ACADEMY AWARDS

Cannes Check 2013: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's 'Grigris'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:53 am · May 6th, 2013

Continuing our cheat sheet for the Cannes Competition.

The Academy opens up all 24 categories to the entire voting membership

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:33 pm · May 4th, 2013

There’s really only one thing to report out of today’s big AMPAS conclave: the entire membership of the Academy will now be able to vote for all 24 categories at the Oscars.

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Cannes Check 2013: James Gray's 'The Immigrant'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:24 am · May 3rd, 2013

Continuing our cheat sheet for the Cannes Competition.

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'August: Osage County' director John Wells saddles up to 'Chef' with Bradley Cooper

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:31 pm · May 2nd, 2013

Bradley Cooper has been moving right along with his post-“Silver Linings” playbook. He’s currently shooting David O. Russell’s “American Hustle” and smartly backed away from the on-going circus that is “Jane Got a Gun” this week. Earlier today it was announced that Steven Spielberg will be tackling “American Sniper” with Cooper in the lead role as the most lethal sniper in US military history, while he attached himself to the Steven Knight-scripted “Chef” not too long ago.

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AMPAS names finalists for Student Academy Awards

Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:16 pm · May 2nd, 2013

43 short films will compete across six categories.

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Robert Downey Jr.'s 10 greatest performances to whet your 'Iron Man 3' appetite

Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:11 am · May 2nd, 2013

Tomorrow Robert Downey Jr. suits up once again as Marvel’s keystone in Shane Black’s “Iron Man 3.” It’s expected to be the end of a trilogy, though we’ll surely see Tony Stark again (as the film’s closing credits promise). It’s also a bit of a door closed on the actor’s rebirth which began, in no uncertain terms, with his return to insurability in the 2008 original. What better time, then, than to look back on his finest work over the last three decades?

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William Friedkin to receive Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at Venice Film Festival

Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:20 am · May 2nd, 2013

Fest will also present a restoration of the Oscar-winning director’s ‘Sorcerer.’

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Cannes Check 2013: Asghar Farhadi's 'The Past'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:00 am · May 2nd, 2013

Continuing our cheat sheet for the Cannes Competition.

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Soderbergh on the state of the industry, and why 'cinema is shrinking'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:30 am · May 1st, 2013

The Oscar-winning director gave a keynote address at the San Francisco Film Festival.

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'Vertigo,' 'The Last Emperor' (in 3D) and Emmanuelle Riva get a fresh look at Cannes

Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:50 pm · April 30th, 2013

Festival section, now in its tenth year, focuses on film heritage and restoration.

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Cannes Check 2013: Amat Escalante's 'Heli'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:35 pm · April 30th, 2013

Continuing our cheat sheet for the Cannes Competition.

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Gosling and Scott Thomas whet our appetite in new clips for 'Only God Forgives'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:30 pm · April 29th, 2013

Is the classy British star the secret weapon of Nicolas Winding Refn’s latest?

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Cannes Check 2013: Arnaud Desplechin's 'Jimmy P.'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:06 pm · April 29th, 2013

Continuing our cheat sheet for the Cannes Competition.

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10 under-the-radar movies for summer 2013

Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:24 pm · April 28th, 2013

If you’ve been paying attention to HitFix’s on-going 2013 Summer Movie Preview Countdown, you know what the site’s staff is eagerly anticipating as we turn the corner into blockbuster season. As an addendum, we’ve cooked up a list of under-the-radar goodies to check out in between all the big budget fun.

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