After his epic Olympic ceremony, the Oscars would be a breeze for the British filmmaker.
Memo to Oscar: Get Danny Boyle to direct your show
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:20 pm · July 30th, 2012
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Calling all original screenplay contenders
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:31 am · July 27th, 2012
As prestige adaptations crowd the fall slate, originals are thin on the ground, particularly when it comes to Oscar hopefuls.
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Venice competition lineup includes Malick, De Palma, Assayas
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:51 am · July 26th, 2012
There are few surprises in the just-announced Venice Film Festival lineup, while ‘The Master’ may appear as a late addition.
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Are distributors letting 'Mud' slide?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:17 am · July 25th, 2012
Jeff Nichols’s latest was a hit at Cannes, so why has no one bought it?
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PGA awards the Weinsteins the 2013 Milestone award
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 pm · July 23rd, 2012
Award comes after TWC productions took Guild’s top prize two years running.
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Mira Nair and Kate Hudson to open Venice with 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:59 am · July 23rd, 2012
By opening the Italian fest, the political thriller follows in the footsteps of ‘Black Swan’ and ‘The Ides of March.’
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Summit primes 'The Impossible' for awards season
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:43 am · July 19th, 2012
Juan Antonio Bayona’s tsunami drama will open on December 21.
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'Lincoln' eases the pressure with a mid-November release
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:01 am · July 19th, 2012
A wise move for a film feeling the burden of expectation?
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Academy welcomes six new governors, including Lisa Cholodenko and Bill Condon
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:15 am · July 18th, 2012
The election of a new Board of Governors precedes the announcement of a new Academy president.
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'Alps' does the (limited) Stateside rounds
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:30 am · July 17th, 2012
Catch Yorgos Lanthimos’s brilliant follow-up to ‘Dogtooth’ if you can.
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Venice jury includes Samantha Morton and Marina Abramovic
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:55 pm · July 13th, 2012
The festival has picked eight artists to serve under jury president Michael Mann.
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A belated appreciation of 'Take This Waltz'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:42 am · July 13th, 2012
One of the year’s best films, Sarah Polley’s follow-up to ‘Away From Her,’ has already been out for two weeks.
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Interview: Kenneth Lonergan on why 'Margaret' shouldn't be perfect
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:32 pm · July 10th, 2012
We talk to the writer-director about the extended DVD cut of his sophomore film.
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The Lists: Top 10 first-half Oscar contenders
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:00 am · July 10th, 2012
What early releases deserve recognition come January 2013?
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Performance submissions for SAG Awards now open, but online only
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:51 am · July 10th, 2012
Like the Academy, the Screen Actors’ Guild has begun the move away from paper voting.
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On Ernest Borgnine's conflicted awards history
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:35 am · July 9th, 2012
He won an Oscar for ‘Marty,’ so why does ‘Brokeback Mountain’ feature in his obits?
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Karlovy Vary: 'Oh Boy' and 'Hemel' offer contrasting takes on young European ennui
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:34 am · July 6th, 2012
A pair of impressive debut features are among the festival’s highlights.
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Karlovy Vary: Variety celebrates the European directors of the future
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:11 pm · July 3rd, 2012
The trade paper’s 10 Euro Directors To Watch sidebar includes Spanish animation ‘Wrinkles’ and BAFTA-nominated comedy ‘Black Pond.’
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