In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, James Bond franchise producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson receive an honorary Producers’ Guild Award. Meanwhile, Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto take their seats at the Hollywood Reporter’s actors’ roundtable, and ‘The Wire’ writer David Simon reflects on ’12 Years a Slave.’
Roundup: Bond producers honored by PGA
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:21 am · October 31st, 2013
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Kathryn Bigelow and Ben Kingsley to be honored at BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:57 am · August 5th, 2013
The ceremony takes place on November 9, and will be televised on BBC America.
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Roundup: 'Lincoln' and its team of non-rivals
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 am · February 7th, 2013
Also: The season’s most tearful hopefuls, and a peek at the BAFTA guest list.
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Ben Affleck, Lena Dunham, Rian Johnson win Directors Guild awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:32 pm · February 2nd, 2013
Check off one more box on the “Argo” industry tour of awards season goodies. The Directors Guild of America (DGA) has crowned Ben Affleck with the award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, this just a week removed from big wins from the Producers and Screen Actors Guilds.
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Kathryn Bigelow gets Time Magazine cover story
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:39 pm · January 24th, 2013
Kathryn Bigelow is out there hitting the PR circuit for “Zero Dark Thirty” at a bit of an awkward time: she was passed over for a Best Director nomination two weeks ago after being considered one of the best bets in the category for a film that is very much driven by her artistic vision.
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Roundup: Bigelow responds to the 'Zero Dark Thirty' debate
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 am · January 16th, 2013
Also: Picturehouse rises from the ashes, and why the ‘Skyfall’ score should win
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Off the Carpet: Why I want to see 'Argo' win Best Picture at the Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:51 am · January 14th, 2013
The last 100 hours or so in Hollywood has been intriguing, to say the least. The Oscar nominations on Thursday sent a series of shockwaves throughout the industry and were marvelously reflective of a tightly contended, stellar year of filmmaking. And of course, two names have been on everyone’s lips since the Thursday morning bombshell: Ben Affleck and Kathryn Bigelow.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:11 am · January 13th, 2013
At this point, anyone who hasn’t seen “Zero Dark Thirty” — which is the majority of the movie-going public — has had to hear it chewed on and mulled over for well over a month. Critics awards and controversy have shrouded the film upon delivery to a wider audience this weekend, and it’s turned up #1 at the box […]
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 102 — Oscar nominations and the BFCA Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:40 am · January 11th, 2013
In today’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss last night’s Critics’ Choice Movie Awards as well as the nominations for the 85th annual Academy Awards.
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'Lincoln' leads, 'Pi' and 'Silver Linings' surge as the Academy serves up a few surprises
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:22 am · January 10th, 2013
Three DGA nominees miss the cut for Best Director
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Tech Support: Paul N.J. Ottosson on the subtly explosive soundscapes of 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:25 pm · January 9th, 2013
The Oscar-winning sound designer takes an organic approach to action.
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DGA nominees reactions
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:17 pm · January 8th, 2013
All of this morning’s nominees have released statements reacting to their good fortune today. The work ranges from CIA thrillers to journo-cinema, Presidential epics to bombastic musicals, and a little 3D razzle dazzle thrown in for good measure.
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Alliance of Women Film Journalists opts for 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:02 am · January 8th, 2013
‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ notches up three wins.
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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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'Argo' wins three from Phoenix critics including Best Picture
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:01 pm · January 1st, 2013
“Argo” won top honors with the Phoenix Film Critics Society, which announced nominees two weeks ago. Kathryn Bigelow took the Best Director prize for “Zero Dark Thirty,” however. Daniel Day-Lewis and Jessica Chastain took top acting honors, with Philip Seymour Hoffman and Anne Hathaway filling out the supporting ranks.
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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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Nevada critics go for 'Argo,' John Hawkes, Helen Hunt
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:39 am · December 23rd, 2012
The Nevada Film Critics Society has added one more notch to “Argo”‘s tally of Best Picture wins. The group tied Ben Affleck with “Zero Dark Thirty” helmer Kathryn Bigelow for Best Director and went in a relatively unique direction with its Best Actor call, opting for John Hawkes in “The Sessions.”
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'Argo,' 'Lincoln' and 'Zero Dark Thirty' lead Alliance of Women Film Journalists nods
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:43 pm · December 22nd, 2012
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists has announced its list of nominees this year, with its own fair share of unique categories. The Best Film nominees were “Argo,” “Lincoln” and “Zero Dark Thirty” (each also cited for Best Director). Winners will be announced next month.
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