I’ve been out all afternoon, so the sudden news of Adam Yauch — better known as MCA of The Beastie Boys — succumbing to cancer has been all Twitter remembrances and mobile news briefs for me. And all sadness. But as many movie sites have dutifully pointed out, Yauch’s creative reach was significant in the film world as well.
A look at the awards success of Beastie Boy Adam Yauch's Oscilloscope Laboratories
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:23 pm · May 4th, 2012
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Tell us what you thought of 'The Avengers'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:47 pm · May 3rd, 2012
The film opens this weekend.
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Cannes Check: Abbas Kiarostami's 'Like Someone in Love'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:55 pm · May 3rd, 2012
We continue our preview of this year’s Cannes competition hopefuls with the latest from a former Palme d’Or winner.
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Terrence Malick's 'Tree of Life' cracks Roger Ebert's top 10 movies of all time
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:18 pm · May 2nd, 2012
The Sight & Sound poll of filmmakers and critics picking the greatest films of all time is 10 years old. Many in the cinephile community are anxious to see the result of the latest poll, which comes out later this year. Critic Roger Ebert, it turns out, chose one of last year’s top tier films to make the cut this time around.
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A postcard from the IndieLisboa Film Festival
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:25 am · May 2nd, 2012
The IndieLisboa Film Festival is committed to adventurous independent programming — well demonstrated by two standout inclusions, “The Loneliest Planet” and “17 Girls.”
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Cannes Check: John Hillcoat's 'Lawless'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:30 am · May 2nd, 2012
We continue our series of Cannes competition previews with the latest from the director of ‘The Road.’
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The Lists: Top 10 performances in comic book movies
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:44 am · May 1st, 2012
With “The Avengers” hitting theaters imminently and “The Amazing Spider-Man” and “The Dark Knight Rises” still to come, we look at the top portrayals of film’s comic book subgenre.
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It's official: The Dolby Theatre is the Oscars' home for the next 20 years
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:18 am · May 1st, 2012
Two new deals bring a name change and security to the annual show.
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Cannes Check: Michael Haneke's 'Amour'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 am · May 1st, 2012
We continue our Cannes competition preview with the latest from a recent Palme d’Or winner.
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Cannes Check: Matteo Garrone's 'Reality'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:30 am · April 30th, 2012
We continue our preview of the Cannes competition with the latest from the Italian director of ‘Gomorrah.’
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Cannes Check: Andrew Dominik's 'Killing Them Softly'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:48 am · April 28th, 2012
Continuing our series of Cannes competition previews, we look at this much-anticipated new thriller starring Brad Pitt.
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Interview: ‘Sound of My Voice’ co-writer and star Brit Marling on the seductive power of cults
Posted by Roth Cornet · 11:52 am · April 27th, 2012
We speak with actress Brit Marling about the struggle to reconcile faith and skepticism reflected in her film, “Sound of My Voice.”
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Cannes Check: Lee Daniels' 'The Paperboy'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:30 pm · April 26th, 2012
We continue our preview series of the films in this year’s Cannes competition.
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Sissy Spacek and William Friedkin to be feted by Seattle fest
Posted by Roth Cornet · 5:17 pm · April 26th, 2012
Seattle will honor two of cinema’s greats at this year’s festival.
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Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi' drowned out by 'OSCAR!' noise at CinemaCon
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:55 am · April 26th, 2012
Do Ang Lee and Fox have a contender? The breathless hordes seem to think so.
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Cannes Check: David Cronenberg's 'Cosmopolis'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:21 pm · April 25th, 2012
We continue our preview series of the Cannes competition titles.
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Cannes jurors range from Ewan McGregor to Jean-Paul Gaultier
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:15 pm · April 25th, 2012
Cannes unveils a diverse Competition jury, while the Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week selections complete the lineup of films.
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New Ken Burns doc to screen in theaters for the first time in 27 years
Posted by Roth Cornet · 10:34 am · April 25th, 2012
The wrongful conviction case that five teenagers imprisoned for the rape of a central park jogger is the subject of the first theatrical release from documentation Ken Burns in 27 years.
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