Can the film meet the bar set by ‘Blue Jasmine?’
Emma Stone goes rustic in first glimpse of Woody Allen's 'Magic in the Moonlight'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:45 pm · October 15th, 2013
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Producer David Heyman on the contemporary relevance of 'Paddington'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:48 pm · September 17th, 2013
The family film starts shooting later this month with an all-star cast.
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Toronto: Weinstein buys 'Eleanor Rigby' and 'The Railway Man'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:57 am · September 11th, 2013
Harvey Weinstein is busy as ever this festival season. After picking up “Tracks” during Telluride/Venice and “Can a Song Save Your Life?” at Toronto, he’s landed two more distribution deals up north as the festival begins to draw to a close.
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Jacki Weaver, Marcia Gay Harden join Emma Stone and Colin Firth in Woody Allen's latest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:03 am · July 2nd, 2013
The Woodster’s 2014 project is already shooting in the South of France.
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Woody Allen heads back to France with Colin Firth and Emma Stone
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:17 am · April 30th, 2013
The last time Woody Allen went to France, the result wasn’t too bad. 2011’s “Midnight in Paris” scored a number of Oscar nominations, for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and even a surprise bid for Best Production Design (formerly Best Art Direction). Allen himself won his third writing Oscar to date, and his fourth overall, for penning the script, beating out stiff competition from Best Picture winner “The Artist.” Well it seems he’s heading back for his next film, which will go into production this year.
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Harvey further forges the French connection
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:24 pm · March 29th, 2012
After purchasing positively buzzed French romcom “Populaire” and courting Colin Firth for a remake of Cesar-winning smash “Untouchable,” The Weinstein Company’s Gallic loyalty shows no sign of fading.
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Off the Carpet: Harvey's victory lap
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:37 am · February 6th, 2012
A trip down memory lane as ‘The Artist’ sets its sights on The Weinstein Company’s second-straight Best Picture Oscar.
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My dream Oscar ballot: part two
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:55 pm · January 22nd, 2012
Guy Lodge’s wishlist for Tuesday’s Oscar nominations continues with a look at the major categories. Films mentioned range from “Weekend” to “Drive” to “Bridesmaids.”
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Rhapsody in tweed: on the costumes of 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:20 am · January 17th, 2012
BAFTA voters overruled their own costume branch by handing a Best Costume Design nomination to the soberly colored men’s suits of “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” — and they were right to do so.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Scorsese to be honored with BFCA's music in film award
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:35 am · December 6th, 2011
In today’ round-up, Martin Scorsese has been tapped by the BFCA to receive the Music+Film Award, Wim Wenders talks “Pina” and “The Muppets” gets accused of brainwashing.
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Lars von Trier maintains his silence at European Film Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:40 am · December 5th, 2011
As predicted, Lars von Trier’s “Melancholia” won top honors at the European Film Awards on Saturday, but received some karmic payback when fellow Dane Susanne Bier, whom he insulted in his now-famous Cannes press conference, beat him to the Best Director award.
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The Long Shot: Big enough for the both of us
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:48 pm · November 9th, 2011
“The Help” star Jessica Chastain is just one of 2011’s strong Oscar hopefuls needing to wrestle attention away from a more heavily hyped co-star: an annual dilemma in the awards race.
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