Sacha Gervasi refutes 'Hitchcock' criticism at Fox Searchlight holiday soirée

Posted by · 7:10 pm · November 27th, 2012

Fox Searchlight Pictures had its annual east coast holiday party this evening at Andaz 5th Avenue in a nice second-floor spread with principals from the studio’s films — “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” “Hitchcock” and “The Sessions” — on hand. Spirits were particularly high after “Beasts” and “Sessions” combined for six Independent Spirit Award nominations (and one each for “Ruby Sparks” and “Sound of my Voice”).

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Tell us what you thought of 'Hitchcock'

Posted by · 6:36 am · November 23rd, 2012

The Master of Suspense gets his own close-up this weekend.

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Oscar Talk: Ep. 94 — Disney buys Lucasfilm as 'Hitchcock' opens AFI Fest

Posted by · 2:29 pm · November 2nd, 2012

In this week’s podcast Kris and Anne discuss the implications of Disney’s big purchase of Lucasfilm, Sacha Gervasi’s “Hitchcock,” which opened AFI Fest yesterday and Sam Mendes’ Bond stab “Skyfall.”

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How will Sacha Gervasi's 'Hitchcock' fare with Oscar?

Posted by · 12:22 pm · November 2nd, 2012

AFI Fest picked a fun and droll piece of work for its 2012 opener in Sacha Gervasi’s “Hitchcock” last night. As I mentioned in this afternoon’s podcast, I found it to be strikingly emotional, though, for its depiction of an artist’s plight and the joy that comes with the release of bottled creativity. And I can’t help but wonder if Academy members may feel the same way.

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Anthony Hopkins cuts a mean profile as Alfred 'Hitchcock'

Posted by · 5:50 pm · April 18th, 2012

Principle photography on Sacha Gervasi’s Alfred Hitchcok biopic creatively titled “Hitchcock” began last Friday in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Fox Searchlight has released the first still of Hopkins in full Hitchcock makeup and attire.

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