Hans Zimmer’s score for the 2003 Tom Cruise-starring film The Last Samurai is receiving its first-ever vinyl release on July 7th via Real Gone Music.
The gold 2xLP pressing is limited to 1,000 copies and will be enclosed in a gatefold jacket featuring credits and production stills from the movie. Pre-orders are ongoing.
Zimmer’s Golden Globe-nominated score features a traditional Japanese taiko drum for action sequences, with a shakuhachi flute and koto used in more pastoral passages to accompany the late 19th century East meets West story of the film.
The Last Samurai centers around Civil War veteran Nathan Algren (Cruise), who becomes caught up in a struggle between the newly-formed Imperial Japanese Army and a rebellion headed by the eponymous “Last Samurai,” Lord Moritsugu Katsumoto. The latter role was played by Ken Watanabe, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards.
Last December, Zimmer named...
The gold 2xLP pressing is limited to 1,000 copies and will be enclosed in a gatefold jacket featuring credits and production stills from the movie. Pre-orders are ongoing.
Zimmer’s Golden Globe-nominated score features a traditional Japanese taiko drum for action sequences, with a shakuhachi flute and koto used in more pastoral passages to accompany the late 19th century East meets West story of the film.
The Last Samurai centers around Civil War veteran Nathan Algren (Cruise), who becomes caught up in a struggle between the newly-formed Imperial Japanese Army and a rebellion headed by the eponymous “Last Samurai,” Lord Moritsugu Katsumoto. The latter role was played by Ken Watanabe, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards.
Last December, Zimmer named...
- 5/9/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
CNN Original Series’ 2022 slate will include shows devoted to Watergate and another to UFOs, joining previously announced plans such as a new season of Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy and the documentary Lbj: Triumph and Tragedy.
Tucci’s show will return for a second season on March 13. CNN also said that United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell will be back for a seventh season in the spring, and This is Life with Lisa Ling will return in the fall for a ninth season.
The shows include:
The Last Witness: Watergate, a working title, will debut in late spring, and is a production of Original Series and Herzog & Co. The series marks the 50th anniversary of the Watergate break in by spotlighting John Dean, the White House counsel in the Nixon administration whose whistleblower testimony was a turning point in congressional hearings.
UFOs, also a working title, will look...
Tucci’s show will return for a second season on March 13. CNN also said that United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell will be back for a seventh season in the spring, and This is Life with Lisa Ling will return in the fall for a ninth season.
The shows include:
The Last Witness: Watergate, a working title, will debut in late spring, and is a production of Original Series and Herzog & Co. The series marks the 50th anniversary of the Watergate break in by spotlighting John Dean, the White House counsel in the Nixon administration whose whistleblower testimony was a turning point in congressional hearings.
UFOs, also a working title, will look...
- 1/20/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Crunchyroll has announced the nominations for its sixth annual Anime Awards, including anime series, characters, and creators across eight different streaming platforms — a new record for the kudos. Voting is open now; the full list of nominees can be found below.
Among top nominees, in the key best anime category: “86 Eighty-Six,” “Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1,” “Jujutsu Kaisen” (cour 2), Oddtaxi,” “Ranking of Kings” and “Sonny Boy.”
Crunchyroll has also added additional new categories for voice actors across several different regions and languages, including English, German, French, Portuguese, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America) and Russian.
Funimation, Hulu, Netflix, Prime Video, iTunes, YouTube, HBO Max and Crunchyroll are all streamers represented by this year’s nominations. The tally includes 156 nominees in 26 categories, via 54 different properties.
The 38 studios represented by nominations include Mappa, Olm, P.I.C.S., Wit, Madhouse, A-1, Lidenfilms, CloverWorks, Tms Entertainment, Pine Jam, Pierrot, KyoAni, Bones, White Fox, Ufotable, Studio Bind,...
Among top nominees, in the key best anime category: “86 Eighty-Six,” “Attack on Titan Final Season Part 1,” “Jujutsu Kaisen” (cour 2), Oddtaxi,” “Ranking of Kings” and “Sonny Boy.”
Crunchyroll has also added additional new categories for voice actors across several different regions and languages, including English, German, French, Portuguese, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America) and Russian.
Funimation, Hulu, Netflix, Prime Video, iTunes, YouTube, HBO Max and Crunchyroll are all streamers represented by this year’s nominations. The tally includes 156 nominees in 26 categories, via 54 different properties.
The 38 studios represented by nominations include Mappa, Olm, P.I.C.S., Wit, Madhouse, A-1, Lidenfilms, CloverWorks, Tms Entertainment, Pine Jam, Pierrot, KyoAni, Bones, White Fox, Ufotable, Studio Bind,...
- 1/18/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Michael Dante Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko’s “Avatar: The Last Airbender” is widely regarded as one of the greatest animated series of all time, so it’s not surprising many fans are approaching Netflix’s live-action series with caution. The streaming giant confirmed in September 2018 it was developing a live-action “Avatar” series with original creators Dimartino and Konietzko, but the two showrunners exited the project in August 2020 over creative differences, further fueling fan skepticism of the series. During a virtual reunion for the original “Avatar” voice cast (via Uproxx), many participants questioned the live-action project.
“I just don’t know how you fulfill that any better than [the animated] show did,” said Dee Bradley Baker, who voiced Appa and Momo on the series. “I’m open to whatever they do with the live-action series, which I know nothing about, but it’s like, ‘Well, how do you do this better than the...
“I just don’t know how you fulfill that any better than [the animated] show did,” said Dee Bradley Baker, who voiced Appa and Momo on the series. “I’m open to whatever they do with the live-action series, which I know nothing about, but it’s like, ‘Well, how do you do this better than the...
- 1/13/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
While Patrick Tam is internationally well-known for being the mentor of Wong Kar-Wai, his directorial efforts are hardly less impressive than his mentee. Since his debut feature, “The Sword”, he has directed movies with a strong sense of aesthetics and vigorous narratives with a tinge of melancholy. His 1984 release, “Cherie”, follows the same route.
The movie opens with a businessman getting interested in an exercise instructor, whose name is later revealed to be Cherie. The businessman and his assistant try numerous ways to gain the affection of the girl, often resulting in fremdscham-inducing moments. From candlelit dinners in a yacht to expensive dresses as gift, the businessman uses every trick in his arsenal, but is dismayed when Cherie turns her fondness to a photographer with an acute interest in art and aesthetics. She increasingly falls for the photographer. However, there is a problem: he shuns the idea of marriage.
“Cherie” is presented as a comedy.
The movie opens with a businessman getting interested in an exercise instructor, whose name is later revealed to be Cherie. The businessman and his assistant try numerous ways to gain the affection of the girl, often resulting in fremdscham-inducing moments. From candlelit dinners in a yacht to expensive dresses as gift, the businessman uses every trick in his arsenal, but is dismayed when Cherie turns her fondness to a photographer with an acute interest in art and aesthetics. She increasingly falls for the photographer. However, there is a problem: he shuns the idea of marriage.
“Cherie” is presented as a comedy.
- 12/15/2020
- by Raktim Nandi
- AsianMoviePulse
Every week, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This biweekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.
There’s not much to speak of in terms of new releases this week, aside from a new (and enjoyable) Werner Herzog documentary, but no worries; we’ve got an embarrassment of riches from the catalog, including three great New York movies from Criterion, three engaging Clint Eastwood movies from Kl Studio Classics, a pair of ‘80s comedies, and an Allison Anders gem that’s ripe for rediscovery.
Continue reading The 11 Best Movies To Buy Or Stream This Week: ‘Nomad,’ ‘Gone Girl,’ ‘Ghost Dog’ & More at The Playlist.
There’s not much to speak of in terms of new releases this week, aside from a new (and enjoyable) Werner Herzog documentary, but no worries; we’ve got an embarrassment of riches from the catalog, including three great New York movies from Criterion, three engaging Clint Eastwood movies from Kl Studio Classics, a pair of ‘80s comedies, and an Allison Anders gem that’s ripe for rediscovery.
Continue reading The 11 Best Movies To Buy Or Stream This Week: ‘Nomad,’ ‘Gone Girl,’ ‘Ghost Dog’ & More at The Playlist.
- 11/18/2020
- by Jason Bailey
- The Playlist
Apple announced Friday that it will release a new Werner Herzog documentary, “Fireball,” on its Apple TV+ platform. The film explores how shooting stars, meteorites, and deep impacts on Earth have shaped human mythology and focused our attention on other realms and worlds.
“Fireball” will mark the third collaboration between the legendary director and geoscientist Clive Oppenheimer, who is co-directing the doc.
Oppenheimer, a professor of volcanology at the University of Cambridge, appeared in Herzog’s 2007 Antarctica-set Oscar-nominated “Encounters at the End of the World,” and again in Netflix’s 2016 doc “Into the Inferno.” That most recent film earned an Emmy nomination and followed the pair as they traveled the world to explore various volcanic sites. Much like “Fireball,” that film also drew connections between natural phenomena and its impact on humankind.
“Fireball” will also reunite Herzog with “Inferno” producers André Singer and Lucki Stipetić. Werner Herzog Film is producing alongside Spring Films,...
“Fireball” will mark the third collaboration between the legendary director and geoscientist Clive Oppenheimer, who is co-directing the doc.
Oppenheimer, a professor of volcanology at the University of Cambridge, appeared in Herzog’s 2007 Antarctica-set Oscar-nominated “Encounters at the End of the World,” and again in Netflix’s 2016 doc “Into the Inferno.” That most recent film earned an Emmy nomination and followed the pair as they traveled the world to explore various volcanic sites. Much like “Fireball,” that film also drew connections between natural phenomena and its impact on humankind.
