European Film Awards: Michael Haneke Best Director record as 2 French cinema veterans win their 1st award + Annie Awards bypass blockbusters.
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April 19, ’12, update: The Catching Fire director will be Francis Lawrence, among whose (few) feature-film credits are Reese Witherspoon / Robert Pattinson / Christoph Waltz’s Water for Elephants, Will…
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Leg + Marlene Dietrich Pioneer Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and Angelina Jolie’s notorious right leg (“Brangeleg” for short?) are seen…
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Irish Film Awards: Brendan Gleeson in The Guard Irish Film Awards: Winners Michael Fassbender & Saoirse Ronan John Michael McDonagh’s The Guard, reportedly the most successful independently made Irish production…
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Shahab Hosseini in Asghar Farhadi’s A Separation The National Society of Film Critics (NSFC), among whose members are the majority of the United States’ most influential and respected film commentators,…
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Film Critics Awards: Cosmic Family Drama and British Spies + double nominee Gary Oldman and surprise Iranian Actress for the Oscars?
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BAFTA nominations: Hollywood productions rule. Above: Kathryn Bigelow’s Iraq War drama The Hurt Locker. Some people complain that the Hollywood Academy is enamored of British productions and talent. Well, then…
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Séraphine de Senlis Biopic Séraphine with Yolande Moreau. The 2009 César ceremony, held this evening at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, offered a few surprises. (In the U.S. and…
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Sexual abuse family drama tops Sundance + Alzheimer’s and motherhood wins Slamdance + Clark Gable Oscar available for viewing courtesy of Steven Spielberg.
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Cannes Grand Prix winner out: Best Foreign Language Film Oscar semifinalists + DGA Awards animated surprise and Critics’ Choice Best Actress tie.
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Al Pacino in Scarface. Los Angeles Film Festival Awards 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival: June 19-29. Prince of Broadway tells the story of a Ghanaian immigrant living in New York…
The Artist‘s Michel Hazanavicius is the only first-timer among the five nominated directors for the 2012 Directors Guild of America Awards. Hazanavicius’ competition consists of Woody Allen for Midnight in…
British Independent Film Awards: Moon Mystery and brutal Tom Hardy Tops + Andrzej Wajda Passion & Death Tale Is European Film Awards’ FIPRESCI Winner.
Let the Right One In (movie 2008) review: Tomas Alfredson creates a refreshing blend of character study, budding romance and supernatural horror. Kåre Hedebrant stars.