“Gravity” led the Visual Effects Society nominations announcement today with eight. “Pacific Rim” was a few steps behind with six while “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” and “Iron Man 3” picked up five apiece.
'Gravity' (what else?) leads the way with eight Visual Effects Society nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:11 am · January 14th, 2014
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Tech Support: Final predictions for Best Cinematography, Makeup, Score, Song and Visual Effects
Posted by gerardkennedy · 12:16 pm · January 9th, 2014
Here we go again. A week from today, the nominees for the 86th annual Academy Awards will be announced. Here at Tech Support, we’ve analyzed each of the 10 crafts categories, and interviewed several of the contenders. It’s now a waiting game with final calls to be made. Today, we take a final look at the fields of cinematography, music, makeup and hairstyling and visual effects.
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'12 Years a Slave' dominates Phoenix Film Critics Society nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:57 am · December 10th, 2013
Another day, another regional critics group that dives full force into the “12 Years a Slave” tank. The film dominated the Phoenix Film Critics Society nominations today with 13 mentions. “Saving Mr. Banks” was a distant second nailing down nine, while “Gravity” picked up eight.
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'Man of Steel' grounded by Best Visual Effects Oscar bake-off list
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:32 pm · December 5th, 2013
Sorry, it’s a little ridiculous that “Man of Steel” — I don’t care WHAT you think of the film otherwise — was left off the Academy’s list of seven bake-off finalists for Best Visual Effects. But these things are often about politics, and I imagine there was plenty of that at play here.
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'Despicable Me 2' comes out strong with Annie Awards nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:32 am · December 2nd, 2013
It was Universal’s “Despicable Me 2” leading the way today with 11 nominations for the 41st annual Annie Awards. But Disney’s “Frozen” — not far behind with 10 mentions — was the only film to receive nominations for Best Animated Feature, Best Direction and Best Writing.
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Tech Support: Space, music and the high seas clash in the race for Best Sound Mixing
Posted by gerardkennedy · 7:36 pm · November 28th, 2013
HitFix’s Gerard Kennedy surveys the field of Best Sound Mixing, from “Gravity” to “Pacific Rim” to maybe even Disney’s animated musical “Frozen.”
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Tech Support: What films headline this year's race for Best Sound Editing?
Posted by gerardkennedy · 10:08 pm · October 24th, 2013
In this week’s installment of Tech Support, Gerard Kennedy surveys the Best Sound Editing category. Films like “Gravity” and “All is Lost” figure heavily while others like “Star Trek Into Darkness” and “Man of Steel” try to find a foothold.
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Tech Support: A tight race beyond 'Gravity' for Best Visual Effects features hobbits, Jaegers and men of steel
Posted by gerardkennedy · 10:43 am · October 17th, 2013
This year’s race for Best Visual Effects Oscar may already be over as “Gravity” seems undeniable, but the race for nominations is much more up in the air.
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BAFTA LA names Benedict Cumberbatch British Artist of the Year
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:19 pm · September 5th, 2013
George Clooney, Kathryn Bigelow and Ben KIngsley also receiving honors.
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Lucky 7: Seven actors who played the same role at least seven times
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:18 am · July 16th, 2013
With Hugh Jackman’s seventh and eighth appearances as Logan/Wolverine on the way, we take a look at other actors who have played a character at least seven times.
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Taking stock of the Best Visual Effects race during the summer blockbuster season
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:04 am · July 9th, 2013
We’re right in the middle of the blockbuster movie season so it seems now would be a nice opportunity to look at the race for Best Visual Effects.
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'Star Trek' at the Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:37 am · May 18th, 2013
How has the franchise fared at the Academy Awards over the decades?
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Tell us what you thought of 'Star Trek Into Darkness'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:10 am · May 17th, 2013
The wrath of a sequel lands on screens this weekend.
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Ranking 30 years of 'Star Trek' at the movies
Posted by Josh Lasser · 7:33 pm · May 16th, 2013
How will “Star Trek Into Darkness” figure into the “Star Trek” legacy? Audiences will find out tomorrow, but for now, here’s a look at the best and worst of the franchise to date.
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J.J. Abrams talks 'Star Trek' vs. 'Star Wars' and Jon Stewart's 'Rosewater' on 'The Daily Show'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:04 pm · May 14th, 2013
Soon enough you’ll get to decide for yourself on “Star Trek Into Darkness.” Will you be delighted as a general moviegoer or up in arms with a large sect of Trekkies who have gotten bent out of shape? I’ll be interested to find out (and we’ll inquire on Friday), but for now, some fun with J.J. Abrams.
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The best of space station astronaut Chris Hadfield's photos from orbit
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:32 pm · May 13th, 2013
Astronaut Chris Hadfield has spent the last few months doing serious work on the International Space Station. But he’s also been providing an invaluable resource in the form of a fantastic series of photos of Earth from orbit. These are my favorites.
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