Amour (movie)

Alexander Payne feels at home with 'Nebraska'

2013-05-22 16:05:00

CANNES, France — Writer-director Alexander Payne has been nominated for three screenplay Oscars and has won two. So what did the man responsible for films including "Election," "Sideways" and "The Descendants" feel about working with someone else'...

Review: 'Kon-Tiki' a tale retold of determined seafarers

2013-04-25 15:39:00

"Kon-Tiki" is a ripping yarn torn from yesterday's headlines. Though somewhat forgotten now, the 1947 story of six men, an oceangoing raft and a wild and crazy theory was a media sensation that gripped the world's imagination — and launched a...

Billy Childs, John Malpede win Doris Duke Performing Artist Awards

2013-05-01 06:30:00

Two Los Angeles-based artists -- jazz musician Billy Childs and theater director John Malpede --�are among the 20 recipients of the Doris Duke Performing Artist Awards for 2013.� The recipients, whose names were announced this week, will each receive an...

Cannes 2013: Coen brothers, Alexander Payne bound for film festival

2013-04-18 04:29:00

The Cannes Film Festival is making a statement at this year's gathering: We still really like Americans. The main competition will feature four directors from the U.S. -- Alexander Payne (“Nebraska”) Joel and Ethan Coen (“Inside Llewyn...

Personality drives this Tribeca Film Festival

2013-04-16 19:20:00

NEW YORK — In 11 previous editions, the Tribeca Film Festival has showcased dozens of glitzy studio productions and stars — Tobey Maguire and his "Spider-Man 3" crew rode into town in 2007, Tom Cruise opened "Mission: Impossible III" here in...

Oscars 2013: 'Amour' wins for foreign language film

2013-02-24 18:51:00

As the French might say, the victory of "Amour" for foreign language film at the Oscars on Sunday was practically a fait accompli. Pourquoi, you ask? Well, Michael Haneke's beautiful, elegiac film about a sudden crisis threatening an octogenarian...

Oscars 2013: Jennifer Lawrence wins best actress

2013-02-24 20:50:00

The second time’s the charm for Jennifer Lawrence. The 22-year-old Kentucky native landed the lead actress Oscar statuette Sunday for her tragicomic performance as an emotionally bruised widow in “Silver Linings Playbook.” Her win...

Cesars are in love with 'Amour'

2013-02-22 18:18:00

Two Academy Award best-picture nominees scored big at the C�sars on Friday night. “Amour,” Michael Haneke’s French-language drama about an elderly woman who suffers a stroke, won best film at the French movie prizes. Ben Affleck’...

Oscar predictions 2013: Picture and director--the 'Argo' effect

2013-02-24 12:00:00

Gold Standard writer Glenn Whipp has been sweeping through all 24 Oscar categories this week, assessing the races, predicting the winners and helping you prevail in your Oscar pools. He's looked at the shorts, the sound categories, the visual crafts...

Oscars 2013: Follow the Academy Awards live on Twitter

2013-02-24 15:00:00

The 85th Academy Awards are hours away, but social media is abuzz with winner projections, potential Oscar snubs and fashion faux pas. For film buffs and casual onlookers following the awards on a second screen,�you can get access from the scene on...

Oscars 2013 preview: MacFarlane, 'Argo' hope to steal the show

2013-02-24 13:30:00

"Argo" heads into Sunday's Oscars with the wind at its back, but Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" has the most nominations of any film -- a dozen. Will Ben Affleck's 1970s Iran drama make it a sweep, or are there some surprises in order? The suspense isn'...

Essay: 'Amour' is a horror film for the ages

2013-02-24 06:00:00

There is no cabin in the woods or scary house at the end of the street in "Amour." There is no ax-wielding Jack Nicholson running around. Yet filmmaker Michael Haneke's examination of the final days of a long life — and a long love — may be...

Director Michael Haneke accepting the award for Best Foreign Feature for his film "Amour."

2013-02-25 12:11:00

"Amour" director Michael Haneke accepts the Oscar for foreign-language film.

2013-02-24 19:10:47

Foreign-language film winner Michael Haneke, who directed "Amour," attends the ball with Susanne Haneke.

2013-02-24 00:00:00