UPDATE: “Nowhere Boy” producer, Kevin Loader, addresses Jeff Wells’s concerns about the film’s non-appearance at earlier autumn festivals quite reasonably. He explains that the post-production schedule means the film simply won’t be complete in time for Venice or Toronto. I thought as much. This is an interesting development. Lately, the London Film Festival has chosen […]
Lennon biopic ‘Nowhere Boy’ to close London fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:32 am · July 31st, 2009
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‘Nine’ trailer
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:08 am · May 14th, 2009
Well, it looks every bit as glossy and gaudy as you might have expected (even more so in Apple HD), though it’s a tease, really: there’s little sense of the movie beneath the flash and sizzle. The only player amid the impressive ensemble that is even vaguely showcased is Judi Dench, but if her entire […]
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Five reasons to pay attention to ‘Nowhere Boy’
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:29 pm · March 16th, 2009
1. It’s a biopic chronicling the formative years of one of popular music’s most gifted and fascinating icons. (How has it taken this long for a John Lennon project of any significance to come to fruition?) 2. It’s the feature film debut of Sam Taylor Wood — the British conceptual artist, musician, photographer, Anthony Minghella […]
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1/27 Oscarweb Round-up
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:06 pm · January 27th, 2009
A late installment today. Relaxing. • Kvetching over the “Dark Knight” slight, with stats to assist. “The Reader” is officially the worst reviewed Best Picture nominee since 2000 and the lowest grossing as well. [Film.com] • The ‘Slumdog’ smear sure is relentless. It’s just sad to see smart reporters like Dennis Lim taking the bait […]
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Harvey likes white
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:33 pm · December 2nd, 2008
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A slew of new awards sites go live
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:51 am · October 31st, 2008
Take your pick: Fox Searchlight Overture Films Warner Bros. Walt Disney The Weinstein Company Yari Film Group
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‘The Road’ potentially bumped to 2009
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:12 pm · October 15th, 2008
I had heard earlier this week that John Hillcoat’s “The Road” might be pushed to 2009, but was sworn to secrecy. Well, Dave Karger is talking about it now, so I guess it’s fair game. The film isn’t finished (not that that has stopped The Weinstein Company from releasing a film in 2008), but Karger […]
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Poland takes his first stab
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:42 pm · August 1st, 2008
David Poland has dipped his toes into the Oscar waters of 2008 and come up with…well, the same thing we’ve all got at the moment, to tell you the truth. The one point he touches on that we haven’t brought up in this space yet is the notion that The Weinstein Company’s “The Reader” will […]
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Kate Hudson joins ‘Nine’
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:01 am · July 15th, 2008
I wrote back in May about the embarrassment of riches that is the cast of “Nine” – Rob Marshall’s upcoming filmization of the hit Broadway musical based, in turn, in Fellini’s “8½.” Now, as if Daniel Day-Lewis, Sophia Loren, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Penelope Cruz and Marion Cotillard weren’t enough names to fit on the […]
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OFF THE CARPET: 2008, a year in advance
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:20 pm · February 26th, 2008
Another year, another set of wins…and another look ahead at what’s in store NEXT year. It’s never too late to take a long gander at what we might see dominating the film awards landscape in 365 days, and with that in mind, I’ve been doing my usual mulling over the possibilities for a few weeks […]
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REVIEW: “Breaking and Entering” (***1/2)
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:52 am · September 10th, 2006
Anthony Minghella’s “Breaking and Entering” is one of the most sincerely penetrating films of the year. It’s most unique quality is the sense of legroom it provides, a healthy stretch of a film with deep breaths and drawn out considerations, as opposed to the typical anxiety of temperamental manipulation (which all film tends to be […]
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REVIEW: “Bobby” (***1/2)
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:21 am · September 6th, 2006
Emilio Estevez’s third feature filmmaking endeavor is everything his prior work was not. It is both insightful and meaningful. It exudes passion and commands relevance. It represents a cross-section of a country battered and bruised, and emphasizes the beacon of light that hoped to usher it to greener pastures. Crafted with graceful devotion and blistering […]
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