My immediate takeaway from Jason Reitman’s “Labor Day,” which kicks off the Telluride Film Festival this afternoon at the annual patrons screening, was that it was an unexpected mature step for the filmmaker who has offered up such self-aware films as “Thank You For Smoking,” “Juno,” “Up in the Air” and “Young Adult.” There isn’t a whiff of that tone here whatsoever. The edge that has defined Reitman’s work has been set aside while a more refined, lived-in aesthetic has taken hold.
Telluride: 'Labor Day' with Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin marks a fresh and mature departure for Jason Reitman
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:30 pm · August 29th, 2013
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Telluride: Bruce Dern shines as, yes, a leading man in Alexander Payne's 'Nebraska'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:37 am · August 29th, 2013
Nearly half a century ago Marilyn Monroe confided in a young Bruce Dern an opinion of the actor passed to her by Actors Studio founder Elia Kazan, or “Gadge” as they all knew him. “He’s not going to be a leading man,” the famed director said, “because he’ll be into his 60s before anyone knows what he’s capable of.”
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Spitballing possibilities for the 40th annual Telluride Film Festival
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:13 am · July 22nd, 2013
HitFix’s Kristopher Tapley puts a finger to the air and makes a few educated guesses on what we might see at the 2013 Telluride Film Festival.
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Oscar-winning production designer Dean Tavoularis designs Telluride Film Festival's 40th annual poster
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:41 pm · May 30th, 2013
This year Telluride will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in style with an extra day of screenings (though not an expanded slate, just more opportunity to see everything) as well as a new venue, “The Werner Herzog Theatre.” Things are just gearing up, and it all started today with the release of this year’s poster art for the fest.
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