Cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema on capturing Spike Jonze's 'Her' through a non-dystopian lens

Posted by · 8:23 am · January 3rd, 2014

“Her” and “Interstellar” DP Hoyte Van Hoytema talks to HitFix about Spike Jonze’s futuristic vision, seeing it from a place of warmth and comfort and the tenuous sci-fi connection to Christopher Nolan’s upcoming blockbuster.

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'Tinker, Tailor' dominates biennial International Online Film Critics' Poll

Posted by · 9:41 am · December 21st, 2012

Here’s something novel. A biennial awards presentation. The eligibility period for the International Online Film Critics’ Poll is November 16, 2010 to November 15, 2012, leaving a wide array of films to choose from. Pity, then, that the critics’ choices aren’t themselves as varied. Tomas Alfredson’s “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” won five awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.

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'Amour' reigns supreme at European Film Awards

Posted by · 12:45 pm · December 1st, 2012

The Oscar hopeful wins for Film, Director, Actor and Actress of the Year

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Previewing the European Film Awards: will 'Amour' find love?

Posted by · 5:12 pm · November 30th, 2012

What will win, and what should, at Europe’s answer to the Oscars, which take place tomorrow in Malta.

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Tech Support: Jacqueline Durran on playing with history (and Chanel) in 'Anna Karenina'

Posted by · 11:28 am · November 23rd, 2012

The British costume designer seeks her third Oscar nod for Joe Wright’s latest

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'Les Mis' and 'Atonement' producers Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner to receive PGA's highest honor

Posted by · 5:15 pm · November 14th, 2012

Will that be the only award they win from the Producers’ Guild this season?

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'Amour' leads the field of 2012 European Film Award nominees

Posted by · 10:57 am · November 3rd, 2012

The nominations for the 25th annual European Film Awards have been announced, and Michael Haneke’s “Amour” led the way with six nominations.

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'Tinker Tailor' composer Alberto Iglesias takes top honors at World Soundtrack Awards

Posted by · 7:44 am · October 22nd, 2012

The Spaniard beats out such rivals as John Williams and Alexandre Desplat.

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47 films longlisted for 2012 European Film Awards

Posted by · 6:49 am · September 21st, 2012

Entries range from ‘Amour’ to ‘Iron Sky’… but where’s ‘Holy Motors?’

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Casting Society of America announces its 2011/12 award nominees

Posted by · 4:24 am · August 21st, 2012

‘The Artist,’ ‘Drive’ and ‘The Hunger Games’ are among those up for Outstanding Casting honors.

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'Harry Potter' and 'Tinker, Tailor' take top honors at Empire Awards

Posted by · 8:50 am · March 26th, 2012

UK hits “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” and “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” were predictably the big winners at the reader-voted Jameson Empire Awards, but there was a surprise as Olivia Colman won Best Actress for the little-seen “Tyrannosaur.”

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Universal Pictures and Focus Features celebrate anniversaries in 2012

Posted by · 8:57 pm · March 1st, 2012

Uni floats celebratory Blu-rays while Focus offers up a look back at performances

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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Actor

Posted by · 8:28 am · February 24th, 2012

On Sunday, five of our leading men will don their tuxes and walk down the red carpet at the top of their profession. Earlier this awards season, it seemed as though this would be a battle between two A-list movie stars. Since then, however, a silent Frenchman has proven himself very adept at charming everyone in sight, and will be difficult to beat.

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International Cinephile Society awards 'A Separation,' 'The Tree of Life'

Posted by · 3:59 pm · February 22nd, 2012

The International Cinephile Society is the last critics’ group to announce their winners for 2011, and they made it count with some highly original picks.

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The Lists: Top 10 Oscar upsets we'd like to see

Posted by · 11:04 am · February 21st, 2012

With ballots due in a matter of hours, we’re in the home stretch of Oscar season. But while some of the races are decided, that doesn’t mean we’re not crossing our fingers for this upset or that for deserving competitors watching the inevitability from the sidelines.

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'Descendants' wins the USC Scripter Award

Posted by · 5:53 pm · February 18th, 2012

The 24th annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards were held this evening just south of downtown at the Doheny Library on the USC campus. For the first time in a while, I had to miss the show (which is always a classy affair and, as a former USC grad student, always a bit odd, ordering a vodka tonic at the counter where I used to check out books for thesis and term paper purposes).

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The top 10 shots of 2011: part two

Posted by · 6:58 am · February 15th, 2012

As we inch closer to the Oscar ceremony that will signal the true end of the 2011 film year, we reflect on the best single images captured on film (or digital drive, if you will). Today we wrap things up in the second part of this annual piece, offering up the five best shots of the year.

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ASC awards Emmanuel Lubezki and 'The Tree of Life' best cinematography of 2011

Posted by · 8:57 pm · February 12th, 2012

The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) held its annual awards ceremony this evening, honoring achievement in feature film photography.

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