In today’s round-up, Tom O’Neil surveys pundits for their NYFCC picks, Michael Phillips bravely calls “Raiders of the Lost Ark” overrated and Walter the Muppet talks his dream gig opposite hero Kermit the Frog.
Oscarweb Round-up: Predicting NYFCC
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:04 am · November 24th, 2011
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David Fincher plays it cool with Academy on 'Dragon Tattoo'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:44 pm · November 21st, 2011
David Fincher is adamant that his remake of “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” is not an Academy movie — but is he merely employing reverse psychology on Oscar voters?
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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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Oscarweb Round-up: Too much anal rape for Oscar?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:10 am · November 15th, 2011
After avoiding it scrupulously for months, as is my custom, I was finally faced with the trailer for David Fincher’s “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” when I paid good money to see “Immortals” last night. (More on that later.) Though the film looks as dourly impressive as I’d expect, any number of reasons why […]
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Tech Support: 'War Horse,' 'Transformers' in the, uh, mix for Best Sound Mixing
Posted by gerardkennedy · 7:47 am · November 10th, 2011
In this week’s edition of Tech Support, we turn our gaze to Best Sound Mixing. Contenders include “War Horse,” “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” and.. “The Artist?”
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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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Tech Support: Best Makeup could go its own way, from 'Green Lantern to 'The Iron Lady'
Posted by gerardkennedy · 7:46 am · November 3rd, 2011
In this week’s edition of Tech Support, we round up the possibilities for Best Makeup. Contenders include summer blockbusters like “Green Lantern” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” as well as Best Picture hopefuls such as “J. Edgar” and “The Artist.”
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Off the Carpet: Building the perfect strategy
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:06 am · October 31st, 2011
It takes all kinds. Finding the right strategy to navigate an awards season is a tricky thing and it varies, naturally, from film to film. Whether it’s “Young Adult” of “The Artist” or “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” there is no mold, no skeleton key, no single solution.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Get your very own Lisbeth Salander costume, just in time for Halloween
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:16 am · October 28th, 2011
In today’s round-up, a list of potential movie-inspired Halloween costumes, Diablo Cody’s reaction to sight-unseen Oscar predictions and the Academy celebrates the 40th anniversary of “The Last Picture Show.”
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Tech Support: Best Pic hopefuls from 'War Horse' to 'Ides of March' highlight Best Film Editing
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:19 am · October 27th, 2011
This week our weekly Tech Support column turns its gaze to the Best Film Editing category. Serious possibilities include Steven Spielberg’s one-two punch of “War Horse” and “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn,” festival favorite “The Artist” and summer blockbusters like “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.”
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Oscarweb Round-up: Protesting 'Anonymous'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:45 am · October 25th, 2011
In today’s round-up, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is protesting “Anonymous” in a curious fashion, Steve Jobs is on a list of potential writers of a Steve Jobs biopic and “The Artist” takes yet another audience award.
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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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Tech Support: 'Tintin' and 'Super 8' stand out among Best Sound Editing contenders
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:23 am · October 13th, 2011
In this week’s Tech Support column, we analyze the Best Sound Editing category. Top contenders include “Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” “Super 8” and “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn.”
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'Dragon Tattoo' makes its way to graphic novel
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:38 am · October 13th, 2011
It has been announced that DC will release graphic novel versions of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy through its Vertigo imprint, beginning with “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” in 2012.
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Oscarweb Round-up: NYFFers react to 'Hugo'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:09 am · October 11th, 2011
In today’s round-up, New York Film Festival attendees react to Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo,” a Detroit woman has the gall to sue the distributor of “Drive” for not getting a dumbed-down chase movie and David Fincher launches yet another dubious viral site for “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.”
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Oscarweb Round-up: Might the CLING and CLANG of 'Steel' register for sound?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:04 am · October 10th, 2011
In today’s round-up, the SoundWorks Collection profiles the sound of “Real Steel,” some more of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s score for “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” pops up online and some think Clint Eastwood is intent on outing J. Edgar Hoover.
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Tech Support: 'Tree of Life,' 'The Artist' lead a field of 'pretty' pictures in Best Cinematography
Posted by gerardkennedy · 9:55 am · October 6th, 2011
This year’s Best Cinematography category is lively already. Great work from Emmanuel Lubezi (“The Tree of Life”) and Lawrence Bennett (“The Artist”) has already been seen, while still-to-come entries in “J. Edgar” and “War Horse” could easily enter the conversation. We dive into the field in this week’s edition of Tech Support.
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Razor blade 'Dragon Tattoo' with Reznor and Ross accompaniment
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:28 am · October 4th, 2011
David Fincher’s “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” continues to roll out the marketing machinery via non-traditional routes. The latest to drop is a video featuring the making of a razor blade metal poster for the film with a bit of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ score to boot.
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