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Tár: busting the myths the film perpetuates of the all-powerful maestro

Tár follows a fictional all-powerful female orchestra conductor and her fall from the height of her career. Lydia Tár is portrayed as one of the top conductors in the world and the first female conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic.

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Commentary: Oscar nominee ‘Tár’ brought conducting into the spotlight. That’s not good for classical music

Director Todd Field has gone through great pains, including on a podcast for the Los Angeles Times, to explain his great effort to get the world of classical music right in “Tár.”

Los Angeles Times

Oscars 2023 tip sheet: Who should win, who will win

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Oscars 2023: who will win? And who should win?

All eyes are on this Sunday as the awards race heats up

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Tár might win Cate Blanchett her third Academy Award, but few have seen the psychological drama about a conductor coming undone

Tár just picked up six Academy Award nominations, yet hardly anyone has seen it. Luckily, we have; here's everything you need to know about this Oscar contender.

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Have A Go At All The Surprises, Snubs Problematic Results From The 2023 Oscars Nominations

Everything everywhere that was snubbed and scored big all at once.

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Women at the Oscars take a big step back

Check out the full list of Oscar nominations, which include no women nominated for directing

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'Everything Everywhere' leads Oscars with 11 nominations

"Everything Everywhere All at Once" was everywhere when Oscar nominations were announced Tuesday morning in Los Angeles. The parallel-universe adventure leads a spread-out field with 11 nods.

Tribune News Service

Oscar nominations 2023: The full list of Academy Award nominees

Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Banshees of Inisherin and All Quiet on the Western Front lead the nominations for this year’s Oscars

Manchester Evening News

Oscars 2023: a welcome turn to Ireland aside, these are very conventional picks

The Banshees of Inisherin has made a stunning showing, along with welcome nods for Paul Mescal and The Quiet Girl, but there are few other surprises

The Guardian - UK

Oscar nominations 2023: Paul Mescal, Colin Farrell and Kerry Condon among Irish Oscar nominees

The 95th Academy Awards will be held March 12 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and televised live on ABC

Irish Mirror

Tár is a wilfully enigmatic psychodrama starring Cate Blanchett as a celebrity conductor accused of sexual abuse

This psychodrama about a brilliant conductor facing #MeToo allegations and her own mental unravelling is willfully enigmatic — but also funnier than you might think.

ABC News

Oscars nominations 2023: Final predictions for all 23 categories

LOS ANGELES — Oscar nominations arrive bright and early Tuesday morning and, judging from the conversations I've had with film academy members, there are going to be a lot of surprises when the slate is revealed. There's no best picture front-runner and loyalties are splintered in a dozen different directions.…

Los Angeles Times

Piano forte: Cate Blanchett strikes a chord with power chic fashion in Tár

Blanchett’s portrayal of a conductor in crisis has divided critics but all agree her cool and calculated luxury outfits excel

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Absolute power, misconduct and decline: the classical music pieces that unlock Tár

In his controversial film, Todd Field foregrounds melancholic works by Mahler and Elgar. Are they a requiem for Cate Blanchett’s supremely powerful conductor?

The Independent UK

'All Quiet on the Western Front' leads race for BAFTA awards

Visceral World War I drama “All Quiet on the Western Front” has a field-leading 14 nominations for the British Academy Film Awards

The Independent UK

Baftas 2023: The full list of Bafta nominations

‘Banshees of Inisherin’, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ and ’Elvis’ follow close behind

The Guardian - UK

Can Tom Cruise use his maverick magic to save Tár from box-office oblivion?

It wouldn’t be the first time he’s saved director Todd Field, we learned this week, and the Top Gun star knows a thing or two about shifting tickets

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The Guardian - UK

Thank you, Cate Blanchett, for taking up the baton for female conductors

I’ve been trying to get more women on the podium for years. The actor’s star turn in her new film Tár is a huge help

The Guardian - UK

Monstrous maestro: why is Cate Blanchett’s cancel culture film Tár angering so many people?

Despite glowing reviews, Todd Field’s drama about a predatory conductor has struggled at the box office. Is this because its protagonist is an unlikeable woman?

The Guardian - UK

Tár review – Cate Blanchett dazzles as monstrous maestro

Todd Field’s film echoes the slippery genius of its protagonist, a brilliant conductor-composer who toys with her admirers

Los Angeles Times

Now that the actors, directors and producers have spoken, what movie will win the Oscar?

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood's guilds have had their say, and we've learned so much this week. Actors really adore "Everything Everywhere All at Once" and "The Banshees of Inisherin." Directors apparently couldn't be bothered to see "Avatar: The Way of Water" along with the rest of us. Producers can't resist…

Los Angeles Times

This real-life conductor is mentioned in 'Tár.' And she's not a fan of the film

Marin Alsop, a world-renowned conductor name-checked in "Tár," is speaking out against the 2022 film and its antagonistic protagonist portrayed by Cate Blanchett.

The Independent UK

Tár review: Cate Blanchett is at her best in a nuanced take on #MeToo and cancel culture

Todd Field’s film is essentially about the whirlpools of discourse around #MeToo and ‘cancel culture’, but rarely in a way that feels like a polemic

The Conversation

Tár – an exploration of the flawed musicians behind decadent music

Tár (2022) follows superstar conductor Lydia Tár, played by Cate Blanchett, as she conducts the Berlin Philharmonic (represented in the film by the Dresden Philharmonic) in a much-anticipated performance of Gustav Mahler’s Fifth Symphony.

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