David Gordon Green’s latest comes as a disappointment after ‘Prince Avalanche.’
Review: Nicolas Cage finds no Southern comfort in grim, grimy 'Joe'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:08 am · August 30th, 2013
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Germany submits 'Two Lives' in the foreign-language Oscar race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:32 pm · August 29th, 2013
Veteran Oscar nominee Liv Ullmann stars in the WWII-themed drama.
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Telluride: 'Labor Day' with Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin marks a fresh and mature departure for Jason Reitman
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:30 pm · August 29th, 2013
My immediate takeaway from Jason Reitman’s “Labor Day,” which kicks off the Telluride Film Festival this afternoon at the annual patrons screening, was that it was an unexpected mature step for the filmmaker who has offered up such self-aware films as “Thank You For Smoking,” “Juno,” “Up in the Air” and “Young Adult.” There isn’t a whiff of that tone here whatsoever. The edge that has defined Reitman’s work has been set aside while a more refined, lived-in aesthetic has taken hold.
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Telluride: Bruce Dern shines as, yes, a leading man in Alexander Payne's 'Nebraska'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:37 am · August 29th, 2013
Nearly half a century ago Marilyn Monroe confided in a young Bruce Dern an opinion of the actor passed to her by Actors Studio founder Elia Kazan, or “Gadge” as they all knew him. “He’s not going to be a leading man,” the famed director said, “because he’ll be into his 60s before anyone knows what he’s capable of.”
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Review: Sion Sono's 'Why Don't You Play in Hell?' offers carnage in the name of cinema
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:35 am · August 29th, 2013
Aspiring midnight movie is suitably manic but lacks real feeling.
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Review: Mia Wasikowska blazes a subdued trail in lovely, earthy 'Tracks'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:55 am · August 29th, 2013
John Curran’s return to Australia kicks off the Competition on a high note.
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How has James Franco saturated the festival circuit?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:05 am · August 28th, 2013
The multi-hyphenate has been the year’s most ubiquitous festival presence.
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Review: Sandra Bullock dances into great silence in Alfonso Cuarón's astonishing 'Gravity'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:28 am · August 28th, 2013
Short but vast Venice opener delivers on the hype.
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Matthew McConaughey dares to live in the trailer for 'Dallas Buyers Club'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:32 am · August 27th, 2013
We’ve had our eyes on this one for over a year now. With Matthew McConaughey in full swing of a career revival — the McConaissance, as he calls it — the actor seemed poised to leap to the front of the Best Actor race with Jean-Marc Vallée’s “Dallas Buyers Club” on paper. The new trailer for the film only adds fuel to the assumption.
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Oscar in August: 10 predictions for the 2013-2014 awards season
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 9:44 am · August 27th, 2013
Our annual look at some of the surefire Oscar nominees and trends a little over six months from the 86th Academy Awards.
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'Monuments Men' poster lines up a motley crew with Matt Damon out front
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:25 am · August 27th, 2013
How will this one figure into the awards landscape on the other side of the festivals?
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Nepal and Greece enter the foreign-language Oscar race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:35 am · August 26th, 2013
At least one lesbian-themed drama will be in the running
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Venice preview, part four: 'The Zero Theorem,' 'Joe,' 'Tracks,' 'Via Castellana Bandiera,' 'Sacro GRA'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:35 am · August 26th, 2013
Casting an eye another five Golden Lion contenders.
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Venice preview, part three: 'Under the Skin,' 'Night Moves,' 'Tom at the Farm,' 'Ana Arabia,' 'The Police Officer's Wife'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:50 pm · August 25th, 2013
Casting an eye over another five Golden Lion contenders.
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Venice preview, part two: 'The Wind Rises,' 'Parkland,' 'The Unknown Known,' 'L'intrepido,' 'Miss Violence'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:50 pm · August 23rd, 2013
Casting an eye over another five Golden Lion contenders.
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Tell us what you thought of 'The World's End'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:00 am · August 23rd, 2013
Will you raise a glass to Edgar Wright’s apocalyptic bar-crawl comedy?
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New trailer for 'Inside Llewyn Davis' further showcases Oscar Isaac's charisma
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:50 pm · August 22nd, 2013
But you’ve still got to wait over three months to see the Coens’ latest.
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Venice preview, part one: 'Philomena,' 'Child of God,' 'Stray Dogs,' 'Jealousy,' 'The Rooftop'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:05 pm · August 22nd, 2013
Our first overview of the titles competing for the Golden Lion at this year’s fest.
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