Curated Headlines
“The Governors Awards are one of the highest honors an actor can receive in mid-November. So many have used the word genius tonight that I might as well say it about Steve Martin.”
Rushfield At The Academy’s Governors Awards
“We owe this victory to Barbara Broccoli, producer of the James Bond series, Daniel Craig and Sam Mendes, who because of their relationship with Judi Dench gave permission to spoof the ratings system using the M character.”
Weinstein Wins Philomena PG-13
“Genuinely experimental, blatantly predicated on the formal possibilities of film, Gravity is a movie in a tradition that includes Intolerance, Napoleon, Olympia, and The Birds, as well as its most obvious precursor, 2001. Call it blockbuster modernism.”
Hoberman On Gravity
“I was surprised to see how much space the sex took up in the minds of people. But it’s a question of a taboo that’s been shattered. The film will be seen in another light once that taboo has been eradicated.”
Controversy Is The Warmest Color: Kechiche Clarifies His Remarks About Blue
“Scrap the significance of nation; Scrap the one-country, one-film rule; Institute a US release requirement.”
TIFF’s Cameron Bailey On Oscar’s Foreign Language Rules
“I’m not sure I’m OK with doing it that way. I don’t want to say there’s anything wrong with the current ending, because there isn’t. But it’s something we’re still talking about. We don’t open for three months, and it’s possible you’ll see something different.”
John Wells On August: Osage County‘s Search For Closure spoilers
“We show his ideas and integrity and self-sacrifice. I think there’s a lot to celebrate about his achievements.”
Cumberbatch Defends Assange
“Telluride counts a hefty number of Academy voters among its regular attendees, whereas Toronto is geared toward film buyers and the Canadian public. Then Oscar pundits started flocking to Telluride, a mix of columnists and bloggers obsessed with handicapping the Academy Awards.”
Does Premiere Status At Fall Festivals Mean Anything Anymore With Telluride’s New Status?