“Fireball” will also reunite Herzog with “Inferno” producers André Singer and Lucki Stipetić. Werner Herzog Film is producing alongside Spring Films,...
- 7/24/2020
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
With today’s studios doing whatever it takes to make a billion dollars, film fans sometimes look past the idea that cinema is an artistic medium, first and foremost. And when you look at animated features, given massive franchises like “Toy Story” and “Frozen,” it’s really easy to be cynical and chalk up animated films as cash grabs aimed at taking money from families. But we have to remember that animated films, in particular, can be the most artistic cinema of them all, as seen in the classic film “Son of the White Mare.”
Read More: ‘Nomad’ Trailer: Werner Herzog Highlights The Work Of His Friend, Bruce Chatwin, In A New Doc
To simply explain the premise of “Son of the White Mare” is almost missing the point of the film.
Continue reading ‘Son Of The White Mare’ Exclusive Trailer: The Psychedelic Film Arrives In March With A New 4K Restoration at The Playlist.
Read More: ‘Nomad’ Trailer: Werner Herzog Highlights The Work Of His Friend, Bruce Chatwin, In A New Doc
To simply explain the premise of “Son of the White Mare” is almost missing the point of the film.
Continue reading ‘Son Of The White Mare’ Exclusive Trailer: The Psychedelic Film Arrives In March With A New 4K Restoration at The Playlist.
- 3/2/2020
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
The summer movie season is around the corner and first out of the gate as far as indie films are concerned will be a new comedy from “Late Night” director Nisha Ganatra. “The Hight Note,” formerly titled “Covers,” is a music business-set comedy that turns the beloved Tracee Ellis Ross into a music superstar and indie darling Dakota Johnson into a personal assistant with dreams of making it big in the Los Angeles music scene. The supporting cast includes “Waves” and “Luce” breakout Kelvin Harrison Jr., playing opposite Ice Cube, Zoe Chao, Eddie Izzard, Bill Pullman, and Diplo.
Focus Features’ official synopsis for “The High Note” reads: “Set in the dazzling world of the La music scene comes the story of Grace Davis (Ross), a superstar whose talent, and ego, have reached unbelievable heights. Maggie (Johnson) is Grace’s overworked personal assistant who’s stuck running errands, but still aspires...
Focus Features’ official synopsis for “The High Note” reads: “Set in the dazzling world of the La music scene comes the story of Grace Davis (Ross), a superstar whose talent, and ego, have reached unbelievable heights. Maggie (Johnson) is Grace’s overworked personal assistant who’s stuck running errands, but still aspires...
- 2/28/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Werner Herzog is a rare filmmaker. Even when you take away the actual content of his films, which also set him apart from many other auteurs, Herzog is also a unique filmmaker in the way that he freely goes from the realms of narrative fiction and documentary depending on the project. If you look at his filmography, the director has almost a 50/50 split between the number of narrative features and documentaries. And for his latest film, “Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin,” the filmmaker not only ventures back into documentary territory but actually turns the camera on himself.
Continue reading ‘Nomad’ Trailer: Werner Herzog Highlights The Work Of His Friend, Bruce Chatwin, In A New Doc at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Nomad’ Trailer: Werner Herzog Highlights The Work Of His Friend, Bruce Chatwin, In A New Doc at The Playlist.
- 2/27/2020
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
This summer, Jordan Peele’s much-anticipated fresh take on the blood-chilling urban legend, “Candyman,” will be unleashed on theater screens nationwide, under the direction of rising filmmaker Nia DaCosta (“Little Woods”). This contemporary incarnation of the cult classic is a direct sequel to the original 1992 film, which starred Tony Todd as the title character. Todd returns for this latest update.
Universal’s official synopsis for the film reads: “In present day, a decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down, visual artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) and his girlfriend, gallery director Brianna Cartwright (Teyonah Parris), move into a luxury loft condo in Cabrini, now gentrified beyond recognition and inhabited by upwardly mobile millennials. With Anthony’s painting career on the brink of stalling, a chance encounter with a Cabrini Green old-timer (Colman Domingo) exposes Anthony to the tragically horrific nature of the true story behind Candyman.
Universal’s official synopsis for the film reads: “In present day, a decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down, visual artist Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) and his girlfriend, gallery director Brianna Cartwright (Teyonah Parris), move into a luxury loft condo in Cabrini, now gentrified beyond recognition and inhabited by upwardly mobile millennials. With Anthony’s painting career on the brink of stalling, a chance encounter with a Cabrini Green old-timer (Colman Domingo) exposes Anthony to the tragically horrific nature of the true story behind Candyman.
- 2/27/2020
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
Ivan Passer, a part of the Czech New Wave and director of Cutter’s Way, has died at the age of 86.
Passer died on Thursday in Reno, Nv, following a 40-year career in film and television, and later a spell teaching at USC’s School of Cinema-Television.
The Associated Press said Amina Johns, a friend of the family, confirmed the news as the Czech Culture Ministry and the country’s National Film Archive. Passer’s attorney Rodney Sumpter told the AP that Passer had been dealing with pulmonary issues.
Passer was part of a Czech New Wave of filmmakers in the 1960s along with names including Milos Forman, writing the screenplays for Forman’s films including Audition, Love of a Blonde and The Fireman’s Ball. His debut feature was 1965’s Intimate Lighting.
After 1968 he emigrated to the U.S. from communist Czechoslovakia.
He is known for 1981’s Cutter’s Way, the...
Passer died on Thursday in Reno, Nv, following a 40-year career in film and television, and later a spell teaching at USC’s School of Cinema-Television.
The Associated Press said Amina Johns, a friend of the family, confirmed the news as the Czech Culture Ministry and the country’s National Film Archive. Passer’s attorney Rodney Sumpter told the AP that Passer had been dealing with pulmonary issues.
Passer was part of a Czech New Wave of filmmakers in the 1960s along with names including Milos Forman, writing the screenplays for Forman’s films including Audition, Love of a Blonde and The Fireman’s Ball. His debut feature was 1965’s Intimate Lighting.
After 1968 he emigrated to the U.S. from communist Czechoslovakia.
He is known for 1981’s Cutter’s Way, the...
- 1/10/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Ivan Passer, a leading figure of the Czech new wave who directed films including “Cutter’s Way,” died Thursday of pulmonary complications in Reno, Nevada, an associate of the family confirmed. He was 86.
Passer was a close friend and collaborator of the late Czech filmmaker Milos Forman. Passer met Forman at a boarding school for delinquents or children who had lost their parents during the war (other students included Vaclav Havel and Jerzy Skolimowski). They reunited at film school in Prague, where he began collaborating on Forman’s films including “Loves of a Blonde” and “The Firemen’s Ball.” Passer’s first feature was the 1965 film “Intimate Lighting.”
Passer and Forman escaped Prague in 1969 as Russian tanks were advancing, when they pretended to be visiting Austria for the weekend. Though they lacked exit visas, a border guard who was a fan of Forman’s let them cross to safety, Passer told Variety...
Passer was a close friend and collaborator of the late Czech filmmaker Milos Forman. Passer met Forman at a boarding school for delinquents or children who had lost their parents during the war (other students included Vaclav Havel and Jerzy Skolimowski). They reunited at film school in Prague, where he began collaborating on Forman’s films including “Loves of a Blonde” and “The Firemen’s Ball.” Passer’s first feature was the 1965 film “Intimate Lighting.”
Passer and Forman escaped Prague in 1969 as Russian tanks were advancing, when they pretended to be visiting Austria for the weekend. Though they lacked exit visas, a border guard who was a fan of Forman’s let them cross to safety, Passer told Variety...
- 1/10/2020
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Mulan's Jason Scott Lee has signed with Buchwald, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned.
The actor will play vengeful warrior leader Bori Khan, an antagonist, in the much-anticipated film set to premiere March 27, 2020. He's no stranger to Disney live-action adaptations, having starred as Mowgli in Buena Vista Pictures' 1994 movie The Jungle Book. His big break came the year before, when he earned praise portraying the legendary title character in Universal's 1993 biopic Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.
Lee's other credits include Netflix's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, Balls of Fury, Only the Brave, Nomad: The Warrior, Seventh Son and ...
The actor will play vengeful warrior leader Bori Khan, an antagonist, in the much-anticipated film set to premiere March 27, 2020. He's no stranger to Disney live-action adaptations, having starred as Mowgli in Buena Vista Pictures' 1994 movie The Jungle Book. His big break came the year before, when he earned praise portraying the legendary title character in Universal's 1993 biopic Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.
Lee's other credits include Netflix's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, Balls of Fury, Only the Brave, Nomad: The Warrior, Seventh Son and ...
- 6/21/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Mulan's Jason Scott Lee has signed with Buchwald, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned.
The actor will play vengeful warrior leader Bori Khan, an antagonist, in the much-anticipated film set to premiere March 27, 2020. He's no stranger to Disney live-action adaptations, having starred as Mowgli in Buena Vista Pictures' 1994 movie The Jungle Book. His big break came the year before, when he earned praise portraying the legendary title character in Universal's 1993 biopic Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.
Lee's other credits include Netflix's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, Balls of Fury, Only the Brave, Nomad: The Warrior, Seventh Son and ...
The actor will play vengeful warrior leader Bori Khan, an antagonist, in the much-anticipated film set to premiere March 27, 2020. He's no stranger to Disney live-action adaptations, having starred as Mowgli in Buena Vista Pictures' 1994 movie The Jungle Book. His big break came the year before, when he earned praise portraying the legendary title character in Universal's 1993 biopic Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story.
Lee's other credits include Netflix's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny, Balls of Fury, Only the Brave, Nomad: The Warrior, Seventh Son and ...
