Oscarweb Round-up: Keira Knightley is desperate for a little levity

Posted by · 7:06 am · November 7th, 2011

In today’s round-up, actress Keira Knightley confesses a desire for some levity in her work, Dustin Lance Black talks Hoover’s sexuality and his interests in “J. Edgar” and young Hollywood descends on AFI Fest.

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Cinejabber: Arkham on the brain

Posted by · 11:50 am · November 5th, 2011

Open thread. The floor is yours.

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OSCAR TALK: Ep. 68 — 'J. Edgar' and 'Young Adult' finally come out to play

Posted by · 9:03 am · November 4th, 2011

In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss the AFI Fest premiere of Clint Eastwood’s “J. Edgar,” the pop-up screening strategy of “Young Adult” and “War Horse” and the British Independent Film Award nominations, among other things.

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Clint Eastwood's labored 'J. Edgar' opens AFI Fest — is this Leo's year?

Posted by · 10:21 pm · November 3rd, 2011

Clint Eastwood kicked off AFI Fest tonight with the world premiere of “J. Edgar.” The film has considerable issues, but it might nevertheless be Leonardo DiCaprio’s trip to his first Oscar.

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Tech Support: Best Makeup could go its own way, from 'Green Lantern to 'The Iron Lady'

Posted by · 7:46 am · November 3rd, 2011

In this week’s edition of Tech Support, we round up the possibilities for Best Makeup. Contenders include summer blockbusters like “Green Lantern” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” as well as Best Picture hopefuls such as “J. Edgar” and “The Artist.”

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Oscarweb Round-up: 'Close Encounters' for the first time in a long time

Posted by · 7:04 am · November 3rd, 2011

In today’s round-up, Nathaniel Rogers reminisces with “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” reactions to “War Horse” pop up from public screenings around the country and Sasha Stone writes a loving tribute to Gil Cates.

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Off the Carpet: Building the perfect strategy

Posted by · 11:06 am · October 31st, 2011

It takes all kinds. Finding the right strategy to navigate an awards season is a tricky thing and it varies, naturally, from film to film. Whether it’s “Young Adult” of “The Artist” or “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” there is no mold, no skeleton key, no single solution.

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Oscar Talk: Ep. 67 — 'Shame' and NC-17, documentary feature discussion and the weekend's releases

Posted by · 7:58 am · October 28th, 2011

In this weekend’s podcast, Anne and Kris discuss the NC-17 rating leveled toward Steve McQueen’s “Shame,” the documentary feature category in the wake of a pair of documentary organizations’ nominations announcements and this weekend’s releases, from “Anonymous” to “The Rum Diary.”

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Tech Support: Best Pic hopefuls from 'War Horse' to 'Ides of March' highlight Best Film Editing

Posted by · 9:19 am · October 27th, 2011

This week our weekly Tech Support column turns its gaze to the Best Film Editing category. Serious possibilities include Steven Spielberg’s one-two punch of “War Horse” and “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn,” festival favorite “The Artist” and summer blockbusters like “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.”

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Oscarweb Round-up: 'Shame' lands the expected NC-17

Posted by · 7:05 am · October 26th, 2011

In today’s round-up, Steve McQueen’s “Shame” receives the NC-17 rating we were expecting, Rodrigo Garcia talks “Albert Nobbs” and Alex Baldwin launches a new podcast.

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'Harry Potter,' George Clooney, Michelle Williams honored with Hollywood Film Awards

Posted by · 4:02 pm · October 24th, 2011

The Hollywood Film awards were held tonight, marking the first awards ceremony of the season. All honorees were previously announced. George Clooney and Michelle Williams won top acting honors while the public-voted Hollywood Movie Award went to “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.”

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Tech Support: Period pieces from 'Hugo' to 'W.E.' stand out for Best Costume Design

Posted by · 8:03 am · October 20th, 2011

In Tech Support this week we tackle the category of Best Costume Design. Strong contenders include Madonna’s “W.E.,” Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” and Steven Spielberg’s “The Help,” among others.

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Redgrave and the ladies of 'The Help' lead the conversation on Best Supporting Actress

Posted by · 9:51 am · October 17th, 2011

Rounding out four weeks of performance analysis this week, we turn to Best Adapted Screenplay. Contenders include Vanessa Redgrave, Octavia Spencer, the ubiquitous Jessica Chastain and Shailene Woodley, among others.

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Oscarweb Round-up: The 'Jackie Brown' press tour, 2011 edition

Posted by · 8:23 am · October 17th, 2011

In today’s round-up, Pam Grier continues the “Jackie Brown” Blu-ray press rounds, “The Descendats” star Judy Greer gets some ink for her work in the film and Zachary Quinto bravely comes out of the closet with purpose behind his actions.

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Oscarweb Round-up: Might the CLING and CLANG of 'Steel' register for sound?

Posted by · 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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Oscarweb Round-up: 'Christmas' poised to strike?

Posted by · 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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Tech Support: 'Tree of Life,' 'The Artist' lead a field of 'pretty' pictures in Best Cinematography

Posted by · 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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Oscarweb Round-up: Gurus stake their claim

Posted by · 5:18 am · September 28th, 2011

In today’s round-up, the Gurus o’ Gold plant flags post-fests, Jeff Nichols signs Michael Shannon up for a third collaboration and Cirque du Soleil sends up the Oscars on their own stage.

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