Day-Lewis, Craig, Tarantino honored at Britannia Awards

Posted by · 9:31 am · November 9th, 2012

The BAFTA/LA event will be broadcast on Sunday

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Oscar Talk: Ep. 94 — Disney buys Lucasfilm as 'Hitchcock' opens AFI Fest

Posted by · 2:29 pm · November 2nd, 2012

In this week’s podcast Kris and Anne discuss the implications of Disney’s big purchase of Lucasfilm, Sacha Gervasi’s “Hitchcock,” which opened AFI Fest yesterday and Sam Mendes’ Bond stab “Skyfall.”

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George Clooney's 'Monuments Men' fills out with Daniel Craig, Cate Blanchett and Jean Dujardin

Posted by · 9:15 am · October 29th, 2012

The World War II drama announces a major cast

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Review: Bond takes it personally in high-shine 'Skyfall'

Posted by · 4:24 pm · October 14th, 2012

Javier Bardem and Roger Deakins are the stars of the series’ 23rd entry.

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Round-up: 'Tis the season to be… snarky?

Posted by · 8:20 am · December 24th, 2011

Also: Craig on switching from Bond to Blomkvist, and ‘Moneyball’ tech talk

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Steven Spielberg's 'The Adventures of Tintin' is handily one of the year's best films

Posted by · 8:21 pm · November 10th, 2011

Steven Spielberg’s “The Adventures of Tintin” closed out this year’s AFI Fest last night, and it’s one of the year’s best, most exciting cinematic accomplishments.

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New Bond pic 'Skyfall' begins shooting in London

Posted by · 7:24 am · November 3rd, 2011

Sam Mendes and his all-star cast met press in London today to announce the commencement of shooting on “Skyfall,” the 23rd James Bond film. More than that they couldn’t really tell us.

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Review: Fun, frisky 'Tintin' pages Indiana Jones

Posted by · 2:55 pm · October 16th, 2011

You’d have been forgiven for thinking that Steven Spielberg had lost his fun gene after “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” — but “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn” is a springy, souped-up entertainment that hews far closer to the original Indiana Jones template.

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