In a bit of comforting news for both Gary Oldman and his frustrated supporters, the Palm Springs International Film Festival will present the actor with the International Star Award.
Gary Oldman: Unsung hero or international star?
Posted by Roth Cornet · 1:21 pm · December 16th, 2011
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Novel giveaway contest winner!
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:39 am · December 16th, 2011
Cody S, come on down…
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2011: the year in superlatives
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:11 am · December 16th, 2011
Who am I to complain about the amount of year-end kudos announcements when I had this post coming all along? I know. I’m so hypocritical.
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Santa Barbara fest selects Christopher Plummer for Modern Master Award
Posted by Roth Cornet · 9:47 am · December 16th, 2011
Christopher Plummer just received Best Supporting Actor nods from both the Golden Globes and SAG and has now added a third feather to his pre-Oscar cap. The Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced today that Plumber will receive the Modern Master Award at this years festival.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 74 — LAFCA, SAG, Globes, 'Dragon Tattoo,' 'Extremely Loud' and more
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:58 am · December 16th, 2011
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne talk about the week in critics awards, nomination announcements and a pair of late-breaking, heavily-anticipated studio efforts: “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.”
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Oscarweb Round-up: Ebert crowns 'A Separation'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:07 am · December 16th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Roger Ebert publishes his top 10 list, the LA Times looks at the year in debut directors and Shailene Woodley praises George Clooney.
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'Rango,' 'Puss in Boots,' 'Tintin' and more fight it out for Best Animated Feature Film
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:11 pm · December 15th, 2011
This year’s race for Best Animated Feature Film is a bit of a full one. After only 15 titles qualified last year (yielding just three nominees), the total number of qualifying films in the hunt this time around is 19, meaning we’ll have a set of five contenders when the nominees are announced in January. And now’s as good a time as any to handicap the field.
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Tech Support Interview: Janusz Kaminski on capturing the landscape in 'War Horse'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:49 am · December 15th, 2011
In the first installment of this season’s Tech Support interview series, we sit down with “War Horse” cinematographer Janusz Kaminski.
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'The Artist' leads with six Golden Globe nods, Spielberg snubbed
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:27 am · December 15th, 2011
‘The Descendants’ and ‘The Help’ followed with five nominations apiece, but it’s George Clooney’s “The Ides of March,” with four, that is the morning’s big comeback kid.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Why Carla Bruni is a SAG nominee, while Corey Stoll is not
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:45 am · December 15th, 2011
Also: Armond attacks the embargo and a wordsmith admires the silence of ‘The Artist’
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Ben Kingsley recalls an early cinema favorite
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:36 pm · December 14th, 2011
In a recent interview, Ben Kingsley revealed one of the earliest films to spark his excitement for the cinema.
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Taking questions for 12/16 Oscar Talk
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:15 pm · December 14th, 2011
Offer up your burning queries.
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Will Palm Springs make it five in a row with Brad Pitt's Desert Palm award?
Posted by Roth Cornet · 2:34 pm · December 14th, 2011
Brad Pitt has been selected to receive the Desert Palm Achievement Actor Award for his lead role in “Moneyball” and his supporting role in “The Tree of Life.” As has oft been discussed, Palm Springs tendency towards predictive selections for their honorees has only increased over time.
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Guessing the Globes
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:54 am · December 14th, 2011
Here’s another chance for you to spitball the Golden Globes nominee list: we’re expecting a leading haul for “The Artist,” but what annual oddities will surface in the comedy/musical categories?
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The Lists: Top 10 Meryl Streep performances
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:29 am · December 14th, 2011
Meryl Streep’s interpretation of Margaret Thatcher looks certain to land the actress her 17th Oscar nomination, bettering her own record, but does it rank with her best work? Find out in our round-up of Streep’s 10 finest hours, including her performances in “Silkwood,” “Adaptation” and “Kramer vs. Kramer.”
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The 2011 Longlists
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:19 am · December 14th, 2011
The Longlists are just that: a series of lists in various categories featuring what I thought was the top echelon of each. I trotted out 10, rather than the Oscar-centric five, throughout.
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Max von Sydow remembers his relationship with director Ingmar Bergman
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:55 am · December 14th, 2011
At a recent Q&A for his new film “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,” actor Max von Sydow was asked how he’s coped with losing his long-time collaborator, Ingmar Bergman. For a film about loss and grief, it was a poignant query.
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'The Help' leads SAG nominations, Demián Bichir surprises in Best Actor
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:51 am · December 14th, 2011
The SAG Awards tend to hew closely to Oscar prognosticators’ lists, but they handed us a few wild cards this morning — not just in terms of who they nominated, but who they left out.
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