Editor Thelma Schoonmaker looks back on Martin Scorsese’s most controversial work to date, 1988’s “The Last Temptation of Christ,” and recalls being moved to tears by its power.
Thelma Schoonmaker recalls the heated controversy and moving testament of 'The Last Temptation of Christ'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:13 am · December 25th, 2013
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Tell us what you thought of 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:07 am · December 25th, 2013
Ben Stiller has a Christmas present for you: his elaborate romantic fantasy “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” is now in theaters. What did you think? Share your thoughts here, and vote in our poll.
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Guy Lodge's top 10 films of 2013
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:12 am · December 25th, 2013
In Contention critic Guy Lodge reveals the second and final part of his Best of 2013 countdown, with films including “Blue is the Warmest Color” and “Frances Ha.”
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Guy Lodge's top 25 films of 2013: #25-11
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:19 pm · December 24th, 2013
In Contention critic Guy Lodge reveals the first part of his Best Films of 2013 countdown, with picks including “Before Midnight,” “Behind the Candelabra” and “Stoker.”
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Thelma Schoonmaker hopes Martin Scorsese's 'Bringing Out the Dead' will eventually get its due
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:47 am · December 24th, 2013
Editor Thelma Schoonmaker talks to HitFix about how often her collaborations with Martin Scorsese have gone unrecognized in their time, specifically the 1999 Nicolas Cage drama “Bringing Out the Dead.”
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Amy Adams on surrendering to David O. Russell's process in 'American Hustle'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:28 am · December 24th, 2013
“American Hustle” star Amy Adams talks to HitFix about building her character with hair and makeup, steering clear of perfection with a willfully dodgy English accent and going with the flow of a David O. Russell production.
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Roundup: Does 'Mary Poppins' still fly?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:05 am · December 24th, 2013
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, with “Mary Poppins” back in the spotlight, a critic wonders if it really deserves its classic status. Meanwhile, Italian distributors have blundered with their “12 Years a Slave” poster campaign.
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New 'Gravity' featurette focuses on story and screenplay
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:21 pm · December 23rd, 2013
One of the weaker areas for Alfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity” in the eyes of some is its story and screenplay. They cavalierly dismiss it as a ride without thematic substance, though of course they’re dead wrong. It’s a movie about — as Cuarón has breathlessly said since the beginning — adversity, yes, but also grief and, as cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki noted to me, how small we are despite our great personal drama (to steal an idea from Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life”).
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Ralph Fiennes on bringing sweat to the costume drama in 'The Invisible Woman'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:28 am · December 23rd, 2013
Ralph Fiennes may only be two films into his directing career, yet his costume drama “The Invisible Woman” — the story of the secret mistress of Charles Dickens — has his stamp of elegant restraint all over it. We talk to him about the challenges of directing himself, and finding the contemporary humanity in history.
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Thelma Schoonmaker on how Martin Scorsese's 'Raging Bull' changed her life
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:44 am · December 23rd, 2013
Martin Scorsese’s longtime post-production partner Thelma Schoonmaker thinks back to the 1980 masterpiece “Raging Bull,” and how it changed her life and career forever.
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'12 Years' leads Vancouver critics nods, 'The Dirties' tops in Canadian film sidebar
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:07 am · December 23rd, 2013
It was business as usual in the Vancouver Film Critics Circle’s announcement of nominees this morning, as Steve McQueen’s “12 Years a Slave” led the way with six notices. Bradley Cooper got a bid for his supporting “American Hustle” performance and Greta Gerwig showed up in Best Actress for her work in “Frances Ha.” Matt Johnson’s “The Dirties” led the field of Canadian film nominees.
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25 Worst Movies of 2013
Posted by Katie Hasty · 6:45 am · December 23rd, 2013
HitFix ranks the 25 worst films of 2013 including “The Lone Ranger,’ “The Host,” “Diana,” “White House Down” and “The Purge.
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Off the Carpet: Could David O. Russell finally strike Oscar gold with frizzy 'American Hustle?'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:37 am · December 23rd, 2013
The precursor film awards circuit seems to have rallied around “12 Years a Slave” as the year’s consensus pick, but could it be “American Hustle” that becomes the most generally agreeable movie of the year for the Academy?
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SPC looks to keep 'Before Midnight's' awards hopes alive with New York and Santa Barbara trilogy showcases
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:00 am · December 23rd, 2013
Sony Pictures Classics is putting together a nice push in the lead-up to Oscar nominations on behalf of “Before Midnight” by spotlighting the film’s place in a trilogy of films that mark a true landmark progression for the medium.
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Roundup: Scorsese gets a telling-off at Academy screening
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:59 am · December 23rd, 2013
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, Martin Scorsese is accosted by a disapproving voter at an Academy screening of “The Wolf of Wall Street,” while James Schamus receives a WGA honor.
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Tell us what you thought of 'American Hustle'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:28 am · December 23rd, 2013
David O. Russell’s awards season stab went out into wider release this weekend.
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Julia Roberts discusses the 'appealing' intimidation of 'August: Osage County'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:07 pm · December 22nd, 2013
Actress Julia Roberts talks to HitFix about the intimidation of “August: Osage County” and the importance of Tracy Letts in dismantling the play and reassembling it for the screen.
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From 'Inside Llewyn Davis' to 'Frances Ha,' the consensus favorites of year-end polls
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:56 pm · December 22nd, 2013
“Inside Llewyn Davis” has topped both the Film Comment and Village Voice critics’ polls, while factoring in other polls reveals different consensus favorites. The critical conversation is not clear-cut in 2013, and that’s a good thing.
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