As members of the Academy hurry through the last screeners they need to see before committing an opinion on the year’s best (for those who bother trying to get as deep into the stack as possible, that is), a number of races hang in the balance as extremely tight categories are sure to leave a few contenders feeling the sting of “also-ran” on Thursday, January 10.
Off the Carpet: Academy members have numerous tight races to mull over this season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:58 am · December 24th, 2012
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'The Master' leads Online Film Critics' Society nominations
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:21 am · December 24th, 2012
The Online Film Critics Society decided to make us a Christmas present of their nominations — or perhaps that should be a gift for “The Master,” which underlined its status as a critical darling with a field-leading eight nominations. “Argo” and “Zero Dark Thirty” were a distant second with five each.
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Roundup: Spike Lee (surprise!) isn't down with 'Django'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:12 am · December 24th, 2012
Also: Why ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ is ‘cracked,’ and less likely holiday viewing
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With 'Django Unchained' on the way we pick Quentin Tarantino's 'Greatest Hits'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:55 pm · December 23rd, 2012
From “Little Green Bag” to “100 Black Coffins,” HitFix music maven Katie Hasty and Editor-at-Large Kristopher Tapley pick the “Greatest Hits” from Quentin Tarantino’s films.
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Oklahoma critics name 'Argo' the year's best, stick to the book elsewhere
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:56 am · December 23rd, 2012
The Oklahoma Film Critics Association has also chimed in for “Argo” today, giving the film Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay honors. The group was in lock-step with the rest of the season throughout: Daniel Day-Lewis, Jessica Chastain, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Anne Hathaway, etc.
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Nevada critics go for 'Argo,' John Hawkes, Helen Hunt
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:39 am · December 23rd, 2012
The Nevada Film Critics Society has added one more notch to “Argo”‘s tally of Best Picture wins. The group tied Ben Affleck with “Zero Dark Thirty” helmer Kathryn Bigelow for Best Director and went in a relatively unique direction with its Best Actor call, opting for John Hawkes in “The Sessions.”
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A closer look at Oscar's foreign-language shortlist
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:10 pm · December 22nd, 2012
There are relatively few surprises in a strong slate of contenders.
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'Argo,' 'Lincoln' and 'Zero Dark Thirty' lead Alliance of Women Film Journalists nods
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:43 pm · December 22nd, 2012
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists has announced its list of nominees this year, with its own fair share of unique categories. The Best Film nominees were “Argo,” “Lincoln” and “Zero Dark Thirty” (each also cited for Best Director). Winners will be announced next month.
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'Zero Dark Thirty' fares well with Women Film Critics Circle
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:14 pm · December 22nd, 2012
The Women Film Critics Circle has announced its annual…unique…slate of award winners. “Zero Dark Thirty” won three awards while “Lincoln” won two. And they have a bone to pick with “Killer Joe” and “Think Like a Man.”
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Tell us what you thought of 'The Impossible'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:59 am · December 22nd, 2012
J.A. Bayona’s riveting tsunami drama hits theaters this weekend.
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Tell us what you thought of 'This is 40'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:50 am · December 22nd, 2012
Judd Apatow’s latest hits theaters this weekend.
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'Tinker, Tailor' dominates biennial International Online Film Critics' Poll
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:41 am · December 21st, 2012
Here’s something novel. A biennial awards presentation. The eligibility period for the International Online Film Critics’ Poll is November 16, 2010 to November 15, 2012, leaving a wide array of films to choose from. Pity, then, that the critics’ choices aren’t themselves as varied. Tomas Alfredson’s “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” won five awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.
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Dublin critics award Haneke, Phoenix, Riva and…'The Artist?'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:22 am · December 21st, 2012
If you thought we had escaped the year of “The Artist,” you were wrong. The Dublin Film Critics Circle has chosen Michel Hazanavicius’s Best Picture winner as the year’s best film, as it opened on those shores in 2012. It joins Michael Haneke, Joaquin Phoenix, Emmanuelle Riva and more for top honors this year.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 100 — Looking back, from 'Hurt Locker' to 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · December 21st, 2012
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne celebrate their 100th episode by looking back at the show that started them all. They also discuss the ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ controversy and dig in on Best Animated Feature Film.
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Utah critics award 'Zero Dark Thirty,' Wes Anderson
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:33 am · December 21st, 2012
The Utah Film Critics Association has announced its 2012 winners, and, big surprise, “Zero Dark Thirty” took top honors. But the group went in a couple of different directions elsewhere, tapping Dwight Henry for Best Supporting Actor, Wes Anderson for Best Director and “Indie Game: The Movie” for best doc.
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Nine foreign language finalists announced by Academy
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:51 am · December 21st, 2012
The Academy has announced the nine finalists for this year’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Seventy-one films were submitted from countries around the world.
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Roundup: Anne Hathaway to be honored by Costume Designers' Guild
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:30 am · December 21st, 2012
Also: Foreign-language shortlist looms, and potential whisper-campaign victims
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Review: Bigelow conquers talk and action in unflinching 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:40 pm · December 20th, 2012
The film opened in limited release yesterday.
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