Roman Polanski’s CARNAGE trailer
Last year, Roman Polanski delivered what was easily his best film since the 1970s with The Ghost Writer. (Well, at least it was the Polanski-est film he released since then.) Now comes the trailer for Polanski’s latest film Carnage, based on the play by Yasmina Reza. The film stars Jodi Foster, John C. Reilly, Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz as two set of parents discussing a fight that their children had at school. Naturally their conversation veers into topics like homophobia, racism and misogyny. You know, like most parental summits. Carnage premieres at the New York Film Festival and opens on Dec....
Read MoreTarantino plots a Western, Burton and Brolin head to NOTRE DAME, Oscars ratings down, more – News Links
Is the world ready? Quentin Tarantino is finally prepping to unleash a spaghetti Western. And Christoph Waltz is one of the stars. (AICN) Tim Burton and Josh Brolin are in the early stages of developing an adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. (THR’s Heat Vision) Did you think the Oscars were boring? Well, at least you watched them. Last night’s Academy Awards telecast was down in the ratings. (Deadline) Director Gary Winick (Letters to Juliet, 13 Going on 30) died after a battle with brain cancer. He was 49. (indieWire) Jane Russell, star of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Howard Hughes’ The Outlaw, has also passed. She was 89. (Variety)...
Read More12 Hours of Oscar: Will Waltz be Tarantino’s first?
12 Hours of Oscar: 2010 Academy Awards trivia every hour until the show starts. Tarantino gives many actors new leases on life. And while he’s directed five to Oscar nominations, including John Travolta (Pulp Fiction), Robert Forster (Jackie Brown), and this year, Christoph Waltz(Inglourious Bastereds), he’s never seen one win. If Waltz takes home the Best Supporting Actor trophy, his will be the first Tarantino-directed performance to ever win an Oscar. Full list of Oscar...
Read More2010 SAG Awards: The Winners
The Screen Actors Guild Awards rarely, if ever, line up perfectly with the Academy Awards. The last time they came close was in 2005 when all the actor categories (cast excluded, but isn’t it always) matched Oscar. That’s why I’m not sold on Sandra taking the Oscar even after her first precursor win in a head-to-head competition with Meryl Streep. That’s the likeliest of mismatches, so it’s still a race in my book. No real surprises with wins for Inglourious Basterds, Bridges, Waltz, and Mo’Nique. If nothing else, Tarantino and Weinsteins can go into the final leg of the campaign with an “it’s not over till it’s over” mentality. With Basterds taking the cast award, An Education will limp into the Best Picture category, but it’s chances of making a big BAFTA-style splash seem seriously diminished. Can Molina even...
Read MoreGelling – The 2010 Oscar Race
Prior to this weekend, the race for Best Picture was down to four films. After the Globes and the Critics’ Choice Awards, it may only be down to two. Avatar took home both Best Director and Best Motion Picture – Drama at the Globes tonight. On Friday, The Hurt Locker took Picture and Director. Sure, we say these are just critics groups. They don’t vote for Oscar. But the two awards shows have given Avatar and The Hurt Locker the momentum, very public momentum, that’s necessary to win. The Director’s Guild of America announces its pick on Jan. 30. That group has a startlingly accurate track record when it comes to predicting the Best Picture winner, especially in the last decade. (Their love for Ang Lee, times two, being the only exceptions.) If the DGA award goes to Avatar...
Read More67th Annual Golden Globes: The Winners – AVATAR takes Drama Picture, Director
After the Critics’ Choice Awards and the Globes, it looks like the Best Picture race is down to Avatar and The Hurt Locker. Here are tonight’s Golden Globe winners. Motion Picture winners… Best Motion Picture, Drama – AVATAR Best Motion Picture, Comedy/Musical – The Hangover Best Director – James Cameron, Avatar Best Actress, Drama – Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side Best Actor, Drama – Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart Best Actress, Comedy/Musical — Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia Best Actor, Comedy/Musical – Robert Downey, Jr., Sherlock Holmes Best Supporting Actress — Mo’Nique, Precious Best Supporting Actor – Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds Best Foreign Language Film – The White Ribbon Best Animated Feature — Up Best Screenplay – Up in the Air Best Original Score — Michael Giacchino, Up Best Original Song — “The Weary Kind,” Crazy Heart Not Motion Picture...
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