Matthew McConaughey gives his best performance to date in “Dallas Buyers Club,” but he enters a Best Actor conversation that is already in full swing and stuffed with strong contenders. Where’s the wiggle room?
Matthew McConaughey bursts into crowded Best Actor field with career-best 'Dallas Buyers Club' portrayal
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:42 am · September 10th, 2013
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Toronto: Best Actor contenders McConaughey and Elba debut back-to-back
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:12 pm · September 7th, 2013
Potential best actor nominees Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba entered awards season with the world premieres of their respective films, “Dallas Buyers Club” and “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival Saturday night.
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Review: Jason Reitman's 'Labor Day' is a suspenseful ride if you believe
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 5:33 pm · August 29th, 2013
Jason Reitman’s “Labor Day” features another fantastic performance by Kate Winslet and is a suspenseful ride if you can suspend your disbelief.
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25 most anticipated fall festival movies of 2013
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:40 pm · August 27th, 2013
HitFix’s editorial team breaks down the 25 most anticipated films screening at the Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York Film Festivals this fall including “Gravity,” “Labor Day,” “12 Years A Slave,” “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and more.
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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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Oscar pundits set the field before festival madness begins
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 2:33 pm · August 22nd, 2013
The best Oscar pundits in the business – collectively – set the field for the 2013-2014 awards season as the Gurus of Gold return.
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Spike Jonze's 'Her' will close the 2013 New York Film Festival
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 10:54 am · August 8th, 2013
The FSLC announced today that Spike Jonze’s “Her” will close the 51st New York Film Festival on Sunday, Oct. 18. “Her” is Jonze’s first film since “Where the Wild Things Are” and his first original screenplay.
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Oscars goes cute and safe with Ellen DeGeneres as host
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 9:50 am · August 2nd, 2013
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made one of the safest hires possible by bringing in Ellen DeGeneres to host the 85th Academy Awards. It will be the talk show host and comedienne’s second go around as Oscar host.
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Cheryl Boone Isaacs makes history as Academy's new president
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:14 pm · July 30th, 2013
Cheryl Boone Isaacs was elected the first African-American president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the first woman.
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'Blue Jasmine's' $102,167 per screen sets 2013 record
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:09 am · July 28th, 2013
“Blue Jasmine” had a spectacular debut in just six theaters this weekend finding $102,167 per screen.
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Quick takes on the initial 2013 Toronto International Film Festival selections
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:06 pm · July 23rd, 2013
A quick review of the initial wave of premieres and screenings for the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival including “Gravity,” “12 Years A Slave,” “August: Osage County,” “The Fifth Estate” and more.
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For Your Consideration: 15 deserving Oscar nominees from 2013 so far
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:48 am · June 27th, 2013
HitFix’s Gregory Ellwood, Guy Lodge and Kristopher Tapley spotlight 15 films, performances and accomplishments from the first half of 2013 that deserve recognition by year’s end.
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Seth MacFarlane will not host the 2014 Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:03 am · May 20th, 2013
Seth MacFarlane has officially dropped out of the Oscar hosting gig today, he revealed on Twitter. And he even took a bit of a shot at that critical thrashing in the process.
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Report: 2014 Oscars producers have asked Seth MacFarlane to host again
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:30 pm · April 19th, 2013
A report suggests the newly minted Oscar producers have reached out to last year’s host to come back for more.
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'Fruitvale' gets a new title: 'Fruitvale Station'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:28 am · April 17th, 2013
The Weinstein Company has tweaked the title to Sundance grand jury and audience award winner “Fruitvale.” The crowd-pleasing drama will now be known as “Fruitvale Station.”
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Craig Zadan and Neil Meron back for more at the 2014 Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:32 pm · April 16th, 2013
So I guess no one at the Academy got the memo that no one really liked the way the Oscars were put on back in February (I was mostly fine with them, mind you), and so they’re bringing Craig Zadan and Neil Meron back for more.
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Oscars 2014: 25 films to watch for
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:06 am · February 28th, 2013
The engravings on Ben Affleck, George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Best Picture Oscars for “Argo” are still fresh and already the gears are spinning across the net on what to expect in the film awards season next year. Of course we were going to pile on.
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