- 6/21/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
EA has put out a new trailer for Mass Effect: Andromeda today that provides a brief overview of the various bonus items players will receive for pre-ordering the highly-anticipated sci-fi RPG. Although we’ve already heard plenty about the Deep Space Explorer armor set and exclusive skin for the Nomad vehicle, this is the first time EA has actually shown them in-game. Neither piece of content is exactly encouraging me to rush out and secure my pre-order, but free stuff is always appreciated, especially if it means my own personal Ryder will look cool while bounding about the galaxy.
The Nomad, too, gets a lavish bonus skin, replacing the usual colors with a blinding gold finish that, we hope, doesn’t get exposed to extreme heat, for obvious reasons. Perhaps more interesting is the brief multiplayer footage showed off in the trailer in order to promote the Booster Pack included...
The Nomad, too, gets a lavish bonus skin, replacing the usual colors with a blinding gold finish that, we hope, doesn’t get exposed to extreme heat, for obvious reasons. Perhaps more interesting is the brief multiplayer footage showed off in the trailer in order to promote the Booster Pack included...
- 2/3/2017
- by Joe Pring
- We Got This Covered
Chicago – The future of filmmaking was on display at the 51st Chicago International Film Festival at the City & State Short Film program. Subtitled “Feel the Illinoise,” the collection included works by directors Bradley Bischoff, Joel Benjamin, Ed Flynn, Andy Berlin, Jake Zalutsky and Weija Ma.
As technology evolves, the short films are more masterfully created, either through student work or independent production. Some of the genres represented were animation, short documentary and examinations of the human condition. HollywoodChicago.com was there, talking to the young directors about the films that represent them.
Bradley Bischoff, Director of “Nomad”
‘Nomad,’ Directed Bradley Biscoff
Photo credit: Chicago International Film Festival
“Nomad” is yet another notable submission from director Bradley Bischoff, a festival favorite from past years. The edgy psychosis in the film is in contrast to the seemingly normal couple having a gathering in their apartment. Surely there can’t be a breakdown...
As technology evolves, the short films are more masterfully created, either through student work or independent production. Some of the genres represented were animation, short documentary and examinations of the human condition. HollywoodChicago.com was there, talking to the young directors about the films that represent them.
Bradley Bischoff, Director of “Nomad”
‘Nomad,’ Directed Bradley Biscoff
Photo credit: Chicago International Film Festival
“Nomad” is yet another notable submission from director Bradley Bischoff, a festival favorite from past years. The edgy psychosis in the film is in contrast to the seemingly normal couple having a gathering in their apartment. Surely there can’t be a breakdown...
- 10/29/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Wamg has your passes to see Universal Pictures’ Seventh Son early!
In a time of enchantments when legends and magic collide, the sole remaining warrior of a mystical order (Oscar winner Jeff Bridges) travels to find a prophesized hero born with incredible powers, the last Seventh Son (Ben Barnes). Torn from his quiet life as a farmhand, the unlikely young hero embarks on a daring adventure with his battle-hardened mentor to vanquish a dark queen (Julianne Moore) and the army of supernatural assassins she has dispatched against their kingdom.
Academy Award nominee Sergei Bodrov (Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan, Nomad: The Warrior) directs Seventh Son from a screenplay by Charles Leavitt (upcoming In the Heart of the Sea, upcoming Warcraft) and Steven Knight (The Hundred-Foot Journey, Closed Circuit) and a screen story by Matt Greenberg (Reign of Fire).
Joining director Bodrov behind the screen is a stellar crew led...
In a time of enchantments when legends and magic collide, the sole remaining warrior of a mystical order (Oscar winner Jeff Bridges) travels to find a prophesized hero born with incredible powers, the last Seventh Son (Ben Barnes). Torn from his quiet life as a farmhand, the unlikely young hero embarks on a daring adventure with his battle-hardened mentor to vanquish a dark queen (Julianne Moore) and the army of supernatural assassins she has dispatched against their kingdom.
Academy Award nominee Sergei Bodrov (Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan, Nomad: The Warrior) directs Seventh Son from a screenplay by Charles Leavitt (upcoming In the Heart of the Sea, upcoming Warcraft) and Steven Knight (The Hundred-Foot Journey, Closed Circuit) and a screen story by Matt Greenberg (Reign of Fire).
Joining director Bodrov behind the screen is a stellar crew led...
- 1/28/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It's been a while since we last had a look at a film from the central Asian nation of Kazakhstan in these pages but with Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov hailing from that nation and actively looking to spur and support local production - particularly of action oriented cinema - it seems only a matter of time before we see a whole lot more. Case in point, Kairzhan Orynbekov's Heist He Wrote.Orynbekov's directorial debut after picking up support credits on Daft Punk's Electroma and 2005 action epic Nomad: The Warrior, Heist He Wrote revolves around a group of would-be screenwriters who capture a little more attention than intended when a script they wrote for a competition catches the eye of a local mobster who forces them...
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- 1/7/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Jeff Bridges trains Ben Barnes to become a great warrior in the trailer for Seventh Son.
The upcoming fantasy film centers on Tom Ward (Barnes) – the mythical seventh son of the seventh son – being coached to fulfil his destiny by the wizened Spook (Bridges).
Julianne Moore shows off her evil side in first Seventh Son images
The duo's journey sees them battle magic creatures all in hopes of Tom living up to his potential as the greatest knight of all.
Julianne Moore, Olivia Williams, Djimon Hounsou and Kit Harington have roles in Seventh Son, which is loosely based on the novel The Spook's Apprentice.
Russian filmmaker Sergei Bodrov directed Seventh Son after receiving international acclaim for Mongol and Nomad.
Seventh Son opens on February 6, 2015 in the Us and the UK.
The upcoming fantasy film centers on Tom Ward (Barnes) – the mythical seventh son of the seventh son – being coached to fulfil his destiny by the wizened Spook (Bridges).
Julianne Moore shows off her evil side in first Seventh Son images
The duo's journey sees them battle magic creatures all in hopes of Tom living up to his potential as the greatest knight of all.
Julianne Moore, Olivia Williams, Djimon Hounsou and Kit Harington have roles in Seventh Son, which is loosely based on the novel The Spook's Apprentice.
Russian filmmaker Sergei Bodrov directed Seventh Son after receiving international acclaim for Mongol and Nomad.
Seventh Son opens on February 6, 2015 in the Us and the UK.
- 8/28/2014
- Digital Spy
Sega
Of all tech industries, video game hardware is one of the most difficult to break into. In general, video game investment is highly risky, with the majority of retail released games ending up as commercial failures. Considering the amount of capital required to launch a console, it is a difficult task to even break even on the hardware.
Video game history has seen a huge number of commercial failures, with some disasters big enough to crash the entire industry. Most notoriously, the flop that was the Atari 2600′s E.T. directly led to the video game crash of 1983. The tumultuous nature of the video game industry has meant that seemingly indestructible market leaders have been ground to dust, while several unexpected newcomers have risen to the top.
This list takes a look at the 10 greatest consoles that you’ve never played, and in some cases never even heard of.
Of all tech industries, video game hardware is one of the most difficult to break into. In general, video game investment is highly risky, with the majority of retail released games ending up as commercial failures. Considering the amount of capital required to launch a console, it is a difficult task to even break even on the hardware.
Video game history has seen a huge number of commercial failures, with some disasters big enough to crash the entire industry. Most notoriously, the flop that was the Atari 2600′s E.T. directly led to the video game crash of 1983. The tumultuous nature of the video game industry has meant that seemingly indestructible market leaders have been ground to dust, while several unexpected newcomers have risen to the top.
This list takes a look at the 10 greatest consoles that you’ve never played, and in some cases never even heard of.
- 8/26/2014
- by Tom Butler
- Obsessed with Film
"Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star Kendall Jenner has been busy with her modeling career lately, posting several pictures of her work to her Instagram account. Above is a shot of her as a topless mermaid -- is it a little risque for a girl that young? (Kendall turns 18 on Nov. 3).
Below, Kendall has put up two of her Nomad shots. They were taken by photographer Russell James, who calls himself "Head Nomad" on his Instagram account.
The Nomad Two Worlds site describes the company as "Meaningful Luxury":
We partner with indigenous and marginalized artists and communities around the world to bring you culturally inspired products and art. We strive for fairness, mutual respect, authenticity and long term economic outcomes for our partners as we combine ancient knowledge with the best of modern technology and design in the spirit of collaboration and sustainability.
What do you think of Jenner's photographs?...
Below, Kendall has put up two of her Nomad shots. They were taken by photographer Russell James, who calls himself "Head Nomad" on his Instagram account.
The Nomad Two Worlds site describes the company as "Meaningful Luxury":
We partner with indigenous and marginalized artists and communities around the world to bring you culturally inspired products and art. We strive for fairness, mutual respect, authenticity and long term economic outcomes for our partners as we combine ancient knowledge with the best of modern technology and design in the spirit of collaboration and sustainability.
What do you think of Jenner's photographs?...
- 10/19/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Check out Alicia Vikander in the new Comic-Con poster for Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures' Seventh Son where she plays Alice in the fantasy adventure starring Ben Barnes, Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore. Sergey Bodrov (Nomad: The Warrior, A Yakuza's Daughter Never Cries) directs Max Borenstein and Charles Leavitt, based on the book by Joseph Delaney. In Seventh Son which is set in the 18th century, the story follows young Thomas who is apprenticed to the local Spook in order to learn how to battle evil spirits. His biggest task arrives when Mother Malkin escapes her confinement while the Spook is away.
