LIFE OF PI

New images from Ben Stiller's 'Walter Mitty' remake keep the spectacle secret

Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:16 pm · July 29th, 2013

The Christmas Day release might be a lurking awards player.

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Tom Hanks thriller ‘Captain Phillips’ to open New York Film Festival

Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:21 am · July 29th, 2013

Paul Greengrass’ Oscar hopeful will have its world premiere on September 27

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'The Avengers,' 'Cabin in the Woods,' 'Life of Pi' and 'Skyfall' win at the 2013 Saturn Awards

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:30 pm · June 26th, 2013

The 39th annual Saturn Awards were presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films tonight in Burbank, Calif. Top prizes for film went to “The Avengers,” “Life of Pi,” “The Cabin in the Woods” and “Skyfall,” while “Revolution,” “Breaking Bad” and “The Walking Dead” triumphed in the television categories.

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Cinematography Oscar for 'Pi' an 'insult,' says Christopher Doyle

Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:28 am · March 15th, 2013

The master lenser believes the Academy has “no idea what cinematography is.”

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The 2012-2013 Film Awards Circuit

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:25 am · February 27th, 2013

Charting the winners and losers of this year’s Oscar season.

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Off the Carpet: A roller coaster season comes to an end

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:13 pm · February 25th, 2013

What can one really say at the end of a season this contentious, this exciting, this tight every step of the way other than: “Gee, that was fun.”

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Oscar Talk: Ep. 108 — Special Edition! — Wrapping up the 85th annual Academy Awards

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:30 pm · February 25th, 2013

In today’s podcast, Kris and Anne dig in on last night’s Oscar telecast, the sights and sounds, the winners and losers.

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Everybody's fine: closing thoughts on an Oscar season of multiple narratives

Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:00 pm · February 25th, 2013

With eight of nine Best Picture nominees rewarded, it wasn’t all about ‘Argo.’

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Tech Support: 'Life of Pi' has a strong crafts showing at the Oscars

Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:35 am · February 25th, 2013

I’m writing this column, the last Tech Support entry for this 2012-2013 Oscar season, with a strange combination of ambivalence and a touch of the bittersweet. Despite the fun of awards season, and this one in particular, it is somewhat relieving to see it come to an end.

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Ang Lee wins Best Director Oscar for 'Life of Pi'

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:38 pm · February 24th, 2013

In a race lacking the frontrunner for Best Picture (“Argo” director Ben Affleck was left off the list by his fellow filmmakers in the Academy), Best Director boiled down to the visionary, watercolor vision of “Life of Pi” helmer Ang Lee.

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It's a tie! 'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Skyfall' share sound editing Oscar as 'Les Mis' takes sound mixing

Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:33 pm · February 24th, 2013

The much-hyped live vocal capture technique paid off for the ‘Les Mis’ team.

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3D CGI spectacle 'Life of Pi' wins Oscars for Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:13 pm · February 24th, 2013

Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” has picked up its first two Oscars at the 85th annual Academy Awards. The CGI spectacle, which has grossed over $580 million worldwide, won in the categories of Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects.

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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Picture

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:33 am · February 22nd, 2013

Is ‘Argo’ set to complete its big sweep?

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Oscar Talk: Ep. 107 — Final stabs in the dark

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · February 22nd, 2013

In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne offer up their final predictions for the 85th annual Academy Awards.

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'Life of Pi' and 'Lincoln' among International Film Music Critics Association award winners

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:55 pm · February 21st, 2013

Mychael Danna was awarded Film Score of the Year by the International Film Music Critics Association for his work on Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi.” Danny Elfman was recognized as Film Composer of the Year while “Lincoln,” “Ted,” “Skyfall,” “John Carter” and “Rise of the Guardians” won throughout the genre categories. Check out the full list of winners below and keep track of the 2012-2013 film awards season at The Circuit.

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Tech Support: Final thoughts on the 2012 crafts races

Posted by gerardkennedy · 7:09 am · February 21st, 2013

I think the Oscar Guides have been superb this year, and I don’t mean to duplicate them, so I’ll try to cut to the chase as I give a final preview of the 10 crafts categories set to be awarded at Sunday’s 85th annual Academy Awards.

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Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit' leads the way with Saturn Awards nominations

Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:29 am · February 20th, 2013

Peter Jackson’s return to Middle Earth, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” led the way with nine nominations for the 39th annual Saturn Awards, recognizing the best in genre filmmaking. It picked up nods in the Best Fantasy Film and Best Director categories, among others. Not far behind were Ang Lee’s Oscar nominee “Life of Pi” with eight and Sam Mendes’s James Bon actioner “Skyfall” with seven.

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