“Amour” has come to be considered one of Haneke’s most universal and accessible works, despite sporting the same rigor as his previous work. That might be because it concerns itself with the very universal concept of love. But nevertheless, to Haneke, “there’s not a difference between my films besides the subject matter.”
A Valentine's Day conversation with 'Amour' writer/director Michael Haneke
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:39 pm · February 14th, 2013
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Michael Haneke responds to 'his' Twitter handle
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:15 pm · February 14th, 2013
Have you been following @Michael_Haneke?
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Tech Support: Greg P. Russell on finding the nuance in action with Sam Mendes and 'Skyfall'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:09 am · February 14th, 2013
Sound mixer Greg P. Russell has spent his career working in action filmmaking, but his experience with director Sam Mendes and fellow mixer Scott Millan brought him a whole new perspective. Perhaps he can pick up that elusive first Oscar this year. This would be, after all, his 16th try.
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Documentary Feature
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:32 am · February 14th, 2013
‘5 Broken Cameras,’ The Gatekeepers,’ ‘How to Survive a Plague,’ ‘The Invisible War’ and ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ square off.
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The top 10 shots of 2012: part two
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:35 am · February 13th, 2013
Wrapping up the year in individual film images.
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The top 10 shots of 2012: part one
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:31 am · February 12th, 2013
I decided to do something a little different with the shots column this year. I thought I’d go with a metric of instinct rather than analysis.
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Sam Fell and Chris Butler on the social commentary and hybrid tech of 'ParaNorman'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:12 pm · February 11th, 2013
The idea of what would become “ParaNorman” first came to Chris Butler 16 years ago. It was just the superficial spark of “how cool would it be to make a stop-motion zombie movie for kids?” But the more he mulled over the genre and why it had always been so compelling to him, the more he realized there was a thematic draw there.
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'Skyfall,' 'Game of Thrones' win ASC Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:07 pm · February 10th, 2013
Roger Deakins inches a step closer to his first Oscar.
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Ben Affleck's 'Argo' wins three BAFTA Awards, including Best Film and Best Director
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:25 pm · February 10th, 2013
The BAFTA Awards went down tonight in London and it’s a big moment in the race. As Guy reminded yesterday in his predictions column, the organization has tailored its process closer to the Academy’s, eliminating branch-voted winners in favor of allowing all members to vote throughout the categories. The result could be some powerful Oscar foreshadowing.
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'Argo' wins the USC Scripter Award
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:43 pm · February 9th, 2013
In yet another surprise (though I guess there should be none by now with this film), “Argo” has picked up an interesting win en route to the Oscars. Journalist Joshua Bearman (article, “The Great Escape”), author Antonio Mendez (book, “The Master of Disguise”) and screenwriter Chris Terrio (“Argo”) have taken the USC Scripter Award over some heated competition.
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Brush up on 'Fresh Guacamole' Oscar nominee PES
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:59 pm · February 9th, 2013
The one thing most seem to agree on with this year’s Best Animated Short race is that the brief, bold “Fresh Guacamole” is the underdog. But the film’s director, PES, is nevertheless a superb talent.
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Ben Affleck's first Oscar
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:40 pm · February 8th, 2013
If indeed “Argo” beats the odds and the history and the stats and manages to take the Best Picture Oscar in a few weeks, Ben Affleck, in lieu of recognition as a director, will be able to take the stage at the Dolby Theatre and hold an Academy Award aloft. But as we all know, it wouldn’t be his first time clutching the little golden guy. That moment came on March 23, 1998.
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The Academy teams with Gallery1988 for Best Picture print exhibition
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:18 am · February 8th, 2013
The Academy has teamed up with Gallery1988 in Los Angeles to present a new Oscar-centric exhibition, “For Your Consideration,” featuring originally designed artwork for each of the nine Best Picture nominees this year.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 105 — Affleck wins another and the nominees do lunch
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · February 8th, 2013
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss Ben Affleck’s DGA victory, the annual nominees luncheon and the recently held Annie and Visual Effects Society Awards and analyze the Best Animated Short category.
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Roman Coppola on collaborating with Wes Anderson on 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:55 am · February 7th, 2013
Roman Coppola discusses the process that went into crafting the Oscar-nominated screenplay for “Moonrise Kingdom” with filmmaker Wes Anderson and the series of circumstances that led to their professional collaboration.
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'Cloud Atlas,' 'Impossible,' 'Life of Pi,' 'Lincoln' lead International Film Music nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:38 am · February 7th, 2013
Sometimes I feel like it would be helpful for the International Film Music Critics Association to release its list of nominees prior to the Oscar nominations. There is no real “precursor” to help understand what the music branch might be thinking. Then again, as evidenced by this year’s slate, maybe they wouldn’t be that helpful at all. A critics group’s choices are bound to differ from a group of composers’ choices, and so it has this year.
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LAIKA and Focus Features announce start of production on 'The Boxtrolls'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:09 am · February 7th, 2013
Focus Features is very much in he LAIKA business now, and after the success of “Coraline” and “ParaNorman,” the two are teaming up again on “The Boxtrolls.”
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Sony Classics sets release dates for 'Before Midnight,' 'I'm So Excited' and 'Blue Jasmine'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:55 pm · February 6th, 2013
Will the summer bows be remembered when awards season rolls around?
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