In today’s podcast, we dig in on the lead actor and lead actress categories, discuss Roman Polanski’s NYFF opener “Carnage” and the critical reception of “The Ides of March,” opening today.
Oscar Talk: Ep. 64 — Digging into the lead categories
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:54 am · October 7th, 2011
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Charlize Theron is delusional in the first trailer for Jason Reitman's 'Young Adult'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:48 am · October 6th, 2011
“Juno” director Jason Reitman is back at work with Diablo Cody again this year with “Young Adult.” Finally, a trailer for the film has dropped.
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Michelle Williams takes on Marilyn Monroe in the first trailer for 'My Week with Marilyn'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:36 pm · October 5th, 2011
With Simon Curtis’s “My Week with Marilyn” set to play the New York fest later this week, The Weinstein Company has finally dropped an impressive trailer for the film.
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Meet 'Martha Marcy' star Elizabeth Olsen
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:26 pm · October 4th, 2011
Elizabeth Olsen’s performance in “Martha Marcy May Marlene” will be dropped on audiences in a few weeks when the film releases. In the meantime, Fox Searchlight has rolled out a new interview featurette that gives you a glimpse of Olsen’s thought process behind the film.
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David Fincher: Lisbeth Salander is 'refuse'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:27 pm · September 30th, 2011
Those hoping that David Fincher’s “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” will give us a more well-rounded Lisbeth Salander than we saw in the original Swedish films will be encouraged by his intriguing description of the character to Empire magazine.
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Emily Watson returns to the spotlight in 'Oranges and Sunshine'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:21 am · September 29th, 2011
After something of a career lull in recent years, Emily Watson is enjoying a strong 2011. With an appearance in Steven Spielberg’s “War Horse” on the horizon, a lead role in British heart-tugger “Oranges and Sunshine” could land the actress her third Oscar nod.
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