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Taking questions for 10/14 Oscar Talk
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:47 am · October 12th, 2011
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Oscarweb Round-up: McQueen's De Niro
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:07 am · October 12th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Michael Fassbender and Steve McQueen reunite and “The Ides of March” pays homage to Shepard Fairey, among other stories.
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Previewing the best of the London fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:16 pm · October 11th, 2011
Tomorrow marks the beginning of the BFI London Film Festival, which opens with Fernando Meirelles’s tepidly reviewed “360.” But I’m beginning on a positive note, with a list of the 15 best already-seen films of the fest.
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Douglas Trumbull feted by Visual Effects Society
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:44 pm · October 11th, 2011
Visual effects wizard Douglas Trumbull’s work on “The Tree of Life” has sparked warranted respect and consideration this year. He has been tapped by the Visual Effects Society for this year’s Georges Méliès Award.
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Aaron Sorkin remembers Steve Jobs… and the Pixar movie that never was
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:52 pm · October 11th, 2011
Aaron Sorkin’s chief memory of Steve Jobs concerns a creative proposal made to him that isn’t too hard to imagine as a reality — Jobs, it seems, wanted a reluctant Sorkin to write a Pixar movie.
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Review: Colman stuns as 'Tyrannosaur' wrecks
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:29 pm · October 11th, 2011
Severe, compassionate and graced with exquisite performances by Olivia Colman and Peter Mullan, Paddy Considine’s directorial debut “Tyrannosaur” is a moving, comfort-free study of personal abuse in its manifold forms.
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The Lists: Top 10 westerns of all time
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:04 am · October 11th, 2011
With Mateo Gil’s “Blackthorn” in theaters, we use it as an excuse to dig in on the best westerns ever. Films that made the cut include, “Red River,” “McCabe & Mrs. Miller” and “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.”
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Paramount announces first ever digital streaming program for awards season contenders
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:35 am · October 11th, 2011
Paramount PIctures has announced a new program to screen its awards contenders via digital screeners. The Visual Effects Society will be the guinea pigs and a wide-ranging trio of films will be the first out of the gate.
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Oscarweb Round-up: NYFFers react to 'Hugo'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:09 am · October 11th, 2011
In today’s round-up, New York Film Festival attendees react to Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo,” a Detroit woman has the gall to sue the distributor of “Drive” for not getting a dumbed-down chase movie and David Fincher launches yet another dubious viral site for “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.”
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Go behind the scenes of Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:44 pm · October 10th, 2011
With Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” set to screen as a work-in-progress tonight at the New York Film Festival, a new clip offering a behind the scenes glimpse of the film has hit the net.
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Off the Carpet: Streep and Davis head up a tight but lacking pack of Best Actress contenders
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:09 pm · October 10th, 2011
Moving on to the lead actress contenders today, we dig in on who’s looking good, who’s lacking and who could spoil.
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Interview: Bill Pohlad reflects on 'The Tree of Life' as the film heads to DVD/Blu-ray
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:09 am · October 10th, 2011
Over lunch some 10 years ago, producer Bill Pohlad witnessed something few of us will ever have the luxury of witnessing: a Terrence Malick pitch. At the time, Pohlad and Malick were moving forward on a Che Guevera project that never came to fruition, and over the course of three hours, Malick laid out the plan for his epic tale of of micro/macrocosmic meditation, “The Tree of Life.”
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Williams shines but 'Marilyn' buckles under an uncompelling perspective
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:42 am · October 10th, 2011
Simon Curtis’s “My Week with Marilyn” gives actress Michelle Williams a grand opportunity to shine. But the film itself suffers under the burden of a perspective not all that compelling.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Might the CLING and CLANG of 'Steel' register for sound?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:04 am · October 10th, 2011
In today’s round-up, the SoundWorks Collection profiles the sound of “Real Steel,” some more of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s score for “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” pops up online and some think Clint Eastwood is intent on outing J. Edgar Hoover.
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Joshua Marston DQ'd (again) as foreign-language Oscar list hits 60
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:07 am · October 10th, 2011
American director Joshua Marston’s film “The Forgiveness of Blood” has been disqualified as Albania’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar submission for not being sufficiently homegrown — the same fate endured by Marston’s 2004 debut “Maria Full of Grace.”
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Cinejabber: A taste of one of 2012's treats
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:34 am · October 8th, 2011
Welcome, again, to Cinejabber: our free ‘n’ easy open thread for you to air whatever cinematic matters are on your mind. On mine: the latest Studio Ghibli delight, “Arrietty.”
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Could a pair of original 'Footloose' tracks figure into the Best Original Song race…again?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:25 pm · October 7th, 2011
Craig Brewer’s “Footloose” remake is walking in the footsteps of the original. Two new tunes have been written for the film and they could figure into this year’s race for Best Original Song.
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AMPAS president Sherak promises a younger, more diverse Academy
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:51 pm · October 7th, 2011
In AMPAS president Tom Sherak’s latest statement on the future of the Academy, he pledges to “take this organization into the next decade,” by recruiting a younger and more culturally diverse membership, launching a new website and incorporating new media into their regular processes.
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