Emma Stone and Parker Posey do their best, but Woody Allen’s latest drama, “Irrational Man,” is almost as forgettable as his last effort, “Magic in the Moonlight.”
Review: Emma Stone does her best to bring Woody Allen's 'Irrational Man' to life
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 6:55 am · May 15th, 2015
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Parker Posey gets her moment in new trailer for Woody Allen's 'Irrational Man'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:38 am · April 29th, 2015
Parker Posey returns to the spotlight (sort of) alongside Emma Stone and Joaquin Phoenix in Woody Allen’s “Irrational Man.”
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Tell us what you thought of 'Her'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:49 am · January 10th, 2014
Spike Jonze’s very 21st-century love story opens wide today. Critics and awards voters love it, but we want to hear your thoughts.
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Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams talk about the future in 'Her'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 10:17 pm · January 7th, 2014
Amy Adams and Joaquin Phoenix sit down with HitFix to discuss their work in Spike Jonze’s future love story “Her.”
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'Her' Q&A: Spike Jonze on why he replaced Samantha Morton with Scarlett Johansson
Posted by chris-eggertsen · 10:13 am · November 14th, 2013
“Her” director Spike Jonze talks about why he replaced Samantha Morton with Scarlett Johansson at the eleventh hour and how Arcade Fire’s latest album “Reflektor” was influenced by the work they did on the film’s score.
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Marion Cotillard chases the dream in international trailer for 'The Immigrant'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:28 pm · October 25th, 2013
Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Renner also star in the film, out next spring.
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Roundup: Academy picks the screenwriters of the future
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:20 am · October 22nd, 2013
Also: Why Joaquin Phoenix fascinates, and revisiting the 2001 Best Actress race.
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Matthew McConaughey bursts into crowded Best Actor field with career-best 'Dallas Buyers Club' portrayal
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:42 am · September 10th, 2013
Matthew McConaughey gives his best performance to date in “Dallas Buyers Club,” but he enters a Best Actor conversation that is already in full swing and stuffed with strong contenders. Where’s the wiggle room?
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Spike Jonze's 'Her' will close the 2013 New York Film Festival
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 10:54 am · August 8th, 2013
The FSLC announced today that Spike Jonze’s “Her” will close the 51st New York Film Festival on Sunday, Oct. 18. “Her” is Jonze’s first film since “Where the Wild Things Are” and his first original screenplay.
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Cannes Review: Fifty shades of James Gray on show in exquisite 'The Immigrant'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:30 am · May 24th, 2013
Marion Cotillard and Joaquin Phoenix play out a bad romance in 1920s-set drama.
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Reese Witherspoon jumps aboard Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Inherent Vice'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:26 pm · May 15th, 2013
Nothing turns a rough couple of weeks around like booking a gig on a Paul Thomas Anderson movie. Reese Witherspoon has done just that, landing a role in the director’s upcoming “Inherent Vice,” adapted from the Thomas Pynchon novel set in 60s/70s Los Angeles.
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Cannes Check 2013: James Gray's 'The Immigrant'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:24 am · May 3rd, 2013
Continuing our cheat sheet for the Cannes Competition.
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10 films we're most hoping to see at the Cannes Film Festival
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:45 pm · March 25th, 2013
From Asghar Farhadi to Nicolas Winding Refn, we’re counting on a diverse slate.
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Actor
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:29 am · February 21st, 2013
Bradley Cooper, Daniel Day-Lewis, Hugh Jackman, Joaquin Phoenix and Denzel Washington square off.
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Roundup: Have the Oscars reconnected with America?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:05 am · February 5th, 2013
Also: The sequels we need to see, and why Jessica Chastain is exhausted.
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'Amour,' 'Life of Pi,' 'The Master' win big as London critics spread the love
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:32 pm · January 20th, 2013
Daniel Day-Lewis misses a rare stop on the precursor trail.
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'Zero Dark Thirty' wins big with Vancouver critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:00 pm · January 7th, 2013
Just as “Argo” had pulled it to a tie, “Zero Dark Thirty” takes another step out ahead of the critics awards haul with Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Screenplay honors from the Vancouver Film Critics Circle. Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams won awards for their performances in “The Master.”
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Off the Carpet: Academy members have numerous tight races to mull over this season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:58 am · December 24th, 2012
As members of the Academy hurry through the last screeners they need to see before committing an opinion on the year’s best (for those who bother trying to get as deep into the stack as possible, that is), a number of races hang in the balance as extremely tight categories are sure to leave a few contenders feeling the sting of “also-ran” on Thursday, January 10.
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