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Preliminary 2011 Oscar Contenders: The Complete List
8 hours ago | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Today's collection is a complete, eight-page look at all of the preliminary 2011 Oscar Contenders I've featured over the week in one complete post. There are a few I'll be adding, such as yesterday's Welcome to the RIleys suggestion and hopefully a few more documentaries, before the doors to the new "The Contenders" section opens up in April, but until then this is your one-stop-shop.
As we move along add any thoughts or films you think should be added in the comments below or send me an email directly if you have thoughts on additional contenders or news on any of those on this list. Your suggestions are welcomed and encouraged.
127 Hours Release Date: Release date not yet set Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures Directed By: Danny Boyle Cast: James Franco, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara Quick Thoughts: Directed by Danny Boyle whose last film, Slumdog Millionaire, racked up eight Oscars including Best Picture, »
- Brad Brevet
2011 Oscar Predictions: Best Director
18 March 2010 2:57 PM, PDT | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
Okay, so far we've got (and thanks to those who've been keeping tabs, reading and leaving comments on the previous prediction pieces) The Tree of Life winning for Best Original Screenplay (read here) and Emmanuel Lubezki for Best Cinematography (read here). Best Adapted Screenplay is going to the Coens for True Grit (read here). The acting awards are going to be split up among Hilary Swank (read here) and Johnny Depp (read here) win in the leading categories while Elle Fanning (read here) and Christian Bale (read here) for Supporting. - Okay, so far we've got (and thanks to those who've been keeping tabs, reading and leaving comments on the previous prediction pieces) The Tree of Life winning for Best Original Screenplay (read here) and Emmanuel Lubezki for Best Cinematography (read here). Best Adapted Screenplay is going to the Coens for True Grit (read here). The acting awards are going »
Preliminary 2011 Oscar Contenders: Part Four
18 March 2010 9:57 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Wow, we made it, and to think this is just the early round of Oscar consideration. By the time we hit the November time frame this list of 87 total films will most likely be whittled down to what I assume will be about 30 or so titles of actual contenders. The real question is just how many from this preliminary list will be left standing once we get to that point? 20? 15? Less?
No matter, this is all for fun anyway as well as taking a moment to introduce you to a few films you may not have known were coming out this year. After all, isn't it better to be "in the know" so you can impress your friends?
In today's fourth and final installment we have the final 13 individual films to make my preliminary list followed by the ten films I can currently see as Animated Feature Film contenders as »
- Brad Brevet
Preliminary 2011 Oscar Contenders: Part Two
16 March 2010 11:21 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Welcome back for part two of my four part look at the early 2011 Oscar Contenders. If you didn't check out Part One you can do so right here or use the link at the bottom of page two of this post. However, first things first, there has already been a change to part one as a watchful reader has pointed me to an article from the Los Angeles Times saying Andrew Jarecki's All Good Things is no longer at the Weinstein Co. as the director has bought back the domestic rights and is now shopping them around to potential distributors and hopes to have a deal in place shortly. This doesn't change much, but it does mean we have a change in distributor.
There was also a slight change in my numbers as another film was added to my list, bringing the total to 73 individual films plus my animated and documentary contenders, »
- Brad Brevet
2011 Oscar Predictions: Best Adapted Screenplay
15 March 2010 9:51 PM, PDT | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
Come post-Cannes time, ask me about my bottom five nomination predictions I've listed below, and I'll probably want to retract some of my picks - this year's competition in Best Adapted Screenplay is fierce. We have a strong contingent of scribes from the U.K in David Seidler's The King's Speech, Rowan Joffe's Brighton Rock, William Monahan's London Boulevard and Alex Garland's Never Let Me Go. - Come post-Cannes time, ask me about my bottom five nomination predictions I've listed below, and I'll probably want to retract some of my picks - this year's competition in Best Adapted Screenplay is fierce. We have a strong contingent of scribes from the U.K in David Seidler's The King's Speech, Rowan Joffe's Brighton Rock, William Monahan's London Boulevard and Alex Garland's Never Let Me Go. Studio films which I figure have a better »
Presumed Innocent and Frantic (Thriller Double Feature) Blu-ray Review
15 March 2010 9:58 AM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »
Two movies sharing one Blu-ray disc. Sounds intriguing but is it a gimmick or bargain? Warner would have you believe the latter with their new series of "Double Feature" high-def releases. Up for consideration is a duo of mid-career Harrison Ford vehicles, Presumed Innocent (1990) and Frantic (1988), representing the "Thriller" genre (the studio has also paired Comedy and Action themed flicks, each sharing a well known lead).
