Also: The perils of online voting, and Jennifer Lawrence for Best Actress 2012?
Round-up: Paramount steps up the campaign for 'Transformers'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:49 am · February 3rd, 2012
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‘Gasland’ director Josh Fox arrested in D.C.
Posted by Roth Cornet · 10:03 pm · February 2nd, 2012
Documentary filmmaker Josh Fox was arrested on Wednesday morning at 10:30am in Washington D.C. for unlawful entry after he attempted to record a House Science Committee hearing on fracking.
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'Hugo' wins big with International 3d Society
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:22 pm · February 2nd, 2012
The International 3D Society announced its list of award winners today, and, well, I guess they pretty much did a good job of pointing out all the NON-crappy 3D in theaters this year. Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” won three awards.
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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:02 pm · February 2nd, 2012
Best Picture nominees “The Artist” and “Midnight in Paris” seem to be vying for the Best Original Screenplay Oscar, but the other other nominees make for a pleasingly diverse and international field. We examine the field, saying who deserves to win, and who probably will.
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Amid financial reorganization, Kodak wants its name off the Oscars' annual home
Posted by Roth Cornet · 11:31 am · February 2nd, 2012
In a year in film which enthusiastically celebrates the birth and development of cinema it is more than a little bit sad to see one of its strongholds fading. As part of its filing for federal bankruptcy, the Eastman Kodak company is asking to have its name removed from the theater in the Hollywood and Highland complex where the Academy Awards have been held since 2002.
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Taking questions for 2/3 Oscar Talk
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:03 am · February 2nd, 2012
Offer up your burning queries.
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Tech Support Interview: Hair and makeup designers Marese Langan and Mark Coulier on turning Meryl Streep into 'The Iron Lady'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:48 am · February 2nd, 2012
Transforming a well-known actor into a well-known political figure on the screen is tricky business. The visual familiarity with both can be a huge challenge, leaving viewers scrutinizing the work more than they might otherwise. In the case if “The Iron Lady,” one of the most recognizable actresses in the world, Meryl Streep, had to undergo such a transformation as prosthetics designer Mark Coulier and hair designer Marese Langan were tasked with turning her into former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
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Round-up: Paying tribute to Damien Bona
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:30 am · February 2nd, 2012
Also: Farewell to paper Oscar ballots, and rechristening the Kodak
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Sex scares: ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ will not be released in India
Posted by Roth Cornet · 5:54 pm · February 1st, 2012
Sony Pictures has canceled the scheduled February 10 release of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” after India’s Central Board of Film Certification insisted that five scenes be pulled from director David Fincher’s cut.
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'Shame' and 'Tyrannosaur' top nominees for Evening Standard Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:30 am · February 1st, 2012
The Evening Standard Film Awards, a juried critics’ award ceremony devoted the British film and talent, share many favorites with recent UK precursors, but their nominee list features some unique mentions too.
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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:19 am · February 1st, 2012
A script is a film’s blueprint, making it unsurprising that most of the nominees in this category have historically also been nominated for Best Picture. This year was no exception, with three of the final five adapted screenplay contenders also chalked up as the year’s best films. Room was also made for a particularly challenging adaptation of a classic novel and a star-studded film with no other nominations.
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Round-up: 'Introducing' VF's Class of 2012
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:45 am · February 1st, 2012
Also: A detractor defends ‘The Artist,’ and Bond is unshaven, not stirred
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Breaking Oscar's biopic addiction
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:15 pm · January 31st, 2012
If the results of Sunday’s SAG Awards are repeated at the Oscars, it’ll be the first time since 1997 that all four acting awards go to actors playing fictitious characters. Are voters slowly getting more resistant to biopics?
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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Animated Feature Film
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:14 pm · January 31st, 2012
Early on in the season it was decided that a full slate of five nominees in the Best Animated Feature Film category would be allowed, as there were at least 16 qualifying titles. However, that didn’t necessary mean there WOULD be five, as the scoring system within the branch might still have yielded less that were deemed worthy. But in the end, five managed to surface after all.
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Tate Taylor to receive WGA's Paul Selvin Award
Posted by Roth Cornet · 1:36 pm · January 31st, 2012
After a strong showing at Sunday night’s SAG awards “The Help” is set to receive another boon on its way to Oscar night. The Writers Guild of America West announced that they will honor writer/director Tate Taylor with the 2012 Paul Selvin Award which “recognizes written work that embodies the spirit of constitutional rights and civil liberties.”
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Martin Scorsese talks 'Mean Streets,' 'Taxi Driver' and rediscovering that childlike spark with 'Hugo'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:26 am · January 31st, 2012
Last night the big tributes wrapped up here at the Santa Barbara fest with the presentation of the American Riviera Award to “Hugo” director Martin Scorsese. Leonard Maltin conducted the on-stage interview, which got started nearly a half hour late and still blew past the usual two-hour time frame as a captivated, capacity audience at the Arlington Theatre never budged and delighted in hearing the director’s tales of 50 years at work in the film industry.
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Round-up: Madge's vote for Malick
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:30 am · January 31st, 2012
Also: In praise of Viola Davis, and J.Lo and Uggie added to Oscar bill
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Remembering Eiko Ishioka
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:02 pm · January 30th, 2012
Though she won an Oscar for the threads of “Bram Stoker’s Dracula,” the Japanese artist Eiko Ishioka, who recently passed away aged 73, was much more than a costume designer.
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