With “The Wolf of Wall Street” set for release on Christmas Day, HitFix’s Guy Lodge and Kristopher Tapley dive into actor Leonardo DiCaprio’s portfolio to turn up his greatest performances.
Leonardo DiCaprio's 10 best performances
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:02 am · December 22nd, 2013
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Kristen Stewart, 'Terminator 2,' Jim Carrey: 10 fun facts about the MTV Movie Awards
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:00 pm · April 8th, 2013
The MTV Movie Awards are coming up this weekend (April 14), and the slate of nominees wasn’t as terrible as it has been in recent years, so it might actually be a fun watch. Last year I went back in time for a retrospective on the inaugural edition from 1992, and I plan to go back to the 1993 awards in an upcoming piece. In the meantime, here’s something different.
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TCM Fest: 'A Night to Remember' marks the 100th anniversary of the Titanic tragedy
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:07 am · April 15th, 2012
About the time a full crowd of TCM Classic Film Festival-goers began filling one of the smaller theaters at Mann’s Chinese multiplex this evening, the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic (9:20pm ET, April 14, 1912) came and went. The occasion: a screening of “A Night to Remember.”
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Interview: Robert Osborne on the 2012 TCM classic film fest and last year's 'disappointing' Oscar season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:52 am · April 12th, 2012
The Turner Classics host is primed for a third year of classic cinema in Hollywood.
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Julian Fellowes aims to right perceived wrongs of James Cameron's 'Titanic'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:02 pm · March 21st, 2012
With the release of “Titanic 3D” looming, Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes has lashed out at James Cameron’s film, claiming his own upcoming TV take on the story will rectify the 1997 film’s factual blunders.
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Oscar's big miss: 'The Ice Storm'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:49 pm · February 24th, 2012
The 1997 dysfunctional family drama “The Ice Storm” remains the best film of Oscar-winning director Ang Lee’s career, yet it received not a single Academy Award nomination. Guy Lodge wonders why.
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Round-up: Streep saluted at the Berlinale
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:30 am · February 17th, 2012
Also: Missing 2D ‘Titanic,’ and why isn’t Williams the Best Actress frontrunner?
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Oscarweb Round-up: More on 2011 as 'the year of The Beard'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:03 am · October 31st, 2011
In today’s round-up, Michael Cieply catches on to “The Year of The Beard,” the original music of “Albert Nobbs” owes plenty to Skype and production of “Iron Man 3” will head to North Carolina.
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As James Cameron previews 'Titanic' in 3D, we look back on its Oscar glory
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:16 pm · October 28th, 2011
James Cameron is drumming up some interest in his 3D post-conversion of “Titanic” by showing a short reel featuring the hard work he’s put into it. The film will be re-released next year, but for now, we look back at its record-tying Oscar haul and wonder: Did it deserve all of those awards?
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