'Blue is the Warmest Color,' 'The Past,' 'Stranger by the Lake' land César nods

Posted by · 4:00 am · January 31st, 2014

International festival sensations feature in the top categories, but the field was led by French comedy hit “Me, Myself and Mum,” with 10 nominations.

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Gregory Ellwood's top 10 films of 2013

Posted by · 12:18 am · December 15th, 2013

HitFix Editor-in-Chief Gregory Ellwood runs down his top 10 films including “Gravity,” “Under the Skin,” “Stories We Tell” and “12 Years A Slave.”

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy in Spotlight and New Frontier films at Sundance 2014

Posted by · 1:45 pm · December 5th, 2013

“Stranger by the Lake,” “Locke” and “The Lunchbox” are among the high-profile hits from, previous festivals in the Spotlight lineup at Sundance, while a new directorial effort from Joseph Gordon-Levitt will premiere in New Frontiers.

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'The Act of Killing' and 'Gravity' top Sight & Sound's 2013 critics' poll

Posted by · 10:06 am · November 30th, 2013

The annual Sight & Sound poll is one of the more comprehensive year-end critics’ surveys, and this year’s winner was a bit of a curveball: Joshua Oppenheimer’s unusual documentary “The Act of Killing.” “Gravity” was close behind, but “12 Years a Slave” missed the Top 10.

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France's Oscar entry snubbed by Louis Delluc jury, as Cannes hits make the grade

Posted by · 3:38 pm · October 30th, 2013

‘Blue is the Warmest Color’ the frontrunner for France’s most prestigious award.

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'Only God Forgives,' 'The Impossible' among 46 films in running for European Film Awards

Posted by · 4:50 pm · September 10th, 2013

Once more, ‘Blue is the Warmest Color’ must wait until next year.

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Best and Worst of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival

Posted by · 7:41 pm · May 27th, 2013

HitFix’s Gregory Ellwood and Guy Lodge of In Contention highlight the best and worst films of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

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Cannes 2013 review roundup

Posted by · 9:26 am · May 27th, 2013

The 66th annual Cannes Film Festival is officially over as the winners and losers make their way home from the south of France. Will we be talking about these films during the Oscar season? Time will tell. But for now, a quick cheat sheet of our take on the festivities.

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Early Cannes awards for 'Blue is the Warmest Color,' 'The Past,' 'Fruitvale Station'

Posted by · 5:33 pm · May 25th, 2013

Cambodian film ‘The Missing Picture’ wins Un Certain Regard section

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Cannes Review: 'Stranger by the Lake' is a stylish new entry in the porn-noir genre

Posted by · 6:42 pm · May 17th, 2013

Un Certain Regard entry sets pulses racing with surfeit of steamy gay action.

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