Kristopher Tapley

On 'The Conjuring,' 'The Exorcist' and horror finding its way to the Oscars

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:59 am · June 26th, 2013

James Wan’s latest is a lesson in control, restraint and confidence.

Want to watch 75 of the 85 Best Picture Oscar winners right now?

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:47 pm · June 25th, 2013

Ever wanted to see all 85 Best Picture winners and access them easily and efficiently without buying DVDs or waiting for Netflix shipments to arrive? Well, iTunes can almost get you there. And really, 88% ain’t bad at all.

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First 'Counselor' trailer features Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, Michael Fassbender, Cameron Diaz and Penelope Cruz

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:16 am · June 25th, 2013

The first trailer — of a sort — for the film has made its way online. It’s a Russian quickie, basically a TV spot. But it gives us an idea of the visual vibe.

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39th annual Saturn Awards to be dedicated to the memory of author Richard Matheson

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:05 pm · June 24th, 2013

Author Richard Matheson was set to receive the Visionary Award at the 39th annual Saturn Awards Wednesday night, presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. Pity the award will now be presented posthumously, but the ceremony will now be dedicated to his memory.

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'Prince Avalanche' trailer puts Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch at each other's throats

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:35 pm · June 24th, 2013

Magnolia will release the film in theaters and on VOD August 9

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Citing Sandy Hook shootings, Jim Carrey says he's bowing out of supporting 'Kick-Ass 2'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:25 pm · June 23rd, 2013

Jim Carrey is backing out of supporting his new film “Kick-Ass 2” due to its depiction of violence, the actor said in a pair of Tweets this afternoon.

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Tell us what you thought of 'World War Z'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:13 am · June 21st, 2013

Paramount’s embattled zombie actioner hits theaters today.

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James Gandolfini always made an impact, as character actor or leading man

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:00 pm · June 19th, 2013

James Gandolfini is dead. A heart attack in Italy. Too soon doesn’t begin to say it, but as the news makes its way across the wires I find myself, as we always do at times like this, thinking back on the work. And Gandolfini had a wealth of it. You see, he wasn’t always this star, this “name.” He made his hay as a character actor in film after film, always leaving a deep impression, long before “The Sopranos” came calling.

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Soot-filled teaser poster for 'Out of the Furnace' plays up heavy-hitting cast

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:51 pm · June 19th, 2013

A teaser poster for Scott Cooper’s “Out of the Furnace” has dropped, playing up the film’s star-studded cast and the murky atmosphere of a revenge thriller.

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Tell us what you thought of 'Man of Steel'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:01 pm · June 13th, 2013

Snyder and Nolan’s new vision of the last son of Krypton has arrived!

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Production begins on Michael Mann's cyber thriller

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:08 pm · June 11th, 2013

Legendary Pictures announced start of production today on Michael Mann’s untitled latest feature, a Morgan Davis Foehl-scripted cyber-theft thriller starring Chris Hemsworth and Viola Davis.

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Tell us what you thought of 'This is the End'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:28 pm · June 11th, 2013

Seth Rogen and friends face the apocalypse today.

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Critics' Choice TV awards go to 'Breaking Bad,' 'Game of Thrones' and 'Behind the Candelabra'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:47 pm · June 10th, 2013

The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) couldn’t make up its collective mind in a number of key races at tonight’s BTJA Critics’ Choice Television Awards. Three categories ended in ties, two of them major categories of Best Drama Series (which went to “Breaking Bad” and “Game of Thrones”) and Best Reality Series (which went to “Push Girls” and — dear lord — “Duck Dynasty”).

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Superman at the Oscars

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:06 pm · June 10th, 2013

Looking back at how the Man of Steel has fared at the Academy awards with DC’s reboot on the way.

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Cyndi Lauper and 'Kinky Boots' rock the Tony Awards

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:02 pm · June 9th, 2013

The American Theatre Wing’s 67th annual Tony Awards were presented tonight at Radio City Music Hall in New York, and it was Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein’s “Kinky Boots” that basked in the glow of glitz and glitter, walking out with the most awards on the night.

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Cyndi Lauper inches one step closer to an EGOT at the 2013 Tony Awards

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:46 pm · June 9th, 2013

With her Tony win in the Best Original Score category tonight for her work on the Broadway smash “Kinky Boots,” musician Cyndi Lauper has inched a step closer to some elite industry awards company.

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2013 Student Academy Award winners announced

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:34 pm · June 8th, 2013

The 40th annual Student Academy Awards were held tonight in Beverly Hills. It’s worth keeping an eye on these because you never know if they can turn around and show up at the Academy Awards, like Luke Matheny’s “God of Love” and Timothy Reckart’s “Head Over Heels” have in recent years.

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