When last we heard from Todd Haynes (save a quick trip to HBO’s “Enlightened”), he had brought James M. Cain’s “Mildred Pierce” to the small screen via mini-series. Kate Winslet stormed the awards circuit winning every trophy in sight (much like Michael Douglas seems poised to do this year for “Behind the Candelabra”) and the event was in general a nice fit in Haynes’s oeuvre of female-centric drama. He’s set for another as he transitions back to the big screen with “Carol,” Screen Daily reports.
Todd Haynes teams with Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska for 'Carol'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:36 am · May 22nd, 2013
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'American Horror Story,' 'Big Bang Theory' lead Broadcast TV Journalists Association nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:03 am · May 22nd, 2013
The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) announced today its list of nominees for TV programming. CBS series “The Big Bang Theory” and FX’s mini-series “American Horror Story: Asylum” led the way with six nominations apiece. On the drama side, FX’s “The Americans,” AMC’s “Breaking Bad,” HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and CBS’s “The Good Wife” led with four nods each.
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Exclusive: Patricia Clarkson warns Brit Marling about getting soft in a new clip from 'The East'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:57 am · May 21st, 2013
Zal Batmanglij’s “The East” screened at Sundance and Fox Searchlight is doing something right. Because it didn’t land for me there, but its positioning this summer has me interested in giving it another look amid the surrounding noise. And I swear that’s not because we have an exclusive clip for you today.
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Seth MacFarlane will not host the 2014 Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:03 am · May 20th, 2013
Seth MacFarlane has officially dropped out of the Oscar hosting gig today, he revealed on Twitter. And he even took a bit of a shot at that critical thrashing in the process.
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Ben Affleck sends up 'Argo' and his Best Picture Oscar acceptance speech on SNL
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 pm · May 18th, 2013
You didn’t think “Argo” and its Oscar run was through with you yet, did you? Tonight on “Saturday Night Live,” last year’s golden boy Ben Affleck took up hosting duties for the fifth time in his career, bringing the 38th season of the show to a close and putting a big bow on the 2012-2013 Oscar season.
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'Star Trek' at the Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:37 am · May 18th, 2013
How has the franchise fared at the Academy Awards over the decades?
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Thomas Vinterberg to adapt 'Far from the Madding Crowd' with Carey Mulligan
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:03 pm · May 17th, 2013
A year ago at Cannes, Dogme 95 co-founding filmmaking Thomas Vinterberg was stirring up talk with his film “The Hunt.” This year’s fest brings news for his next.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Frances Ha'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:42 am · May 17th, 2013
Noah Baumbach’s latest heads out in limited release this weekend.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Star Trek Into Darkness'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:10 am · May 17th, 2013
The wrath of a sequel lands on screens this weekend.
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'Crouching Tiger' sequel to be directed by 'The Matrix' and 'Kill Bill' choreographer Yuen Wo Ping
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:47 pm · May 16th, 2013
The Weinstein Company has announced today that production on “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II: The Green Destiny” will begin in March of 2014 in Asia. Yuen Wo Ping is set to direct after serving as a choreographer on the original film, which was directed by Ang Lee was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, winning four.
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Scarlett Johansson calls adapting Capote's long-lost 'Summer Crossing' a 'life dream'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:07 am · May 16th, 2013
The actress’s directorial debut goes on sale at the Cannes Film Market this week.
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Reese Witherspoon jumps aboard Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Inherent Vice'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:26 pm · May 15th, 2013
Nothing turns a rough couple of weeks around like booking a gig on a Paul Thomas Anderson movie. Reese Witherspoon has done just that, landing a role in the director’s upcoming “Inherent Vice,” adapted from the Thomas Pynchon novel set in 60s/70s Los Angeles.
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Report: Will Smith looking to remake Sam Peckinpah's 'The Wild Bunch'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:50 pm · May 14th, 2013
Is it a bad idea or is Peckinpah no longer off limits?
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J.J. Abrams talks 'Star Trek' vs. 'Star Wars' and Jon Stewart's 'Rosewater' on 'The Daily Show'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:04 pm · May 14th, 2013
Soon enough you’ll get to decide for yourself on “Star Trek Into Darkness.” Will you be delighted as a general moviegoer or up in arms with a large sect of Trekkies who have gotten bent out of shape? I’ll be interested to find out (and we’ll inquire on Friday), but for now, some fun with J.J. Abrams.
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Al Pacino signs on for David Gordon Green's 'Manglehorn'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:26 am · May 14th, 2013
When that fake list of Cannes titles went up a few weeks back, just a day or two before the official line-up was unveiled, I was hoping one particular title was true: David Gordon Green’s “Joe.” Alas, it wasn’t. The film stars Nicolas Cage and Tye Sheridan (hot of an amazing performance in “Mud,” directed by Green’s former North Carolina school mate Jeff Nichols) and it’s part of what I feel is a new period for Green as an artist, taking what he’s learned (and the relationships he’s built up) to date and finding more fertile creative territory. His next film sure seems to be an extension of that.
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Angelina Jolie has preventative double mastectomy due to cancer likelihood
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:27 pm · May 13th, 2013
The actress takes to the pages of The New York Times to tell her story.
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The best of space station astronaut Chris Hadfield's photos from orbit
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:32 pm · May 13th, 2013
Astronaut Chris Hadfield has spent the last few months doing serious work on the International Space Station. But he’s also been providing an invaluable resource in the form of a fantastic series of photos of Earth from orbit. These are my favorites.
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James Franco tackles William Faulkner in the trailer for Cannes-bound 'As I Lay Dying'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:53 pm · May 13th, 2013
It’s kind of amazing that an adaptation of William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying” has never happened, and it’s fascinating that Franco is the guy to do it. He’s put together a great cast including Danny McBride and Tim Blake Nelson. Franco himself also stars.
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