Veteran Oscar nominee Liv Ullmann stars in the WWII-themed drama.
Germany submits 'Two Lives' in the foreign-language Oscar race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:32 pm · August 29th, 2013
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Telluride: 'Labor Day' with Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin marks a fresh and mature departure for Jason Reitman
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:30 pm · August 29th, 2013
My immediate takeaway from Jason Reitman’s “Labor Day,” which kicks off the Telluride Film Festival this afternoon at the annual patrons screening, was that it was an unexpected mature step for the filmmaker who has offered up such self-aware films as “Thank You For Smoking,” “Juno,” “Up in the Air” and “Young Adult.” There isn’t a whiff of that tone here whatsoever. The edge that has defined Reitman’s work has been set aside while a more refined, lived-in aesthetic has taken hold.
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Watch: Oscar Isaac and the Punch Brothers perform 'Inside Llewyn Davis' music at Telluride
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:37 am · August 29th, 2013
Oscar Isaacs and the Punch Brothers perform ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ music at the 40th Telluride Film Festival Thursday night.
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Telluride: Bruce Dern shines as, yes, a leading man in Alexander Payne's 'Nebraska'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:37 am · August 29th, 2013
Nearly half a century ago Marilyn Monroe confided in a young Bruce Dern an opinion of the actor passed to her by Actors Studio founder Elia Kazan, or “Gadge” as they all knew him. “He’s not going to be a leading man,” the famed director said, “because he’ll be into his 60s before anyone knows what he’s capable of.”
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Review: Sion Sono's 'Why Don't You Play in Hell?' offers carnage in the name of cinema
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:35 am · August 29th, 2013
Aspiring midnight movie is suitably manic but lacks real feeling.
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Review: Mia Wasikowska blazes a subdued trail in lovely, earthy 'Tracks'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:55 am · August 29th, 2013
John Curran’s return to Australia kicks off the Competition on a high note.
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Jason Reitman on the tradition of taking his movies to Telluride and Toronto
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:41 am · August 28th, 2013
It’s fair to say filmmaker Jason Reitman has a bit of a history with the Telluride and Toronto film festivals. In 2005 his feature debut, “Thank You for Smoking,” sold at Toronto. Since then, three of his last four films, including this year’s “Labor Day,” have debuted at Telluride (2007’s “Juno” and 2009’s “Up in the Air” in the form of “sneak previews” secret screenings) before heading north to Toronto. It’s become a notable tradition, so we asked Reitman about his thoughts on the two environments and whether he’s superstitious enough to consider them a good luck charm at the start of the fall.
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How has James Franco saturated the festival circuit?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:05 am · August 28th, 2013
The multi-hyphenate has been the year’s most ubiquitous festival presence.
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From Coppola to the Coens: 40 years of Telluride tributes
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:23 am · August 28th, 2013
The lineup for the 40th annual Telluride Film Festival has been unveiled, and with it, the announcement of this year’s tributees: T Bone Burnett and the Coen brothers, Mohammad Rasoulof, Robert Redford and Alejandro Ramirez. Here’s a look back at the history of the honor.
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Alfonso Cuarón, Jason Reitman, the Coens and more set for 40th annual Telluride Film Festival
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:00 am · August 28th, 2013
The Coen brothers, T Bone Burnett and Robert Redford are among those to be feted at the 40th annual Telluride Film Festival, which will feature the world premieres of Jason Reitman’s “Labor Day” and Ralph Fiennes’ “The Invisible Woman.” Prestige titles from the 2013 festival circuit so far have been curated for the weekend as well, including Alexander Payne’s “Nebraska,” J.C. Chandor’s “All is Lost” and the Coens’ “Inside Llewyn Davis.”
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Review: Sandra Bullock dances into great silence in Alfonso Cuarón's astonishing 'Gravity'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:28 am · August 28th, 2013
Short but vast Venice opener delivers on the hype.
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25 most anticipated fall festival movies of 2013
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:40 pm · August 27th, 2013
HitFix’s editorial team breaks down the 25 most anticipated films screening at the Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York Film Festivals this fall including “Gravity,” “Labor Day,” “12 Years A Slave,” “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and more.
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Matthew McConaughey dares to live in the trailer for 'Dallas Buyers Club'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:32 am · August 27th, 2013
We’ve had our eyes on this one for over a year now. With Matthew McConaughey in full swing of a career revival — the McConaissance, as he calls it — the actor seemed poised to leap to the front of the Best Actor race with Jean-Marc Vallée’s “Dallas Buyers Club” on paper. The new trailer for the film only adds fuel to the assumption.
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Oscar in August: 10 predictions for the 2013-2014 awards season
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 9:44 am · August 27th, 2013
Our annual look at some of the surefire Oscar nominees and trends a little over six months from the 86th Academy Awards.
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'Monuments Men' poster lines up a motley crew with Matt Damon out front
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:25 am · August 27th, 2013
How will this one figure into the awards landscape on the other side of the festivals?
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Nepal and Greece enter the foreign-language Oscar race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:35 am · August 26th, 2013
At least one lesbian-themed drama will be in the running
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Venice preview, part four: 'The Zero Theorem,' 'Joe,' 'Tracks,' 'Via Castellana Bandiera,' 'Sacro GRA'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:35 am · August 26th, 2013
Casting an eye another five Golden Lion contenders.
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Venice preview, part three: 'Under the Skin,' 'Night Moves,' 'Tom at the Farm,' 'Ana Arabia,' 'The Police Officer's Wife'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:50 pm · August 25th, 2013
Casting an eye over another five Golden Lion contenders.
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