The Cannes market has landed its first sale before anyone has even arrived in the south of France as Ryan Gosling’s “How to Catch a Monster,” which is currently filming, has been acquired by Warner Bros. for domestic release.
WB picks up Ryan Gosling's 'How to Catch a Monster' with Christina Hendricks
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:37 am · May 10th, 2013
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Tell us what you thought of 'The Great Gatsby'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:32 am · May 10th, 2013
F. Scott Fitzgerald hits theaters this weekend…in 3D.
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'August: Osage County' trailer puts Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts front and center
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:19 am · May 10th, 2013
The Weinstein Company has released the first extended look at John Wells’ adaptation of the successful Tracy Letts play.
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Cannes Check 2013: Abdellatif Kechiche's 'Blue is the Warmest Color'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:30 am · May 10th, 2013
Continuing our cheat sheet for the Cannes Competition.
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Ed Harris heads back to mission control for Alfonso Cuarón's 'Gravity'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:42 am · May 9th, 2013
A source confides that Ed Harris is featured in the role of a mission control voice in Alfonso Cuaron’s new film. It might seem like just a nice bit of casting with a recognizable voice, but it’s also a lovely ode to one of the actor’s Oscar-nominated performances.
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Bernardo Bertolucci to head Venice jury, as festival clarifies award rules
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:52 am · May 9th, 2013
Revision prompted by last year’s controversy over ‘The Master’ wins.
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3 on 3: 'The Great Gatsby' finally hits theaters, now what?
Posted by Drew McWeeny · 11:50 pm · May 8th, 2013
Three HitFix movie insiders answer some pertinent questions surrounding the long awaited opening of Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby.”
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Tom Hanks battles modern-day pirates in tense new trailer for 'Captain Phillips'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:40 am · May 8th, 2013
Can this true story return Hanks (and Paul Greengrass) to the awards season?
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Cannes Check 2013: Jia Zhangke's 'A Touch of Sin'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:14 am · May 8th, 2013
Continuing our cheat sheet for the Cannes Competition.
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Fresh images from 'Inside Llewyn Davis' put a different spin on orange and teal
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:50 pm · May 7th, 2013
The brothers are trying out a new cinematographer, and the results sure look pretty.
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Ben Affleck to direct his second Dennis Lehane adaptation with 'Live By Night'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:27 pm · May 7th, 2013
His debut, ‘Gone Baby Gone,’ was also based on the Boston crime writer’s work.
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Reese Witherspoon to reunite with director James Mangold for 'Three Little Words'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:18 pm · May 6th, 2013
He directed her to an Oscar in ‘Walk the Line,’ so can he get her back on form?
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Cannes Check 2013: Jim Jarmusch's 'Only Lovers Left Alive'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:45 pm · May 6th, 2013
Continuing our cheat sheet for the Cannes Competition.
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Will 'The Great Gatsby' find any room in a new Oscar season?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:39 am · May 6th, 2013
Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby” is hitting theaters this week in advance of opening the 66th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 15. If you’ll recall, the film was all set to open last December amid the awards season glut as part of an already packed Warner Bros. slate. But it was shuffled on to a summer 2013 release to allow more time for post-production and, surely, to have a fighting chance at making some money.
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Cannes Check 2013: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's 'Grigris'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:53 am · May 6th, 2013
Continuing our cheat sheet for the Cannes Competition.
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The Academy opens up all 24 categories to the entire voting membership
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:33 pm · May 4th, 2013
There’s really only one thing to report out of today’s big AMPAS conclave: the entire membership of the Academy will now be able to vote for all 24 categories at the Oscars.
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'Out of the Furnace' director Scott Cooper on the road after 'Crazy Heart'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:47 pm · May 3rd, 2013
Scott Cooper’s slate of upcoming projects is about as impressive and varied as fellow Cooper Bradley’s as of late. Three years removed from his debut film, “Crazy Heart” (which earned Jeff Bridges an Oscar for Best Actor), the filmmaker is set to traverse the nation, from the streets of New York to Depression Era Central California, the Tidewater of Virginia to the blast furnaces of Pittsburgh.
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The Coens' 'Inside Llewyn Davis' gets a release date in the thick of awards season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:04 pm · May 3rd, 2013
How will ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ figure into the awards scheme later this year? We’ll know in due time, but for the distributor’s part, eyes are clearly on the circuit as it has just been announced the film will receive a December 6 limited release with plans to expand wider on December 20. That puts it right in the thick of it.
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