Jessica Chastain continues her glorious run with Sci-Fi Fantasy with “The Huntsman.”
Has 'The Huntsman' made Jessica Chastain the Queen of Comic-Con 2015?
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 2:34 pm · February 24th, 2015
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Tech Support: 'Grand Budapest' and 'Whiplash' lead Oscar's craft categories
Posted by gerardkennedy · 12:10 pm · February 23rd, 2015
HitFix boils down the crafts categories of the 87th Oscars, where “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Whiplash” found the most love.
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'Interstellar' named score of the year by international film music critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:05 pm · February 19th, 2015
The International Film Music Critics Association has named Hans Zimmer’s Oscar-nominated “Interstellar” score the year’s best film score. However, Alexandre Desplat walked away with multiple honors, for Composer of the Year and Best Original Score for a Comedy (“The Grand Budapest Hotel”).
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Best Visual Effects: Can 'Interstellar' hold off charging 'Apes' and 'Guardians?'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:39 pm · February 16th, 2015
HitFix takes a look at a Best Visual Effects Oscar race that once seemed a foregone conclusion but now feels like it could be a real race.
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Film music critics nominate 'Maleficent,' 'Dragon 2' and 'Hunger Games' scores
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:27 pm · February 5th, 2015
The 2015 International Film Music Critics Association awards nominations have been revealed, and it’s James Newton Howard’s “Maleficent” that led the way with four mentions.
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'Apes,' 'Big Hero 6' win big at 2015 Visual Effects Society Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:29 pm · February 4th, 2015
The Visual Effects Society handed out top honors Wednesday night to films such as “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” “Interstellar” and “Big Hero 6.”
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'Grand Budapest,' 'Interstellar' dominate Oscar's craft categories
Posted by gerardkennedy · 1:32 pm · January 15th, 2015
In Contention’s Gerard Kennedy analyzes the fallout of this year’s Oscar nominations across the 10 crafts categories, where
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Hell's bells, 'Interstellar' got a Cinema Audio Society sound mixing nomination
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:30 am · January 13th, 2015
The Cinema Audio Society has announced nominees for the sound mixing organization’s 51st annual awards. Nominees include “American Sniper,” “Birdman” and, in a bit of a surprise given the narrative around the film, “Interstellar.”
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Hear directors breakdown scenes from 'Interstellar,' 'Birdman' and 'Inherent Vice'
Posted by Matt Patches · 9:34 am · January 2nd, 2015
Just because DVD commentaries are going the way of dinosaurs doesn’t mean the art of insight is extinct. Check out these mini-commentaries for the Oscar season’s biggest movies.
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The top 10 shots of 2014: part two
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:25 pm · December 30th, 2014
In Contention wraps up its eighth annual look at the best film images from the year with a top five featuring films like “Interstellar,” “Inherent Vice” and “Birdman.”
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Contender Countdown: Who wins the critics' battle on the road to Oscar?
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 9:40 am · December 30th, 2014
This edition of the Contender Countdown looks at the critical responses of the expected best nominee players via their Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic scores.
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The 15 best film scores of 2014
Posted by Matt Patches · 10:48 am · December 29th, 2014
From animated dupstep to sci-minded minimalism, we present the year’s best musical backbones.
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'Monuments' man Matt Damon explains the tricky tone of George Clooney's latest
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:00 am · February 4th, 2014
‘Monuments Men’ star Matt Damon sits down with HitFix to discuss his work in George Clooney’s latest and how finding the right balance of tone was the biggest challenge.
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Matt Damon predicts big things for 'Interstellar' and praises co-star McConaughey's hot streak
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:10 pm · January 21st, 2014
Matt Damon recently sat down with HitFix ostensibly to talk February release “The Monuments Men” but he had a few choice things to say about Christopher Nolan’s upcoming “Interstellar” and his co-star Matthew McConaughey’s recent hot streak.
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Christopher Nolan returns to the scene of the crime with Slamdance honor
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:56 am · January 10th, 2014
Christopher Nolan has come to be known as a large-scale coordinator of blockbusters, but his roots are at the Slandance Film Festival. And he’ll be recognized with an award at the upcoming 20th annual edition.
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25 most anticipated prestige films of 2014: 'Inherent Vice,' 'Nymphomaniac,' 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:01 am · January 4th, 2014
Guy Lodge, Kris Tapley and Gregory Ellwood count down the auteur, art house and festival films they’re most excited to see this year, including “Inherent Vice,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Unbroken.”
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Cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema on capturing Spike Jonze's 'Her' through a non-dystopian lens
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:23 am · January 3rd, 2014
“Her” and “Interstellar” DP Hoyte Van Hoytema talks to HitFix about Spike Jonze’s futuristic vision, seeing it from a place of warmth and comfort and the tenuous sci-fi connection to Christopher Nolan’s upcoming blockbuster.
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'One year from now,' will we be talking about 'Interstellar' in the Oscar race?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:17 am · December 14th, 2013
The teaser trailer for Christopher Nolan’s first foray into filmmaking with the “Dark Knight” trilogy firmly in his rear view mirror landed today, and it’s certainly a tease. But it also has something heavy on its mind. Will we be talking about it in Oscar terms this time next year?
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