“Happy Thanksgiving,” director Tom Hooper said by way of introduction to an Alice Tully Hall packed with guild and Academy members this afternoon. He was on hand to present his latest film, an adaptation of the musical “Les Misérables,” his first effort since the Oscar-winning “The King’s Speech” two years ago and one of the awards season’s most anticipated titles.
Tom Hooper unveils 'Les Misérables' to over-the-moon, theater-loving NYC audience
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:57 pm · November 23rd, 2012
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Tech Support: Jacqueline Durran on playing with history (and Chanel) in 'Anna Karenina'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:28 am · November 23rd, 2012
The British costume designer seeks her third Oscar nod for Joe Wright’s latest
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Roundup: Thelma Schoonmaker on the perils of digitization
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:01 am · November 23rd, 2012
Also: Older women in the Oscar race, and a ‘Grave of the Fireflies’ remake?
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Tell us what you thought of 'Hitchcock'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:36 am · November 23rd, 2012
The Master of Suspense gets his own close-up this weekend.
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Tech Support: 'Avengers,' 'Les Mis' and 'Skyfall' stir it up with others in Best Sound Mixing
Posted by gerardkennedy · 8:31 am · November 22nd, 2012
One of the most competitive crafts categories this year is an embarrassment of riches.
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Roundup: What are your favorite Thanksgiving movies?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:00 am · November 22nd, 2012
Also: The year in film music, and Winslet’s royal appointment
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Tell us what you thought of 'Life of Pi'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:27 pm · November 21st, 2012
Ang Lee’s visionary adaptation hits theaters just in time for the holiday.
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On 'Rebecca' and 'Foreign Correspondent,' Hitchcock's 1940 double-shot at Oscar glory
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:38 pm · November 21st, 2012
Hitch probably never came closer to victory than his first time at bat.
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Cahiers du Cinéma names 'Holy Motors' the best film of 2012
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:37 pm · November 21st, 2012
The venerable French magazine’s Top 10 ranges from ‘Twixt’ to ‘Tabu.’
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Roundup: Fall of the 'Guardians?'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:22 am · November 21st, 2012
Also: Frank Ocean’s ‘Django’ tune, and 2012’s narrative rule-breakers
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2013 Best Screenplay Contenders: From 'Anna Karenina' to 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:36 am · November 21st, 2012
Surveying the varied contenders across both the original and adapted races.
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Is Jessica Chastain poised to steal Oscar from Best Actress frontrunner Jennifer Lawrence?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:33 pm · November 20th, 2012
Remember last year when Jessica Chastain was everywhere? She could be back in a big way this season with “Zero Dark Thirty.”
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GKIDS extends its Studio Ghibli alliance to 'Grave of the Fireflies'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:12 pm · November 20th, 2012
The 1988 classic will be re-released for its 25th anniversary in 2013.
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On Alfred Hitchcock's ups and downs at the Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:20 am · November 20th, 2012
52 nominations spread out across 16 films
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Roundup: Hopkins says 'f— off' to Oscar schmoozing
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 am · November 20th, 2012
Also: THR’s Actress Roundtable, and ‘The Hobbit’ faces a PETA problem
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'The Impossible' star Naomi Watts to be honored by Palm Springs fest
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:09 pm · November 19th, 2012
Naomi Watts will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award at the 24th annual fest, an award that, in recent years, has gone to Michelle Williams, Natalie Portman, Marion Cotillard, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron, Kate Winslet and Halle Berry in recent years.
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Linda Cardellini launches her own Best Actress campaign for 'Return'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:39 pm · November 19th, 2012
But she’s more concerned with getting attention for the movie than winning an Oscar.
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Angelina Jolie bigs up Ewan McGregor with a private screening of 'The Impossible'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:56 am · November 19th, 2012
She praises the “extraordinary emotional depth” of McGregor’s performance while hosting a screening at London’s Soho Hotel.
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