Friday night ended up providing one of the most emotional moments of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. It came at the end of a very long evening saluting the career of actor Robert Redford, one that wasn’t even long enough, actually, as the timeline had to top out at “Ordinary People” lest the celebration spill over far too much. And it was a grace note representative of the heart of this festival.
Robert Redford tribute provides an emotional grace note at Santa Barbara festival
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:32 am · February 8th, 2014
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Albert Brooks joins Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac in 'A Most Violent Year'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:45 am · January 28th, 2014
The ensemble for "All is Lost" director J.C. Chandor’s third feature is shaping up promisingly, with Albert Brooks the latest high-profile name to join the 1980s-set crime drama.
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Roundup: How the Best Picture rule change narrowed Oscar's usual crop
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:33 am · January 22nd, 2014
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, Mark Harris brings figures to the table to argue that the Best Picture expansion has narrowed the Academy’s palette, George Clooney tricks Matt Damon into thinking he’s putting on pounds and Team Ebert reports from the Sundance premiere of “Life Itself.”
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Sundance: Robert Redford reacts to Oscars passing on 'All Is Lost'
Posted by Katie Hasty · 11:54 am · January 16th, 2014
J.C. Chandor’s “All Is Lost earned exactly one Academy Award nomination this morning, and the actor and filmmaker powered through his reaction right at the top of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.
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Roundup: Gerwig, Waltz, Schamus tapped for Berlinale jury
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:43 am · January 14th, 2014
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, James Schamus will head the Berlinale competition jury, with Greta Gerwig, Christoph Waltz and Michel Gondry among his jurors. Also: Armond White’s eviction from the NYFCC, and Cannes’ new president.
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71st Golden Globes winners and nominees – complete list
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:58 pm · January 12th, 2014
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out wins for the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards Sunday night. “12 Years a Slave” and “American Hustle” were the big winners in the Best Picture ranks, while “Dallas Buyers Club,” “Gravity” and “The Wolf of Wall Street” took major prizes as well.
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Tech Support: Final predictions for Best Costume Design, Film Editing, Production Design and Sound
Posted by gerardkennedy · 3:54 pm · January 10th, 2014
We’re within a week of the big moment. Oscar nominations will be announced on Thursday next week and we’ll find out which films are the dominant forces throughout the Academy’s various craft categories. Yesterday HitFix’s Gerard Kennedy began final Tech Support analysis of the field with the categories of Best Cinematography, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, Original Song and Visual Effects. Today we round out the field with the rest.
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Tech Support: Final predictions for Best Cinematography, Makeup, Score, Song and Visual Effects
Posted by gerardkennedy · 12:16 pm · January 9th, 2014
Here we go again. A week from today, the nominees for the 86th annual Academy Awards will be announced. Here at Tech Support, we’ve analyzed each of the 10 crafts categories, and interviewed several of the contenders. It’s now a waiting game with final calls to be made. Today, we take a final look at the fields of cinematography, music, makeup and hairstyling and visual effects.
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Exclusive: Dive behind the scenes of 'All is Lost'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:36 am · January 3rd, 2014
Cast and crew of J.C. Chandor’s “All is Lost” discuss the craft challenges in bringing the film to life, from the use of multiple boats during production to the implementation of practical effects throughout to the creation of a full-bodied post-production sound track in an exclusive new behind-the-scenes video.
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The best performances of 2013
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:15 pm · December 27th, 2013
HitFix’s Kristopher Tapley takes a deep dive into the year’s best performances, from Oscar Isaac to Cate Blanchett, Brie Larson to Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Robert Redford to receive American Riviera Award at Santa Barbara fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:30 am · December 17th, 2013
Robert Redford’s up-and-down awards campaign thus far has received another boost from the Santa Barbara Film Festival. The “All is Lost” star will receive their American Riviera Award on February 7.
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Kristopher Tapley's top 10 films of 2013
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:30 am · December 16th, 2013
HitFix Editor-at-Large Kristopher Tapley runs down his top 10 films including “Out of the Furnace,” “Spring Breakers,” “The Place Beyond the Pines” and “Gravity.”
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'American Hustle' and '12 Years a Slave' lead Critics' Choice Movie Awards nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:47 am · December 16th, 2013
“American Hustle” and “12 Years a Slave” led the way with this year’s Critics’ Choice Movie Awards nominations with 13 apiece. David O. Russell’s Abscam comedy had the added benefit of padding in the comedy categories, however, a luxury “12 Years a Slave” couldn’t boast.
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Tech Support: John Williams, Arcade Fire and Hans Zimmer (x2) duke it out for Best Original Score
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:32 pm · December 12th, 2013
Earlier today the list of eligible original score contenders was revealed by the Academy, so consider it great timing as we focus on the category today in our final craft category analysis of the season.
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From 'All is Lost' to 'The Wolverine,' 114 films vying for the Best Original Score Oscar
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:49 pm · December 12th, 2013
The Academy today revealed the 114 films in contention for the Best Original Score Oscar. All the widely predicted contenders are present, but don’t look for “Frozen,” “Nebraska” or “The Lone Ranger.”
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SAG snubs and surprises: Redford sinks, 'Dallas Buyers Club' swims
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:15 am · December 11th, 2013
This morning’s SAG nominations in the film categories delivered good news to most of the usual suspects, but a few key surprises have interesting implications for the race. We review who hit big, and who missed out.
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Redford snubbed and 'Dallas' gets a boost in otherwise unsurprising SAG announcement
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:04 am · December 11th, 2013
This morning’s Screen Actors Guild (SAG) nominations announcement wasn’t going to have a lot of surprises. At this stage, most of the players are known. It’s a dense race, however, so the only question was, who was going to get squeezed out?
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'12 Years a Slave' dominates Phoenix Film Critics Society nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:57 am · December 10th, 2013
Another day, another regional critics group that dives full force into the “12 Years a Slave” tank. The film dominated the Phoenix Film Critics Society nominations today with 13 mentions. “Saving Mr. Banks” was a distant second nailing down nine, while “Gravity” picked up eight.
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