Brad Pitt

Universal schedules Angelina Jolie Pitt's 'By the Sea' for Oscar season release

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:24 pm · May 7th, 2015

Universal Pictures has slated Angelina Jolie Pitt’s “Unbroken” follow-up, “By the Sea,” for a Nov. 13 release date, right in the thick of awards season.

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Terrence Malick's 'Voyage of Time' is coming to IMAX and with Brad Pitt too

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 4:09 pm · February 3rd, 2015

Terrence Malick is cutting a special version of his non-narrative work “Voyage of Time” for IMAX screens that will be narrated by Brad Pitt.

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Brad Pitt leads an 'Oyelowo' sing-along at Palm Springs awards gala

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:15 pm · January 3rd, 2015

The 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival lit up the desert night sky Saturday night with an awards gala recognizing top prospects in this year’s Oscar race.

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Riding 'Selma' praise, PGA will honor Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment with Visionary Award

Posted by Matt Patches · 9:49 am · December 22nd, 2014

He may be the biggest star in the world, but that doesn’t mean Brad Pitt is sacrificing art for commerce. This year, the PGA will honor the actor-producer for his efforts to nurture worthwhile drama.

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David Oyelowo joins Lupita Nyong’o in Brad Pitt-produced 'Americanah'

Posted by Matt Patches · 4:46 am · December 16th, 2014

David Oyelowo is earning raves for his role in “Selma,” so why not keep a good thing going? He’ll Lupita Nyong’o in another project backed by Brad Pitt’s Plan B.

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No Angelina, no problem as Brad Pitt and kids attend 'Unbroken' premiere

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 1:08 am · December 16th, 2014

A long-awaited moment occurred for Louis Zamperini’s family on Monday night at the Dolby Theater when “Unbroken” finally had its Los Angeles premiere. Director Angelina Jolie couldn’t attend because of the chicken pox, but husband Brad Pitt and her kids were.

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'Gravity' and '12 Years a Slave' tie at the 2014 PGA Awards

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:01 pm · January 19th, 2014

“Gravity” and “12 Years a Slave” tied for the year’s top theatrical motion picture honor while “Behind the Candelabra,” “Breaking Bad” and “Modern Family” picked up TV honors Sunday night at the 25th annual Producers Guild of America (PGA) Awards.

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Roger Deakins reflects on 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:00 am · December 3rd, 2013

With a big revival screening around the corner, HitFix’s Kristopher Tapley writes up an appreciation of the cinematography of “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” and reflects on the film and the work with DP Roger Deakins.

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2014 Oscar contenders work the room at the 2013 Governors Awards

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 12:42 am · November 17th, 2013

A slew of potential nominees for the 86th Academy Awards attended the annual Governors Awards where voters were on hand to salute honorees Angelina Jolie, Angela Lansbury, Piero Tosi and Steve Martin.

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Exclusive: 'Jesse James' director remembers embattled production as revival screening looms

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:33 am · November 7th, 2013

With a New York revival screening of “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” around the corner, director Andrew Dominik talks exclusively to HitFix about how the experience shaped him as an artist and what it means to him that the film has another life on the big screen.

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Exclusive: Andrew Dominik could give you his 'Jesse James' director's cut in 'half a day'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:23 am · November 5th, 2013

In the years since the 2007 release of Andrew Dominik’s “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” an even longer, deeper-realized cut of the 160-minute western has been a sort of holy grail for the film’s acolytes. Andrew Dominik talks exclusively with HitFix about his preferred versions of the opus.

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Steve McQueen on the right to pursue happiness and '12 Years a Slave'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:05 am · October 18th, 2013

“12 Years a Slave” director Steve McQueen talks to HitFix about the bigger picture of his film, the role Brad Pitt played in making it a reality and how much of an impact filming in the Louisiana summer swelter had on the end result.

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Exclusive: Revival screening of Andrew Dominik's 'Jesse James' planned for December

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:30 am · October 18th, 2013

The Museum of the Moving Image will present a special revival screening of Andrew Dominik’s “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” on Dec. 7. The event, called “No Eulogies,” is an attempt to kick-start a repertory afterlife for the 2007 western.

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Telluride: On the beauty and barbarity of sure-fire Oscar contender '12 Years a Slave'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:11 pm · August 31st, 2013

TELLURIDE, Colo. – Fox Searchlight was smart to get into business with filmmaker Steve McQueen two years ago when, not long after screening his last film, “Shame,” here at the Telluride Film Festival, they acquired it for distribution. Further dividends will be paid in the sterling accomplishment of “12 Years a Slave,” to be sure.

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Review: Powerful '12 Years A Slave' won't turn away from the brutality of slavery

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:02 pm · August 30th, 2013

Chiwetel Ejiofor is exceptional in Steve McQueen’s powerful “12 Years A Slave,” the true story of Solomon Northrup, a free man kidnapped and sold into slavery in 1841.

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