Andrea Arnold named NYFF's first Filmmaker-in-Residence

Posted by · 12:40 pm · September 12th, 2013

The British Oscar winner will focus on ‘developing or refining new work’ at fest.

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The Long Shot: A salute to the non-contenders

Posted by · 7:50 pm · January 9th, 2013

Featuring my ideal-world Oscar ballot.

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Roundup: Bless the 'Beasts' and 'Lincoln'

Posted by · 5:35 am · December 26th, 2012

Also: Why ‘Argo’ is still the one to beat, and R.I.P. Charles Durning

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Interview: Andrea Arnold on 'Wuthering Heights,' crying to Mumford & Sons and having faith in a face

Posted by · 8:55 am · October 12th, 2012

Her brilliant take on the Emily Brontë classic opens in Los Angeles today .

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A look at the awards success of Beastie Boy Adam Yauch's Oscilloscope Laboratories

Posted by · 3:23 pm · May 4th, 2012

I’ve been out all afternoon, so the sudden news of Adam Yauch — better known as MCA of The Beastie Boys — succumbing to cancer has been all Twitter remembrances and mobile news briefs for me. And all sadness. But as many movie sites have dutifully pointed out, Yauch’s creative reach was significant in the film world as well.

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Cannes jurors range from Ewan McGregor to Jean-Paul Gaultier

Posted by · 1:15 pm · April 25th, 2012

Cannes unveils a diverse Competition jury, while the Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week selections complete the lineup of films.

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'We Need to Talk About Kevin' tops Evening Standard Award winners

Posted by · 1:03 pm · February 6th, 2012

Determined by a small jury of major UK print critics, the Evening Standard Film Awards pride themselves on their independent-mindedness, though several of this year’s winners overlap with last month’s London Critics’ Circle Awards.

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Finders keepers: Guy's top 20 films of 2011

Posted by · 1:48 pm · December 26th, 2011

From “Drive” to “Melancholia,” Guy Lodge counts down the 20 titles that made 2011, for him, a great year at the movies.

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Camerimage honors DPs of 'In Darkness,' 'A Separation,' 'Wuthering Heights'

Posted by · 1:44 pm · December 5th, 2011

The Polish festival honors the year’s finest in feature film cinematography, but this year’s jury awards saw major lensing showcases like “The Tree of Life” lose out to less showy foreign fare.

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Oscarweb Round-up: 'The Help' is no laughing matter, says HFPA

Posted by · 5:31 am · November 17th, 2011

Hey, has there been a more hilarious performance all year than Viola Davis’s wackily oppressed, zanily bereaved maid in “The Help?” There has, you say? Whatever. Anyway, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is with you, as they’ve barred DreamWorks’s planned strategy to campaign the film in the Musical/Comedy races at the Golden Globes. The Globes […]

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The Long Shot: Let England shake

Posted by · 11:38 am · November 2nd, 2011

In this week’s Oscar-themed column, I discuss the tricky outlook for Britain’s hard-edged Oscar hopefuls, and update my nomination predictions.

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'Shame,' 'Tinker, Tailor' and 'Tyrannosaur' lead BIFA nods

Posted by · 7:36 am · October 31st, 2011

Oscar hopefuls ‘Shame’ and ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” — as well as the less starry indie “Tyrannosaur” — lead the British Independent Film Award nominations with seven nods apiece. “We Need to Talk About Kevin” and “Kill List,” each with six, are close behind.

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Previewing the best of the London fest

Posted by · 6:16 pm · October 11th, 2011

Tomorrow marks the beginning of the BFI London Film Festival, which opens with Fernando Meirelles’s tepidly reviewed “360.” But I’m beginning on a positive note, with a list of the 15 best already-seen films of the fest.

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