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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

Britannia Awards to Honor Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo and Mike Leigh by Scott Feinberg

In addition to the three 2014 Oscar hopefuls, BAFTA-LA's annual ceremony, set for Oct. 30 this year, will also fete Dame Judi Dench and Emma Watsonread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:00PM
Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Toronto: Al Pacino's 'Manglehorn' Still Lacks U.S. Distributor by Scott Feinberg

The Oscar winner could contend for Gotham or Independent Spirit Award noms for that movie and 'The Humbling' — if they find distributorsread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:16PM

Austin Film Fest: Writer-Centric Event to Screen Numerous Oscar Hopefuls by Scott Feinberg

'The Imitation Game,' 'Wild,' 'Escobar: Paradise Lost' and 'Big Hero 6' will all screen at the fest in Texas' capital, which will also host 15 world premieresread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:38PM
Tuesday, September 16, 2014

FEINBERG FORECAST: The Race Takes Shape a Week Ahead of the New York Film Festival by Scott Feinberg

THR's awards analyst Scott Feinberg offers his latest Oscar projections, now featuring several categories not included in last week's forecastread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:38PM

New York Film Fest: Top-Secret Edward Snowden Doc Added to Lineup by Scott Feinberg

"CITIZENFOUR," which Radius, in partnership with HBO Documentary Films and Participant Media, will distribute, is the first-ever late addition to the prestigious fest's main slateread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:49AM

The Best Animated Feature Oscar Race Just Got Even More Crowded by Scott Feinberg

'Henry & Me,' which features the voices of Richard Gere and many members of the New York Yankees organization, has qualified for Oscar and Golden Globe eligibilityread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:21AM

'Pride' Angles for Golden Globe Musical-Comedy Categories by Scott Feinberg

The dramedy about a little-known chapter of U.K. history, but a major moment for the gay rights movement, will be released by CBS Films on Sept. 26read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:14AM
Monday, September 15, 2014

Shekhar Kapur Will Chair 2014 Capri, Hollywood International Film Fest by Scott Feinberg

The Indian filmmaker, who is best known for directing 'Elizabeth' and 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age,' will oversee the fest's 19th edition from Dec. 26-Jan. 2read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:55AM
Sunday, September 14, 2014

Toronto: 'Imitation Game' Audience Award Win Puts Weinsteins Back in Oscar Season Pole Position by Scott Feinberg

Five previous winners of the prize, including last year's '12 Years a Slave,' went on to win the best picture Oscarread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:04PM
Friday, September 12, 2014

Toronto: Benicio Del Toro Could Catch Voters' Attention for 'Escobar: Paradise Lost' by Scott Feinberg

The Puerto Rican Oscar winner plays the film's titular Colombian drug lord, but Radius-TWC plans to push him in this year's best supporting actor raceread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:03PM

Toronto: 'Food, Inc.' Doc Maker Back in Oscar Contention for 'Merchants of Doubt' by Scott Feinberg

Robert Kenner's latest film, like the one for which he was nominated five years ago, looks at the shocking lengths to which corporations will go to preserve their profitsread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:55PM
Thursday, September 11, 2014

Toronto: 'Act of Killing' Follow-Up 'Look of Silence' Could Also Resonate with Academy by Scott Feinberg

If Drafthouse qualifies the second installment of this Indonesian genocide "diptych" in 2014 and the Academy embraces it, Joshua Oppenheimer could become the first filmmaker in 60 years to r…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:57AM

Toronto: Belgium's Oscar Hopes May Rest on Film Starring France's Marion Cotillard by Scott Feinberg

Regardless of which film Belgium decides to submit on Sept. 19, IFC will mount an Oscar campaign on behalf of the 2008 winner for her performance in the Dardennes' filmread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:23AM
Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Toronto: Fest Fan Favorite 'Wild Tales' Could Take Argentina Back to Oscars by Scott Feinberg

In the best foreign language film Oscar category, the South American nation has received six nominations, winning twice, most recently five years agoread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:41AM
Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Toronto: Why Julianne Moore Could Win the Best Actress Oscar for 'Still Alice' by Scott Feinberg

The film is still on the market, but a competent distributor could deliver gold for one of the most admired actresses of her generationread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:35PM
Monday, September 8, 2014

