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'Broken,' 'Berberian Sound Studio' win big at British Independent Film Awards

Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:54 pm · December 9th, 2012

‘Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ shut out

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The Long Shot: Are the British coming?

Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:50 am · October 17th, 2012

In a weak year for UK, ‘Les Mis’ carries the Limeys’ Oscar hopes.

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Oscar Talk: Ep. 87 — Fall fests, 'The Master,' 'Silver Linings,' 'Argo' kick off the season

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:46 am · September 15th, 2012

In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss the movies that have launched the season at the beginning of the fall festival circuit as a new season of Oscar Talk kicks off.

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Laura Linney returns to Telluride with stuffy 'Hyde Park on Hudson'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:19 pm · August 31st, 2012

Actress Laura Linney — a part-time Telluride resident — missed the festival last year for the first time in eight years. Well, she’s back this year with the film that kept her away in 2011.

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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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Off the Carpet: Getting out the vote

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:20 am · August 27th, 2012

That’s what’s so great about movies, books, paintings, songs, etc. They are as much a direct reflection of the times as they are a nebulous Rorschach for them. Involuntary extrapolation can be as significant as clear-eyed reaction to a straight-forward treatise. And in an environment as heated, tense and divided as this, the art that escapes the cauldron is bound to be, if not willfully profound, then a fascinating looking glass, at the very least.

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Matt Damon and John Krasinski join the season in Gus Van Sant's 'Promised Land'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:02 pm · August 23rd, 2012

Alright, make some room. Another potential Oscar play has joined the party.

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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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