- 7/12/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Luna Cinema | The Nomad Cinema | Pop Up Screens | Rooftop Film Club | Film4 Summer Screen | Picnic Cinema | Bp Big Screens | Spinningfields | Summer Nights | Hot Tub Cinema
The great British outdoor cinema roulette season gets into full swing this month. If we're not exactly spoilt for weather in this country, we are at least relatively spoilt for choice in terms of movies and venues, with more and more players getting into the "let's put on the film right here" spirit. Starting in London, your first choice is between travelling shows and fixed venues. In the former camp, The Luna Cinema (Thu to 29 Sep) begins a three-month roam across central London and scenic spots in the south-east this week, starting at St Albans' Highfield Park this Thursday with Dirty Dancing, followed by Top Gun at Canterbury's St Augustine's Abbey on Fri. Later highlights include Les Misérables at Sissinghurst Castle (13 Jul), a publicly...
The great British outdoor cinema roulette season gets into full swing this month. If we're not exactly spoilt for weather in this country, we are at least relatively spoilt for choice in terms of movies and venues, with more and more players getting into the "let's put on the film right here" spirit. Starting in London, your first choice is between travelling shows and fixed venues. In the former camp, The Luna Cinema (Thu to 29 Sep) begins a three-month roam across central London and scenic spots in the south-east this week, starting at St Albans' Highfield Park this Thursday with Dirty Dancing, followed by Top Gun at Canterbury's St Augustine's Abbey on Fri. Later highlights include Les Misérables at Sissinghurst Castle (13 Jul), a publicly...
- 6/29/2013
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Three open-air cinema producers have partnered with Samsung to host a series of summer screenings in the UK.
Samsung Electronics UK has partnered with The Nomad Cinema, Rooftop Filmclub and Luna to host film screenings this summer.
Presented on a giant screen, the films will range from popular classics including Top Gun and Stand By Me to more contemporary releases such as Les Miserables.
Nearly 120,000 people are expected to attend the events, spanning from the Coram Secret Garden in Bloomsbury to Ascot Racecourse and Leeds Castle.
The open air cinema partnership will see Samsung Smart TV take the position of headline sponsor at Nomad Cinema’s events and The Rooftop Filmclub summer programme and co sponsor for Luna Cinema.
Samsung use this partnership to showcase its “S Recommendation” technology and will implementing a piece of live theatre within key screenings to demonstrate the technology.
Samsung will also host a one off screening of a film - chosen...
Samsung Electronics UK has partnered with The Nomad Cinema, Rooftop Filmclub and Luna to host film screenings this summer.
Presented on a giant screen, the films will range from popular classics including Top Gun and Stand By Me to more contemporary releases such as Les Miserables.
Nearly 120,000 people are expected to attend the events, spanning from the Coram Secret Garden in Bloomsbury to Ascot Racecourse and Leeds Castle.
The open air cinema partnership will see Samsung Smart TV take the position of headline sponsor at Nomad Cinema’s events and The Rooftop Filmclub summer programme and co sponsor for Luna Cinema.
Samsung use this partnership to showcase its “S Recommendation” technology and will implementing a piece of live theatre within key screenings to demonstrate the technology.
Samsung will also host a one off screening of a film - chosen...
- 6/7/2013
- ScreenDaily
An inspired setting for a screening can make a film more powerful. Here are some of the most interesting locations, including a cemetery, a haunted hotel and, er, a hot tub
For something so temporary in nature, pop-up cinema has become a permanent part of the landscape, with concepts becoming weirder and wilder. Erecting a screen in a park no longer cuts it. Last year we saw cinemas built under motorway flyovers, and the year before a disused petrol station got a silver-screen makeover. This year screenings are taking place in hot tubs, cemeteries, lidos and even a purpose-built post-apocalyptic drive-in, complete with wrecked cars.
The more people taking cinema out of cinemas, the more imaginative these events must become to stand out. In an age in which film can be enjoyed anywhere, anytime, anyhow, pop-ups can make cinema an unmissable event. An inspired setting for a screening can make a film more powerful,...
For something so temporary in nature, pop-up cinema has become a permanent part of the landscape, with concepts becoming weirder and wilder. Erecting a screen in a park no longer cuts it. Last year we saw cinemas built under motorway flyovers, and the year before a disused petrol station got a silver-screen makeover. This year screenings are taking place in hot tubs, cemeteries, lidos and even a purpose-built post-apocalyptic drive-in, complete with wrecked cars.
The more people taking cinema out of cinemas, the more imaginative these events must become to stand out. In an age in which film can be enjoyed anywhere, anytime, anyhow, pop-ups can make cinema an unmissable event. An inspired setting for a screening can make a film more powerful,...
- 8/29/2012
- by Ruth Jamieson
- The Guardian - Film News
Now that his “Arthur and Lancelot” movie has been pushed back by Warner Bros. due to budgetary reasons, “Game of Thrones” actor Kit Harington is looking for something to occupy his free time in-between shooting the HBO fantasy series. What better project then another fantasy movie that’s being eyed (of course) as a new movie franchise? Harington has been added to the cast of Warner Bros’ “The Seventh Son”, the studio’s big-screen adaptation of Joseph Delaney’s series of young adult fantasy action-adventure novels. Sergey Bodrov (“Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan” and “Nomad: The Warrior”) will direct for the studio. “The Seventh Son” will adapt the book “The Spook’s Apprentice”: Thomas Ward is the seventh son of a seventh son and has been apprenticed to the local Spook. The job is hard, the Spook is distant and many apprentices have falled before Thomas. Somehow Thomas...
- 2/8/2012
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
With their archaic Odeon finally being given a 21st century makeover – nobody there received the memos about 3D, digital projectors or air conditioning – Whiteleys shopping centre in West London looked set to be cinema-less for this Christmas period.
But at the time of year for miracles, here on Queensway there has been one. The Nomad cinema has arrived to cure the winter blues with a series of classic movies – from cult classics like The Big Lebowski, greats from yesteryear like Breakfast at Tiffany’s and contemporary films that have made a smash like the funniest comedy of this year, Bridesmaids.
Famed as a traveling cinema, Nomad has dropped its anchor in the vacant store next door to HMV – a perfect location to blindside entertainment hungry shoppers. Think of it as watching a film in your mate’s garage on his massive projector. Admittedly this would require you to have an...
But at the time of year for miracles, here on Queensway there has been one. The Nomad cinema has arrived to cure the winter blues with a series of classic movies – from cult classics like The Big Lebowski, greats from yesteryear like Breakfast at Tiffany’s and contemporary films that have made a smash like the funniest comedy of this year, Bridesmaids.
Famed as a traveling cinema, Nomad has dropped its anchor in the vacant store next door to HMV – a perfect location to blindside entertainment hungry shoppers. Think of it as watching a film in your mate’s garage on his massive projector. Admittedly this would require you to have an...
- 11/18/2011
- by Adam Rayner
- Obsessed with Film
A 1999 demo promoting the ruinously expensive Shenmue (called “What’s Shenmue?”) featured an exclusive scene in which then company president Yukawa-san could be seen slumped at his desk, head in hands, surrounded by piles of unsold consoles (above). Deep down, Sega must have known the Dreamcast didn’t stand a chance even before they axed it two years later.
Even though the Sega Dreamcast enjoyed a relatively short lifespan (officially somewhere between its 1998 Japanese launch and late 2002 termination) and wasn’t supported at all by the most powerful publisher of the day (Electronic Arts) the well-loved machine still boasts an impressive library of titles.
Even extending this “best of” list, from the originally planned 10 to a whopping 30 games, has seen me leave out such gems as cult top-down shooter Ikaruga, well-regarded sports sim NHL 2K2, online deathmatch game Outtrigger, stylish BioWare-made shooter MDK2 and Street Fighter III: Double Impact (to...
Even though the Sega Dreamcast enjoyed a relatively short lifespan (officially somewhere between its 1998 Japanese launch and late 2002 termination) and wasn’t supported at all by the most powerful publisher of the day (Electronic Arts) the well-loved machine still boasts an impressive library of titles.
Even extending this “best of” list, from the originally planned 10 to a whopping 30 games, has seen me leave out such gems as cult top-down shooter Ikaruga, well-regarded sports sim NHL 2K2, online deathmatch game Outtrigger, stylish BioWare-made shooter MDK2 and Street Fighter III: Double Impact (to...
- 8/29/2011
- by Robert Beames
- Obsessed with Film
Martin Scorsese's Paradiso Outdoor Cinema, St Germans
Scorsese isn't the first person you picture paddling in a Cornish estuary, but Port Eliot Festival has persuaded him to curate a season of evening double bills. His selection is defiantly old school – 1974's Murder On The Orient Express is the most recent. There are sumptuous epics such as The Leopard and The Red Shoes, and classic noirs Human Desire and The Narrow Margin. For more up-to-date fare (and more shelter), the parallel Paradiso Piccolo indoor event has newer documentaries and features including Project Nim, Velvet Goldmine and author Kevin Sampson introducing his rock'n'roll saga Powder.
Port Eliot, Thu to 24 Jul
The Flipside With Jenny Agutter, London
From The Railway Children to Walkabout, Logan's Run to An American Werewolf In London, Jenny Agutter has long occupied a special place in the hearts (and fantasies) of a certain demographic. Those foragers of the...
Scorsese isn't the first person you picture paddling in a Cornish estuary, but Port Eliot Festival has persuaded him to curate a season of evening double bills. His selection is defiantly old school – 1974's Murder On The Orient Express is the most recent. There are sumptuous epics such as The Leopard and The Red Shoes, and classic noirs Human Desire and The Narrow Margin. For more up-to-date fare (and more shelter), the parallel Paradiso Piccolo indoor event has newer documentaries and features including Project Nim, Velvet Goldmine and author Kevin Sampson introducing his rock'n'roll saga Powder.
