‘Don’t Say No Until I Finish Talking’ will have its TV premiere on May 8.
Oscar-winning producer Richard D. Zanuck to be celebrated in TCM doc
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:15 pm · March 15th, 2013
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20 film and TV directors to consider for the Spielberg/Kubrick 'Napoleon' miniseries
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:42 pm · March 14th, 2013
A bit of a bombshell on the cineaste set recently when Steven Spielberg announced plans to transform Stanley Kubrick’s massive, unfilmed Napoleon biopic into a television miniseries. Last week, Hollywood Reporter film critic Todd McCarthy humbly suggested seven filmmakers to take up the reins on the project, should Spielberg opt out of directing it himself. We have a list of alternatives.
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Paramount and Warner Bros. to co-produce and distribute Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:14 am · March 8th, 2013
Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures have announced co-production and co-distribution of Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi extravaganza “Interstellar.”
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From 'Lincoln' to Cannes to 'Napoleon,' Steven Spielberg is everywhere lately
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:23 am · March 5th, 2013
Barely a week after his film “Lincoln” only managed two Oscars from 12 nominations and deferred to “Argo” on Best Picture honors, Steven Spielberg seems as ubiquitous as ever. Fresh off the Academy Awards he was announced as head of the jury for this year’s Cannes Film Festival and he received a nice love letter in the New York Times last week pitting him as a sort of Godfather to Hollywood filmmakers. But it doesn’t end there.
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Nate Silver predicts 'Argo,' Spielberg, Lawrence for Oscar glory
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:10 am · February 22nd, 2013
But he admits his method is a little problematic.
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Director
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:37 pm · February 12th, 2013
Michael Haneke, Ang Lee, Steven Spielberg, David O. Russell and Benh Zeitlin square off.
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From Emmanuelle Riva to David O. Russell, mixed signals from BAFTA keep the race alive
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:54 pm · February 10th, 2013
Well, except Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress…
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Predicting the BAFTA awards
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:44 pm · February 9th, 2013
‘Argo?’ ‘Life of Pi?’ What will win, and what should?
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Roundup: 'Lincoln' and its team of non-rivals
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 am · February 7th, 2013
Also: The season’s most tearful hopefuls, and a peek at the BAFTA guest list.
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Roundup: On the humbler supporting stars of 2012
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 am · February 4th, 2013
Also: Guessing the win tally for ‘Argo,’ and trailer trickery
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Ben Affleck, Lena Dunham, Rian Johnson win Directors Guild awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:32 pm · February 2nd, 2013
Check off one more box on the “Argo” industry tour of awards season goodies. The Directors Guild of America (DGA) has crowned Ben Affleck with the award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, this just a week removed from big wins from the Producers and Screen Actors Guilds.
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Steven Spielberg named Filmmaker of the Year by ACE
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:25 am · January 30th, 2013
The editors’ group also included ‘Lincoln’ among their nominees.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 103 — Sundance reflections, PGA and SAG Awards preview
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:39 pm · January 25th, 2013
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss this year’s Sundance Film Festival and preview the upcoming PGA and SAG Awards.
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Off the Carpet: Why I want to see 'Argo' win Best Picture at the Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:51 am · January 14th, 2013
The last 100 hours or so in Hollywood has been intriguing, to say the least. The Oscar nominations on Thursday sent a series of shockwaves throughout the industry and were marvelously reflective of a tightly contended, stellar year of filmmaking. And of course, two names have been on everyone’s lips since the Thursday morning bombshell: Ben Affleck and Kathryn Bigelow.
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'Django' is Tarantino's biggest hit and 'Lincoln' crosses $150 mil as Best Picture nominees storm the box office this year
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:06 am · January 13th, 2013
This is the story of the season.
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Nine double-dipping Oscar nominees have multiple shots on goal this year
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:22 pm · January 11th, 2013
Another year, another set of Oscar nominees. And while all are lucky to be in the mix, some are twice as lucky. There are always a few double dippers each year, individuals recognized in multiple categories or, sometimes, twice in the same category. So who’s in the club this time around?
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Roundup: The people love 'The Hunger Games'… and 'Perks'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:37 am · January 10th, 2013
Also: ‘Django’ action figure controversy, and R.I.P. David R. Ellis
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'Lincoln' wins with Iowa critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:03 am · January 9th, 2013
“Lincoln” has picked up a third Best Picture critics prize, landing the Iowa Film Critics Association award for the year’s best film. Steven Spielberg, Daniel Day-Lewis and Tommy Lee Jones were also singled out for the biopic, while Jessica Chastain (“Zero Dark Thirty”) and Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables”) rounded out the acting honors.
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