Alejandro González Iñárritu accepted the Sundance Institute’s Vanguard Leadership Award Tuesday night and had some pointed comments about the state of cinema as entertainment for profit.
'Birdman' director lashes out at 'corporate' cinema and 'the cruel emperor of profit'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:59 am · June 3rd, 2015
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Off the Carpet: Unexpected virtue at the 87th Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:51 pm · February 23rd, 2015
The 87th Oscars was a memorable event despite itself, drawing a number of fascinating narratives to a close and teaching a couple of lessons we may or may not take to heart in subsequent seasons.
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Exclusive: Dig a little deeper into 'Birdman' with the Oscars on the horizon
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:34 pm · February 12th, 2015
A new “Birdman” featurette takes you a little further into its thematic ideas. Will it pull off the Oscar win in 10 days? We’ll know soon enough.
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Emotions run high at Santa Barbara tribute to Michael Keaton
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:57 am · February 1st, 2015
Saturday night the Santa Barbara International Film Festival shook things up a bit with the annual Modern Master Award tribute, this year dedicated to “Birdman” star Michael Keaton. Colleagues and co-stars sent pre-recorded messages to honor the actor, emotions ran high at the end of the evening and the fest had a special surprise in store for moderator Leonard Maltin as well.
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Brad Pitt leads an 'Oyelowo' sing-along at Palm Springs awards gala
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:15 pm · January 3rd, 2015
The 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival lit up the desert night sky Saturday night with an awards gala recognizing top prospects in this year’s Oscar race.
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Oscar-winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki details the 'dance' of filming 'Birdman'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:45 am · December 20th, 2014
HitFix talks to Oscar-winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki (“Gravity”) about the intense production of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Birdman,” which was filmed through a series of long, extended takes.
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Alfonso Cuarón says 'Pacific Rim' made 'Gravity' feel like a 'tiny Sundance film'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:57 pm · September 17th, 2013
We’re going to have a few nibbles of a recent interview with director Alfonso Cuarón in lead-up to a larger piece dealing specifically with his work on the space spectacle “Gravity.” Today, with the summer movie season not to far back in the rearview, I thought I’d ask Cuarón for his thoughts on “Pacific Rim.”
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