EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Plummer has landed the lead role in Andrew Haigh's Lean On Pete. Plummer will play Charley Thompson, the itinerant teen abandoned by his mother as a baby who loses his neglectful father to sepsis. Lean On Pete has long been a passion project for Haigh, who will direct and write the tale of lost…

Charlotte Rampling’s Best Actress Oscar nomination for her turn in Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years marks the first time she has been recognized by the Academy, despite five decades of work on the big screen that includes memorable turns in films like The Damned, The Night Porter and The Verdict. In France, where the…

Charlotte Rampling and John Rhys-Davies will star alongside Josh Hartnett in Lech Majewski's sci-fi pic Valley of the Gods. Rampling, Academy Award-nominated for her role in Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years, will play Amanda Joyce. She will next be seen in Ritesh Batra's The Sense of an Ending with Jim Broadbent and Emily…

The weekend’s Snowmageddon on the East Coast likely had a depressing influence on the box office, though some holdovers still managed to overcome the blizzard with solid numbers even as they expanded. Sony Classics’ The Lady In The Van, Sundance Selects’ 45 Years and Paramount’s Anomalisa held their own in additional…

UPDATED, 4:44 PM: After causing a stir with comments on French radio about the Oscar diversity issue, Academy Award nominee Charlotte Rampling told CBS, “I regret that my comments could have been misinterpreted.” In a statement to CBS’ Sunday Morning, the 45 Years star tried to clarify what she really meant:

“I regret…

Fox’s The Revenant, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, remained a powerhouse in its second straight week. Still in just four theaters, the feature starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy and Domhnall Gleeson grossed $450K, bringing its two-week cume to $1,322,519. The weekend’s PTA of $112,500 is the third-best of…

UPDATED with Monday actuals: Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenant and Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight dazzled with muscular debuts this weekend. Fox’s Leonardo DiCaprio survival adventure handily delivered the weekend’s top per theater average with $118,640. The Hateful Eight‘s $46,107 average across 100…

Charlotte Rampling says her new film 45 Years — the story of a married older couple whose 45-year relationship hits a crisis when a long-hidden secret is revealed just before their anniversary — is not about what you might think. “It’s not a film about age at all. It’s not a film about older people necessarily. You’re…

Two anticipated titles that will spend a short time in limited release beginning Christmas weekend are making their debuts in theaters. Fans of 70mm film will get their chance to see Quentin Tarantino’s latest, The Hateful Eight exclusively in the format as the title heads out to an initial 44 cities. It will head…

The London Critics’ Circle has fallen for Todd Haynes’ Carol, giving it seven nominations for its 36th annual Film Awards which will take place next month. The nods for Carol include Film of the Year and and Actress of the Year mentions for both Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara. Also high on the list for the org that…

Charlotte Rampling, one of the great actresses of her generation, never has been nominated for an Oscar. Hopefully, that is about to change with her brilliant turn in the new British marital drama 45 Years. She already has won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival along with Best Actress from…

A new weekly column talking up the season with bits and pieces from the awards circuit.

AFI Fest, the last big stop on the fall film festival circuit has boosted the Oscar visibility for two late players from the majors this week:  Sony’s Concussion which world premiered Tuesday night, and Paramount’s last minute…