The better part of a decade had passed since my last viewing of either film, and I was impressed by how well both hold up, sharing a thematic similarity with Ford's respective characters thrust into circumstances beyond their control. Presumed has prosecutor Rusty Sabich leading an investigation into the murder of a fellow attorney and in turn becoming the main suspect, while Frantic centers on Dr. Richard Walker whose wife disappears while visiting Paris forcing him to dredge through the seedy underbelly of the city in search of her. »
HeyUGuys IMDb250 Project – Week 8
15 March 2010 2:00 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
As we enter the eighth week of the IMDb250 Project it’s becoming clear that the experience has completely changed our tastes, our appreciation and our knowledge of movies and movie making in general after only 20 films viewed each so far, that is something truly incredible for us personally and a real positive for attempting this project which could easily have become a chore watching so many movies in such a short period.
If you want to check out the previous weeks 1 – 7 click here for a rundown of our previous progress in the project but for now I bring you my next five films for the project of which three I had never seen before, one I haven’t seen since I was very very young and the final one is such a phenomenal a personal favourite movie of mine that I wish I could watch it again for the »
- Gary Phillips
Hammer Films CEO Simon Oakes Discusses the Future of Horror Including Let Me In, The Resident, Lady In Black, More
13 March 2010 11:40 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
New Hammer Films CEO Simon Oakes recently sat down to chat about the rebirth of classic Horror House Hammer Films with a few online sites. Oakes talked Hammer’s upcoming slate: Let Me In, the remake of critically acclaimed Let the Right One In; The Resident, with a star studded cast including Christopher Lee, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Hillary Swanks; and Lady In Black based on the classic English novel of the same name. Highlights include discussing what American audiences can expect from Let Me In versus Let the Right One In, why Hammer Won’T be making films that glorify torture, and what the return of Christopher Lee to Hammer (in The Resident) means to Oakes personally. For fans of the genre who long to see it return to what it once was, Oakes offers exciting news, views, and insights into the future of Hammer. It’s a fantastic »
- Jonah
Hathaway, Sturgess take it 'One Day' at a time
12 March 2010 11:43 AM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess are in talks to star in the romance "One Day," an adaptation of a David Nicholls novel.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lone Scherfig is directing for Focus Features. Nina Jacobson is producing through her Color Force production company. The film revolves around Dexter and Emma, who meet for the first time during their graduation in 1988 and proceed to meet one day a year for the next 20 years. They eventually realize that they were meant to be together.Hathaway can be currently seen as the White Queen in Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland." Sturgess recently wrapped Peter Weir's World War II drama "The Way Back" that also stars Colin Farrell and Saoirse Ronan. »
- Adnan Tezer
Jim Sturgess and Anne Hathaway May Star in One Day
11 March 2010 6:20 PM, PST | movies.about.com | See recent movies.about.com news »
The Hollywood Reporter says Jim Sturgess and Anne Hathaway are in talks to star in the comedy One Day, based on the novel by David Nicholls (Starter for 10) and adapted for the screen by the author. Nicholls' book tells the story of Emma and Dexter, students who meet for the first time on July 15, 1988 as they're getting ready to graduate. They form a friendship and agree to meet up once a year on July 15th. The story follows their individual highs and lows, tracking their professional lives and their personal relationships.
Director Lone Scherfig (An Education) is helming the Focus Features project.
Jim Sturgess recently completed work on Peter Weir's The Way Home with Colin Farrell, Saoirse Ronan and Mark Strong. And Sturgess will soon be heard in the 3D animated film Legend of the Guardians (formerly known as Guardians of Ga'Hoole) hitting theaters on September 24th.
