Olympic athlete Mark Schultz has taken to Facebook and Twitter to lash out at what has been interpreted as a homosexual relationship between him and blue blood John du Pont in the film “Foxcatcher.”
'Foxcatcher' subject Mark Schultz goes on tirade against director Bennett Miller
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:06 am · December 31st, 2014
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The top 10 shots of 2014: part two
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:25 pm · December 30th, 2014
In Contention wraps up its eighth annual look at the best film images from the year with a top five featuring films like “Interstellar,” “Inherent Vice” and “Birdman.”
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If I had an Oscar ballot…
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:27 am · December 30th, 2014
One humble opinion on what an Oscar ballot ought to look like this year as 2014 draws to a close.
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'Birdman' leads North Carolina film critics nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:33 pm · December 29th, 2014
The North Carolina Film Critics Association has announced its list of nominees in a modest array of categories this season, and once again, it’s “Birdman” leading the way, with seven nominations.
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The top 10 shots of 2014: part one
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:35 pm · December 29th, 2014
With the year drawing to a close, In Contention kicks off its eighth annual, two-part “Top 10 Shots of the Year” feature with a look at five of the most dynamic single film frames of the year.
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Off the Carpet: 'Unbroken,' 'Selma,' 'Sniper' in the headlines as Oscar voting begins
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · December 29th, 2014
Oscar voting begins on Monday, just as “Unbroken” is lighting up the box office and “Selma” is getting ridiculed in op-eds.
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Paul Thomas Anderson thought that 'There Will Be Blood' Oscar DQ was B.S., too
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:51 pm · December 28th, 2014
In a recent interview, Paul Thomas Anderson let his feelings on Jonny Greenwood’s 7-year-old Oscar disqualification for “There Will Be Blood” known.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Into the Woods'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:12 am · December 27th, 2014
Rob Marshall is back at the movie musical game.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Unbroken'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:50 am · December 27th, 2014
Angelina Jolie brings Louis Zamperini’s story to screens this holiday.
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Roger Deakins got the biggest compliment of his career for 'The Shawshank Redemption'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:56 am · December 26th, 2014
Concluding a series of short interviews with cinematographer Roger Deakins covering films like “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” “Sid and Nancy,” “Barton Fink,” “The Shawshank Redemption,” “Kundun,” “A Beautiful Mind,” “The Man Who Wasn’t There” and “The Village.”
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Roger Deakins looks back on 1997's 'Kundun,' his only Scorsese collaboration to date
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:39 am · December 25th, 2014
Continuing a series of short interviews with “Unbroken” cinematographer Roger Deakins covering a range of topics from “Sid and Nancy” to “The Shawshank Redemption” to “Barton Fink.”
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Tell us what you thought of 'The Interview'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:56 pm · December 24th, 2014
It wasn’t released, it escaped…
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Roger Deakins remembers making it up as he went along on Alex Cox's 'Sid and Nancy'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:05 am · December 24th, 2014
Continuing a series of short interviews with “Unbroken” cinematographer Roger Deakins looking back on films like “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” “Kundun,” “The Shawshank Redemption” and “The Man Who Wasn’t There.”
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'Selma' dominates Black Film Critics Circle awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:19 pm · December 23rd, 2014
Black Film Critics Circle co-president Mike Sargent accompanied the release of his group’s list of 2014 movie superlatives this year with a quote expressing praise for “an incredibly diverse and progressive year for black film.” But…
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Roger Deakins says working with the Coens on 'Barton Fink' changed his whole outlook
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:12 am · December 23rd, 2014
Continuing a series of short interviews with “Unbroken” cinematographer Roger Deakins about a wide range of films, from “Nineteen Eighty-Four” to “The Man Who Wasn’t There” to “The Shawshank Redemption.”
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'Birdman' and 'Mommy' lead Vancouver Film Critics Circle nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:58 pm · December 22nd, 2014
The Vancouver critics have just joined the party, always offering an interesting assortment of nominations given their practice of splitting off a whole separate section for Canadian films.
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'Grand Budapest Hotel' named year's best by Southeastern Film Critics Association
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:29 am · December 22nd, 2014
The Southeastern Film Critics Association have added to the year-end discussion, becoming the second group to hand top honors to Wes Anderson’s “Grand Budapest Hotel.” The film won the Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay and Best Ensemble prizes.
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'Still Alice' cleans up at the Women Film Critics Circle Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:14 am · December 22nd, 2014
The Women Film Critics Circle announced its winners for the year last week and we’re just now getting to them. And even though “The Homesman” led the way with nominations, it was “Still Alice” that was the big winner, taking every prize for which it was nominated.
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