If you thought we had escaped the year of “The Artist,” you were wrong. The Dublin Film Critics Circle has chosen Michel Hazanavicius’s Best Picture winner as the year’s best film, as it opened on those shores in 2012. It joins Michael Haneke, Joaquin Phoenix, Emmanuelle Riva and more for top honors this year.
Dublin critics award Haneke, Phoenix, Riva and…'The Artist?'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:22 am · December 21st, 2012
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Indiana Film Journalists Association goes its own way, crowns 'Safety Not Guaranteed'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:27 am · December 17th, 2012
Well if you were looking for someone, anyone, to just go the least bit against the grain, the Iindiana Film Journalists Association is here to save the day. After announcing nominees last week, the group has handed Best Picture honors to Colin Trevorrow’s “Safety Not Guaranteed,” making it just one more film to win such honors in a year that is spreading the love quite a bit.
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SXSW: Wrapping up the 26th annual
Posted by Todd Gilchrist · 11:06 am · March 18th, 2012
This year’s fest offered films from good to bad, but almost nothing great.
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Trailers for 'The Avengers' and 'Frankenweenie' make for a nice antidote to awards season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:12 pm · March 1st, 2012
Now that the Oscar dust has settled and the early-year dumping ground has come to a close, studios are beginning to float materials for their (hopeful) moneymakers out there. Two trailers have dropped this week, for “The Avengers” (opening May 4) and Tim Burton’s “Frankenweenie” (which doesn’t hit until October).
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