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• Darren Aronofsky and David O. Russell reveal a dislike for filming sex scenes. [Hollywood Reporter] • Krista Smith, meanwhile, sits down with Russell to talk “The Fighter.” [Little Gold Men] • Rebecca Keegan and Nicole Sperling write up Scott Rudin vs. Harvey Weinstein. [The Envelope]
1/31 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: Aronofsky and Russell on sex scenes, Rudin v. Weinstein, Hammond on snubs
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:30 am · January 31st, 2011
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Working on Zuck’s “likability”
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:21 am · January 18th, 2011
Over at The Envelope, Claudia Eller and Jessica Guynn are wondering the same thing I was when I watched Scott Rudin accept his Golden Globe for Best Picture Sunday night: “Rudin’s thanks to Mark Zuckerberg and Co. at the Golden Globes suggest that the production’s and company’s relations have improved. But have they?” They write: […]
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CINEJABBER: Where’s the exit?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:34 am · January 8th, 2011
Catch up with the idea behind these weekend posts here. A busy week that one was. And an even busier one on the way. DGA and VES Monday, ASC Tuesday, Critics’ Choice Movie Awards and ACE Friday, Golden Globes Sunday — whew! And today we’ll have the National Society of Film Critics put a bow […]
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Rudin’s reasoning for Steinfeld in supporting
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:13 am · January 7th, 2011
During last night’s DVD release party for “The Social Network” I ended up in a spirited debate with producer Scott Rudin about the category placement of Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit.” Thankfully it went beyond ideas of the Hollywood star system and strategy and into the philosophy of the narrative itself. Since it’s been such […]
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1/7 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: ‘Exit’ credit complaint, Rudin’s PGA record, tequila and that ‘Black Swan’ lesbian scene
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:01 am · January 7th, 2011
• Does a complaint about uncredited art used in “Exit Through the Gift Shop” lend credence to the veracity of the film? [The Carpetbagger] • Tim Appello on “Black Swan”‘s supposedly tequila-laced lesbian scene. [The Race] • The narrative on Peter Weir this year continues to be about the unfortunate fact that he’s part of […]
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James Franco dreams big, then bigger
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:24 pm · January 3rd, 2011
Many actors eyeing early directorial projects tend to focus on something both modest and close to home, a performance-oriented piece on which to cut their teeth for more formally ambitious works in the future. Try telling that to James Franco. In perhaps the most unlikely heartthrob-behind-camera move since Kevin Costner announced his intention to make […]
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OFF THE CARPET: Giving thanks
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:41 am · November 22nd, 2010
As we move into turkey (or tofurkey, if that happens to be your speed) week 2010, it seems proper, if a tad bit obvious, to take a moment and give thanks. So in lieu of a proper analysis of the season’s progression this week, allow me to express my boundless, breathless appreciation for the following: […]
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WEEKLY WRAP: Weinstein takes the gloves off, Hollywood mourns its own, doc and animated fields shortlisted
Posted by In Contention Staff · 11:10 am · November 20th, 2010
• The Academy honored legends Francis Ford Coppola, Eli Wallach, Jean-Luc Godard and Kevin Brownlow at the annual Governors Awards. • Kris attended a Summit Entertainment holiday party, chatting with the talent in attendance. • Disney revealed a clever plan geared toward presenting “Toy Story 3” as a legitimate Best Picture contender. • The Weinstein […]
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Rudin tapped for PGA’s Selznick Award
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:18 am · November 15th, 2010
It looks to be a pretty good year for producer Scott Rudin. “The Social Network” has already opened and done quite well for a fall drama (not to mention the awards buzz that keeps piling on). “The Way Back,” which he executively produced, is another great collaboration with Peter Weir, and the Coens’ “True Grit” […]
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11/10 OSCARWEB ROUND-UP: ‘Biutiful’ crew on the circuit, Hooper’s Hollywood education, Weinstein v. Rudin II
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:54 am · November 10th, 2010
• Anne Thompson ponders how the year’s mainstream studio pics might fare with Oscar. [Thompson on Hollywood] • Patrick Goldstein catches up with Tom Hooper and the director’s Hollywood education. [The Big Picture] • Steve Pond dutifully reports from a “Biutiful” post-screening Q&A with members of the crew. [The Odds]
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Fincher’s ‘Social Network’ nails human frailty
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:45 pm · September 13th, 2010
The best films are rarely about just one thing, but rather that one thing as reflected through a variety of narrative prisms. And there is something to be said about a film that manages to distill an era while profoundly conveying a character study within. David Fincher’s “The Social Network” may be the quintessential story […]
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‘The Social Network’ trailer
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:15 am · June 26th, 2010
The teaser for David Fincher’s upcoming “The Social Network” hit the net at Mashable yesterday. If you’re somehow unaware, it’s a biopic (weird to say that, no?) on Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg from a script by Aaron Sorkin, based on Ben Mezrich’s novel “The Accidental Billionaires.” There is no footage, just a lofty tease that […]
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Fincher and Mulligan for ‘Dragon Tattoo?’
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:41 am · March 15th, 2010
As hard as it is to imagine the button-cute Carey Mulligan festooned with body art and facial piercings, kicking all kinds of corporate ass, it’s an intriguing possibility we must now consider. Over the past few days, the newly-minted Oscar nominee’s name, along with that of director David Fincher, has been connected with the much-fancied […]
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‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ set to open AFI
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:00 am · September 24th, 2009
AFI Fest kicks off on October 30 and runs for about a week. Generally it’s catch-up time for me as a number of the festival circuit flicks make it a requisite Fall stop, but the opening and closing Galas tend to be first-looks for the most part. Last year “The Soloist” ultimately bowed out of […]
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Hope Davis lands a Tony nomination for ‘God of Carnage’
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:36 am · May 5th, 2009
Back in March I expressed some slight irritation over the fact that Marcia Gay Harden was pulling attention away from my new crush Hope Davis for her admittedly brilliant turn on Broadway in “God of Carnage.” It’s not like I have it in for Harden or anything, mind you. All four principles in the cast […]
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‘Julie & Julia’ teaser poster
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:13 am · April 8th, 2009
I’m still hearing supporting from pretty much everyone on Meryl Streep’s awards hopes here, by the way. One of three Scott Rudin projects that could find itself in the running this year (the others being “The Fantastic Mr. Fox” and the new Nancy Meyers flick — four if “Margaret” ever finds its way to the […]
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And now for something completely different
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:13 am · March 23rd, 2009
Never let it be said that the Brothers Coen are predictable in their choice of projects. Having had their greatest crossover success to date with a film that dabbled in elements of the genre, Variety reports that they are set to make their first all-out Western — a remake of that hoary 1969 oater “True […]
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Yeah, but it could have actually won the prize…
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:44 pm · January 25th, 2009
…that’s all I’m saying.
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