'Foxcatcher' subject Mark Schultz goes on tirade against director Bennett Miller

Posted by · 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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Roundup: On writing, or writing down, 'Captain Phillips'

Posted by · 5:20 am · February 7th, 2014

In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, recent WGA winner Billy Ray writes about his experience of “Captain Phillips.” Also: Channing Tatum’s Team Oscar, and clothing “The Grandmaster.”

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Channing Tatum and Ellen DeGeneres lead the search for 'Team Oscar'

Posted by · 5:55 pm · November 15th, 2013

Channing Tatum today announced the launch of the Academy’s second “Team Oscar” competition, in which college students can enter for a chance to appear on the Oscar telecast.

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Bennett Miller's 'Foxcatcher' moves out of the Oscar race to 2014

Posted by · 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 · 5:01 pm · August 15th, 2013

Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo and Steve Carell star in Bennett Miller’s latest.

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Tell us what you thought of 'White House Down'

Posted by · 7:36 am · June 28th, 2013

Roland Emmerich’s ‘Die Hard’ rip-off explodes onto screens this weekend.

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2013 MTV Movie Awards predictions: 'The Avengers,' Channing Tatum and more

Posted by · 8:00 pm · April 10th, 2013

HitFix’s Gregory Ellwood and Kristopher Tapley take a stab at predicting the 22nd annual MTV Movie Awards.

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Tell us what you thought of 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation'

Posted by · 1:25 pm · March 29th, 2013

The Rock crashes multiplexes this weekend with the action figure-based sequel.

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Roundup: Richard Gere joins the Palm Springs honoree list

Posted by · 4:07 am · December 17th, 2012

Also: Composing ‘Skyfall,’ and should we know the Oscar voting tallies?

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Roundup: Why Abe isn't gay (or straight) in 'Lincoln'

Posted by · 6:45 am · November 15th, 2012

Also: Women vying for foreign Oscar, and Channing Tatum’s first 2012 award

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Tell us what you thought of 'Magic Mike'

Posted by · 9:00 am · June 29th, 2012

Steven Soderbergh’s latest hits theaters today — share your thoughts on it here.

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The trailer for Soderbergh's 'Magic Mike' with Channing Tatum promises unexpected rom com

Posted by · 6:09 pm · April 18th, 2012

Steven Soderbergh’s latest foray into art imitating life, artistically, looks to be the director’s first try at the romantic comedy genre.

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Digging for gold in 2012's first quarter

Posted by · 5:34 pm · April 2nd, 2012

With the first quarter of the 2012 release calendar over, have we seen any potential Oscar nominees yet?

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Review: '21 Jump Street' is a sly, silly celebration of immaturity

Posted by · 9:42 am · March 15th, 2012

Jonah Hill co-writes and stars in this cheerfully irreverent riff on the 1980s cop series, but it’s Channing Tatum who emerges as its MVP.

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Round-up: The dogs have their day

Posted by · 8:00 am · January 20th, 2012

Also: Defending Channing Tatum, and remembering failed Oscar grabs

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