Port Eliot, Thu to 24 Jul
The Flipside With Jenny Agutter, London
From The Railway Children to Walkabout, Logan's Run to An American Werewolf In London, Jenny Agutter has long occupied a special place in the hearts (and fantasies) of a certain demographic. Those foragers of the...
- 7/15/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Composer Carlo Siliotto has recently scored his first English language feature film in several years. The comedy Without Men starring Eva Longoria, Christian Slater, Kate del Castillo and Oscar Nunez centers on a group of women of a small, remote Latin American mountain village that’s forever altered the day all of its men are recruited to go fight in the country’s civil war. The movie is based on James Canon’s Tales From the Town of Widows: A Novel and written for the screen and directed by Gabriela Tagliavini. The music for the film was recorded earlier this year in Bulgaria. Siliotto is best known internationally for his music for the 2004 comic book adaptation The Punisher and his Golden Globe-nominated score for Nomad: The Warrior. Maya Entertainment has picked up domestic rights for Without Men and is planning a theatrical release later this year.
- 7/3/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
Julianne Moore’s tentatively coming back to the blockbuster world, taking on a villainous role in Warner Bros’ The Seventh Son, alongside Jeff Bridges who signed on to play a few weeks back.
Moore (Shelter, Hannibal) will star opposite Jeff Bridges (Tron: Legacy) in the adaptation of Joseph Delaney’s The Spook’s Apprentice, the first installment in the fantasy-adventure series The Wardstone Chronicles. This represent Warner Bros. Pictures second attempt in decade at an exorcism movie.
Moore will play Mother Malkin, the most evil of witches who practices blood magic. Bridges was earlier cast as Exorcist Master Gregory, aka The Spook.
The plot is based on a 13-year-old farm boy named Tom who lives in the countryside of The County. Because Tom is the seventh son of a seventh son he is able to see things others cannot, such as boggarts, ghasts, ghosts and others, which is customary practice in The County.
Moore (Shelter, Hannibal) will star opposite Jeff Bridges (Tron: Legacy) in the adaptation of Joseph Delaney’s The Spook’s Apprentice, the first installment in the fantasy-adventure series The Wardstone Chronicles. This represent Warner Bros. Pictures second attempt in decade at an exorcism movie.
Moore will play Mother Malkin, the most evil of witches who practices blood magic. Bridges was earlier cast as Exorcist Master Gregory, aka The Spook.
The plot is based on a 13-year-old farm boy named Tom who lives in the countryside of The County. Because Tom is the seventh son of a seventh son he is able to see things others cannot, such as boggarts, ghasts, ghosts and others, which is customary practice in The County.
- 3/21/2011
- by Nikola Mraovic
- Filmofilia
Rising young British hunk Alex Pettyfer ("I Am Number Four," Beastly") has opted for one young fantasy lit adaptation over another it seems.
Screen Gems has been very keen on landing Pettyfer for their adaptation of Cassandra Clare’s best-selling young-adult books "The Mortal Instruments". However, Vulture reports that talks have reached an impasse and Pettyfer won't be starring. It's news seemingly confirmed this week by an open casting call that was announced for the role he was intended to play.
So what happened? Pettyfer has instead been offered the lead role in Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures' adaptation of Joseph Delaney’s best-selling series "The Last Apprentice" (aka. "The Wardstone Chronicles"), a book series he's much more a fan of apparently.
The story deals with a teenage boy training to be an exorcist in the 1700s and already other stars are circling including Jeff Bridges in the role of the boy's mentor,...
Screen Gems has been very keen on landing Pettyfer for their adaptation of Cassandra Clare’s best-selling young-adult books "The Mortal Instruments". However, Vulture reports that talks have reached an impasse and Pettyfer won't be starring. It's news seemingly confirmed this week by an open casting call that was announced for the role he was intended to play.
So what happened? Pettyfer has instead been offered the lead role in Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures' adaptation of Joseph Delaney’s best-selling series "The Last Apprentice" (aka. "The Wardstone Chronicles"), a book series he's much more a fan of apparently.
The story deals with a teenage boy training to be an exorcist in the 1700s and already other stars are circling including Jeff Bridges in the role of the boy's mentor,...
- 2/1/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Your Weekly Source for Blu-Ray and DVD Release News
Perhaps the most anticipated release this week is Rodrigo Cortes’ Buried, a groundbreaking indie thriller starring Ryan Reynolds who wakes up to find himself buried alive, but much more is at play in this ingenious film. David Michod’s Animal Kingdom — about a 17-year old coping with life in a criminal family – was also a festival favorite on the indie scene; Freakonomics is an anthology from six innovative documentary filmmakers that explores the hidden side of everything; and two classics from director Samuel Fuller — Naked Kiss, a film noir about a prostitute who finds redemption; and Shock Corridor, about a journalist who commits himself to a mental institution to solve a strange murder — get the Blu-Ray treatment from Criterion Collection.
Blu-Ray for Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011 Animal Kingdom (2010) Army Of Crime (2010) Buried (2010) Death Race 2: Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack (2011) Down Terrace (2010) Freakonomics (2010) Lebanon...
Perhaps the most anticipated release this week is Rodrigo Cortes’ Buried, a groundbreaking indie thriller starring Ryan Reynolds who wakes up to find himself buried alive, but much more is at play in this ingenious film. David Michod’s Animal Kingdom — about a 17-year old coping with life in a criminal family – was also a festival favorite on the indie scene; Freakonomics is an anthology from six innovative documentary filmmakers that explores the hidden side of everything; and two classics from director Samuel Fuller — Naked Kiss, a film noir about a prostitute who finds redemption; and Shock Corridor, about a journalist who commits himself to a mental institution to solve a strange murder — get the Blu-Ray treatment from Criterion Collection.
Blu-Ray for Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011 Animal Kingdom (2010) Army Of Crime (2010) Buried (2010) Death Race 2: Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack (2011) Down Terrace (2010) Freakonomics (2010) Lebanon...
- 1/17/2011
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Independent flick "Song of the Knife" will start production this month. In starring roles are Mark Dacascos, Michael Rooker, Keith David and Ray J. Dacascos plays a government assassin suffering from a terminal illness. James Hyde and Philip Cruz wrote the screenplay. Cruz directs and Hyde will produce via Rice Power Productions. There is as of yet, no distributor. Dacascos' other credits include "Shadows of Paradise," "Action Hero," "Gideon Falls," "Nomad" and perhaps his best role to date in "Brotherhood of the Wolf."...
- 2/16/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
It's hard to believe another year is in the can and we're going stronger than ever. We have a ton of stuff to be thankful for so allow us to indulge ourselves for a moment ...
Speaking for myself and, I'm sure, Jon Condit and Kw Low, my partners and fellow founding fathers of this asylum we all call home, we're thankful for all of our friends in the industry -- from press and PR to talent -- who have embraced us and let us become part of their projects to help out any way that we can.
We're thankful for our badass motherfuckin' staff, both old and new. We're thankful for the old-schoolers like Scott and Tabby Johnson, who always go above and beyond. For Nomad, who always goes the extra mile to make sure everyone's covered with the latest and taken care of at live events. For Buz and Andrew,...
Speaking for myself and, I'm sure, Jon Condit and Kw Low, my partners and fellow founding fathers of this asylum we all call home, we're thankful for all of our friends in the industry -- from press and PR to talent -- who have embraced us and let us become part of their projects to help out any way that we can.
We're thankful for our badass motherfuckin' staff, both old and new. We're thankful for the old-schoolers like Scott and Tabby Johnson, who always go above and beyond. For Nomad, who always goes the extra mile to make sure everyone's covered with the latest and taken care of at live events. For Buz and Andrew,...
- 11/26/2009
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
This morning ABC has unveiled the cast of the newest season of Dancing with the Stars which will be going into it's ninth season this fall. The cast will include a politician for the first time, as well as the typical string of actors, athletes, and other random celebrities, and more of them. The cast this season has been boosted to 16, double that of the first season.
Starting things off we have the season 9 men of Dancing with the Stars, which will include:
Tom DeLay – 62, former Politician. DeLay represents the first politician, current or former, that Dwts has managed to land. Delay served as House Majority leader until he was forced to step down following a 2005 Texas grand jury indictment on money laundering charges. He's a hard core Republican whose known as "The hammer" for his dealings with other politicians, and if he can bring that same kind of fire...
Starting things off we have the season 9 men of Dancing with the Stars, which will include:
Tom DeLay – 62, former Politician. DeLay represents the first politician, current or former, that Dwts has managed to land. Delay served as House Majority leader until he was forced to step down following a 2005 Texas grand jury indictment on money laundering charges. He's a hard core Republican whose known as "The hammer" for his dealings with other politicians, and if he can bring that same kind of fire...
- 8/17/2009
- by Bryan Jones
- TVovermind.com
Russian filmmaker Sergei Bodrov will develop “The Silk Road: The Adventures of Marco Polo,” an epic tale based on the life of the famous 13th-century Italian traveler.
We barely know anything about the plot at this stage, but the Hollywood Reporter says the film will be told through the eyes of Rustichello da Pisa, Polo’s prison mate.
Bodrov’s directing credits include “S.E.R. - Svoboda eto rai,” “Bear’s Kiss” and “Nomad.” He also directed last year’s “Mongol,” which snatched an Oscar nomination for best foreign film.
We barely know anything about the plot at this stage, but the Hollywood Reporter says the film will be told through the eyes of Rustichello da Pisa, Polo’s prison mate.
