As Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” makes its way to theaters, and as Technicolor continues to march out its handsome, expensive, painstaking restoration of Georges Méliès’s “A Trip to the Moon,” the cinema of past and present converge at a key moment: the 100th anniversary of filmmaking in Hollywood.
Technicolor and Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo' restore the magic of Méliès
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:23 am · November 23rd, 2011
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On the sound of 'The Muppets'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:31 am · November 23rd, 2011
You might not think about below-the-line craftsmanship when it comes to a film like “The Muppets,” but the fact is, it’s a big musical, which dictates quality sound design. So it’s fitting that the SoundWorks Collection has dedicated one of its unique profiles to the film.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Hugo'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:50 am · November 23rd, 2011
The film hits theaters today.
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Taking questions for 11/25 Oscar Talk
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:29 am · November 23rd, 2011
Offer up your burning queries.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Bringing the 'Super 8' train back around for another whiff
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:06 am · November 23rd, 2011
In today’s round-up, Paramount tries to light the fire under summer hit “Super 8,” Viggo Mortensen wants some serious consideration for David Cronenberg and how to dupe the internet, lesson #3245.
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The Lists: Top 10 craft contributions to Martin Scorsese films
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:20 am · November 23rd, 2011
“Hugo” is the latest in a long line of Scorsese films boasting astonishing technical artistry — we round up the finest below-the-line elements from his oeuvre, including contributions from such films as “Shutter Island,” “The Age of Innocence” and “Raging Bull.”
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Interview: Simon Curtis on the indelible Marilyn Monroe and the role as Hamlet for an actress
Posted by Roth Cornet · 8:52 pm · November 22nd, 2011
Director Simon Curtis attempts to capture the essence of an ephemeral icon with his “love letter” to cinema gone by “My Week with Marilyn.”
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Interview: David Cronenberg on 'A Dangerous Method,' psychoanalysis and being an adjective
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:40 pm · November 22nd, 2011
His historical drama about rival psychoanalysts Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, “A Dangerous Method,” has been criticized in some quarters for playing it too straight — but veteran director David Cronenberg claims it’s more “Cronenbergian” than we might think.
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'The Artist' isn't the only film celebrating Hollywood's Golden Age this year
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:40 am · November 22nd, 2011
The narrative on “The Artist” this season is that it is the film celebrating Hollywood’s Golden Age. Well, it’s not “the” film. It’s “a” film, as Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” and, to a lesser extent, Steven Spielberg’s “The Adventures of Tintin” can attest.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Pitching Chaplins for 'The Artist'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:21 am · November 22nd, 2011
In today’s round-up, Charlie Chaplin’s granddaughters are brought out to promote “The Artist,” new Muppet Walter had a movie star model and Jon Hamm writes a love letter to Kristen Wiig.
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David Fincher plays it cool with Academy on 'Dragon Tattoo'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:44 pm · November 21st, 2011
David Fincher is adamant that his remake of “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” is not an Academy movie — but is he merely employing reverse psychology on Oscar voters?
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Off the Carpet: Deep breath before the critics have their say
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:09 pm · November 21st, 2011
It’s getting to be crunch time for many studios looking to bring their product back around for awards voting bodies. Generally most critics groups and the like have just about everything, save for the really late-breaking films, by Thanksgiving. But the NYFCC changed that course a bit this year.
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Bella versus 'Bellflower'
Posted by Roth Cornet · 7:46 am · November 21st, 2011
It’s possible that two more divergent explorations of the agony and the ecstasy of love could be found. Possible. But the synchronistic release of the micro-budgeted, darkly masculine, fantasy of love “Bellflower” vs. the blockbusting female fantasy “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1” warrants a mention and a brief examination.
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Oscarweb Round-up: HFPA don't need no stinkin' stars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:10 am · November 21st, 2011
In today’s round-up, the HFPA assures it isn’t full of star-f***ers, Jason Reitman presides over a live reading of “The Apartment” and Warner Bros. takes a stab at bringin “Contagion” into the Best Original Screenplay conversation.
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Academy advances 15 doc features, 'Senna,' 'Interrupters' stunningly snubbed
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:06 pm · November 18th, 2011
The Academy has announced its list of qualifying films for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar, and there were, as usual, some head-turning snubs. Poor, poor Werner Herzog and Errol Morris.
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Interview: Nicholas Stoller on writing 'The Muppets' for generations young and old
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:01 pm · November 18th, 2011
Screenwriter Nichols Stoller calls the Muppets “the gateway drug to comedy,” and he jumped at the opportunity to write a new feature film around the beloved characters. He talks about finding resonance for a new generation, getting celebrities on board for cameos and Frank Oz’s unfortunate dismissal of the new film’s intentions.
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'A Separation' wins BBC World Cinema Award
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:04 am · November 18th, 2011
If you were still in any doubt that Asghar Farhadi’s superb Iranian marital drama “A Separation” is this year’s Chosen One on the world cinema circuit, there was further confirmation this week, as the film scooped the annual BBC Four World Cinema Award.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 70 — 'Tintin,' Governors Awards, 'Iron Lady' and Gervais back for more
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:59 am · November 18th, 2011
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss Steven Spielberg’s “The Adventures of Tintin,” which closed AFI Fest last week, last weekend’s Governors Awards ceremony, Meryl Streep and “The Iron Lady,” “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1” and much more.
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