Unless I'm very much mistaken, this might qualify as the first official longlist of the awards season. (Don't get too excited -- you might not have any energy left by January.) The nominations for the European Film Aw...
Lately Cronenberg's most loyal onscreen collaborator (though he skipped “Cosmopolis”), Mortensen remains the only one of his actors ever to secure a leading Oscar nod. When you consider the deliciously sur...
Remake of: "The Big Clock" (John Farrow, 1948)
As good a demonstration as any of the virtues of using B-movies as the foundation for better B-movies, Roger Donaldson’s cracking military thriller reloc...
KARLOVY VARY, Czech Republic -- I am typing this in the tastefully toxic orange surrounds of an easyJet flight to Gatwick, which sadly means that my week at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is over.
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KARLOVY VARY, Czech Republic - As I mentioned in a previous dispatch, the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, though reasonably august itself in its 47th year, has a reputation as one of the “youngest&rdqu...
Release Date: June 27, 2003
Box Office: $45 million
Why: Danny Boyle seemed to be unstoppable with his first few films, and both "Shallow Grave" and "Trainspotting" are still great fun....
Madonna is releasing her 12th studio album, "MDNA," next week (read the review here) and has already pumped up her fan base with a "greatest hits"-like video for the single "Girl Gone Wild.&qu...
With phase one drawing to a close and the January 13 balloting deadline rapidly approaching, now is the time to consider bubble contenders just on the edge of a potential nomination that need that extra little shove. ...
After Hollywood churned out more prequels and sequels in 2011 than almost any other year, how exciting is it that only six made HitFix's most anticipated list of 2012? Yes, there are a few remakes and new versio...
It's been more than 25 years since we last saw Maverick, Goose, Ice Man and the rest of the "Top Gun" gang fly the friendly skies, and rumors have persisted about a possible sequel.
Now, star Tom Cr...
