The Weinstein Company has announced it is celebrating “Mandela Day” (today is Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday and, happily, he seems to be getting a bit better after his recent health scare) by dropping a full-length trailer for Justin Chadwick’s upcoming “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.”
Full trailer for 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom' promises the Mandela you didn't know
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:16 pm · July 18th, 2013
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Oscar winners crash the 2013 Emmy nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:47 am · July 18th, 2013
I’ll leave it to those more embedded in Emmy history to tell us whether Oscar winners landing a slew of nominations from the TV Academy is typical or not. But it was nevertheless striking to me how many Academy Award winners popped up on today’s nominations list.
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My favorite Emmy nominees: Anna Chlumsky, David Fincher, Jonathan Banks
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:52 am · July 18th, 2013
Amid the usual, spotlights on ‘Veep,’ ‘House of Cards’ and ‘Breaking Bad’ made my day.
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John Lithgow joins the cast of Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:46 am · July 16th, 2013
The cast of Christopher Nolan’s upcoming “Insterstellar” is, well, stellar. There are a handful of amazing ensembles out there these days, from “12 Years a Slave” to “Out of the Furnace,” but this one is just jam-packed with prestige, movie stardom and just about anything you’d want out of a cast. And now we can add John Lithgow to the ever-expanding list.
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Lucky 7: Seven actors who played the same role at least seven times
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:18 am · July 16th, 2013
With Hugh Jackman’s seventh and eighth appearances as Logan/Wolverine on the way, we take a look at other actors who have played a character at least seven times.
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On 'Elysium,' Syd Mead and science-fiction production design at the Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:00 am · July 16th, 2013
It’s far too rare that the genre is recognized by the designers branch.
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'12 Years a Slave' trailer drops with looks at Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:29 pm · July 15th, 2013
A trailer has been released for Steve McQueen’s “12 Years a Slave” and boy does it reveal a lush, meticulously designed world.
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Oscar winners Rick Carter and Alex Gibney among newly elected Academy governors
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:30 am · July 15th, 2013
Ten first-time governors have been elected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors. In addition, eight incumbents have been reelected and one previous governor is returning to the board. This year’s election increases the Academy’s governing body from 43 to 48.
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The Ken Watanabe samurai remake of 'Unforgiven' gets a full trailer and a familiar poster
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:57 am · July 13th, 2013
File this under badass projects that I had no idea were happening. I guess the news of a samurai remake of Clint Eastwood’s “Unforgiven” made the rounds nearly a year ago, and I either glossed over it or missed it completely. Now a few trailers and a poster for the film have surfaced and, well, I’m totally on board.
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Hear the voice of Idris Elba's freedom fighter in the teaser trailer for 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:38 am · July 12th, 2013
Idris Elba takes flight today with his first big leading role in “Pacific Rim,” and The Weinstein Company has seized the opportunity to offer up a little tease of Justin Chadwick’s “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” to go along with it.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Grown Ups 2'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:10 am · July 12th, 2013
The sequel you never knew you wanted comes to theaters this weekend.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Pacific Rim'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 pm · July 11th, 2013
Guillermo del Toro’s kaiju-mech disasterpiece tears into theaters this weekend
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New trailer and poster for 'Out of the Furnace' spotlight Christian Bale's performance
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:28 am · July 11th, 2013
The marketing for Scott Cooper’s “Out of the Furnace” is rumbling to life over at Relativity Media. A few production stills were released earlier this week, shortly followed by the official poster and today, a trailer.
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Ben Affleck to star in David Fincher's 'Gone Girl'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:15 am · July 11th, 2013
Warner Bros. acquiesces to the actor’s desire to delay his next directing gig.
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First trailer for 'Saving Mr. Banks' reveals the struggle to bring 'Mary Poppins' to the screen
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:02 am · July 11th, 2013
Yesterday Walt Disney Pictures gave us our first official look at John Lee Hancock’s “Saving Mr. Banks” with a production still tease. Today, via Moviefone, the studio has dropped the first trailer for the film.
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Academy announces concert event for original score and song Oscar nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:21 pm · July 10th, 2013
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that this year’s Oscar-nominated original scores and songs will be featured in a live concert on Thursday, February 27, three days before the 2014 Academy Awards ceremony.
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Cate Blanchett is on fire in Woody Allen's 'Blue Jasmine'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:32 pm · July 10th, 2013
I think it’s fair to go ahead and stand out here and say Cate Blanchett gives a tour de force performance in Woody Allen’s “Blue Jasmine.”
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Dustin Hoffman nearly cries explaining the epiphany that made 'Tootsie' so meaningful to him
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:56 pm · July 10th, 2013
Everyone has their reasons for making movies. Those reasons are different on a case-by-case basis and run the spectrum from superficial to profound, but you kind of live for this level of insight into a project and dedication to a deep, complex idea that really needs a medium like the cinema to fully explore it.
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