Lasse Hallström returns to Sweden, and Chile turns up another gem.
Miami Diary: 'The Hypnotist,' 'Miguel San Miguel' and an invitation to brunch
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:33 am · March 6th, 2013
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Must-see reunions: Directors and actors who need to work together again
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:44 pm · March 5th, 2013
What filmmaker/actor collaborations have worked so well in the past that we’d like to see them team up again? Sometimes sparks really fly on such a combination and it can leave you yearning for more. While anything from conflicting schedules to outright estrangement can sometimes get in the way, it doesn’t mean filmgoers aren’t eager to see lightning strike again.
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'Django' and 'Ted' lead MTV Movie Awards nominations as 'Twilight' nearly shut out
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:58 pm · March 5th, 2013
There was a time, I think, maybe, when the MTV Movie Awards were kinda neat. But when you’re talking about an organization that doesn’t want it even whispered that it was celebrating its 30th anniversary (lest the kiddies think it’s old school), well, you get “Best Shirtless Performance.”
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Production begins on George Clooney's 'The Monuments Men'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:51 pm · March 5th, 2013
Could he be back at the Oscars next year?
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From 'Lincoln' to Cannes to 'Napoleon,' Steven Spielberg is everywhere lately
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:23 am · March 5th, 2013
Barely a week after his film “Lincoln” only managed two Oscars from 12 nominations and deferred to “Argo” on Best Picture honors, Steven Spielberg seems as ubiquitous as ever. Fresh off the Academy Awards he was announced as head of the jury for this year’s Cannes Film Festival and he received a nice love letter in the New York Times last week pitting him as a sort of Godfather to Hollywood filmmakers. But it doesn’t end there.
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Sundance announces NEXT WEEKEND film fest to showcase bold newcomer talent
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:15 pm · March 4th, 2013
We were very proud around these parts back during the Sundance Film Festival as In Contention friend (and former contributor) Chad Hartigan won an award in the NEXT section over some stiff competition for his film “This is Martin Bonner.” The film was picked up for distribution last week by Monterey Media, but while you’ll have a chance to catch his work as a result of that deal, you might also have another opportunity at the Sundance Institute’s Next Weekend Film Festival, should it be a part of the programming (and indeed, it ought to).
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Miami Diary: 'Viva Cuba Libre,' 'The Boy Who Smells Like Fish' and meeting Darlene Love
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:53 am · March 4th, 2013
First full day of the festival yields a genuine documentary discovery.
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Checking in at the Miami International Film Festival
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:50 am · March 2nd, 2013
The fest kicked off last night with Sundance hit ‘Twenty Feet from Stardom.’
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Seatbacks and tray tables up as the trailer for Pedro Almodóvar's 'I'm So Excited' hits
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:11 am · March 1st, 2013
We might expect to see Pedro Almodóvar’s “I’m So Excited,” which hits theaters on June 28, at the Cannes Film Festival. Almodóvar’s last film, “The Skin I Live In,” premiered on the Croisette and news of his latest emanated from the fest in 2012.
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'Skyfall,' 'The Avengers,' 'The Hobbit' lead nominations for Jameson Empire Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:00 am · March 1st, 2013
But what films were Jennifer Lawrence and Anne Hathaway nominated for?
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A24 sets summer releases for 'Spectacular Now' and 'The Bling Ring'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:37 pm · February 28th, 2013
Both films will hit screens in the summer.
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The National documentary 'Mistaken for Strangers' to open Tribeca fest
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:53 am · February 28th, 2013
Lots of festival news this week. Next up, the Tribeca Film Festival has announced its opening night premiere for the 12th annual edition of the fest: Tom Berninger’s documentary “Mistaken for Strangers,” which chronicles Brooklyn-based band The National on tour.
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Telluride announces 40th anniversary festival celebration and creation of new venue
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:31 am · February 28th, 2013
Excitement will be as high as ever for the Telluride Film Festival this year as it celebrates its 40th anniversary with an extra day added to the long Labor Day weekend festivities. Not only that, but a new venue has been announced bearing the name of the fest’s most famous regular, director Werner Herzog.
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Steven Spielberg named president of this year's Cannes Film Festival jury
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:26 am · February 28th, 2013
The festival runs from 15 to 25 May.
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Oscars 2014: 25 films to watch for
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:06 am · February 28th, 2013
The engravings on Ben Affleck, George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Best Picture Oscars for “Argo” are still fresh and already the gears are spinning across the net on what to expect in the film awards season next year. Of course we were going to pile on.
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Tech Support: Visual Effects Society issues a 'call to action'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:18 pm · February 27th, 2013
Visual Effects Society Executive Director Eric Roth has issued an open letter and a “call to action,” imploring government and, certainly, industry attention be paid to the on-going plight in the world of visual effects.
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Sony sets 'Annie' with Quvenzhané Wallis for Christmas 2014
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:39 pm · February 27th, 2013
You didn’t think you had heard the last of “Beasts of the Southern Wild” star Quvenzhané Wallis, I hope. The youngest Best Actress nominee of all time was shrewdly announced on Oscar Sunday as the lead in the Will Smith-produced, Will Gluck-directed adaptation of the musical “Annie,” and today a release date has been announced: Christmas 2014.
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Zac Efron and Dennis Quaid chase a dream 'At Any Price' in the film's first poster
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:20 pm · February 27th, 2013
Collider has premiered the first poster for the Sony Pictures Classics release, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival last September.
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