Has Michael Fassbender been bad, asks trailer for Ridley Scott's 'The Counselor'

Posted by · 9:35 am · August 7th, 2013

Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem also star.

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First 'Counselor' trailer features Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, Michael Fassbender, Cameron Diaz and Penelope Cruz

Posted by · 10:16 am · June 25th, 2013

The first trailer — of a sort — for the film has made its way online. It’s a Russian quickie, basically a TV spot. But it gives us an idea of the visual vibe.

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Off the Carpet: All bets are off

Posted by · 4:54 am · January 8th, 2013

This year is all over the place, so let’s be bold, shall we?

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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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'Silver Linings Playbook' rules the Satellite Awards

Posted by · 4:39 am · December 17th, 2012

Five awards for the comedy, including Best Picture, Director, Actor and Actress

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Some SAG surprises indicate unexpected currents in the season

Posted by · 5:57 am · December 12th, 2012

The awards-obsessive corners of the web were all abuzz this morning with murmurs of a supposed “leak” of the 19th annual SAG nominees. Intrepid net hounds had apparently gone into the guild’s website and done some choice searching to turn out what ended up being, indeed, the full list of nominees. So what were they and what do they mean?

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Angelina Jolie bigs up Ewan McGregor with a private screening of 'The Impossible'

Posted by · 10:56 am · November 19th, 2012

She praises the “extraordinary emotional depth” of McGregor’s performance while hosting a screening at London’s Soho Hotel.

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Oscar Talk: Ep. 94 — Disney buys Lucasfilm as 'Hitchcock' opens AFI Fest

Posted by · 2:29 pm · November 2nd, 2012

In this week’s podcast Kris and Anne discuss the implications of Disney’s big purchase of Lucasfilm, Sacha Gervasi’s “Hitchcock,” which opened AFI Fest yesterday and Sam Mendes’ Bond stab “Skyfall.”

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Review: Bond takes it personally in high-shine 'Skyfall'

Posted by · 4:24 pm · October 14th, 2012

Javier Bardem and Roger Deakins are the stars of the series’ 23rd entry.

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Review: 'To the Wonder' is Terrence Malick's typically enchanted Tree of Love

Posted by · 6:16 am · September 2nd, 2012

Heartfelt song to personal and spiritual intimacy proves predictably divisive at Venice press screening.

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Cannes regains its Oscar foresight

Posted by · 4:43 pm · February 20th, 2012

With “The Tree of Life” the first Cannes Palme d’Or winner in nine years to receive a Best Picture nomination, and “The Artist” set to join the short list of top Oscar champs that debuted on the Croisette, was the French festival last year’s most important Oscar hunting ground?

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New Bond pic 'Skyfall' begins shooting in London

Posted by · 7:24 am · November 3rd, 2011

Sam Mendes and his all-star cast met press in London today to announce the commencement of shooting on “Skyfall,” the 23rd James Bond film. More than that they couldn’t really tell us.

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