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Review: Forest Whitaker hits a dead end in dry desert thriller 'Two Men in Town'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:15 pm · February 8th, 2014

Algerian director Rachid Bouchareb can’t get back on track in his latest American-set feature, which premiered yesterday at the Berlin Film Festival.

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'Captain Phillips' and 'American Hustle' win industry editing honors

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:20 pm · February 7th, 2014

Friday night “Captain Phillips” routed fellow Best Picture nominees “Gravity,” “Her” and “12 Years a Slave” to win the ACE Eddie Award for dramatic feature film editing. “American Hustle,” meanwhile, bested “Nebraska” and “The Wolf of Wall Street” to claim the comedy/musical prize.

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Film editor Christopher Rouse on Paul Greengrass, Oscar nominations and 'Captain Phillips'

Posted by gerardkennedy · 10:19 pm · February 7th, 2014

Christopher Rouse recently earned his third Oscar nomination for Paul Greengrass’ “Captain Phillips” and Friday night, he picked up his second ACE Eddie Award to date. HitFix recently spoke to him about the on-going collaboration with Greengrass, the Academy Awards and the journey of his latest.

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Roundup: On writing, or writing down, 'Captain Phillips'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:20 am · February 7th, 2014

In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, recent WGA winner Billy Ray writes about his experience of “Captain Phillips.” Also: Channing Tatum’s Team Oscar, and clothing “The Grandmaster.”

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Review: Wes Anderson's delightful 'Grand Budapest Hotel' never outstays its welcome

Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:00 am · February 6th, 2014

Ralph Fiennes is wonderful in dizzy but unexpectedly touching caper, which finds the perfect narrative context for the Anderson’s.

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Roundup: Philomena's audience with the Pope

Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 am · February 6th, 2014

In today’s roundup of notable onlinme news and views, ‘Philomena’ star Steve Coogan and the film’s real-life subject meet with the Pope. Also: The perils of talking movies on Twitter, and is ‘Labor Day’ a victim of ‘urban critics?’

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Philippe Le Sourd on shooting 'The Grandmaster' and the historic final roll of Fujifilm

Posted by gerardkennedy · 11:13 am · February 5th, 2014

Wong Kar-wai’s “The Grandmaster” is just the latest stylish entry in the filmography of a revered auteur. Yet remarkably, none of his films had been nominated for the Oscar for Best Cinematography until two weeks ago when his latest broke that unusual streak with a nomination for Philippe Le Sourd.

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Roundup: Women fight back on the red carpet

Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:45 am · February 5th, 2014

In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, why female stars are beginning to rebel against red-carpet sexism. Also: Jared Leto’s heart-to-heart with heckler, and John Hurt takes on Harvey.

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Matthew McConaughey dives into Gus Van Sant's 'Sea of Trees'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:37 pm · February 4th, 2014

Whether he wins the Oscar next month or not, Matthew McConaughey is keeping his run of presige projects going.

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'Wolf' nominees Scorsese and DiCaprio move forward on separate prestige projects

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:35 am · February 4th, 2014

Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio look to be going separate ways again with upcoming projects after the two have consistently collaborated on a number of projects over the last decade. Scorsese’s “Silence” is moving along with casting while DiCaprio has kick-started a new vehicle for his “Wolf of Wall Street” co-star Jonah Hill.

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Oscars to get 'Happy' with Pharrell Williams performance

Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:46 am · February 4th, 2014

With the Best Original Song category featuring a couple of Top 40 hits for the first time in years, Pharrell Williams will bring some pop appeal to the Oscar show with a performance of his nominated track “Happy.”

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Roundup: Is Kristin Scott Thomas quitting movies?

Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:52 am · February 4th, 2014

In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, Kristin Scott Thomas claims that she “cannot cope with another film,” and is thus ending her big-screen career. Also: Mark Harris and Cameron Crowe remember Philip Seymour Hoffman.

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Roundup: Ethical issues invade the Oscar race

Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:58 am · February 3rd, 2014

In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, two very different scandals — one concerning Woody Allen, the other “Alone Yet Not Alone” — have brought unexpected ethical issues into the Oscar race. Also: Keeping the foreign-language race fair, and a weekend of sad losses.

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TCM's 'And the Oscar Goes To' documentary skips a stone across the Academy's 85 years

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:04 pm · February 2nd, 2014

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a peek behind the veil of the Academy Awards quite like Turner Classic Movies’ “And the Oscar Goes To” documentary, which premiered Saturday night and aired again this evening directly after the Super Bowl.

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London critics award '12 Years a Slave,' 'Gravity,' 'Selfish Giant'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:52 am · February 2nd, 2014

“12 Years a Slave” won three awards for Best Film, Actor and Supporting Actress at the London Film Critics’ Circle Awards, while “Gravity,” “The Selfish Giant” and “Filth” also took multiple honors.

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'Frozen' takes top honors at Annie Awards

Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:07 pm · February 1st, 2014

Oscar frontrunner “Frozen” was the big winner at this year’s Annie Awards, but it wasn’t a sweeper — as “The Croods,” “The Wind Rises” and “Monsters University” all took home awards.

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'Her,' 'Captain Phillips,' 'Stories We Tell' win WGA Awards

Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:52 pm · February 1st, 2014

“Her,” “Captain Phillips” and “Stories We Tell” won the feature film categories at the WGA Awards, with “Veep,” “Breaking Bad” and “House of Cards” among the victorious TV shows.

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