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Tell us what you thought of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:49 am · December 22nd, 2013
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Tell us what you thought of 'Saving Mr. Banks'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:29 am · December 22nd, 2013
Disney’s Disney glorification is in theaters in time for the holiday
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Thelma Schoonmaker recalls an unpredictable Jack Nicholson in Best Picture winner 'The Departed'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:55 am · December 22nd, 2013
Martin Scorsese’s longtime editor Thelma Schoonmaker looks back on their biggest Oscar-winning collaboration, “Who’s That Knocking At My Door,” and how an unpredictable Jack Nicholson kept Leonardo DiCaprio on his game.
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Leonardo DiCaprio's 10 best performances
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:02 am · December 22nd, 2013
With “The Wolf of Wall Street” set for release on Christmas Day, HitFix’s Guy Lodge and Kristopher Tapley dive into actor Leonardo DiCaprio’s portfolio to turn up his greatest performances.
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Thelma Schoonmaker remembers her first Scorsese collaboration: 'Who's That Knocking At My Door'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:10 pm · December 21st, 2013
Martin Scorsese’s longtime editor Thelma Schoonmaker looks back on their first collaboration, “Who’s That Knocking At My Door,” and how a young Roger Ebert helped spark a hugely influential career.
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Profiling the foreign Oscar contenders, from 'The Grandmaster' to 'The Great Beauty'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:38 am · December 21st, 2013
There were some surprise exclusions when the Academy announced its Best Foreign Language Film shortlist yesterday — but it’s easy to see why most of their selections made the cut. We take a closer look at the nine contenders left standing.
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Thelma Schoonmaker talks cutting 'Wall Street' improv and learning from Martin Scorsese
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:44 pm · December 20th, 2013
Film editor Thelma Schoonmaker and director Martin Scorsese’s work together extends over 19 feature films, a handful of shorts and even a Michael Jackson music video. Their latest work on “The Wolf of Wall Street” is another indelible notch on the belt. Schoonmaker recently sat down with HitFix to discuss this storied collaboration.
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Dublin critics are over the moon for 'Gravity'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:27 am · December 20th, 2013
“Gravity ” was the top choice of the Dublin Film Critics’ Circle, for whom “12 Years a Slave” was ineligible. An unusual range of runners-up, meanwhile, ranges from “What Maisie Knew” to Brady Corbet.
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Nevada critics award '12 Years,' McConaughey, Streep
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:21 am · December 20th, 2013
The Nevada Film Critics Society has hopped on the “12 Years a Slave” bandwagon, awarding the film Best Film honors (though nothing else). Meanwhile, Alfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity” picked up three prizes, including Best Director, while Meryl Streep landed her first prize of the year for her performance in “August: Osage County.”
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'Wadjda' and 'The Past' miss the foreign Oscar cut
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:25 am · December 20th, 2013
The Academy has narrowed its list of foreign language film contenders to nine in advance of the nominations announcement for the 86th annual Academy Awards. Selections include “The Broken Circle Breakdown,” “The Grandmaster” and “The Great Beauty.”
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Bigger, longer and uncut version of 'Nymphomaniac' to premiere at Berlinale
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:40 am · December 20th, 2013
The “shorter” version of Lars von Trier’s “Nymphomaniac” may already have been unveiled, but it’s the Berlin Film Festivalthat will get the first taste of his unedited vision, as the film’s first part will premiere out of competition at the February fest.
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Roundup: On this year's not-quite-comic Globe nominees
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:45 am · December 20th, 2013
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, a critic debates the pros and cons of this year’s unusually prestigious comedy races at the Globes. Meanwhile, Edgar Wright lists his favourite films of 2013.
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Utah critics flip the script, award 'Gravity,' Nighy, 'World's End'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:19 pm · December 19th, 2013
The Utah Film Critics Association has come along and done for Alfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity” what no other critics group has: handed it its own, tie-free win for Best Picture of 2013. It also received Best Director and Best Cinematography from the group, while recent circuit hog “12 Years a Slave” walked away for just one prize: Best Actor.
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Ellen DeGeneres says 'Here we go!' with euphoric new 2014 Oscars trailer
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 6:09 pm · December 19th, 2013
The Academy released its first official promo for the 86th Academy Awards directed by Paul Feig and featuring Ellen DeGeneres a ton of Hollywood’s best dancers
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Asghar Farhadi on why 'The Past' is a brother to 'A Separation'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:55 pm · December 19th, 2013
Asghar Farhadi’s Golden Globe nominee “The Past” is Iran’s submission for the foreign-language Oscar, though it’s the director’s first European production. He tells us about the experience of working outside home, and why the film is the “male” counterpart to “A Separation.”
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Black Film Critics Circle awards '12 Years a Slave,' Brie Larson
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:43 pm · December 19th, 2013
The Black Film Critics Circle has named “12 Years a Slave” the best film of the year. Steve McQueen’s drama won five prizes, but the group eschewed the usual bandwagon in the Best Actress field by finding room to recognize “Short Term 12” star Brie Larson.
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'12 Years a Slave' named best film of the year by Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:32 pm · December 19th, 2013
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists has crowned “12 Years a Slave” the years Best Film and given Ridley Scott’s “The Counselor” a shellacking. The latter film “won” three awards: the AWFJ Hall Of Shame Award, the Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent award (Cameron Diaz) and the Movie You Wanted To Love But Just Couldn’t Award.
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Introducing the inaugural HitFix Oscar Power List
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:17 am · December 19th, 2013
HitFix announces its inaugural Oscar Power List. Counting down the brokers, artists, strategists and executives crucial to this time of year, it is a unique cross-section of a specific element of the film industry, full of players both in and out of the spotlight.
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