It was a bittersweet morning for Sony Pictures Classics co-president Michael Barker. One one hand his company’s films “Before Midnight,” “Blue Jasmine” and “The Invisible Woman” combined for a total of five nominations, including a somewhat surprising bid for “Blue” supporting actress Sally Hawkins. On the other, it was a rare occasion where the indie distributor had no nominees in either the Best Documentary Feature or Best Foreign Language Film categories, and neither “Blue” nor “Midnight” was able to push into the Best Picture field.
Michael Barker on 'bittersweet' nominations and watching Richard Linklater's career bloom
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:04 am · January 16th, 2014
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Exclusive: 'Tim's Vermeer' poster finds genius between the brushstrokes
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:41 am · December 5th, 2013
HitFix has the exclusive premiere of the poster for one of the year’s most celebrated documentaries.
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At least Alex Gibney got ONE of his docs to the next phase of Academy voting
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:47 am · December 3rd, 2013
The Academy has narrowed the field of 147 documentary feature contenders to 15, and the key omissions appear to be Alex Gibney’s “We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks,” Martha Shane and Lana Wilson’s “After Tiller” and and Errol Morris’ “The Unknown Known,” among others.
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Watch: Penn Jillette in a clip from Telluride stand-out 'Tim's Vermeer'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:44 pm · September 5th, 2013
A new clip from Telluride hit “Tim’s Vermeer” does a good job of setting the overall scene for the theory Tim Jenison puts to the test throughout the film.
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Telluride: Wrapping up the 40th annual fest
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:06 am · September 3rd, 2013
The 40th annual Telluride Film Festival has come to a close, unofficially launching the Oscar season and wrapping up another wonderfully curated program that continues to be one of my most anticipated journeys each year.
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Telluride: Penn and Teller's 'Tim's Vermeer' might be the breakout hit of the festival
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:17 pm · September 1st, 2013
I must say I’m happy to see that the media is finding its way to Penn and Teller’s “Tim’s Vermeer” here at the fest. I caught the film on a whim Thursday morning and haven’t found the right time and headspace to write it up, but it might just be — still — my favorite entry of the 40th annual Telluride Film Festival.
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