In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, The Wall Street Journal looks at the unusually high number of wide releases set for the holiday season, and wonders if the box office is overloaded. Meanwhile, Film Comment names “Inside Llewyn Davis” the year’s best.
Roundup: Is there a holiday movie overload?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:55 am · December 18th, 2013
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Roundup: Ken Loach to be honored at Berlinale
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:27 am · November 29th, 2013
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, veteran British social-realist filmmaker Ken Loach will receive the Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement at next year’s Berlin Film Festival. Elsewhere, a critic wonders if Disney is at war with its own image.
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As Palm Springs honors Julia Roberts, why she's the MVP in 'August: Osage County'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:30 am · November 22nd, 2013
The Palm Springs Film Festival is honouring “August: Osage County” star Julia Roberts with their Spotlight Award, traditionally presented to supporting standouts — but here’s why she’s not just a co-lead in the film, but its standout player.
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George Clooney fills in for Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep at AFI gala
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 1:25 pm · November 9th, 2013
George Clooney fills in for Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep at the AFI gala for “August: Osage County” as we stop to reconsider the film’s Oscar prospects.
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Oscar Talk: NYFF, Gotham nominations, awards contenders head for 2014
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · October 25th, 2013
In the latest edition of the Oscar Talk podcast, Kris Tapley and Anne Thompson look back at what the New York Film Festival added to the pile, consider the indie slate with the Gotham Awards nominees and ponder the exit of a few key titles to 2014.
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Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep get dysfunctional in new 'August: Osage County' poster
Posted by chris-eggertsen · 9:29 pm · October 15th, 2013
Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep have a dysfunctional moment in the new poster for “August: Osage County.”
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Off the Carpet: Shapeshift
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:35 am · September 30th, 2013
What a difference a week makes…
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Roundup: Fixing the foreign-language Oscar
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:02 am · September 24th, 2013
Also: Fantastic Fest winners, and has Michael Douglas been taken for granted?
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Oscar in August: 10 predictions for the 2013-2014 awards season
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 9:44 am · August 27th, 2013
Our annual look at some of the surefire Oscar nominees and trends a little over six months from the 86th Academy Awards.
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Will Meryl Streep be campaigned for Best Supporting Actress in 'August: Osage County?'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:25 pm · August 12th, 2013
A performance that won a leading Tony Award is reportedly sniffing out secondary turf.
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'August: Osage County' trailer puts Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts front and center
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:19 am · May 10th, 2013
The Weinstein Company has released the first extended look at John Wells’ adaptation of the successful Tracy Letts play.
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Hailee Steinfeld joins all-star cast of Tommy Lee Jones's 'The Homesman'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:11 pm · April 11th, 2013
The young Oscar nominee joins Meryl Streep, Hilary Swank and more.
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Melissa Leo goes to Hollywood
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:34 am · April 10th, 2013
The Oscar-winner’s getting cast in the big guns, but how about a good role?
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Meet the Academy's exclusive club of three-time acting Oscar winners
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:50 am · February 19th, 2013
Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert De Niro, Sally Field and Denzel Washington hope to join this year.
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10 outside-the-box considerations as the Academy votes
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:12 pm · December 18th, 2012
With ballots in Academy members hands as of yesterday, the great settling is off and running. Various critics groups and top 10 lists have narrowed the pile enough that voters have a pretty good idea of the landscape in each category. More than that, “frontrunners” have staked their claim on the race, leaving precious little space for dark horses to maneuver.
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Previewing the British Independent Film Awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:51 am · December 8th, 2012
What will win, and what should, at tomorrow’s ceremony
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'Best Exotic,' 'The Imposter' among British Independent Film Award nominees
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:25 am · November 5th, 2012
Elle Fanning, Meryl Streep and Judi Dench nab acting nods.
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The Long Shot: The drawbacks of being a wallflower
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:37 pm · September 26th, 2012
In this year’s Oscar race, as in most, ordinary people don’t have time to take it slow.
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