After “Lincoln” led the way with nominations from the Houston Film Critics Society last month, it was “Argo” that took the prizes for Best Picture and Best Director. Steven Spielberg’s film did win Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Screenplay, while most other awards followed established canon. This is the seventh Best Film prize for “Argo” on the critics circuit so far, bringing it ever closer to the “Zero Dark Thirty” tally of eight.
'Argo' wins with Houston film critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:35 pm · January 5th, 2013
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Roundup: Is authenticity ruining the musical?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:15 am · December 27th, 2012
Also: Portman named most bankable star, and Hathaway’s Oscar hosting advice
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'Silver Linings Playbook,' 'Moonrise Kingdom' lead Indie Spirit noms
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:42 am · November 27th, 2012
‘Beasts,’ ‘Bernie,’ and ‘Keep the Lights On’ round out the top category.
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'Bernie,' 'Beasts' and 'Moonrise' get a boost from 2012 Gotham nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:16 am · October 18th, 2012
The awards season is “officially” under way today as the first awards show of the season has announced its list of nominees.
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Roundup: 'Intouchables' wins the Oscar screener race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:03 am · October 9th, 2012
Also: The landing of ‘Lincoln,’ and Variety finds a home
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Interview: Jack Black and Richard Linklater on getting to know 'Bernie'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:09 pm · October 5th, 2012
Earlier this year, Richard Linklater and Jack Black clocked in their second collaboration, the dark comedy/true story “Bernie,” which just recently made its way to DVD and Blu-ray. Ostensibly, they’re out on the circuit now to promote the home video release, but with it comes a fair amount of rejuvenated awards buzz.
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Jack Black and Richard Linklater on the 'arranged marriage' of 'School of Rock'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:17 am · October 3rd, 2012
And are we ready for ‘School of Jazz?’
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Jack Black and Richard Linklater on 'Slacker' and the Bohemia of Austin, Texas
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:36 am · October 2nd, 2012
How the ‘Bernie’ star first responded to his director’s early work.
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Off the Carpet: When to strike
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:14 pm · September 25th, 2012
Early-year releases and 2013 bum-ups find room to maneuver this season.
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The Lists: Top 10 first-half Oscar contenders
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:00 am · July 10th, 2012
What early releases deserve recognition come January 2013?
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Could 2012 be a watershed moment in Matthew McConaughey's career?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:08 pm · May 17th, 2012
The actor finds himself working with a bevy of filmmaking talent this year.
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SXSW: Wrapping up the 26th annual
Posted by Todd Gilchrist · 11:06 am · March 18th, 2012
This year’s fest offered films from good to bad, but almost nothing great.
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Trailers for 'The Avengers' and 'Frankenweenie' make for a nice antidote to awards season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:12 pm · March 1st, 2012
Now that the Oscar dust has settled and the early-year dumping ground has come to a close, studios are beginning to float materials for their (hopeful) moneymakers out there. Two trailers have dropped this week, for “The Avengers” (opening May 4) and Tim Burton’s “Frankenweenie” (which doesn’t hit until October).
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Oscarweb Round-up: Rosebud 70 years later
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:51 am · September 30th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Kenneth Turan writes up the gorgeous new “Citizen Kane” anniversary DVD/Blu-ray, Hitfix’s own Drew McWeeny chats with “50/50” writer Will Reiser and we get a little more out of this weekend’s test screening of “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.”
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