Tribeca Film Festival wrapped up its competition Thursday by announcing awards for “Good Girl Jane,” “January (Janvaris)” and “The Cave of Adullam,” among other films.
Sarah Elizabeth Mintz’ “Good Girl Jane,” about a lonely, bullied high schooler lured into the hard-partying scene by a charming bad boy, took home the Founders’ Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature. Its star, Rain Spencer (“The Summer I Turned Pretty) also picked up the award for Best Performance in a U.S. narrative film.
The top prize for international narrative feature went to Latvian coming-of-age drama “January (Janvaris),” written and directed by Viesturs Kairiss. The film follows an aspiring filmmaker who tries to figure out who he is amidst the struggle for Latvian independence.
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Sarah Elizabeth Mintz’ “Good Girl Jane,” about a lonely, bullied high schooler lured into the hard-partying scene by a charming bad boy, took home the Founders’ Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature. Its star, Rain Spencer (“The Summer I Turned Pretty) also picked up the award for Best Performance in a U.S. narrative film.
The top prize for international narrative feature went to Latvian coming-of-age drama “January (Janvaris),” written and directed by Viesturs Kairiss. The film follows an aspiring filmmaker who tries to figure out who he is amidst the struggle for Latvian independence.
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- 6/16/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
Ryan Lambie Jul 31, 2017
Hans Zimmer is taking over the role of composer on Denis Villeneuve's forthcoming Blade Runner 2049, a report suggests...
It goes without saying that Blade Runner 2049 has big shoes to fill. Not only is it a follow-up to what has, over the past 35 years, grown into a cult classic, but it also has to recapture the spectacular imagery and tone of Ridley Scott's future noir. Then there's the music: Blade Runner's composer, Vangelis, created a dreamy, hypnotic soundscape back in 1982, and coming up with a score that can compare favourably to it must be a daunting task for any musician.
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This might explain why, if a new report is correct, there might have been a changing of the guard on Denis Villeneuve's forthcoming sequel. Originally, Villeneuve's longtime collaborator...
Hans Zimmer is taking over the role of composer on Denis Villeneuve's forthcoming Blade Runner 2049, a report suggests...
It goes without saying that Blade Runner 2049 has big shoes to fill. Not only is it a follow-up to what has, over the past 35 years, grown into a cult classic, but it also has to recapture the spectacular imagery and tone of Ridley Scott's future noir. Then there's the music: Blade Runner's composer, Vangelis, created a dreamy, hypnotic soundscape back in 1982, and coming up with a score that can compare favourably to it must be a daunting task for any musician.
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This might explain why, if a new report is correct, there might have been a changing of the guard on Denis Villeneuve's forthcoming sequel. Originally, Villeneuve's longtime collaborator...
- 7/31/2017
- Den of Geek
La La Land's Justin Hurwitz took home the Golden Globe for best original score in a motion picture on Sunday night.
"This is very much appreciated," Hurwitz said after being presented the award by Sting and Carrie Underwood.
Other nominees in the category include Nicholas Britell for Moonlight, Johann Johannson for Arrival, Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka for Lion, and Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams and Benjamin Wallfisch for Hidden Figures.
Following the win for best original score, La La Land also was awarded the best original song Globe for "City of Stars."
The movie is nominated for five other Golden Globes,...
"This is very much appreciated," Hurwitz said after being presented the award by Sting and Carrie Underwood.
Other nominees in the category include Nicholas Britell for Moonlight, Johann Johannson for Arrival, Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka for Lion, and Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams and Benjamin Wallfisch for Hidden Figures.
Following the win for best original score, La La Land also was awarded the best original song Globe for "City of Stars."
The movie is nominated for five other Golden Globes,...
- 1/3/2017
- by Denise Warner, Billboard
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ryan Lambie Dec 28, 2016
Amy Adams talks to aliens in Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi, Arrival. Here's why it's our film of 2016...
Our writers' favourite film of the year? Step forward the quite wonderful Arrival...
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1. Arrival
The oval ships, smooth as pebbles, hang in the sky like giant question marks. Are they harmless or are they weapons of war? Are their occupants invaders or benign messengers? As our planet's leaders scramble for answers, it's up to Dr Louise Banks (Amy Adams) to bridge what seems like an impossible divide: the language barrier between humans and an alien race whose very perceptions differ wildly from our own.
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1. Arrival
The oval ships, smooth as pebbles, hang in the sky like giant question marks. Are they harmless or are they weapons of war? Are their occupants invaders or benign messengers? As our planet's leaders scramble for answers, it's up to Dr Louise Banks (Amy Adams) to bridge what seems like an impossible divide: the language barrier between humans and an alien race whose very perceptions differ wildly from our own.
In adapting Doug Chiang's Story Of Your Life, director...
- 12/21/2016
- Den of Geek
2016 StLFCA Annual Award Nominees
[Nominations Announced December 12, 2016.]
Best Film
Arrival
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Best Director
Damien Chazelle - La La Land
Barry Jenkins - Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by the Sea
David Mackenzie - Hell or High Water
Denis Villeneuve - Arrival
Best Actor
Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea
Joel Edgerton - Loving
Ryan Gosling - La La Land
Tom Hanks - Sully
Viggo Mortensen - Captain Fantastic
Best Actress
Amy Adams - Arrival
Issabelle Huppert - Elle
Ruth Negga - Loving
Natalie Portman - Jackie
Emma Stone - La La Land
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali - Moonlight
Jeff Bridges - Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges - Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel - Lion
Michael Shannon - Nocturnal Animals
Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis - Fences
Lily Gladstone - Certain Women
Great Gerwig - 20th Century Women
Naomie Harris...
[Nominations Announced December 12, 2016.]
