The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced this year’s Honorary Oscar recipients, to be presented at the fifth annual Governors Awards in November.
Angelina Jolie, Angela Lansbury, Steve Martin and Piero Tosi to receive Honorary Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:53 am · September 5th, 2013
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Contender Countdown: 'Gravity' and '12 Years A Slave' storm out of the gate
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 9:55 pm · September 4th, 2013
Awards season is on and “Gravity” and “12 Years A Slave” lead the Best Picture race – right now – in this week’s contender countdown.
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Review: Dakota Fanning and Jesse Eisenberg make slow, steady 'Night Moves'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:20 pm · September 4th, 2013
Unnerving film may be a thriller, but unmistakably the work of Kelly Reichardt.
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'Tracks,' 'Under the Skin' among nominees for top award at London Film Festival
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:40 pm · September 4th, 2013
The UK’s biggest film festival revealed its lineup of 234 features today.
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James Cameron on 'Gravity': 'It's the movie I've been hungry to see for an awful long time'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:58 pm · September 4th, 2013
“Gravity” is a full-on ride, as immersive an experience as you could hope for in a movie. It puts you right there with Sandra Bullock, having its way with your equilibrium. So it’s high praise when a guy like James Cameron calls it “the best space film ever done.”
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'12 Years a Slave' featurette details the true story setting of Steve McQueen's film
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:55 am · September 4th, 2013
A new featurette for McQueen’s film does a great job of setting the true story scene of the film. Interviews with McQueen, star Chiwetel Ejiofor and producers Dede Gardner and Bill Pohlad are sprinkled throughout.
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'Saving Mr. Banks,' 'Foxcatcher' and 'Inside Llewyn Davis' set for 2013 AFI Fest
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:25 am · September 4th, 2013
AFI Fest has come out swinging with a pair of big premieres for the 2013 edition of the Los Angeles-based festival and a closing night selection reflective of an American indie skipping across the festival circuit like a stone this year.
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Venice: American tricksters under scrutiny in 'The Armstrong Lie' and 'The Unknown Known'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:31 am · September 4th, 2013
Lance Armstrong and Donald Rumsfeld the focus of the fest’s showcase docs.
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Ron Howard's 'Rush' could shift into high gear this Oscar season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:11 pm · September 3rd, 2013
Ron Howard’s “Rush” has occupied some prime real estate throughout our Contenders section for a number of weeks. Lots of “but racing movies don’t register” and “it looks too commercial” or whatever greeted the suggestion that it could be an Oscar player. There’s been a reason we’ve had a lot of faith in it: people love this movie.
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First glimpse of Scarlett Johansson in the stunning 'Under the Skin'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:35 am · September 3rd, 2013
Jonathan Glazer’s ultra-minimalist sci-fi officially premieres in Venice tonight.
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Telluride: Wrapping up the 40th annual fest
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:06 am · September 3rd, 2013
The 40th annual Telluride Film Festival has come to a close, unofficially launching the Oscar season and wrapping up another wonderfully curated program that continues to be one of my most anticipated journeys each year.
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Telluride Roundup: 'Prisoners,' 'Palo Alto,' 'Gravity'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 12:27 am · September 3rd, 2013
Looking back at some of the major films at Telluride’s 40th edition including “Palo Alto,” “Gravity,” “Prisoners,” “The Wind Rises” and “Tim’s Vermeer.”
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Review: Terry Gilliam's 'The Zero Theorem' doesn't add up to much
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:30 pm · September 2nd, 2013
Headache-inducing sci-fi’s futurism is so dated, it’s practically a period piece.
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Telluride: J.C. Chandor on the multiple metaphors of 'All is Lost'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:21 pm · September 2nd, 2013
Like any artist, J.C. Chandor isn’t interested in tying his work down with one thematic takeaway. Indeed, his latest film, “All is Lost,” lives in the abstract and can service any number of perspectives on it. But for a guy who launched his career with the financial crisis indie “Margin Call,” one can’t help but wonder if this film, about a man stranded at sea as things go from bad to worse, isn’t in some way a metaphor for market collapse and financial ruin as seen over the last five years.
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Off the Carpet: Telluride launches the season from 'Gravity' to '12 Years a Slave'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:27 am · September 2nd, 2013
The Telluride Film Festival wraps up today and with that, the upcoming awards season has finally taken a little shape. We have a long way to go, of course, and no one should be calling the race from this far out, but we certainly know a few things.
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Review: Ralph Fiennes and Felicity Jones can't light a fire in 'The Invisible Woman'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 12:23 am · September 2nd, 2013
Ralph Fiennes continues to show much skill as a filmmaker, but his lack of chemistry with co-star Felicity Jones keeps “The Invisible Woman” from taking flight.
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Telluride: Penn and Teller's 'Tim's Vermeer' might be the breakout hit of the festival
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:17 pm · September 1st, 2013
I must say I’m happy to see that the media is finding its way to Penn and Teller’s “Tim’s Vermeer” here at the fest. I caught the film on a whim Thursday morning and haven’t found the right time and headspace to write it up, but it might just be — still — my favorite entry of the 40th annual Telluride Film Festival.
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Telluride: Jonás Cuarón's 'Aningaaq' short plays as a companion piece to Alfonso Cuarón's 'Gravity'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:29 pm · September 1st, 2013
There’s an interesting bit of synergy happening in Telluride this year between the hottest ticket of the festival and a modest short film that has been screening before John Curran’s “Tracks.”
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