BFI London Film Festival, which opens with Fernando Meirelles’s tepidly reviewed “360.” But I’m beginning on a positive note, with a list of the 15 best already-seen films of the fest.

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