The Boston Society of Film Critics has joined the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Board of Review in crowning “Zero Dark Thirty” the year’s best film. Kathryn Bigelow won Best Director while Daniel Day-Lewis (“Lincoln”) and Emmanuelle Riva (“Amour”) won top acting honors.
'Zero Dark Thirty' wins Best Picture and Best Director from the Boston Society of Film Critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:06 pm · December 9th, 2012
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'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Lincoln' win big with Boston Online Film Critics Association
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:36 am · December 8th, 2012
The Boston Online Film Critics Association has named “Zero Dark Thirty” Best Picture of the year. Kathryn Bigelow received Best Director and Jessica Chastain won Best Actress, while Daniel Day-Lewis claimed Best Actor for his work in “Lincoln.”
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Roundup: Why 'Twilight' beats 'Star Wars'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:00 am · November 12th, 2012
Also: ‘Skyfall’ and ‘Lincoln’ score, and Weinsteins’ ‘Populaire’ lives up to its title
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Day-Lewis, Craig, Tarantino honored at Britannia Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:31 am · November 9th, 2012
The BAFTA/LA event will be broadcast on Sunday
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Roundup: 'Ralph' rules box office, but 'Flight' takes off
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:25 am · November 5th, 2012
Also: Haneke speaks reluctantly, and ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ for Best Pic?
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Spielberg talks 'Lincoln' on '60 Minutes': 'He was a father of a nation in need of repair.'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:27 pm · October 21st, 2012
The director discusses his latest as a personal endeavor.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 92 — Gotham nods, 'Flight,' 'Lincoln' and Best Supporting Actress
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · October 19th, 2012
In this week’s podcast Kris and Anne discuss the freshly announced Gotham nominations, dig in to Robert Zemeckis’s “Flight” and Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” and survey the Best Supporting Actress field.
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Yes, Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' has a big date with Oscar
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:20 pm · October 17th, 2012
The director’s 27th theatrical feature is a marvel of design and performance.
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Roundup: Harvey takes on the pirates
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:06 am · October 12th, 2012
Also: Remembering Harris Savides, and ‘Argo’ is fighting fit
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Roundup: Are the Academy's new doc rules really democratic?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:12 am · October 4th, 2012
Also: A kinky year at the movies, and Ramsay to send ‘Moby Dick’ into space.
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As Obama and Romney debate, Disney releases a new 'Lincoln' TV spot
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:38 pm · October 3rd, 2012
The drama gets a healthy jolt with a new trailer.
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Best Actor 2013: Potential nominees from Ben Affleck to Denzel Washington
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:20 am · October 3rd, 2012
Surveying the year’s leading men as the season commences.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 89 — 'Life of Pi' opens NYFF but is it a player?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:00 pm · September 28th, 2012
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss the NYFF opener “Life of Pi,” have some choice words in dispute on “Silver Linings Playbook” and take a deeper look at the Best Actor field.
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Daniel Day-Lewis does some serious thinking in the first poster for 'Lincoln'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:30 am · August 22nd, 2012
Steven Spielberg’s biopic hits theaters November 9.
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'Lincoln' eases the pressure with a mid-November release
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:01 am · July 19th, 2012
A wise move for a film feeling the burden of expectation?
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Michael Mann looks back on 'The Last of the Mohicans' 20 years later
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:31 pm · May 12th, 2012
Michael Mann’s 1992 colonial epic “The Last of the Mohicans” will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, if you can believe it. In honor of the film’s 20th anniversary, the American Cinemateque premiered the DCP of that cut at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood Friday night.
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The Lists: Top 10 Oscar-winning biopic performances
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:20 am · November 1st, 2011
Michelle Williams, Meryl Streep and Leonardo DiCaprio are some of the actors vying to win an Oscar this season for playing real-life figures. We round up the greatest Oscar-winning biopic performances in history, including work from Daniel Day-Lewis, Barbra Streisand and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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