Also: The significance of Iran backing ‘The Past,’ and the brevity of ‘Gravity.’
Roundup: Forest Whitaker to be honored at Gotham Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:45 am · October 4th, 2013
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Tell us what you thought of 'Gravity'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:13 pm · October 3rd, 2013
Alfonso Cuaron’s next-level ride hits theaters this weekend.
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Six Sandra Bullock performances that are better than you remember
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:16 pm · October 3rd, 2013
HitFix’s Guy Lodge and Kristopher Tapley shine a light on some of “Gravity” star Sandra Bullock’s less-remembered but nevertheless top-notch performances through the years.
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NYFF pays tribute to Cate Blanchett… and so do we
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:30 pm · October 3rd, 2013
The star’s sixth Oscar nod is on the way, but her career goes deeper than that.
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'Gravity' producer David Heyman: 'I would make the phone book with Alfonso Cuarón'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:53 pm · October 3rd, 2013
Producer David Heyman talks to HitFix about collaborating with Alfonso Cuarón on “Gravity” five years after the two suited up for “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.”
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Tech Support: Kicking off crafts coverage of the 2013-2014 Oscar season
Posted by gerardkennedy · 6:27 am · October 3rd, 2013
Welcome back. It’s hard for me to truly appreciate that this is the eighth season of Tech Support here at In Contention (third in our association with HitFix). I’m pleased to say that this column has come a long way during this time, as has media coverage of below-the-line Oscar races as a whole.
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Roundup: BAFTA hosts Tom Hanks' 'life in pictures'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 am · October 3rd, 2013
Also: Tom Clancy in Hollywood, and who 2013’s biggest films almost starred.
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Contender Countdown: Turmoil in the Best Picture race?
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 12:52 am · October 3rd, 2013
The latest contender countdown looks at a dramatic week in Hollywood that saw films pushed, layoffs, a scary changeover for a legendary label and more.
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The Long Shot: Out but not down
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:00 pm · October 2nd, 2013
Plus: my first predictions of the season.
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As Focus Features evolves, an appreciation
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:24 pm · October 2nd, 2013
Focus Features has announced a shift in ideology, folding in FilmDistrict and focusing on a broader cache of product. While the label isn’t dead, the identity will most certainly change. Here’s an appreciation of the best that identity produced over the last decade or more.
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Roundup: The illusion of diversity in the Oscar race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 am · October 2nd, 2013
Also: Darren Aronofsky bows down to ‘Gravity’ and dark days at Paramount.
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Sandra Bullock and George Clooney take 'Gravity' to New York
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:21 pm · October 1st, 2013
Sandra Bullock, George Clooney and Alfonso Cuaron celebrated the New York premiere of “Gravity” along with some, um, younger guests including Emma Watson and Katie Holmes.
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Best Actor 2014: Oscar contenders include Christian Bale, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Matthew McConaughey
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:17 pm · October 1st, 2013
HitFix profiles a hugely competitive Best Actor category. Names include Christian Bale, Joaquin Phoenix, Matthew McConaughey, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Idris Elba and Forest Whitaker.
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Experience the third dimension of 'Gravity'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:49 am · October 1st, 2013
New featurette takes you inside Cuarón’s unique approach to 3D
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Roundup: Sony's Oscar plans for 'Blue Jasmine'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:13 am · October 1st, 2013
Also: Charles Ferguson’s cancelled Hillary Clinton doc, and Cuaron on ‘crap’ 3D.
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Tom Hanks and the real 'Captain Phillips' appear at Los Angeles premiere
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:32 pm · September 30th, 2013
Tom Hanks and the cast of “Captain Phillips” brought Paul Greengrass’ latest acclaimed drama to the AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills Monday night. A virtual visitor made the night.
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Unlikely 'Captain Phillips' star Barkhad Abdi on learning from Tom Hanks and finding empathy for a pirate
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:20 pm · September 30th, 2013
Against all odds, Barkhad Abdi is starring opposite Tom Hanks in a Hollywood movie, an unlikely figure in the Oscar race. He tells HitFix what he learned from a legend on set and how he found empathy for the pirate he was tasked to portray.
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'Nebraska,' 'Furnace' and 'Walter Mitty' set to screen as AFI Fest centerpieces
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:31 am · September 30th, 2013
Scott Cooper’s “Out of the Furnace” has mostly dodged the 2013 fall festival circuit, but with first a Rome fest announcement and now placement as an AFI Fest centerpiece, it’s looking to make some noise just before it opens theatrically. Meanwhile, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and “Nebraska” will also play the fest as centerpiece screenings.
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