I have no idea what’s going to win the Best Documentary Feature category. Zero. Zilch. Nada. I might as well get that out of the way right at the top. And I’ve even seen each film twice. It’s a rare year that sees such solid arguments in favor of each and every nominee of the bunch. That’s not to say that, personally speaking, each nominee is award-worthy, but I could just see the Academy’s doc voters falling for any of them.
Oscar Guide 2011: Best Documentary Feature
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:08 am · February 16th, 2012
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MCN's Gurus make their final calls
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:26 am · February 11th, 2012
The Gurus o’ Gold collective of Oscar dorks (yours truly included) at Movie City News have offered up final-ish predictions. I imagine David Poland will give us all an opportunity to change this or that, and certainly, my own picks aren’t final until the Friday or Saturday before the show, but for the most part, these are where the chips lie.
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Previewing the 2012 Berlin Film Festival
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:05 pm · February 7th, 2012
The Berlinale, which kicks off on Thursday, doesn’t get as many big auteur names as its fellow European majors, Cannes and Venice, but that means it often springs surprises. Last year gave us ‘A Separation’ and ‘Pina’; we take a look at what this year’s lineup has in store.
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'Hugo' wins big with International 3d Society
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:22 pm · February 2nd, 2012
The International 3D Society announced its list of award winners today, and, well, I guess they pretty much did a good job of pointing out all the NON-crappy 3D in theaters this year. Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” won three awards.
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Round-up: Playing off the Academy's music branch
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:30 am · January 27th, 2012
Also: Ebert on Farhadi, and the geography of Oscar
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My dream Oscar ballot: part two
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:55 pm · January 22nd, 2012
Guy Lodge’s wishlist for Tuesday’s Oscar nominations continues with a look at the major categories. Films mentioned range from “Weekend” to “Drive” to “Bridesmaids.”
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'Bullhead,' 'Pina,' 'A Separation' included on foreign language shortlist
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:17 am · January 18th, 2012
The biggest surprise about the nine-film shortlist for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar is, well, how unsurprising it is. Seven of the titles I predicted yesterday are on it; the two films I didn’t, Morocco’s “Omar Killed Me” and Taiwan’s “Warriors of the Rainbow,” are the kind of could-have-been-anything choices that we know to […]
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Predicting the foreign-language Oscar shortlist
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:42 pm · January 17th, 2012
Tomorrow, the Academy announces a shortlist of nine contenders for the Best Foreign Language Oscar — we take a look at what they might be.
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Interview: Wim Wenders on overcoming loss and meeting 3D in 'Pina'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:48 pm · January 13th, 2012
Wim Wenders’s 3D dance documentary “Pina” was intended to be a creative collaboration with choreographer Pina Bausch, not a posthumous tribute to her — the director explains how the project grew over more than 20 years of planning.
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Steve James's Oscar-snubbed 'The Interrupters' wins big with Cinema Eye Honors
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:00 am · January 12th, 2012
Despite critics furiously protesting its exclusion from the Oscar longlist, Steve James’s “The Interrupters” has been largely sidelined on the precursor circuit thus far. So it took the Cinema Eye Honors to right that wrong. Other films honored by them include “Pina,” “Senna” and “Tabloid.”
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'Albert Nobbs,' 'Beginners' and 'Weekend' feature in Gay & Lesbian critics nominations
Posted by Roth Cornet · 7:03 pm · January 10th, 2012
The Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association has announced its list of nominees this year, and out front with two mentions apiece were “Albert Nobbs,” “Beginners” and “Weekend.”
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WGA nominees include 'Bridesmaids,' '50/50,' 'Dragon Tattoo' and 'Young Adult'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:33 am · January 5th, 2012
The WGA has announced screen nominees this year, and given the gutted field (due to ineligibilities), it wasn’t hard to figure out which way they’d go.
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Round-up: What the movies wore in 2011
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:32 am · January 4th, 2012
Also: The darkening of Keira Knightley and Kingsley’s under-acting
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Round-up: Looking to break Hollywood's stranglehold
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:00 am · January 3rd, 2012
Also: See the Best Picture ballot, and Mazursky on Streep
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Round-up: Did cinematography turn a corner in 2011?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:45 am · December 29th, 2011
Also: A potential Oscar double for ‘Pina,’ and Hollywood’s sequel binge
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 73 — Our top 10 films of 2011!
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:58 am · December 9th, 2011
In today’s podcast, Kris and Anne take a break from the usual order of things to count down, separately, their picks for the best films of the year.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Scorsese to be honored with BFCA's music in film award
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:35 am · December 6th, 2011
In today’ round-up, Martin Scorsese has been tapped by the BFCA to receive the Music+Film Award, Wim Wenders talks “Pina” and “The Muppets” gets accused of brainwashing.
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Martin Scorsese embraces 3D beyond the realm of 'Hugo' and fantasy
Posted by Roth Cornet · 10:26 pm · November 28th, 2011
Martin Scorsese once again paves the way for the future even as he honors the past with “Hugo” and his embrace of 3D technology.
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