The 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival lit up the desert night sky Saturday night with an awards gala recognizing top prospects in this year’s Oscar race.
Brad Pitt leads an 'Oyelowo' sing-along at Palm Springs awards gala
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:15 pm · January 3rd, 2015
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Kate Winslet talks new challenges and portraying a fragile character in Jason Reitman's 'Labor Day'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:25 am · December 12th, 2013
“Labor Day” star Kate Winslet landed a Golden Globe nomination this morning for her work in Jason Reitman’s latest. She talks to HitFix’s Kristopher Tapley about tackling a fragile persona in the upcoming holiday release.
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A very different Jason Reitman on display in the trailer for 'Labor Day'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:07 am · October 31st, 2013
Jason Reitman’s “Labor Day” hits this Christmas and is a very different film for the director. The first trailer has hit, revealing the work of Josh Brolin and Kate Winslet. Will they find room to navigate this season?
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Review: Jason Reitman's 'Labor Day' is a suspenseful ride if you believe
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 5:33 pm · August 29th, 2013
Jason Reitman’s “Labor Day” features another fantastic performance by Kate Winslet and is a suspenseful ride if you can suspend your disbelief.
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Telluride: 'Labor Day' with Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin marks a fresh and mature departure for Jason Reitman
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:30 pm · August 29th, 2013
My immediate takeaway from Jason Reitman’s “Labor Day,” which kicks off the Telluride Film Festival this afternoon at the annual patrons screening, was that it was an unexpected mature step for the filmmaker who has offered up such self-aware films as “Thank You For Smoking,” “Juno,” “Up in the Air” and “Young Adult.” There isn’t a whiff of that tone here whatsoever. The edge that has defined Reitman’s work has been set aside while a more refined, lived-in aesthetic has taken hold.
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Jason Reitman on the tradition of taking his movies to Telluride and Toronto
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:41 am · August 28th, 2013
It’s fair to say filmmaker Jason Reitman has a bit of a history with the Telluride and Toronto film festivals. In 2005 his feature debut, “Thank You for Smoking,” sold at Toronto. Since then, three of his last four films, including this year’s “Labor Day,” have debuted at Telluride (2007’s “Juno” and 2009’s “Up in the Air” in the form of “sneak previews” secret screenings) before heading north to Toronto. It’s become a notable tradition, so we asked Reitman about his thoughts on the two environments and whether he’s superstitious enough to consider them a good luck charm at the start of the fall.
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Alfonso Cuarón, Jason Reitman, the Coens and more set for 40th annual Telluride Film Festival
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:00 am · August 28th, 2013
The Coen brothers, T Bone Burnett and Robert Redford are among those to be feted at the 40th annual Telluride Film Festival, which will feature the world premieres of Jason Reitman’s “Labor Day” and Ralph Fiennes’ “The Invisible Woman.” Prestige titles from the 2013 festival circuit so far have been curated for the weekend as well, including Alexander Payne’s “Nebraska,” J.C. Chandor’s “All is Lost” and the Coens’ “Inside Llewyn Davis.”
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Round-up: The dogs have their day
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:00 am · January 20th, 2012
Also: Defending Channing Tatum, and remembering failed Oscar grabs
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Pre-Globes party weekend: Weinstein, AFI, Paramount, Film Independent and BAFTA do it up
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:45 pm · January 14th, 2012
Leading into tomorrow’s Golden Globes ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Hollywood has been all abuzz with events aimed at making the most of having talent in town for the big awards show weekend.
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George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Michelle Williams and more turn out for Palm Springs awards gala
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:05 am · January 8th, 2012
I’ve never attended the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala. It’s a key stop along the Oscar trail his time of year, very competitive with the Santa Barbara Film Festival. The two duke it out for honorees, one reticent to honor talent that the other has chalked up for an award. Which is obviously silly. But it seemed time to give it a go.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Young Adult'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:41 pm · December 16th, 2011
Jason Reitman’s latest goes into wide release today, and while we’re fans, not everyone will agree. If you’ve seen it, share your thoughts with us.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Stanley Kubrick's 'Fear and Desire' to air on TCM tonight
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:03 am · December 14th, 2011
In today’s round-up, TCM schedules Kubrick’s debut for tonight, Zimmer talks “Sherlock” and Batman and Jason Reitman and Patton Oswalt have a message for you about texting.
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'Young Adult' to receive Vanguard Award at Palm Springs fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:59 pm · December 13th, 2011
The Palm Springs festival tends to stick very closely to the presumed template of surefire Oscar contenders when picking their honorees, so they’ve gone slightly out on a limb by handing their Vanguard Award to “Young Adult.”
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Oscarweb Round-up: The year's best performances
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:13 am · December 13th, 2011
In today’s round-up, consideration of the year’s best performances, Christopher Nolan opens up a bit on “The Dark Knight Rises” and in honor of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” the top five badass female roles.
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Review: 'Young Adult' is a smart, sour anatomy of a bitch
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:40 pm · December 8th, 2011
If not quite a brilliant film itself, “Young Adult” is shot through with brilliant flashes of testy human insight, powered by Charlize Theron’s sharpest, most fluidly capricious performance since ‘Monster.’
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Oscarweb Round-up: 35 years of Eastwood at Warner Bros.
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:03 am · December 8th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Warner Bros. releases a massive box set of Clint Eastwood’s work with the studio, the “Moneyball” trio sits down with Charlie rose and San Francisco’s Castro Theatre will no longer run movies.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Scorsese to be honored with BFCA's music in film award
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:35 am · December 6th, 2011
In today’ round-up, Martin Scorsese has been tapped by the BFCA to receive the Music+Film Award, Wim Wenders talks “Pina” and “The Muppets” gets accused of brainwashing.
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Exclusive: Charlize Theron has an attitude in the poster for 'Young Adult'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:00 am · November 15th, 2011
Jason Retiman’s “Young Adult” has been an interesting film to market for Paramount Pictures. A delicate balance between the dark humor and the need to showcase some broader elements to a general audience has been struck. And now, the final one-sheet for the film is somewhere in the middle.
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