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'Life of Pi's' Ang Lee on going 'to the edge'
There are many things that can draw a filmmaker to a project. It could be a great script or the chance to work with a talented actor. In the case of Ang Lee and "Life of Pi," it was fear. In this clip from the Envelope Directors Roundtable moderated...
Tags: Life of Pi (movie), Kathryn Bigelow, Les Miserables (musical), Ang Lee, Ben Affleck
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Oscar 8-Ball: Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi'
Is Ang Lee's "Life of Pi" poised to become this year's "Hugo," the CG-heavy movie that scores a host of crafts nominations on its way to a seat at the best picture table? Let's consult the Oscar 8-Ball, that magical portal into the minds and hearts and,...
Tags: Movies, Gold Standard Incorporated, Moonrise Kingdom (movie), Academy Awards, Entertainment Events
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Oscar 8-Ball: David O. Russell's 'Silver Linings Playbook'
Academy voters don't particularly like to reward comedies, but they are nuts about movies spotlighting characters battling their not-so-beautiful minds. How will that dichotomy affect David O. Russell's exuberant "Silver Linings Playbook," which deals...Tags: Gold Standard Incorporated, Movies, Celebrities, Hugh Jackman, Entertainment
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Directors Roundtable: Six filmmakers discuss first shooting days [Video]
In Sacha Gervasi's "Hitchcock," director Alfred Hitchcock begins the production of "Psycho" by having his cast and crew swear an oath not to divulge any of the film's secrets. The first day of filming of "Hitchcock" itself followed a different route,...Tags: Argo (movie), Movies, Psycho (movie), Hugh Jackman, Entertainment
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'Silver Linings' ' Bradley Cooper: 'That attic became very special'
David O. Russell rewrote "Silver Linings Playbook" more than 20 times, honing the material so it would feel completely real and natural, a vibe he values most in his filmmaking. In this excerpt from the Envelope Screening Series, Russell and lead...Tags: Gold Standard Incorporated, Movies, Entertainment, Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook (movie)
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The risks and rewards of 'auteur' filmmaking
Nicholas Jarecki was in trouble: He couldn't come up with the perfect line for Susan Sarandon to say to Richard Gere for a particular scene in "Arbitrage." He needed a catchphrase a business tycoon would have invented. But as a film writer and director...Tags: Movies, Moonrise Kingdom (movie), Celebrities, Entertainment, Silver Linings Playbook (movie)
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At Gotham Awards, money, passion and Bingham Ray
NEW YORK -- The concept of money--filmmakers' need for it, their freedom without it--infused Monday night's Gotham Independent Film Awards, one of the first major shows of the burgeoning season. Benh Zeitlin, the director of the Southern magical-realist...
Tags: Movies, Drama (genre), Moonrise Kingdom (movie), Entertainment Events, Sarah Palin
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'Moonrise Kingdom' wins best film at Gotham Awards
Wes Anderson's quirky coming-of-age comedy "Moonrise Kingdom" was named best film of 2012 Monday evening at the 22nd annual Gotham Independent Film Awards. Anderson did not attend the awards, presented at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City, because...Tags: Movies, The Hurt Locker (movie), Moonrise Kingdom (movie), Academy Awards, Entertainment Events
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Critic's Choice: 'Silver Linings Playbook'
If you follow the movies, you've long heard about "Silver Linings Playbook," David O. Russell's film that took the Oscar-predictive People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. If you're smart, you'll see it right now,...
Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Silver Linings Playbook (movie), Jennifer Lawrence, Film Festivals
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Chicago International Film Festival gets a digital face-lift
The biggest changes afoot in this year's Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF), the 48th edition, are on the screen, yet they're not part of the programming. As the worldwide cinema industries push actual film — meaning celluloid — into...
Tags: The Shining (movie), Denis Lavant, Foreign Language (Movie Genre), Festive Events, Holy Motors (movie)
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'Silver Linings Playbook' director David O. Russell returns to themes of neighborhood, family
Opening Nov. 21, "Silver Linings Playbook" is the latest teeming organism from writer and director David O. Russell, whose films include "Flirting With Disaster," "Three Kings" and, two years ago, "The Fighter," for which Christian Bale and Melissa Leo...
Tags: Movies, Entertainment Events, Academy Awards, Awards and Prizes, Entertainment
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'Silver Linings Playbook' review: A wonderful romantic comedy about mental health?
***1/2 (out of four) I don’t love the title. Yet I’m highly in favor of almost everything else about “Silver Linings Playbook,” which turns grief and mental illness into rich fodder for warmth, connection and comedy. That’s...
Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Robert De Niro, Mental Illness, Jennifer Lawrence
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