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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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
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25 Most Anticipated films at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival
Posted by Katie Hasty · 2:26 pm · January 20th, 2015
HitFix’s Sundance crew ranks their most anticipated movies at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival including “Z for Zachariah,” “Mistress America,” “The Stanford Prison Experiment,” “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief” and more.
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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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The 11 Most Psychotic Oscar-Winning Characters
Posted by Louis Virtel · 4:55 pm · January 19th, 2015
And the Oscar goes to… craycray. Join us as we revisit Anton Chigurh, the Joker, Daniel Plainview, and more.
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Exclusive: Anne Dorval makes things clear in new clip from Xavier Dolan's 'Mommy'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 3:11 pm · January 19th, 2015
Anne Dorval and Antoine-Olivier Pilon star in this exclusive clip from Xavier Dolan’s Cannes Film Festival winner “Mommy.”
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How former lumberjack Dennis Gassner conjured a forest for 'Into the Woods'
Posted by gerardkennedy · 10:38 am · January 19th, 2015
Production Designer Dennis Gassner worked as a lumberjack when he was a young man, which made him uniquely qualified to envision the forest set of Rob Marshall’s “Into the Woods.”
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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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The 10 Most Badass Oscar Speeches Ever
Posted by Louis Virtel · 4:27 pm · January 16th, 2015
Thank God these ten folks won Oscars. Thank the effing lord. Ingrid Bergman, we love you. Cuba Gooding Jr., give us a hug.
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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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How did In Contention do with our Oscar nod predictions?
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 1:28 pm · January 16th, 2015
Who fared better predicting this year’s Academy Award nominations? Gregory Ellwood or Kristopher Tapley? Do you even have to ask?
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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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'Force Majeure' director breaks down after missing Oscar nomination
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:06 am · January 16th, 2015
“Force Majeure” director Ruben Östlund posted a video of himself and producer Erik Hemmendorff reacting to the Oscar nominations announcement. It’s a joke, surely, but still a reminder of the emotions invested this time of year.
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