Kristopher Tapley

Tom Hanks has been out and about plenty this week promoting today’s release of “Cloud Atlas.” I caught him on Letterman earlier this week, wonderful as ever, the perfect salesman. And yesterday, he showed up at The Colbert Report to engage in a little Halloween sketch built around that salesmanship.

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Oscar Talk: Ep. 93 — 'Cloud Atlas' opens as the Wachowskis make the rare press rounds

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:00 am · October 26th, 2012

In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss the weekend’s big opener, “Cloud Atlas,” the International Documentary Association nominees and the screenplay categories.

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From 'Brave' to 'Zarafa,' analyzing this year's animated feature film contenders

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:34 pm · October 25th, 2012

We view all the prospective hopefuls and try to narrow the race down.

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Interview: John Goodman on 'Argo,' 'Flight,' Eastwood and awards season wagging the dog

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:14 am · October 24th, 2012

It’s not like John Goodman hasn’t been working consistently enough for a couple of decades, but the last two years have shown a stunning proliferation by anyone’s measure.

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18th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards to air on The CW on January 10

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:37 am · October 22nd, 2012

After a number of years partnered with VH1 for its annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, the first televised film awards show of the season, the Broadcast Film Critics Association has announced that the 18th annual telecast will be broadcast on The CW network.

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Spielberg talks 'Lincoln' on '60 Minutes': 'He was a father of a nation in need of repair.'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:27 pm · October 21st, 2012

The director discusses his latest as a personal endeavor.

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Oscar Talk: Ep. 92 — Gotham nods, 'Flight,' 'Lincoln' and Best Supporting Actress

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · October 19th, 2012

In this week’s podcast Kris and Anne discuss the freshly announced Gotham nominations, dig in to Robert Zemeckis’s “Flight” and Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” and survey the Best Supporting Actress field.

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The Academy unveils vision for motion picture museum

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:51 am · October 18th, 2012

The Academy has taken another big step toward establishing its long-in-the-making motion picture museum right in the heart of Los Angeles. The organization announced today that it has reached its initial goal of $100 million toward a $250 capital campaign to fund the project, which will be housed within the former Wilshire May Company building on the southwest corner of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s campus on Wilshire Blvd.

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'Bernie,' 'Beasts' and 'Moonrise' get a boost from 2012 Gotham nominations

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:16 am · October 18th, 2012

The awards season is “officially” under way today as the first awards show of the season has announced its list of nominees.

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Yes, Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' has a big date with Oscar

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:20 pm · October 17th, 2012

The director’s 27th theatrical feature is a marvel of design and performance.

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Interview: John Hawkes on Mark O'Brien, 'The Sessions' and maintaining an even keel

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:29 am · October 16th, 2012

One of Sundance’s favorite sons comes into full leading man bloom.

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Off the Carpet: Kicking the habit, seeing the light

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:51 am · October 15th, 2012

Looking for meaning in the season as the 50th annual NYFF comes to a close.

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Zemeckis's 'Flight' features Denzel Washington at his best in a powerful character study

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:00 am · October 14th, 2012

“Flight” may have elements of action filmmaking and courtroom drama, but it is, ultimately, a character study about the sickness of addiction. It captures the embarrassment, the denial, the rage and, crucially, the chronic fallibility that comes with it.

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