As “Argo” star and director Ben Affleck took the stage of the Arlington Theatre last night to begin a two-hour Modern Master Award fete at the 28th annual Santa Barbara Film Festival, he settled into that on-going self-effacing tone immediately. “Ben Affleck, career retrospective,” he said. “That could go one of two ways.”
Ben Affleck speaks to a career transitioned at Santa Barbara Film Festival tribute
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:54 am · January 26th, 2013
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 103 — Sundance reflections, PGA and SAG Awards preview
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:39 pm · January 25th, 2013
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss this year’s Sundance Film Festival and preview the upcoming PGA and SAG Awards.
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Oscar telecast to feature tribute to movie musicals of the last decade
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:34 am · January 25th, 2013
But it’s a missed opportunity to showcase the form’s evolution.
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Tech Support: Claudio Miranda on effects and 3D photography in 'Life of Pi'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:26 pm · January 24th, 2013
Ang Lee’s DP is the frontrunner for the Best Cinematographer Oscar.
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Kathryn Bigelow gets Time Magazine cover story
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:39 pm · January 24th, 2013
Kathryn Bigelow is out there hitting the PR circuit for “Zero Dark Thirty” at a bit of an awkward time: she was passed over for a Best Director nomination two weeks ago after being considered one of the best bets in the category for a film that is very much driven by her artistic vision.
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My Sundance 2013 wrap: 'Big Sur,' 'We Steal Secrets,' 'Prince Avalanche' and more
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:04 pm · January 23rd, 2013
Closing the curtain on my 35th annual.
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Jennifer Lawrence skewers fellow Best Actress nominees on 'Saturday Night Live'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:51 pm · January 21st, 2013
‘Naomi Watts her problem? She gonna lose!’
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Jessica Chastain owns the box office in 'Mama,' 'Zero Dark Thirty' during crucial Oscar window
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:53 am · January 19th, 2013
The story of today isn’t quite what’s happening in Park City but what’s happening at multiplexes across the country. Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain is leading the charge with the top two films at the box office, Andrés Muschietti’s “Mama” and Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty.”
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'Argo,' 'Life of Pi,' 'The Hobbit' and 'Skyfall' lead with MPSE nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:43 am · January 18th, 2013
This year’s Oscar nominees for Best Sound Editing were “Argo,” “Django Unchained,” “Life of Pi,” “Skyfall” and “Zero Dark Thirty.” Though intriguingly, even with inflated categories including eight nominees, Kathryn Bigelow’s bin Laden manhunt effort failed to receive a notice in the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards nominations, revealed today.
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'Mud' trailer with Matthew McConaughey reignites the fuse in advance of Sundance bow
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:14 am · January 16th, 2013
Jeff Nichols’ best film to date is primed for its North American debut.
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'Perks of Being a Wallflower' joins Oscar nominees on list of 25th USC Scripter finalists
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:00 am · January 15th, 2013
The USC Scripter Awards is celebrating its silver anniversary this year. And in this 25th year, the USC Libraries’ set of nominees is reflective of a very competitive year as, for the first time ever, a tie resulted in six nominees as opposed to the usual five.
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'Ai Weiwei,' 'Queen of Versailles' join Oscar players in DGA documentary nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:04 pm · January 14th, 2013
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) has offered up its list of nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Filmmaking, and it’s a nice slice of vindication for a pair of Oscar snubees.
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Off the Carpet: Why I want to see 'Argo' win Best Picture at the Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:51 am · January 14th, 2013
The last 100 hours or so in Hollywood has been intriguing, to say the least. The Oscar nominations on Thursday sent a series of shockwaves throughout the industry and were marvelously reflective of a tightly contended, stellar year of filmmaking. And of course, two names have been on everyone’s lips since the Thursday morning bombshell: Ben Affleck and Kathryn Bigelow.
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Big moments for Bill Clinton, Jodie Foster and Ben Affleck at the 70th annual Golden Globes
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:43 am · January 14th, 2013
It was all smiles at the Warner Bros./In Style party Sunday night as team “Argo” had grabbed yet another one-two Best Picture/Best Director punch after the film’s director Ben Affleck was unceremoniously snubbed from the Oscars’ Best Director line-up late last week.
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'Django' is Tarantino's biggest hit and 'Lincoln' crosses $150 mil as Best Picture nominees storm the box office this year
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:06 am · January 13th, 2013
This is the story of the season.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:11 am · January 13th, 2013
At this point, anyone who hasn’t seen “Zero Dark Thirty” — which is the majority of the movie-going public — has had to hear it chewed on and mulled over for well over a month. Critics awards and controversy have shrouded the film upon delivery to a wider audience this weekend, and it’s turned up #1 at the box […]
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Academy opens three more categories up to entire membership
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:11 pm · January 12th, 2013
Documentary Feature, Live Action Short and Animate Short will go out on screener
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Nine double-dipping Oscar nominees have multiple shots on goal this year
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:22 pm · January 11th, 2013
Another year, another set of Oscar nominees. And while all are lucky to be in the mix, some are twice as lucky. There are always a few double dippers each year, individuals recognized in multiple categories or, sometimes, twice in the same category. So who’s in the club this time around?
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