Emmanuelle Riva

Exclusive clip of Audrey Tautou in elegant French melodrama 'Thérèse'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:15 am · August 22nd, 2013

Last year’s Cannes closer opens in limited release tomorrow.

Filed in: HitFix · In Contention

'Vertigo,' 'The Last Emperor' (in 3D) and Emmanuelle Riva get a fresh look at Cannes

Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:50 pm · April 30th, 2013

Festival section, now in its tenth year, focuses on film heritage and restoration.

Filed in: HitFix · In Contention

Peggy Siegal on Oscar's build: Hathaway's Valentino snub, Clooney's Dujardin revenge

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:35 am · April 1st, 2013

I read Peggy Siegel’s Oscar weekend diary at The Huffington Post with the expected mixture of fascination and disgust. You find yourself smiling at the gluttony of Hollywood during awards season until you don’t, as the cup of excess runneth over. And Siegel’s diary is a perfect record of all that superficiality.

Filed in: HitFix · In Contention

Off the Carpet: A roller coaster season comes to an end

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:13 pm · February 25th, 2013

What can one really say at the end of a season this contentious, this exciting, this tight every step of the way other than: “Gee, that was fun.”

Filed in: HitFix · In Contention

Everybody's fine: closing thoughts on an Oscar season of multiple narratives

Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:00 pm · February 25th, 2013

With eight of nine Best Picture nominees rewarded, it wasn’t all about ‘Argo.’

Filed in: HitFix · In Contention

Who is HitFix's top pundit in a tricky year for Oscar predictions?

Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:08 am · February 25th, 2013

Okay, so not anyone’s best showing this year.

Filed in: HitFix · In Contention

'Amour' dominates the César Awards, 'Argo' wins Best Foreign Film

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:32 pm · February 22nd, 2013

The César Awards aren’t quite the final stop on the circuit for “Amour” ahead of Sunday’s Oscars. There is still the Independent Spirits Awards tomorrow. But it’s probably the last opportunity for the film to have a big final hurrah of the season, and it seized it.

Filed in: HitFix · In Contention

Nate Silver predicts 'Argo,' Spielberg, Lawrence for Oscar glory

Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:10 am · February 22nd, 2013

But he admits his method is a little problematic.

Filed in: HitFix · In Contention

Oscar Talk: Ep. 107 — Final stabs in the dark

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · February 22nd, 2013

In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne offer up their final predictions for the 85th annual Academy Awards.

Filed in: HitFix · In Contention

Roundup: The name's Oscars… just The Oscars

Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:15 am · February 20th, 2013

Also: The best acceptance speeches, and the Academy’s lawyers speak.

Filed in: HitFix · In Contention

Roundup: The case against 'Argo'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:15 am · February 19th, 2013

Also: Why black characters still fall short in this year’s Oscar crop.

Filed in: HitFix · In Contention

Oscar Talk: Ep. 106 — BAFTA and Scripter recap, WGA preview and more shorts

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · February 15th, 2013

On this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne recap the BAFTA USC Scripter Awards. They look ahead to the WGA Competition and break down three categories: Best Documentary Feature, Best Documentary Short and Best Live Action Short.

Filed in: HitFix · In Contention