New York Film Critics Circle

The Awards Will Not Be Televised: Brad Pitt at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards

Regina Weinreich | Posted 03.12.2012

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Regina Weinreich

The crowds outside Crimson, the club where the New York Film Critics Circle held their awards, were six deep, calm in the cold behind velvet ropes, hoping to get a glimpse.

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Albert Brooks Kills It At The NY Film Awards

nypost.com | Posted 03.11.2012

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For years Albert Brooks has been worshipped for his comedic prowess, from his stand-up to his Twitter. Yet 2012 is Brooks' year, due to a surprising d...

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Albert Brooks Tribute at the Film Society of Lincoln Center

Regina Weinreich | Posted 03.11.2012

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Regina Weinreich

As the guy who doesn't get the pretty girl, Albert Brooks does get the laughs.

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How About No Award for Animation?

Marshall Fine | Posted 02.18.2012

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Marshall Fine

I can't speak for the entire New York Film Critics Circle group, but I made the motion because I didn't believe that any of the year's animated features deserved our award.

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Matt Damon, Cameron Crowe Respond To Harsh Insult

Posted 02.13.2012

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One of the more bizarre turns of the heated embargo-gate exchange between New Yorker film critic David Denby and "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" pro...

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'Dragon Tattoo' Controversy Flares Up

Posted 02.05.2012

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If David Fincher had his way, David Denby wouldn't have even had the opportunity to break the embargo on his "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" review....

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'Dragon Tattoo' Starts Ugly Public Battle

The Huffington Post | Jordan Zakarin | Posted 12.05.2011

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The late fall and winter generally see movie studios doing their best to court influencers and media figures, with swanky parties and For Your Conside...

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Oscars 2012: Reading This Week's Critical Tea Leaves

John Lopez | Posted 02.01.2012

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John Lopez

Though the Spirit Awards are more like the Oscar's spunky little sister -- the one who wears black nail polish and will blow her rent on boots -- they can be an important heat-builder.

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Review: Happy Feet Two

Marshall Fine | Posted 01.15.2012

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Marshall Fine

I can't imagine that Happy Feet Two will charm any but the youngest viewers. It has less plot than an hour of Sesame Street, fewer jokes than a Republican presidential debate -- and astonishing computer animation, this time in wholly unnecessary 3D.

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New York Film Critics Circle Contretemps

Regina Weinreich | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Michod, Jacki Weaver, Stuart Blumberg, David O. Russell, Charles Ferguson, Ed Norton, Jeff Hill, Darren Aronofsky, Lisa Cholodenko, Mark Ruffalo, Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Armond White, James Toback, New York Film Critics Circle, Matthew Libatique, Michelle Willliams, Colin Firth, Entertainment News
Regina Weinreich

You expect an awards event to be a love fest with awardees waxing benighted and grateful. When Darren Aronofsky got up to speak about Black Swan's cinematographer, things got ugly.

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Why the Oscars Are Irrelevant

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

Some people have greeted this week's selection of James Franco and Anne Hathaway as hosts for next February's Oscar broadcast as a harbinger of doom. Yeah, right -- like this annual ritual wasn't already one of the walking dead.

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HuffPost Review: Jackass 3D

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

One of my most amusing memories as a member of the New York Film Critics Circle is the 2002 voting meeting, at which we selected our award-winners - a...

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Jackie Earle Haley's comet burns bright

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

Jackie Earle Haley was a teen star when he was 15 and a has-been by his 30s. And then, suddenly, having ditched the business for 15 years, he once a...

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Movie Review: Shutter Island

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

DiCaprio isn't just a star -- he's a smart, resourceful actor intimately in tune with his emotions and capable of nearly anything on screen.

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