Toronto: 'The Last 5 Years' Offers Golden Globe Voters a Quality Musical Option by Scott Feinberg

HFPA members could rally behind Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan for their work in Richard LaGravanese's adaptation of Jason Robert Brown's off-Broadway showread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:26AM
Sunday, September 7, 2014

Toronto: Eddie Redmayne Leaps to Head of Oscar Pack for 'The Theory of Everything' by Scott Feinberg

Additionally, Felicity Jones gives a standout turn in James Marsh's follow-up to his Oscar-winning documentary 'Man on Wire,' a Stephen Hawking biopicread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:29PM

Toronto: Hilarious 'While We're Young' Script Could Earn Noah Baumbach Another Nom by Scott Feinberg

The indie writer-director, whose latest dramedy—an acquisition title—reunites him with 'Greenberg' star Ben Stiller, was previously nominated nine years agoread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:43PM
Saturday, September 6, 2014

Toronto: Reitman's Back in Form--and Awards Contention--with 'Men, Women & Children' by Scott Feinberg

The Canadian filmmaker has recaptured the formula that made "Juno" and "Up in the Air" click with critics, audiences and the Academy: employing a big and talented ensemble to smartly and dry…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:57PM

Toronto: Bill Murray Guns for Another Shot at Oscar with 'St. Vincent' by Scott Feinberg

In a year in which the best actor category seems to be as crowded as ever, Murray, with The Weinstein Co.'s backing, may stand a better shot at a Golden Globeread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:55PM

Toronto: 'Black and White' Could Propel Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer Into Oscar Race by Scott Feinberg

Mike Binder's drama, which features the Oscar winners on opposite sides of a custody dispute over a mixed-race child, is still seeking a U.S. distributorread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:42PM

Toronto: Can the Acclaimed Genre Film 'Nightcrawler' Crack Into Oscar Race? by Scott Feinberg

Past nominee Jake Gyllenhaal is marvelously disturbing in Dan Gilroy's neo-noir dramedy, but comeback kid Rene Russo may have a clearer path to a nomread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:27PM
Friday, September 5, 2014

Toronto: Al Pacino Is Back in Acquisition Title 'The Humbling' by Scott Feinberg

Al Pacino, like Michael Keaton in 'Birdman,' does his best work in years portraying an actor who shares more than a little in common with himselfread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:32PM

Toronto: 'The Judge' Opens Fest, Now Awaits Academy's Verdict by Scott Feinberg

The Warner Bros. drama marks the third big screen pairing of Robert Downey, Jr. and Robert Duvall, this time as a son and father who have a troubled relationshipread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:20AM
Thursday, September 4, 2014

Toronto: Oscar Contenders, Start Your Engines! by Scott Feinberg

THR's awards analyst previews 2014's two-week fest, which has showcased Oscar's best picture winner for the past seven yearsread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:27PM
Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Future of Film: VFX Legend Douglas Trumbull's Plan to Save the Movies by Scott Feinberg

The 72-year-old, who's best known for his work on "2001: A Space Odyssey," says he's figured out how to win the battle against big TVs and smartphones — from a studio on his farm in the Be…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:00PM

Jon Stewart on Embracing the Film Festival Circuit, Finding Humor in Drama by Scott Feinberg

THR's awards analyst recently sat down with the 51-year-old host of Comedy Central's 'The Daily Show,' whose first feature film is now playing the fall festsread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:07AM
Monday, September 1, 2014

Telluride Postmortem: Some Contenders Climbed Higher, Others Lost Oxygen in Rockies by Scott Feinberg

THR's awards analyst shares his take on how 2014 Oscar hopefuls performed — and emerged — at the four-day fest in the Rockiesread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:56PM

Telluride: 'The 50 Year Argument' Can Continue Outside of Oscar Contention by Scott Feinberg

Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi's portrait of a complex periodical and its devoted editor may be a bit too "inside baseball" for the Academyread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:55PM

Telluride: 'Red Army' Joins 'Keep on Keepin' On' at Top of Heap of Best Doc Oscar Contenders by Scott Feinberg

Gabe Polsky's film explores the lives and careers of five Russian hockey stars before and after their devastating loss to America in the 1980 Olympicsread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 04:45PM

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