“Blue is the Warmest Color” was one of six films nominated for the top prize at the European Film Awards, but its stars had to make way for Keira Knightley and Naomi Watts in the Best Actress category. Meanwhile, Belgium’s Oscar entry “The Broken Circle Breakdown” unexpectedly leads the field.
'Blue is the Warmest Color' stars snubbed in EFA nods, as Knightley and Watts score
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:50 am · November 9th, 2013
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France's Oscar entry snubbed by Louis Delluc jury, as Cannes hits make the grade
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:38 pm · October 30th, 2013
‘Blue is the Warmest Color’ the frontrunner for France’s most prestigious award.
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Roundup: Greta Gerwig waxes philosophical on awards season
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:10 am · October 25th, 2013
Also: What ‘Gravity’ and ’12 Years a Slave’ have in common, and J.Law vs. K.Stew.
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Uh, oh. 'Blue is the Warmest Color' director goes on epic rant
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:47 pm · October 23rd, 2013
Kechiche accuses the actress of ‘arrogance’ and ‘opportunism’ in an open letter.
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Roundup: Saving — but not sanitizing — Mr. Banks
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:23 am · October 17th, 2013
Also: The boring hotness of ‘Blue is the Warmest Color,’ and Stone on Ebert.
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Roundup: 'Her' arrives in the Oscar race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:49 am · October 14th, 2013
Also: The Weinsteins’ ‘Fruitvale Station’ error, and LAFCA honors Richard Lester.
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Roundup: Weinstein on 'the most competitive season I've ever seen'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:22 am · September 30th, 2013
Also: The state of animation, and the movies behind ‘Breaking Bad.’
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Palme d'Or winner 'Blue is the Warmest Color' gets a US trailer
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:10 pm · September 19th, 2013
The French romantic drama opens on October 25.
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French distributor on why 'Blue is the Warmest Color' doesn't need foreign Oscar
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:15 pm · September 17th, 2013
“No one cares about this category,” says Wild Bunch.
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'Only God Forgives,' 'The Impossible' among 46 films in running for European Film Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:50 pm · September 10th, 2013
Once more, ‘Blue is the Warmest Color’ must wait until next year.
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Jaw-dropping Venice awards make a defiant anti-mainstream statement
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:00 am · September 8th, 2013
Bertolucci’s jury clearly set out to provoke, but ‘Sacro GRA’ is a respectable winner.
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'Tracks,' 'Under the Skin' among nominees for top award at London Film Festival
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:40 pm · September 4th, 2013
The UK’s biggest film festival revealed its lineup of 234 features today.
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Alfonso Cuarón, Jason Reitman, the Coens and more set for 40th annual Telluride Film Festival
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:00 am · August 28th, 2013
The Coen brothers, T Bone Burnett and Robert Redford are among those to be feted at the 40th annual Telluride Film Festival, which will feature the world premieres of Jason Reitman’s “Labor Day” and Ralph Fiennes’ “The Invisible Woman.” Prestige titles from the 2013 festival circuit so far have been curated for the weekend as well, including Alexander Payne’s “Nebraska,” J.C. Chandor’s “All is Lost” and the Coens’ “Inside Llewyn Davis.”
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As 'Blue is the Warmest Color' gets an NC-17, 10 notable films to have received the rating
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:45 pm · August 21st, 2013
From ‘Shame’ to ‘Showgirls,’ why the MPAA’s highest rating is no badge of dishonor.
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Spitballing possibilities for the 40th annual Telluride Film Festival
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:13 am · July 22nd, 2013
HitFix’s Kristopher Tapley puts a finger to the air and makes a few educated guesses on what we might see at the 2013 Telluride Film Festival.
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Sundance Selects fails in plea against 'Blue' Oscar ineligibility
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:05 pm · July 17th, 2013
French distributors decide against changing release date in order to qualify.
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With 'Blue is the Warmest Color' out of the running, a look ahead to the foreign Oscar race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:30 am · July 1st, 2013
‘Blue is the Warmest Color’ won’t be competing this year, but what will?
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Off the Carpet: Half-time
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:06 am · July 1st, 2013
The mid-way point of 2013 is here. How has the first half of the year shaped up for awards hopefuls? A month-by-month dissection answers that very question.
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