If you were still in any doubt that Asghar Farhadi’s superb Iranian marital drama “A Separation” is this year’s Chosen One on the world cinema circuit, there was further confirmation this week, as the film scooped the annual BBC Four World Cinema Award.
'A Separation' wins BBC World Cinema Award
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:04 am · November 18th, 2011
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BAFTA pays tribute to Kenneth Branagh and Charlize Theron
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:40 pm · November 17th, 2011
Charlize Theron was recently invited by BAFTA to reflect on her career in their ‘A Life in Pictures’ series; Kenneth Branagh is next up for the honor.
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John Myhre tapped as production designer for Oscar show
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:28 pm · November 17th, 2011
Considering what a pickle they were in only a week ago, I admire the efficiency with which the Academy is moving forward with their Oscarcast plans — with new producer Brian Grazer and host Billy Crystal in place, Oscar-winning production designer John Myhre is now on board to literally set the stage for the event.
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Oscarweb Round-up: 'The Help' is no laughing matter, says HFPA
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:31 am · November 17th, 2011
Hey, has there been a more hilarious performance all year than Viola Davis’s wackily oppressed, zanily bereaved maid in “The Help?” There has, you say? Whatever. Anyway, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is with you, as they’ve barred DreamWorks’s planned strategy to campaign the film in the Musical/Comedy races at the Golden Globes. The Globes […]
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45 animated shorts longlisted for Oscar
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:33 pm · November 16th, 2011
Pixar’s “La Luna” and the Quay Brothers’ “Maska” are two of the 45 films vying for that most unpredictable of Oscar categories, Best Animated Short.
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The Muppets face the indignity of product placement
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:44 am · November 16th, 2011
The Muppets are the latest in a long line of Hollywood stars to feature in a satirical series of Hollywood-baiting ads for a UK cellphone network.
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UK poster for 'Shame' puts its two stars on an equal footing
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:13 am · November 16th, 2011
Previous posters for Steve McQueen’s “Shame” have avoided showing the actors’ faces — but the new UK quad design does, and puts the focus as much on Carey Mulligan as the film’s more heavily-hyped star Michael Fassbender.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Clooney cheers on the competition
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:20 am · November 16th, 2011
Ask most awards analysts who the current frontrunners for the Best Actor Oscar are, and you’ll probably get some combination of the names George Clooney, Jean Dujardin and Brad Pitt. Clooney probably knows that, which is why it’s both magnanimous and, who knows, perhaps slyly strategic for him to name Dujardin and Pitt’s performances, in […]
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'Rampart' campaign ramps up with qualifying release next week
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:21 am · November 15th, 2011
Woody Harrelson’s performance in “Rampart” is one of several indie contenders trying to muscle in on the star-heavy Best Actor category — with a one-week qualifying release scheduled for next week, could he sneak in under the radar?
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Early reviews for 'The Iron Lady' cool on film, hot on Streep
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:41 am · November 15th, 2011
Two UK print critics have weighed in on the long-awaited Margaret Thatcher biopic “The Iron Lady,” agreeing that Meryl Streep’s performance is more spectacular than the film itself.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Too much anal rape for Oscar?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:10 am · November 15th, 2011
After avoiding it scrupulously for months, as is my custom, I was finally faced with the trailer for David Fincher’s “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” when I paid good money to see “Immortals” last night. (More on that later.) Though the film looks as dourly impressive as I’d expect, any number of reasons why […]
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An evening with Vanessa Redgrave and the Academy
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:29 pm · November 14th, 2011
There was no shortage of stirring testaments from industry luminaries at last night’s vastly entertaining Academy salute to British acting titan Vanessa Redgrave at London’s Curzon Soho cinema last night.
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Cinema Audio Society to honor Rob Marshall
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:52 pm · November 14th, 2011
What do Quentin Tarantino, Gil Cates, Taylor Hackford, Henry Selick and now Rob Marshall have in common? Not a lot, to be honest. But they have all won the annual Filmmaker Award from the Cinema Audio Society, the guild that gives out its own sound awards in February.
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Oscarweb Round-up: The year of the dog
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:28 am · November 14th, 2011
“The Artist” is looking an increasingly safe bet in any number of Oscar categories, but Best Supporting Actor isn’t one of them, and it’s all because Academy rules bar canine actors from competing. That’s a tough break for the film’s remarkable Jack Russell prodigy Uggy, who’s no less deserving than some past human nominees in […]
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New 'Iron Lady' trailer, plus UK quad looks us in the eye
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:36 am · November 14th, 2011
As “The Iron Lady” quietly begins its publicity trail, a refreshingly tongue-in-cheek UK poster for the film arrives.
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Cinejabber: Whether you're high or low
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:03 am · November 12th, 2011
Another Saturday, another Cinejabber – your space to kick around whatever film-related thoughts you fancy, while we seek life beyond the movie theater.
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US theaters finally succumb to 'Melancholia'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:05 pm · November 11th, 2011
After a rocky publicity ride following director Lars von Trier’s controversial Nazi remarks at Cannes, “Melancholia” is finding its feet with US critics. But will audiences — or even the Academy — take any notice?
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Looking back on pre-'Monster' Charlize Theron
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:37 am · November 11th, 2011
Charlize Theron’s performance in “Young Adult” is being hailed in some quarters as her best since her Oscar-winning breakthrough in “Monster” — but her talent was evident well before then.
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