“Amour” has come to be considered one of Haneke’s most universal and accessible works, despite sporting the same rigor as his previous work. That might be because it concerns itself with the very universal concept of love. But nevertheless, to Haneke, “there’s not a difference between my films besides the subject matter.”
A Valentine's Day conversation with 'Amour' writer/director Michael Haneke
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:39 pm · February 14th, 2013
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Michael Haneke responds to 'his' Twitter handle
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:15 pm · February 14th, 2013
Have you been following @Michael_Haneke?
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Tech Support: Greg P. Russell on finding the nuance in action with Sam Mendes and 'Skyfall'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:09 am · February 14th, 2013
Sound mixer Greg P. Russell has spent his career working in action filmmaking, but his experience with director Sam Mendes and fellow mixer Scott Millan brought him a whole new perspective. Perhaps he can pick up that elusive first Oscar this year. This would be, after all, his 16th try.
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Documentary Feature
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:32 am · February 14th, 2013
‘5 Broken Cameras,’ The Gatekeepers,’ ‘How to Survive a Plague,’ ‘The Invisible War’ and ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ square off.
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Roundup: What's the best worst Oscar moment?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:20 am · February 14th, 2013
Also: Oscar-nominated screenwriters get political, and a look at two VFX hopefuls.
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Berlinale: Jeremy Irons derailed in 'Night Train to Lisbon,' but Arvin Chen charms again
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:22 am · February 14th, 2013
Taiwanese-American director Chen’s ‘Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow’ is a worthy follow-up to ‘Au Revoir, Taipei.’
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Supporting Actor
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:48 am · February 13th, 2013
Alan Arkin, Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tommy Lee Jones and Christoph Waltz square off.
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The top 10 shots of 2012: part two
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:35 am · February 13th, 2013
Wrapping up the year in individual film images.
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Supporting Actress
Posted by gerardkennedy · 6:27 am · February 13th, 2013
Amy Adams, Sally Field, Anne Hathaway, Helen Hunt and Jacki Weaver square off.
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Roundup: Michelle Obama hosts the 'Beasts' team at the White House
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:29 am · February 13th, 2013
Also: ‘Chicago’ cast to present at Oscars, and the Academy’s archive of speeches.
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Director
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:37 pm · February 12th, 2013
Michael Haneke, Ang Lee, Steven Spielberg, David O. Russell and Benh Zeitlin square off.
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Tech Support: Wylie Stateman on experiencing sound in a Quentin Tarantino movie
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:41 am · February 12th, 2013
Supervising sound editor Wylie Stateman earned his sixth Oscar nomination this year for “Django Unchained.” The soft-spoken industry veteran has now managed to earn a nomination in four decades – the 1980s (“Born on the Fourth of July”), the 1990s (“Cliffhanger”), the 2000s (“Memoirs of a Geisha,” “Wanted,” “Inglourious Basterds”) and now the 2010s.
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The top 10 shots of 2012: part one
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:31 am · February 12th, 2013
I decided to do something a little different with the shots column this year. I thought I’d go with a metric of instinct rather than analysis.
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Roundup: Richard Linklater honored with surprise award at Berlinale
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:20 am · February 12th, 2013
Also: The Academy’s quirky Best Picture gallery, and R.I.P. Gerry Hambling
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Review: 'A Single Shot' keeps Sam Rockwell in the dark
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:00 pm · February 11th, 2013
Formulaic backwoods thriller is an odd fit for the Berlinale.
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Review: Chile's glorious 'Gloria' lights up the Berlinale Competition
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:53 pm · February 11th, 2013
Tender, funny dramedy could be a real arthouse crowdpleaser.
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Sam Fell and Chris Butler on the social commentary and hybrid tech of 'ParaNorman'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:12 pm · February 11th, 2013
The idea of what would become “ParaNorman” first came to Chris Butler 16 years ago. It was just the superficial spark of “how cool would it be to make a stop-motion zombie movie for kids?” But the more he mulled over the genre and why it had always been so compelling to him, the more he realized there was a thematic draw there.
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Cinematography
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:20 am · February 11th, 2013
‘Anna Karenina,’ ‘Django Unchained,’ ‘Life of Pi,’ ‘Lincoln’ and ‘Skyfall’ square off.
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