Best Film
Arrival
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
Best Director
Damien Chazelle - La La Land
Barry Jenkins - Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by the Sea
David Mackenzie - Hell or High Water
Denis Villeneuve - Arrival
Best Actor
Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea
Joel Edgerton - Loving
Ryan Gosling - La La Land
Tom Hanks - Sully
Viggo Mortensen - Captain Fantastic
Best Actress
Amy Adams - Arrival
Issabelle Huppert - Elle
Ruth Negga - Loving
Natalie Portman - Jackie
Emma Stone - La La Land
Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali - Moonlight
Jeff Bridges - Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges - Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel - Lion
Michael Shannon - Nocturnal Animals
Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis - Fences
Lily Gladstone - Certain Women
Great Gerwig - 20th Century Women
Naomie Harris...
- 12/13/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
By now, you hopefully have had a chance to check out Denis Villeneuve’s amazing sci-fi film Arrival, and if you have, then you’re likely to have been quite taken by the musical score by frequent Villeneuve collaborator, composer Johann Johannson.
Having been nominated for an Oscar for his score for Villeneuve’s 2016 crime thriller Sicario, Johannsson took a very different approach to the film that has Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner trying to communicate with aliens that have mysteriously come to earth with their intentions unknown.
Lrm got on the phone with Johannsson to talk about the music for Denis Villeneuve’s amazing film.
Lrm: This is your third movie with Denis. At what point does he get you involved? Obviously, he’s doing many movies back to back, so do you start working on “Arrival” before he even starts working or at what point do you start getting involved?...
Having been nominated for an Oscar for his score for Villeneuve’s 2016 crime thriller Sicario, Johannsson took a very different approach to the film that has Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner trying to communicate with aliens that have mysteriously come to earth with their intentions unknown.
Lrm got on the phone with Johannsson to talk about the music for Denis Villeneuve’s amazing film.
Lrm: This is your third movie with Denis. At what point does he get you involved? Obviously, he’s doing many movies back to back, so do you start working on “Arrival” before he even starts working or at what point do you start getting involved?...
- 11/28/2016
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
Ryan Lambie Published Date Friday, September 30, 2016 - 06:22
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind regarded its alien visitors with childlike awe. But what if our first contact with extraterrestrials proved so jarring, such a shock to our collective psyche, that our brains struggled to even cope with the paradigm shift? A generation old enough to remember 9/11 will know how it feels to witness an event and know the world has changed forever; Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival carries the same monumental weight. The alien ships descend, and nothing will be quite the same again.
As our planet struggles to work out the intentions of 12 gigantic, pebble-shaped craft hovering over its surface, Us Colonel Weber (Forest Whitaker) turns to linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) for help. What do the aliens want? Are they peaceful visitors or invaders? Is it even possible to accurately communicate with a species so different from our own?...
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind regarded its alien visitors with childlike awe. But what if our first contact with extraterrestrials proved so jarring, such a shock to our collective psyche, that our brains struggled to even cope with the paradigm shift? A generation old enough to remember 9/11 will know how it feels to witness an event and know the world has changed forever; Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival carries the same monumental weight. The alien ships descend, and nothing will be quite the same again.
As our planet struggles to work out the intentions of 12 gigantic, pebble-shaped craft hovering over its surface, Us Colonel Weber (Forest Whitaker) turns to linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) for help. What do the aliens want? Are they peaceful visitors or invaders? Is it even possible to accurately communicate with a species so different from our own?...
- 9/23/2016
- Den of Geek
Icelandic cinema scored one more victory at the 2016 Harpa Awards, which took place at the Nordic Embassies during Berlinale on February 15, 2016. Composer Atli Örvarsson won the award for Best Film Score for the Icelandic film "Rams," while Johann Johannson took home the Honorary Award.
“The award for Best Film Score goes to a man with a unique sound,” said the jury who consisted of Thomas Robsahm, Konrad Sommermeyer and Christineauf der Haar. “The accordion perfectly matches the loneliness, the nature and the sound of the sheep calling out for each other - the bleating. The music, the atmosphere and the pictures fit perfectly together. It feels as if the director and the composer really are in close contact – and telling their story together.”
Grímur Hákonarson's "Rams" took home the Un Certain Regard Award at last year's Cannes Film Festival and has since screened at numerous festivals around the world charming critics and audiences alike. Cohen Media Group released the film stateside earlier this month.
Read More: 'Rams' Director Grímur Hákonarson on Icelandic Pastoral Life and Casting the Right Sheep
Atli has worked with Hans Zimmer in Los Angeles for a number of years. Since moving back to his original hometown Akureyri in northern Iceland, he has scored a number of Hollywood films and TV series as well as Icelandic films. The film "Rams" was coincidentally shot in the remote countryside village where his mother grew up and is based on a true story about two elderly brothers living on the same farm and leading a very rural countryside life - but have not spoken to each other for many decades. Atli is the son of Iceland´s most distinguished accordionist Örvar Kristánsson who passed away last year. Atli created the score to a large degree using his father’s old accordion which is heavily featured in the score.
Atli’s credits include orchestrating and writing music for some of Hollywood’s biggest projects, including the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series. He has contributed music to films from "Angels and Demons" to "The Holiday. As a composer, Atli Örvarsson displays musical diversity throughout his action-film scores in "The Eagle," "Vantage Point," "Babylon A.D.," the Morgan Freeman caper "Thick as Thieves," "The Fourth Kind," and the Nicolas Cage medieval fantasy "Season of the Witch." Atli’s most recent credits include "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones," the dark and edgy film "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters," the drama/thriller "A Single Shot" starring Sam Rockwell, the hit NBC series "Chicago Fire" and "Chicago Pd," and working with Hans Zimmer to contribute music to the Zack Snyder's Superman reinstallment "Man of Steel."
The Harpa Awards were invented in 2009. The aim was to put a spotlight on Nordic talent, skills and know-how and to promote the great Nordic film talents in music and acting for the international film industry and thereby strengthening the opportunities for cooperation between the Nordic countries and the international film market. More information you can visit http://www.nordicfilmmusicdays.com/
Take a look at Örvarsson on the accordion in the video below.
