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"Melancholia" Firth and Swinton Lauded at European Film Awards

Cold and rainy weather, rogue planets and the European monetary crisis managed not to cast too dark a pall over the 24th European Film Awards which took place December 3 in Berlin. European Film Academy president (and an eventual winner this year for his documentary “Pina”) Wim Wend...

Academy Shortlists 10 Animated Shorts for Oscar Consideration

Ten animated shorts will advance to the voting process for the 84th Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Thursday. Forty-four pictures had originally qualified in the category. The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production co...

The 2012 Sundance Park City at Midnight, NEXT and New Frontier Film Selections

Below are the lineups for the 2012 Sundance Film Festival's Park City at Midnight, NEXT <=> and New Frontier film selections. For the festival's Spotlight section, go here.

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Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill Talk Their Moneyball Love Story, Success and Failure, Fave Performances

The love story of Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill had a perfect start. They first met through a mutual friend - Ed Norton - at a Radiohead concert. Catherine Keener then suggested Hill for "Moneyball" while they were shooting "Cyrus"; after he played Peter Brand at a "Moneyball&quo...

Jolie Talks Blood & Honey: Afghanistan War Drama, Gender Stereotypes & Scared in a Good Way

Tribeca Film Festival Names Frederic Boyer Artistic Director; Geoff Gilmore to Take 'Active Programming Role'

The Tribeca Film Festival has overhauled its programming structure, naming former Directors' Fortnight head Frederic Boyer to the position of artistic director, with TFF programmer Genna Terranova promoted to director of programming.

"Planet of Snail" Takes Top IDFA Prize

The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) handed out its prizes Friday evening, with South Korean director Seung-Jun Yi’s "Planet of Snail" taking the Best Feature-Length Documentary prize. The  Special Jury Award went to "5 Broken Cameras" (Palestin...

Mendes Casts Whishaw as Bond Gadget-Meister Q in Skyfall

Clearly, director Sam Mendes is seeking to update the Bond franchise and pull in some younger viewers. While Daniel Craig and Judi Dench are returning as agent 007 and his boss, M, respectively, John Cleese will not come back as Q. That role will go to a younger-generation gadget-master to be played...