Bodrov’s directing credits include “S.E.R. - Svoboda eto rai,” “Bear’s Kiss” and “Nomad.” He also directed last year’s “Mongol,” which snatched an Oscar nomination for best foreign film.
- 11/10/2008
- by Franck Tabouring
- screeninglog.com
It looks like Bob Berney could go out with a bang.
Limited openings during the weekend included an auspicious bow by the period adventure film Mongol from Berney's Picturehouse, a specialty unit Warner Bros. recently tagged for shutdown.
Directed by Sergei Bodrov (Nomad: The Warrior), the subtitled Mongol grossed $133,136 from five venues for a weekend-topping theater average of $26,627. The Ghengis Khan drama, which was screened to a good reception at ShoWest in March, is one of a handful of final releases from Picturehouse.
"Like the critics have said, ('Mongol') has real action, thousands of actors and limited CGI, and that makes it stand out," Berney said.
The "better than good" bow for Mongol means the film will broaden to 400 or more runs within two weeks and perhaps ramp up further thereafter, he estimated.
Berney said he has been talking to prospective financing sources about starting a new film distribution company.
"Literally just walking down the street in Cannes, everybody was like, yeah, let's do it," the independent film veteran said.
Limited openings during the weekend included an auspicious bow by the period adventure film Mongol from Berney's Picturehouse, a specialty unit Warner Bros. recently tagged for shutdown.
Directed by Sergei Bodrov (Nomad: The Warrior), the subtitled Mongol grossed $133,136 from five venues for a weekend-topping theater average of $26,627. The Ghengis Khan drama, which was screened to a good reception at ShoWest in March, is one of a handful of final releases from Picturehouse.
"Like the critics have said, ('Mongol') has real action, thousands of actors and limited CGI, and that makes it stand out," Berney said.
The "better than good" bow for Mongol means the film will broaden to 400 or more runs within two weeks and perhaps ramp up further thereafter, he estimated.
Berney said he has been talking to prospective financing sources about starting a new film distribution company.
"Literally just walking down the street in Cannes, everybody was like, yeah, let's do it," the independent film veteran said.
- What are names like Jay Hernandez and Jason Scott Lee doing in a Kazakhstan movie? We’ll soon find out. Today we received what looks to be the final one sheet for the film that is Kazakhstan’s official entry, Best Foreign Language Film for the 79th Academy Awards®.Written by Rustam Ibragimbekov, this is set in 18th-century Kazakhstan and tells the story of a boy who is destined to one day unite the three warring tribes of the country. Lee will star as a veteran soldier and master of martial arts who spends his life raising and teaching the destined leader Mansur to lead the Kazakhs to victory and independence. Here is your 1st look:...
- 1/8/2007
- IONCINEMA.com
COMPLETE COVERAGE:
List of nominees
Film nominees react
Risky Business: Anne Thompson's take
Grove: Votes impact Oscar coin
TV noms: 'Grey's' a top Globe contender
The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. doubled down on Clint Eastwood and Leonardo DiCaprio on Thursday as it announced nominations for the 64th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton.
With seven nominations, Babel was the most-nominated film, followed by The Departed with six and Dreamgirls with five. In the television categories, the drama Grey's Anatomy and the comedy Weeds were the most nominated series, with four each.
Eastwood received two nominations in the same category, picking up noms as best director for his bookend films Flags of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima. DiCaprio also twice scored in one same category, dominating the list for best dramatic actor with noms for his work as a Boston undercover cop in The Departed and a South African mercenary in Blood Diamond.
Helen Mirren did them one better. Not only did she receive two nominations in the category of best performance by an actress in a miniseries -- for Elizabeth I and Prime Suspect: The Final Act -- but she was gifted with a third nom, as best motion picture actress for portraying Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen.
For all their love of Eastwood, though, the 83 voting members of the HFPA did not nominate Flags as best drama. They spread their noms among Babel, Bobby, Departed, Little Children and Queen.
For best motion picture comedy or musical, the noms went to Borat, The Devil Wears Prada, Dreamgirls, Little Miss Sunshine and Thank You for Smoking.
Joining Eastwood as best director nominees are Stephen Frears for Queen, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for Babel and Martin Scorsese for Departed. Despite its five nominations, Dreamgirls failed to earn a nomination for its director, Bill Condon, who may have been edged aside by the dual Eastwood noms.
As if offering an antidote to Babel, a globe-trotting tale of cultural misunderstandings, the nominations themselves took on a multicultural hue. Babel supporting actresses Adriana Barraza, who hails from Mexico, and Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi were invited to the Globes' annual party, to be held Jan. 15 at the Beverly Hilton and broadcast live by NBC. London-born comedian Sacha Baron Cohen crashed the best actor in a comedy lineup with his alter ego, Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev. And the circle of nominated composers read like a survey of world music with the French-born Alexandre Desplat (The Painted Veil), British-born Clint Mansell (The Fountain), Argentinean Gustavo Santaolalla (Babel), Italian Carlo Siliotto (Nomad) and German-born Hans Zimmer (The Da Vinci Code).
A strong streak of Anglophilia also carried through the nominations. In the best dramatic actress heat, for example, American Maggie Gyllenhaal, who stars as an ex-con trying to re-establish her life in Sherrybaby, and the Spanish-born Penelope Cruz, playing a resilient widow in Volver, are pitted against such formidable British talent as Judi Dench, who portrays a repressed schoolteacher in Notes on a Scandal; Kate Winslet, who plays an adulterous suburbanite in Little Children; and Mirren in Queen.
In addition to DiCaprio, the best actor nominees are Peter O'Toole, earning his 10th Globe nomination by playing an aging rogue in Venus; Will Smith, for portraying a struggling dad in The Pursuit of Happyness; and Forest Whitaker, who stars as the mercurial Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland.
In the best actress in a comedy or musical category, the nominees are Annette Bening, who plays an unstable mom in Running With Scissors; Toni Collette, the long-suffering wife in Little Miss Sunshine; Beyonce Knowles, who portrays a rising recording star in Dreamgirls; Meryl Streep, for her turn as a fearsome magazine editor in Prada; and Renee Zellweger, who plays author Beatrix Potter in Miss Potter.
Collette picked up a second nomination as TV supporting actress for Tsunami: The Aftermath, and Knowles joined the pack of double nominees because she also shares in the composing credits for best song nominee Listen from Dreamgirls.
For best actor in a comedy or musical, the HFPA nominated Baron Cohen; Johnny Depp, scoring his second Globe nomination for playing Jack Sparrow, this time for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"; Aaron Eckhart, who appears as a tobacco lobbyist in Thank You for Smoking; Will Ferrell, who plays a man whose life unfolds like a novel in Stranger Than Fiction; and in what amounted to a surprise choice, Chiwetel Ejiofor, who dresses up as a London drag queen in Kinky Boots. Like Collette, Ejiofor picked up a second nomination for Tsunami, for which he earned a best actor in a TV miniseries nom.
List of nominees
Film nominees react
Risky Business: Anne Thompson's take
Grove: Votes impact Oscar coin
TV noms: 'Grey's' a top Globe contender
The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. doubled down on Clint Eastwood and Leonardo DiCaprio on Thursday as it announced nominations for the 64th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton.
With seven nominations, Babel was the most-nominated film, followed by The Departed with six and Dreamgirls with five. In the television categories, the drama Grey's Anatomy and the comedy Weeds were the most nominated series, with four each.
Eastwood received two nominations in the same category, picking up noms as best director for his bookend films Flags of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima. DiCaprio also twice scored in one same category, dominating the list for best dramatic actor with noms for his work as a Boston undercover cop in The Departed and a South African mercenary in Blood Diamond.
Helen Mirren did them one better. Not only did she receive two nominations in the category of best performance by an actress in a miniseries -- for Elizabeth I and Prime Suspect: The Final Act -- but she was gifted with a third nom, as best motion picture actress for portraying Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen.
For all their love of Eastwood, though, the 83 voting members of the HFPA did not nominate Flags as best drama. They spread their noms among Babel, Bobby, Departed, Little Children and Queen.
For best motion picture comedy or musical, the noms went to Borat, The Devil Wears Prada, Dreamgirls, Little Miss Sunshine and Thank You for Smoking.
Joining Eastwood as best director nominees are Stephen Frears for Queen, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for Babel and Martin Scorsese for Departed. Despite its five nominations, Dreamgirls failed to earn a nomination for its director, Bill Condon, who may have been edged aside by the dual Eastwood noms.
As if offering an antidote to Babel, a globe-trotting tale of cultural misunderstandings, the nominations themselves took on a multicultural hue. Babel supporting actresses Adriana Barraza, who hails from Mexico, and Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi were invited to the Globes' annual party, to be held Jan. 15 at the Beverly Hilton and broadcast live by NBC. London-born comedian Sacha Baron Cohen crashed the best actor in a comedy lineup with his alter ego, Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev. And the circle of nominated composers read like a survey of world music with the French-born Alexandre Desplat (The Painted Veil), British-born Clint Mansell (The Fountain), Argentinean Gustavo Santaolalla (Babel), Italian Carlo Siliotto (Nomad) and German-born Hans Zimmer (The Da Vinci Code).
A strong streak of Anglophilia also carried through the nominations. In the best dramatic actress heat, for example, American Maggie Gyllenhaal, who stars as an ex-con trying to re-establish her life in Sherrybaby, and the Spanish-born Penelope Cruz, playing a resilient widow in Volver, are pitted against such formidable British talent as Judi Dench, who portrays a repressed schoolteacher in Notes on a Scandal; Kate Winslet, who plays an adulterous suburbanite in Little Children; and Mirren in Queen.
