The music of the third film seems to call back to ‘Batman Begins’ a lot.
Listen to samples of Hans Zimmer's score for 'The Dark Knight Rises'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:55 am · June 14th, 2012
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Tech Support: Dolby Atmos ready for its close-up with the premiere of Pixar's 'Brave'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:07 pm · June 13th, 2012
Next week Walt Disney Pictures will be premiering “Brave” in conjunction with the Los Angeles Film Festival at the newly named Dolby Theatre (formerly the Kodak) in Hollywood. But while it promises to be a fun time for the event at hand, the fact that it’s the grand re-opening of the space is what has me a little bit more excited.
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Monitoring the documentary standouts of 2012 so far
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:53 pm · June 12th, 2012
With revised Oscar rules for the doc race making it easier to spot contenders, what first-half releases are in with a shout?
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The Lists: Top 10 movies I watched with Dad
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:34 am · June 12th, 2012
With Father’s Day around the corner, a personal look my father’s favorites.
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Off the Carpet: Setting the table for the 2012-2013 film awards season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:35 am · June 11th, 2012
With the film awards season still a few months off, it’s time to at least clean up the joint and get some fresh predictions out there. Today we take a look at the lay of the land at the year’s midway point.
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The Long Shot: Searching for sleepers in the Oscar guessing game
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:34 am · June 11th, 2012
As early Oscar charts hype up juggernauts like “Lincoln” and “Les Misérables,” what’s this year’s little engine that could?
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Tell us what you thought of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:13 pm · June 10th, 2012
The film expanded considerably this weekend.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Prometheus'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:57 am · June 8th, 2012
Ridley Scott’s ‘Alien’ prequel hits theaters today.
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Tech Support: 'Django,' 'Amazing Spider-Man' production designer J. Michael Riva has passed
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:24 pm · June 7th, 2012
Your heart has to melt for Quentin Tarantino. The guy is nothing if not protective and supportive of his crews, many key members loyal to him over the years. Back in 2010, he was dealt a blow when long-time editor Sally Menke tragically died amid hot summer heats while hiking in Runyon Canyon, and today, the production designer of his hotly anticipated western “Django Unchained,” J. Michael Riva, has reportedly died at the age of 63, according to Variety.
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Cannes discovery 'Ernest and Celestine' deserves a US audience
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:56 pm · June 7th, 2012
Amid much heavy-duty arthouse fare, a delightful animated feature about a bear-mouse friendship was one of the standouts of the Cannes sidebars.
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Kevin Smith on Ben Affleck's directing career and cherry-picking 'Red State' for 'Argo'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:18 pm · June 6th, 2012
Kevin Smith (relatively) recently offered up some thoughts on friend and former collaborator Ben Affleck’s transition into directing, and particularly the cast he’s putting together for “Argo.”
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Robert Zemeckis is back in live action territory with Denzel Washington in the trailer for 'Flight'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:53 pm · June 6th, 2012
Could the film be an under-the-radar Oscar prospect?
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Tarantino's 'Django Unchained' trailer promises an assured romp with lush production values
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:30 pm · June 6th, 2012
The Weinstein Company is bursting at the seems with possibilities for this year’s awards season, as I’ll detail further when I write up the year’s first Off the Carpet column next week. One of those films is Quentin Tarantino’s hotly anticipated “Django Unchained,” which gets a nice, shiny trailer today on the heels of some footage that debuted at the Cannes Film Festival last month.
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Tech Support: 'Bel Ami,' all dressed up with nowhere to go
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:10 pm · June 6th, 2012
The latest big-screen vehicle for Robert Pattinson’s charms won’t be landing on any awards lists… but watch out for those costumes.
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The Lists: Top 10 performances in Ridley Scott's sci-fi trio
Posted by Roth Cornet · 9:05 am · June 6th, 2012
With ‘Prometheus’ on the way, we look at the director’s work with actors in the genre
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From Disney to GKIDS, this year's animated feature race is already looking stacked (UPDATED)
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:34 pm · June 4th, 2012
Both the toon titan and the indie distrib have full plates this season.
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A look back at 1992 and the first annual MTV Movie Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:16 am · June 3rd, 2012
You know, day-glo, En Vogue, Rodney King, “You can’t handle the truth,” etc.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Snow White and the Huntsman'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:09 pm · June 1st, 2012
The new spin on the fairytale hits theaters today.
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