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The fest feels incredibly easy-going this year. More than last. Maybe that’s because there aren’t as many films I’m interested in seeing. After “The Secret of Kells” last week and Atom Egoyan’s “Chloe” later this week, nothing really strikes my fancy. Yesterday before darting back down the 101 for a Super Bowl party in LA, [...]
SANTA BARBARA: Directors on directing, Virtuosos, ‘Provinces of Night,’ Bigelow
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:41 pm · February 8th, 2010
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OFF THE CARPET: The time is nigh
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:44 pm · February 1st, 2010
In so many words, this is it. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveils it’s slate of nominees bright and early tomorrow morning, and this being the first year with a 10-film Best Picture field, all eyes will be on the top category to gauge which way the wind blew on this AMPAS [...]
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THE LONG SHOT: The next best thing
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:11 pm · December 16th, 2009
As the season hits its stride, and precursors turn murky perceptions of pack leaders and stragglers into harder realities, I find myself wondering how I would fill out my ballot if I were an Academy member. That’s not the same as wondering what I would fill my ballot with – as Kris just did today. [...]
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12/10 Oscarweb Round-up
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:52 am · December 10th, 2009
• John Horn writes up the Hollywood journey of Scott Cooper’s “Crazy Heart.” [Los Angeles Times] • On the flashy opening credits sequence from “Up in the Air” with designer Gareth Smith. [MakingOf] • Anne Thompson re-visists her old haunt, writes up the possibilities for genre play in this year’s expanded Best Picture field. [Variety]
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WEEKLY WRAP: Oscar hosts, Bridges arrives, animated five
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:50 am · November 7th, 2009
• Oscar season ramped up this week, with the popular selection of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin as this year’s Oscar emcees. • This week’s Off the Carpet column surveyed the runners and riders for Best Actor … • … only to be immediately outdated as Jeff Bridges and “Crazy Heart” arrived to turn that [...]
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Emily Blunt named British Artist of the Year
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:23 pm · November 3rd, 2009
Okay, let me get this out the way: I love Emily Blunt. On screen and off, she exudes smarts, class and a welcome streak of British eccentricity. Most still remember her principally as the girl who cut through “The Devil Wears Prada” like a hot knife through butter, though it was 2004′s “My Summer of [...]
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11/2 Oscarweb Round-up
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:44 am · November 2nd, 2009
• Brian Brooks sits down with “Precious” star Gabourey Sidibe. [indieWIRE] • Mark Harris on Penelope Cruz and Pedro Almodovar: cinematic soul mates. [New York Times] • Mark Salisbury writes up “The Young Victoria” from across the pond with quotes from actress Emily Blunt and screenwriter Julian Fellowes. [Los Angeles Times]
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Apparition will release ‘The Young Victoria’ Stateside
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:06 pm · August 10th, 2009
Bob Berney’s new outfit is filling out nicely, having acquired “Bright Star” out of Cannes, announcing plans to release Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life” in 2009 last week and now, snatching the domestic rights to Jean-Marc Vallee’s “The Young Victoria.” Anne Thompson has the scoop: Over the weekend, Apparition closed a U.S. distribution deal [...]
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REVIEW: “The Young Victoria” (**)
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:04 pm · March 9th, 2009
Somewhere out there, wherever such souls reside, Anne of Great Britain must be wondering what she had to do during her reign to merit her own prettily mounted biopic. She may be the last relatively untapped figure in British heritage cinema’s well-worn library of queenly narratives, but she has once more been passed over for [...]
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‘Young Victoria’ surfaces
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:08 pm · February 5th, 2009
A lavishly mounted biopic of the eponymous British monarch that boasts Martin Scorsese among its producers, “The Young Victoria” seemed primed for Oscar consideration last year. Sandy Powell’s typically elaborate costumes were an apparent shoo-in, and some pundits had star-in-waiting Emily Blunt as a dark horse on their Best Actress lists — until the film [...]
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Let’s hear it for the ladies!
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:18 pm · September 2nd, 2008
Wow, what a damn fine year for lead actress performances. When was the last time you heard anyone say that? I caught some flack recently when I took Meryl Streep off my predicted five nominees in the category. “How can the Goddess miss?” Well, she can, and she has, but regardless, the point is that [...]
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