“The award for Best Film Score goes to a man with a unique sound,” said the jury who consisted of Thomas Robsahm, Konrad Sommermeyer and Christineauf der Haar. “The accordion perfectly matches the loneliness, the nature and the sound of the sheep calling out for each other - the bleating. The music, the atmosphere and the pictures fit perfectly together. It feels as if the director and the composer really are in close contact – and telling their story together.”
Grímur Hákonarson's "Rams" took home the Un Certain Regard Award at last year's Cannes Film Festival and has since screened at numerous festivals around the world charming critics and audiences alike. Cohen Media Group released the film stateside earlier this month.
Read More: 'Rams' Director Grímur Hákonarson on Icelandic Pastoral Life and Casting the Right Sheep
Atli has worked with Hans Zimmer in Los Angeles for a number of years. Since moving back to his original hometown Akureyri in northern Iceland, he has scored a number of Hollywood films and TV series as well as Icelandic films. The film "Rams" was coincidentally shot in the remote countryside village where his mother grew up and is based on a true story about two elderly brothers living on the same farm and leading a very rural countryside life - but have not spoken to each other for many decades. Atli is the son of Iceland´s most distinguished accordionist Örvar Kristánsson who passed away last year. Atli created the score to a large degree using his father’s old accordion which is heavily featured in the score.
Atli’s credits include orchestrating and writing music for some of Hollywood’s biggest projects, including the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series. He has contributed music to films from "Angels and Demons" to "The Holiday. As a composer, Atli Örvarsson displays musical diversity throughout his action-film scores in "The Eagle," "Vantage Point," "Babylon A.D.," the Morgan Freeman caper "Thick as Thieves," "The Fourth Kind," and the Nicolas Cage medieval fantasy "Season of the Witch." Atli’s most recent credits include "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones," the dark and edgy film "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters," the drama/thriller "A Single Shot" starring Sam Rockwell, the hit NBC series "Chicago Fire" and "Chicago Pd," and working with Hans Zimmer to contribute music to the Zack Snyder's Superman reinstallment "Man of Steel."
The Harpa Awards were invented in 2009. The aim was to put a spotlight on Nordic talent, skills and know-how and to promote the great Nordic film talents in music and acting for the international film industry and thereby strengthening the opportunities for cooperation between the Nordic countries and the international film market. More information you can visit http://www.nordicfilmmusicdays.com/
Take a look at Örvarsson on the accordion in the video below.
- 2/19/2016
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
After many months of speculation, the full list of this year's Oscar nominees have been announced - just minutes after the reveal of the death of beloved thespian Alan Rickman.
"The Revenant" led the field with twelve nominations followed by "Mad Max: Fury Road" with ten and "The Martian" with seven. Next were "Spotlight" and "Carol" with six nominations; "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," "The Big Short" and "Bridge Of Spies" got five; "Room" and "The Danish Girl" nabbed four; "Sicario," "Brooklyn" and "The Hateful Eight" scored three; and "Steve Jobs" and "Ex Machina" nabbed two.
Surprises? "Creed" and "Joy" scored only one nomination each for Stallone's and Lawrence's performances respectively. No Ridley Scott for director, Quentin Tarantino or Aaron Sorkin for screenplay, Charlize Theron for best actress, "Carol" for best picture, "See You Again" for best song, and of course - the distinct lack of racial diversity. Here's the list in full.
"The Revenant" led the field with twelve nominations followed by "Mad Max: Fury Road" with ten and "The Martian" with seven. Next were "Spotlight" and "Carol" with six nominations; "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," "The Big Short" and "Bridge Of Spies" got five; "Room" and "The Danish Girl" nabbed four; "Sicario," "Brooklyn" and "The Hateful Eight" scored three; and "Steve Jobs" and "Ex Machina" nabbed two.
Surprises? "Creed" and "Joy" scored only one nomination each for Stallone's and Lawrence's performances respectively. No Ridley Scott for director, Quentin Tarantino or Aaron Sorkin for screenplay, Charlize Theron for best actress, "Carol" for best picture, "See You Again" for best song, and of course - the distinct lack of racial diversity. Here's the list in full.
- 1/14/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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Sicario director Denis Villeneuve’s tackling the sci-fi film Story Of Your Life next. What is it, and why should we look forward to it?
Sci-fi cinema has seen all kinds of aliens visit our planet, from hostile invaders to benign envoys of peace. Yet relatively few movies have seriously explored what the philosophical impact of a visitation would be. What if their language was so different from ours that communication seems impossible?
This is, at least in part, the premise behind Story Of Your Life, due out next year. It’s to be the next film from Canadian director Denis Villeneuve, whose extraordinarily intense 2015 drama-thriller Sicario recently left biting our nails in a darkened cinema. Story Of Your Life is a huge departure for the filmmaker, whose work, which also includes Incendies, Prisoners and Enemy, commonly charts the darker continent of the human experience. This next...
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Sicario director Denis Villeneuve’s tackling the sci-fi film Story Of Your Life next. What is it, and why should we look forward to it?
Sci-fi cinema has seen all kinds of aliens visit our planet, from hostile invaders to benign envoys of peace. Yet relatively few movies have seriously explored what the philosophical impact of a visitation would be. What if their language was so different from ours that communication seems impossible?
This is, at least in part, the premise behind Story Of Your Life, due out next year. It’s to be the next film from Canadian director Denis Villeneuve, whose extraordinarily intense 2015 drama-thriller Sicario recently left biting our nails in a darkened cinema. Story Of Your Life is a huge departure for the filmmaker, whose work, which also includes Incendies, Prisoners and Enemy, commonly charts the darker continent of the human experience. This next...
