John Lee Hancock’s entertaining film Disneyfies a story of Disneyfication. HitFix’s Guy Lodge reviews out of the London Film Festival.
Review: Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson spin a different Disney fairytale in 'Saving Mr. Banks'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:00 pm · October 20th, 2013
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Contender Countdown: Will 'Saving Mr. Banks' crash the Best Picture race?
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 12:19 pm · October 17th, 2013
Could “Saving Mr. Banks” turn the best picture marathon into a three-way race with “Gravity” and “12 Years A Slave”? We’re about to find out.
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On 'Captain Phillips,' 'A Hijacking' and the year of movie twins
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:24 pm · October 11th, 2013
‘Phillips’ is a gripping tale of modern pirates, but another 2013 release did it better.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Captain Phillips'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:09 am · October 11th, 2013
Paul Greengrass’ tense true-life hostage thriller opens today.
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Roundup: BAFTA hosts Tom Hanks' 'life in pictures'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 am · October 3rd, 2013
Also: Tom Clancy in Hollywood, and who 2013’s biggest films almost starred.
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Tom Hanks and the real 'Captain Phillips' appear at Los Angeles premiere
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:32 pm · September 30th, 2013
Tom Hanks and the cast of “Captain Phillips” brought Paul Greengrass’ latest acclaimed drama to the AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills Monday night. A virtual visitor made the night.
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Unlikely 'Captain Phillips' star Barkhad Abdi on learning from Tom Hanks and finding empathy for a pirate
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:20 pm · September 30th, 2013
Against all odds, Barkhad Abdi is starring opposite Tom Hanks in a Hollywood movie, an unlikely figure in the Oscar race. He tells HitFix what he learned from a legend on set and how he found empathy for the pirate he was tasked to portray.
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Matthew McConaughey bursts into crowded Best Actor field with career-best 'Dallas Buyers Club' portrayal
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:42 am · September 10th, 2013
Matthew McConaughey gives his best performance to date in “Dallas Buyers Club,” but he enters a Best Actor conversation that is already in full swing and stuffed with strong contenders. Where’s the wiggle room?
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A newcomer nearly steals 'Captain Phillips' from Best Actor slam dunk Tom Hanks
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:14 am · September 6th, 2013
Paul Greengrass’ “Captain Phillips” is plainly one of the best films of the year. It’s the best work the director has offered to date and it features a detailed, ultimately emotional performance from Tom Hanks that is sure to draw kudos. But the big surprise is that Hanks might not even give the best performance of the film.
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Oscar in August: 10 predictions for the 2013-2014 awards season
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 9:44 am · August 27th, 2013
Our annual look at some of the surefire Oscar nominees and trends a little over six months from the 86th Academy Awards.
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Performances on the lead-supporting bubble dance with category placement this season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:19 am · August 14th, 2013
This week’s report about Meryl Streep potentially being campaigned in the supporting actress category for her performance in John Wells’ “August: Osage County” reminds of a slew of actors in a similar boat this year, dancing with category selection with arguments to be made on both sides.
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Tom Hanks bookends London Film Festival, with 'Saving Mr. Banks' to close fest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:10 am · August 9th, 2013
Disney drama will have its European premiere there, so is NYFF first?
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Tom Hanks thriller ‘Captain Phillips’ to open New York Film Festival
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:21 am · July 29th, 2013
Paul Greengrass’ Oscar hopeful will have its world premiere on September 27
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Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson cast Disney shadows in the 'Saving Mr. Banks' poster
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:36 am · July 25th, 2013
The story of bringing ‘Mary Poppins’ to the screen arrives in time for Christmas.
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First trailer for 'Saving Mr. Banks' reveals the struggle to bring 'Mary Poppins' to the screen
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:02 am · July 11th, 2013
Yesterday Walt Disney Pictures gave us our first official look at John Lee Hancock’s “Saving Mr. Banks” with a production still tease. Today, via Moviefone, the studio has dropped the first trailer for the film.
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Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson in first official still from 'Saving Mr Banks'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:15 pm · July 10th, 2013
The stars enact some frosty body language between Walt Disney and P.L. Travers.
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Tom Hanks battles modern-day pirates in tense new trailer for 'Captain Phillips'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:40 am · May 8th, 2013
Can this true story return Hanks (and Paul Greengrass) to the awards season?
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Tom Hanks lands a Tony nomination for his Broadway debut in 'Lucky Guy'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:58 am · April 30th, 2013
I kind of feel like I can’t let a year lived in New York go without some commentary on the Tony Awards, which we rarely really get into around here. Alas, looking across the nominees, I see I’ve missed a great many of the top players so far. But I’ll get to them. At least I have a bit of a cheat sheet now.
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