International Cinephile Society big on 'The Master,' 'Holy Motors'

Posted by · 10:45 am · January 29th, 2013

Nominations for the group’s awards were announced last week

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The Long Shot: A salute to the non-contenders

Posted by · 7:50 pm · January 9th, 2013

Featuring my ideal-world Oscar ballot.

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Lovers and masters: Guy's top 10 films of 2012

Posted by · 9:15 am · December 31st, 2012

Counting down the year’s best, from the multiplex to the festival fringes.

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'Amour' and 'The Master' lead London Critics' Circle nominations

Posted by · 6:15 am · December 18th, 2012

‘Beasts,’ ‘Pi’ fend off ‘Lincoln,’ ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ in Film of the Year field

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Beautiful US trailer for critics' darling 'Tabu'

Posted by · 5:32 am · December 7th, 2012

Adopt Films begin rolling out the Portuguese wonder on December 26.

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'The Master' named 2012's best in Sight & Sound critics' poll

Posted by · 4:00 pm · December 2nd, 2012

‘Tabu’ and ‘Amour’ take medal positions in poll of over 90 international critics.

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Cahiers du Cinéma names 'Holy Motors' the best film of 2012

Posted by · 12:37 pm · November 21st, 2012

The venerable French magazine’s Top 10 ranges from ‘Twixt’ to ‘Tabu.’

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47 films longlisted for 2012 European Film Awards

Posted by · 6:49 am · September 21st, 2012

Entries range from ‘Amour’ to ‘Iron Sky’… but where’s ‘Holy Motors?’

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'Our Children' and 'Pietà' among latest additions to foreign Oscar longlist

Posted by · 12:07 pm · September 17th, 2012

An update of the latest submissions for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, as Belgium, South Korea and Portugal, among others, make their picks.

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Portuguese immigrant drama 'All is Well' wins big at LA Film Fest

Posted by · 5:53 pm · June 25th, 2012

As usual, the LA Film Festival juries highlighted smaller foreign works, but ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ picked up yet more gold.

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'Alps' wins big in Sydney, but 'Lore' is the one making waves

Posted by · 11:28 am · June 18th, 2012

The latest from the director ‘Dogtooth’ beat a heavyweight field at the Sydney Film Festival, but Cate Shortland’s ‘Lore’ looks to be a global arthouse presence.

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First subtitled trailer for Berlinale festival hit 'Tabu'

Posted by · 9:00 am · April 16th, 2012

We have the first look at a subtitled trailer for Portuguese romance “Tabu,” the critical hit of this year’s Berlin Film Festival.

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No subtitles needed to be seduced by trailer for Berlin sensation 'Tabu'

Posted by · 10:52 am · March 24th, 2012

An enigmatic trailer has surfaced for my favorite film of the year so far — U.S. viewers, however, will have to wait until the end of the year to see the whole thing.

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Berlinale Diary: 'Tabu,' 'Barbara,' 'Sister'

Posted by · 8:18 pm · February 19th, 2012

Guy Lodge concludes his coverage of this year’s Berlin Film Festival by reviewing his three favorites of the fest.

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Italy's 'Caesar Must Die' takes top honors at Berlinale

Posted by · 4:20 pm · February 18th, 2012

The Berlin Film Festival jury, headed by Mike Leigh, surprised critics by handing their top prize to “Caesar Must Die” — a semi-documentary about a prison production of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” — from veteran Italian auteurs Paolo and Vittorio Taviani.

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Round-up: Time to erase the animation Oscar?

Posted by · 6:25 am · February 16th, 2012

Also: Brett Ratner’s act of apology, and Streep’s 2013 Oscar bid

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