Industry cinematographers weigh in on film vs. digital

Posted by · 11:18 am · January 2nd, 2015

In a recent interview, Mike Leigh bashed Quentin Tarantino’s celluloid crusade as “bollocks.” HitFix rounds up a series of viewpoints on the ongoing film vs. digital debate with a number of the industry’s top cinematographers.

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Quentin Tarantino and AFI Fest pay tribute to 'Nebraska' star Bruce Dern

Posted by · 11:31 am · November 12th, 2013

“Nebraska” enjoyed a Tribute Gala premiere last night in Hollywood as Quentin Tarantino and Leonard Maltin toasted the actor’s career.

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Roundup: A moderate start for 'Mitty'

Posted by · 5:05 am · October 7th, 2013

Also: Mark Harris meets Spike Jonze, and Tarantino’s best of 2013.

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Quentin Tarantino to receive career honor at Lumiere Film Festival

Posted by · 2:13 pm · June 20th, 2013

Festival of classic film is held in October in Lyon, France.

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Will Smith turned down 'Django Unchained' because he 'needed to be the lead'

Posted by · 9:40 am · March 25th, 2013

I still look back at Will Smith passing on Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” as a big misstep, especially at this point in his career. No real reason was given and eventually Jamie Foxx took on the role (and nailed it), but in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Smith revealed that it was because the eponymous Django wasn’t central enough to the story.

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Oscar Talk: Ep. 108 — Special Edition! — Wrapping up the 85th annual Academy Awards

Posted by · 1:30 pm · February 25th, 2013

In today’s podcast, Kris and Anne dig in on last night’s Oscar telecast, the sights and sounds, the winners and losers.

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'Argo' and 'Django Unchained' win screenplay Oscars

Posted by · 7:29 pm · February 24th, 2013

Quentin Tarantino and Chris Terrio will be the lucky writers walking out of the Dolby Theatre tonight with Oscars in hand. The two men won their prizes for “Django Unchained” (Best Original Screenplay) and “Argo” (Best Adapted Screenplay) respectively.

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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Writing – Original Screenplay

Posted by · 6:30 am · February 16th, 2013

‘Amour,’ ‘Django Unchained,’ ‘Flight,’ ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ and ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ square off.

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Oscar Talk: Ep. 106 — BAFTA and Scripter recap, WGA preview and more shorts

Posted by · 8:00 am · February 15th, 2013

On this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne recap the BAFTA USC Scripter Awards. They look ahead to the WGA Competition and break down three categories: Best Documentary Feature, Best Documentary Short and Best Live Action Short.

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Tech Support: Wylie Stateman on experiencing sound in a Quentin Tarantino movie

Posted by · 9:41 am · February 12th, 2013

Supervising sound editor Wylie Stateman earned his sixth Oscar nomination this year for “Django Unchained.” The soft-spoken industry veteran has now managed to earn a nomination in four decades – the 1980s (“Born on the Fourth of July”), the 1990s (“Cliffhanger”), the 2000s (“Memoirs of a Geisha,” “Wanted,” “Inglourious Basterds”) and now the 2010s.

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Big moments for Bill Clinton, Jodie Foster and Ben Affleck at the 70th annual Golden Globes

Posted by · 1:43 am · January 14th, 2013

It was all smiles at the Warner Bros./In Style party Sunday night as team “Argo” had grabbed yet another one-two Best Picture/Best Director punch after the film’s director Ben Affleck was unceremoniously snubbed from the Oscars’ Best Director line-up late last week.

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'Django' is Tarantino's biggest hit and 'Lincoln' crosses $150 mil as Best Picture nominees storm the box office this year

Posted by · 10:06 am · January 13th, 2013

This is the story of the season.

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Oscar Talk: Ep. 101 — Mulling over the tight races in the home stretch

Posted by · 7:50 am · January 4th, 2013

In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne mull over Oscar’s tight races with nominations right around the corner.

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Tell us what you thought of 'Django Unchained'

Posted by · 9:09 pm · December 24th, 2012

Quentin Tarantino’s latest hits theaters this holiday.

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Off the Carpet: Academy members have numerous tight races to mull over this season

Posted by · 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: Spike Lee (surprise!) isn't down with 'Django'

Posted by · 3:12 am · December 24th, 2012

Also: Why ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ is ‘cracked,’ and less likely holiday viewing

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With 'Django Unchained' on the way we pick Quentin Tarantino's 'Greatest Hits'

Posted by · 12:55 pm · December 23rd, 2012

From “Little Green Bag” to “100 Black Coffins,” HitFix music maven Katie Hasty and Editor-at-Large Kristopher Tapley pick the “Greatest Hits” from Quentin Tarantino’s films.

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Roundup: Witherspoon stumps for Watts

Posted by · 2:19 am · December 19th, 2012

Also: Hooper, Danna honored by Palm Springs, ‘Holy Motors’ tops IndieWire poll

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