I apologized to BFCA president Joey Berlin after this evening’s Critics’ Choice Movie Awards for being frank about it, but I couldn’t tell a lie: this year’s show was an embarrassment. Appalling, I’d go so far to say.
The critics choose embarrassment
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:43 pm · January 10th, 2013
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Off the Carpet: Academy members have numerous tight races to mull over this season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 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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Nevada critics go for 'Argo,' John Hawkes, Helen Hunt
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:39 am · December 23rd, 2012
The Nevada Film Critics Society has added one more notch to “Argo”‘s tally of Best Picture wins. The group tied Ben Affleck with “Zero Dark Thirty” helmer Kathryn Bigelow for Best Director and went in a relatively unique direction with its Best Actor call, opting for John Hawkes in “The Sessions.”
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Daniel Day-Lewis to receive Montecito Award at Santa Barbara fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:11 am · December 18th, 2012
Can anyone come between the man and his third Oscar?
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Roundup: Oscar hopeful 'A Royal Affair' wins big at AFI Fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:21 am · November 9th, 2012
Also: THR’s actors’ roundtable, and Virginia loves ‘Lincoln’
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Yes, Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' has a big date with Oscar
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:20 pm · October 17th, 2012
The director’s 27th theatrical feature is a marvel of design and performance.
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Interview: John Hawkes on Mark O'Brien, 'The Sessions' and maintaining an even keel
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:29 am · October 16th, 2012
One of Sundance’s favorite sons comes into full leading man bloom.
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Roundup: Are the Academy's new doc rules really democratic?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:12 am · October 4th, 2012
Also: A kinky year at the movies, and Ramsay to send ‘Moby Dick’ into space.
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Best Actor 2013: Potential nominees from Ben Affleck to Denzel Washington
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:20 am · October 3rd, 2012
Surveying the year’s leading men as the season commences.
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John Hawkes steals the heart in 'The Sessions'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:53 am · August 17th, 2012
Plus: Watch the Oscar-winning 1996 short doc ‘Breathing Lessons’ and check out the new poster.
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Warner Bros. sets October release for 'Cloud Atlas' while Searchlight renames 'The Sessions'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:15 am · June 20th, 2012
October 26 is a pretty sweet spot to be opening a film you might want to pitch for awards, and Warner Bros. has just settled on that date for “Cloud Atlas,” Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski and Andy Wachowski’s 165 minute adaptation of David Mitchell’s kaleidoscopic novel, which follows six separate but connected narratives through an array of genres.
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Pre-Globes party weekend: Weinstein, AFI, Paramount, Film Independent and BAFTA do it up
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:45 pm · January 14th, 2012
Leading into tomorrow’s Golden Globes ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Hollywood has been all abuzz with events aimed at making the most of having talent in town for the big awards show weekend.
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Film Independent spotlights the right stuff in Independent Spirit Award nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:57 am · November 29th, 2011
The Independent Spirit Award nominations were announced this morning, and they showcased some of the absolute best in cinema this year.
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Interview: Sean Durkin on confronting his fears in 'Martha Marcy May Marlene'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:57 pm · October 31st, 2011
We talk to the Sundance-laurelled writer-director about his ‘addiction to fear,’ and how that informs his brilliant debut feature.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Get your very own Lisbeth Salander costume, just in time for Halloween
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:16 am · October 28th, 2011
In today’s round-up, a list of potential movie-inspired Halloween costumes, Diablo Cody’s reaction to sight-unseen Oscar predictions and the Academy celebrates the 40th anniversary of “The Last Picture Show.”
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John Hawkes sings 'Marcy's Song' from 'Martha Marcy May Marlene'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:34 pm · October 25th, 2011
Watching “Martha Marcy May Marlene,” I was stopped dead midway through the film by John Hawkes’s eerie, melancholy performance of Jackson C. Frank’s “Marcy’s Song” — now check out a new video of his version.
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Interview: Elizabeth Olsen and John Hawkes talk 'Martha Marcy May Marlene'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:04 am · October 19th, 2011
With “Martha Marcy May Marlene” in limited release this Friday, we sit down with two of the film’s stars, the weathered and veteran character actor John Hawkes and the breakout young actress Elizabeth Olsen.
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Off the Carpet: Wide open supporting actor race could be headlined by vets
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:39 am · October 3rd, 2011
The Best Supporting Actor race is beginning to slowly take shape as a wide array of veteran actors, from Christopher Plummer to Nick Nolte, are leading the conversation. Nevertheless, it’s still a wide open race with a lot of room for movement.
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