Winners of the 2015 Producers Guild Awards were announced Saturday night. Winners included “Birdman,” “Life Itself,” “Breaking Bad” and “The LEGO Movie.”
'Birdman' wins PGA Award, next stop Oscar?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:22 pm · January 24th, 2015
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Double-dipper sound mixing Oscar nominees talk 'Birdman' and 'Unbroken'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:56 pm · January 23rd, 2015
HitFix talks to sound mixers Jon Taylor and Frank A. Montaño, who each scored Oscar nominations for two completely different films this year: “Birdman” and “Unbroken.”
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Robert Yeoman on 'Grand Budapest' and being the only film nominee for cinematography
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:00 am · January 23rd, 2015
HitFix talks to “The Grand Budapest Hotel” cinematographer Robert D. Yeoman about shooting Wes Anderson’s latest and being the only celluloid representative in this year’s line-up.
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'Grand Budapest,' 'Wolf of Wall Street' win awards from Casting Society of America
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:29 am · January 23rd, 2015
Winners were revealed Thursday night for the Casting Society of America’s 30th annual Artios Awards. Winners in the film categories included “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Dear White People.”
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'Inherent Vice' costume designer Mark Bridges finally got an Oscar nod for a PTA film
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:45 pm · January 22nd, 2015
Oscar-nominated costume designer Mark Bridges talks to HitFix about “Inherent Vice” and finally getting a nomination for a Paul Thomas Anderson film.
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GLAAD Media Awards nominations include 'Imitation Game,' 'Pride,' 'Transparent'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:40 pm · January 21st, 2015
GLAAD has announced nominees for the 26th annual GLAAD Media Awards in categories covering film, television, comic books, music and journalism.
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Handicapping the 2015 short film Oscar races
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:04 am · January 21st, 2015
Need a little help with your office pool? We’re here for you. HitFix digs in deep on the Oscar-nominated short films in the animated, live action and documentary categories ahead of the annual ShortsHD theatrical release of the program in theaters Jan. 30.
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Ava DuVernay on screening 'Selma' at the White House 100 years after 'Birth of a Nation'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:29 pm · January 20th, 2015
Last week, Ava DuVernay took “Selma” to screen at the White House 100 years after “Birth of a Nation” became the first film to do so.
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'Boyhood,' Ava DuVernay win top honors from gay and lesbian critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:10 pm · January 20th, 2015
“Boyhood” has kept its precursor dominance strong with a win from the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association’s Dorian Awards. Eddie Redmayne and Julianne Moore took top honors while Ava DuVernay won director of the year.
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'Spider-Man,' 'Guardians,' 'Turtles' nominated by 3D society
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:09 pm · January 20th, 2015
The International 3D & Advanced Imaging Society has announced nominees for the year, and as best I can tell, it’s pretty much every film released on 3D that landed a spot.
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The Coen brothers will head up the 2015 Cannes Film Festival jury
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:58 pm · January 19th, 2015
It looks like the Coen brothers will be celebrating wrap on the now-filming “Hail, Caesar!” by heading up the jury of this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
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Off the Carpet: 'Sniper' aims for Oscar with box office dominance
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:24 am · January 19th, 2015
Deep breath post-nominations, as #OscarsSoWhite ignites, “American Sniper” crushes it at the box office and everyone wonders how phase two will shake out.
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London critics award 'Boyhood,' 'Under the Skin'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:39 am · January 18th, 2015
The London Film Critics Circle dished out kudos across the pond Sunday, with top honors going to — what else? — “Boyhood.” Richard Linklater and Patricia Arquette also picked up hardware, while in the British-specific categories, “Under the Skin,” Timothy Spall and Rosamund Pike were among the winners.
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George Lucas on #OscarsSoWhite: 'It's not just the show,' it's Hollywood
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:07 am · January 18th, 2015
The dust has most certainly not settled on the #OscarsSoWhite controversy in the wake of “Selma’s” perceived snubs by the Academy Thursday.
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Michael Mann wants to derive an aesthetic from what digital photography can do
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:10 pm · January 16th, 2015
HitFix talks to “Blackhat” director Michael Mann about digital photography and his goals when using it as a filmmaking tool.
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'Concrete Night,' 'The Immigrant' and 'Under the Skin' up for ASC's Spotlight Award
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:07 pm · January 16th, 2015
Nominees have been revealed for this year’s ASC Spotlight Award, the prize newly minted Oscar nominee “Ida” won just last year.
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With 'The LEGO Movie' out of the mix, the animated feature battle is on
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:32 am · January 16th, 2015
The biggest Oscar shocker Thursday was the omission of “The LEGO Movie” in the Best Animated Feature Film category. But with the frontrunner out of the way, who will seize the day?
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Jessica Chastain speaks on diversity in the wake of #OscarsSoWhite
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:47 am · January 16th, 2015
At the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards Thursday night, actress Jessica Chastain took a moment to speak on diversity in the industry.
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