The master lenser believes the Academy has “no idea what cinematography is.”
Cinematography Oscar for 'Pi' an 'insult,' says Christopher Doyle
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:28 am · March 15th, 2013
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20 film and TV directors to consider for the Spielberg/Kubrick 'Napoleon' miniseries
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:42 pm · March 14th, 2013
A bit of a bombshell on the cineaste set recently when Steven Spielberg announced plans to transform Stanley Kubrick’s massive, unfilmed Napoleon biopic into a television miniseries. Last week, Hollywood Reporter film critic Todd McCarthy humbly suggested seven filmmakers to take up the reins on the project, should Spielberg opt out of directing it himself. We have a list of alternatives.
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So…James Franco? 'Spring Breakers?' Best Supporting Actor?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:33 pm · March 14th, 2013
Just to get this out of the way, no, this isn’t likely to happen in any universe. But bear with me…
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Durkin, Campos and Mond's BorderLine Films to be showcased at Karlovy Vary fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:30 pm · March 13th, 2013
Full retrospective will include ‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’ and ‘Simon Killer.’
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Nora Ephron's Broadway hit 'Lucky Guy' with Tom Hanks is a profound, poignant swan song
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:14 am · March 13th, 2013
It’s fitting that Nora Ephron’s swan song, the play “Lucky Guy,” calls the Broadhurst Theatre on West 44th Street home. The venue sits around the corner from the old New York Times Building that housed the operations of the Gray Lady for 94 years. And Ephron’s play, while an account of the rise, fall and vindication of New York journalist Mike McAlary, is just as much a celebration of the profession the author, filmmaker and playwright once called her own.
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'Short Term 12' and 'William and the Windmill' win jury awards at SXSW
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:23 pm · March 12th, 2013
Comedian Jerrod Carmichael hosted the 2013 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival’s jury and special awards ceremony tonight in Austin, Texas. Desin Daniel Cretton’s “Short Term 12” and Ben Nabors’s “William and the Windmill” took top honors in the narrative and documentary feature fields respectively.
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With 'From Up on Poppy Hill' on the way, counting down Studio Ghibli's 10 best movies
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:00 pm · March 12th, 2013
From ‘Spirited Away’ to ‘Arrietty,’ we rank the Japanese studio’s finest.
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David O. Russell's 'Silver Linings Playbook' follow-up gets a release date
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:19 am · March 12th, 2013
Sony has a packed potential awards slate on the way.
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Baz Luhrmann's 'The Great Gatsby' to open the 2013 Cannes Film Festival
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:52 am · March 12th, 2013
‘Moulin Rouge!’ did the honors in 2001.
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Lasse Hallström on 'Safe Haven,' 'The Hypnotist' and his dream reunion with Leonardo DiCaprio
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:58 pm · March 11th, 2013
We chat to the Oscar-nominated director at the Miami International Film Festival.
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'Trainspotting' sequel is on track, says Danny Boyle
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:39 pm · March 11th, 2013
Is his 13-year estrangement from Ewan McGregor over?
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Martin Scorsese channels his inner film critic on 'The Searchers'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:38 pm · March 8th, 2013
The director writes about John Ford’s ‘uncomfortable’ classic in THR.
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Emma Watson gets rebellious in slick teaser for Sofia Coppola's 'The Bling Ring'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:40 am · March 8th, 2013
The latest from the Oscar-winning writer-director opens on June 14.
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Paramount and Warner Bros. to co-produce and distribute Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:14 am · March 8th, 2013
Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures have announced co-production and co-distribution of Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi extravaganza “Interstellar.”
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Tell us what you thought of 'Oz the Great and Powerful'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:11 am · March 8th, 2013
When and if you get around to seeing the film this weekend, give us your take and vote in our new poll!
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Exclusive: Shia LaBeouf, Nick Nolte and more in new images from 'The Company You Keep'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:00 pm · March 7th, 2013
Robert Redford’s latest film, “The Company You Keep,” saw its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival last September before heading on to Toronto and then bottling up for an April 5, 2013 release date. Based on the novel by Neil Gordon, the thriller centers on a former Weather Underground activist on the run after a journalist discovers his identity.
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New 'Frances Ha' trailer features Greta Gerwig set to a David Bowie soundtrack
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:43 pm · March 6th, 2013
I kind of fell for Noah Baumbach’s “Frances Ha” at last year’s Telluride Film Festival. I’m not a Baumbach acolyte, though I did like “Greenberg,” so that also made it a pleasant surprise, I guess. This kind of thing rarely works for me, though. Or at least, it has to hit a very precise target, and when that happens, it always feels pretty special. That’s what we always look for in a darkened theater, right?
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New films from Clark Gregg, Neil LaBute and Whoopi Goldberg lead Tribeca fest selections
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:07 pm · March 6th, 2013
The Tribeca Film Festival, gearing up for its 12th annual showcase in Lower Manhattan from April 17 – 28, has announced its full line-up for the 2013 program.
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