In today’s podcast, we dig in on the lead actor and lead actress categories, discuss Roman Polanski’s NYFF opener “Carnage” and the critical reception of “The Ides of March,” opening today.
Oscar Talk: Ep. 64 — Digging into the lead categories
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:54 am · October 7th, 2011
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Oscarweb Round-up: 'Christmas' poised to strike?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:31 am · October 7th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Sony trots out “Arthur Christmas” director Sarah Smith for some London press, Ryan Gosling reveals the man who broke his heart and we have an exclusive clip of Lars Von Trier’s “Melancholia.”
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Harvey Weinstein stumps for 'Ides of March'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:04 am · October 6th, 2011
Harvey Weinstein is the king of Oscar campaigning, and he’s probably not that bad at prognosticating, either. But it’s not one of his own films he’s predicting for Academy glory lately. It’s George Clooney’s “The Ides of March.”
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Oscarweb Round-up: Will mo-cap projects like 'Tintin' and 'Happy Feet 2' qualify for Oscar's animated feature race?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:23 am · September 29th, 2011
In today’s round-up, the Academy’s feature animation branch debates the eligibility of motion capture films, Melissa McCarthy teams up with the director of “The Help” and “The Ides of March” premieres in Los Angeles.
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Off the Carpet: Clooney and Pitt lead Best Actor talk, but the real action is elsewhere
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:09 am · September 26th, 2011
This year’s Best Actor race is an odd bird indeed. There are so many wonderful performances out there, but so few seem to fit into the (unfortunate) Oscar paradigm. Hopefully that will mean studios will recognize some opportunity and/or Academy members will venture outside of their comfort zones.
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Clooney's 'Ides of March' is boiled down essence as high drama
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:51 pm · September 23rd, 2011
“The Ides of March” isn’t acting as if its pulling back a veil. It’s handling, quite matter-of-factly, political corruption and scandal and the back-bitery of the Washington game as simple and plain harsh truth. I didn’t read any of this to be presented as epiphany in the slightest, and indeed, I find it to be one of the most refined films of the year.
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Conan O'Brien dons Ryan Gosling's scorpion jacket from 'Drive'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:00 am · September 22nd, 2011
It seems Ryan Gosling stopped by “Conan” Tuesday night to talk up his latest film, “Drive,” and he came bearing gifts — namely, a signature scorpion jacket similar to the one he wears in the film.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Taking artists at their work
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:00 am · September 22nd, 2011
In today’s round-up, Manohla Dargis argues in favor of considering the work, not the actions, of filmmakers like Lars Von Trier and Roman Polanski, Steve Martin humbly passes along some Oscar emcee suggestions to newly minted host Eddie Murphy and Russia’s foreign language submission stirs up some controversy.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Keeping the 'Dark Knight Rises' secret
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:00 am · September 21st, 2011
In today’s round-up, Christopher Nolan is rumored to refuse letting the ending of “The Dark Knight Rises” outside the confines of his brain, Lars Von Trier retracts his apology for controversial Nazi remarks at the Cannes Film Festival and Ryan Gosling seems to be considering…retirement?
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