Major local productions jostle with the likes of Alicia Keys for audience attention.
Swedish cinema sings on key at Way Out West fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:05 am · August 19th, 2013
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On the dismissive attitude toward indie Oscar hopefuls
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:21 pm · August 7th, 2013
I was thinking recently about something that really agitates me when it comes to the awards season, which is this notion that certain accomplishments are instinctively relegated to the “indie” bin of the Independent Spirit Awards or the Gotham Awards, like some ghetto of would-be Oscar contenders.
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Sweden's Way Out West lineup runs the gamut from Soderbergh to Alicia Keys
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:40 am · July 2nd, 2013
The hybrid music-and-movie fest runs from August 8 to 10.
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Off the Carpet: Half-time
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:06 am · July 1st, 2013
The mid-way point of 2013 is here. How has the first half of the year shaped up for awards hopefuls? A month-by-month dissection answers that very question.
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For Your Consideration: 15 deserving Oscar nominees from 2013 so far
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:48 am · June 27th, 2013
HitFix’s Gregory Ellwood, Guy Lodge and Kristopher Tapley spotlight 15 films, performances and accomplishments from the first half of 2013 that deserve recognition by year’s end.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Frances Ha'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:42 am · May 17th, 2013
Noah Baumbach’s latest heads out in limited release this weekend.
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10 under-the-radar movies for summer 2013
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:24 pm · April 28th, 2013
If you’ve been paying attention to HitFix’s on-going 2013 Summer Movie Preview Countdown, you know what the site’s staff is eagerly anticipating as we turn the corner into blockbuster season. As an addendum, we’ve cooked up a list of under-the-radar goodies to check out in between all the big budget fun.
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New 'Frances Ha' trailer features Greta Gerwig set to a David Bowie soundtrack
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:43 pm · March 6th, 2013
I kind of fell for Noah Baumbach’s “Frances Ha” at last year’s Telluride Film Festival. I’m not a Baumbach acolyte, though I did like “Greenberg,” so that also made it a pleasant surprise, I guess. This kind of thing rarely works for me, though. Or at least, it has to hit a very precise target, and when that happens, it always feels pretty special. That’s what we always look for in a darkened theater, right?
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Roundup: The Emmys go to the movies
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:00 am · September 24th, 2012
Plus: ‘The Hobbit’ meets the Queen, and celebrating Tom Hardy’s ‘Lawless’ knitwear.
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Off the Carpet: Telluride wraps, Toronto approaches
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:43 am · September 3rd, 2012
The season is here. “Argo” has sounded the starting gun in the mountains of Telluride while “The Master” has made a strong case on the Lido of Venice. Where will we go from here?
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Wrapping up the 39th annual Telluride Film Festival
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:23 am · September 3rd, 2012
Things are pretty much wrapping up at the 39th annual. Monday is generally a great time for catch-up, as the schedule is filled in with repeat showings. Unfortunately, I tend to leave on Monday afternoon each year, so I don’t get to use the day productively. But nine-and-a-half movies over the three-day spread is good enough for me. (I won’t knock the movie I walked out of. I’ll come back to it at some point, as it’s generated interesting split reactions.)
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On Adam Driver and Michael Shannon, 'Frances Ha' and 'The Iceman'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:44 am · September 2nd, 2012
Charisma on two levels in Telluride.
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'Frances Ha,' 'Hyde Park on Hudson' and more set for 39th Telluride Film Festival
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:47 am · August 30th, 2012
I’ve just landed at the airport and gotten a look at the fresh-off-the-presses release announcing the line-up for the 39th annual Telluride Film Festival. As I await the shuttle into Telluride for my fourth-straight SHOW, and as many of my Los Angeles brethren board the charter flight into Montrose here, let’s dig in and see what’s in store.
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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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