Best Actor Oscar-winner Jeff Bridges: The Hollywood Flashback Interview
9 March 2010 11:46 AM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
2010 Best Actor Academy Award-winner Jeff Bridges.
Editor’s Note: Congratulations to Jeff Bridges for finally getting his props with last night's win for "Crazy Heart"! He's now officially lost the title of "Most Underrated Actor of His Generation." In the spirit of Jeff's victory, we at The Interview thought it appropriate to share this article, which originally appeared in the July 1999 issue of Venice Magazine. Enjoy, and well-done, Jeff!
Building Bridges
By
Jeff Bridges is arguably the most underrated great American actor since the late Robert Ryan. A performer of incredible range, whose myriad of characterizations over the past 30 years leave the filmgoer with a continued sense of awe and admiration, Bridges' refusal to fit a mold on-screen might be the very thing that has kept him from becoming a conventional movie star. It's also the thing that has kept his work so fascinating, and so brilliant.
Born »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Cannes 2010 Predictions: Complete Recap
23 February 2010 1:48 PM, PST | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
I spent all of last week divulging some of films that I expect to be in Cannes this year, and Screen Daily happened to do the same. There are a good number of films that are mentioned of both sites' lists, but I mention about twenty films that the trade makes no mention of, and of course they have got a long list as well of films that I either passed on as potential selections or I was totally oblivious as to their existence. - I spent all of last week divulging some of films that I expect to be in Cannes this year, and Screen Daily happened to do the same. There are a good number of films that are mentioned of both sites' lists, but I mention about twenty films that the trade makes no mention of, and of course they have got a long list as well »
Cannes 2010 Predictions (Competition Films): Loach, Tarr, Allen, Malick and Sofia Coppola
18 February 2010 2:18 PM, PST | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
It's always fun to guess how the jury might end up voting and whether the head of juror will indeed sway the final vote. Last year The White Ribbon won and the wave of reactions obviously pointed to Huppert and Haneke's well-known rapport. The previous year, Sean Penn gave the Palme d'Or to The Class, not a politically-themed picture, but a social drama that represents a common pandemic. This year we have Tim Burton as the master of ceremonies -- knowing him he has a taste for noir and fantasy. - It's always fun to guess how the jury might end up voting and whether the head of juror will indeed sway the final vote. Last year The White Ribbon won and the wave of reactions obviously pointed to Huppert and Haneke's well-known rapport. The previous year, Sean Penn gave the Palme d'Or to The Class, not a politically-themed picture, »
Patrick Stewart in Mad Max 4 Movie?
31 January 2010 8:00 PM, PST | MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news »
Very interesting news comes from AICN. It seems that a fan girl caught up with Patrick Stewart at a convention where he revealed he would be working on a film with George Miller in Australia. She wrote in;
...he signed my XMen DVD and I got to ask him whether he'd like to make a movie in Australia and he said he may be back here soon to film a movie with George Miller. I - embarrassingly - blurted "Happy Feet 2! great!" and he said "No, another one". Only other one I can see that Miller is doing is the new Mad Max movie. Patrick is sexy, but surely he's not playing mad max! hee hee - - assume he's playing another role in it. keep up the good work, 'TrekGirl'
Patrick Stewart is an actors actor and would bring alot to the Mad Max franchise especially if he played a villain. »
Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Director Martin Campbell and Graham King Interview Edge Of Darkness
27 January 2010 8:23 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Opening this Friday is director Martin Campbell’s (Casino Royale) Edge of Darkness. A Gk Films Production based on the BAFTA Award-winning BBC miniseries of the same name (which Campbell directed), Edge of Darkness is about a homicide detective whose daughter is gunned down on his front steps. When he starts to look into what really happened, he uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence. The film stars Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Bojana Novakovic and Shawn Roberts and it’s been written by William Monahan (The Departed) and Andrew Bovell (Lantana), based on the original television series written by Troy Kennedy Martin.