- 11/26/2015
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
In white writing on a black screen, we're taught that Sicario was the name given to Hebrew Zealots (the name means "dagger men") who fought to expel the Romans in Judea. Now the name is used in Mexico to refer to a hitman, a particularly prominent role given the enormous stakes of the Cartel-run drug war. We hear the low beating drums of Johann Johannson's splendid score, and are thrust into a police raid on a suburban Arizona home. Guns blazing, the FBI team is led by Kate Macy (Emily Blunt) and her partner Reggie Wayne (Daniel Kaluuya) into the fracas, only to discover a true horror within. Macy is then tasked on a very different mission, coming into contact with a seemingly lackadaisical agent...
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- 9/17/2015
- Screen Anarchy
In white writing on a black screen we're taught that Sicario was the name given to Hebrew Zealots (the name means "dagger men") who fought to expel the Romans in Judea. Now the name is used in Mexico to refer to a hitman, a particularly prominent role given the enormous stakes of the Cartel-run drug war. We hear the low beating drums of Johann Johannson's splendid score, and are thrust into a police raid on a Suburban Arizona home. Guns blazing, the FBI are led by Kate Macy (Emily Blunt) and her partner Reggie Wayne (Daniel Kaluuya) into the fracas, only to discover a true horror within. Macy is then tasked on a very different mission, coming into contact with a seemingly lackadaisical agent named...
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- 5/19/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Grimy, sweaty, passionate, alive – James Marsh’s exploration of the complex romance between future physicist Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne) and Jane Wilde (Felicity Jones), the college girlfriend who would become his wife and supporter, flies in the face of expectation. Avoiding tropes of the biopic genre, The Theory of Everything is raw, emotional and at times so intimate in its portrayal of the Hawkings’ most unusual marriage, and of Stephen’s battle against motor neurone disease, that you feel as though you’re intruding.
It will be jarring for viewers to see Hawking, now famed as a wheelchair-bound, robot-voiced intellectual, racing around the Oxford campus on his bike, hair whipped back by the wind and a broad grin stretching across his face. It may also come as a shock to watch his courtship of the pretty, quiet Wilde blossom into all-consuming infatuation – to see them together is to watch two sweet and inelegant souls,...
It will be jarring for viewers to see Hawking, now famed as a wheelchair-bound, robot-voiced intellectual, racing around the Oxford campus on his bike, hair whipped back by the wind and a broad grin stretching across his face. It may also come as a shock to watch his courtship of the pretty, quiet Wilde blossom into all-consuming infatuation – to see them together is to watch two sweet and inelegant souls,...
- 2/23/2015
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
When the first Academy Awards were handed out on May 16, 1929, at an Academy banquet in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, movies had just begun to talk. The attendance was 270 and guest tickets cost $5. It was a long banquet, filled with speeches, but presentation of the statuettes was handled expeditiously by Academy President Douglas Fairbanks.
The suspense that now touches most of the world at Oscar time was not always a characteristic of the Awards presentation. That first year, the award recipients were announced to the public three months ahead of the ceremony.
Today, Oscar pundits and fans alike avidly watch the precursor and guild awards to ultimately make their predictions in the 24 categories. Academy members have cast their ballots, so now it’s our turn for our Oscar picks.
Need some help in that office Oscar pool or at the party you’re throwing at home? Wamg is here to help.
The suspense that now touches most of the world at Oscar time was not always a characteristic of the Awards presentation. That first year, the award recipients were announced to the public three months ahead of the ceremony.
Today, Oscar pundits and fans alike avidly watch the precursor and guild awards to ultimately make their predictions in the 24 categories. Academy members have cast their ballots, so now it’s our turn for our Oscar picks.
Need some help in that office Oscar pool or at the party you’re throwing at home? Wamg is here to help.
- 2/19/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Tonight the Hollywood Foreign Press Association got its annual spotlight, by way of the spotlight they shine on their favorite movies and TV shows and performances in both. And as usual, most of the TV winners this year represent new programs, such as Jane the Virgin, The Affair, Fargo and Transparent – the latter three of which took two awards each. But there was also room for older series, including Downton Abbey and House of Cards, for which Kevin Spacey won his first Golden Globe on his eighth nomination, here for Best Actor in a TV Drama (that’s right, he has two Oscars but never won one of these). Billy Bob Thornton also is an Oscar winner who had never won a Golden Globe until tonight, when he got one for starring in TV’s Fargo. Fun fact: the movie Fargo didn’t win a single Golden Globe, though it was nominated for four. As...
- 1/12/2015
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Alejandro González Iñárritu's "Birdman" tops the nominations for the 20th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards brought to you by the Broadcast Film Critics Association of which I'm a proud voting member! Our deadline to vote for the nomination round was last Friday and I'm happy to say that most of my favorites made it to the final ballot!
"Birdman," which received 13 nods is now competing with "Boyhood," "Gone Girl," "The Grand Budapest Hotel," "The Imitation Game," "Nightcrawler," "Selma," "The Theory of Everything," "Unbroken," and "Whiplash" for the Best Picture of the Year!
The winners for the Critics' Choice Movie Awards will be revealed live on A&E from the Hollywood Palladium on January 15th at 9pm Et/ 6pm Pt. Coincidentally, this is the same day the Academy Award nominations will be announced. Legendary Super Bowl Champion Michael Strahan will serve as the show.s host.
Kevin Costner, Ron Howard...
"Birdman," which received 13 nods is now competing with "Boyhood," "Gone Girl," "The Grand Budapest Hotel," "The Imitation Game," "Nightcrawler," "Selma," "The Theory of Everything," "Unbroken," and "Whiplash" for the Best Picture of the Year!
The winners for the Critics' Choice Movie Awards will be revealed live on A&E from the Hollywood Palladium on January 15th at 9pm Et/ 6pm Pt. Coincidentally, this is the same day the Academy Award nominations will be announced. Legendary Super Bowl Champion Michael Strahan will serve as the show.s host.
Kevin Costner, Ron Howard...
