A bunch of astronauts had movie night over the weekend with Oscar-winning sci-fi blockbuster “Gravity.” And now I’m bummed I’m just a civilian WHO CAN’T DO THAT, TOO.
So some astronauts watched 'Gravity' on the International Space Station
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:18 pm · April 27th, 2015
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Cinematographers pick the best-shot films of all time
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:31 am · February 4th, 2015
A few years ago industry cinematographers were asked to pick the best-shot films of all time in two eras, and then followed up with a modern assessment.
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'Evil Dead,' 'Gravity' and 'The Hobbit' lead film music critics nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:53 am · February 11th, 2014
Always a bit of a unique take on the year, the International Film Music Critics Association’s annual assessment of the year in movie and TV scores has brought with it, well, something different. And looking across the nominees, it’s two genre films — “Evil Dead” and “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” — that led the field with three specific nominations each. Though you could make it four for the former as composer Roque Baños was also nominated for Film Composer of the Year, alongside “Gravity” composer Steven Price, in fact, which would bring its total up to three as well.
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The top 10 shots of 2013: part one
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:45 am · February 11th, 2014
If you look here and there on the web these days, you might notice that more than a few outlets are now cooking up their own “top 10 shots of the year” pieces. Here we are in our seventh year of producing such a collective, and it’s nice to see others catch on to the idea: singular images and the thematic impact they make are as subjective as anything else we end up praising at the end of a given year.
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Sandra Bullock says she never thought she'd work with 'Gravity' director in a million years
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 12:27 am · February 11th, 2014
Sandra Bullock discusses how she 1000% trusted director Alfonso Cuaron on the set of “Gravity,” the wonderfully kind crew in the United Kingdom, watching the film for the first time at the Venice Film Festival and how and why it touches moviegoers.
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Off the Carpet: Frontrunners try to maintain buzz while others aim to capitalize in phase two
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:18 pm · February 10th, 2014
The Oscar nominees are gathering for lunch this afternoon as the Winter Olympics forge ahead in Sochi, gobbling up two weeks and extending the phase two timeline of this year’s film awards season. The question is, how will that extension affect the race, if at all?
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Roundup: Saturday night's all right for Cannes prizes
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:06 am · February 10th, 2014
In a rare change of routine, the Cannes Film Festival awards will be presented a day earlier this year. Also: The politics of movie walkouts, and how to define designing ‘Gravity’
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'Gravity,' 'Her,' 'The Great Gatsby' win Art Directors Guild Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:40 pm · February 8th, 2014
The films respectively won the Fantasy, Contemporary and Period categories from the ADG, but that’s no guarantee any of them will win the Oscar.
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Roundup: Philomena's audience with the Pope
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 am · February 6th, 2014
In today’s roundup of notable onlinme news and views, ‘Philomena’ star Steve Coogan and the film’s real-life subject meet with the Pope. Also: The perils of talking movies on Twitter, and is ‘Labor Day’ a victim of ‘urban critics?’
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London critics award '12 Years a Slave,' 'Gravity,' 'Selfish Giant'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:52 am · February 2nd, 2014
“12 Years a Slave” won three awards for Best Film, Actor and Supporting Actress at the London Film Critics’ Circle Awards, while “Gravity,” “The Selfish Giant” and “Filth” also took multiple honors.
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'Gravity' sound team could make noise at the Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:58 am · January 31st, 2014
Oscar nominees Skip Lievsay (Best Sound Mixing), Glenn Freemantle (Best Sound Editing) and Steven Price (Best Original Score) talk to HitFix about sculpting a realistic soundtrack for Alfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity.”
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Toronto and Telluride lock horns over festival premieres
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:30 pm · January 29th, 2014
The Toronto Film Festival has taken action against Telluride’s “sneak previews” of major prestige titles, extending the heated rivalry between the fall fests.
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Roundup: Oscars to pay tribute to 'Oz'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:44 am · January 29th, 2014
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, this year’s Academy Awards ceremony will feature a 75th anniversary tribute to “The Wizard of Oz.” Meanwhile, the ACE names its lifetime achievement honorees.
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Off the Carpet: How the BAFTA Awards could actually matter this year
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:21 pm · January 27th, 2014
After the industry events of the last few weeks, “Gravity” has to be considered the de facto frontrunner in this year’s Best Picture race. With a PGA award (albeit half of one) and a DGA honor in tow, it tends to be a done deal this time of year. But this isn’t a typical year by any stretch, and the BAFTA Awards could actually matter for a change.
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Jeremy Renner, 'Skyfall,' David Fincher: Hollywood's 2014 Grammys presence
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:59 pm · January 26th, 2014
Adele, Pharrell Williams and David Fincher were among the list of current and former Oscar nominees to win Grammys Sunday night.
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Alfonso Cuarón wins DGA prize for 'Gravity,' is Oscar next?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:57 pm · January 25th, 2014
Surely coming as a surprise to precious few, “Gravity” director Alfonso Cuarón has just won the Directors Guild of America (DGA) prize for theatrical motion pictures. He beat out fellow Oscar nominees Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”), Martin Scorsese (“The Wolf of Wall Street”) and David O. Russell (“American Hustle”), as well as “Captain Phillips” helmer Paul Greengrass to land his first such honor from the guild.
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Oscar Talk: Nominations postmortem (finally) and Sundance chatter
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:45 pm · January 24th, 2014
On this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne finally get around to assessing the 2014 Oscar nominations. There is also the 30th annual Sundance Film Festival to consider, players from which we might be discussing this time next year.
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'Gravity' wins big with Denver critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:58 pm · January 22nd, 2014
We’re about a week late in wising up to the Denver Film Critics Society’s list of winners this year but, well, better late than never. “Gravity” was the big winner, taking prizes for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Score and Best Sci-Fi/Horror Film. The acting categories all went to the frontrunners save Best Supporting Actress, which went to “American Hustle’s” Jennifer Lawrence rather than “12 Years a Slave’s” Lupita Nyong’o. Steve McQueen’s slavery drama, which was nominated for seven awards, received no trophies.
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