10 times the Critics' Choice was right and Oscar was wrong

Posted by · 1:05 pm · January 13th, 2015

From “The Master’s” Philip Seymour Hoffman to “Gods and Monsters'” Ian McKellen, we note 10 instances where the BFCA picked the right winner at the Critics’ Choice Awards and Oscar didn’t.

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Superman at the Oscars

Posted by · 7:06 pm · June 10th, 2013

Looking back at how the Man of Steel has fared at the Academy awards with DC’s reboot on the way.

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I guess we should talk about that 'Man of Steel' trailer

Posted by · 6:51 am · April 17th, 2013

There were 183 seconds that got a lot of fanboys excited yesterday, (insert dirty joke here), and we might as well get into it in this space. Yes, the trailer for Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel” landed a solid punch when it dropped during CinemaCon and then hit the net immediately after. To say the least, it had some impressive stuff to offer.

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Roundup: The oblivious politics of 'The Impossible'

Posted by · 4:53 am · January 3rd, 2013

Also: Dressing ‘Django Unchained,” and the sexism of ‘Les Mis’

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Review: The dream remains distant in garishly grim 'Les Misérables'

Posted by · 8:00 am · December 26th, 2012

Rousing source material sunk by directorial affectations

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Tom Hooper unveils 'Les Misérables' to over-the-moon, theater-loving NYC audience

Posted by · 2:57 pm · November 23rd, 2012

“Happy Thanksgiving,” director Tom Hooper said by way of introduction to an Alice Tully Hall packed with guild and Academy members this afternoon. He was on hand to present his latest film, an adaptation of the musical “Les Misérables,” his first effort since the Oscar-winning “The King’s Speech” two years ago and one of the awards season’s most anticipated titles.

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Off the Carpet: Four score, er, more to go

Posted by · 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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New 'Les Miserables' trailer gets it primed for an Oscar push

Posted by · 5:37 pm · November 8th, 2012

Will it go the way of ‘Chicago’ or ‘Nine’ this season?

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Hugh Jackman gets serious in first official still from 'Les Misérables'

Posted by · 4:08 am · March 28th, 2012

Rarely given a chance to show his dramatic chops on screen, Hugh Jackman has a point to prove in Tom Hooper’s “‘Les Misérables” — so it’s no surprise that the first official still finds him in super-serious mode.

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