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Tech Support: Can anything beat 'Gravity' for Best Cinematography?

Posted by gerardkennedy · 10:33 am · October 10th, 2013

Gerard Kennedy surveys the category of Best Cinematography in this week’s installment of Tech Support. Will films like “Captain Phillips” and “12 Years a Slave” be able to match “Gravity?”

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No (high profile) secret screening for NYFF this year?

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:50 pm · October 7th, 2013

While films like “Hugo” and “Lincoln” may have received their first looks at the annual New York Film Festival via “secret screenings” in recent years, attendees can probably stop holding their breath for another surprise at the on-going 51st annual.

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Tech Support: Kicking off crafts coverage of the 2013-2014 Oscar season

Posted by gerardkennedy · 6:27 am · October 3rd, 2013

Welcome back. It’s hard for me to truly appreciate that this is the eighth season of Tech Support here at In Contention (third in our association with HitFix). I’m pleased to say that this column has come a long way during this time, as has media coverage of below-the-line Oscar races as a whole.

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Contender Countdown: Turmoil in the Best Picture race?

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 12:52 am · October 3rd, 2013

The latest contender countdown looks at a dramatic week in Hollywood that saw films pushed, layoffs, a scary changeover for a legendary label and more.

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'Monuments Men' poster lines up a motley crew with Matt Damon out front

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:25 am · August 27th, 2013

How will this one figure into the awards landscape on the other side of the festivals?

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Oscar Talk: 2013 so far, fall festival preview and a look to the season ahead

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:56 am · August 16th, 2013

In the first podcast of the 2013-2014 season, Kris Tapley and Anne Thompson discuss 2013 so far, the fall festival circuit ahead and the upcoming season in general.

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'Monuments Men' trailer finds George Clooney and Matt Damon on the hunt for stolen art

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:36 am · August 8th, 2013

How is George Clooney’s “The Monuments Men” going to shape up this season? Frankly, this “movie” movie is starting to looking like another “Argo,” potentially, a middle-ground choice that entertains with a slice of history but has a populist edge to it that will draw in audiences, not just the industry.

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Cate Blanchett talks about working with Malick and the tone of 'Monuments Men'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:10 am · July 25th, 2013

Cate Blanchett has been making the rounds on behalf of Woody Allen’s “Blue Jasmine” this week, which premiered in Los Angeles last night. And again, we’ll be talking about that performance quite a bit over the next few months, but when I got her on the phone recently to discuss the film, I also took a few choice moments at the end to talk about two other projects that have me intrigued.

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George Clooney to receive BAFTA LA's Stanley Kubrick Award

Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:50 am · July 9th, 2013

The honor will be presented at the Britannia Awards ceremony on November 9.

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Where will Bennett Miller's 'Foxcatcher' end up?

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:20 pm · June 27th, 2013

With a full slate of films to campaign and market this fall, Sony Pictures may be moving Bennett Miller’s “Foxcatcher” to art house shingle Sony Pictures Classics for distribution, or the film could be held for 2014 release.

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