Or perhaps that’s what he meant to do?
Julian Assange writes Benedict Cumberbatch, ironically helps publicize 'The Fifth Estate'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:07 am · October 10th, 2013
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Introducing HitFix Oscar Picks!
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:10 am · October 9th, 2013
We’ve been teasing a new feature here at In Contention for a few months now and I’m happy that we can finally lift the veil on HitFix Oscar Picks!
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The Long Shot: Two shades of Britain
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:47 am · October 9th, 2013
Two of this year’s Oscar hopefuls show the UK industry at a crossroads.
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Roundup: Let the whisper campaigns begin
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:16 am · October 9th, 2013
Also: Bullock rules Hollywood, and ‘Croods’ wins the animated screener race.
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Best Actress 2014: Oscar contenders include Amy Adams, Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:00 pm · October 8th, 2013
HitFix’s awards editors survey the lead actress field fro Amy Adams to Shailene Woodley.
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Robin Weigert on leaving TV (and her inhibitions) behind in 'Concussion'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:24 pm · October 8th, 2013
The Emmy-nominated actress is a revelation in the sexually charged indie.
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Second trailer for 'Walter Mitty' has a little more Ben Stiller flavor
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:24 pm · October 8th, 2013
The fantastical romance received mixed reviews at NYFF.
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Roundup: On the mastery of Emmanuel Lubezki
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:30 am · October 8th, 2013
Also: Why Timberlake needs to give acting a rest, and Oscar doc overload.
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Firsts and disqualifications as a record 76 countries enter foreign Oscar race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:45 am · October 7th, 2013
Chad enters, but Agnieszka Holland won’t compete for the Czech Republic.
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Off the Carpet: Fox enters the Oscar season with 'The Book Thief' and 'Walter Mitty'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:25 am · October 7th, 2013
This weekend, 20th Century Fox arrived to the 2013 film awards season with a pair of hopefuls that couldn’t be more different from the outside. Nevertheless, Brian Percival’s “The Book Thief” and Ben Stiller’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” both of which will be viewed as cloying in some circles, are made with an honesty that could stave off some of the cynicism and register. At the end of the day, though, neither is the slam dunk contender the studio may have hoped for a year after “Life of Pi.”
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How Steven Soderbergh helped edit Spike Jonze's 'Her'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:50 am · October 7th, 2013
…and how Chris Cooper got the chop.
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Adrien Brody and Tim Robbins prop up China’s Oscar hopes in ‘Back to 1942’
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:40 am · October 7th, 2013
Will the Hollywood connection pay off this time?
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Roundup: A moderate start for 'Mitty'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:05 am · October 7th, 2013
Also: Mark Harris meets Spike Jonze, and Tarantino’s best of 2013.
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Jane Fonda to receive AFI Life Achievement Award
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:50 am · October 4th, 2013
The two-time Oscar winner will receive the award in June 2014.
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Roundup: Forest Whitaker to be honored at Gotham Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:45 am · October 4th, 2013
Also: The significance of Iran backing ‘The Past,’ and the brevity of ‘Gravity.’
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NYFF pays tribute to Cate Blanchett… and so do we
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:30 pm · October 3rd, 2013
The star’s sixth Oscar nod is on the way, but her career goes deeper than that.
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'Gravity' producer David Heyman: 'I would make the phone book with Alfonso Cuarón'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:53 pm · October 3rd, 2013
Producer David Heyman talks to HitFix about collaborating with Alfonso Cuarón on “Gravity” five years after the two suited up for “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.”
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Tech Support: Kicking off crafts coverage of the 2013-2014 Oscar season
Posted by gerardkennedy · 6:27 am · October 3rd, 2013
Welcome back. It’s hard for me to truly appreciate that this is the eighth season of Tech Support here at In Contention (third in our association with HitFix). I’m pleased to say that this column has come a long way during this time, as has media coverage of below-the-line Oscar races as a whole.
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