Oscar presenters are secretly the problem with most telecasts. These five people knew how to present an Academy Award.
The 5 Best Ways to Present an Oscar
Posted by Louis Virtel · 4:40 pm · February 20th, 2015
Filed in: HitFix · In Contention
A look back at 1993 and the second annual MTV Movie Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:02 am · April 14th, 2013
Last year I used the occasion of the 21st annual MTV Movie Awards as an excuse to go back in time to the day-glo, New Jack Swing days of 1992 to look at the network’s first stab at recognizing the “best” in filmed entertainment. This year, I figured why not keep it going as the 22nd annual gears up for this evening? Let’s step back in the time machine and zip back to the pop culturally nebulous days of 1993 and the second annual MTV Movie Awards show.
Filed in: HitFix · In Contention
Oscar Guide 2013: Best Actor
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:29 am · February 21st, 2013
Bradley Cooper, Daniel Day-Lewis, Hugh Jackman, Joaquin Phoenix and Denzel Washington square off.
Filed in: HitFix · In Contention
Meet the Academy's exclusive club of three-time acting Oscar winners
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:50 am · February 19th, 2013
Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert De Niro, Sally Field and Denzel Washington hope to join this year.
Filed in: HitFix · In Contention
'Red Tails' defeats 'Beasts,' 'Django Unchained' and 'Flight' at the NAACP Image Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:43 pm · February 1st, 2013
I suppose it’s a bit of a surprise that the George Lucas-produced “Red Tails” beat out some stiff Oscar competition in Benh Zeitlin’s “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” and Robert Zemeckis’s “Flight,” so there it is.
Filed in: HitFix · In Contention
Roundup: How 'The Hobbit' made the VFX shortlist sight unseen
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:55 am · February 1st, 2013
Also: ‘Argo’ an illegal hit in Iran, and Hackford to relinquish DGA presidency
Filed in: HitFix · In Contention
Off the Carpet: Academy members have numerous tight races to mull over this season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:58 am · December 24th, 2012
As members of the Academy hurry through the last screeners they need to see before committing an opinion on the year’s best (for those who bother trying to get as deep into the stack as possible, that is), a number of races hang in the balance as extremely tight categories are sure to leave a few contenders feeling the sting of “also-ran” on Thursday, January 10.
Filed in: HitFix · In Contention
African-American Film Critics hail 'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Middle of Nowhere'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:44 pm · December 16th, 2012
Ben Affleck takes Best Director, while Denzel Washington is Best Actor.
Filed in: HitFix · In Contention
Roundup: Oscar hopeful 'A Royal Affair' wins big at AFI Fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:21 am · November 9th, 2012
Also: THR’s actors’ roundtable, and Virginia loves ‘Lincoln’
Filed in: HitFix · In Contention
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?
Filed in: HitFix · In Contention
Tell us what you thought of 'Flight'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:27 am · November 2nd, 2012
Robert Zemeckis’s return to live action lands today.
Filed in: HitFix · In Contention · Interviews
Washington and Zemeckis brave Sandy to promote 'Flight' on Letterman and Fallon
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:03 am · October 30th, 2012
The director and star stop by audience-free late night in New York.
Filed in: HitFix · In Contention
Interview: John Gatins on wrestling his demons to write 'Flight'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:42 am · October 30th, 2012
“There are no atheists in foxholes or at 30,000 feet.”
Filed in: HitFix · In Contention · Interviews
Interview: John Goodman on 'Argo,' 'Flight,' Eastwood and awards season wagging the dog
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:14 am · October 24th, 2012
It’s not like John Goodman hasn’t been working consistently enough for a couple of decades, but the last two years have shown a stunning proliferation by anyone’s measure.
Filed in: HitFix · In Contention · Interviews
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.
Filed in: HitFix · In Contention
Roundup: On 'Perks' and other Oscar wallflowers
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:37 am · October 17th, 2012
Also: Carax on Kylie’s ‘Holy Motors’ number, and Foxx talks slavery in ‘Django’
Filed in: HitFix · In Contention
Off the Carpet: Kicking the habit, seeing the light
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:51 am · October 15th, 2012
Looking for meaning in the season as the 50th annual NYFF comes to a close.
Filed in: HitFix · In Contention
Zemeckis's 'Flight' features Denzel Washington at his best in a powerful character study
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:00 am · October 14th, 2012
“Flight” may have elements of action filmmaking and courtroom drama, but it is, ultimately, a character study about the sickness of addiction. It captures the embarrassment, the denial, the rage and, crucially, the chronic fallibility that comes with it.
Filed in: HitFix · In Contention
Archives