Tech Support: 'Life of Pi,' 'Lincoln' and 'The Master' lead the race for Best Cinematography

Posted by · 8:14 am · October 11th, 2012

This week’s edition of Tech Support surveys the field of Best Cinematography contenders, from westerns to war, bayous to Bond.

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Roundup: Are the Academy's new doc rules really democratic?

Posted by · 4:12 am · October 4th, 2012

Also: A kinky year at the movies, and Ramsay to send ‘Moby Dick’ into space.

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Roundup: The kids are more than all right

Posted by · 5:00 am · October 2nd, 2012

Also: The rise of Lionsgate, and India’s complex Oscar history.

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Off the Carpet: Out of proportion

Posted by · 8:27 am · October 1st, 2012

Best Picture hopefuls look to sustain early season buzz.

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Roundup: Calling time on film culture

Posted by · 5:40 am · October 1st, 2012

Plus: Awards for Spain’s Oscar submission, and the Reel Geezers return.

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Oscar Talk: Ep. 89 — 'Life of Pi' opens NYFF but is it a player?

Posted by · 12:00 pm · September 28th, 2012

In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss the NYFF opener “Life of Pi,” have some choice words in dispute on “Silver Linings Playbook” and take a deeper look at the Best Actor field.

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Roundup: Are we getting too precious about 'The Master?'

Posted by · 4:40 am · September 27th, 2012

Plus: Parsing the Bat’s Oscar hopes, and ‘Won’t Back Down’ pushback.

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Roundup: The Mouse House looks to reclaim the animation crown

Posted by · 1:00 pm · September 26th, 2012

Also: Designing ‘Anna Karenina,’ and early Oscar blogger meltdowns.

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Best Picture 2013: Potential nominees from 'Amour' to 'Zero Dark Thirty'

Posted by · 7:36 pm · September 25th, 2012

Surveying the field as the 2012-2013 Oscar season commences.

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Roundup: The Emmys go to the movies

Posted by · 9:00 am · September 24th, 2012

Plus: ‘The Hobbit’ meets the Queen, and celebrating Tom Hardy’s ‘Lawless’ knitwear.

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How the internet gave 'The Master' its title

Posted by · 8:12 am · September 18th, 2012

Paul Thomas Anderson’s love affair with his flock perhaps stretches further on “The Master” than they realize.

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Off the Carpet: Three to start the season

Posted by · 8:05 am · September 17th, 2012

Ben Affleck’s “Argo,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master”and David O.Russell’s “Silver Linings Playbook.” With Venice, Telluride and Toronto in the rear view, those are the three films with the early stranglehold on the 2012-2013 Oscar season.

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Oscar Talk: Ep. 87 — Fall fests, 'The Master,' 'Silver Linings,' 'Argo' kick off the season

Posted by · 10:46 am · September 15th, 2012

In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss the movies that have launched the season at the beginning of the fall festival circuit as a new season of Oscar Talk kicks off.

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Tell us what you thought of 'The Master'

Posted by · 7:08 am · September 14th, 2012

Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest opens in limited release today.

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Two major awards for 'The Master,' but Kim Ki-duk's 'Pieta' takes Golden Lion at Venice

Posted by · 12:22 pm · September 8th, 2012

Paul Thomas Anderson’s film was reportedly the jury’s first choice for the top prize.

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Venice: What will win the big awards… and what should

Posted by · 3:55 am · September 8th, 2012

Critics are crazy for ‘The Master,’ but will the jury throw a curveball?

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Venice: 'Something in the Air' and 'Fill the Void'

Posted by · 1:50 am · September 4th, 2012

Moving away from the American contingent of this year’s Venice lineup with reviews of French and Israeli competition entries.

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Off the Carpet: Telluride wraps, Toronto approaches

Posted by · 11:43 am · September 3rd, 2012

The season is here. “Argo” has sounded the starting gun in the mountains of Telluride while “The Master” has made a strong case on the Lido of Venice. Where will we go from here?

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