ACADEMY AWARDS

Review: Dakota Fanning and Jesse Eisenberg make slow, steady 'Night Moves'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:20 pm · September 4th, 2013

Unnerving film may be a thriller, but unmistakably the work of Kelly Reichardt.

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'Tracks,' 'Under the Skin' among nominees for top award at London Film Festival

Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:40 pm · September 4th, 2013

The UK’s biggest film festival revealed its lineup of 234 features today.

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James Cameron on 'Gravity': 'It's the movie I've been hungry to see for an awful long time'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:58 pm · September 4th, 2013

“Gravity” is a full-on ride, as immersive an experience as you could hope for in a movie. It puts you right there with Sandra Bullock, having its way with your equilibrium. So it’s high praise when a guy like James Cameron calls it “the best space film ever done.”

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'12 Years a Slave' featurette details the true story setting of Steve McQueen's film

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:55 am · September 4th, 2013

A new featurette for McQueen’s film does a great job of setting the true story scene of the film. Interviews with McQueen, star Chiwetel Ejiofor and producers Dede Gardner and Bill Pohlad are sprinkled throughout.

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'Saving Mr. Banks,' 'Foxcatcher' and 'Inside Llewyn Davis' set for 2013 AFI Fest

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:25 am · September 4th, 2013

AFI Fest has come out swinging with a pair of big premieres for the 2013 edition of the Los Angeles-based festival and a closing night selection reflective of an American indie skipping across the festival circuit like a stone this year.

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Venice: American tricksters under scrutiny in 'The Armstrong Lie' and 'The Unknown Known'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:31 am · September 4th, 2013

Lance Armstrong and Donald Rumsfeld the focus of the fest’s showcase docs.

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Ron Howard's 'Rush' could shift into high gear this Oscar season

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:11 pm · September 3rd, 2013

Ron Howard’s “Rush” has occupied some prime real estate throughout our Contenders section for a number of weeks. Lots of “but racing movies don’t register” and “it looks too commercial” or whatever greeted the suggestion that it could be an Oscar player. There’s been a reason we’ve had a lot of faith in it: people love this movie.

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First glimpse of Scarlett Johansson in the stunning 'Under the Skin'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:35 am · September 3rd, 2013

Jonathan Glazer’s ultra-minimalist sci-fi officially premieres in Venice tonight.

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Review: Terry Gilliam's 'The Zero Theorem' doesn't add up to much

Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:30 pm · September 2nd, 2013

Headache-inducing sci-fi’s futurism is so dated, it’s practically a period piece.

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Off the Carpet: Telluride launches the season from 'Gravity' to '12 Years a Slave'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:27 am · September 2nd, 2013

The Telluride Film Festival wraps up today and with that, the upcoming awards season has finally taken a little shape. We have a long way to go, of course, and no one should be calling the race from this far out, but we certainly know a few things.

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Telluride: Penn and Teller's 'Tim's Vermeer' might be the breakout hit of the festival

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:17 pm · September 1st, 2013

I must say I’m happy to see that the media is finding its way to Penn and Teller’s “Tim’s Vermeer” here at the fest. I caught the film on a whim Thursday morning and haven’t found the right time and headspace to write it up, but it might just be — still — my favorite entry of the 40th annual Telluride Film Festival.

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The Weinstein Company chases after 'Tracks'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:50 pm · September 1st, 2013

John Curran’s Outback biopic premiered at Venice earlier this week.

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Does confirmation of Miyazaki's retirement boost the awards prospects of 'The Wind Rises?'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:47 pm · September 1st, 2013

The animated aviation epic premiered at Venice and Telluride today.

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Review: Tawdry JFK drama 'Parkland' an exercise in sorely misjudged nostalgia

Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:00 am · September 1st, 2013

James Badge Dale offers the only performance of note in an all-star ensemble.

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Review: Love and aeronautics converge in Miyazaki's ravishing 'The Wind Rises'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:10 pm · August 31st, 2013

The master outdoes himself in the visual department, if not in the storytelling.

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Telluride: The Coen Bros. and T Bone Burnett celebrated for telling the stories of American music

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:15 pm · August 31st, 2013

Given the Coen brothers’ catalog of great American films, they would have been perfectly suited to a tribute unto themselves at this year’s 40th annual Telluride Film Festival. But when you consider Telluride’s connection to music via the annual Bluegrass music festival held in June, the Coens’ collaboration with T Bone Burnett over the years and particularly how that collaboration has reached a peak with this year’s “Inside Llewyn Davis,” honoring them together made way too much sense.

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