George Clooney has shared a list of his 100 favorite films — from the years 1964 to 1976, that is — with Parade magazine. A lot of the selections won’t surprise you, particularly one he singles out for extra praise: “All the President’s Men.”
George Clooney lists 100 of his favorite films
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:56 pm · September 30th, 2011
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Polanski's aptly titled 'Carnage' makes for dicey translation to the screen
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:36 pm · September 30th, 2011
Roman Polanski’s adaptation of the play that has made it from Paris to London to New York to Los Angeles comes up considerably short.
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David Fincher: Lisbeth Salander is 'refuse'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:27 pm · September 30th, 2011
Those hoping that David Fincher’s “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” will give us a more well-rounded Lisbeth Salander than we saw in the original Swedish films will be encouraged by his intriguing description of the character to Empire magazine.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Take Shelter'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:37 am · September 30th, 2011
The Sundance stand-out finally hits theaters today
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Trey Parker and Matt Stone tripped acid at the Oscars in 2000
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:52 am · September 30th, 2011
Trey Parker and Matt Stone turned a lot of heads back in March of 2000 when they showed up at the Oscars decked out in a pair of dresses. Turns out they were on a little extra something that night. They recently spilled for Jimmy Kimmel.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 63 — Digging into the supporting categories
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:57 am · September 30th, 2011
In today’s podcast we urge you to see “50/50” and “Take Shelter” this weekend, we start chewing on the supporting categories and we discuss the box office of a few of the year’s early season contenders.
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Tell us what you thought of '50/50'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:27 am · September 30th, 2011
The “cancer comedy” hits theaters today.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Rosebud 70 years later
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:51 am · September 30th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Kenneth Turan writes up the gorgeous new “Citizen Kane” anniversary DVD/Blu-ray, Hitfix’s own Drew McWeeny chats with “50/50” writer Will Reiser and we get a little more out of this weekend’s test screening of “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.”
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Interview: Joseph Gordon-Levitt on keeping it real in '50/50'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:33 am · September 29th, 2011
Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt bounces from indie dramas to blockbusters with ease. His latest, “50/50,” offers a showcase performance that could be in the Oscar conversation this year. He talks to us about finding the honesty in the material.
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Greg P. Russell on the 7.1 experience of 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:22 am · September 29th, 2011
Greg P. Russell has been nominated 14 times for the Best Sound Mixing Oscar. But “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” is, to him, the most complex mixing job of his career. A lot of that is owed to the new 7.1 surround sound platform, which he recently discussed in an interview.
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Tech Support: 'Apes' and 'Deathly Hallows' lead the way for Best Visual Effects
Posted by gerardkennedy · 7:19 am · September 29th, 2011
This week in Tech Support we survey the Best Visual Effects category, from typical blockbuster fare like “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” to unusual possibilities like “The Tree of Life” and “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn.”
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Oscarweb Round-up: Will mo-cap projects like 'Tintin' and 'Happy Feet 2' qualify for Oscar's animated feature race?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:23 am · September 29th, 2011
In today’s round-up, the Academy’s feature animation branch debates the eligibility of motion capture films, Melissa McCarthy teams up with the director of “The Help” and “The Ides of March” premieres in Los Angeles.
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Emily Watson returns to the spotlight in 'Oranges and Sunshine'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:21 am · September 29th, 2011
After something of a career lull in recent years, Emily Watson is enjoying a strong 2011. With an appearance in Steven Spielberg’s “War Horse” on the horizon, a lead role in British heart-tugger “Oranges and Sunshine” could land the actress her third Oscar nod.
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Taking questions for Oscar Talk
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:42 pm · September 28th, 2011
Offer up your burning queries
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Spanish selectors ignore Almodóvar, as Sony picks up Lebanese Oscar hopeful
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:40 pm · September 28th, 2011
We’ll lead this foreign-language Oscar update with a promising bit of news on a previously announced submission. Lebanon’s entry, Nadine Labaki’s feminist comedy “Where Do We Go Now?” has just been picked up for US distribution by Sony Pictures Classics.
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WB drops the first trailer for 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:31 pm · September 28th, 2011
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for Stephen Daldry’s “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.”
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In 'Extremely Loud,' could Max Von Sydow finally win an Oscar…for a silent performance?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:08 pm · September 28th, 2011
Stephen Daldry’s “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” held a test screening in New York over the weekend, and a reader has written in to tell us how terrific actor Max Von Sydow apparently is in a supporting role. Could he be on track for a nomination? And if so, won’t it be really hard not to finally give him an Oscar?
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Interview: Albert Brooks on 'Drive' as a chance to prove something
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:58 pm · September 28th, 2011
Albert Brooks stars in Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Drive” as a mob figure. Hardly the kind of thing you’d expect him to play. Today we talk to him about stretching himself into territory he knew he could nail.
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