Jonathan Glazer’s ultra-minimalist sci-fi officially premieres in Venice tonight.
First glimpse of Scarlett Johansson in the stunning 'Under the Skin'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:35 am · September 3rd, 2013
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Review: Scarlett Johansson is incredible in the mesmerizing 'Under the Skin'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 1:35 am · August 30th, 2013
Jonathan Glazer’s “Under the Skin” is an original piece of cinema that is gorgeous, mesmerizing, heartbreaking, frustrating and pretentious all at the same time.
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Venice preview, part three: 'Under the Skin,' 'Night Moves,' 'Tom at the Farm,' 'Ana Arabia,' 'The Police Officer's Wife'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:50 pm · August 25th, 2013
Casting an eye over another five Golden Lion contenders.
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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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Joaquin Phoenix falls for a cyber Scarlett Johansson in the trailer for Spike Jonze's 'Her'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:01 am · August 7th, 2013
Spike Jonze has been firing on all cylinders since his 1999 debut “Being John Malkovich.” Every new film is cause for excitement, whether awards are in the picture or not. His is a vital voice and his latest, “Her,” promises to deliver another fresh stroke in the filmmaker’s feature career.
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'Gravity' and 'Captain Phillips' among likely Venice Film Festival selections
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:54 am · June 21st, 2013
The fall festival season is two months away.
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Chastain, Johansson, Seyfried and Witherspoon chase the role of Hillary 'Rodham'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:30 am · May 28th, 2013
Who do you think should get the part?
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Scarlett Johansson calls adapting Capote's long-lost 'Summer Crossing' a 'life dream'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:07 am · May 16th, 2013
The actress’s directorial debut goes on sale at the Cannes Film Market this week.
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10 films we're most hoping to see at the Cannes Film Festival
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:45 pm · March 25th, 2013
From Asghar Farhadi to Nicolas Winding Refn, we’re counting on a diverse slate.
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Music – Original Song
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:45 am · February 4th, 2013
‘Chasing Ice,’ ‘Les Mis,’ ‘Life of Pi,’ ‘Skyfall’ and ‘Ted’ square off.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 94 — Disney buys Lucasfilm as 'Hitchcock' opens AFI Fest
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:29 pm · November 2nd, 2012
In this week’s podcast Kris and Anne discuss the implications of Disney’s big purchase of Lucasfilm, Sacha Gervasi’s “Hitchcock,” which opened AFI Fest yesterday and Sam Mendes’ Bond stab “Skyfall.”
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How will Sacha Gervasi's 'Hitchcock' fare with Oscar?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:22 pm · November 2nd, 2012
AFI Fest picked a fun and droll piece of work for its 2012 opener in Sacha Gervasi’s “Hitchcock” last night. As I mentioned in this afternoon’s podcast, I found it to be strikingly emotional, though, for its depiction of an artist’s plight and the joy that comes with the release of bottled creativity. And I can’t help but wonder if Academy members may feel the same way.
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Should 'The Avengers' assemble for SAG ensemble?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:05 am · April 25th, 2012
So on one hand, yeah, the headline here is a joke. The Screen Actors Guild’s nominating committee, and indeed, any self-respecting awards-giving body is highly unlikely to pass kudos approval on a film like “The Avengers.” But in the case of a category meant to honor well-oiled machines like this one, perhaps they should.
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Oscarweb Round-up: How about cutting the double-dippers a break?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:04 am · October 18th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Mark Harris points out a few ridiculous stipulations in Oscar’s rulebook that are frequently singled out, David Fincher talks about Scarlett Johansson’s audition for “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and why he didn’t cast her and Beck is remixing…Philip Glass?
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