Also: ‘Silver Linings’ vs. the heavier contenders, and ‘Sugar Man’ wins again
Roundup: On the power of the critical pan
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:48 am · November 26th, 2012
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Tech Support: Jacqueline Durran on playing with history (and Chanel) in 'Anna Karenina'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:28 am · November 23rd, 2012
The British costume designer seeks her third Oscar nod for Joe Wright’s latest
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Roundup: Thelma Schoonmaker on the perils of digitization
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:01 am · November 23rd, 2012
Also: Older women in the Oscar race, and a ‘Grave of the Fireflies’ remake?
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Roundup: What are your favorite Thanksgiving movies?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:00 am · November 22nd, 2012
Also: The year in film music, and Winslet’s royal appointment
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On 'Rebecca' and 'Foreign Correspondent,' Hitchcock's 1940 double-shot at Oscar glory
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:38 pm · November 21st, 2012
Hitch probably never came closer to victory than his first time at bat.
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Cahiers du Cinéma names 'Holy Motors' the best film of 2012
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:37 pm · November 21st, 2012
The venerable French magazine’s Top 10 ranges from ‘Twixt’ to ‘Tabu.’
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Roundup: Fall of the 'Guardians?'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:22 am · November 21st, 2012
Also: Frank Ocean’s ‘Django’ tune, and 2012’s narrative rule-breakers
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2013 Best Screenplay Contenders: From 'Anna Karenina' to 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:36 am · November 21st, 2012
Surveying the varied contenders across both the original and adapted races.
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GKIDS extends its Studio Ghibli alliance to 'Grave of the Fireflies'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:12 pm · November 20th, 2012
The 1988 classic will be re-released for its 25th anniversary in 2013.
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Roundup: Hopkins says 'f— off' to Oscar schmoozing
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 am · November 20th, 2012
Also: THR’s Actress Roundtable, and ‘The Hobbit’ faces a PETA problem
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Linda Cardellini launches her own Best Actress campaign for 'Return'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:39 pm · November 19th, 2012
But she’s more concerned with getting attention for the movie than winning an Oscar.
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Angelina Jolie bigs up Ewan McGregor with a private screening of 'The Impossible'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:56 am · November 19th, 2012
She praises the “extraordinary emotional depth” of McGregor’s performance while hosting a screening at London’s Soho Hotel.
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Roundup: What great genre-film performances deserve some love this year?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:54 am · November 19th, 2012
Also: Playing down the ‘Skyfall’ Oscar buzz, and a look at the doc feature race
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Interview: Alex Gibney on exposing the Catholic Church and giving voice to the deaf in 'Mea Maxima Culpa'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:10 pm · November 16th, 2012
The Oscar-winner also weighs on on the Academy’s new documentary rules
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Roundup: Helen Hunt to receive Spotlight Award at Palm Springs fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:12 am · November 16th, 2012
Also: American Cinematheque honors Ben Stiller, and celebrating ‘Argo’ attire
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Exclusive: First international trailer for Olivier Assayas' Venice winner 'Something in the Air'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:15 am · November 15th, 2012
1970s memory piece is being released elsewhere as ‘After May’
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Roundup: Why Abe isn't gay (or straight) in 'Lincoln'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:45 am · November 15th, 2012
Also: Women vying for foreign Oscar, and Channing Tatum’s first 2012 award
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'The Mission' tops Variety composers' poll of the all-time greatest film scores
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:56 pm · November 14th, 2012
40 composers, from Michael Giacchino to Cliff Martinez, were surveyed.
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