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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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The Denzel Washington Best Actor push takes 'Flight'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:49 pm · September 9th, 2012

There’s a foundation being laid. We’ve had Denzel Washington tapped for potential Best Actor consideration every since we first launched the Contenders section for the 2012-2013 Oscar season, but you can finally see the gears turning on the upcoming campaign.

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'Amour,' 'Hyde Park on Hudson' and more set for 2012 NY fest

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:22 pm · August 16th, 2012

Okay, so, I said it yesterday, but to reiterate: a busy week for NYFF. Robert Zemeckis’s “Flight,” Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” and David Chase’s “Not Fade Away” have been tapped for big world premieres, and today, the full line-up has been unveiled by Film Society of Lincoln Center.

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NYFF bookends with Lee and Zemeckis for a big 50th annual

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:21 pm · August 13th, 2012

In spit-balling the upcoming fall festival circuit in a recent column, I noted that, in my estimation, the New York Film Festival — at least as a launching pad for year-end awards hopefuls — had been underutilized in its time. But things have changed the last few years.

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Off the Carpet: Setting the table for the 2012-2013 film awards season

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:35 am · June 11th, 2012

With the film awards season still a few months off, it’s time to at least clean up the joint and get some fresh predictions out there. Today we take a look at the lay of the land at the year’s midway point.

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