The funny thing about Jonathan Glazer’s “Under the Skin” is that we pretty much called it. Okay, not in print, but Greg Ellwood and I were talking to A24 publicity at the Telluride Film Festival last week and he put it bluntly: “So, you’ll be picking up ‘Under the Skin,'” he said. “It’s an A24 film if there ever was one.” And so it is.
Toronto: A24 picks up 'Under the Skin' with Scarlett Johansson and 'Locke' with Tom Hardy
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:24 am · September 10th, 2013
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Chile's 'Gloria,' Australia's 'The Rocket' among recent entries in foreign Oscar race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:00 am · September 10th, 2013
Where do we currently stand in this wide-open category?
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Hugh Jackman reveals how Denis Villeneuve pushed him to another level in 'Prisoners'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 9:21 pm · September 9th, 2013
Hugh Jackman reveals how Denis Villeneuve pushed him to another level in his new dramatic thriller “Prisoners” and discusses his admiration for the film’s cinematographer, the legendary Roger Deakins.
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Review: Matthew Weiner has a mad miss with 'You Are Here'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:45 pm · September 8th, 2013
Matthew Weiner delivers one of the first big misfires of the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival with “You Are Here.”
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Off the Carpet: Reindeer games
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:53 pm · September 8th, 2013
Something I’ve been fending off as just inside baseball bitching suddenly stuck in my craw this week. So let’s get this business out of the way at the top so we can enjoy the season.
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Toronto: Weinstein closes in on a deal for 'Can a Song Save Your Life?'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:50 am · September 8th, 2013
John Carney’s “Once” follow-up sparked an all-night auction.
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Jaw-dropping Venice awards make a defiant anti-mainstream statement
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:00 am · September 8th, 2013
Bertolucci’s jury clearly set out to provoke, but ‘Sacro GRA’ is a respectable winner.
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Toronto: Best Actor contenders McConaughey and Elba debut back-to-back
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:12 pm · September 7th, 2013
Potential best actor nominees Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba entered awards season with the world premieres of their respective films, “Dallas Buyers Club” and “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival Saturday night.
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Toronto: Jason Bateman's 'Bad Words' lands at Focus
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:28 pm · September 7th, 2013
Focus Features will be aiming to turn “Bad Words” into a smash as the studio acquired the film earlier this morning. Written by Andrew Dodge (and a Black List entry in 2011), it be released worldwide by Focus in 2014.
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Review: 'Enough Said' featuring a fine James Gandolfini in one of his last roles
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 10:30 am · September 7th, 2013
Nicole Holofcener’s “Enough Said” is a fitting showcase for the talents of James Gandolfini and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, but the end result feels lacking.
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Upset in Venice as Italian doc 'Sacro GRA' takes Golden Lion, Steve Coogan wins screenplay
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:00 am · September 7th, 2013
Bernardo Bertolucci proved one thing this evening: he still has the power to surprise us. Tonight’s Venice Film Festival awards ceremony was the most surprise-laden (at this festival, or any other) in recent memory.
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'Philomena' dominates preliminary Venice awards, as 'Tom at the Farm' takes critics' prize
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:11 am · September 7th, 2013
Does this bode well for their chances at tonight’s jury awards ceremony?
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Review: 'Bad Words' is a dirty, hilarious smash for Jason Bateman
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:57 pm · September 6th, 2013
Jason Bateman shows a tremendous amount of directorial talent with the new comedy “Bad Words” which debuted at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival Friday night.
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Venice awards preview: What will win, and what should
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:48 pm · September 6th, 2013
Miyazaki or Tsai? Dench or Johansson? What to expect from tomorrow’s prizes.
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A newcomer nearly steals 'Captain Phillips' from Best Actor slam dunk Tom Hanks
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:14 am · September 6th, 2013
Paul Greengrass’ “Captain Phillips” is plainly one of the best films of the year. It’s the best work the director has offered to date and it features a detailed, ultimately emotional performance from Tom Hanks that is sure to draw kudos. But the big surprise is that Hanks might not even give the best performance of the film.
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Venice seeks to take action against Telluride's sneak previews
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:15 am · September 6th, 2013
The venerable Euro fest doesn’t take kindly to having its world premieres pinched.
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BAFTA LA names Benedict Cumberbatch British Artist of the Year
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:19 pm · September 5th, 2013
George Clooney, Kathryn Bigelow and Ben KIngsley also receiving honors.
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Watch: Penn Jillette in a clip from Telluride stand-out 'Tim's Vermeer'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:44 pm · September 5th, 2013
A new clip from Telluride hit “Tim’s Vermeer” does a good job of setting the overall scene for the theory Tim Jenison puts to the test throughout the film.
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