Lee Pace, Evangeline Lilly and Orlando Bloom talk cosplay, green screen and protracted shoots in celebration of Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.”
Evangeline Lilly was surprised Tauriel didn't see more action in final 'Hobbit'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 7:53 pm · December 15th, 2014
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Chicago critics board the 'Boyhood' bandwagon
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:51 pm · December 15th, 2014
The Chicago Film Critics Association announced 2014 superlatives Monday night and it was “Boyhood” coming out on top. Also, in what must have been a heartwarming moment during the announcement dinner, “Life Itself” won Best Documentary.
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'Into the Woods' misses the cut as Academy narrows makeup and hairstyling race to 7
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:49 pm · December 15th, 2014
The big surprise omission from the Academy’s list of bake-off finalists in the makeup and hairstyling category was “Into the Woods,” but other strong contenders like “Foxcatcher” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” remain.
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Roundup: Oprah among stars attending the BAFTAs
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:46 am · February 12th, 2014
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, Oprah Winfrey is among the long list of stars confirmed to attend to BAFTAs on Sunday. Also: Oscar-nominated screenwriters’ conference, and PGA nails a date.
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'Bad Grandpa's' Irving on the Oscars, Helen Mirren and finding tail
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 10:03 pm · February 11th, 2014
Yep, Irving himself (cough, Johnny Knoxville) sat down with HitFix to talk about his never ending quest for tail, his adoration of Helen Mirren and whether he’ll be at the Academy Awards or not.
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Vampire Weekend frontman joins Karen O as Oscar campaign for 'Her' song ramps up
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:57 pm · February 11th, 2014
Three versions of the Oscar-nominated “The Moon Song” were released today, including a new duet betyween Karen O and Ezra Koenig.
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GKIDS eye another Oscar nod with Irish animated feature 'Song of the Sea'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:26 pm · February 11th, 2014
Five years after launching their giant-slaying reputation with an Oscar nod for Tomm Moore’s “The Secret of Kells,” the animation distributors have acquired rights to Moore’s follow-up.
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Guess who Amy Adams and Bradley Cooper missed at the Oscars luncheon?
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 12:33 pm · February 11th, 2014
Amy Adams and Bradley Cooper wonder why a former co-star and peer isn’t at the Oscars nominees luncheon, discuss their red carpet decisions and reflect on living the dream.
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'Evil Dead,' 'Gravity' and 'The Hobbit' lead film music critics nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:53 am · February 11th, 2014
Always a bit of a unique take on the year, the International Film Music Critics Association’s annual assessment of the year in movie and TV scores has brought with it, well, something different. And looking across the nominees, it’s two genre films — “Evil Dead” and “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” — that led the field with three specific nominations each. Though you could make it four for the former as composer Roque Baños was also nominated for Film Composer of the Year, alongside “Gravity” composer Steven Price, in fact, which would bring its total up to three as well.
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The top 10 shots of 2013: part one
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:45 am · February 11th, 2014
If you look here and there on the web these days, you might notice that more than a few outlets are now cooking up their own “top 10 shots of the year” pieces. Here we are in our seventh year of producing such a collective, and it’s nice to see others catch on to the idea: singular images and the thematic impact they make are as subjective as anything else we end up praising at the end of a given year.
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Hugh Jackman is coming back to host the Tony Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:31 am · February 11th, 2014
Hugh Jackman hasn’t hosted the Tony Awards in nearly a decade but it’s just been announced he’ll be back for a fourth time at the 68th annual show on Sunday, June 8, 2014.
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Idina Menzel to heat up Oscar show with 'Frozen' performance
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:50 am · February 11th, 2014
Following Pharrell Williams’ confirmation as a performer at the awards, the Tony-winning diva will perform Best Original Song favorite ‘Let It Go’ on stage.
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Roundup: Mark Harris on a soured Oscar season
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:21 am · February 11th, 2014
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, Mark Harris discusses how this year’s Oscar race has soured, but why that’s not all bad. Also: Revisiting the 1993 race, and James Toback on losing at the Oscars
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Sandra Bullock says she never thought she'd work with 'Gravity' director in a million years
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 12:27 am · February 11th, 2014
Sandra Bullock discusses how she 1000% trusted director Alfonso Cuaron on the set of “Gravity,” the wonderfully kind crew in the United Kingdom, watching the film for the first time at the Venice Film Festival and how and why it touches moviegoers.
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Jonah Hill says he'd paint Martin Scorsese's house if he was asked
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 10:40 pm · February 10th, 2014
Jonah Hill showers his “Wolf of Wall Street” director Martin Scorsese with mad love and talks about reuniting with Leonardo DiCaprio on an upcoming project.
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Review: Aaron Paul and Pierce Brosnan fall 'A Long Way Down' in dismal comedy
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:55 pm · February 10th, 2014
Toni Collette and Imogen Poots are also among the casualties in this laugh-free suicide farce, which premiered in Berlin this evening.
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Meet the Oscars class of 2014: Bono, Christian Bale, Pharrell, Jared Leto and more
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 4:50 pm · February 10th, 2014
Academy Awards nominees Bono, Christian Bale, Pharrall Williams, Sandra Bullock, Meryl Streep, Jared Leto, Matthew McConaughey, Leonardo DiCaprio and more posed for the class of 2014 photo Monday afternoon in Beverly Hills.
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett share their joy at Oscars luncheon
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 3:11 pm · February 10th, 2014
The annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon is a chance to get all of the year’s Academy Award nominees in a room for food and spirits, yes, but it’s also a huge press opportunity, where contenders can subtly communicate their final pitches in hopes that a stray Academy member will read it or hear about it on TV.
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