In addition to DiCaprio, the best actor nominees are Peter O'Toole, earning his 10th Globe nomination by playing an aging rogue in Venus; Will Smith, for portraying a struggling dad in The Pursuit of Happyness; and Forest Whitaker, who stars as the mercurial Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland.
In the best actress in a comedy or musical category, the nominees are Annette Bening, who plays an unstable mom in Running With Scissors; Toni Collette, the long-suffering wife in Little Miss Sunshine; Beyonce Knowles, who portrays a rising recording star in Dreamgirls; Meryl Streep, for her turn as a fearsome magazine editor in Prada; and Renee Zellweger, who plays author Beatrix Potter in Miss Potter.
Collette picked up a second nomination as TV supporting actress for Tsunami: The Aftermath, and Knowles joined the pack of double nominees because she also shares in the composing credits for best song nominee Listen from Dreamgirls.
For best actor in a comedy or musical, the HFPA nominated Baron Cohen; Johnny Depp, scoring his second Globe nomination for playing Jack Sparrow, this time for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"; Aaron Eckhart, who appears as a tobacco lobbyist in Thank You for Smoking; Will Ferrell, who plays a man whose life unfolds like a novel in Stranger Than Fiction; and in what amounted to a surprise choice, Chiwetel Ejiofor, who dresses up as a London drag queen in Kinky Boots. Like Collette, Ejiofor picked up a second nomination for Tsunami, for which he earned a best actor in a TV miniseries nom.
- 12/16/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
COMPLETE COVERAGE:
List of nominees
Film nominees react
Risky Business: Anne Thompson's take
Grove: Votes impact Oscar coin
TV noms: 'Grey's' a top Globe contender
The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. doubled down on Clint Eastwood and Leonardo DiCaprio on Thursday as it announced nominations for the 64th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton.
With seven nominations, Babel was the most-nominated film, followed by The Departed with six and Dreamgirls with five. In the television categories, the drama Grey's Anatomy and the comedy Weeds were the most nominated series, with four each.
Eastwood received two nominations in the same category, picking up noms as best director for his bookend films Flags of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima. DiCaprio also twice scored in one same category, dominating the list for best dramatic actor with noms for his work as a Boston undercover cop in The Departed and a South African mercenary in Blood Diamond.
Helen Mirren did them one better. Not only did she receive two nominations in the category of best performance by an actress in a miniseries -- for Elizabeth I and Prime Suspect: The Final Act -- but she was gifted with a third nom, as best motion picture actress for portraying Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen.
For all their love of Eastwood, though, the 83 voting members of the HFPA did not nominate Flags as best drama. They spread their noms among Babel, Bobby, Departed, Little Children and Queen.
For best motion picture comedy or musical, the noms went to Borat, The Devil Wears Prada, Dreamgirls, Little Miss Sunshine and Thank You for Smoking.
Joining Eastwood as best director nominees are Stephen Frears for Queen, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for Babel and Martin Scorsese for Departed. Despite its five nominations, Dreamgirls failed to earn a nomination for its director, Bill Condon, who may have been edged aside by the dual Eastwood noms.
As if offering an antidote to Babel, a globe-trotting tale of cultural misunderstandings, the nominations themselves took on a multicultural hue. Babel supporting actresses Adriana Barraza, who hails from Mexico, and Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi were invited to the Globes' annual party, to be held Jan. 15 at the Beverly Hilton and broadcast live by NBC. London-born comedian Sacha Baron Cohen crashed the best actor in a comedy lineup with his alter ego, Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev. And the circle of nominated composers read like a survey of world music with the French-born Alexandre Desplat (The Painted Veil), British-born Clint Mansell (The Fountain), Argentinean Gustavo Santaolalla (Babel), Italian Carlo Siliotto (Nomad) and German-born Hans Zimmer (The Da Vinci Code).
A strong streak of Anglophilia also carried through the nominations. In the best dramatic actress heat, for example, American Maggie Gyllenhaal, who stars as an ex-con trying to re-establish her life in Sherrybaby, and the Spanish-born Penelope Cruz, playing a resilient widow in Volver, are pitted against such formidable British talent as Judi Dench, who portrays a repressed schoolteacher in Notes on a Scandal; Kate Winslet, who plays an adulterous suburbanite in Little Children; and Mirren in Queen.
In addition to DiCaprio, the best actor nominees are Peter O'Toole, earning his 10th Globe nomination by playing an aging rogue in Venus; Will Smith, for portraying a struggling dad in The Pursuit of Happyness; and Forest Whitaker, who stars as the mercurial Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland.
In the best actress in a comedy or musical category, the nominees are Annette Bening, who plays an unstable mom in Running With Scissors; Toni Collette, the long-suffering wife in Little Miss Sunshine; Beyonce Knowles, who portrays a rising recording star in Dreamgirls; Meryl Streep, for her turn as a fearsome magazine editor in Prada; and Renee Zellweger, who plays author Beatrix Potter in Miss Potter.
Collette picked up a second nomination as TV supporting actress for Tsunami: The Aftermath, and Knowles joined the pack of double nominees because she also shares in the composing credits for best song nominee Listen from Dreamgirls.
For best actor in a comedy or musical, the HFPA nominated Baron Cohen; Johnny Depp, scoring his second Globe nomination for playing Jack Sparrow, this time for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"; Aaron Eckhart, who appears as a tobacco lobbyist in Thank You for Smoking; Will Ferrell, who plays a man whose life unfolds like a novel in Stranger Than Fiction; and in what amounted to a surprise choice, Chiwetel Ejiofor, who dresses up as a London drag queen in Kinky Boots. Like Collette, Ejiofor picked up a second nomination for Tsunami, for which he earned a best actor in a TV miniseries nom.
List of nominees
Film nominees react
Risky Business: Anne Thompson's take
Grove: Votes impact Oscar coin
TV noms: 'Grey's' a top Globe contender
The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. doubled down on Clint Eastwood and Leonardo DiCaprio on Thursday as it announced nominations for the 64th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton.
With seven nominations, Babel was the most-nominated film, followed by The Departed with six and Dreamgirls with five. In the television categories, the drama Grey's Anatomy and the comedy Weeds were the most nominated series, with four each.
Eastwood received two nominations in the same category, picking up noms as best director for his bookend films Flags of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima. DiCaprio also twice scored in one same category, dominating the list for best dramatic actor with noms for his work as a Boston undercover cop in The Departed and a South African mercenary in Blood Diamond.
Helen Mirren did them one better. Not only did she receive two nominations in the category of best performance by an actress in a miniseries -- for Elizabeth I and Prime Suspect: The Final Act -- but she was gifted with a third nom, as best motion picture actress for portraying Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen.
For all their love of Eastwood, though, the 83 voting members of the HFPA did not nominate Flags as best drama. They spread their noms among Babel, Bobby, Departed, Little Children and Queen.
For best motion picture comedy or musical, the noms went to Borat, The Devil Wears Prada, Dreamgirls, Little Miss Sunshine and Thank You for Smoking.
Joining Eastwood as best director nominees are Stephen Frears for Queen, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for Babel and Martin Scorsese for Departed. Despite its five nominations, Dreamgirls failed to earn a nomination for its director, Bill Condon, who may have been edged aside by the dual Eastwood noms.
As if offering an antidote to Babel, a globe-trotting tale of cultural misunderstandings, the nominations themselves took on a multicultural hue. Babel supporting actresses Adriana Barraza, who hails from Mexico, and Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi were invited to the Globes' annual party, to be held Jan. 15 at the Beverly Hilton and broadcast live by NBC. London-born comedian Sacha Baron Cohen crashed the best actor in a comedy lineup with his alter ego, Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev. And the circle of nominated composers read like a survey of world music with the French-born Alexandre Desplat (The Painted Veil), British-born Clint Mansell (The Fountain), Argentinean Gustavo Santaolalla (Babel), Italian Carlo Siliotto (Nomad) and German-born Hans Zimmer (The Da Vinci Code).
A strong streak of Anglophilia also carried through the nominations. In the best dramatic actress heat, for example, American Maggie Gyllenhaal, who stars as an ex-con trying to re-establish her life in Sherrybaby, and the Spanish-born Penelope Cruz, playing a resilient widow in Volver, are pitted against such formidable British talent as Judi Dench, who portrays a repressed schoolteacher in Notes on a Scandal; Kate Winslet, who plays an adulterous suburbanite in Little Children; and Mirren in Queen.
In addition to DiCaprio, the best actor nominees are Peter O'Toole, earning his 10th Globe nomination by playing an aging rogue in Venus; Will Smith, for portraying a struggling dad in The Pursuit of Happyness; and Forest Whitaker, who stars as the mercurial Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland.
In the best actress in a comedy or musical category, the nominees are Annette Bening, who plays an unstable mom in Running With Scissors; Toni Collette, the long-suffering wife in Little Miss Sunshine; Beyonce Knowles, who portrays a rising recording star in Dreamgirls; Meryl Streep, for her turn as a fearsome magazine editor in Prada; and Renee Zellweger, who plays author Beatrix Potter in Miss Potter.
Collette picked up a second nomination as TV supporting actress for Tsunami: The Aftermath, and Knowles joined the pack of double nominees because she also shares in the composing credits for best song nominee Listen from Dreamgirls.
For best actor in a comedy or musical, the HFPA nominated Baron Cohen; Johnny Depp, scoring his second Globe nomination for playing Jack Sparrow, this time for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"; Aaron Eckhart, who appears as a tobacco lobbyist in Thank You for Smoking; Will Ferrell, who plays a man whose life unfolds like a novel in Stranger Than Fiction; and in what amounted to a surprise choice, Chiwetel Ejiofor, who dresses up as a London drag queen in Kinky Boots. Like Collette, Ejiofor picked up a second nomination for Tsunami, for which he earned a best actor in a TV miniseries nom.
