Hugh Jackman is coming back to host the Tony Awards

Posted by · 10:31 am · February 11th, 2014

Hugh Jackman hasn’t hosted the Tony Awards in nearly a decade but it’s just been announced he’ll be back for a fourth time at the 68th annual show on Sunday, June 8, 2014.

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Roundup: Michael Fassbender too busy for an Oscar campaign

Posted by · 3:38 am · October 15th, 2013

Also: ‘Fifty Shades’ gains an Oscar winner, and is 2013 a classic movie year?

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Tell us what you thought of 'Prisoners'

Posted by · 3:57 pm · September 20th, 2013

“Prisoners” opens this weekend. What did you think? Vote in our poll!

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Jake Gyllenhaal compares the 'Prisoners' cast to playing on the Yankees

Posted by · 10:11 pm · September 12th, 2013

Jake Gyllenhaal talks to HitFix about his roles in two new movies from Denis Villeneuve, “Enemy” and “Prisoners” and his big brother, love-hate relationship with the acclaimed filmmaker.

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

Posted by · 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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Hugh Jackman reveals how Denis Villeneuve pushed him to another level in 'Prisoners'

Posted by · 9:21 pm · September 9th, 2013

Hugh Jackman reveals how Denis Villeneuve pushed him to another level in his new dramatic thriller “Prisoners” and discusses his admiration for the film’s cinematographer, the legendary Roger Deakins.

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Telluride: Denis Villeneuve's 'Prisoners' is a bow of tension drawn impossibly tight

Posted by · 7:47 pm · August 30th, 2013

They simply don’t make thrillers like Denis Villeneuve’s “Prisoners” at the studio level, and yet here it is. Glacially paced, bloated to a 158 minute running time, stingy with details as its mystery unfolds, it goes against most every convention for a film like this.

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What if Dougray Scott had played Wolverine in "X-Men" and not Hugh Jackman?

Posted by · 6:17 pm · August 21st, 2013

At the turn of the millennium things were looking up for actor Dougray Scott. He had been hand selected by Tom Cruise to be the villain in the anxiously awaited sequel to the megastar’s 1996 blockbuster “Mission: Impossible” and he was all set to follow that up with what might have been a breakout role as Wolverine in Bryan Singer’s big screen adaptation of the X-Men comic book series. But when the production schedule of “Mission: Impossible II” went long, Singer had to make a snap decision and settled on an unknown by the name of Hugh Jackman. What if Dougray Scott had played Wolverine in “X-Men” and not Hugh Jackman?

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Report Card: Grading the last 10 Academy Awards hosts

Posted by · 3:47 pm · August 2nd, 2013

With Ellen confirmed for next year, we size up every Oscar host of the new century.

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Tell us what you thought of 'The Wolverine'

Posted by · 8:00 pm · July 25th, 2013

James Mangold’s take on the fiery mutant opens this weekend.

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New poster for 'Prisoners' with Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal

Posted by · 9:24 am · July 25th, 2013

The new film from Denis Villeneuve is going to the Toronto Film Festival. Today a poster for the film has arrived.

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Lucky 7: Seven actors who played the same role at least seven times

Posted by · 11:18 am · July 16th, 2013

With Hugh Jackman’s seventh and eighth appearances as Logan/Wolverine on the way, we take a look at other actors who have played a character at least seven times.

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Ava DuVernay and David Oyelowo reunite for Martin Luther King drama 'Selma'

Posted by · 12:40 pm · July 11th, 2013

The director and actor collaborated on 2012 Sundance winner ‘Middle of Nowhere.’

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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Actor

Posted by · 6:29 am · February 21st, 2013

Bradley Cooper, Daniel Day-Lewis, Hugh Jackman, Joaquin Phoenix and Denzel Washington square off.

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Roundup: Surviving the January release graveyard

Posted by · 5:29 am · January 21st, 2013

Also: Tweets vs. critics’ quotes, and can Jackman win?

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Big moments for Bill Clinton, Jodie Foster and Ben Affleck at the 70th annual Golden Globes

Posted by · 1:43 am · January 14th, 2013

It was all smiles at the Warner Bros./In Style party Sunday night as team “Argo” had grabbed yet another one-two Best Picture/Best Director punch after the film’s director Ben Affleck was unceremoniously snubbed from the Oscars’ Best Director line-up late last week.

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Review: The dream remains distant in garishly grim 'Les Misérables'

Posted by · 8:00 am · December 26th, 2012

Rousing source material sunk by directorial affectations

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Off the Carpet: Academy members have numerous tight races to mull over this season

Posted by · 7:58 am · December 24th, 2012

As members of the Academy hurry through the last screeners they need to see before committing an opinion on the year’s best (for those who bother trying to get as deep into the stack as possible, that is), a number of races hang in the balance as extremely tight categories are sure to leave a few contenders feeling the sting of “also-ran” on Thursday, January 10.

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