Well if you were looking for someone, anyone, to just go the least bit against the grain, the Iindiana Film Journalists Association is here to save the day. After announcing nominees last week, the group has handed Best Picture honors to Colin Trevorrow’s “Safety Not Guaranteed,” making it just one more film to win such honors in a year that is spreading the love quite a bit.
Indiana Film Journalists Association goes its own way, crowns 'Safety Not Guaranteed'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:27 am · December 17th, 2012
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Exclusive: 'Les Mis,' 'Django,' 'Beasts,' 'Amour' among 2012 scripts not eligible for WGA
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:05 pm · December 15th, 2012
Every year it’s worth noting that a number of the original and adapted screenplays in the hunt for Oscar consideration won’t get the extra bump of a nomination from the Writers Guild of America (WGA). Reasons for failing to qualify include the writer of the script not being a guild member or not retroactively handling the requisite process, among other things.
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AMPAS honors Pennebaker, Stevens, Needham, Katzenberg at fourth annual Governors Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:36 pm · December 1st, 2012
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored its own tonight in the fourth annual Governors Awards. A satellite ceremony dedicated to Honorary Oscar presentations (voted on by the AMPAS Board of Governors), the program was moved off the annual Academy Awards telecast in 2009 and given its own space in the middle of awards season.
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Bringing 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' back into the Oscar fray
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:47 am · November 26th, 2012
How do you bring an indie darling back around when the season is filling up with quality work of the “Oscar” sort? Well, you do whatever you can, and for Fox Searchlight and “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” it started with an intimate luncheon at Tomate Rouge this afternoon on 60th Street.
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Off the Carpet: Four score, er, more to go
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:40 am · November 19th, 2012
Four big entries remain — “Django Unchained,” “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” “Les Misérables” and “Zero Dark Thirty” — each of them having been watched like a hawk as they race toward completion.
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Day-Lewis, Craig, Tarantino honored at Britannia Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:31 am · November 9th, 2012
The BAFTA/LA event will be broadcast on Sunday
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As Waltz goes lead, might we want to keep an eye on Samuel L. Jackson in 'Django Unchained?'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:42 pm · November 8th, 2012
A source says the actor nails his best role in a long while.
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Roundup: Is 'Django' dressed up for a costume Oscar?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:38 am · October 24th, 2012
Also: James Cameron to return to earth, and Seth MacFarlane’s Oscar chances
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Roundup: Audiences still eager for 'Argo'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:30 am · October 22nd, 2012
Also: ‘Mea Maxima Culpa’ to play in Italy, and Sasha Stone’s Oscar dirty dozen
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Roundup: Are we getting too precious about 'The Master?'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:40 am · September 27th, 2012
Plus: Parsing the Bat’s Oscar hopes, and ‘Won’t Back Down’ pushback.
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Clint Eastwood's 'Unforgiven' anniversary marks 20 years of the modern western
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:11 pm · August 6th, 2012
Somewhat quietly, it would appear, Clint Eastwood’s western masterwork “Unforgiven” is celebrating its 20th anniversary today.
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Calling all original screenplay contenders
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:31 am · July 27th, 2012
As prestige adaptations crowd the fall slate, originals are thin on the ground, particularly when it comes to Oscar hopefuls.
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'Moneyball,' '21 Jump Street' star Jonah Hill joins the cast of Tarantino's 'Django Unchained'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:09 am · June 15th, 2012
Today comes news of further casting on Quentin Tarantino’s western romp, as Jonah Hill has joined the ensemble. Apparently Hill was in the mix for a larger role in the film at one point in time, but couldn’t commit due to scheduling. It seems they’ve found room for him after all.
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Tech Support: 'Django,' 'Amazing Spider-Man' production designer J. Michael Riva has passed
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:24 pm · June 7th, 2012
Your heart has to melt for Quentin Tarantino. The guy is nothing if not protective and supportive of his crews, many key members loyal to him over the years. Back in 2010, he was dealt a blow when long-time editor Sally Menke tragically died amid hot summer heats while hiking in Runyon Canyon, and today, the production designer of his hotly anticipated western “Django Unchained,” J. Michael Riva, has reportedly died at the age of 63, according to Variety.
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Tarantino's 'Django Unchained' trailer promises an assured romp with lush production values
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:30 pm · June 6th, 2012
The Weinstein Company is bursting at the seems with possibilities for this year’s awards season, as I’ll detail further when I write up the year’s first Off the Carpet column next week. One of those films is Quentin Tarantino’s hotly anticipated “Django Unchained,” which gets a nice, shiny trailer today on the heels of some footage that debuted at the Cannes Film Festival last month.
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Weinstein maintains a muscular presence at Cannes
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:21 am · May 21st, 2012
It’s fair to say The Weinstein Company is pretty high on the value of Cannes this year. And tonight will be all about their upcoming films as they pull the old “let’s show some footage, stir the interest pot and steal a little bit of thunder” trick.
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Official synopsis for Quentin Tarantino's 'Django Unchained' revealed
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:50 pm · April 13th, 2012
The Weinstein Company has released the official synopsis for “Django Unchained,” so if you didn’t get your hands on the highly circulated screenplay that made the rounds last year, here’s your chance to know what to expect, if you so desire.
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Off the Carpet: Harvey's victory lap
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:37 am · February 6th, 2012
A trip down memory lane as ‘The Artist’ sets its sights on The Weinstein Company’s second-straight Best Picture Oscar.
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