'Frankenweenie' to open 56th BFI London Film Festival

Posted by · 4:36 am · August 23rd, 2012

Tim Burton’s animated feature will have its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in September.

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Daniel Day-Lewis does some serious thinking in the first poster for 'Lincoln'

Posted by · 8:30 am · August 22nd, 2012

Steven Spielberg’s biopic hits theaters November 9.

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The Lists: Top 10 performances in David Cronenberg films

Posted by · 11:52 am · August 21st, 2012

As ‘Cosmopolis’ goes wide on Friday, we round up Cronenberg’s best thesps

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Casting Society of America announces its 2011/12 award nominees

Posted by · 4:24 am · August 21st, 2012

‘The Artist,’ ‘Drive’ and ‘The Hunger Games’ are among those up for Outstanding Casting honors.

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'To the Wonder' to continue Malick's autobiographical focus?

Posted by · 3:05 am · August 20th, 2012

The synopsis for the reclusive director’s latest suggests it may be drawn from his romantic past.

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Cinejabber: Best Picture, critic style

Posted by · 5:50 am · August 18th, 2012

What happens when you fuse Oscar’s Best Picture list with the S&S poll?

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Morocco strikes first in the foreign language Oscar race

Posted by · 12:09 pm · August 17th, 2012

Morocco is the first country to submit a film in this year’s Oscar race, while Denmark has a tough choice to make.

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Lionsgate and Roadside adopt 'Mud' for 2013

Posted by · 1:48 am · August 16th, 2012

After a strong Cannes debut, the long wait for a distributor is over.

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Could Toronto closer 'Song for Marion' be one to watch?

Posted by · 10:53 am · August 14th, 2012

Vanessa Redgrave and Terence Stamp headline the feelgood British drama.

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Venice honors Michael Cimino as 'Heaven's Gate' gets another close-up

Posted by · 3:49 pm · August 13th, 2012

The festival will premiere a restoration of the director’s ill-fated 1980 film.

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Spike Lee joins the listing game

Posted by · 6:40 am · August 10th, 2012

As his latest joint hits theaters, he reveals his Top 15 films on iTunes.

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The Lists: My top 10 films of all time

Posted by · 8:18 am · August 8th, 2012

Guy Lodge reveals how he voted in Sight & Sound’s decennial critics’ poll.

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Oscar-winning composer Marvin Hamlisch passes away aged 68

Posted by · 12:34 pm · August 7th, 2012

‘The Way We Were’ and ‘The Sting’ were among his most memorable screen credits.

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'Gatsby' release rescheduled for summer 2013

Posted by · 10:12 am · August 6th, 2012

Baz Luhrmann’s lavish 3D adaptation of the classic novel is out of the 2012 Oscar frame.

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Spike Lee to receive career award at Venice Film Festival

Posted by · 7:17 am · August 3rd, 2012

Honor coincides with premiere of his new Michael Jackson doc

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The Oscar hosting discussion starts early with Jimmy Fallon

Posted by · 5:27 am · August 3rd, 2012

The talk show host may be a popular pick at home, but what about the rest of us?

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'Vertigo' dethrones 'Citizen Kane' in Sight & Sound's Greatest Films of All Time poll

Posted by · 9:06 am · August 1st, 2012

For the first time in 50 years, the once-a-decade list has a new champion.

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The Lists: Top 10 remakes that got it right

Posted by · 6:05 pm · July 31st, 2012

With a new take on ‘Total Recall’ out Friday, we round up cinema’s best do-overs.

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