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First Look: Christian Bale as Moses in Ridley Scott's 'Exodus'

Posted by chris-eggertsen · 3:47 pm · December 30th, 2013

Get your first look at Christian Bale as Moses in the forthcoming Ridley Scott Biblical drama “Exodus.”

Amy Adams on surrendering to David O. Russell's process in 'American Hustle'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:28 am · December 24th, 2013

“American Hustle” star Amy Adams talks to HitFix about building her character with hair and makeup, steering clear of perfection with a willfully dodgy English accent and going with the flow of a David O. Russell production.

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Off the Carpet: Could David O. Russell finally strike Oscar gold with frizzy 'American Hustle?'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:37 am · December 23rd, 2013

The precursor film awards circuit seems to have rallied around “12 Years a Slave” as the year’s consensus pick, but could it be “American Hustle” that becomes the most generally agreeable movie of the year for the Academy?

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'American Hustle's' Christian Bale says other actors ask him for weight loss advice

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 7:15 pm · December 12th, 2013

Christian Bale talks about physically transforming himself for David O. Russell’s “American Hustle” and how he’s had other actors call him for advice on weight loss for a role. Needless to say, he’s loathe to give it.

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Roundup: 'American Hustle' ensemble gets Palm Springs honor

Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:19 am · December 9th, 2013

In today’s roundup of online news and views, the evenly weighted ensemble of “American Hustle” will be honored at the Palm Spring Film Festival, while two Oscar winners were celebrated at last night’s Kennedy Center Honors.

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Off the Carpet: 'American Hustle' comes out to play

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:48 pm · November 24th, 2013

After weeks of audience testing, editors Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers futzing with the various tones director David O. Russell captures take-to-take during production, “American Hustle” finally came out to play Sunday night as Sony Pictures unveiled the film to a swath of press and SAG nominating committee members, among others.

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Christian Bale says to expect 'shocking stuff' from Ridley Scott's Moses epic 'Exodus'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:20 pm · November 17th, 2013

Christian Bale has been hard at work filming Ridley Scott’s “Exodus” these last few weeks, and the actor told HitFix in a recent interview that audiences can expect a far cry from what Charlton Heston and Cecil B. DeMille delivered 60 years ago.

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'Out of the Furnace': Christian Bale's greatest performance

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:17 am · November 10th, 2013

Scott Cooper’s “Out of the Furnace” received its close-up at AFI Fest Saturday night as the mystery around Relativity Media’s late-breaking entry finally dissipated. In the film, actor Christian Bale might just deliver his most dialed-down, lived-in work on the big screen to date.

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Adrien Brody and Tim Robbins prop up China’s Oscar hopes in ‘Back to 1942’

Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:40 am · October 7th, 2013

Will the Hollywood connection pay off this time?

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'Nebraska,' 'Furnace' and 'Walter Mitty' set to screen as AFI Fest centerpieces

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:31 am · September 30th, 2013

Scott Cooper’s “Out of the Furnace” has mostly dodged the 2013 fall festival circuit, but with first a Rome fest announcement and now placement as an AFI Fest centerpiece, it’s looking to make some noise just before it opens theatrically. Meanwhile, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and “Nebraska” will also play the fest as centerpiece screenings.

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Matthew McConaughey bursts into crowded Best Actor field with career-best 'Dallas Buyers Club' portrayal

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:42 am · September 10th, 2013

Matthew McConaughey gives his best performance to date in “Dallas Buyers Club,” but he enters a Best Actor conversation that is already in full swing and stuffed with strong contenders. Where’s the wiggle room?

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David O. Russell brings the trailer for 'American Hustle' to Good Morning America

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:32 am · July 31st, 2013

Well, you don’t see this too often. Eschewing the usual Apple/Yahoo!/MSN launching pads, Sony premiered the trailer for David O. Russell’s “American Hustle” on ABC’s Good Morning America earlier today, with Russell on hand to talk about the movie.

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New trailer and poster for 'Out of the Furnace' spotlight Christian Bale's performance

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:28 am · July 11th, 2013

The marketing for Scott Cooper’s “Out of the Furnace” is rumbling to life over at Relativity Media. A few production stills were released earlier this week, shortly followed by the official poster and today, a trailer.

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Soot-filled teaser poster for 'Out of the Furnace' plays up heavy-hitting cast

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:51 pm · June 19th, 2013

A teaser poster for Scott Cooper’s “Out of the Furnace” has dropped, playing up the film’s star-studded cast and the murky atmosphere of a revenge thriller.

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Christian Bale drama 'Out of the Furnace' moves to a November release slot

Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:00 am · June 19th, 2013

Brotherly-love drama is director Scott Cooper’s follow-up to ‘Crazy Heart.’

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David O. Russell's 'Silver Linings Playbook' follow-up gets a release date

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:19 am · March 12th, 2013

Sony has a packed potential awards slate on the way.

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Christopher Nolan talks Bond, Heath Ledger and his 'Dark Knight' trilogy at Lincoln Center

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:12 am · November 29th, 2012

“The Dark Knight Rises” director Christopher Nolan stopped by the Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater Wednesday night for one of the Film Society’s “An Evening with…” events. Scott Foundas moderated the discussion, which didn’t focus on Nolan’s full career, but rather, his experience with the character of Batman across a trilogy of films that has changed the landscape of blockbuster filmmaking and, indeed, the awards race itself.

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