The Academy has announced that country music star Tim McGraw will perform Glen Cambell’s Oscar-nominated song “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” at the upcoming 87th annual Academy Awards.
Tim McGraw to pay tribute to Glen Campbell at the Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:04 am · January 29th, 2015
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Final Draft Awards nominees include 'Interstellar' and the usual
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:48 am · January 29th, 2015
Nominations have been revealed for the 10th annual Final Draft Awards. Pretty much anyone with the screenwriting software has a vote.
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Review: 'The Overnight' is much more than a dueling penises movie
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 8:12 am · January 29th, 2015
Patrick Brice’s Sundance Film Festival comedy “The Overnight” plays with hipster and LA “liberal” stereotypes in a pretty funny way.
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Best Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar nominees roundtable
Posted by gerardkennedy · 12:19 pm · January 28th, 2015
HitFix rounds up the nominees from “Foxcatcher,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” to discuss this year’s contenders for the Best Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar.
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Michael Keaton says he was lucky to be a part of Batmania
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:56 am · January 28th, 2015
Continuing an on-going series of chats with Oscar-nominated “Birdman” star Michael Keaton, the actor talks about “Beetlejuice,” it’s long-awaited sequel and being at the center of the “Batman” maelstrom.
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Marion Cotillard, Kristen Stewart land 2015 César Awards nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:35 am · January 28th, 2015
Nominations have been unveiled for the 2015 César Awards, with French Oscar foreign film entry “Saint Laurent” leading the way with 10 mentions.
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Review: Sarah Silverman can't save 'I Smile Back'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 1:05 am · January 28th, 2015
Sarah Silverman gives it her all, but she can’t stop “I Smile Back” from falling into the trappings of a “rich white people problems” movie.
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Church of Scientology responds to 'Going Clear,' thinks only men write reviews
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:34 am · January 27th, 2015
The Church of Scientology is annoyed they weren’t consulted by anyone writing a review of Sundance player “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief.” So they’re sending a bunch of emails today.
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'Frozen's' 'Let It Go' songwriters to pen Neil Patrick Harris' Oscars opening number
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:52 am · January 27th, 2015
The Academy has announced that Oscar-winning songwriters Robert and Kristen Lopez will write an opening musical number for Academy Awards host Neil Patrick Harris, and that Common and John Legend will be on hand to perform “Glory” from “Selma.”
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Michael Keaton's love of journalism: 'The Paper,' 'Live from Baghdad,' 'Spotlight'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:33 am · January 27th, 2015
Continuing a series of interviews with “Birdman” star Michael Keaton, the Oscar-nominated actor discusses his love of journalism and voracious newspaper reading habits, as well as his string of news roles in “The Paper,” “Live from Baghdad” and the upcoming “Spotlight.”
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Review: 'Brooklyn' is a romance that hits those with a heart hard
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 1:36 am · January 27th, 2015
Saoirse Ronan and Emory Cohen shine in John Crowley’s moving “Brooklyn” which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on Monday night.
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Review: Entertaining 'Dope' asks if you're a geek or a menace or both
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:46 pm · January 26th, 2015
Rick Famuyiwa has created something special with his new dramedy “Dope,” but a lot of its success is thanks to an impressive performance from newcomer Shameik Moore.
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Oscar-nominated 'Into the Woods' costume designer says bondage was right for Rapunzel
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:33 am · January 26th, 2015
HitFix talks to Oscar-nominated “Into the Woods” costume designer Colleen Atwood, a three-time winner who picked up her 11th nomination to date for the film.
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Ava DuVernay lines up Hurricane Katrina mystery as 'Selma' follow-up
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:27 am · January 26th, 2015
Ava DuVernay has lined up her latest project, a love story and murder mystery set against the backdrop of the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
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Maroon 5's Adam Levine will perform at the Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:13 am · January 26th, 2015
We can probably expect a number of Oscar announcements this week as the producers begin to put the show together in earnest. Kicking things off, Adam Levine has been tapped to perform “Lost Stars” on the show.
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Off the Carpet: 'Birdman' asserts itself as the Oscar frontrunner
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:36 am · January 26th, 2015
With a weekend of major guild wins under its belt, “Birdman” has shot to the top of the 2015 Oscar class…for now. How many more twists in the road will there be before all is said and done?
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Michael Keaton remembers Harold Ramis, tackling Shakespeare, Ron Howard's 'Gung Ho'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:55 pm · January 25th, 2015
In the first of a series of interviews with “Birdman” star Michael Keaton, the Oscar nominee discusses his early obsession with comedy, working with Harold Ramis on “Multiplicity,” braving Shakespeare with Kenneth Branagh and owing a debt to “Night Shift,” “Gung Ho” and “The Paper” director Ron Howard.
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Review: 'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl' turns the coming of age genre on its head
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 5:27 pm · January 25th, 2015
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon’s “Me and Early and the Dying Girl” may just be the first instant classic – yep – from the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. It’s simply wonderful.
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