To help promote the film, I recently participated in a press conference with Gibson, Winstone, Director Martin Campbell and Producer Graham King. If you’re a Mel Gibson fan, you »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
A name to reckon with: Saoirse Ronan
22 January 2010 4:10 PM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Saoirse Ronan stole the film in Atonement, and now she's at it again with The Lovely Bones. Not bad for a 15-year-old who likes to hang out with her family dog and eat crisps
Saoirse Ronan turned 15 last April and runs on a different clock from the rest of us. She says she's glad she didn't start acting young, because it might have screwed her up and burnt her out. It's not as if she began acting at, say, three or something. She waited until she was eight, which was more sensible, because when you reach "our age" (she includes me in this) you at least know what you're doing, and in any case, things didn't start getting weird until a few years ago, with the Oscar nomination. "So I'm glad I'm only really starting now," she says firmly. "Because it means I can be seen as an actor as opposed to a child actor. »
- Xan Brooks
Saoirse Ronan: A name to reckon with
22 January 2010 4:10 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Saoirse Ronan stole the film in Atonement, and now she's at it again with The Lovely Bones. Not bad for a 15-year-old who likes to hang out with her family dog and eat crisps
Saoirse Ronan turned 15 last April and runs on a different clock from the rest of us. She says she's glad she didn't start acting young, because it might have screwed her up and burnt her out. It's not as if she began acting at, say, three or something. She waited until she was eight, which was more sensible, because when you reach "our age" (she includes me in this) you at least know what you're doing, and in any case, things didn't start getting weird until a few years ago, with the Oscar nomination. "So I'm glad I'm only really starting now," she says firmly. "Because it means I can be seen as an actor as opposed to a child actor. »
- Xan Brooks
Mel Gibson Interview, Edge of Darkness
18 January 2010 8:00 PM, PST | MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news »
After a seven-year hiatus from acting, internationally acclaimed filmmaker Mel Gibson returns to star in the suspenseful new thriller, “Edge of Darkness,” directed by Martin Campbell. MoviesOnline sat down with the award-winning actor, director, writer and producer this past weekend to talk about what it was like to return to work again in front of the camera.
“Edge of Darkness” is an emotionally charged film set at the intersection of politics and big business. Thomas Craven (Gibson) is a veteran homicide detective for the Boston Police Department and a single father. When his only child, 24-year-old Emma (Bojana Novakovic), is murdered on the steps of his home, everyone assumes that he was the target. But he soon suspects otherwise, and embarks on a mission to find out about his daughter’s secret life and her killing. His investigation leads him into a dangerous, looking-glass world of corporate cover-ups, government collusion »
Mel Gibson Talks Mad Max Fury Road Cameo
18 January 2010 8:00 PM, PST | MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news »
Sheila Roberts sat down with Mel Gibson recently to talk about his new film Edge of Darkness which looks really fantastic and during the interview some comments about Mad Max 4 came up;
Q: Have you talked to George Miller about Mad Max Fury Road?
Mel: Oh yeah. I’ve talked to George. Yeah, we’ve had a good chin wag about it. We talk all the time anyway, George and I. So I’m abreast of that. I know he’s been trying to do this for years, the fourth installment. At one point, I was involved, then it fell to bits and then this and that.
So now, it’s probably gone through a lot of changes. I can’t wait to see it because everything he does I think is magic. There’s a touch of genius, more than a touch of genius about George. Probably most »
Mel Gibson Talks About Bad Ass Scary Vikings
17 January 2010 6:27 AM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
During press interviews for Mel Gibson’s upcoming revenge picture “Edge Of Darkness”, Mel was quizzed on his future plans and dropped a little non “Mad Max 4: Fury Road” news but had some very cool things to say about his epic Viking movie project that will star Leo Dicaprio with a script from “Departed” writer William Monahan. Question: Have you talked to George Miller about Mad Max 4? Mel Gibson: I’ve talked to George…yeah. We talk all the time anyway. I’m abreast of that. He’s been trying to do this for years – the 4th installment. At one point I was involved and it fell to bits and then this and that…so now it’s probably gone through a lot of changes and I can’t wait to see it cause everything he does is magic. There is a touch of genius about George. »
- endymion
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