DRAGON TATTOO score, Yates takes a STAND, Rosanne is DOWNWARDLY MOBILE, more – News Links
Trent Reznor, Oscar-winner. While it would have been nice to credit The Lost Highway with Reznor’s first Oscar, his and Atticus Ross‘s score for Fincher’s The Social Network is what struck gold. Now comes the Renzor and Ross’s score for Fincher’s sure-to-be-a-blockbuster The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. (/Film)Give it a listen below: If you’re watching The Stand miniseries on Netflix, stop right now. Warner Bros. and CBS Films are teaming to adapting Stephen King’s bestselling novel about the battle between good and evil in the wake of an epidemic that kills 99% of the world’s population. Who’s in charge? Well word on the blog says that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 director David Yates and writer Steven Kloves are on board. (The Playlist/HitFix) I’ve called Roseanne one of the best sitcoms of all time without a bit of hesitation. Can lightening strike twice? 20th Century...
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Netflix’s first original series, HOUSE OF CARDS
With the studios and Hulu infringing on Netflix’s turf, the DVD-rental-turned-Internet-TV company needed a big move. And boy did make one. Netflix announced on Friday that they would be the exclusive US and Canadian distributor of the 26-episode series House of Cards, from executive producers Kevin Spacey and David Fincher. Here’s what Netflix’s Chief Content Office Ted Sarandos had to say on the official Netflix blog: We’re delighted to tell you that in late 2012 Netflix will be bringing to our members in the U.S. and Canada exclusively House of Cards, the much-anticipated television series and political thriller from Executive Producer David Fincher and starring Kevin Spacey. We’ve committed to at least 26 episodes of the serialized drama, which is based on a BBC mini-series from the 1990s that’s been a favorite of Netflix members. Originally written as a novel by...
Read MoreDiane Lane is Ma Kent in SUPERMAN, HUNGER GAMES casting rumors, Spacey and Fincher build a HOUSE OF CARDS, more – News Links
While the General Zod and Jonathan Kent casting is still in the rumor phase, Warner Bros. has officially added Diane Lane to the cast of Zack Snyder’s Superman. Lane will play Martha Kent alongside Henry Cavill, who’ll star as Clark Kent a.k.a. Superman. (MTV) There aren’t any frontrunners for the role of Katniss in the upcoming adaptation of teen lit phenomenon The Hunger Games. Lionsgate has said 30 actresses have read for the coveted role, including Oscar nominees Jennifer Lawrence, Hailee Steinfeld, and Abigail Breslin. (EW) Kevin Spacey is set to reteam with his Se7en director, David Fincher, for the TV series House of Cards. No networks are attached, but it won’t take much considering that this will be Fincher’s first foray into television. Spacey will star and executive produce, while Fincher will direct the pilot. (Deadline) New Line’s movie musical Rock of Ages already...
Read MoreFinal Oscar Predictions
Best Picture It’s been a long few months for Academy Award watchers. I don’t a remember an Oscar race that has been as heavily covered as this one. Part of the reason, of course, is that the critics came out early and aggressively for The Social Network. After the New York Film Festival’s Scott Foundas reacted to the film in August, a month before its premiere, the film and its zeitgeisty goodness became the fascination of many cinephiles. At that point, many people made the mistake that a film so lauded couldn’t possibly lose the Oscar race. (Forgetting, maybe the Brokeback Mountain v. Crash race.) On the day of the Oscars, however, the Best Picture trophy is The King’s Speech‘s to lose. And The King’s Speech could lose, just not to The Social Network. Instead, The Fighter is a...
Read MoreTHE KING’S SPEECH, THE SOCIAL NETWORK, THE FIGHTER… and the Oscar delusion
I haven’t written much about the Oscar race this year. That’s in no small part due to The Social Network’s critics award sweep early on in the race. Yes, I’ve had a chip on my should since David Fincher’s Facebook thriller, dark comedy, social satire, Shakespearean morality tale… whatever it is… won the National Board of Review’s Best Picture award in December and flattened the competition in every major critics poll after that. The Social Network reigned until Oscar nomination day, when The King’s Speech scored 12 nominations, more than any other picture. The King’s Speech has since won the PGA prize. And the SAG ensemble acting award. And the DGA prize for Tom Hooper’s direction, which is the most consistent Best Picture bellwether. Hooper’s victory and the sudden surge in popularity for The King’s Speech isn’t really surprising. Sony/Columbia can’t campaign for...
Read MoreTHE SOCIAL NETWORK dominates 2010 National Board of Review
So the National Board of Review picks The Social Network. David Fincher’s Facebook movie snagged the Best Picture award, as well as Best Director, Best Actor (Jesse Eisenberg), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Aaron Sorkin). Not since Sense and Sensibility swept the awards in 1995 has a film so overwhelmingly dominated the NBR. (Ang Lee’s Jane Austen adaptation won Picture, Director, and Actress.) For a little context, Sense and Sensibility was the early Best Picture favorite, winning every early award including the BFCA’s Critics Choice, BAFTA’s Orange Award, the HFPA’s Golden Globe. When push came to shove, the Academy went with Braveheart for Best Picture, which slowly built up momentum throughout the season. Is The Social Network peaking too early already? Or is it a slam dunk Oscar winner? Who knows. Now to the full list of NBR winners from the...
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