- 12/15/2014
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
★★★☆☆ Wedged in between Icelandic filmmaker Baltasar Kormákur's two English-language, action-driven popcorn flicks - 2012's Contraband and 2013's 2 Guns - The Deep (2012) sees the roving director back on home soil for a downbeat but engrossing tale which is about as far removed from his glossy, disposable State-side fare as you can get. Coming across initially like a drab, unsentimental version of the George Clooney-starring seafarer yarn The Perfect Storm, The Deep follows six hard-drinking, seasoned Icelandic fishermen gearing up for yet another trip out to the sub-zero seas of the North Atlantic Ocean.
Scant time is spent with the film's characters before disaster strikes and the vessel's huge fishing net gets snagged on the sea bed. Within minutes, the boat has capsized, dragging most of the men to their icy demise. Three of the men remain, desperately treading water. While one opts to begin swimming towards the shore, Gulli...
Scant time is spent with the film's characters before disaster strikes and the vessel's huge fishing net gets snagged on the sea bed. Within minutes, the boat has capsized, dragging most of the men to their icy demise. Three of the men remain, desperately treading water. While one opts to begin swimming towards the shore, Gulli...
- 10/22/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
The European Film Academy will hold the 26th European Film Awards in Berlin on December 7th, 2013. To make fans part of the celebration every year the audience gets to choose the winner of the Efa People's Choice Award. This year one lucky fan will also have the chance to attend the awards ceremony and be part of a fantastic event that brings together Europe's greatest film stars, directors, actors and actresses.
Audiences in the past have awarded the honor to Jean-Pierre Jeunet's beloved Amelie, Lars von Trier's Dancer in the Dark, and incredibly 3 times to Spanish master Pedro Almodovar (All About My Mother, Talk to Her, Volver).
To vote and for a chance to win a trip to the 26th European Film Awards click Here
The Nominees Are:
Anna Karenina
UK, 124 min
Directed By: Joe Wright
Written By: Tom Stoppard
With: Keira Knightley, Aaron Johnson, Jude Law, Matthew Macfadyen, Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander
The Best Offer (La Migliore Offerta)
Italy, 130 min
Written & Directed by: Giuseppe Tornatore
With: Geoffrey Rush, Jim Sturgess, Sylvia Hoeks, Donald Sutherland
The Broken Circle Breakdown
Belgium, 100 min
Directed by: Felix van Groeningen
Written by: Carl Joos & Felix van Groeningen
With: Veerle Baetens, Johan Heldenbergh, Nell Cattrysse, Geert van Rampelberg, Nils de Caster
The Deep (Djúpið)
Iceland/Norway, 92 min
Directed by: Baltasar Kormákur
Written by: Jón Atli Jónasson & Baltasar Kormákur
With: Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Jóhann G. Jóhannsson, Stefán Hallur Stefánsson, Björn Thors, Thorbjorg H. Thorgilsdótir
The Gilded Cage (La Cage Dorée)
Portugal/France, 90 min
Directed by: Ruben Alves
Written by: Ruben Alves, Jean-André Yerlès, Hugo Gélin
With: Rita Blanco, Joaquim de Almeida, Roland Giraud, Chantal Lauby, Barbara Cabrita, Lannick Gautry
I'm So Excited (Los Amantes Pasajeros)
Spain, 90 min
Written & Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
With: Javier Cámara, Carlos Areces, Raúl Arévalo, Lola Dueñas, Cecilia Roth
The Impossible (Lo Imposible)
Spain, 114 min
Directed by: J.A. Bayona
Written by: Sergio G. Sánchez & María Belón
With: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland, Samuel Joslin, Oaklee Pendergast
Kon-Tiki
Norway, Denmark, UK, Germany, Sweden, 113 min
Directed by: Joachim Rønning & Espen Sandberg
Written by: Petter Skavlan
With: Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Bassmo Christiansen, Tobias Santelmann, Gustaf Skarsgaard, Odd-Magnus Williamson, Jakob Oftebro, Agnes Kittelsen
Love Is All You Need (Den skaldede frisør)
Denmark, 111 min
Directed By: Susanne Bier
Written By: Anders Thomas Jensen & Susanne Bier
With: Pierce Brosnan, Trine Dyrholm, Paprika Steen, Kim Bodnia
Oh Boy
Germany, 83 min
Written & Directed by: Jan Ole Gerster
With: Tom Schilling, Marc Hosemann, Friederike Kempter, Michael Gwisdek
Searching for Sugar Man
UK/Sweden, 83 min
Directed by: Malik Bendjelloul...
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Anna Karenina
UK, 124 min
Directed By: Joe Wright
Written By: Tom Stoppard
With: Keira Knightley, Aaron Johnson, Jude Law, Matthew Macfadyen, Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander
The Best Offer (La Migliore Offerta)
Italy, 130 min
Written & Directed by: Giuseppe Tornatore
With: Geoffrey Rush, Jim Sturgess, Sylvia Hoeks, Donald Sutherland
The Broken Circle Breakdown
Belgium, 100 min
Directed by: Felix van Groeningen
Written by: Carl Joos & Felix van Groeningen
With: Veerle Baetens, Johan Heldenbergh, Nell Cattrysse, Geert van Rampelberg, Nils de Caster
The Deep (Djúpið)
Iceland/Norway, 92 min
Directed by: Baltasar Kormákur
Written by: Jón Atli Jónasson & Baltasar Kormákur
With: Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Jóhann G. Jóhannsson, Stefán Hallur Stefánsson, Björn Thors, Thorbjorg H. Thorgilsdótir
The Gilded Cage (La Cage Dorée)
Portugal/France, 90 min
Directed by: Ruben Alves
Written by: Ruben Alves, Jean-André Yerlès, Hugo Gélin
With: Rita Blanco, Joaquim de Almeida, Roland Giraud, Chantal Lauby, Barbara Cabrita, Lannick Gautry
I'm So Excited (Los Amantes Pasajeros)
Spain, 90 min
Written & Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
With: Javier Cámara, Carlos Areces, Raúl Arévalo, Lola Dueñas, Cecilia Roth
The Impossible (Lo Imposible)
Spain, 114 min
Directed by: J.A. Bayona
Written by: Sergio G. Sánchez & María Belón
With: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland, Samuel Joslin, Oaklee Pendergast
Kon-Tiki
Norway, Denmark, UK, Germany, Sweden, 113 min
Directed by: Joachim Rønning & Espen Sandberg
Written by: Petter Skavlan
With: Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Bassmo Christiansen, Tobias Santelmann, Gustaf Skarsgaard, Odd-Magnus Williamson, Jakob Oftebro, Agnes Kittelsen
Love Is All You Need (Den skaldede frisør)
Denmark, 111 min
Directed By: Susanne Bier
Written By: Anders Thomas Jensen & Susanne Bier
With: Pierce Brosnan, Trine Dyrholm, Paprika Steen, Kim Bodnia
Oh Boy
Germany, 83 min
Written & Directed by: Jan Ole Gerster
With: Tom Schilling, Marc Hosemann, Friederike Kempter, Michael Gwisdek
Searching for Sugar Man
UK/Sweden, 83 min
Directed by: Malik Bendjelloul...
