“Grace of Monaco” screenwriter Arash Amel let it all hang out in a live-Tweet session dismantling the film, which went through the creative ringer before landing as a dud on the opening night of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
'Grace of Monaco' screenwriter dismantles the film in live Tweet session
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:11 am · May 28th, 2015
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'Grace of Monaco' to open the 67th Cannes Film Festival
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:11 am · January 24th, 2014
After being booted from the 2013 release schedule, there’s light at the end of the tunnel for the Nicole Kidman-starring Grace Kelly biopic: it will premiere as the Cannes opening film on May 14.
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Roundup: Are the cinematography and visual effects Oscars getting too close?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:41 am · October 10th, 2013
Also: Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch, and the complex effects of ‘Noah.’
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Weinstein moves 'Grace of Monaco' with Nicole Kidman to 2014
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:22 pm · September 23rd, 2013
Well, Harvey Weinstein probably needed to thin things out a bit on this year’s slate and now, after being rumored for a little while now, “Grace of Monaco” has been moved to 2014.
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Producer David Heyman on the contemporary relevance of 'Paddington'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:48 pm · September 17th, 2013
The family film starts shooting later this month with an all-star cast.
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Nicole Kidman opens the princess diaries in international 'Grace of Monaco' teaser
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:18 am · September 16th, 2013
Will the Weinsteins’ biopic attract the Academy’s attention?
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Toronto: Weinstein buys 'Eleanor Rigby' and 'The Railway Man'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:57 am · September 11th, 2013
Harvey Weinstein is busy as ever this festival season. After picking up “Tracks” during Telluride/Venice and “Can a Song Save Your Life?” at Toronto, he’s landed two more distribution deals up north as the festival begins to draw to a close.
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Writer and producer of 'Grace of Monaco' set their sights on Ingrid Bergman
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:02 am · June 10th, 2013
‘Seducing Ingrid Bergman’ to portray star’s affair with photographer Robert Capa.
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Kidman, Lee, Ramsay and Waltz among those joining Spielberg on Cannes jury
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:18 am · April 24th, 2013
There are more female filmmakers on the jury than in Competition.
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Weinsteins to tease 'Grace of Monaco' at Cannes, while 'Zulu' will close festival
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:40 am · April 13th, 2013
Harvey’s using the Croisette as a buzz mill once more.
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Weinstein sets December 27 limited release for 'Grace of Monaco' starring Nicole Kidman
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:37 am · March 25th, 2013
Olivier Dahan’s “Grace of Monaco” just landed a latter year release date that will put it right in the thick of the awards discussion.
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Roundup: Bless the 'Beasts' and 'Lincoln'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:35 am · December 26th, 2012
Also: Why ‘Argo’ is still the one to beat, and R.I.P. Charles Durning
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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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Roundup: Anne Hathaway to be honored by Costume Designers' Guild
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:30 am · December 21st, 2012
Also: Foreign-language shortlist looms, and potential whisper-campaign victims
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Off the Carpet: Ballots are out
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:00 am · December 17th, 2012
Normally this column would begin with something like, “Ballots have been mailed to Oscar voters today,” but that begs reminding that for the first time ever, the Academy has adopted an electronic voting system in addition to paper ballots (for those who request them). How will that change the course of the season? Is chatter about glitches and lack of understanding just a facile talking point blown out of proportion? Maybe. But what is tangible in all of this is the landscape as a result of the first major nominations announcements of the season.
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Golden Globe nominations breathe new life for 'The Master' stars, 'Django'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:52 am · December 13th, 2012
The first thought that jumped to mind after today’s Golden Globe nominations announcement was, “Not too embarrassing.”
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The Long Shot: Categorically speaking
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:22 pm · December 12th, 2012
The leading-supporting divide is blurrier than ever in this year’s Oscar race
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Some SAG surprises indicate unexpected currents in the season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 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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