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Oscar Recap: ‘Artist,’ ‘Hugo’ Take Five Statues Apiece

That Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter took home their second consecutive Best Film Editing Oscar — last year for The Social Network, this year for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, another hyper-kinetic David Fincher film — was an out-of-nowhere … Continue reading

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Hazanavicius Wins DGA, ‘The Help’ Dominates SAG Awards

Over the past few days, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) have both voiced their opinion on the year in film, yet each organization has added so little to the conversation that they hardly … Continue reading

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Oscar Nominations Announced: ‘Hugo’ Tops the Field with 11 Nods, ‘The Artist’ Places Second with 10

The complete list of nominees for the 84th Academy Awards, which were announced via the Oscar site’s live stream about an hour ago, can be found after the jump. I’ll update this post later today — probably sometime in the … Continue reading

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Nominees for 2012 Indie Spirit Awards Include ‘The Artist,’ ‘The Descendants,’ ‘Take Shelter’

The Film Independent Spirit Awards have announced their slate of nominees for the organization’s 2012 ceremony, which will be held on February 25 of the new year. Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist, fresh off taking home the big prize from the … Continue reading

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‘Beginners,’ ‘Tree of Life’ Share Top Honors at Gotham Awards

The 21st Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, which were held tonight in New York, saw Mike Mills’ Beginners and Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life tie for the independent organization’s top prize. They were honored ahead of Alexander Payne’s The … Continue reading

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Trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Haywire’

I don’t have much of a clue about what’s going on in this Haywire trailer — recently released via Apple — other than a boatload of gunshots, explosions, and double-crossing. There’s also more people talking on their phones here than … Continue reading

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Movie Review: ‘Beginners’ (2011)

Surely one of the most universal challenges of parenting must be determining the age at which it is appropriate to discuss certain matters, or topics, with one’s offspring. Beginners, the second film from writer-director Mike Mills, who previously directed Thumbsucker, … Continue reading

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