In today’s round-up, the Best Supporting Actress category gets a little scrutiny, the makeup of “Super8” gets some love and scrennwriter John Logan talks “Hugo.”
Oscarweb Round-up: Trying to get a bead on Best Supporting Actress
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:34 am · November 25th, 2011
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Oscarweb Round-up: Pitching Chaplins for 'The Artist'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:21 am · November 22nd, 2011
In today’s round-up, Charlie Chaplin’s granddaughters are brought out to promote “The Artist,” new Muppet Walter had a movie star model and Jon Hamm writes a love letter to Kristen Wiig.
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Off the Carpet: Deep breath before the critics have their say
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:09 pm · November 21st, 2011
It’s getting to be crunch time for many studios looking to bring their product back around for awards voting bodies. Generally most critics groups and the like have just about everything, save for the really late-breaking films, by Thanksgiving. But the NYFCC changed that course a bit this year.
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UK poster for 'Shame' puts its two stars on an equal footing
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:13 am · November 16th, 2011
Previous posters for Steve McQueen’s “Shame” have avoided showing the actors’ faces — but the new UK quad design does, and puts the focus as much on Carey Mulligan as the film’s more heavily-hyped star Michael Fassbender.
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Aiming for head of the cinematic class
Posted by Roth Cornet · 8:39 am · November 16th, 2011
The past two decades have offered up such top-tier works as “Breaking the Waves,” “The City of Lost Children,” “The Thin Red Line” and “City of God.” How is this decade shaping up?
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Is NC-17 an antiquated rating?
Posted by Roth Cornet · 5:12 pm · November 15th, 2011
The talk swirling around Steve McQueen’s “Shame” is whether its NC-17 rating will hinder its Oscar chances. But isn’t there a deeper concern about third-party parenting worth exploring?
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Oscarweb Round-up: The year of the dog
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:28 am · November 14th, 2011
“The Artist” is looking an increasingly safe bet in any number of Oscar categories, but Best Supporting Actor isn’t one of them, and it’s all because Academy rules bar canine actors from competing. That’s a tough break for the film’s remarkable Jack Russell prodigy Uggy, who’s no less deserving than some past human nominees in […]
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Interview: Carey Mulligan redefines the ingénue with ‘Shame’ and ‘Drive’
Posted by Roth Cornet · 6:23 pm · November 9th, 2011
Carey Mulligan is far from her break-out work in “An Education” when it comes to performances this year in “Drive” and particularly “Shame.” We sit down with the actress to talk about the direction she wants to take her career and the kinds of roles that interest her.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Oprah's honor
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:08 am · November 9th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Oprah Winfrey stands up for herself re: receiving the Academy’s humanitarian prize, Vanity Fair puffs up “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” with new pics from the set and Searchlight debuts a site for Steve McQueen’s “Shame.”
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Off the Carpet: The ultimate Rorschach season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:38 am · November 7th, 2011
This year’s slate of Oscar-contending films is particularly wide-ranging with something for everyone. The question becomes, what is the season about for you?
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OSCAR TALK: Ep. 68 — 'J. Edgar' and 'Young Adult' finally come out to play
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:03 am · November 4th, 2011
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss the AFI Fest premiere of Clint Eastwood’s “J. Edgar,” the pop-up screening strategy of “Young Adult” and “War Horse” and the British Independent Film Award nominations, among other things.
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The Long Shot: Let England shake
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:38 am · November 2nd, 2011
In this week’s Oscar-themed column, I discuss the tricky outlook for Britain’s hard-edged Oscar hopefuls, and update my nomination predictions.
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'Shame,' 'Tinker, Tailor' and 'Tyrannosaur' lead BIFA nods
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:36 am · October 31st, 2011
Oscar hopefuls ‘Shame’ and ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” — as well as the less starry indie “Tyrannosaur” — lead the British Independent Film Award nominations with seven nods apiece. “We Need to Talk About Kevin” and “Kill List,” each with six, are close behind.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 67 — 'Shame' and NC-17, documentary feature discussion and the weekend's releases
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:58 am · October 28th, 2011
In this weekend’s podcast, Anne and Kris discuss the NC-17 rating leveled toward Steve McQueen’s “Shame,” the documentary feature category in the wake of a pair of documentary organizations’ nominations announcements and this weekend’s releases, from “Anonymous” to “The Rum Diary.”
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Oscarweb Round-up: 'Shame' lands the expected NC-17
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:05 am · October 26th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Steve McQueen’s “Shame” receives the NC-17 rating we were expecting, Rodrigo Garcia talks “Albert Nobbs” and Alex Baldwin launches a new podcast.
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'Harry Potter,' George Clooney, Michelle Williams honored with Hollywood Film Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:02 pm · October 24th, 2011
The Hollywood Film awards were held tonight, marking the first awards ceremony of the season. All honorees were previously announced. George Clooney and Michelle Williams won top acting honors while the public-voted Hollywood Movie Award went to “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.”
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Searchlight on taking the 'Shame' out of NC-17
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:14 pm · October 21st, 2011
With Fox Searchlight boldly announcing plans for a full-scale Oscar campaign for Steve McQueen’s sexually explicit (and presumably NC-17 rated) “Shame,” we wonder what this could mean both for the film and the future.
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Redgrave and the ladies of 'The Help' lead the conversation on Best Supporting Actress
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:51 am · October 17th, 2011
Rounding out four weeks of performance analysis this week, we turn to Best Adapted Screenplay. Contenders include Vanessa Redgrave, Octavia Spencer, the ubiquitous Jessica Chastain and Shailene Woodley, among others.
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