“12 Years a Slave” won three awards for Best Film, Actor and Supporting Actress at the London Film Critics’ Circle Awards, while “Gravity,” “The Selfish Giant” and “Filth” also took multiple honors.
London critics award '12 Years a Slave,' 'Gravity,' 'Selfish Giant'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:52 am · February 2nd, 2014
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Indiana film critics board the '12 Years' bandwagon
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:33 am · December 16th, 2013
The Indiana Film Journalists Association has hopped onto the runaway “12 Years a Slave” train, ticking the film off for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Musical Score awards today. But they provided a little more intrigue in other acting categories, giving prizes to Adèle Exarchopoulos and Barkhad Abdi, and a runner-up tip of the cap to “American Hustle” star Jeremy Renner (his first mention of the season).
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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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On 'Captain Phillips,' 'A Hijacking' and the year of movie twins
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:24 pm · October 11th, 2013
‘Phillips’ is a gripping tale of modern pirates, but another 2013 release did it better.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Captain Phillips'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:09 am · October 11th, 2013
Paul Greengrass’ tense true-life hostage thriller opens today.
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Unlikely 'Captain Phillips' star Barkhad Abdi on learning from Tom Hanks and finding empathy for a pirate
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:20 pm · September 30th, 2013
Against all odds, Barkhad Abdi is starring opposite Tom Hanks in a Hollywood movie, an unlikely figure in the Oscar race. He tells HitFix what he learned from a legend on set and how he found empathy for the pirate he was tasked to portray.
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A newcomer nearly steals 'Captain Phillips' from Best Actor slam dunk Tom Hanks
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:14 am · September 6th, 2013
Paul Greengrass’ “Captain Phillips” is plainly one of the best films of the year. It’s the best work the director has offered to date and it features a detailed, ultimately emotional performance from Tom Hanks that is sure to draw kudos. But the big surprise is that Hanks might not even give the best performance of the film.
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