A wise move for a film feeling the burden of expectation?
'Lincoln' eases the pressure with a mid-November release
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:01 am · July 19th, 2012
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The top 10 shots of 2011: part two
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:58 am · February 15th, 2012
As we inch closer to the Oscar ceremony that will signal the true end of the 2011 film year, we reflect on the best single images captured on film (or digital drive, if you will). Today we wrap things up in the second part of this annual piece, offering up the five best shots of the year.
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Round-up: Madge's vote for Malick
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:30 am · January 31st, 2012
Also: In praise of Viola Davis, and J.Lo and Uggie added to Oscar bill
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PGA voters ignore box office, reward 'The Artist' and 'Tintin'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:57 am · January 22nd, 2012
Let’s just say that if you were expecting any film besides “The Artist” to triumph at the Producers’ Guild of America Awards, you clearly haven’t been paying attention. After dominating the critics’ awards and taking three Golden Globes, the French phenomenon had its first taste of Guild glory last night — solidly confirming its status […]
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 77 — Critics' Choice Awards, DGA nominees, documentary rule changes
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:56 am · January 13th, 2012
In this week’s podcast, Kris and Anne discuss the 17th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, the week’s DGA nominations and rule changes affecting the Academy’s documentary branch.
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Round-up: Lonergan speaks… in the presence of his lawyer
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:00 am · January 10th, 2012
Also: Jennifer Lawrence to announce Oscar noms, and dissecting the DGA picks
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Predicting the 2011 DGA nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:43 am · January 5th, 2012
On Monday, the most important precursor announcement of them all drops: the Directors Guild of America offers up its list of nominees for excellence in directing.
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Interview: Richard Curtis and Jeremy Irvine on Spielberg, ‘War Horse’ and human empathy
Posted by Roth Cornet · 9:49 pm · December 29th, 2011
Screenwriter Richard Curtis and star Jeremy Irvine discuss the creation of a quintessentially Spielbergian tale.
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Round-up: Did cinematography turn a corner in 2011?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:45 am · December 29th, 2011
Also: A potential Oscar double for ‘Pina,’ and Hollywood’s sequel binge
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The Lists: Top 10 Steven Spielberg films
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:58 am · December 27th, 2011
For the fifth time in his career, director Steven Spielberg has offered up a drama (“War Horse”) and an entertainment (“The Adventures of Tintin”) in the same year. But for the first time ever, he has two films in theaters at the same time. So it seems now is as good a time as any to run through a list of the “best” films of the famed director’s career.
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Tell us what you thought of 'War Horse'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:55 am · December 25th, 2011
The film hits theaters today.
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Joe Letteri and Andy Serkis on the progression of performance capture in 'Apes' and 'Tintin'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:27 pm · December 22nd, 2011
In 2011, New Zealand-based visual effects company Weta Digital was at it again with another banner year in the CG filmmaking landscape, perhaps the company’s biggest year to date. At the forefront were visual effects supervisor Joe Letteri, director of Weta Digital, and actor Andy Serkis, steward of the performance capture form and the face for a technology that could potentially, at some point, become a standardized tool in the filmmaker’s arsenal.
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Tell us what you thought of 'The Adventures of Tintin'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:41 pm · December 21st, 2011
The film hits theaters today.
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Tech Support Interview: Janusz Kaminski on capturing the landscape in 'War Horse'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:49 am · December 15th, 2011
In the first installment of this season’s Tech Support interview series, we sit down with “War Horse” cinematographer Janusz Kaminski.
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'The Artist' leads with six Golden Globe nods, Spielberg snubbed
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:27 am · December 15th, 2011
‘The Descendants’ and ‘The Help’ followed with five nominations apiece, but it’s George Clooney’s “The Ides of March,” with four, that is the morning’s big comeback kid.
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Oscarweb Round-up: R.I.P. Jerry Robinson
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:09 am · December 9th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Joker creator Jerry Robinson passes, the NYT ponders whether Scott Rudin held “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” because of last year’s early “Social Network” peak and James Cameron gets sued over “Avatar.”
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Where is Iraq and Afghanistan’s 'War Horse?'
Posted by Roth Cornet · 8:55 pm · November 30th, 2011
The device that the novel “War Horse” and its subsequent theatrical and film adaptations uses to give that bird’s-eye (via a horse) view of WWI is unique, clever and effective. It makes it palpable for an expansive audience and allows the viewer to touch on multiple aspects of the event. So why hasn’t someone done the same for these, our modern wars?
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Oscarweb Round-up: Oswalt stealin' spotlights
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:55 am · November 30th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Patton Oswalt steals another spotlight at the Gotham Awards, Lou Lumenick explains how the NYFCC vote broke down and Jesse Eisenberg sues a tiny movie.
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