• BAFTA Winners: 'The King's Speech' Scores Big; David Fincher Wins Best Director

    Tonight the award ceremony took place in London to honor recipients of the British Academy Film Awards, in a show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). The BAFTA winners won't have any particular effect on the Oscar race, but the lineup for winners looks very much like that which has…

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  • Cool Stuff: Dean Walton's 2011 Oscar Nominated Movie Posters

    Illustrator Dean Walton (aka Mr. Shabba) has created a series of posters for the movies nominated Best Picture for the 2011 Academy Awards. Hit the jump to see his colorful yet minimalistic creations for Black Swan, The Social Network, The King's Speech, True Grit, and The Fighter. Walton is also selling a limited edition run…

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  • Interview: Legendary Cinematographer Roger Deakins

    I've done a lot of interviews during my time at /Film, but I usually don't have the opportunity to interview cinematographers. However, when the offer came to chat with Roger Deakins, I jumped at the chance. Deakins has helped to craft some of the most memorable images in the history of cinema. His insanely accomplished…

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  • Trivia: How The Opening Shot Of 'True Grit' Came Together

    The Coen Brothers' True Grit begins with a long, enigmatic shot of a lit porch at night that slowly fades into view to reveal a dead body. It's gorgeously done, and it sets the tone for the rest of the film. But True Grit almost had a significantly different opening sequence. I recently had the…

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  • Page 2: Star Wars, Christopher Nolan, Source Code, Hailee Steinfeld, Smallville, Spike Jonze, The Sunset Limited, Tom Cruise, Time Bandits

    What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 22 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If…

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  • The Cinematography Of True Grit

    /Film reader Oscar sent me a link to a nice little featurette titled "The Cinematography of True Grit" which focuses on the work of 9-time Oscar nominated cinematographer Roger Deakins. Watch the video embedded after the jump.

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  • 83rd Annual Academy Award Nominations Announced

    The nominees for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards have been announced. As expected, big players include The Social Network and The King's Speech, but there are very strong showings for The Kids Are All Right, The Fighter and True Grit. The Best Picture nominees are: Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are All Right,…

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  • Infographic: Connecting The Actors In Coen Brothers Movies

    UK graphic artist Tom Muller has created an awesome infographic connecting the dots of reoccurring actors in the movies of Coen Bothers. Hit the jump to see the graphic. Head over to HelloMuller to see the full infographic in high resolution.

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  • Page 2

    What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 46 (!?!) different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness.…

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  • LOL: 'True Grit,' Subtitled

    This one doesn't need much explanation: the folks at College Humor have added their own mocking subtitles to dialogue performed by Jeff Bridges in True Grit. Now, if you really can't tell what Rooster Cogburn is saying in the film you either need to talk to your theater, or an ear specialist. But in the…

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  • Flixster's Top 10 Movies Of 2010

    IMDb might be the largest sample of user submitted movie ratings on the internet, but Flixster is a close second. After IMDb released their list of the top 10 user rated movies of 2010, Flixster has released their own listing. Find out which films ranked highly, after the jump. Flixster's Top 10 Movies of 2010…

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  • VOTD: 'True Grit's' Hailee Steinfeld Has Blingatude For K-Mart

    Hailee Steinfeld's performance in the Coen Brothers' True Grit has a great chance of nabbing her an Oscar nomination. She, unfortunately, didn't get a well-deserved CLIO for her performance in this commercial for "Blingatude" at K-Mart. It seems that even a 14-year-old on the brink of international stardom isn't immune from their past. Check out…

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  • Writers Guild Of America Nominations Announced

    Along with the Producers Guild and the Screen Actors Guild, the Writers Guild of America is one of the strongest voting bodies in Hollywood. So, when they announce their nominations for the best of the year, it's usually a pretty good precursor to the Oscars. Check out their 2010 nominees after the jump. Here's the…

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  • Germain's Top 10 Movies Of 2010 (And Top 5 Of 2011 So Far)

    Looking back, 2010 is not going to be remembered as a particularly good year for movies. In my mind, most of the 150 or so new films I saw from January to December are all muddled together in a big pile of mediocrity. When that happens though, it's so much easier to pick out the…

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  • Quentin Tarantino's Favorite Movies Of 2010

    Quentin Tarantino has released a list of his favorite films of 2010. Hit the jump to see the list. Quentin Tarantino's Favorite Movies of 2010 1. Toy Story 3 2. The Social Network 3. Animal Kingdom 4. I Am Love 5. Tangled 6. True Grit 7. The Town 8. Greenberg 9. Cyrus 10. Enter The…

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  • /Filmcast Ep. 129 - True Grit And Black Swan

    This week, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley deliver their thoughts on two of this year's most critically acclaimed films, debate whether or not the Coens have ever done a "straight genre exercise" before, plus offer a crazy theory about the real meaning of Black Swan and speculate on where Aronofsky's career might be headed next. Thanks to…

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  • 'TRON: Legacy' Wins The Christmas Box Office On Twitter

    Though TRON: Legacy came in a distant third at the box office over the Christmas weekend, it dominated its rivals on Twitter. According to a report by Mashable, more people tweeted about TRON: Legacy this weekend than both Little Fockers and True Grit combined. Those films were the number one and two films at the…

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  • The Best Reviewed Movies Of 2010

    As the end of the year nears, Rotten Tomatoes have released the tallies for the best reviewed movies of 2010. I thought we'd compare the list with the other movie review compilation site Metacritic. Both sites have their advantages. Rotten Tomatoes includes a larger sample of reviews, while Metacritic features a smaller more-selected grouping of…

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