Kristen Wiig and Alexander Skarsgard are fantastic in Marielle Heller’s directorial debut “The Diary of a Teenage Girl,” but its newcomer Bel Powley who steals the show.
Review: Newcomer Bel Powley is magnificent in the wondrous 'Diary of a Teenage Girl'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:19 pm · January 24th, 2015
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Kristen Wiig says she was 'terrified' to shoot Ridley Scott's 'The Martian'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 7:35 pm · December 17th, 2014
Kristen Wiig talks about “The Skeleton Twins,” appearing in Ridley Scott’s “The Martian” and reuniting with Annie Mumolo on a new screenplay and more.
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First Look: Anne Hathaway, Aaron Paul and Christina Hendricks lead Sundance 2014 films
Posted by Dave Lewis · 3:07 pm · December 4th, 2013
The lineup for the 2014 Sundance Film Festival has been revealed, and it’s among the starriest in recent memory. Major Hollywood names such as Anne Hathaway, Aaron Paul, Christina Hendricks, Zoe Saldana, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Dane DeHaan and John C. Reilly will all appear in films unspooling at the Park City event in January.
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Off the Carpet: Fox enters the Oscar season with 'The Book Thief' and 'Walter Mitty'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:25 am · October 7th, 2013
This weekend, 20th Century Fox arrived to the 2013 film awards season with a pair of hopefuls that couldn’t be more different from the outside. Nevertheless, Brian Percival’s “The Book Thief” and Ben Stiller’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” both of which will be viewed as cloying in some circles, are made with an honesty that could stave off some of the cynicism and register. At the end of the day, though, neither is the slam dunk contender the studio may have hoped for a year after “Life of Pi.”
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Bryan Cranston, Stephen King, Kristen Wiig among Academy invitees this year
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:12 pm · June 29th, 2012
The Academy has announced its annual list of new members, always a fun thing to browse through and say, “Damn, it’s about time,” or, “Jesus, really?”
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Jean Dujardin and Kristen Wiig cut a rug on 'Saturday Night Live'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:33 pm · February 12th, 2012
Fresh off “The Artist”‘s BAFTA dominance earlier today, we might as well post last night’s “Saturday Night Live” riff on Michel Hazanavicius’s film. Hey, when you hit SNL, you’ve really made it.
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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:02 pm · February 2nd, 2012
Best Picture nominees “The Artist” and “Midnight in Paris” seem to be vying for the Best Original Screenplay Oscar, but the other other nominees make for a pleasingly diverse and international field. We examine the field, saying who deserves to win, and who probably will.
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Round-up: Paying tribute to Damien Bona
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:30 am · February 2nd, 2012
Also: Farewell to paper Oscar ballots, and rechristening the Kodak
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Round-up: Revisiting Oscar's worst decisions
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:00 am · January 13th, 2012
Also: ‘Harry Potter’ for Best Picture, and a Globes seating shortage
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First-Half FYC: Best Actress and Actor
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:21 pm · January 10th, 2012
In the third column in this series, we consider 10 outstanding lead performances from films released in early 2011 that deserve more Oscar buzz than they’re getting: names discussed include Kristen Wiig, Michael Fassbender and Juliette Binoche.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Pitching Chaplins for 'The Artist'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:21 am · November 22nd, 2011
In today’s round-up, Charlie Chaplin’s granddaughters are brought out to promote “The Artist,” new Muppet Walter had a movie star model and Jon Hamm writes a love letter to Kristen Wiig.
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Off the Carpet: Streep and Davis head up a tight but lacking pack of Best Actress contenders
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:09 pm · October 10th, 2011
Moving on to the lead actress contenders today, we dig in on who’s looking good, who’s lacking and who could spoil.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Star in more movies, Werner!
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:27 am · October 5th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Werner Herzog is cast (in a stroke of genius) to star as a baddie in a Tom Cruise vehicle, Oscarcast vets Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin and Adam Shankman come together on a new project and Fox Searchlight declares a date for Steve McQueen’s “Shame.”
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Oscarweb Round-up: Are we all underestimating 'Contagion?'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:00 am · September 20th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Mark Harris wonders if we’re underestimating the Oscar chances of “Contagion,” Peter Knegt surveys what the fall fests told us about the season to come and, with “Straw Dogs” breaking the camel’s back, James Frazier takes umbrage with Hollywood depictions of Mississippi.
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