Oscar season heads into the home stretch with no real surprises in sight.
Off the Carpet: We won't get another hero
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:44 am · February 20th, 2012
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Round-up: Scott Rudin joins the EGOT club
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:30 am · February 14th, 2012
Also: Betting against ‘A Separation,’ and some Streep family history
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Round-up: Enough about Max von Sydow's burst of applause, already!
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:34 am · February 9th, 2012
In today’s round-up, yet another journalist gloms onto the amount of applause for Max von Sydow at Monday’s Nominees Luncheon as an indicator of something, Todd McCarthy critiques the year in movie music and some are declaring David Gordon Green “back” with that “Halftime in America” Super Bowl spot.
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Round-up: The Oscar nominees do lunch
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:50 am · February 7th, 2012
Also: ‘Hugo’ producer woes, and Dujardin slays ’em on Leno
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Oscar Guide 2011: Best Supporting Actor
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:29 am · February 6th, 2012
This year’s Best Supporting Actor race seemed to settle in rather early on. The eventual five nominees were all considered formidable as far back as September and nothing really came along to significantly alter the landscape. The one “surprise” came in the form of a contender popping up who had been expected to fall the way of his film. Well, ultimately he did.
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'Extremely Loud' star Max Von Sydow talks inhabiting the silent Renter in this new featurette
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:30 am · February 4th, 2012
Yesterday I sat down with “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” star and Oscar nominee Max Von Sydow for about a half hour to talk about this and that but mostly his and his film’s surprising Academy goodwill. Warner Bros. has him in town for a few days for some TV here, some radio there, plenty of interview opportunities and a fair share of post-screening Q&As. Perhaps they smell a window of opportunity.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 80 — The runaway 'Artist' train and Santa Barbara tributes
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:58 am · February 3rd, 2012
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss the continued dominance of “The Artist” this season, the tribute circuit at Santa Barbara fest and the release of “The Grey,” among other things.
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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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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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Max von Sydow remembers his relationship with director Ingmar Bergman
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:55 am · December 14th, 2011
At a recent Q&A for his new film “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,” actor Max von Sydow was asked how he’s coped with losing his long-time collaborator, Ingmar Bergman. For a film about loss and grief, it was a poignant query.
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Off the Carpet: Wide open supporting actor race could be headlined by vets
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:39 am · October 3rd, 2011
The Best Supporting Actor race is beginning to slowly take shape as a wide array of veteran actors, from Christopher Plummer to Nick Nolte, are leading the conversation. Nevertheless, it’s still a wide open race with a lot of room for movement.
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In 'Extremely Loud,' could Max Von Sydow finally win an Oscar…for a silent performance?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:08 pm · September 28th, 2011
Stephen Daldry’s “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” held a test screening in New York over the weekend, and a reader has written in to tell us how terrific actor Max Von Sydow apparently is in a supporting role. Could he be on track for a nomination? And if so, won’t it be really hard not to finally give him an Oscar?
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