Cinematographer Barry Ackroyd taps his doc roots to capture the immediacy of 'Captain Phillips'

Posted by · 1:42 pm · October 18th, 2013

“Captain Phillips” cinematographer Barry Ackroyd talks to HitFix about how his documentary background conditioned him to capture the reality of Paul Greengrass’ latest film.

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Tech Support: Paul N.J. Ottosson on the subtly explosive soundscapes of 'Zero Dark Thirty'

Posted by · 12:25 pm · January 9th, 2013

The Oscar-winning sound designer takes an organic approach to action.

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Roundup: Awaiting the New York premiere of 'Life of Pi'

Posted by · 5:55 am · September 28th, 2012

Also: ‘Life rights’ in ‘The Hurt Locker,’ and Kylie talks ‘Holy Motors.’

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Off the Carpet: Critical condition

Posted by · 12:29 pm · November 28th, 2011

The Gotham Awards this evening and the NYFCC vote tomorrow signal the start of the precursor awards season. What needs a boost?

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Oscarweb Round-up: 'Martha Marcy' media blitz

Posted by · 7:03 am · October 14th, 2011

In today’s round-up, “Martha Marcy May Marlene” star Elizabeth Olsen continues making the rounds, Variety honors Pixar honcho John Lasseter and that lawsuit against “The Hurt Locker” is finally thrown out.

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London Film Critics' Circle aims to stand out

Posted by · 9:02 am · October 6th, 2011

Keen for a more prominent spot on the awards season calendar, the British answer to the top US critics’ awards have moved back to January, and made some welcome changes to the award categories.

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The Long Shot: But is it 'The Artist?'

Posted by · 3:15 am · October 6th, 2011

Since being picked up by The Weinstein Company at Cannes, Michel Hazanavicius’s acclaimed silent-cinema homage “The Artist” has been stirring buzz as the potential arthouse dark horse of the Oscar race. But could it actually be the one to beat?

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Oscarweb Round-up: Calling it too soon on '50/50'

Posted by · 6:32 am · October 4th, 2011

In today’s round-up, Steven Zeitchik aims to call “50/50” dead on arrival, Netflix’s most-rented movies list is dominated by Oscar winners and Robert Forster revisits “Jackie Brown” on the occasion of the film’s Blu-ray release.

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