I still look back at Will Smith passing on Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” as a big misstep, especially at this point in his career. No real reason was given and eventually Jamie Foxx took on the role (and nailed it), but in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Smith revealed that it was because the eponymous Django wasn’t central enough to the story.
Will Smith turned down 'Django Unchained' because he 'needed to be the lead'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:40 am · March 25th, 2013
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Weinstein sets December 27 limited release for 'Grace of Monaco' starring Nicole Kidman
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:37 am · March 25th, 2013
Olivier Dahan’s “Grace of Monaco” just landed a latter year release date that will put it right in the thick of the awards discussion.
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'Cloud Atlas' leads nominees for German Academy Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:00 am · March 25th, 2013
‘Lore’ and ‘Oh Boy’ also feature prominently.
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'Skyfall' wins big at Empire Awards as Helen Mirren sticks up for the ladies
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:38 am · March 25th, 2013
More gold for Jennifer Lawrence, while Martin Freeman beats Daniel Day-Lewis.
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Wayne Blair and Deborah Mailman on taking 'The Sapphires' from stage to screen
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:22 pm · March 22nd, 2013
The film’s director and lead actress both have a long history with the project.
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Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward are the faces of this year's Cannes fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:59 am · March 22nd, 2013
The festival’s official 2013 poster features a vintage shot of the loved-up couple.
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Chris O'Dowd on 'The Sapphires,' making it in America and why he's no Ken doll
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:32 am · March 21st, 2013
From ‘Bridesmaids’ to ‘Girls,’ the Irish comedian’s star is in rapid ascendancy.
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Lynne Ramsay quits Natalie Portman western 'Jane Got a Gun' on day one of shooting
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:55 am · March 19th, 2013
Chalk this up as some instantly legendary Hollywood news. Lynne Ramsey has walked off of the production of Natalie Portman western “Jane Got a Gun” on day one of shooting out in Santa Fe, New Mexico. As Mike Fleming writes in his exclusive report, directors leaving production is hardly unheard of, but not showing up on the very first day is a bit, uh, unique.
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Terrence Malick turns film curator for Oklahoma museum
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:25 pm · March 18th, 2013
His diverse choices range from ‘Zoolander’ to ‘The Lady Eve.’
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Oscar-winning producer Richard D. Zanuck to be celebrated in TCM doc
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:15 pm · March 15th, 2013
‘Don’t Say No Until I Finish Talking’ will have its TV premiere on May 8.
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Cinematography Oscar for 'Pi' an 'insult,' says Christopher Doyle
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:28 am · March 15th, 2013
The master lenser believes the Academy has “no idea what cinematography is.”
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So…James Franco? 'Spring Breakers?' Best Supporting Actor?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:33 pm · March 14th, 2013
Just to get this out of the way, no, this isn’t likely to happen in any universe. But bear with me…
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Durkin, Campos and Mond's BorderLine Films to be showcased at Karlovy Vary fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:30 pm · March 13th, 2013
Full retrospective will include ‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’ and ‘Simon Killer.’
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Nora Ephron's Broadway hit 'Lucky Guy' with Tom Hanks is a profound, poignant swan song
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:14 am · March 13th, 2013
It’s fitting that Nora Ephron’s swan song, the play “Lucky Guy,” calls the Broadhurst Theatre on West 44th Street home. The venue sits around the corner from the old New York Times Building that housed the operations of the Gray Lady for 94 years. And Ephron’s play, while an account of the rise, fall and vindication of New York journalist Mike McAlary, is just as much a celebration of the profession the author, filmmaker and playwright once called her own.
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'Short Term 12' and 'William and the Windmill' win jury awards at SXSW
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:23 pm · March 12th, 2013
Comedian Jerrod Carmichael hosted the 2013 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival’s jury and special awards ceremony tonight in Austin, Texas. Desin Daniel Cretton’s “Short Term 12” and Ben Nabors’s “William and the Windmill” took top honors in the narrative and documentary feature fields respectively.
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With 'From Up on Poppy Hill' on the way, counting down Studio Ghibli's 10 best movies
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:00 pm · March 12th, 2013
From ‘Spirited Away’ to ‘Arrietty,’ we rank the Japanese studio’s finest.
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David O. Russell's 'Silver Linings Playbook' follow-up gets a release date
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:19 am · March 12th, 2013
Sony has a packed potential awards slate on the way.
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Baz Luhrmann's 'The Great Gatsby' to open the 2013 Cannes Film Festival
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:52 am · March 12th, 2013
‘Moulin Rouge!’ did the honors in 2001.
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