After purchasing positively buzzed French romcom “Populaire” and courting Colin Firth for a remake of Cesar-winning smash “Untouchable,” The Weinstein Company’s Gallic loyalty shows no sign of fading.
Harvey further forges the French connection
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:24 pm · March 29th, 2012
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'Wrath of the Titans,' or how Zeus got his groove back
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:39 pm · March 28th, 2012
Blockbuster sequel “Wrath of the Titans” is, unexpectedly, a vast improvement on its deservedly maligned predecessor — but will the critical and commercial reception give credit where it’s due?
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Hugh Jackman gets serious in first official still from 'Les Misérables'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:08 am · March 28th, 2012
Rarely given a chance to show his dramatic chops on screen, Hugh Jackman has a point to prove in Tom Hooper’s “‘Les Misérables” — so it’s no surprise that the first official still finds him in super-serious mode.
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'The Artist' named Festival Film of the Year
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:06 pm · March 26th, 2012
“The Artist” will receive the award for Festival Film of the Year at the International Film Festival Summit in Paris.
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'Harry Potter' and 'Tinker, Tailor' take top honors at Empire Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:50 am · March 26th, 2012
UK hits “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” and “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” were predictably the big winners at the reader-voted Jameson Empire Awards, but there was a surprise as Olivia Colman won Best Actress for the little-seen “Tyrannosaur.”
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Cinejabber: Wedding bells
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:42 am · March 24th, 2012
Okay, we haven’t done of these in a while — welcome (back) to Cinejabber, your weekend open thread to kick around whatever’s on your mind film-wise or otherwise, while we seek life beyond the movie theater. This weekend, however, the biggest event in the In Contention family has nothing to do with the box-office blocks […]
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No subtitles needed to be seduced by trailer for Berlin sensation 'Tabu'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:52 am · March 24th, 2012
An enigmatic trailer has surfaced for my favorite film of the year so far — U.S. viewers, however, will have to wait until the end of the year to see the whole thing.
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Tell us what you thought of 'The Hunger Games'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:57 pm · March 23rd, 2012
It’s heeeeeere. “John Carter” may have got blockbuster season off to a false (if unseasonally early) start, but the real deal arrives today — Gary Ross’s adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ young-adult publishing phenomenon “The Hunger Games” has been breathlessly anticipated for months, if not years, and early box-office numbers (not to mention a broad swathe […]
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An early FYC plea for Rachel Weisz
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:30 pm · March 22nd, 2012
You wouldn’t know it from the film’s cool UK reception, but Rachel Weisz gives the performance of her career in Terence Davies’ small-scale marital drama “The Deep Blue Sea.”
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Julian Fellowes aims to right perceived wrongs of James Cameron's 'Titanic'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:02 pm · March 21st, 2012
With the release of “Titanic 3D” looming, Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes has lashed out at James Cameron’s film, claiming his own upcoming TV take on the story will rectify the 1997 film’s factual blunders.
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Looking back on Linda Cardellini in 'Return'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:15 pm · March 20th, 2012
The film came and went in US theaters without much noise, but Liza Johnson’s post-Iraq indie drama “Return” showcases am award-caliber performance from Linda Cardellini.
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Woody Allen ups sticks from 'Paris' to 'Rome'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:55 am · March 19th, 2012
Hoping to emulate the success of his Oscar-winning hit “Midnight in Paris,” Woody Allen’s latest has switched title from “Nero Fiddled” to “To Rome With Love.”
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Your space to geek out over latest trailer for 'Prometheus'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:09 am · March 19th, 2012
So, what did you see over the weekend? “21 Jump Street,” possibly — though to judge from recent chatter on Twitter and elsewhere, no new release got people more excited over the past two days than the 150-second trailer for Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus,” the possible “Alien” prequel with a dream cast headed up by Charlize […]
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Tell us what you thought of '21 Jump Street'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:18 am · March 17th, 2012
Well, who’d’a thunk it? The 1980s TV reboot that absolutely no one asked for has rather taken critics by surprise — crass and rough-edged as it is, the sheer unapologetic silliness of Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s film has charmed everyone from Ebert to A.O. Scott. I am also in the fan club, having particularly appreciated […]
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Whit Stillman comes out of hiding
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:25 am · March 16th, 2012
Whit Stillman’s “Damsels in Distress” is a delightful comeback from a 13-year hiatus. Will audiences get the joke when the film opens next month?
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Review: '21 Jump Street' is a sly, silly celebration of immaturity
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:42 am · March 15th, 2012
Jonah Hill co-writes and stars in this cheerfully irreverent riff on the 1980s cop series, but it’s Channing Tatum who emerges as its MVP.
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Plummer's 'Barrymore' to hit theaters in the fall
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:42 pm · March 14th, 2012
Christopher Plummer may be basking in the glory of his overdue first Oscar win — but could the fall release of “Barrymore” earn him another ticket to the dance?
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Viola Davis settles into leading-lady status
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:03 pm · March 13th, 2012
Undaunted by her recent Oscar loss, Viola Davis is asserting her post-Oscar clout by producing her first solo leading vehicle: a biopic of pioneering congresswoman Barbara Jordan.
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