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Sony Classics picks up riotous cult-movie doc 'Jodorowsky's Dune'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:00 am · July 11th, 2013

HitFix’s own Drew McWeeny is among the talking heads in this Cannes hit.

Academy announces concert event for original score and song Oscar nominees

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:21 pm · July 10th, 2013

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that this year’s Oscar-nominated original scores and songs will be featured in a live concert on Thursday, February 27, three days before the 2014 Academy Awards ceremony.

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Cate Blanchett is on fire in Woody Allen's 'Blue Jasmine'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:32 pm · July 10th, 2013

I think it’s fair to go ahead and stand out here and say Cate Blanchett gives a tour de force performance in Woody Allen’s “Blue Jasmine.”

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Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson in first official still from 'Saving Mr Banks'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:15 pm · July 10th, 2013

The stars enact some frosty body language between Walt Disney and P.L. Travers.

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Dustin Hoffman nearly cries explaining the epiphany that made 'Tootsie' so meaningful to him

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:56 pm · July 10th, 2013

Everyone has their reasons for making movies. Those reasons are different on a case-by-case basis and run the spectrum from superficial to profound, but you kind of live for this level of insight into a project and dedication to a deep, complex idea that really needs a medium like the cinema to fully explore it.

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Oscar Bait: Universal sets Angelina Jolie's 'Unbroken' for Christmas 2014

Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:55 pm · July 10th, 2013

Young British star Jack O’Connell to headline the Coens-scripted WWII drama.

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Karlovy Vary Film Festival: 'Child's Pose,' 'Concussion,' 'Miele'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:30 pm · July 9th, 2013

Catching up with highlights from Berlin, Sundance and Cannes.

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Taking stock of the Best Visual Effects race during the summer blockbuster season

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:04 am · July 9th, 2013

We’re right in the middle of the blockbuster movie season so it seems now would be a nice opportunity to look at the race for Best Visual Effects.

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George Clooney to receive BAFTA LA's Stanley Kubrick Award

Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:50 am · July 9th, 2013

The honor will be presented at the Britannia Awards ceremony on November 9.

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Harvey Weinstein airs out dirty 'Butler' laundry on CBS

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:44 am · July 9th, 2013

Hand it to Harvey Weinstein. He’s using this whole controversy over the title of “The Butler” to drum up tons of publicity for the film, which hits theaters next month. But this circus is nevertheless ridiculous and I feel silly even writing about it.

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Rooney Mara and Martin Sheen join the cast of Stephen Daldry's 'Trash'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:15 pm · July 8th, 2013

Richard Curtis writing the adaptation of Andy Mulligan’s children’s novel.

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Poster for Spike Lee's 'Oldboy' remake is something a little out of the box

Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:55 am · July 8th, 2013

Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen and Sharlto Copley star in the October release.

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Wait, Guillermo del Toro has a take on Kurt Vonnegut's 'Slaughterhouse-Five' with Charlie Kaufman??

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:58 am · July 8th, 2013

It’s tough to work Kurt Vonnegut out for the screen. It rarely comes together well. But I’ll be damned if I’m not excited to see Guillermo del Toro try with Charlie Kaufman writing. You kidding me??

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Jafar Panahi accepts Academy membership 'on behalf of Iranian filmmakers'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:30 am · July 6th, 2013

A heartfelt statement of acceptance from the embattled Iranian director.

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Tell us what you thought of 'Despicable Me 2'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:14 am · July 5th, 2013

The minions are already chewing up the holiday weekend box office.

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Karlovy Vary Film Festival: 'Killing Season,' 'Honeymoon,' 'DK'

Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:04 am · July 4th, 2013

Travolta and De Niro bring the star power, but the Czechs bring the good stuff.

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Screenwriter Travis Beacham on the innovative spirit of 'Pacific Rim'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:30 pm · July 3rd, 2013

One foggy morning in 2007, screenwriter Travis Beacham was walking along the beach in Santa Monica and he looked out at the famed amusement park pier jutting out into the water. His imagination ever running rampant, he pictured behind those mist-covered, empty rides a towering machine, a robot — a mech, actually — waiting to do battle with some vicious monstrosity. The germ of “Pacific Rim” was born.

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