Articles about Beginners

From animated classics to arthouse legends, men and their kids are a common way to set an emotional spine for a movie, and so @indiewire is only just scratching the surface here, but the picks below number among them some of the best ever cinematic takes on the surface.

For this edition of the Top 5 Movie Guide, we take a look at some of our favorite films featuring Ewan McGregor, star of this weekend's "Jack the Giant Slayer"!

A list of five actors and five actresses who @indiewire wishes got more traction than they did. These would be pretty great Oscar candidates.

Melena Ryzik does the hard work of playing with Uggie and Cosmo, the show-stopping dogs from this season's movies, and gets behind-the-scenes secrets from their trainers.

Christopher Plummer talks about being the front-runner for best supporting actor and his disdain for Uggie, when Cosmo in his film is so much better.

Christopher Plummer shares thoughts in a @VanityFair Q&A that make you think, F yeah, Christopher Plummer, F yeah

A good heh: "If 2012's Oscar-nominated movie posters told the truth"

"Beginners" director Mike Mills talks to @npr at the beginning of awards season, and lists "The Thin Blue Line" as a fave film

Important question: Which dog in an Oscar-contending movie this year was the cutest? @thr investigates

In many recent films — including "The Tree of Life," "Beginners" and "Midnight in Paris" — men are seen facing some type of existential crisis.