Also: Tweets vs. critics’ quotes, and can Jackman win?
Roundup: Surviving the January release graveyard
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:29 am · January 21st, 2013
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'Amour,' 'Life of Pi,' 'The Master' win big as London critics spread the love
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:32 pm · January 20th, 2013
Daniel Day-Lewis misses a rare stop on the precursor trail.
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Jessica Chastain owns the box office in 'Mama,' 'Zero Dark Thirty' during crucial Oscar window
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:53 am · January 19th, 2013
The story of today isn’t quite what’s happening in Park City but what’s happening at multiplexes across the country. Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain is leading the charge with the top two films at the box office, Andrés Muschietti’s “Mama” and Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty.”
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'Argo,' 'Life of Pi,' 'The Hobbit' and 'Skyfall' lead with MPSE nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:43 am · January 18th, 2013
This year’s Oscar nominees for Best Sound Editing were “Argo,” “Django Unchained,” “Life of Pi,” “Skyfall” and “Zero Dark Thirty.” Though intriguingly, even with inflated categories including eight nominees, Kathryn Bigelow’s bin Laden manhunt effort failed to receive a notice in the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards nominations, revealed today.
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Roundup: A write-in vote for Ben Affleck?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:05 am · January 18th, 2013
Also: Cinema in the Obama era, and the dark side of the festival circuit.
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Gay & Lesbian Critics go for 'Argo'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:15 pm · January 17th, 2013
Day-Lewis and Hathaway add to their haul, and ‘The Paperboy’ isn’t forgotten
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'Skyfall,' 'Hunger Games' and others join Oscar nominees on Costume Designers Guild list
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:27 pm · January 17th, 2013
Guild has separate categories for period, fantasy and contemporary work.
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My favorite Oscar nomination: Eiko Ishioka for 'Mirror Mirror'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:47 pm · January 16th, 2013
The Japanese costume genius received her second nod a year after her death.
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'Mud' trailer with Matthew McConaughey reignites the fuse in advance of Sundance bow
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:14 am · January 16th, 2013
Jeff Nichols’ best film to date is primed for its North American debut.
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Roundup: Bigelow responds to the 'Zero Dark Thirty' debate
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 am · January 16th, 2013
Also: Picturehouse rises from the ashes, and why the ‘Skyfall’ score should win
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Oscar nominee 'War Witch' leads Canadian Screen Award nods
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:20 am · January 15th, 2013
Plus, the only nominations you’ll see this season for ‘Resident Evil: Retribution.’
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Roundup: On Leonardo DiCaprio's odd Oscar history
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:49 am · January 15th, 2013
Also: The genius of Jodie Foster’s speech, and the oldest living Oscar nominees
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'Perks of Being a Wallflower' joins Oscar nominees on list of 25th USC Scripter finalists
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:00 am · January 15th, 2013
The USC Scripter Awards is celebrating its silver anniversary this year. And in this 25th year, the USC Libraries’ set of nominees is reflective of a very competitive year as, for the first time ever, a tie resulted in six nominees as opposed to the usual five.
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'Ai Weiwei,' 'Queen of Versailles' join Oscar players in DGA documentary nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:04 pm · January 14th, 2013
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) has offered up its list of nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Filmmaking, and it’s a nice slice of vindication for a pair of Oscar snubees.
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Off the Carpet: Why I want to see 'Argo' win Best Picture at the Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:51 am · January 14th, 2013
The last 100 hours or so in Hollywood has been intriguing, to say the least. The Oscar nominations on Thursday sent a series of shockwaves throughout the industry and were marvelously reflective of a tightly contended, stellar year of filmmaking. And of course, two names have been on everyone’s lips since the Thursday morning bombshell: Ben Affleck and Kathryn Bigelow.
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Big moments for Bill Clinton, Jodie Foster and Ben Affleck at the 70th annual Golden Globes
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:43 am · January 14th, 2013
It was all smiles at the Warner Bros./In Style party Sunday night as team “Argo” had grabbed yet another one-two Best Picture/Best Director punch after the film’s director Ben Affleck was unceremoniously snubbed from the Oscars’ Best Director line-up late last week.
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'Django' is Tarantino's biggest hit and 'Lincoln' crosses $150 mil as Best Picture nominees storm the box office this year
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:06 am · January 13th, 2013
This is the story of the season.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:11 am · January 13th, 2013
At this point, anyone who hasn’t seen “Zero Dark Thirty” — which is the majority of the movie-going public — has had to hear it chewed on and mulled over for well over a month. Critics awards and controversy have shrouded the film upon delivery to a wider audience this weekend, and it’s turned up #1 at the box […]
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