“Love” was all around at Sundance this week, as The Weinstein Company gave some love to the Sundance entry “The One I Love,” while Sony Pictures Classics fell for “Love is Strange.””
Elisabeth Moss' 'The One I Love' is officially coming to theaters
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:20 am · January 23rd, 2014
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'Gravity' wins big with Denver critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:58 pm · January 22nd, 2014
We’re about a week late in wising up to the Denver Film Critics Society’s list of winners this year but, well, better late than never. “Gravity” was the big winner, taking prizes for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Score and Best Sci-Fi/Horror Film. The acting categories all went to the frontrunners save Best Supporting Actress, which went to “American Hustle’s” Jennifer Lawrence rather than “12 Years a Slave’s” Lupita Nyong’o. Steve McQueen’s slavery drama, which was nominated for seven awards, received no trophies.
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'12 Years a Slave' and 'Blue is the Warmest Color' win with Gay and Lesbian critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:44 pm · January 22nd, 2014
“12 Years a Slave” has picked up yet another Best Picture prize from a critics organization, as the Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) tapped it the year’s best for 2013. Oscar frontrunners Matthew McConaughey and Cate Blanchett won top acting honors, while “Blue is the Warmest Color” received a pair of prizes including LGBT Film of the Year. HBO’s “Behind the Candelabra” and Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black” picked up awards in the TV categories, including a tie for TV Drama of the Year.
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Disney's 'Frozen' rocks a 25-language music video for 'Let It Go'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:36 am · January 22nd, 2014
One of the most foregone conclusions of this year’s Oscar race, probably right up there with Best Visual Effects going to “Gravity,” is the Best Original Song Oscar going to “Let It Go” from “Frozen.” But maybe Disney doesn’t think it’s so in the bag, as a music video for the song featuring 25 languages just hit the web.
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Roundup: How the Best Picture rule change narrowed Oscar's usual crop
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:33 am · January 22nd, 2014
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, Mark Harris brings figures to the table to argue that the Best Picture expansion has narrowed the Academy’s palette, George Clooney tricks Matt Damon into thinking he’s putting on pounds and Team Ebert reports from the Sundance premiere of “Life Itself.”
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Matt Damon predicts big things for 'Interstellar' and praises co-star McConaughey's hot streak
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:10 pm · January 21st, 2014
Matt Damon recently sat down with HitFix ostensibly to talk February release “The Monuments Men” but he had a few choice things to say about Christopher Nolan’s upcoming “Interstellar” and his co-star Matthew McConaughey’s recent hot streak.
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2014 Oscar-nominated short films heading to theaters and VOD on Jan. 31
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:10 pm · January 21st, 2014
One of the coolest things to have seen take shape over my years covering the awards beat has been watching the program of Oscar-nominated short films find an outlet to the public through Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures’ annual theatrical and, eventually, VOD showcase of the contenders. And they’re more accessible than ever as, in addition to theatrical distribution on Jan. 31, they’ll be available on things like iTunes, Amazon Instant Video and DirecTV.
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'Wolf of Wall Street' scribe responds to criticisms and his first-ever Oscar nomination
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:57 am · January 21st, 2014
Oscar-nominated screenwriter Terence Winter talks to HitFix about reaction to “The Wolf of Wall Street” and hist first-ever Oscar nomination for wrangling Jordan Belfort’s epic memoir.
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Oscar-nominated 'Gatsby' designer wasn't originally a fan of Fitzgerald's novel
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:17 am · January 21st, 2014
“The Great Gatsby” costume and production designer Catherine Martin picked up a pair of Oscar nominations last week. She talks to HitFix about realizing Baz Luhrmann’s lavish production in sets and clothes.
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Roundup: Harvey pledges to strip back violence in movies
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:00 am · January 21st, 2014
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, Harvey Weinstein promises to do his part to curb sensationalized violence on the big screen, Emma Thompson may be the real winner of the SAG Awards and David O. Russell gets called out for faking it.
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'Blue is the Warmest Color' tops France's Lumiere Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:38 am · January 21st, 2014
The erotic drama wons all four of its categories, including Best Film and Best Actress, at the French Golden Globes equivalent, while Roman Polanski took Best Screenplay for “Venus in Fur.”
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Filmmaker Edward Zwick to be honored by industry sound mixers
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:25 pm · January 20th, 2014
Four of director Edward Zwick’s films have been recognized with Oscar nominations by the sound branch. He always has a great ear for telling his stories aurally, so he’s a perfect choice for this year’s Filmmaker Award at the 50th annual Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards.
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Phedon Papamichael on shooting Alexander Payne's black and white vision for 'Nebraska'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:36 am · January 20th, 2014
“Nebraska” DP Phedon Papamichael talks to HitFix about making allowances for color on what always existed in his and director Alexander Payne’s mind as a black and white movie.
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Off the Carpet: The closest Best Picture Oscar race ever?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:56 am · January 20th, 2014
It’s wonderful when an exemplary year of filmmaking yields an awards season as unpredictable and wide open as this one is. With three evenly dispersed films, it could be the Academy’s closest race to date.
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Review: Richard Linklater's 'Boyhood' is an extraordinary chronicle of a life in progress
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:01 am · January 20th, 2014
Filmed over 12 years and charting the growth of an ordinary Texan boy from ages 6 to 18, Richard Linklater’s latest time-lapse experiment is a rich, rewarding achievement.
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'Gravity' and '12 Years a Slave' tie at the 2014 PGA Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:01 pm · January 19th, 2014
“Gravity” and “12 Years a Slave” tied for the year’s top theatrical motion picture honor while “Behind the Candelabra,” “Breaking Bad” and “Modern Family” picked up TV honors Sunday night at the 25th annual Producers Guild of America (PGA) Awards.
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Review: Confused sci-fi western 'Young Ones' wastes Michael Shannon and Elle Fanning
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:50 am · January 19th, 2014
Disparate genre elements collide — ambitiously, if none too convincingly — in Jake Paltrow’s futuristic Dust Bowl saga.
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Best and Worst of the 2014 SAG Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:50 pm · January 18th, 2014
The 20th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards have come and gone and so it’s time for another round of best and worst. What were the touching, heartfelt, funny and endearing moments of the evening? What were the cringe-worthy, false-note, unfortunate moments? Some of Team HitFix has a few ideas.
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