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'Gravity' and 'Captain Phillips' among likely Venice Film Festival selections
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:54 am · June 21st, 2013
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Quentin Tarantino to receive career honor at Lumiere Film Festival
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:13 pm · June 20th, 2013
Festival of classic film is held in October in Lyon, France.
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AMPAS and LA Film Fest celebrate iconic costume design
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:10 pm · June 20th, 2013
‘Iconic Moment’ discussion will precede screening of Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo.’
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James Gandolfini always made an impact, as character actor or leading man
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:00 pm · June 19th, 2013
James Gandolfini is dead. A heart attack in Italy. Too soon doesn’t begin to say it, but as the news makes its way across the wires I find myself, as we always do at times like this, thinking back on the work. And Gandolfini had a wealth of it. You see, he wasn’t always this star, this “name.” He made his hay as a character actor in film after film, always leaving a deep impression, long before “The Sopranos” came calling.
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Emmys: Alan Menken aims for the elusive EGOT
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:14 pm · June 19th, 2013
Veteran composer could complete the set with a song for sitcom ‘The Neighbors.’
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Soot-filled teaser poster for 'Out of the Furnace' plays up heavy-hitting cast
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:51 pm · June 19th, 2013
A teaser poster for Scott Cooper’s “Out of the Furnace” has dropped, playing up the film’s star-studded cast and the murky atmosphere of a revenge thriller.
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Christian Bale drama 'Out of the Furnace' moves to a November release slot
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:00 am · June 19th, 2013
Brotherly-love drama is director Scott Cooper’s follow-up to ‘Crazy Heart.’
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James Franco goes the crowdfunding route – but it's not all about him
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:40 am · June 18th, 2013
Franco will foster new talent on a planned trilogy based on his own short stories
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3 on 3: Will 'The Wolf of Wall Street' be a new Martin Scorsese classic?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:58 pm · June 17th, 2013
In a new installment of our “3 on 3” series, three HitFix staffers answer pressing questions about Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street” after getting a load of the new trailer.
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'Only God Forgives' wins top honors at Sydney Film Fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:45 am · June 17th, 2013
The divisive thriller beat Sarah Polley’s ‘Stories We Tell,’ among others.
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Emmys: Is 'The Colbert Report' poised to break 'The Daily Show's' decade-long variety series dominance?
Posted by Steve Heisler · 11:10 am · June 17th, 2013
“The Daily Show” has won 10 Emmys in a row for Outstanding Variety Series, and they’re probably hoping for that to go up to a “Spinal Tap” 11 this year. But the stage could be set, finally, for a change-up in the category.
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Waiting for a heavyweight in the animated Oscar race
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:55 am · June 14th, 2013
The last six winners have been first-half releases, but what about this year?
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Tell us what you thought of 'Man of Steel'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:01 pm · June 13th, 2013
Snyder and Nolan’s new vision of the last son of Krypton has arrived!
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Eddie Redmayne chases gold in Stephen Hawking biopic
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:45 pm · June 13th, 2013
Oscar winner James Marsh will direct ‘Theory of Everything.’
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Emmys: 10 'modern-day Susan Luccis' who have yet to win
Posted by Steve Heisler · 1:00 pm · June 13th, 2013
It took Susan Lucci 19 Emmy attempts to win her first award. Her name has become synonymous with perennial bridesmaids looking to break a losing streak. This year, a number of contenders across a variety of categories are hoping to finally grace the Emmys stage.
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Chris Evans and Tilda Swinton go off the rails in first 'Snowpiercer' trailer
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:50 pm · June 12th, 2013
2031-set action pic is Korean auteur Bong Joon-ho’s English-language debut.
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First glimpse of Naomi Watts in teaser trailer for 'Diana'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:55 am · June 12th, 2013
Will the actress benefit from the Academy’s fascination with the Royal Family?
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Production begins on Michael Mann's cyber thriller
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:08 pm · June 11th, 2013
Legendary Pictures announced start of production today on Michael Mann’s untitled latest feature, a Morgan Davis Foehl-scripted cyber-theft thriller starring Chris Hemsworth and Viola Davis.
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