Continuing a series of short interviews with cinematographer Roger Deakins about films like “Sid and Nancy,” “The Man Who Wasn’t There,” “Kundun” and “The Shawshank Redemption.”
Roger Deakins reflects on 'The Village' and M. Night Shyamalan's obsession
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:26 am · December 22nd, 2014
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Jack O'Connell knew playing Louis Zamperini in 'Unbroken' was going to hurt
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:52 am · December 22nd, 2014
Jack O’Connell sits down with HitFix to discuss his work in Angelina Jolie’s “Unbroken,” a grueling ordeal that the actor anticipated.
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Tell us what you thought of 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:02 am · December 21st, 2014
Peter Jackson’s Middle Earth saga concludes (for now) this weekend.
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Oscar-winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki details the 'dance' of filming 'Birdman'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:45 am · December 20th, 2014
HitFix talks to Oscar-winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki (“Gravity”) about the intense production of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Birdman,” which was filmed through a series of long, extended takes.
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'Gone Girl' named the year's best film by Nevada Film Critics Society
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:45 am · December 20th, 2014
The Nevada Film Critics Society has come along and added another film to the critics/precursor Best Picture hat — David Fincher’s “Gone Girl” — bringing the number of films that have received top honors so far this year up to eight.
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Florida critics spring for 'Birdman,' Linklater, Keaton, Pike, Simmons and Arquette
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:10 pm · December 19th, 2014
The Florida Film Critics Circle has awarded “Birdman” best film of the year.
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Roger Deakins recalls 'The Man Who Wasn't There' and film noir favorites
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:17 am · December 19th, 2014
Continuing a series of short interviews with cinematographer Roger Deakins that include closer looks at films like “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” “The Shawshank Redemption,” “Kundun” and “The Village.”
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'Birdman' and genre love from Las Vegas film critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:44 pm · December 18th, 2014
The Las Vegas Film Critics Society is the latest regional critics group to unveil award winners for 2014, and it was “Birdman” that came away the biggest hit with seven awards, including Best Picture.
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Roger Deakins looks back on 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' and the days of cinema alchemy
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:25 am · December 18th, 2014
Kicking off a series of short interviews with cinematographer Roger Deakins, looking back on films like “Sid and Nancy,” “The Shawshank Redemption,” “Kundun” and more.
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Stop the presses: 'Boyhood' shut out by a critics group
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:12 am · December 18th, 2014
The Utah Film Critics Association has spoken up with its list of superlatives this year and “Birdman” came out on top, winning Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay honors.
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Sony hack: Sorkin back at it, slams 'easily distracted members of the American press'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:34 pm · December 17th, 2014
“The Newsroom” creator Aaron Sorkin has issued a statement following revelation of North Korea’s involvement in the Sony hack, and again takes aim at media decisions this week.
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'Nightcrawler' director Dan Gilroy calls out media behavior in the wake of Sony hack
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:35 pm · December 17th, 2014
In the wake of the recent Sony hack, media outlets published stolen private information willy-nilly, recalling the scavenger-like behavior of the news gatherers depicted in Dan Gilroy’s film “Nightcrawler.” Gilory, a former Variety reporter, had plenty of thoughts on that when he spoke to HitFix recently.
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Following terrorist threat, Sony officially cancels 'The Interview' release
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:17 pm · December 17th, 2014
Sony has officially canceled of “The Interview,” which was slated for a Christmas Day bow, following terrorist threats.
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Angelina Jolie says the Coen brothers brought a lack of sentimentality to 'Unbroken'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:43 pm · December 17th, 2014
“Unbroken” director Angelina Jolie sits down with HitFix to discuss whittling Louis Zamperini’s epic life into a consumable film.
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'Dear White People,' 'Selma' lead 15th annual Black Reel Awards nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:09 am · December 17th, 2014
The Foundation for the Advancement of African-Americans in Film (FAAAF) announced its nominees for the 15th Annual Black Reel Awards Wednesday morning. Justin Simien’s “Dear White People” and Ava DuVernay’s “Selma” led the way with 10 nominations each.
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Dublin critics award 'Boyhood,' 'Frank,' Jake Gyllenhaal and Marion Cotillard
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:46 am · December 17th, 2014
Critics in the UK obviously aren’t immune to the charms of “Boyhood,” as the film did well with the London Film Critics Circle and now, the Dublin Film Critics Circle has named it the year’s best.
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Austin critics love 'Boyhood,' single out 'Joe' star Gary Poulter
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:21 am · December 17th, 2014
Yeah, the Austin Film Critics Association naturally dug the Austin-set “Boyhood,” and yeah, they showed a lot of love for “Nightcrawler.” But the single coolest thing they did Wednesday in their awards announcement was single out “Joe” star Gary Poulter.
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Rene Russo really needs to be in the supporting actress Oscar discussion, folks
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:08 pm · December 16th, 2014
With Jake Gyllenhaal getting more and more awards attention for his performance in “Nightcrawler,” let it be a reminder that there are other treasures in the film besides, not least of which being Rene Russo’s outstanding, wounded performance as a desperate news division head.
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