- 9/10/2013
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Sydney's Buzz
Having made its UK debut at Eiff last month, Baltasar Kormákur’s The Deep is finally heading into cinemas on our shores this weekend.
The film won a slew of awards at the Edda Awards last year, which is the rough equivalent to the Oscars in Kormákur’s native Iceland. And after seeing the UK trailer surface a few weeks back, Metrodome have released a new Making Of featurette.
Based on incredible real life events, The Deep tells the story of a lone survivor of a fishing boat accident, who defies nature by surviving the freezing Icelandic sea in the midst of winter. Persevering against the odds, he makes the journey to islands nearby and now must face a gruelling trek across volcanic terrain before eventually arriving to safety. His intense ordeal wins him international attention, but brings the pressure of extensive physical investigation as he is left to deal...
The film won a slew of awards at the Edda Awards last year, which is the rough equivalent to the Oscars in Kormákur’s native Iceland. And after seeing the UK trailer surface a few weeks back, Metrodome have released a new Making Of featurette.
Based on incredible real life events, The Deep tells the story of a lone survivor of a fishing boat accident, who defies nature by surviving the freezing Icelandic sea in the midst of winter. Persevering against the odds, he makes the journey to islands nearby and now must face a gruelling trek across volcanic terrain before eventually arriving to safety. His intense ordeal wins him international attention, but brings the pressure of extensive physical investigation as he is left to deal...
- 7/8/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Acclaimed Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur’s latest film, The Deep, was released late last year in his native Iceland, picking up a slew of awards at the country’s equivalent to the Oscars earlier this year.
Having spent much of the past few months on the festival circuit, the film is finally due to arrive in UK theatres next month, following its UK premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival. And Metrodome have released the UK trailer to whet our appetites for what’s to come.
Based on incredible real life events, The Deep tells the story of a lone survivor of a fishing boat accident, who defies nature by surviving the freezing Icelandic sea in the midst of winter. Persevering against the odds, he makes the journey to islands nearby and now must face a gruelling trek across volcanic terrain before eventually arriving to safety. His intense ordeal wins him international attention,...
Having spent much of the past few months on the festival circuit, the film is finally due to arrive in UK theatres next month, following its UK premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival. And Metrodome have released the UK trailer to whet our appetites for what’s to come.
Based on incredible real life events, The Deep tells the story of a lone survivor of a fishing boat accident, who defies nature by surviving the freezing Icelandic sea in the midst of winter. Persevering against the odds, he makes the journey to islands nearby and now must face a gruelling trek across volcanic terrain before eventually arriving to safety. His intense ordeal wins him international attention,...
- 6/14/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Psychedelic Pill (Reprise)
A far better album than Young & Crazy Horse's shabby Americana from earlier this year, not so much because it's songs written by Neil (certainly nobody will be impressed by the rather feeble lyrics on display here) as that he stretches out and jams with the Horse. Really stretches out, as in tracks lasting 27:35, 16:48, 8:33, and 16:26 (along with five tracks in the three- to four-minute range). He quit drugs, but he didn't quit reaching for another state of mind; I'd even say that he may be using this music as his drug. The hypnotic trips he takes here make this his best new album in over twenty years, and one of his top five post-'70s albums. Pretty good for a guy who just celebrated his 67th birthday.
David Byrne & St. Vincent: Love This Giant (4Ad)
This could have been a style rip-off.
A far better album than Young & Crazy Horse's shabby Americana from earlier this year, not so much because it's songs written by Neil (certainly nobody will be impressed by the rather feeble lyrics on display here) as that he stretches out and jams with the Horse. Really stretches out, as in tracks lasting 27:35, 16:48, 8:33, and 16:26 (along with five tracks in the three- to four-minute range). He quit drugs, but he didn't quit reaching for another state of mind; I'd even say that he may be using this music as his drug. The hypnotic trips he takes here make this his best new album in over twenty years, and one of his top five post-'70s albums. Pretty good for a guy who just celebrated his 67th birthday.
David Byrne & St. Vincent: Love This Giant (4Ad)
This could have been a style rip-off.
- 11/19/2012
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
Avant-garde composer Philip Glass turned 75 in January, and while you probably forgot to get him something, some high-profile collaborators are looking to pay tribute on a new remix album. The compilation comes out June 26 and will be overseen by Glass, producer Hector Castillo, and Beck, who helped recruit a roster of artists that includes Amon Tobin, Cornelius, Memory Tapes, Tyondai Braxton, Johann Johannsson, Nosaj Thing, and Sliver Alert, among others. Along with the remix project and several live events, Glass is marking his birthday by publishing his memoirs later this year.
