“Birdman’s” Alejandro G. Iñárritu and “Boyhood’s” Richard Linklater face off in a much closer race than it might seem or Best Director.
Best Director: Richard Linklater vs. Alejandro G. Iñárritu for Oscar is just too close to call
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 5:07 pm · February 19th, 2015
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Alexandre Desplat on winning a Grammy and the lesson of masters like John Williams
Posted by gerardkennedy · 2:48 pm · February 12th, 2015
HitFix talks to newly minted Grammy and BAFTA winner Alexandre Desplat to discuss his Oscar-nominated work in Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” He is also nominated this year for “The Imitation Game.”
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Robert Yeoman on 'Grand Budapest' and being the only film nominee for cinematography
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:00 am · January 23rd, 2015
HitFix talks to “The Grand Budapest Hotel” cinematographer Robert D. Yeoman about shooting Wes Anderson’s latest and being the only celluloid representative in this year’s line-up.
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Is 'Grand Budapest Hotel' the first Oscar contender of 2014?
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:01 am · February 6th, 2014
HitFix’s Gregory Ellwood ponders if “The Grand Budapest Hotel” is the first great movie of 2014 and whether it can be an awards season player with a March release date.
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Review: Wes Anderson's delightful 'Grand Budapest Hotel' never outstays its welcome
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:00 am · February 6th, 2014
Ralph Fiennes is wonderful in dizzy but unexpectedly touching caper, which finds the perfect narrative context for the Anderson’s.
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Ralph Fiennes gets official in new clips from 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:48 am · January 6th, 2014
Two more clips from Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” — one month away from its Berlin premiere — promise more of the director’s signatures quirk and visual panache.
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Ralph Fiennes on bringing sweat to the costume drama in 'The Invisible Woman'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 11:28 am · December 23rd, 2013
Ralph Fiennes may only be two films into his directing career, yet his costume drama “The Invisible Woman” — the story of the secret mistress of Charles Dickens — has his stamp of elegant restraint all over it. We talk to him about the challenges of directing himself, and finding the contemporary humanity in history.
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Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Connelly, Pierce Brosnan in first wave of Berlinale titles
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:40 am · December 17th, 2013
The Berlin Film Festival today announced five films that will join Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” in Competition for the Golden Bear, including the latest from French veteran Alain Resnais and Oscar nominee Claudia Llosa.
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Saoirse Ronan on 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' and taking direction from Ryan Gosling
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:30 pm · November 18th, 2013
We talk to 19-year-old actress Saoirse Ronan about playing a more typical teen than she’s accustomed to in Kevin Macdonald’s “How I Live Now.” The Oscar nominee also gives us some reflections from the sets of Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and Ryan Gosling’s “How to Catch a Monster.”
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Roundup: Why Ben Affleck loves 'Enough Said,' and more peer appreciation
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:01 am · November 14th, 2013
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, Variety gets a number of notable filmmakers to discuss work from their peers that they loved this year, including Ben Affleck on Nicole Holofcener’s “Enough Said.” Meanwhile, the NYFCC sets its voting date, and is Alexander Payne the king of the male weepie?
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Wes Anderson's 'Grand Budapest Hotel' to open 2014 Berlinale
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:23 am · November 5th, 2013
Wes Anderson’s all-star comedy “The Grand Budapest Hotel” will have its world premiere on February 6, 2014 at the Berlin Film Festival — a great coup for a festival that has struggled to compete with its European rivals in the glamour stakes.
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Wes Anderson and an all star cast check in with new 'Grand Budapest Hotel' poster
Posted by Dave Lewis · 12:25 pm · October 15th, 2013
Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson, Ralph Fiennes, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Owen Wilson, Tilda Swinton, Jude Law, Adrien Brody, Harvey Keitel, Jason Schwartzman, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Mathieu Amalric, F. Murray Abraham, Bob Balaban, Lea Seydoux, Saoirse Ronan
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Saoirse Ronan compares Wes Anderson vs. Ryan Gosling behind the camera
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 1:19 am · September 17th, 2013
Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan discusses working with Wes Anderson on the upcoming “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and first time filmmaker Ryan Gosling on “How To Catch A Monster.”
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Fox Searchlight checks into Wes Anderson's 'Grand Budapest Hotel'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:59 pm · March 27th, 2013
The period comedy could be out later this year.
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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Writing – Original Screenplay
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:30 am · February 16th, 2013
‘Amour,’ ‘Django Unchained,’ ‘Flight,’ ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ and ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ square off.
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Roman Coppola on collaborating with Wes Anderson on 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:55 am · February 7th, 2013
Roman Coppola discusses the process that went into crafting the Oscar-nominated screenplay for “Moonrise Kingdom” with filmmaker Wes Anderson and the series of circumstances that led to their professional collaboration.
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Roundup: The people love 'The Hunger Games'… and 'Perks'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:37 am · January 10th, 2013
Also: ‘Django’ action figure controversy, and R.I.P. David R. Ellis
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'Moonrise Kingdom' wins big with Central Ohio film critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:55 pm · January 3rd, 2013
Finally someone would like to shake things up a little bit again. The Central Ohio Film Critics Association has chosen Wes Anderson’s “Moonrise Kingdom” as the year’s best film, and not only that, but given it five awards, including Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Score and Best Ensemble. Daniel Day-Lewis won Best Actor for “Lincoln” while Jennifer Lawrence took Best Actress for “Silver Linings Playbook.”
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