Matthew McConaughey bursts into crowded Best Actor field with career-best 'Dallas Buyers Club' portrayal

Posted by · 9:42 am · September 10th, 2013

Matthew McConaughey gives his best performance to date in “Dallas Buyers Club,” but he enters a Best Actor conversation that is already in full swing and stuffed with strong contenders. Where’s the wiggle room?

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Contender Countdown: 'Gravity' and '12 Years A Slave' storm out of the gate

Posted by · 9:55 pm · September 4th, 2013

Awards season is on and “Gravity” and “12 Years A Slave” lead the Best Picture race – right now – in this week’s contender countdown.

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25 most anticipated fall festival movies of 2013

Posted by · 6:40 pm · August 27th, 2013

HitFix’s editorial team breaks down the 25 most anticipated films screening at the Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York Film Festivals this fall including “Gravity,” “Labor Day,” “12 Years A Slave,” “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and more.

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2013 New York Film Festival line-up unveiled: 'Inside Llewyn Davis,' 'The Invisible Woman,' 'The Wind Rises'

Posted by · 8:08 am · August 19th, 2013

The Film Society of Lincoln Center has announced the main slate of selections for the 51st annual New York Film Festival, and it’s another choice cross-section of top festival offerings from the year so far.

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Spike Jonze's 'Her' will close the 2013 New York Film Festival

Posted by · 10:54 am · August 8th, 2013

The FSLC announced today that Spike Jonze’s “Her” will close the 51st New York Film Festival on Sunday, Oct. 18. “Her” is Jonze’s first film since “Where the Wild Things Are” and his first original screenplay.

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Joaquin Phoenix falls for a cyber Scarlett Johansson in the trailer for Spike Jonze's 'Her'

Posted by · 9:01 am · August 7th, 2013

Spike Jonze has been firing on all cylinders since his 1999 debut “Being John Malkovich.” Every new film is cause for excitement, whether awards are in the picture or not. His is a vital voice and his latest, “Her,” promises to deliver another fresh stroke in the filmmaker’s feature career.

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