Every year Turner Classic Movies gets home audiences in an Oscar state of mind with its annual “31 Days of Oscar” showcase. Held every February, it’s a month-long celebration of Oscar-winning films leading up to the annual Academy Awards ceremony, and this year, the showcase will kick off with the premiere of a brand new documentary about the awards’ 85 years of history. It’s called, what else… “Oscar.”
TCM to premiere new documentary 'Oscar' in February
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:15 am · September 30th, 2013
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Off the Carpet: Shapeshift
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:35 am · September 30th, 2013
What a difference a week makes…
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Iran surprises by picking 'The Past' as foreign language submission
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:50 am · September 30th, 2013
Which take on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict will come out on top?
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Roundup: Weinstein on 'the most competitive season I've ever seen'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:22 am · September 30th, 2013
Also: The state of animation, and the movies behind ‘Breaking Bad.’
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ICG honors contributors to cinematography including a familiar HitFix face
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 5:40 pm · September 27th, 2013
The International Cinematographers Guild recognized four individuals for their contributions to the cinematic arts at a luncheon today including someone very familiar to HitFix and In Contention readers.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Don Jon'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:15 am · September 27th, 2013
Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s directorial debut opens in limited release today.
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Roundup: The 'real' start of the Oscar race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:42 am · September 27th, 2013
Also: Tom Sherak’s new appointment, and when Kerry met Cicely
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Bennett Miller's 'Foxcatcher' moves out of the Oscar race to 2014
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:47 pm · September 26th, 2013
If you want a press release to land somewhat quietly, drop it at 10:00pm ET. And not that the news of “Foxcatcher” didn’t cause plenty of commotion a few hours ago, but it was obviously a willful decision from Sony Classics to let the news out when they did. I’ve been in screenings all day and just now got back to my desk to assess all of this, but the news is this: Bennett Miller’s latest is officially a 2014 release.
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Could 'Short Term 12' crack the Best Original Song race?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:29 pm · September 26th, 2013
Brief rap track ‘So You Know What It’s Like’ plays a crucial role in the indie drama.
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Denmark's 'The Hunt, Italy's 'The Great Beauty' join foreign Oscar race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:31 am · September 26th, 2013
Two high-profile Cannes hits join the field as the deadline nears.
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Roundup: Deneuve honored by European Film Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:09 am · September 26th, 2013
Also: Ranking Ron Howard’s oeuvre, and is this Lubezki’s year?
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'Labor Day's' humble Kate Winslet thinks she's always going to be dreadful
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 1:40 am · September 26th, 2013
Kate Winslet talks about what appealed to her about the new Jason Reitman drama “Labor Day” and humbly admits she always has a big case of nerves before beginning any new production.
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Alex Gibney to receive Career Achievement Award from IDA
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:10 pm · September 25th, 2013
Laura Poitras and Geralyn Dreyfous will also be honored.
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Alfonso Cuarón on the long, strange trip of 'Gravity'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:49 am · September 25th, 2013
“Gravity” director Alfonso Cuarón tells HitFix about the four-year journey to bring his space odyssey to life, the process of collaborating with his son on the screenplay, the technological advances that were required to achieve his vision and the joy of finally experiencing it through the eyes of an audience.
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Roundup: Seeing red over 'Blue'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:41 am · September 25th, 2013
Also: That wide-open Best Actor race, and the trouble with IMAX.
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Best Picture 2014: Oscar contenders include 'Gravity,' 'Captain Phillips' and '12 Years a Slave'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:36 pm · September 24th, 2013
HitFix’s Gregory Ellwood, Guy Lodge and Kristopher Tapley survey the 2014 crop of Best Picture hopefuls. Which of these 38 films will still be standing at the end of the season?
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American Cinematheque honors Jerry Bruckheimer
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:25 pm · September 24th, 2013
The blockbuster merchant is the first producer to receive the award.
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Foreign Oscar update: 'The Grandmaster,' 'Broken Circle Breakdown,' 'Neighboring Sounds' join race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:04 pm · September 24th, 2013
India surprises, while Agnieszka Holland represents for the Czech Republic.
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