The London Film Critics Circle dished out kudos across the pond Sunday, with top honors going to — what else? — “Boyhood.” Richard Linklater and Patricia Arquette also picked up hardware, while in the British-specific categories, “Under the Skin,” Timothy Spall and Rosamund Pike were among the winners.
London critics award 'Boyhood,' 'Under the Skin'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:39 am · January 18th, 2015
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'Concrete Night,' 'The Immigrant' and 'Under the Skin' up for ASC's Spotlight Award
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:07 pm · January 16th, 2015
Nominees have been revealed for this year’s ASC Spotlight Award, the prize newly minted Oscar nominee “Ida” won just last year.
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2014: the year in movie superlatives
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:30 am · December 31st, 2014
Wrapping up the year, a look at the best of the best across a wide spectrum of film categories, those recognized by the Academy and otherwise.
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The 15 best film scores of 2014
Posted by Matt Patches · 10:48 am · December 29th, 2014
From animated dupstep to sci-minded minimalism, we present the year’s best musical backbones.
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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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Exclusive: Scarlett Johansson haunts new 'Under the Skin' teaser trailer
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 6:49 am · January 30th, 2014
HitFix debuts an exclusive teaser trailer for Jonathan Glazer’s “Under the Skin” featuring the bravest performance of Scarlett Johansson’s career.
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Toronto and Telluride lock horns over festival premieres
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:30 pm · January 29th, 2014
The Toronto Film Festival has taken action against Telluride’s “sneak previews” of major prestige titles, extending the heated rivalry between the fall fests.
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25 most anticipated prestige films of 2014: 'Inherent Vice,' 'Nymphomaniac,' 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:01 am · January 4th, 2014
Guy Lodge, Kris Tapley and Gregory Ellwood count down the auteur, art house and festival films they’re most excited to see this year, including “Inherent Vice,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Unbroken.”
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Roundup: Is it time for two cinematography Oscars?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:10 am · December 31st, 2013
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, a filmmakers believes it’s time to create a separate cinematography Oscar for CGI-heavy films. Meanwhile, U2 win Palm Springs award, and what’s disappearing from Netflix?
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Guy Lodge's top 10 films of 2013
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:12 am · December 25th, 2013
In Contention critic Guy Lodge reveals the second and final part of his Best of 2013 countdown, with films including “Blue is the Warmest Color” and “Frances Ha.”
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Gregory Ellwood's top 10 films of 2013
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 12:18 am · December 15th, 2013
HitFix Editor-in-Chief Gregory Ellwood runs down his top 10 films including “Gravity,” “Under the Skin,” “Stories We Tell” and “12 Years A Slave.”
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McConaughey and Johansson win in Rome, as 'Her' campaign gathers pace
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:02 am · November 18th, 2013
The actress looks to become the first-ever Oscar nominee for a voice performance.
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Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hardy nab BIFA nominations, as 'Starred Up' leads the field
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:30 am · November 11th, 2013
The nominations for the British Independent Film Awards — the UK’s answer to the Spirit Awards — served up a mix of fresh and familiar faces, with gritty indies “Starred Up” and “The Selfish Giant” leading the way, and gentler fare like “Philomena” also finding room on the ballot.
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'Gravity's' Alfonso Cuarón almost cast Scarlett Johansson in 'A Little Princess'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:44 pm · November 6th, 2013
Alfonso Cuaron talks about his long history of trying to work with Scarlett Johansson since she was a kid as he returns to Los Angeles for another orbit of “Gravity” events.
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The Long Shot: Two shades of Britain
Posted by Guy Lodge · 8:47 am · October 9th, 2013
Two of this year’s Oscar hopefuls show the UK industry at a crossroads.
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Roundup: Putting the brakes on '12 Years a Slave'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:13 am · September 16th, 2013
Also: Is the film made to engender white guilt?
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On the resurgence of Scarlett Johansson
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:20 pm · September 12th, 2013
Between ‘Don Jon’ and ‘Under the Skin,’ the star is partying like it’s 2003.
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Toronto: A24 picks up 'Under the Skin' with Scarlett Johansson and 'Locke' with Tom Hardy
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:24 am · September 10th, 2013
The funny thing about Jonathan Glazer’s “Under the Skin” is that we pretty much called it. Okay, not in print, but Greg Ellwood and I were talking to A24 publicity at the Telluride Film Festival last week and he put it bluntly: “So, you’ll be picking up ‘Under the Skin,'” he said. “It’s an A24 film if there ever was one.” And so it is.
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