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Sunday, October 12, 2014

FEINBERG FORECAST: As New York Film Fest Wraps, Only a Few Question Marks Remain by Scott Feinberg

'Citizenfour' burst onto the scene in Gotham, 'Miss Julie' kicked things off in Chicago and 'The Judge' hit theaters during a busy week in the awards raceread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:00PM
Saturday, October 11, 2014

New York Film Fest: 'Citizenfour' Hacks Way to Top of Uber-Competitive Doc Oscar Race by Scott Feinberg

Laura Poitras' insider portrait of Edward Snowden could join a long list of docs that questioned the conduct of the U.S. government en route to an Oscar nomread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:11AM
Friday, October 10, 2014

'Frozen River' Actress Reported Missing by Family by Scott Feinberg

Misty Upham, 32, was last seen leaving her sister's apartment in Muckleshoot, Wash., on Oct. 5, according to her familyread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:52PM
Thursday, October 9, 2014

Chicago Film Fest: Liv Ullmann on an Iconic Half-Century Career, Fest Opener 'Miss Julie' by Scott Feinberg

The 75-year-old legend, who starred in the films of Ingmar Bergman and Jan Troell before becoming a filmmaker in her own right, speaks with THR's Scott Feinbergread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:28PM
Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Found Star: New Radicals' Gregg Alexander Grants First Interview in 15 Years (Exclusive) by Scott Feinberg

The frontman of the 1990s band behind the hit single 'You Get What You Give' was lured back into the business, after a long self-imposed exile, to write the songs for 'Begin Again,' includin…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:16PM

Can Costume Designer Colleen Atwood Pull Off an Oscar Feat Not Managed in 48 Years? by Scott Feinberg

The 10-time nominee could become only the seventh costume designer to score two noms in one year if she is recognized for 'Big Eyes' and 'Into the Woods'read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:04PM

New York Film Fest: 'Time Out of Mind' Star Richard Gere Receives Career Tribute by Scott Feinberg

The 65-year-old said he is particularly proud of his portrayal of a homeless man in Oren Moverman's new film, which is part of the fest's exclusive main slateread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:31PM

Oscar Contender and New Marvel Superhero Chadwick Boseman on His Journey to Stardom by Scott Feinberg

The 37-year-old, who earned raves for his portrayal of James Brown in 'Get on Up,' has just been cast to play the Black Panther in up to five filmsread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:27AM
Monday, October 6, 2014

Patti Smith on Her Musical Roots and First Shot at an Oscar With 'Noah' Song by Scott Feinberg

The 67-year-old icon, whose lullaby 'Mercy Is' is the first song she's ever written for a movie, also tells THR why she relates to Katniss Everdeen and loves Rihannaread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:07PM
Sunday, October 5, 2014

New York Film Fest: Will the Weighted Ballot Enable 'Inherent Vice' to Land a Best Pic Nom? by Scott Feinberg

Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film, which he adapted from Thomas Pynchon's 2009 novel, had its world premiere as the fest's Centerpiece screening on Saturdayread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:55AM

FEINBERG FORECAST: Updated Projections as the New York Film Fest Crosses Halftime by Scott Feinberg

'Inherent Vice' premiered at the festival, 'Gone Girl' opened at the box office and a slew of trailers debuted during a busy week in the awards raceread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:31AM

Could an Undocumented American Land an Oscar Nom This Season? by Scott Feinberg

Jose Antonio Vargas, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, has made a doc about his experience as an undocumented person in America that is generating serious buzzread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:29AM
Friday, October 3, 2014

Sony Pictures Classics Plans Kristen Stewart Oscar Push for 'Still Alice' (Exclusive) by Scott Feinberg

SPC will push the 24-year-old for a best supporting actress nom, one of several it hopes to land alongside an all but assured best actress mention for Julianne Mooreread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:12PM

As 'Finding Neverland' Heads to Broadway, Harvey Weinstein Tells Critics to Stuff It (Q&A) by Scott Feinberg

The showbiz mogul tells THR's awards analyst why, following out-of-town reviews of his show and catty columns about it, he felt compelled to strike backread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:39PM
Tuesday, September 30, 2014

New York Film Fest: 'Seymour' Subject Performs During Ethan Hawke Tribute by Scott Feinberg

87-year-old piano master Seymour Bernstein, the subject of Hawke's new doc 'Seymour: An Introduction,' performed publicly for only the second time in 40 yearsread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:32PM

