The Cannes press conference for “Mad MaxL Fury Road” finds Tom Hardy apologizing to director George Miller. Plus, we discover what Mel Gibson thinks about the movie.
Tom Hardy says he knew he owed George Miller an apology after he saw 'Mad Max: Fury Road'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 5:45 am · May 14th, 2015
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'Mad Max: Fury Road' will set the 2015 Cannes Film Festival on fire
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 9:19 am · March 25th, 2015
George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” will screen on May 14 at the 68th Festival du Cannes, the same day it’s effectively opening world wide.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Snow White and the Huntsman'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:09 pm · June 1st, 2012
The new spin on the fairytale hits theaters today.
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Tech Support: Costume designer Colleen Atwood on the painstaking ensembles of 'Snow White'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:14 am · May 14th, 2012
Three-time Oscar winner Colleen Atwood has been designing costumes for some of the most elaborate Hollywood productions for the better part of three decades…
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Your space to geek out over latest trailer for 'Prometheus'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:09 am · March 19th, 2012
So, what did you see over the weekend? “21 Jump Street,” possibly — though to judge from recent chatter on Twitter and elsewhere, no new release got people more excited over the past two days than the 150-second trailer for Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus,” the possible “Alien” prequel with a dream cast headed up by Charlize […]
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My favorite Oscar win: Pedro Almodóvar for 'Talk to Her'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:18 pm · February 23rd, 2012
When Pedro Almodovar won Best Original Screenplay for his dark tale of misguided love, “Talk to Her,” it was the first foreign-language film to take the award in nearly 40 years — and among the strangest in any tongue. What came over the Academy?
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Pre-Globes party weekend: Weinstein, AFI, Paramount, Film Independent and BAFTA do it up
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:45 pm · January 14th, 2012
Leading into tomorrow’s Golden Globes ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Hollywood has been all abuzz with events aimed at making the most of having talent in town for the big awards show weekend.
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George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Michelle Williams and more turn out for Palm Springs awards gala
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:05 am · January 8th, 2012
I’ve never attended the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala. It’s a key stop along the Oscar trail his time of year, very competitive with the Santa Barbara Film Festival. The two duke it out for honorees, one reticent to honor talent that the other has chalked up for an award. Which is obviously silly. But it seemed time to give it a go.
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Round-up: Davis and Clooney are EW's Oscar cover stars
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:53 am · January 5th, 2012
Also: Farewell to Hoberman, and Hollywood’s fear of gay sex
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Tell us what you thought of 'Young Adult'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:41 pm · December 16th, 2011
Jason Reitman’s latest goes into wide release today, and while we’re fans, not everyone will agree. If you’ve seen it, share your thoughts with us.
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'The Help' leads SAG nominations, Demián Bichir surprises in Best Actor
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:51 am · December 14th, 2011
The SAG Awards tend to hew closely to Oscar prognosticators’ lists, but they handed us a few wild cards this morning — not just in terms of who they nominated, but who they left out.
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'Young Adult' to receive Vanguard Award at Palm Springs fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:59 pm · December 13th, 2011
The Palm Springs festival tends to stick very closely to the presumed template of surefire Oscar contenders when picking their honorees, so they’ve gone slightly out on a limb by handing their Vanguard Award to “Young Adult.”
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Review: 'Young Adult' is a smart, sour anatomy of a bitch
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:40 pm · December 8th, 2011
If not quite a brilliant film itself, “Young Adult” is shot through with brilliant flashes of testy human insight, powered by Charlize Theron’s sharpest, most fluidly capricious performance since ‘Monster.’
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The Long Shot: Vehicle trouble
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:11 pm · December 7th, 2011
Many Oscar-watchers are describing this year’s Best Actress race as “weak,” a pejorative that has less to do with the fine performances in play than the iffy films many of them happen to find themselves in. But does it have to be that way?
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Oscarweb Round-up: A season of faux-nostalgia?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:01 am · December 7th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Mark Harris accuses “The Artist” and “Hugo” of “faux-nostalgia,” Albert Brooks hits the campaign trail and Angelina Jolie gets popped with a copyright infringement lawsuit.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Oswalt stealin' spotlights
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:55 am · November 30th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Patton Oswalt steals another spotlight at the Gotham Awards, Lou Lumenick explains how the NYFCC vote broke down and Jesse Eisenberg sues a tiny movie.
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Focus Features has a big night at the Gothams
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:16 pm · November 28th, 2011
The Gotham Awards were held this evening in New York and… it’s a tie for Best Feature!
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Oscarweb Round-up: Sneaking 'Zoo'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:03 am · November 28th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Cameron Crowe’s “We Bought a Zoo” screened for the public, Ralph Fiennes talks his directorial debut, “Coriolanus” and THR rounds up this year’s actress hopefuls.
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