Last year’s Best Picture winner “The Artist” is set for release Tuesday, June 26, a full seven months since it opened in limited release in November of last year and obviously over a year since it world-premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.
Best Picture winner 'The Artist' finally makes its way to DVD/Blu-ray
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:47 pm · June 19th, 2012
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'The Artist' wins five Oscars, including Best Picture, Director and Actor (with live blog)
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:30 pm · February 26th, 2012
Thoughts on the Oscar sights and sounds as they happen.
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Why it should be 'The Artist'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:59 pm · February 25th, 2012
Detractors have claimed that it’s insubstantial, anachronistic and even regressive, but “The Artist” is still set to run the table at tomorrow’s Academy Awards. Guy Lodge argues why it truly is the best of this year’s nominees.
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Punching out: Final Oscar predictions
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:22 am · February 24th, 2012
While Best Picture and Director wins may be a done deal for “The Artist,” this year’s Oscars become less predictable the further down the list of categories one goes. Guy Lodge offers his final picks in all 24 races.
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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Director
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:45 am · February 22nd, 2012
As was the case last year, this year’s Best Director race pits one foreign first-time nominee against a quartet of more established American auteurs — will the outsider emerge victorious again? We examine who will win, and who should.
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'Midnight in Paris,' 'Descendants' take WGA Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:25 pm · February 19th, 2012
Woody Allen took his fifth Best Original Screenplay award from the WGA for “Midnight in Paris,” but with “The Artist” ineligible here, can he beat the Best Picture frontrunner at the Oscars? Meanwhile, “The Descendants” continues to lead the adapted screenplay race.
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'The Artist' cleans up at the BAFTAs
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:36 am · February 12th, 2012
“The Artist” dominated tonight’s British Academy Awards, winning seven trophies, including Best Film, Director, Actor and Original Screenplay, while its nearest competitor, “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” had to be content with wins for Best British Film and Adapted Screenplay.
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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:02 pm · February 2nd, 2012
Best Picture nominees “The Artist” and “Midnight in Paris” seem to be vying for the Best Original Screenplay Oscar, but the other other nominees make for a pleasingly diverse and international field. We examine the field, saying who deserves to win, and who probably will.
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Michel Hazanavicius takes DGA award
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:43 pm · January 28th, 2012
“The Artist” and director Michel Hazanavicius further solidified their Oscar chances by winning the Directors’ Guild of America Award — a prize that has gone to the eventual Best Picture winner for the last 10 years running.
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The Long Shot: Fade away and radiate
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:50 pm · January 25th, 2012
This year’s Oscar nominations were not only kind to Hollywood’s old guard, but a number of films with their eye on the rear-view mirror.
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A night at the London Critics' Circle Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:08 am · January 20th, 2012
“The Artist” was top dog at the London critics’ swanky black-tie bash last night, but there was plenty of love for “A Separation” and assorted British indies too.
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'The Artist,' 'A Separation' and Anna Paquin/Meryl Streep win big with London film critics
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:36 pm · January 19th, 2012
The London Film Critics Circle (of which I’m a member) handed out its year-end kudos this evening, and “The Artist” was the big winner, taking awards for Film of the Year, Director of the Year and Actor of the Year.
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ACE noms check off 'Artist,' 'Descendants,' ignore 'The Help'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:43 am · January 16th, 2012
The ACE Eddie Award nominations for film editing are more revealing in terms of omissions than inclusions. It’s good news for “The Artist,” “The Descendants” and even “War Horse,” but “The Help” suffers a setback here.
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Globe predictions: Plain sailing for 'The Artist,' but what about the dramas?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:15 am · January 15th, 2012
“The Artist” is a lock to win at least two major awards in the musical/comedy categories at the Golden Globes tonight, but the drama race is a little murkier. We offer our thoughts on who will win, and who should.
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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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Tech Support Interview: 'The Artist' costume designer Mark Bridges on building character in black and white
Posted by gerardkennedy · 2:51 pm · January 14th, 2012
For those of us who closely monitor the caliber of film costumes, Mark Bridges’s talent has been apparent for well over a decade, going back to at least Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Boogie Nights.” Efforts such as “Magnolia,” “Punch-Drunk Love,” “Blast from the Past,” “There Will Be Blood” and “The Fighter” have shown Bridges’s ability to design threads for numerous periods and in a vast array of genres. His collaboration with Michel Hazanavicus on “The Artist,” however, has probably presented him with his best chance to date to finally find a place in Oscar’s final quintet.
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'The Artist' wins 4 Critics' Choice Awards, including Best Picture and Director
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:51 am · January 13th, 2012
There were few surprises in last night’s BFCA Critics’ Choice Awards, as ‘The Artist’ took home the top two prizes — but there was disappointment for nomination co-leader ‘Hugo,’ which won only a single technical prize.
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'Tree of Life,' Pitt, Streep win with Denver critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:23 pm · January 10th, 2012
“The Descendants” may have led the way with the Denver Film Critics Society’s nominations, but it was “The Tree of Life” that won the big prize. Still, Alexander Payne’s film won a field-leading three awards, for Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay and Best Ensemble.
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