Best Actress: It's finally time for Julianne Moore to walk that aisle

Posted by · 9:22 am · February 18th, 2015

HitFix takes a look at the Best Actress category, which might feature the biggest lock of Oscar night.

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'Birdman' and genre love from Las Vegas film critics

Posted by · 12:44 pm · December 18th, 2014

The Las Vegas Film Critics Society is the latest regional critics group to unveil award winners for 2014, and it was “Birdman” that came away the biggest hit with seven awards, including Best Picture.

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Exclusive: Jeff Nichols and Reese Witherspoon talk 'Mud' in this behind-the-scenes clip

Posted by · 11:05 am · August 5th, 2013

The film arrives on DVD/Blu-ray tomorrow.

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Off the Carpet: Gearing up for the 2013-2014 season

Posted by · 8:33 am · August 5th, 2013

A few updates and thoughts before the fall festival circuit sends us into the fray.

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Chastain, Johansson, Seyfried and Witherspoon chase the role of Hillary 'Rodham'

Posted by · 11:30 am · May 28th, 2013

Who do you think should get the part?

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Reese Witherspoon jumps aboard Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Inherent Vice'

Posted by · 4:26 pm · May 15th, 2013

Nothing turns a rough couple of weeks around like booking a gig on a Paul Thomas Anderson movie. Reese Witherspoon has done just that, landing a role in the director’s upcoming “Inherent Vice,” adapted from the Thomas Pynchon novel set in 60s/70s Los Angeles.

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Reese Witherspoon to reunite with director James Mangold for 'Three Little Words'

Posted by · 5:18 pm · May 6th, 2013

He directed her to an Oscar in ‘Walk the Line,’ so can he get her back on form?

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Kristen Stewart, 'Terminator 2,' Jim Carrey: 10 fun facts about the MTV Movie Awards

Posted by · 5:00 pm · April 8th, 2013

The MTV Movie Awards are coming up this weekend (April 14), and the slate of nominees wasn’t as terrible as it has been in recent years, so it might actually be a fun watch. Last year I went back in time for a retrospective on the inaugural edition from 1992, and I plan to go back to the 1993 awards in an upcoming piece. In the meantime, here’s something different.

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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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Lionsgate and Roadside adopt 'Mud' for 2013

Posted by · 1:48 am · August 16th, 2012

After a strong Cannes debut, the long wait for a distributor is over.

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Review: 'Mud' brings Jeff Nichols' moodiness to the mainstream

Posted by · 10:02 am · May 26th, 2012

The Cannes competition drew to a close today with “Mud,” an affecting but over-familiar coming-of-age tale from “Take Shelter” director Jeff Nichols.

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Cannes Check: Jeff Nichols' 'Mud'

Posted by · 10:55 am · May 10th, 2012

We continue our series of Cannes competition previews with the latest from the director of ‘Take Shelter.’

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