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Roundup: 2014's animation slate will be Pixar-free

Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:46 am · September 19th, 2013

Also: The fear in ‘Blue Jasmine,’ and WikiLeaks takes on ‘The Fifth Estate’

Exclusive: Daniel Radcliffe and Dane DeHaan in new 'Kill Your Darlings' photos

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 9:35 am · September 18th, 2013

A slew of new images from John Krokidas’s “Kill Your Darlings” featuring Daniel Radcliffe, Michael C. Hall, Dane DeHaan and Ben Foster. The Sundance Film Festival drama hits theaters in Oct.

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Cinema Audio Society honors Oscar-winning sound mixer Andy Nelson

Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:24 am · September 18th, 2013

‘Les Mis’ mixer will receive Career Achievement Award at February ceremony.

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Alfonso Cuarón remembers lessons learned on 1998's 'Great Expectations'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:17 am · September 18th, 2013

We’re going to have a few nibbles of a recent interview with director Alfonso Cuarón leading up to a larger piece dealing specifically with his work on the space spectacle “Gravity.” Today, given the scale and high level of difficulty of a film like this, I found myself curious about the lessons Cuarón learned on 1998’s “Great Expectations.”

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Roundup: Almodóvar to be honored at European Film Awards

Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:41 am · September 18th, 2013

Also: Towne joins ‘Mad Men,’ and the best of the worst of ‘Diana.’

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Sandra Bullock: Alfonso Cuarón gave me the balls to do 'Gravity'

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 8:39 pm · September 17th, 2013

Sandra Bullock sits down to talk about the experience of shooting Alfonso Cuaron’s “Gravity” and how the puppeteers from the stage play “War Horse” allowed her to fly.

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Alfonso Cuarón says 'Pacific Rim' made 'Gravity' feel like a 'tiny Sundance film'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:57 pm · September 17th, 2013

We’re going to have a few nibbles of a recent interview with director Alfonso Cuarón in lead-up to a larger piece dealing specifically with his work on the space spectacle “Gravity.” Today, with the summer movie season not to far back in the rearview, I thought I’d ask Cuarón for his thoughts on “Pacific Rim.”

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Producer David Heyman on the contemporary relevance of 'Paddington'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:48 pm · September 17th, 2013

The family film starts shooting later this month with an all-star cast.

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French distributor on why 'Blue is the Warmest Color' doesn't need foreign Oscar

Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:15 pm · September 17th, 2013

“No one cares about this category,” says Wild Bunch.

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Richard Linklater to receive Director Tribute at the Gotham Awards

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:47 am · September 17th, 2013

Richard Linklater has been an indie influence since 1991’s “Slacker.” This year, with “Before Midnight” in the mix, the Gotham Awards have chosen him for a Director Tribute.

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Bruce Dern stares into the abyss in new 'Nebraska' trailer

Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:46 am · September 17th, 2013

Can the veteran make good on his Cannes win in Alexander Payne’s latest?

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Roundup: DiCaprio goes the presidential biopic route

Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:07 am · September 17th, 2013

Also: Wrapping Toronto, and AFI sets an awards date.

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Saoirse Ronan compares Wes Anderson vs. Ryan Gosling behind the camera

Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 1:19 am · September 17th, 2013

Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan discusses working with Wes Anderson on the upcoming “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and first time filmmaker Ryan Gosling on “How To Catch A Monster.”

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BFCA (again) stakes out the night of the Oscar noms for 19th annual Critics' Choice awards

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:17 pm · September 16th, 2013

The Broadcast Film Critics Association has decided on Jan. 16, 2014 as the date for the upcoming 19th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. Earlier that day, the awards conversation will have taken a whole new leap with the announcement of this year’s Oscar nominees.

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