On the resurgence of Scarlett Johansson

Posted by · 7:20 pm · September 12th, 2013

Between ‘Don Jon’ and ‘Under the Skin,’ the star is partying like it’s 2003.

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'The Avengers,' 'Cabin in the Woods,' 'Life of Pi' and 'Skyfall' win at the 2013 Saturn Awards

Posted by · 9:30 pm · June 26th, 2013

The 39th annual Saturn Awards were presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films tonight in Burbank, Calif. Top prizes for film went to “The Avengers,” “Life of Pi,” “The Cabin in the Woods” and “Skyfall,” while “Revolution,” “Breaking Bad” and “The Walking Dead” triumphed in the television categories.

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3 on 3: How does 'Man of Steel' measure up?

Posted by · 6:50 am · June 11th, 2013

HitFix’s Gregory Ellwood, Drew McWeeny and Kristopher Tapley mull over DC/WB’s “Man of Steel,” hitting theaters this weekend.

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What summer 2013 movie are you most looking forward to seeing?

Posted by · 11:01 am · April 30th, 2013

We’ve wrapped up our preview and the season gets underway this weekend.

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Robert Downey Jr. will win an Oscar says Robert Downey Jr.

Posted by · 12:18 pm · April 16th, 2013

Also, the actor reveals he pulled in $50 million for “The Avengers.”

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'The Avengers' and 'Silver Linings Playbook' win big at the MTV Movie Awards

Posted by · 8:36 pm · April 14th, 2013

The most interesting takeaway of tonight’s MTV Movie Awards wasn’t necessarily that “The Avengers” predictably scooped up the prize for Movie of the Year. (Though, I say predictably, but I’m clearly garbage at guessing these things.) No, more interesting was that the MTV crowd gobbled up David O. Russell’s “Silver Linings Playbook” with a spoon, handing the film three awards of its own on the evening. Add that to its awards season tally and eight Oscar nominations and you’re talking about one wide-ranging crossover hit. A pity, then, that star Jennifer Lawrence wasn’t on hand to share in the spoils (and pick up her own pair of popcorn trophies).

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2013 MTV Movie Awards predictions: 'The Avengers,' Channing Tatum and more

Posted by · 8:00 pm · April 10th, 2013

HitFix’s Gregory Ellwood and Kristopher Tapley take a stab at predicting the 22nd annual MTV Movie Awards.

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'Django' and 'Ted' lead MTV Movie Awards nominations as 'Twilight' nearly shut out

Posted by · 4:58 pm · March 5th, 2013

There was a time, I think, maybe, when the MTV Movie Awards were kinda neat. But when you’re talking about an organization that doesn’t want it even whispered that it was celebrating its 30th anniversary (lest the kiddies think it’s old school), well, you get “Best Shirtless Performance.”

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'Skyfall,' 'The Avengers,' 'The Hobbit' lead nominations for Jameson Empire Awards

Posted by · 3:00 am · March 1st, 2013

But what films were Jennifer Lawrence and Anne Hathaway nominated for?

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Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit' leads the way with Saturn Awards nominations

Posted by · 9:29 am · February 20th, 2013

Peter Jackson’s return to Middle Earth, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” led the way with nine nominations for the 39th annual Saturn Awards, recognizing the best in genre filmmaking. It picked up nods in the Best Fantasy Film and Best Director categories, among others. Not far behind were Ang Lee’s Oscar nominee “Life of Pi” with eight and Sam Mendes’s James Bon actioner “Skyfall” with seven.

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Roundup: What's the best worst Oscar moment?

Posted by · 6:20 am · February 14th, 2013

Also: Oscar-nominated screenwriters get political, and a look at two VFX hopefuls.

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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Visual Effects

Posted by · 10:51 am · February 8th, 2013

‘The Avengers,’ ‘The Hobbit,’ ‘Life of Pi,’ ‘Prometheus’ and ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ square off.

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Tech Support: Bringing 'The Avengers' to life through visual effects

Posted by · 8:14 am · February 7th, 2013

Nominee Jeff White and Marvel honcho Victoria Alonso talk the film’s nod and success.

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'Life of Pi' and 'Brave' rule the 11th annual Visual Effects Society Awards

Posted by · 9:39 pm · February 5th, 2013

It was a predictably great night for “Life of Pi” at tonight’s Visual Effects Society Awards as the film picked up four prizes, including the big daddy, Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Motion Picture. Not only that, but as previously announced, the film’s director, Ang Lee, received the Society’s Visionary Award.

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'Argo,' 'Life of Pi,' 'The Hobbit' and 'Skyfall' lead with MPSE nominations

Posted by · 6:43 am · January 18th, 2013

This year’s Oscar nominees for Best Sound Editing were “Argo,” “Django Unchained,” “Life of Pi,” “Skyfall” and “Zero Dark Thirty.” Though intriguingly, even with inflated categories including eight nominees, Kathryn Bigelow’s bin Laden manhunt effort failed to receive a notice in the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards nominations, revealed today.

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Tech Support: 'Life of Pi' and 'Lincoln' lead the crafts category nominations

Posted by · 12:04 pm · January 10th, 2013

And they’re here. Another year come and another set of nominees in the Academy’s crafts categories, highlighting the invaluable contributions to our movies by behind-the-lines, “below the line” artists.

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Tech Support: Final predictions for Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing

Posted by · 7:45 am · January 9th, 2013

This is part two of our pre-nominations wrap-up. We’ll be looking at Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing.

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Tech Support: Final predictions for Makeup, Score, Song, Production Design, Visual Effects

Posted by · 7:24 am · January 8th, 2013

So here we go. After several months of previewing the contenders, it’s time to predict the nominees for the 85th Annual Academy Awards in the crafts categories.

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