- 3/22/2012
- avclub.com
Battle: Los Angeles
Directed by Jonathan Liebesman
Written by Christopher Bertolini
2011, USA
Before I attended the midnight screening of Battle : Los Angeles on the day of its release, the first couple of reviews had begun to trickle through onto IMDb from screenings earlier that day. One of them gave it a scathing 1/10 review, calling it the worst example of the evolution of Hollywood action-cinema. The other gifted it a very favourable 8/10 and called it a nigh-perfect blend of Cloverfield meets Independence Day and about as close as you’d ever want to get to being a marine in a real-life alien invasion.
So the lofty hopes instilled in me by that sensational initial teaser (scored gorgeously by Johann Johannsson’s heart-wrenching 2006 track ‘The Sun’s Gone Dim and the Sky’s Turned Black’) had now eroded to a cautious anticipation. But I’ve long awaited Director Jonathan Liebesman to...
Directed by Jonathan Liebesman
Written by Christopher Bertolini
2011, USA
Before I attended the midnight screening of Battle : Los Angeles on the day of its release, the first couple of reviews had begun to trickle through onto IMDb from screenings earlier that day. One of them gave it a scathing 1/10 review, calling it the worst example of the evolution of Hollywood action-cinema. The other gifted it a very favourable 8/10 and called it a nigh-perfect blend of Cloverfield meets Independence Day and about as close as you’d ever want to get to being a marine in a real-life alien invasion.
So the lofty hopes instilled in me by that sensational initial teaser (scored gorgeously by Johann Johannsson’s heart-wrenching 2006 track ‘The Sun’s Gone Dim and the Sky’s Turned Black’) had now eroded to a cautious anticipation. But I’ve long awaited Director Jonathan Liebesman to...
- 3/15/2011
- by Al White
- SoundOnSight
On episode 262 of Sound On Sight Radio, host Al Kratina makes his long awaited return to the show. Along with newbie/regular co-host Michael Waldman and Ricky D, the three hosts take a look at thre “Alien Invasion” movies, starting with Tobe Hooper’s 1985 sci-fi epic Lifeforce – after a look at the new sci-fi blockbuster Battle: Los Angeles and ending with John Carpeneter’s 1988 anti-Regan cult hit They Live.
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- 3/14/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
2010 has gone by in a blur and another year at the movies has come and gone. So may films that seemed promising have turned out to be disappointments and the surprises audiences received were few and far between.But the past is the past, it's time to look onward as a fresh new year begins and hopes are raised for it to be an exciting time in the world of cinema. Kicking off the Winter season are a number of films described in detail and listed below:january 7Season Of The WITCHNicolas Cage stars alongside Ron Perlman as knights who return from the Crusades to find their homeland ruined by the Black Plague. Two church elders accuse a girl (Claire Foy) of being a witch and being responsible for the destruction. They command Behmen and Felson to transport her to a monastery so the monks there can lift her curse from the land.
- 1/14/2011
- LRMonline.com
Jonathan Liebesman's gritty alien invasion flick Battle: Los Angeles has been slowly building momentum over the past few months, and after playing coy with some of the previous trailers and marketing, this time around they have finally thrown down the gauntlet and decided to show off the goods. It's pretty clear that the budget for this movie is quite a bit more than Skyline (last I heard it was estimated at $100 million), and the sheer scope of the effects are impressive. This almost looks like Transformers or Terminator: Salvation, but shot in the style of Cloverfield. The latter half of this new trailer is once again set to the sombre sounds of Johann Johannsson's "Sun's Gone Dim", which works wonders with the massive carnage on display, but the rest of the sound design in the trailer is also fantastic. There hasn't been anything in Liebesman's filmography thus far...
- 1/13/2011
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Now this is how you make a fucking trailer.
God damn. Here's the third trailer for Battle: Los Angeles, directed by Jonathan Liebesman and starring Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Michael Pena and Bridget Moynahan. I've had reservations about this film, described as Blackhawk Down with aliens, for some time now. The last trailer was good, but not great. It played for that wordless effect, and it just didn't hit me.
This one, however, is the fucking balls. It has a quiet, slice-of-life opening and then when the trouble hits, it's actually genuinely affecting. Concluding it with Johann Johannsson's "The Sun's Gone Dim And The Sky's Turned Black" is pretty brilliant too. The rare trailer that actually has some emotional resonance.
I gotta say, it worked for me. I'm now officially interested, even if Liebesman did also direct Darkness Falls.
God damn. Here's the third trailer for Battle: Los Angeles, directed by Jonathan Liebesman and starring Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Michael Pena and Bridget Moynahan. I've had reservations about this film, described as Blackhawk Down with aliens, for some time now. The last trailer was good, but not great. It played for that wordless effect, and it just didn't hit me.
This one, however, is the fucking balls. It has a quiet, slice-of-life opening and then when the trouble hits, it's actually genuinely affecting. Concluding it with Johann Johannsson's "The Sun's Gone Dim And The Sky's Turned Black" is pretty brilliant too. The rare trailer that actually has some emotional resonance.
I gotta say, it worked for me. I'm now officially interested, even if Liebesman did also direct Darkness Falls.
- 1/12/2011
- by TK
Director Jonathan Liebesman’s new film – Battle: Los Angeles – came with a cracking and highly distinct teaser trailer a couple of months ago. It was unusual, eerie and everybody wanted to grab that song for download (The Sun’s Gone Dim and the Sky Turned Black and performed by Icelandic musician Johann Johannsson).
Now Yahoo Movies! have put out the new theatrical trailer online which is a bit more mainstream and run of the mill but then switches gear at the end and plays that song. It offers information on the scenario and concentrates on the human characters – not the sole death and destruction we witnessed in teaser. We also get to witness something gargantuan towards the end. What is that thing?!
Things are looking up for Liebesman: he’s off to direct Clash of the Titans 2 a.k.a. Wrath of the Titans. But first we’ll get this alien sci-fi blaster.
