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On Location: Immersed in the world of 'The Master'
Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master" is set in a richly colored, Todd-AO widescreen-feeling America circa 1950, boldly ascending from the horrors of World War II without yet comprehending the trauma incurred. It's a sometimes squeaky-clean surface under...
Tags: Movies, Paul Thomas Anderson, Joaquin Phoenix, Arts and Culture, Photography
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National Society of Film Critics names 'Amour' best of 2012
The National Society of Film Critics named "Amour," Michael Haneke's heartbreaking drama about an elderly couple, the best film of 2012 on Saturday. Haneke was named best director and Emmanuelle Riva was named best actress. "The Master" came in...Tags: Reviews, Movies, Joaquin Phoenix, Holy Motors (movie), Museum of Modern Art
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Toronto Film Festival Day 2 recap: The Master's domain!
Here's a Day 2 recap from the Toronto International Film Festival. Everybody sees a different slate of movies each day here. Friday went this way: After the gamer-oriented slaughter of “Dredd 3D,” the fanciful and tricksy theatrics of director...
Tags: Film Festivals, Movies, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Joaquin Phoenix, Paul Thomas Anderson
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'The Master' offers a cinematic world unlike any other
Already open in New York and Los Angeles and going into general release Friday, writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson's strange, audacious drama "The Master" evokes a feverish state of mind more than a conventional movie, though its story can be...
Tags: Film Festivals, Movies, Scientology, Paul Thomas Anderson, Joaquin Phoenix
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At Capitol Cinema: `Master' inspired by, not unmasking of Scientology
AP Movie CriticViewers hoping for a juicy expose of the super-secretive Church of Scientology in ‘‘The Master’’ might want to adjust their expectations just a tad. Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson has acknowledged that the cult leader of...Tags: Radiohead (music group), Movies, Scientology, Joaquin Phoenix, Paul Thomas Anderson
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Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman's 'The Master' set for record-breaking opening weekend
Pop2itPaul Thomas Anderson's Scientology-inspired awards contender grossed $242,127 from five theaters for a remarkable $48,425 per-screen average; "Resident Evil: Retribution" was No.1 with $8.4 million.... -
Greta Garbo's mystery ends -- her possessions are put up for auction
Liz Smith"I vant to be alone!" famously said Greta Garbo in the MGM classic "Grand Hotel." It became a mantra for her in private life, but what she really said was, "I want to be LEFT alone!" This week at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills, the possessions of...Tags: Spaghetti, Movies, Sweden, Auction Service, Greta Garbo
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2012 in review: Teamwork enlivens the theater world
Could the theater artist of 2012 really be … Samuel Beckett? Well, the 1969 Nobel Prize winner had stiff competition this year from Anton Chekhov, dead for more than a hundred years but more alive than ever onstage. Chekhov's early play "Ivanov"...
Tags: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (movie), John Hurt, Helen Hunt, Arts and Culture, Bruce Norris
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'Hunger Games': Philip Seymour Hoffman cast as Plutarch Heavensbee
Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has joined the cast of "The Hunger Games" sequel "Catching Fire" as head gamemaker Plutarch Heavensbee, according to Lionsgate, the studio behind the movies. Hoffman will play the sly orchestrator of the 75th...
Tags: Woody Harrelson, The Master (movie), The Amazing Spider-Man (movie), The Hunger Games (movie), Death of a Salesman (play)
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Golden Globe Nods
Steven Spielberg’s historical drama “Lincoln” was nominated for a leading seven Golden Globe Awards, including Best Drama, yesterday morning. Quentin Tarantino’s blood-soaked, 19th century-set revenge picture “Django...
Tags: Joaquin Phoenix, Maggie Smith, Matt LeBlanc, Helen Mirren, Jessica Lange
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On New York stages, a year full of letdowns
The year 2012, as Queen Elizabeth II might have said, was quite the annus horribilis on Broadway. Especially after the leaves started to turn. Consider the less-than-regal disappointments. "The Anarchist," the polemical new play by David Mamet, closed...Tags: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (movie), Porgy and Bess (movie), Peter and the Starcatcher (play), New Year's Day, William Shatner
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SAG Awards nominations 2013: 'Lincoln,' 'Les Miz,' 'Silver Linings'
Steven Spielberg’s historical biography “Lincoln,” the musical epic “Les Miserables” and the quirky romantic comedy “Silver Linings Playbook” dominated the Screen Actors Guild Award nominations Wednesday morning,...
Tags: Reviews, Health and Medical Professionals, Joaquin Phoenix, Maggie Smith, Romance (genre)
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