The sights and sounds of the first major televised awards show of the season.
A night at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:20 am · January 13th, 2012
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Interview: Kenneth Lonergan on looking past your own horizon and the 'miracle' of Team 'Margaret'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:53 am · January 12th, 2012
“Margaret” writer/director Kenneth Lonergan finally speaks at length about his long-embattled sophomore effort.
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Interview: Anna Paquin on ‘Margaret,’ maturity and embracing the horror
Posted by Roth Cornet · 12:12 pm · January 11th, 2012
Anna Paquin delivers one of the most visceral performances of her career in Kenneth Lonergan’s “Margaret.” In our interview, she provides the insights into her take on this complex character that only the passage of time can afford.
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Round-up: Lonergan speaks… in the presence of his lawyer
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:00 am · January 10th, 2012
Also: Jennifer Lawrence to announce Oscar noms, and dissecting the DGA picks
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'Drive' wins with Central Ohio critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:33 am · January 6th, 2012
After “The Tree of Life” led the way with nominations from the Central Ohio Film Critics Association, it was “Drive” that took top honors, winning Best Picture and Best Director for Nicolas Winding Refn. Refn also won the Breakthrough Film Artist award.
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Lonergan's 'Margaret' is so authentic it hurts
Posted by Roth Cornet · 7:54 pm · January 5th, 2012
We look at the stark realities that Kenneth Lonergan’s long awaited “Margaret” presents and recommend that you go see Anna Paquin in her most gripping role since “The Piano” at a rare screening opportunity.
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Round-up: 'Shame' and 'Martha Marcy' going for a song
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:18 am · December 28th, 2011
Also: Reznor on working with Fincher, and ‘War Horse’ the one to beat?
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Finders keepers: Guy's top 20 films of 2011
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:48 pm · December 26th, 2011
From “Drive” to “Melancholia,” Guy Lodge counts down the 20 titles that made 2011, for him, a great year at the movies.
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Round-up: Score one for #teammargaret
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:10 am · December 26th, 2011
In today’s round-up, #teammargaret seems to have scored a victory as screeners of Kenneth Lonergan’s film have reportedly been sent to Academy members, Steven Zaillian talks changing the story and ending of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and Baz Luhrmann got a boo-boo on the set of “The Great Gatsby.”
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Round-up: 'Tis the season to be… snarky?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:20 am · December 24th, 2011
Also: Craig on switching from Bond to Blomkvist, and ‘Moneyball’ tech talk
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Round-up: Oscilloscope wants us talking about 'Kevin' sooner
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:12 am · December 22nd, 2011
Also: Steve Pond predicts 8 Best Pic nominees, and Richard Curtis on Spielberg
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Round-up: indieWIRE survey plants 'Tree of Life' at the top
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:00 am · December 21st, 2011
Also: Brad Bird’s winter playlist and Kim Jong-il on film
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'Drive' and 'Tinker, Tailor' top London Film Critics' Circle noms
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:14 am · December 20th, 2011
The London Film Critics’ Circle mixed things up a little in their nominations, promoting “A Separation” to the top races and handing Best Actress mentions to Kirsten Dunst and Anna Paquin. Meanwhile, it was “Drive” and local favorite “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” that came out on top, with six nods apiece.
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2011: the year in superlatives
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:11 am · December 16th, 2011
Who am I to complain about the amount of year-end kudos announcements when I had this post coming all along? I know. I’m so hypocritical.
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'Tree of Life' leads Chicago film critics nods
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:56 am · December 16th, 2011
The Chicago Film Critics Association has announced its list of nominees this year, and it’s full of the usual. But most interesting is that “The Tree of Life” star Hunter McCracken has finally received some attention.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Why Carla Bruni is a SAG nominee, while Corey Stoll is not
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:45 am · December 15th, 2011
Also: Armond attacks the embargo and a wordsmith admires the silence of ‘The Artist’
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The 2011 Longlists
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:19 am · December 14th, 2011
The Longlists are just that: a series of lists in various categories featuring what I thought was the top echelon of each. I trotted out 10, rather than the Oscar-centric five, throughout.
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Bottled up: the best films of 2011
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:28 am · December 12th, 2011
With the year winding to a close, it’s time to showcase the 10 best films of 2011. If you heard Friday’s podcast, you know. If you didn’t, dig in.
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