So far, four industry groups have announced nominations this year: the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), the American Cinema Editors (ACE), the Art Directors Guild (ADG) and the Producers Guild of America (PGA). And so far, only five films have been recognized by all four groups.
Off the Carpet: Five films have universal industry and guild support so far
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:48 am · January 5th, 2015
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'Birdman' strong with Central Ohio film critics nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:33 am · January 4th, 2015
In nominations announcements from those critics groups who bother with them, “Birdman” is far and away the leader, even if “Boyhood” remains the overall victor on the winning side. That played out again with the Central Ohio Film Critics Association, which handed Alejandro González Iñárritu’s film 10 nominations Sunday morning.
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Hear directors breakdown scenes from 'Interstellar,' 'Birdman' and 'Inherent Vice'
Posted by Matt Patches · 9:34 am · January 2nd, 2015
Just because DVD commentaries are going the way of dinosaurs doesn’t mean the art of insight is extinct. Check out these mini-commentaries for the Oscar season’s biggest movies.
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'American Sniper,' 'Nightcrawler' join Oscar players with ACE editing nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:00 am · January 2nd, 2015
Nominees were announced Friday for the 65th annual ACE Eddie Awards for excellence in film editing. Nominees on the movies side included “American Sniper,” “Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Boyhood” and “Nightcrawler.”
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2014: the year in movie superlatives
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:30 am · December 31st, 2014
Wrapping up the year, a look at the best of the best across a wide spectrum of film categories, those recognized by the Academy and otherwise.
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The top 10 shots of 2014: part two
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:25 pm · December 30th, 2014
In Contention wraps up its eighth annual look at the best film images from the year with a top five featuring films like “Interstellar,” “Inherent Vice” and “Birdman.”
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Contender Countdown: Who wins the critics' battle on the road to Oscar?
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 9:40 am · December 30th, 2014
This edition of the Contender Countdown looks at the critical responses of the expected best nominee players via their Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic scores.
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'Birdman' leads North Carolina film critics nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:33 pm · December 29th, 2014
The North Carolina Film Critics Association has announced its list of nominees in a modest array of categories this season, and once again, it’s “Birdman” leading the way, with seven nominations.
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The 15 best film scores of 2014
Posted by Matt Patches · 10:48 am · December 29th, 2014
From animated dupstep to sci-minded minimalism, we present the year’s best musical backbones.
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Off the Carpet: 'Unbroken,' 'Selma,' 'Sniper' in the headlines as Oscar voting begins
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · December 29th, 2014
Oscar voting begins on Monday, just as “Unbroken” is lighting up the box office and “Selma” is getting ridiculed in op-eds.
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Exclusive: 'Birdman' composer says Oscar DQ doesn’t make mathematical sense
Posted by Matt Patches · 6:51 pm · December 22nd, 2014
Antonio Sanchez’s “Birdman” score, composed of improvised drumming, stands out from the crowd this awards season. So far, that the Academy disqualified it from contention. Why? The composer gives us the scoop.
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'Birdman' and 'Mommy' lead Vancouver Film Critics Circle nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:58 pm · December 22nd, 2014
The Vancouver critics have just joined the party, always offering an interesting assortment of nominations given their practice of splitting off a whole separate section for Canadian films.
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Oscar-winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki details the 'dance' of filming 'Birdman'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:45 am · December 20th, 2014
HitFix talks to Oscar-winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki (“Gravity”) about the intense production of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Birdman,” which was filmed through a series of long, extended takes.
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Florida critics spring for 'Birdman,' Linklater, Keaton, Pike, Simmons and Arquette
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:10 pm · December 19th, 2014
The Florida Film Critics Circle has awarded “Birdman” best film of the year.
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'Birdman' and genre love from Las Vegas film critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:44 pm · December 18th, 2014
The Las Vegas Film Critics Society is the latest regional critics group to unveil award winners for 2014, and it was “Birdman” that came away the biggest hit with seven awards, including Best Picture.
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Characters and Conflicts: 10 best movies of 2014
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:31 am · December 18th, 2014
Gregory Ellwood reflects down his top films of 2014 including “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “A Most Violent Year,” “Birdman,” “Top Five,” “Selma,” “Clouds of Sils Maria,” “Snowpiercer,” “Gone Girl” as well as 10 others that almost made the cut.
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Stop the presses: 'Boyhood' shut out by a critics group
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:12 am · December 18th, 2014
The Utah Film Critics Association has spoken up with its list of superlatives this year and “Birdman” came out on top, winning Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay honors.
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'Birdman' and usual critical darling suspects lead Houston critics' nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:50 am · December 16th, 2014
The Houston Film Critics Society has announced nominations, and no surprise, the three-horse race for critical darling of the year led the way: “Birdman” with 10, “Boyhood” with seven and “The Grand Budapest Hotel” with six.
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