In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne offer up their thoughts on Steven Spielberg’s “War Horse,” discuss Meryl Streep and “The Iron Lady” further (as well as Charlize Theron and “Young Adult”) and handicap the Best Animated Feature Film.
OSCAR TALK: Ep. 71 — Formidable 'War Horse' charges onto the scene
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:30 pm · November 25th, 2011
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BAFTA pays tribute to Kenneth Branagh and Charlize Theron
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:40 pm · November 17th, 2011
Charlize Theron was recently invited by BAFTA to reflect on her career in their ‘A Life in Pictures’ series; Kenneth Branagh is next up for the honor.
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Exclusive: Charlize Theron has an attitude in the poster for 'Young Adult'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:00 am · November 15th, 2011
Jason Retiman’s “Young Adult” has been an interesting film to market for Paramount Pictures. A delicate balance between the dark humor and the need to showcase some broader elements to a general audience has been struck. And now, the final one-sheet for the film is somewhere in the middle.
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Looking back on pre-'Monster' Charlize Theron
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:37 am · November 11th, 2011
Charlize Theron’s performance in “Young Adult” is being hailed in some quarters as her best since her Oscar-winning breakthrough in “Monster” — but her talent was evident well before then.
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OSCAR TALK: Ep. 68 — 'J. Edgar' and 'Young Adult' finally come out to play
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:03 am · November 4th, 2011
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss the AFI Fest premiere of Clint Eastwood’s “J. Edgar,” the pop-up screening strategy of “Young Adult” and “War Horse” and the British Independent Film Award nominations, among other things.
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'Young Adult' pops up at the New Beverly
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:31 am · November 2nd, 2011
The mini-tour of “Young Adult” has finally made its way to Los Angeles. Jason Reitman brought his latest to the New Beverly Theater last night and it’s a real winner.
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The Lists: Top 10 Oscar-winning biopic performances
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:20 am · November 1st, 2011
Michelle Williams, Meryl Streep and Leonardo DiCaprio are some of the actors vying to win an Oscar this season for playing real-life figures. We round up the greatest Oscar-winning biopic performances in history, including work from Daniel Day-Lewis, Barbra Streisand and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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Off the Carpet: Streep and Davis head up a tight but lacking pack of Best Actress contenders
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:09 pm · October 10th, 2011
Moving on to the lead actress contenders today, we dig in on who’s looking good, who’s lacking and who could spoil.
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Charlize Theron is delusional in the first trailer for Jason Reitman's 'Young Adult'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:48 am · October 6th, 2011
“Juno” director Jason Reitman is back at work with Diablo Cody again this year with “Young Adult.” Finally, a trailer for the film has dropped.
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Charlize Theron, Gary Oldman and David Cronenberg set for Gotham Award tributes
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:37 pm · September 23rd, 2011
Now is the time of year when publicists jockey for their clients’ positions at tributes throughout the various awards season events. And these three will likely be in the thick of it this season.
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