David O. Russell’s “I Heart Huckabees” follow-up “Nailed” found itself mangled by on-set disasters and behind-the-scenes financial battles. The movie finally comes out, without the director’s consent, as ‘Accidental Love.’
The movie formerly known as David O. Russell’s 'Nailed' has a trailer
Posted by Matt Patches · 5:10 am · January 6th, 2015
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Oscar surprise: 'Whiplash' deemed an adapted screenplay by Academy
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:27 pm · January 5th, 2015
According to the Academy’s e-ballot, “Whiplash” has been deemed an adapted screenplay for the purposes of Oscar consideration.
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Vancouver critics go with 'Boyhood,' Gyllenhaal, Swinton
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:50 pm · January 5th, 2015
Members of the Vancouver Film Critics Circle has finished up their annual barroom vote and settled on Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood” as the year’s best film.
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Weta wizards describe the progression from 'Rise' to 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'
Posted by gerardkennedy · 3:17 pm · January 5th, 2015
HitFix talks to visual effects supervisors Joe Letteri and Dan Lemmon about their work on “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.”
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'Birdman,' 'Boyhood,' 'Grand Budapest' and 'Selma' lead Georgia critics nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:52 am · January 5th, 2015
The Georgia Film Critics Association has more or less kept to the standard flow today with a list of nominations led by critical darlings “Birdman,” “Boyhood,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Selma.”
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Off the Carpet: Five films have universal industry and guild support so far
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:48 am · January 5th, 2015
So far, four industry groups have announced nominations this year: the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), the American Cinema Editors (ACE), the Art Directors Guild (ADG) and the Producers Guild of America (PGA). And so far, only five films have been recognized by all four groups.
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25 most anticipated prestige films of 2015: 'Hateful Eight,' 'Knight of Cups,' 'Carol'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 10:27 am · January 5th, 2015
A rundown of the 25 most anticipated prestige films that will make their mark on the festival or awards circuit in 2015 including “Silence,” The Hateful Eight,” “Carol,” “Knight of Cups” and more.
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First 'Jane Got a Gun' pics reveal a movie at the heart of a maelstrom
Posted by Matt Patches · 9:27 am · January 5th, 2015
‘Jane Got a Gun’ imploded in plain sight, for all Hollywood onlookers to see. Now, it’s finally cobbled together into something resembling the awesome-sounding Natalie Portman Western that once was promised.
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'Gone Girl,' 'Nightcrawler,' 'Whiplash' score PGA nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · January 5th, 2015
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) added to the industry mix Monday morning with a list of 10 nominees to keep the awards season grist mill churning.
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'American Sniper,' 'Nightcrawler' keep the love going with Art Directors Guild nods
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:36 am · January 5th, 2015
The Art Directors Guild has announced nominees for the group’s 19th annual awards, and films that have come on strong as of late like “American Sniper” and “Nightcrawler” were in the mix along notable extravagant displays in the period and fantasy categories.
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'Boyhood,' Gyllenhaal, Pike tops with North Texas film critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:43 pm · January 4th, 2015
The North Texas Film Critics Association has joined the crowd and named “Boyhood” the year’s best film. Richard Linklater won Best Director, while Jake Gyllenhaal and Rosamund pike took top acting honors for “Nightcrawler” and “Gone Girl” respectively.
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Sorry the National Society of Film Critics doesn't fit inside your box
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:12 pm · January 4th, 2015
The National Society of Film Critics gave Jean-Luc Godard’s “Goodbye to Language” their Best Film prize yesterday. Apparently that wasn’t good enough for those who had some other idea of how this is supposed to go.
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'Birdman' strong with Central Ohio film critics nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:33 am · January 4th, 2015
In nominations announcements from those critics groups who bother with them, “Birdman” is far and away the leader, even if “Boyhood” remains the overall victor on the winning side. That played out again with the Central Ohio Film Critics Association, which handed Alejandro González Iñárritu’s film 10 nominations Sunday morning.
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Brad Pitt leads an 'Oyelowo' sing-along at Palm Springs awards gala
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:15 pm · January 3rd, 2015
The 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival lit up the desert night sky Saturday night with an awards gala recognizing top prospects in this year’s Oscar race.
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National Society of Film Critics names 'Goodbye to Language' the Best Film of 2014
Posted by Matt Patches · 1:20 pm · January 3rd, 2015
Remaining outside the Oscar conversation, legendary director Jean-Luc Godard finds love from American film critics.
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Jennifer Aniston’s 'Cake' performance earns SBIFF honor
Posted by Matt Patches · 7:07 am · January 3rd, 2015
The producers behind “Cake” really, really, really want Jennifer Aniston to earn an Oscar nomination. A bump from SBIFF should help.
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Industry cinematographers weigh in on film vs. digital
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:18 am · January 2nd, 2015
In a recent interview, Mike Leigh bashed Quentin Tarantino’s celluloid crusade as “bollocks.” HitFix rounds up a series of viewpoints on the ongoing film vs. digital debate with a number of the industry’s top cinematographers.
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Hear directors breakdown scenes from 'Interstellar,' 'Birdman' and 'Inherent Vice'
Posted by Matt Patches · 9:34 am · January 2nd, 2015
Just because DVD commentaries are going the way of dinosaurs doesn’t mean the art of insight is extinct. Check out these mini-commentaries for the Oscar season’s biggest movies.
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