Birdman
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Jonathan Romney: From Hitchcock’s Rope to Alejandro González Iñárritu’s new movie Birdman, directors have used the tracking shot to create the sense of a seamless one-shot film. But is it brilliant movie-making – or just showing off?
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Richard Linklater’s coming of age drama chief victor at New York Critics Circle awards, while Birdman triumphs at Gotham awards and The Boxtrolls leads Annie nominations
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Michael Keaton drama leads pack with six nominations at awards increasingly seen as sound indicator of Oscars success
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The third instalment in YA franchise marks 2014’s highest-grossing new opener, but its $123m total is still down on the first and second in the series
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First place debut for slapstick sequel, while Big Hero 6 takes second place and Interstellar, Beyond the Lights and Gone Girl round out the top five
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A rainy week was brightened by a brilliant Willem Dafoe, a new Bogdanovich and a Swedish gem about two travelling salesmen, writes Xan Brooks
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Cynics may see the festival's newfound openness as a reflection of its dwindling cachet, but A-listers aren't the only show in town, writes Xan Brooks
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The Venice film festival began with the premiere of Birdman, attended by the film’s stars Ed Norton, Michael Keaton, Emma Stone and Andrea Riseborough
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As Birdman kicks off 71st programme, festival organisers concede that they lobbied unsuccessfully for premieres of Gone Girl and Inherent Vice, while jury chair Alexandre Desplat state that Venice’s mission lies in discovery
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This year’s Venice film festival begins with Alejandro González Iñárritu’s showbiz satire, a film as jittery, shallow and occasionally inspired as its hero, writes Xan Brooks
Notebook Insulted and caricatured: who declared open season on the critics?