Awards Season 2011-2012: Where the Producers Guild and the Academy Part Ways

Where the Producers Guild and the Academy Part Ways True, “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” “Drive,” “The Tree of Life” and “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,” among others, were not on the list of 10 nominees unveiled today, and that isn’t

Awards Season 2011-2012: Where the Producers Guild and the Academy Part Ways

Where the Producers Guild and the Academy Part Ways True, “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” “Drive,” “The Tree of Life” and “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,” among others, were not on the list of 10 nominees unveiled today, and that isn’t

“The Artist” leads the way to the Oscars with 3 Awards at the Golden Globes!!

Highlights from the Golden Globes ceremony in Los Angeles, which saw French silent film The Artist winning the big prize in the musical or comedy category Link to this video The monochrome, silent The Artist came away with the most

“The Artist” leads the way to the Oscars with 3 Awards at the Golden Globes!!

Highlights from the Golden Globes ceremony in Los Angeles, which saw French silent film The Artist winning the big prize in the musical or comedy category Link to this video The monochrome, silent The Artist came away with the most

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Interview with Tilda Swindon

“I live on another planet, fortunately, and we do things differently there,” Tilda Swinton says over tea and a slight case of the sniffles at the Bowery Hotel in the East Village. Somehow this does not seem a revelatory confession

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Interview with Tilda Swindon

“I live on another planet, fortunately, and we do things differently there,” Tilda Swinton says over tea and a slight case of the sniffles at the Bowery Hotel in the East Village. Somehow this does not seem a revelatory confession

GOLDEN GLOBE voters did little to clear up a blurry awards picture in Hollywood on Thursday, giving films like “The Artist,” “The Help” and“ The Descendants” roughly the same number of nominations and snubbing some perceived Oscar front-runners. The movie

GOLDEN GLOBE voters did little to clear up a blurry awards picture in Hollywood on Thursday, giving films like “The Artist,” “The Help” and“ The Descendants” roughly the same number of nominations and snubbing some perceived Oscar front-runners. The movie

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Iranian film industry thrives amid continuing censorship

Following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran’s film industry has been thriving amid the turbulent political scene and in spite of strict censorship laws. The relationship between politics and film has been especially pronounced when Iran’s controversial presidential elections coincided with

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Iranian film industry thrives amid continuing censorship

Following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran’s film industry has been thriving amid the turbulent political scene and in spite of strict censorship laws. The relationship between politics and film has been especially pronounced when Iran’s controversial presidential elections coincided with

Awards Season 2011-2012: Interview with Director Steve Mc Queen

Steve McQueen—the British artist and director, not the American movie star—likes to tackle subjects nobody wants to discuss: the death of British soldiers in Iraq (for “Queen and Country,” a recent art installation); and the Irish prison riots of the

Awards Season 2011-2012: Interview with Director Steve Mc Queen

Steve McQueen—the British artist and director, not the American movie star—likes to tackle subjects nobody wants to discuss: the death of British soldiers in Iraq (for “Queen and Country,” a recent art installation); and the Irish prison riots of the

French Twist in Hollywood!!

JEAN DUJARDIN has sung in a fictitious boy band, played a megalomaniac surfer and parodied James Bond. In other words, he’s known for lowbrow humor that often leads to outsize box-office totals. So when this French comic actor won this

French Twist in Hollywood!!

JEAN DUJARDIN has sung in a fictitious boy band, played a megalomaniac surfer and parodied James Bond. In other words, he’s known for lowbrow humor that often leads to outsize box-office totals. So when this French comic actor won this

Darren Aronofsky Gets a Reality Check from the Margaret Mead Film Festival

Darren Aronofsky Gets a Reality Check from the Margaret Mead Film Festival By DAVE ITZKOFF While his 2010 feature “Black Swan” could have presaged a career transition into ballet, Darren Aronofsky is sticking with the cinema for the time being.

Darren Aronofsky Gets a Reality Check from the Margaret Mead Film Festival

Darren Aronofsky Gets a Reality Check from the Margaret Mead Film Festival By DAVE ITZKOFF While his 2010 feature “Black Swan” could have presaged a career transition into ballet, Darren Aronofsky is sticking with the cinema for the time being.

Venice 2011: the prize winners

Venezia 68 Official Awards < Back 09 | 10 | 2011 VENEZIA 68 The Venezia 68 Jury, chaired by Darren Aronofsky and comprised of Eija-Liisa Ahtila, David Byrne, Todd Haynes, Mario Martone, Alba Rohrwacher, André Téchiné having viewed all twenty-three

Venice 2011: the prize winners

Venezia 68 Official Awards < Back 09 | 10 | 2011 VENEZIA 68 The Venezia 68 Jury, chaired by Darren Aronofsky and comprised of Eija-Liisa Ahtila, David Byrne, Todd Haynes, Mario Martone, Alba Rohrwacher, André Téchiné having viewed all twenty-three

Venice Film Festival Lineup

Though highly speculated earlier this week, the lineup for the 2011 Venice Film Festival was officially announced this morning. Joining previously announced opening and closing films “The Ides of March” (directed by George Clooney) and “Damsels in Distress” (directed by

Venice Film Festival Lineup

Though highly speculated earlier this week, the lineup for the 2011 Venice Film Festival was officially announced this morning. Joining previously announced opening and closing films “The Ides of March” (directed by George Clooney) and “Damsels in Distress” (directed by