Will voters make it up to Cristian Mungiu after that significant 2007 snub?
Romania enters Cannes winner 'Beyond the Hills' in the Oscar race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:12 pm · September 11th, 2012
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On Kristen Stewart and stripping away the tabloid persona
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:29 am · September 11th, 2012
People put their best face on in this game so you’re always going to be charmed, seduced, wooed by the “please like me” thing of it all. But Stewart is a very normal girl in the throes of very abnormal circumstances. And her “best face” is difficult to manage.
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Review: Mother doesn't know best in proudly nasty Golden Lion winner 'Pietà '
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:39 pm · September 10th, 2012
Winding down our Venice coverage with thoughts on the fest’s top prizewinner
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Watch 44 seconds of Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:07 pm · September 10th, 2012
The 44 seconds features what I imagine is a touch of John Williams’s original score and is carried through by dialogue from Union soldier to Daniel Day-Lewis’s 16th Commander-in-Chief.
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The Denzel Washington Best Actor push takes 'Flight'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:49 pm · September 9th, 2012
There’s a foundation being laid. We’ve had Denzel Washington tapped for potential Best Actor consideration every since we first launched the Contenders section for the 2012-2013 Oscar season, but you can finally see the gears turning on the upcoming campaign.
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Focus Features picks up Derek Cianfrance's 'The Place Beyond the Pines'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:12 pm · September 9th, 2012
The film has found a nice home for not-so-easily-defined indie dramas.
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Two major awards for 'The Master,' but Kim Ki-duk's 'Pieta' takes Golden Lion at Venice
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:22 pm · September 8th, 2012
Paul Thomas Anderson’s film was reportedly the jury’s first choice for the top prize.
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Venice: What will win the big awards… and what should
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:55 am · September 8th, 2012
Critics are crazy for ‘The Master,’ but will the jury throw a curveball?
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Australia enters foreign-language race with German-language WWII drama 'Lore'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:12 am · September 8th, 2012
Meanwhile, two-time Best Director nominee Lasse Hallstrom represents Sweden.
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Review: The devil wears La Perla in De Palma's disappointing 'Passion'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:13 am · September 7th, 2012
The art-trash master’s return to the thriller form plays as sedated self-parody.
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Calling all Best Original Song contenders
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:32 pm · September 6th, 2012
As the season hums to life at the start of the fall festival circuit, it’s time to take a look at the Best Original Song race and figure out what we’re working with.
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New 'Cloud Atlas' trailer drops in advance of Toronto bow
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:49 am · September 6th, 2012
Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski and Tom Tykwer are all set to blow Toronto audiences’ minds with the premiere of “Cloud Atlas” in a few short days. Everything I’ve heard about the ambitious ensemble project ends up pointing to “it’s not for everyone,” but each new nugget certainly makes me think it’ll be for me.
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Review: Redford's 'The Company You Keep' hangs with the right crowd
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:38 am · September 6th, 2012
The are few surprises in this enjoyably old-fashioned thriller, save for the cast itself.
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Honorary Oscars go to Katzenberg, Needham, Pennebaker and Stevens
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:13 pm · September 5th, 2012
Doris Day and Angela Lansbury, among others, passed over once again.
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Academy to celebrate 30th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's 'E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:17 pm · September 5th, 2012
Palo Alto screening will take place on September 28.
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Interview: Stephen Chbosky on Pittsburgh toughness and 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:19 am · September 5th, 2012
When you’ve written a hit novel that has taken on a life of its own and become a beloved modern classic, translating it to film might render a bit of nervousness — particularly if you’re taking on the task yourself.
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Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' trailer coming September 13
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:21 pm · September 4th, 2012
Google+ event to be broadcast in Times Square.
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Austria enters Haneke's 'Amour' in the foreign Oscar race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:03 am · September 4th, 2012
A foreign-language nod is likely, but can it cross over into the general race?
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