The French romantic drama opens on October 25.
Palme d'Or winner 'Blue is the Warmest Color' gets a US trailer
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:10 pm · September 19th, 2013
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Alfonso Cuarón on Emmanuel Lubezki: 'He's one of the great geniuses of our day'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:54 am · September 19th, 2013
One more tease of our upcoming interview with “Gravity” director Alfonso Cuarón before we dive deep on the four-year journey of making that film. We’ve asked about his friend Guillermo Del Toro’s “Pacific Rim” and the lessons he learned on the embattled production of 1998’s “Great Expectations,” but today, I was curious about his collaboration with cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, or “Chivo,” as he’s known to his friends and colleagues.
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Roundup: 2014's animation slate will be Pixar-free
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:46 am · September 19th, 2013
Also: The fear in ‘Blue Jasmine,’ and WikiLeaks takes on ‘The Fifth Estate’
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Cinema Audio Society honors Oscar-winning sound mixer Andy Nelson
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:24 am · September 18th, 2013
‘Les Mis’ mixer will receive Career Achievement Award at February ceremony.
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Alfonso Cuarón remembers lessons learned on 1998's 'Great Expectations'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:17 am · September 18th, 2013
We’re going to have a few nibbles of a recent interview with director Alfonso Cuarón leading up to a larger piece dealing specifically with his work on the space spectacle “Gravity.” Today, given the scale and high level of difficulty of a film like this, I found myself curious about the lessons Cuarón learned on 1998’s “Great Expectations.”
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Roundup: Almodóvar to be honored at European Film Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:41 am · September 18th, 2013
Also: Towne joins ‘Mad Men,’ and the best of the worst of ‘Diana.’
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Alfonso Cuarón says 'Pacific Rim' made 'Gravity' feel like a 'tiny Sundance film'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:57 pm · September 17th, 2013
We’re going to have a few nibbles of a recent interview with director Alfonso Cuarón in lead-up to a larger piece dealing specifically with his work on the space spectacle “Gravity.” Today, with the summer movie season not to far back in the rearview, I thought I’d ask Cuarón for his thoughts on “Pacific Rim.”
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Producer David Heyman on the contemporary relevance of 'Paddington'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:48 pm · September 17th, 2013
The family film starts shooting later this month with an all-star cast.
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French distributor on why 'Blue is the Warmest Color' doesn't need foreign Oscar
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:15 pm · September 17th, 2013
“No one cares about this category,” says Wild Bunch.
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Bruce Dern stares into the abyss in new 'Nebraska' trailer
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:46 am · September 17th, 2013
Can the veteran make good on his Cannes win in Alexander Payne’s latest?
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Roundup: DiCaprio goes the presidential biopic route
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:07 am · September 17th, 2013
Also: Wrapping Toronto, and AFI sets an awards date.
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BFCA (again) stakes out the night of the Oscar noms for 19th annual Critics' Choice awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:17 pm · September 16th, 2013
The Broadcast Film Critics Association has decided on Jan. 16, 2014 as the date for the upcoming 19th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. Earlier that day, the awards conversation will have taken a whole new leap with the announcement of this year’s Oscar nominees.
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Thomas Vinterberg to direct Carey Mulligan and Matthias Schoenaerts in 'Far From the Madding Crowd'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:50 am · September 16th, 2013
The Fox Searchlight production also stars Juno Temple and Michael Sheen.
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France surprises by selecting 'Renoir' for foreign Oscar race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:40 am · September 16th, 2013
Meanwhile, Portugal and Pakistan enter the fray.
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Nicole Kidman opens the princess diaries in international 'Grace of Monaco' teaser
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:18 am · September 16th, 2013
Will the Weinsteins’ biopic attract the Academy’s attention?
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Roundup: Putting the brakes on '12 Years a Slave'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:13 am · September 16th, 2013
Also: Is the film made to engender white guilt?
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Saudi Arabia makes history with 'Wadjda' in foreign Oscar race, Dutch enter 'Borgman'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:30 pm · September 13th, 2013
Looks like the race might have a new frontrunner.
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On the resurgence of Scarlett Johansson
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:20 pm · September 12th, 2013
Between ‘Don Jon’ and ‘Under the Skin,’ the star is partying like it’s 2003.
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