HitFix talks to sound mixers Jon Taylor and Frank A. Montaño, who each scored Oscar nominations for two completely different films this year: “Birdman” and “Unbroken.”
Double-dipper sound mixing Oscar nominees talk 'Birdman' and 'Unbroken'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:56 pm · January 23rd, 2015
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Roger Deakins and Emmanuel Lubezki praise fellow Oscar nominees
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:13 am · January 15th, 2015
Two of the industry’s most celebrated cinematographers, Roger Deakins (“Unbroken”) and Emmanuel Lubezki (“Birdman”), discuss their fellow Oscar nominees and their own good fortune.
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Hell's bells, 'Interstellar' got a Cinema Audio Society sound mixing nomination
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:30 am · January 13th, 2015
The Cinema Audio Society has announced nominees for the sound mixing organization’s 51st annual awards. Nominees include “American Sniper,” “Birdman” and, in a bit of a surprise given the narrative around the film, “Interstellar.”
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'Birdman,' 'Grand Budapest,' 'Imitation Game' remain strong with ASC nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:18 am · January 7th, 2015
The American Society of Cinematographers has announced nominees for the best behind-the-camera craftsmanship of 2014.
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Contender Countdown: Who wins the critics' battle on the road to Oscar?
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 9:40 am · December 30th, 2014
This edition of the Contender Countdown looks at the critical responses of the expected best nominee players via their Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic scores.
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Off the Carpet: 'Unbroken,' 'Selma,' 'Sniper' in the headlines as Oscar voting begins
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:00 am · December 29th, 2014
Oscar voting begins on Monday, just as “Unbroken” is lighting up the box office and “Selma” is getting ridiculed in op-eds.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Unbroken'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:50 am · December 27th, 2014
Angelina Jolie brings Louis Zamperini’s story to screens this holiday.
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Roger Deakins got the biggest compliment of his career for 'The Shawshank Redemption'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:56 am · December 26th, 2014
Concluding a series of short interviews with cinematographer Roger Deakins covering films like “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” “Sid and Nancy,” “Barton Fink,” “The Shawshank Redemption,” “Kundun,” “A Beautiful Mind,” “The Man Who Wasn’t There” and “The Village.”
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Roger Deakins looks back on 1997's 'Kundun,' his only Scorsese collaboration to date
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:39 am · December 25th, 2014
Continuing a series of short interviews with “Unbroken” cinematographer Roger Deakins covering a range of topics from “Sid and Nancy” to “The Shawshank Redemption” to “Barton Fink.”
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Roger Deakins remembers making it up as he went along on Alex Cox's 'Sid and Nancy'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:05 am · December 24th, 2014
Continuing a series of short interviews with “Unbroken” cinematographer Roger Deakins looking back on films like “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” “Kundun,” “The Shawshank Redemption” and “The Man Who Wasn’t There.”
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Roger Deakins says working with the Coens on 'Barton Fink' changed his whole outlook
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:12 am · December 23rd, 2014
Continuing a series of short interviews with “Unbroken” cinematographer Roger Deakins about a wide range of films, from “Nineteen Eighty-Four” to “The Man Who Wasn’t There” to “The Shawshank Redemption.”
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Roger Deakins reflects on 'The Village' and M. Night Shyamalan's obsession
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:26 am · December 22nd, 2014
Continuing a series of short interviews with cinematographer Roger Deakins about films like “Sid and Nancy,” “The Man Who Wasn’t There,” “Kundun” and “The Shawshank Redemption.”
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Jack O'Connell knew playing Louis Zamperini in 'Unbroken' was going to hurt
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:52 am · December 22nd, 2014
Jack O’Connell sits down with HitFix to discuss his work in Angelina Jolie’s “Unbroken,” a grueling ordeal that the actor anticipated.
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Roger Deakins recalls 'The Man Who Wasn't There' and film noir favorites
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:17 am · December 19th, 2014
Continuing a series of short interviews with cinematographer Roger Deakins that include closer looks at films like “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” “The Shawshank Redemption,” “Kundun” and “The Village.”
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Roger Deakins looks back on 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' and the days of cinema alchemy
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:25 am · December 18th, 2014
Kicking off a series of short interviews with cinematographer Roger Deakins, looking back on films like “Sid and Nancy,” “The Shawshank Redemption,” “Kundun” and more.
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Angelina Jolie says the Coen brothers brought a lack of sentimentality to 'Unbroken'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:43 pm · December 17th, 2014
“Unbroken” director Angelina Jolie sits down with HitFix to discuss whittling Louis Zamperini’s epic life into a consumable film.
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No Angelina, no problem as Brad Pitt and kids attend 'Unbroken' premiere
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 1:08 am · December 16th, 2014
A long-awaited moment occurred for Louis Zamperini’s family on Monday night at the Dolby Theater when “Unbroken” finally had its Los Angeles premiere. Director Angelina Jolie couldn’t attend because of the chicken pox, but husband Brad Pitt and her kids were.
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Chicago critics board the 'Boyhood' bandwagon
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:51 pm · December 15th, 2014
The Chicago Film Critics Association announced 2014 superlatives Monday night and it was “Boyhood” coming out on top. Also, in what must have been a heartwarming moment during the announcement dinner, “Life Itself” won Best Documentary.
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