Roundup: Oscars to pay tribute to 'Oz'

Posted by · 1:44 am · January 29th, 2014

In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, this year’s Academy Awards ceremony will feature a 75th anniversary tribute to “The Wizard of Oz.” Meanwhile, the ACE names its lifetime achievement honorees.

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Ethan Hawke reacts to his Oscar nod and tells us what to expect from 'Boyhood'

Posted by · 8:31 am · January 16th, 2014

Ethan Hawke talks to HitFix about his Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar nomination for “Before Midnight” and why “Boyhood,” set to premiere at Sundance this weekend, is the most exciting project he’s ever been a part of.

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Forest Whitaker and 'Before Midnight' team to receive honors at Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Posted by · 8:43 am · January 14th, 2014

The Broadcast Film Critics Association has announced recipients of honorary awards for the upcoming Critics’ Choice Movie Awards being held on Thursday, Jan. 16.

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Linklater, Hawke and Delpy discuss their 'Before' trilogy and why 'life is magic enough'

Posted by · 1:39 pm · January 7th, 2014

For Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke, the goal of three unique films — 1995’s “Before Sunrise,” 2004’s “Before Sunset” and 2013’s “Before Midnight” — that have followed the lives of Celine and Jesse, a pair of love-struck individuals, has been to make viewers feel like they know them.

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SPC looks to keep 'Before Midnight's' awards hopes alive with New York and Santa Barbara trilogy showcases

Posted by · 6:00 am · December 23rd, 2013

Sony Pictures Classics is putting together a nice push in the lead-up to Oscar nominations on behalf of “Before Midnight” by spotlighting the film’s place in a trilogy of films that mark a true landmark progression for the medium.

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Roundup: Scorsese gets a telling-off at Academy screening

Posted by · 3:59 am · December 23rd, 2013

In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, Martin Scorsese is accosted by a disapproving voter at an Academy screening of “The Wolf of Wall Street,” while James Schamus receives a WGA honor.

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'12 Years a Slave' leads female-voted AWFJ nods, as 'The Counselor' is shamed

Posted by · 3:40 am · December 12th, 2013

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists celebrates a lot of the expected contenders in their list of the year’s best — “12 Years a Slave” leads with 13 nods — but their individuality emerges in their categories that celebrate female filmmaking and denigrate industry sexism.

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With 'Before Midnight' expanding once more, can it stay on the awards radar?

Posted by · 10:00 am · August 1st, 2013

Over two months after its release, Sony increases the screen count to 226.

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Win a 'Before Midnight' poster signed by Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy

Posted by · 12:14 pm · May 31st, 2013

Heads up, fans of Richard Linklater’s “Before” trilogy. This is right up your alley. And boy is it awesome.

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Tell us what you thought of 'Before Midnight'

Posted by · 8:54 am · May 24th, 2013

Audiences revisit Celine and Jesse this weekend.

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Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy are back in the trailer for 'Before Midnight'

Posted by · 8:32 am · March 28th, 2013

Sony Pictures Classics has Richard Linklater’s “Before Midnight” primed for a May 24 release. Michael Barker and Tom Bernard picked the film up out of Sundance, reuniting them with the filmmaker they brought to the fore over 20 years ago with “Slacker” via Orion Classics.

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Sony Classics sets release dates for 'Before Midnight,' 'I'm So Excited' and 'Blue Jasmine'

Posted by · 2:55 pm · February 6th, 2013

Will the summer bows be remembered when awards season rolls around?

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'Zero Dark Thirty' fares well with Women Film Critics Circle

Posted by · 12:14 pm · December 22nd, 2012

The Women Film Critics Circle has announced its annual…unique…slate of award winners. “Zero Dark Thirty” won three awards while “Lincoln” won two. And they have a bone to pick with “Killer Joe” and “Think Like a Man.”

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'The Artist' takes Audience Award at San Sebastian fest

Posted by · 7:20 pm · September 25th, 2011

“The Artist” takes the audience award at the 2011 San Sebastian Film Festival this year as “A Separation,” “Albert Nobbs,” and “Where Do We Go Now?” is among other prize winners.

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