Also: Reports from Academy screenings of ‘Captain Phillips’ and ’12 Years a Slave.’
Roundup: The two faces of Harvey Scissorhands
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:22 am · October 16th, 2013
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Steve McQueen on '12 Years' squeamishness: 'It's the truth and should be respected as such'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:54 pm · October 15th, 2013
There have been reports of modest Academy screening attendance for “12 Years a Slave” and the “tough medicine” of the film. But is it really so bad? Director Steve McQueen responds.
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Emma Stone goes rustic in first glimpse of Woody Allen's 'Magic in the Moonlight'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:45 pm · October 15th, 2013
Can the film meet the bar set by ‘Blue Jasmine?’
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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler save awards season and Oscar now has a 2015 job opening
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 2:58 pm · October 15th, 2013
The news that Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are returning to host the Golden Globes were met with cries of joy, but what does it mean for big brother, aka the Academy Awards?
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Review: Jack O'Connell arrives in bruising British prison drama 'Starred Up'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:30 am · October 15th, 2013
Rough violence but sleek craft in director David Mackenzie’s best film to date.
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Best Supporting Actor 2014: Oscar contenders include George Clooney, Michael Fassbender and Tom Hanks
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:45 am · October 15th, 2013
HitFix’s awards team surveys the 2014 Best Supporting Actor category, from George Clooney as an astronaut to Tom Hanks as Walt Disney and all points in between.
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Roundup: Michael Fassbender too busy for an Oscar campaign
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:38 am · October 15th, 2013
Also: ‘Fifty Shades’ gains an Oscar winner, and is 2013 a classic movie year?
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Review: Australia's Oscar hopeful 'The Rocket' is a sticky but sweet survival tale
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:54 am · October 14th, 2013
Child’s-eye story offers lyricism with a dash of James Brown and fireworks.
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Off the Carpet: How do this year's Oscar hopefuls reflect the zeitgeist?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:55 am · October 14th, 2013
We’ve weighed the contenders and early declarations have been made. The whisper campaigns and casual takedowns have begun with no real (comfortable) frontrunner to emerge for a while yet. But as we look out over this year’s Oscar contending crop, what does it have to say about where and who we are?
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Roundup: 'Her' arrives in the Oscar race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:49 am · October 14th, 2013
Also: The Weinsteins’ ‘Fruitvale Station’ error, and LAFCA honors Richard Lester.
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On 'Captain Phillips,' 'A Hijacking' and the year of movie twins
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:24 pm · October 11th, 2013
‘Phillips’ is a gripping tale of modern pirates, but another 2013 release did it better.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Captain Phillips'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:09 am · October 11th, 2013
Paul Greengrass’ tense true-life hostage thriller opens today.
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Roundup: Why a winner-heavy Best Actress race is a bad thing
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:00 am · October 11th, 2013
Also: “Gravity” backlash, and where “Blue Jasmine” is competing at the Globes
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Composer Steven Price on scoring the soundscape of 'Gravity' and the power of Atmos
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:58 pm · October 10th, 2013
Composer Steven Price talks to HitFix about the unique approach to scoring Alfonso CuarĂ³n’s “Gravity” and the huge creative leap the work took after being mixed in Dolby Atmos.
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Eight documentary shorts make Academy's Oscar shortlist
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:21 am · October 10th, 2013
The Academy has announced this year’s field of contending documentary short subject films for the 86th annual Academy Awards. The crop has been trimmed down to eight, from which five nominees will be chosen.
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Tech Support: Can anything beat 'Gravity' for Best Cinematography?
Posted by gerardkennedy · 10:33 am · October 10th, 2013
Gerard Kennedy surveys the category of Best Cinematography in this week’s installment of Tech Support. Will films like “Captain Phillips” and “12 Years a Slave” be able to match “Gravity?”
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Idris Elba's 'Mandela' to meet the Queen as this year's Royal Film Performance
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:42 am · October 10th, 2013
Can the indifferently reviewed biopic regain any awards momentum?
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Roundup: Are the cinematography and visual effects Oscars getting too close?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:41 am · October 10th, 2013
Also: Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch, and the complex effects of ‘Noah.’
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