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Documentary Oscar shortlist unveiled
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled its shortlist of 15 films in the running for this year’s Documentary Feature Oscar, among them Bully (pictured), The House I Live In and Searching for Sugar Man.
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NewsAmazing Cat wins Primer Corte prize
The fourth Ventana Sur market in Buenos Aires has named The Amazing Cat Fish (Los Insólitos Peces Gato) winner of its Primer Corte section for films still in post production.
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NewsBrave, Ralph, Guardians top Annie nominees
Pixar’s Brave, Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph and DreamWorks Animation’s Rise of the Guardians got the most mentions in the nomination list for this year’s Annie Awards, presented by the International Animated Film Society, or ASIFA-Hollywood.
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NewsSapphires heads nominations for AACTA awards
This year’s standout box office hit The Sapphires, is up against Burning Man, Lore and Wish You Were Here for the crown of best film in the AACTA (Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts) Awards, to be presented at the end of January in Sydney.
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NewsShell wins top Turin prize
Scott Graham’s directorial debut has been named Best Film at the 30th Turin Film Festival.
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NewsWar Witch triumphs at Camerimage
Kim Nguyen’s War Witch won the coveted Golden Frog at the Plus Camerimage festival, beating Leo Carax’s Holy Motors.
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NewsAmour sweeps European Film Awards
Michael Haneke’s Amour picked up the four top prizes at the 25th European Film Awards in Malta, on a night when Shame and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy each scored a brace of trophies.
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FeaturesHitchcock: Psycho path
The film-makers behind Hitchcock talk to Michael Rosser about bringing the iconic director ― and one of his most famous works ― back to the big screen
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FeaturesLeaders of the pack
With a host of contenders now screening for awards voters, the front runners are becoming clearer. Jeremy Kay reports
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FeaturesJohn Hawkes
John Hawkes talks to Jeremy Kay about tackling two of US cinema’s biggest taboos in The Sessions.
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FeaturesMatthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey overcame his fear of stripping to create the memorable Dallas in Steven Soderbergh’s Magic Mike. Wendy Mitchell talks to the actor, who is having a career boom playing a whole gang of outlaws.
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Milos Forman to receive DGA Lifetime Achievement Award
The director of such films as One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest and The People Vs Larry Flynt will collect the honour at the 65th Annual DGA Awards on Feb 2 in Los Angeles.
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Toronto Critics benefit from Rogers Communications largesse
The corporation will turn the Toronto Film Critics Association’s (TFCA) top award into the richest prize in Canada when it presents the director of the winning film with $100,000 on Jan 8.
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NewsAwards round-up: Jennifer Lawrence, Ang Lee find favour
Lawrence, riding high on her Spirit Award best actress nomination on Tuesday for Silver Linings Playbook, will receive the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Outstanding Performer Of The Year Award.
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NewsBeasts director Benh Zeitlin triumphs at Gothams
Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) executives announced the winners of the 22nd Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards at a ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in New York on Monday night [26].
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NewsBeijing Blues, Principle sweep Golden Horse Awards
Johnnie To’s Life Without Principle scooped best director, best actor and best original screenplay at the Golden Horse Awards on Saturday (Nov 24), while Gao Qunshu’s Beijing Blues took best film and two technical awards.
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FeaturesDrawing on diversity
Animated features are becoming less child-centric, with even Pixar exploring darker tones. John Hazelton surveys this year’s trends, plus the international productions that are making waves
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FeaturesMichael Haneke
Michael Haneke’s latest film Amour won the Palme d’Or at Cannes this year and continues to attract awards attention. The Austrian auteur talks to John Hazelton about tackling ageing and suffering on screen — and why he doesn’t like improvisation
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FeaturesJohn Gatins
Screenwriter John Gatins tells Jeremy Kay about his marathon struggle to write the screenplay that triggered arguably the finest performance of Denzel Washington’s career
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FeaturesServing The Master
Rumours flew about the subject of Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film during production. The director and his producer tell Andreas Wiseman about the real journey behind The Master.