“Birdman’s” Alejandro G. Iñárritu and “Boyhood’s” Richard Linklater face off in a much closer race than it might seem or Best Director.
Best Director: Richard Linklater vs. Alejandro G. Iñárritu for Oscar is just too close to call
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 5:07 pm · February 19th, 2015
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'Foxcatcher' subject Mark Schultz goes on tirade against director Bennett Miller
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:06 am · December 31st, 2014
Olympic athlete Mark Schultz has taken to Facebook and Twitter to lash out at what has been interpreted as a homosexual relationship between him and blue blood John du Pont in the film “Foxcatcher.”
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Bennett Miller's 'Foxcatcher' moves out of the Oscar race to 2014
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:47 pm · September 26th, 2013
If you want a press release to land somewhat quietly, drop it at 10:00pm ET. And not that the news of “Foxcatcher” didn’t cause plenty of commotion a few hours ago, but it was obviously a willful decision from Sony Classics to let the news out when they did. I’ve been in screenings all day and just now got back to my desk to assess all of this, but the news is this: Bennett Miller’s latest is officially a 2014 release.
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Sony Classics brings 'Foxcatcher' into the Oscar season
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:01 pm · August 15th, 2013
Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo and Steve Carell star in Bennett Miller’s latest.
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Where will Bennett Miller's 'Foxcatcher' end up?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:20 pm · June 27th, 2013
With a full slate of films to campaign and market this fall, Sony Pictures may be moving Bennett Miller’s “Foxcatcher” to art house shingle Sony Pictures Classics for distribution, or the film could be held for 2014 release.
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The Academy and 'Moneyball' director Bennett Miller to present Kubrick's 'Barry Lyndon' in NYC
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:08 pm · May 15th, 2012
The Academy has announced that “Moneyball” director Bennett Miller will be presenting Stanley Kubrick’s “Barry Lyndon” at a New York “Members Selects” event.
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Why it should be 'Moneyball'
Posted by Roth Cornet · 8:02 pm · February 17th, 2012
“Moneyball,” a film that questions the way we measure value may, ironically, be dismissed in favor of films who offer more in the way of spectacle and showmanship.
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The top 10 shots of 2011: part two
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:58 am · February 15th, 2012
As we inch closer to the Oscar ceremony that will signal the true end of the 2011 film year, we reflect on the best single images captured on film (or digital drive, if you will). Today we wrap things up in the second part of this annual piece, offering up the five best shots of the year.
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Oscarweb Round-up: 35 years of Eastwood at Warner Bros.
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:03 am · December 8th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Warner Bros. releases a massive box set of Clint Eastwood’s work with the studio, the “Moneyball” trio sits down with Charlie rose and San Francisco’s Castro Theatre will no longer run movies.
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'Harry Potter,' George Clooney, Michelle Williams honored with Hollywood Film Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:02 pm · October 24th, 2011
The Hollywood Film awards were held tonight, marking the first awards ceremony of the season. All honorees were previously announced. George Clooney and Michelle Williams won top acting honors while the public-voted Hollywood Movie Award went to “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.”
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Oscarweb Round-up: 'But we haven't seen it!'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:34 am · October 3rd, 2011
In today’s round-up, Nathaniel Rogers reminds us there are no locks, the New York Times critics bemoan the Oscar-ization of the fall festival circuit and Anna Kendrick talks about “50/50.”
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Oscarweb Round-up: An early FYC for Mélanie Laurent in 'Beginners'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:17 am · September 27th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Sasha Stone’s personal FYC notices prompt the same from me, Bryce Dallas Howard discusses her various roles this year and Steven Zeitchik wonders if “The Lion King 3D” is initiating a change in how theatrical is utilized.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Longing for indies of old
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:00 am · September 23rd, 2011
In today’s round-up, Ryan Gibey pines across the pond for the American indie cinema of 20 years past, Patrick Goldstein sees a story of outsider innovation in “Moneyball” and everyone’s talking about the Best Actor race in one way or another.
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Interview: 'Moneyball' director Bennett Miller
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:00 am · September 21st, 2011
Director Bennett Miller hasn’t made a film in six years, since 2005’s “Capote.” The sports drama “Moneyball” was a completely different experience, coming from a big studio with a global movie star front and center and a project with scars when he took it on. He talks about navigating those unique waters.
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