The Holocaust drama starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson and 12-year-old lead actress has been quietly positioned in the midst of the Oscar fray and could be another player for the studio.
Fox quietly positions 'The Book Thief' from 'Downton Abbey' director in the middle of awards season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:07 am · August 10th, 2013
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Tell us what you thought of 'Elysium'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:38 am · August 9th, 2013
Neill Blomkamp’s ‘District 9’ follow-up hits theaters today.
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Tom Hanks bookends London Film Festival, with 'Saving Mr. Banks' to close fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:10 am · August 9th, 2013
Disney drama will have its European premiere there, so is NYFF first?
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Judi Dench searches for her son (oh, and an Oscar) in the trailer for 'Philomena'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:15 am · August 9th, 2013
Stephen Frears’ film will premiere in Competition at Venice.
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10 would-be Oscar contenders that went nowhere
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:39 pm · August 8th, 2013
As we steel ourselves for the season ahead with early lists of contenders and a harsh spotlight on unassuming films hoping to find an audience, let alone awards traction, it’s worth remembering that the list of coulda-been players in a given Oscar season is long and considerable.
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Will 'Lee Daniels' The Butler' be an awards season preface or just a puffy prelude?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 pm · August 8th, 2013
Showbiz 411’s Roger Friedman — who some would call a noted Harvey Weinstein shill — bloviated about “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” under the cover of “Oscar observation” a few weeks ago but apparently no one else could. The embargo is up today so let’s get into it. The question on this one is, will it be an awards player or just fade out before the season even gets here? A few thoughts…
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Spike Jonze's 'Her' will close the 2013 New York Film Festival
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 10:54 am · August 8th, 2013
The FSLC announced today that Spike Jonze’s “Her” will close the 51st New York Film Festival on Sunday, Oct. 18. “Her” is Jonze’s first film since “Where the Wild Things Are” and his first original screenplay.
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Venice adds 'Une Promesse' to lineup, as Carrie Fisher completes Competition jury
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:34 am · August 8th, 2013
Rebecca Hall and Alan Rickman star in the out-of-competition entry.
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'Monuments Men' trailer finds George Clooney and Matt Damon on the hunt for stolen art
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:36 am · August 8th, 2013
How is George Clooney’s “The Monuments Men” going to shape up this season? Frankly, this “movie” movie is starting to looking like another “Argo,” potentially, a middle-ground choice that entertains with a slice of history but has a populist edge to it that will draw in audiences, not just the industry.
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Chad Hartigan's 'This is Martin Bonner' hits New York and Los Angeles next week
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:35 am · August 8th, 2013
Check out the trailer for the subtly moving festival hit.
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Revisit 'Blue Jasmine' with Peter Sarsgaard and Andrew Dice Clay
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 2:41 pm · August 7th, 2013
Now that you’ve likely seen the summer surprise, revisit “Blue Jasmine” with stars Peter Sarsgaard and Andrew Dice Clay.
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Memories of 'Badlands' as real-life inspiration hits the headlines
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:30 pm · August 7th, 2013
70-year-old Caril Ann Clair injured and widowed in car crash.
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On the dismissive attitude toward indie Oscar hopefuls
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:21 pm · August 7th, 2013
I was thinking recently about something that really agitates me when it comes to the awards season, which is this notion that certain accomplishments are instinctively relegated to the “indie” bin of the Independent Spirit Awards or the Gotham Awards, like some ghetto of would-be Oscar contenders.
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Has Michael Fassbender been bad, asks trailer for Ridley Scott's 'The Counselor'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:35 am · August 7th, 2013
Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem also star.
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Joaquin Phoenix falls for a cyber Scarlett Johansson in the trailer for Spike Jonze's 'Her'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:01 am · August 7th, 2013
Spike Jonze has been firing on all cylinders since his 1999 debut “Being John Malkovich.” Every new film is cause for excitement, whether awards are in the picture or not. His is a vital voice and his latest, “Her,” promises to deliver another fresh stroke in the filmmaker’s feature career.
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Hungary joins foreign Oscar race with award-winning WWII drama 'The Notebook'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:50 am · August 7th, 2013
Nope, it’s not a remake of the Ryan Gosling weeper.
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Weinstein gets snippy with ‘Snowpiercer,’ but let’s hold our fire
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:05 pm · August 6th, 2013
It’s hard to get up in arms without seeing the film.
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James Gandolfini courts Julia Louis-Dreyfus in the trailer for Nicole Holofcener's 'Enough Said'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:59 am · August 6th, 2013
It’s been a while since I giggled through a trailer like this.
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