A look back at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival including the films we loved, we hated and that now infamous flat shoe controversy.
Best and Worst of Cannes 2015: Why wasn't 'Mad Max: Fury Road' in competition?
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 4:59 pm · May 24th, 2015
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Cate Blanchett says she told reporter she hasn't had sexual relationships with women
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 4:57 am · May 17th, 2015
During a press conference for “Carol” at the Cannes Film Festival, Cate Blanchett says she clarified with a trade reporter that she had not had sexual relationships with women.
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Review: Cate Blanchett masters all the signals for Todd Haynes' 'Carol'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 5:41 pm · May 16th, 2015
Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara deliver remarkable performances in Todd Haynes’ “Carol.”
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Everything you want to know about the costumes of 'Cinderella'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 1:41 pm · March 13th, 2015
Three-time Oscar winner Sandy Powell goes in depth discussing her acclaimed costumes from Kenneth Branagh’s live-action “Cinderella”
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Review: 'Cinderella' conjures some new magic from a classic tale
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 2:32 pm · March 2nd, 2015
Director Kenneth Branagh finds some new magic from a classic tale in Walt Disney Studios’ “Cinderella” which features impressive performances from Lily James, Richard Madden and Cate Blanchett.
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McConaughey, Blanchett, Leto and Nyong'o set to present at the Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:56 am · February 4th, 2015
The Academy has announced that, naturally, last year’s quartet of acting Oscar winners will be presenting at the upcoming 87th annual Academy Awards.
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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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The 10 Most Badass Oscar Speeches Ever
Posted by Louis Virtel · 4:27 pm · January 16th, 2015
Thank God these ten folks won Oscars. Thank the effing lord. Ingrid Bergman, we love you. Cuba Gooding Jr., give us a hug.
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Roundup: Oprah among stars attending the BAFTAs
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:46 am · February 12th, 2014
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, Oprah Winfrey is among the long list of stars confirmed to attend to BAFTAs on Sunday. Also: Oscar-nominated screenwriters’ conference, and PGA nails a date.
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Roundup: Mark Harris on a soured Oscar season
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:21 am · February 11th, 2014
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, Mark Harris discusses how this year’s Oscar race has soured, but why that’s not all bad. Also: Revisiting the 1993 race, and James Toback on losing at the Oscars
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett share their joy at Oscars luncheon
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 3:11 pm · February 10th, 2014
The annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon is a chance to get all of the year’s Academy Award nominees in a room for food and spirits, yes, but it’s also a huge press opportunity, where contenders can subtly communicate their final pitches in hopes that a stray Academy member will read it or hear about it on TV.
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London critics award '12 Years a Slave,' 'Gravity,' 'Selfish Giant'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:52 am · February 2nd, 2014
“12 Years a Slave” won three awards for Best Film, Actor and Supporting Actress at the London Film Critics’ Circle Awards, while “Gravity,” “The Selfish Giant” and “Filth” also took multiple honors.
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'12 Years a Slave' tops UK Regional Critics' vote
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:30 am · January 29th, 2014
“12 Years a Slave” won top honors at the UK Regional Critics’ Awards, a local British alternative to the London Critics’ Circle Awards. Chiwetel Ejiofor and Cate Blanchett were also rewarded.
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George Clooney's 'Monuments Men' was smart to dodge the Oscar season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · January 29th, 2014
As Oscar’s phase one drew to a close and the nominations were set to be unveiled, the film press corps was getting its first look at one movie that dodged all of that commotion last year: George Clooney’s “The Monuments Men.” It’s set for release next week and with its arrival, one can only ask: was Sony smart to move it out of the season?
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'Gravity' wins big with Denver critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:58 pm · January 22nd, 2014
We’re about a week late in wising up to the Denver Film Critics Society’s list of winners this year but, well, better late than never. “Gravity” was the big winner, taking prizes for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Score and Best Sci-Fi/Horror Film. The acting categories all went to the frontrunners save Best Supporting Actress, which went to “American Hustle’s” Jennifer Lawrence rather than “12 Years a Slave’s” Lupita Nyong’o. Steve McQueen’s slavery drama, which was nominated for seven awards, received no trophies.
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'12 Years a Slave' and 'Blue is the Warmest Color' win with Gay and Lesbian critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:44 pm · January 22nd, 2014
“12 Years a Slave” has picked up yet another Best Picture prize from a critics organization, as the Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) tapped it the year’s best for 2013. Oscar frontrunners Matthew McConaughey and Cate Blanchett won top acting honors, while “Blue is the Warmest Color” received a pair of prizes including LGBT Film of the Year. HBO’s “Behind the Candelabra” and Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black” picked up awards in the TV categories, including a tie for TV Drama of the Year.
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'American Hustle' and acting Oscar frontrunners win SAG Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:12 pm · January 18th, 2014
“American Hustle,” Matthew McConaughey, Cate Blanchett, Jared Leto and Lupita Nyong’o won awards tonight at the 20th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Are they all set up for a crash course with Oscar?
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Michael Barker on 'bittersweet' nominations and watching Richard Linklater's career bloom
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:04 am · January 16th, 2014
It was a bittersweet morning for Sony Pictures Classics co-president Michael Barker. One one hand his company’s films “Before Midnight,” “Blue Jasmine” and “The Invisible Woman” combined for a total of five nominations, including a somewhat surprising bid for “Blue” supporting actress Sally Hawkins. On the other, it was a rare occasion where the indie distributor had no nominees in either the Best Documentary Feature or Best Foreign Language Film categories, and neither “Blue” nor “Midnight” was able to push into the Best Picture field.
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