Austin Film Fest: 'The Humbling' and 'The Last Five Years' Will Open, 'Rosewater' Will Close by Scott Feinberg

The fest in Texas' capital also announced that Edward Zwick will receive this year's Extraordinary Contribution to Film Award on Oct. 25read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:25PM
Monday, September 29, 2014

FEINBERG FORECAST: How the Oscar Race Is Shaping Up During New York Film Fest by Scott Feinberg

THR's awards analyst, who is on the scene at the weeks-long fest in the Big Apple, weighs in on the goings-on there and back in Hollywood as October nearsread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:23AM

New York Film Fest: 'Whiplash' Continues to Drum Up Major Oscar Buzz by Scott Feinberg

J.K. Simmons is a best supporting actor frontrunner and Miles Teller is a best actor possibility for their work in 29-year-old Damien Chazelle's debut feature — which could crack into the …

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:07AM
Saturday, September 27, 2014

New York Film Fest: 'Maps to the Stars' Gets Laughs But No Oscar Campaign by Scott Feinberg

The film, for which Julianne Moore was awarded the Cannes Film Festival's best actress prize, is being pushed solely for Golden Globesread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:48PM

New York Film Fest: ''71' Offers Showcase for 'Unbroken' Star Jack O'Connell by Scott Feinberg

The 24-year-old rising star plays the principal character in Yann Demange's directorial debut, an intense drama set during The Troubles of Northern Irelandread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:11PM

New York Film Fest: Ethan Hawke Reflects on His 'Boyhood'/'Seymour' Moment by Scott Feinberg

The 43-year-old Oscar-nominated actor, who is celebrating his 30th year in the business, will receive a career tribute from the fest on Tuesday eveningread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:53PM

New York Film Fest: David Fincher's 'Gone Girl' Opens Fest, But Is It an Oscar Movie? by Scott Feinberg

Other recent New York Film Festival opening night films have had a hit-or-miss track record with the Academy, much like Fincher's own prior worksread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:20AM
Thursday, September 25, 2014

Santa Barbara Film Fest: 'Desert Dancer' U.S. Premiere Will Kick Off 30th Edition by Scott Feinberg

The Cousteau family will be presented with the Attenborough Award for Excellence in Nature Filmmaking by the fest, which will run from Jan. 27 through Feb. 7.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:32PM

Oscars: Stunning Number of Foreign-Language Submissions Debuted in Cannes by Scott Feinberg

Of the 38 films that screened on the Croisette in competition or as part of the Un Certain Regard section this year, nine are now their nation's official Oscar entryread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:18PM

In a Year of Moving Docs, 'Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me' May Take the Cake — and an Oscar Nom by Scott Feinberg

James Keach's chronicle of the music icon's battle with Alzheimer's Disease comes in the same year as 'Still Alice,' a narrative film that's also about the afflictionread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:44AM
Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Oscar Season Kicks Off in Hollywood With 'Birdman' and 'Chef' Events by Scott Feinberg

Jon Favreau, Tom Ortenberg, Michael Keaton and John Lesher dished about their contenders with THR on a busy night in Hollywoodread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:22AM
Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Field of Foreign-Language Oscar Contenders Begins to Come Into Focus by Scott Feinberg

Perennial contenders France, Sweden, Japan, Israel and Denmark have already made their picks, but Italy, Spain, Argentina, Russia and China remain undecided with one week remaining until the…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:00AM
Monday, September 22, 2014

Sony Classics' Michael Barker, Tom Bernard Inducted Into French Legion of Honor by Scott Feinberg

The execs were feted for bringing dozens of French films to American audiences, from 'The Last Metro' in 1981 to 'Saint Laurent,' France's 2014 Oscar entryread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:52PM
Sunday, September 21, 2014

Can 'True Detective' Star Michelle Monaghan Land an Oscar Nom for 'Fort Bliss'? by Scott Feinberg

The 38-year-old plays an Army medic who comes home after a 15-month tour in Afghanistan and finds that her young son barely even remembers herread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:00PM
Thursday, September 18, 2014

Tonys: 'Love Letters' and the Many Ways of Depicting the Passage of Time Through Art by Scott Feinberg

The new Broadway revival, the year's most acclaimed film and several new YouTube videos all employ different methods of tackling the same challengeread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 06:01PM

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