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It’s well known in Hollywood that the SAG (Screen Actors Guild) Awards are one of the most reliable predictors of... Continue reading
Posted Dec 12, 2012 at The Screening Room
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In the years to come, it seems likely that The Master will emerge as one of the enduring classics of... Continue reading
Posted Dec 12, 2012 at The Screening Room
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On Monday, writer-director Quentin Tarantino made a whirlwind visit to Toronto to promote his ambitious new western, Django Unchained. While... Continue reading
Posted Dec 12, 2012 at The Screening Room
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Earlier this year, director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire) made an international splash with his work on the 2012 Olympics... Continue reading
Posted Dec 12, 2012 at The Screening Room
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15 years into his career as a film director, Brett Ratner is a major Hollywood player known more for his... Continue reading
Posted Dec 12, 2012 at The Screening Room
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This week on DVD: Ted takes its unusual premise to some surprising places and the Bourne franchise continues—in a frustrating... Continue reading
Posted Dec 11, 2012 at The Screening Room
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In recent months, we’ve reported on the early retirement plans of two acclaimed filmmakers: Quentin Tarantino and Steven Soderbergh. The... Continue reading
Posted Dec 9, 2012 at The Screening Room
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In a press conference last week, Zero Dark Thirty star Jessica Chastain revealed that, while her character is based on... Continue reading
Posted Dec 9, 2012 at The Screening Room
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Vince Vaughn has worked with some of Hollywood’s most prominent filmmakers (Doug Liman, Steven Spielberg, Gus Van Sant, Todd Phillips),... Continue reading
Posted Dec 7, 2012 at The Screening Room
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Silver Linings Playbook writer-director David O. Russell is known for leading his actors to some uncomfortable places. During the shooting... Continue reading
Posted Dec 7, 2012 at The Screening Room
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On Monday night, Quentin Tarantino was the recipient of the Museum of Modern Art’s annual filmmaker tribute. During the evening’s... Continue reading
Posted Dec 5, 2012 at The Screening Room
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It’s been a strange five years for the Bourne franchise. On the heels of 2007’s mega successful The Bourne Ultimatum,... Continue reading
Posted Dec 5, 2012 at The Screening Room
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In Obama’s America, only good documentaries get short-listed for Oscars. Yesterday afternoon, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences... Continue reading
Posted Dec 5, 2012 at The Screening Room
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This week on DVD: Christopher Nolan delivers the ultimate superhero movie, Spielberg and DiCaprio stumble entertainingly, and Pixar offers two... Continue reading
Posted Dec 4, 2012 at The Screening Room
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New York's critics pledge their support for Zero Dark Thirty. Zero Dark Thirty won’t be in theatres for another month,... Continue reading
Posted Dec 3, 2012 at The Screening Room
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Francis Ford Coppola made Paramount an offer they couldn’t refuse. Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola hasn’t directed a movie for... Continue reading
Posted Dec 3, 2012 at The Screening Room
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Brad Pitt and David Fincher get close… to working together again. In October, it was reported that David Fincher was... Continue reading
Posted Dec 2, 2012 at The Screening Room
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The next Star Wars movie may be moving in the dark direction of The Empire Strikes Back. It’s been nearly... Continue reading
Posted Dec 2, 2012 at The Screening Room
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The cast of A Late Quartet demonstrate an impressive understanding of their instruments. After directing just one documentary, Israeli writer-director... Continue reading
Posted Nov 30, 2012 at The Screening Room
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Killing Them Softly breaks new ground in nihilistic crime cinema, while Anna Karenina fails to capture the appeal of its... Continue reading
Posted Nov 30, 2012 at The Screening Room
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5 Independent Spirit nominations suggest Moonrise Kingdom may be an Oscar contender. Independent Spirit Awards nominations never give a complete... Continue reading
Posted Nov 28, 2012 at The Screening Room
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Lenny Kravitz makes the leap to leading man status. In recent years, musician Lenny Kravitz has made serious inroads as... Continue reading
Posted Nov 28, 2012 at The Screening Room
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Steven Spielberg and Leonardo DiCaprio in 2002, on the set of Catch Me If You Can. Now that Steven Spielberg’s... Continue reading
Posted Nov 28, 2012 at The Screening Room
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This week on DVD, Lawless delivers authentic period detail and a credible dramatic performance by Shia LaBeouf, while ParaNorman’s eye-popping... Continue reading
Posted Nov 27, 2012 at The Screening Room
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Naomi Watts prepares to act another age in Blonde. After 2007’s The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert... Continue reading
Posted Nov 26, 2012 at The Screening Room