While Americans have to hold tight until December, it’s less than three weeks until “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn” hits UK screens. If I’m being honest, however, it hardly feels that way.
Britain braces quietly for 'Tintin'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:55 pm · October 7th, 2011
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Olivia Colman bigs up 'Iron Lady' co-star Streep
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:39 am · October 7th, 2011
British TV actress Olivia Colman sings the praises of her “Iron Lady” co-star Meryl Streep, while her own Oscar-caliber turn in UK indie “Tyrannosaur” earns rave notices from local critics.
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Tell us what you thought of 'The Ides of March'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:43 am · October 7th, 2011
George Clooney’s political drama hits theaters today
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 64 — Digging into the lead categories
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:54 am · October 7th, 2011
In today’s podcast, we dig in on the lead actor and lead actress categories, discuss Roman Polanski’s NYFF opener “Carnage” and the critical reception of “The Ides of March,” opening today.
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Oscarweb Round-up: 'Christmas' poised to strike?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:31 am · October 7th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Sony trots out “Arthur Christmas” director Sarah Smith for some London press, Ryan Gosling reveals the man who broke his heart and we have an exclusive clip of Lars Von Trier’s “Melancholia.”
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Charlize Theron is delusional in the first trailer for Jason Reitman's 'Young Adult'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:48 am · October 6th, 2011
“Juno” director Jason Reitman is back at work with Diablo Cody again this year with “Young Adult.” Finally, a trailer for the film has dropped.
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Tech Support: 'Tree of Life,' 'The Artist' lead a field of 'pretty' pictures in Best Cinematography
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:55 am · October 6th, 2011
This year’s Best Cinematography category is lively already. Great work from Emmanuel Lubezi (“The Tree of Life”) and Lawrence Bennett (“The Artist”) has already been seen, while still-to-come entries in “J. Edgar” and “War Horse” could easily enter the conversation. We dive into the field in this week’s edition of Tech Support.
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London Film Critics' Circle aims to stand out
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:02 am · October 6th, 2011
Keen for a more prominent spot on the awards season calendar, the British answer to the top US critics’ awards have moved back to January, and made some welcome changes to the award categories.
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Harvey Weinstein stumps for 'Ides of March'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:04 am · October 6th, 2011
Harvey Weinstein is the king of Oscar campaigning, and he’s probably not that bad at prognosticating, either. But it’s not one of his own films he’s predicting for Academy glory lately. It’s George Clooney’s “The Ides of March.”
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Celebs, filmmakers, moguls and pioneers remember Steve Jobs and his legacy
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:44 am · October 6th, 2011
In the wake of Steve Jobs’s unfortunate passing, a number of people in the entertainment and communications industries took to the net to offer their thoughts. We’ve collected a few of them here.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Clint back in the saddle
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:41 am · October 6th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Clint Eastwood comes out of his short-lived retirement from acting to star in another film, Ryan gosling’s “Drive” jacket could be yours and Academy CEO talks the AMPAS museum.
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The Long Shot: But is it 'The Artist?'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:15 am · October 6th, 2011
Since being picked up by The Weinstein Company at Cannes, Michel Hazanavicius’s acclaimed silent-cinema homage “The Artist” has been stirring buzz as the potential arthouse dark horse of the Oscar race. But could it actually be the one to beat?
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Steve Jobs changed the film industry forever
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:08 pm · October 5th, 2011
The passing of Steve Jobs reminds, as if we needed reminding, what an impact he has had on the film industry. Whether it was the backing of Pixar or the innovation of devices that came to be standards, his fingerprints will always be all over film history.
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Michelle Williams takes on Marilyn Monroe in the first trailer for 'My Week with Marilyn'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:36 pm · October 5th, 2011
With Simon Curtis’s “My Week with Marilyn” set to play the New York fest later this week, The Weinstein Company has finally dropped an impressive trailer for the film.
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Pixar's 'Finding Nemo' finally coming to Blu-ray
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:51 pm · October 5th, 2011
Pixar’s “Finding Nemo” will be getting the 3D theatrical treatment late next year, but a new trailer has popped up on line for the long-awaited Blu-ray release. Here’s hoping it won’t be long before that finally drops.
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59 films vying for foreign-language Oscar
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:40 pm · October 5th, 2011
With the deadline having passed two days ago, our list of submissions for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar is complete — and at 59 films, it’s down considerably from the last couple of years, when as many as 67 titles were put forward for consideration. Turkey’s entry, Cannes prizewinner “Once Upon a Time in Anatolia,” heads the list of late entries.
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Taking questions for 10/7 Oscar Talk
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:33 pm · October 5th, 2011
Offer up your burning queries
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Von Trier takes vow of public silence
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:45 am · October 5th, 2011
Nearly five months ago, I sat in the delegate room at the Cannes festival center waiting for Lars von Trier to arrive for his press conference, fully expecting some of the senior enfant terrible’s requisite fun-and-games (or foot-in-mouth, depending on your take). The director has, of course, made something of a professional trademark out of his contentious public statements — and duly delivered on this occasion.
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