Now Yahoo Movies! have put out the new theatrical trailer online which is a bit more mainstream and run of the mill but then switches gear at the end and plays that song. It offers information on the scenario and concentrates on the human characters – not the sole death and destruction we witnessed in teaser. We also get to witness something gargantuan towards the end. What is that thing?!
Things are looking up for Liebesman: he’s off to direct Clash of the Titans 2 a.k.a. Wrath of the Titans. But first we’ll get this alien sci-fi blaster.
- 1/12/2011
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
Jonathan Liebesman's alien invasion film Battle: Los Angeles has a new trailer that gives us a brief glimpse of its lead actors. While the trailer doesn't reveal much and at this point it's difficult to see what, if anything, will set this apart from the countless other alien invasion films that have already been made over the years, I do think it's effective in showcasing the great visual effects in the film and for creating a creepy, ominous atmosphere and tone. (I really love the song used at the end of the trailer - Johann Johannsson's "Sun's Gone Dim" - which does such a great job supporting that tone.)
If you want to know more about the film, after the jump we have the official synopsis (though it doesn't reveal much either) ...
If you want to know more about the film, after the jump we have the official synopsis (though it doesn't reveal much either) ...
- 1/12/2011
- by Joel Murphy
- GetTheBigPicture.net
Ever since the Battle: Los Angeles teaser came out in November, this alien-invasion saga has managed to get under people’s skin in a way that most movies in the genre don’t even attempt.
With a new trailer out today, giving a broader look at the movie’s tale of soldiers (led by Aaron Eckhart) seemingly completely out-gunned by the extra-terrestrial attackers, that feeling of dread only deepens. Part of it is Icelandic musician Johann Johannsson’s creepy, lonely electronic voice on the song “The Sun’s Gone Dim and the Sky Turned Black.” Check it out:
We...
With a new trailer out today, giving a broader look at the movie’s tale of soldiers (led by Aaron Eckhart) seemingly completely out-gunned by the extra-terrestrial attackers, that feeling of dread only deepens. Part of it is Icelandic musician Johann Johannsson’s creepy, lonely electronic voice on the song “The Sun’s Gone Dim and the Sky Turned Black.” Check it out:
We...
- 1/12/2011
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
Lists like these may be done to death, yet I haven’t seen one that matches up with my favorites. As an online film writer, trailers consume your life. I only find it appropriate to look back on the year and award the marketing teams that have provided us with the best works of art.
I’m willing to bet the majority of people doing what I do end up seeing more trailers then even films. We can all complain about the spoilerific trailers, or the ones that bait us into a film, only to have the end product be something completely different. But every so often, there is a stunning 1-3 minute gem that captivates, energizes, and has us pre-ordering our midnight ticket right away. Check out my top ten examples of 2010 and a few superlatives below.
The Worst Film With The Best Trailer: Skyline
The Biggest Apparent Quality...
I’m willing to bet the majority of people doing what I do end up seeing more trailers then even films. We can all complain about the spoilerific trailers, or the ones that bait us into a film, only to have the end product be something completely different. But every so often, there is a stunning 1-3 minute gem that captivates, energizes, and has us pre-ordering our midnight ticket right away. Check out my top ten examples of 2010 and a few superlatives below.
The Worst Film With The Best Trailer: Skyline
The Biggest Apparent Quality...
- 12/24/2010
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Who wasn’t blown away by the Battle: Los Angeles teaser trailer last Friday? It knocked us for six and most of all because of the eerie juxtaposition between imagery and music. That sad, electronic voice singing over scenes of destruction was highly unexpected and lead me to watching the trailer four times in a row.
Now we can reveal who wrote the song and you can watch the full six minute music video that accompanies it. The title is The Sun’s Gone Dim and the Sky Turned Black and performed by Icelandic musician Johann Johannsson from the 2006 album 1401: A User’s Manual. Bet this will be a bit of a breakout hit now, at least it’ll get the dude some recognition.
Whoever decided to use the track for the trailer deserves some plaudits. Jonathan Liebeman’s Battle: Los Angeles is released around the world from March...
Now we can reveal who wrote the song and you can watch the full six minute music video that accompanies it. The title is The Sun’s Gone Dim and the Sky Turned Black and performed by Icelandic musician Johann Johannsson from the 2006 album 1401: A User’s Manual. Bet this will be a bit of a breakout hit now, at least it’ll get the dude some recognition.
Whoever decided to use the track for the trailer deserves some plaudits. Jonathan Liebeman’s Battle: Los Angeles is released around the world from March...
- 11/15/2010
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
As we all know by now, Skyline is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the massive wave of alien invasion movies headed our way over the next year or so. The first full trailer for Jonathan Liebesman's Battle: Los Angeles has debuted online today, and I assume it will also be playing with Skyline over the weekend. This is a movie we started hearing a lot about at Comic-Con this year, and much like Skyline, it is selling itself more based on the concept and the special effects than the stars. Of course, The Strause Brothers also did the visual FX work for Battle: Los Angeles, which could explain some of the similarities between the two, and also prompted Sony to contemplate legal action against them [1]. From the first trailer it's clear that Battle: Los Angeles has a slightly bigger budget than Skyline, although they...
- 11/12/2010
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Sony may have been getting a little nervous about Skyline's pre-empting its release by four months, but on the evidence of this trailer for the sci-fi war epic Battle: Los Angeles, they've got nothing at all to worry about.It looks as if it's going to live up to its ID:4-meets-Black Hawk Down promise, and the haunting soundtrack (Sun's Gone Dim, by Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson - hat tip to Gazz for that factoid) only adds to the destructive drama. Impressively, Battle: La seems to have entirely negotiated the hurdle of over-familiarity. We've seen the world's key cities destroyed by aliens before, but not quite like this.Aaron Eckhart stars as a Marine staff sergeant who becomes mankind's last hope when the alien vs humans battle lines are drawn in the La sand. He's backed up by Michelle Rodriguez, Ramon Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan, Ne-Yo and Michael Pena. Jonathan Liebesman...
- 11/12/2010
- EmpireOnline
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