- 12/15/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. doubled down on Clint Eastwood and Leonardo DiCaprio on Thursday as it announced nominations for the 64th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton.
With seven nominations, Babel was the most-nominated film, followed by The Departed with six and Dreamgirls with five. In the television categories, the drama Grey's Anatomy and the comedy Weeds were the most nominated series, with four each.
Eastwood received two nominations in the same category, picking up noms as best director for his bookend films Flags of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima. DiCaprio also twice scored in one same category, dominating the list for best dramatic actor with noms for his work as a Boston undercover cop in The Departed and a South African mercenary in Blood Diamond.
Helen Mirren did them one better. Not only did she receive two nominations in the category of best performance by an actress in a miniseries -- for Elizabeth I and Prime Suspect: The Final Act -- but she was gifted with a third nom, as best motion picture actress for portraying Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen.
For all their love of Eastwood, though, the 83 voting members of the HFPA did not nominate Flags as best drama. They spread their noms among Babel, Bobby, Departed, Little Children and Queen.
For best motion picture comedy or musical, the noms went to Borat, The Devil Wears Prada, Dreamgirls, Little Miss Sunshine and Thank You for Smoking.
Joining Eastwood as best director nominees are Stephen Frears for Queen, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for Babel and Martin Scorsese for Departed. Despite its five nominations, Dreamgirls failed to earn a nomination for its director, Bill Condon, who may have been edged aside by the dual Eastwood noms.
As if offering an antidote to Babel, a globe-trotting tale of cultural misunderstandings, the nominations themselves took on a multicultural hue. Babel supporting actresses Adriana Barraza, who hails from Mexico, and Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi were invited to the Globes' annual party, to be held Jan. 15 at the Beverly Hilton and broadcast live by NBC. London-born comedian Sacha Baron Cohen crashed the best actor in a comedy lineup with his alter ego, Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev. And the circle of nominated composers read like a survey of world music with the French-born Alexandre Desplat (The Painted Veil), British-born Clint Mansell (The Fountain), Argentinean Gustavo Santaolalla (Babel), Italian Carlo Siliotto (Nomad) and German-born Hans Zimmer (The Da Vinci Code).
A strong streak of Anglophilia also carried through the nominations. In the best dramatic actress heat, for example, American Maggie Gyllenhaal, who stars as an ex-con trying to re-establish her life in Sherrybaby, and the Spanish-born Penelope Cruz, playing a resilient widow in Volver, are pitted against such formidable British talent as Judi Dench, who portrays a repressed schoolteacher in Notes on a Scandal; Kate Winslet, who plays an adulterous suburbanite in Little Children; and Mirren in Queen.
In addition to DiCaprio, the best actor nominees are Peter O'Toole, earning his 10th Globe nomination by playing an aging rogue in Venus; Will Smith, for portraying a struggling dad in The Pursuit of Happyness; and Forest Whitaker, who stars as the mercurial Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland.
In the best actress in a comedy or musical category, the nominees are Annette Bening, who plays an unstable mom in Running With Scissors; Toni Collette, the long-suffering wife in Little Miss Sunshine; Beyonce Knowles, who portrays a rising recording star in Dreamgirls; Meryl Streep, for her turn as a fearsome magazine editor in Prada; and Renee Zellweger, who plays author Beatrix Potter in Miss Potter.
Collette picked up a second nomination as TV supporting actress for Tsunami: The Aftermath, and Knowles joined the pack of double nominees because she also shares in the composing credits for best song nominee Listen from Dreamgirls.
For best actor in a comedy or musical, the HFPA nominated Baron Cohen; Johnny Depp, scoring his second Globe nomination for playing Jack Sparrow, this time for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"; Aaron Eckhart, who appears as a tobacco lobbyist in Thank You for Smoking; Will Ferrell, who plays a man whose life unfolds like a novel in Stranger Than Fiction; and in what amounted to a surprise choice, Chiwetel Ejiofor, who dresses up as a London drag queen in Kinky Boots. Like Collette, Ejiofor picked up a second nomination for Tsunami, for which he earned a best actor in a TV miniseries nom.
COMPLETE COVERAGE:
List of nominees
Film nominees react
Risky Business: Anne Thompson's take
Grove: Votes impact Oscar coin
TV noms: 'Grey's' a top Globe contender...
With seven nominations, Babel was the most-nominated film, followed by The Departed with six and Dreamgirls with five. In the television categories, the drama Grey's Anatomy and the comedy Weeds were the most nominated series, with four each.
Eastwood received two nominations in the same category, picking up noms as best director for his bookend films Flags of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima. DiCaprio also twice scored in one same category, dominating the list for best dramatic actor with noms for his work as a Boston undercover cop in The Departed and a South African mercenary in Blood Diamond.
Helen Mirren did them one better. Not only did she receive two nominations in the category of best performance by an actress in a miniseries -- for Elizabeth I and Prime Suspect: The Final Act -- but she was gifted with a third nom, as best motion picture actress for portraying Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen.
For all their love of Eastwood, though, the 83 voting members of the HFPA did not nominate Flags as best drama. They spread their noms among Babel, Bobby, Departed, Little Children and Queen.
For best motion picture comedy or musical, the noms went to Borat, The Devil Wears Prada, Dreamgirls, Little Miss Sunshine and Thank You for Smoking.
Joining Eastwood as best director nominees are Stephen Frears for Queen, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for Babel and Martin Scorsese for Departed. Despite its five nominations, Dreamgirls failed to earn a nomination for its director, Bill Condon, who may have been edged aside by the dual Eastwood noms.
As if offering an antidote to Babel, a globe-trotting tale of cultural misunderstandings, the nominations themselves took on a multicultural hue. Babel supporting actresses Adriana Barraza, who hails from Mexico, and Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi were invited to the Globes' annual party, to be held Jan. 15 at the Beverly Hilton and broadcast live by NBC. London-born comedian Sacha Baron Cohen crashed the best actor in a comedy lineup with his alter ego, Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev. And the circle of nominated composers read like a survey of world music with the French-born Alexandre Desplat (The Painted Veil), British-born Clint Mansell (The Fountain), Argentinean Gustavo Santaolalla (Babel), Italian Carlo Siliotto (Nomad) and German-born Hans Zimmer (The Da Vinci Code).
A strong streak of Anglophilia also carried through the nominations. In the best dramatic actress heat, for example, American Maggie Gyllenhaal, who stars as an ex-con trying to re-establish her life in Sherrybaby, and the Spanish-born Penelope Cruz, playing a resilient widow in Volver, are pitted against such formidable British talent as Judi Dench, who portrays a repressed schoolteacher in Notes on a Scandal; Kate Winslet, who plays an adulterous suburbanite in Little Children; and Mirren in Queen.
In addition to DiCaprio, the best actor nominees are Peter O'Toole, earning his 10th Globe nomination by playing an aging rogue in Venus; Will Smith, for portraying a struggling dad in The Pursuit of Happyness; and Forest Whitaker, who stars as the mercurial Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland.
In the best actress in a comedy or musical category, the nominees are Annette Bening, who plays an unstable mom in Running With Scissors; Toni Collette, the long-suffering wife in Little Miss Sunshine; Beyonce Knowles, who portrays a rising recording star in Dreamgirls; Meryl Streep, for her turn as a fearsome magazine editor in Prada; and Renee Zellweger, who plays author Beatrix Potter in Miss Potter.
Collette picked up a second nomination as TV supporting actress for Tsunami: The Aftermath, and Knowles joined the pack of double nominees because she also shares in the composing credits for best song nominee Listen from Dreamgirls.
For best actor in a comedy or musical, the HFPA nominated Baron Cohen; Johnny Depp, scoring his second Globe nomination for playing Jack Sparrow, this time for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"; Aaron Eckhart, who appears as a tobacco lobbyist in Thank You for Smoking; Will Ferrell, who plays a man whose life unfolds like a novel in Stranger Than Fiction; and in what amounted to a surprise choice, Chiwetel Ejiofor, who dresses up as a London drag queen in Kinky Boots. Like Collette, Ejiofor picked up a second nomination for Tsunami, for which he earned a best actor in a TV miniseries nom.
COMPLETE COVERAGE:
List of nominees
Film nominees react
Risky Business: Anne Thompson's take
Grove: Votes impact Oscar coin
TV noms: 'Grey's' a top Globe contender...
- 12/14/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kazakhstan may be bracing itself for the upcoming release of the 20th Century Fox comedy Borat, but Thursday the embattled country got some good news when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released its list of the 61 countries that have successfully submitted films for consideration in the foreign-language-film category at the 79th Annual Academy Awards. For the first time, Kazahstan will be represented by a film: Nomad, a historical epic set in the 18th century and directed by Sergei Bodrov, Talgat Temenov and Ivan Passer, which the Weinstein Co. has acquired for domestic distribution. Although the Academy included Finland's submission of Aki Kaurismaki's Lights in the Dusk on its list, the director has requested the film be withdrawn because he didn't approve of the submission. However, the Academy reported that foreign-language committee chair Mark Johnson approached Kaurismaki about reversing that decision. The 61 films selected represent a record number in the category.
- 10/20/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kazakhstan may be bracing itself for the upcoming release of the 20th Century Fox comedy Borat, but Thursday the embattled country got some good news when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released its list of the 61 countries that have successfully submitted films for consideration in the foreign-language-film category at the 79th Annual Academy Awards. For the first time, Kazahstan will be represented by a film: Nomad, a historical epic set in the 18th century and directed by Sergei Bodrov, Talgat Temenov and Ivan Passer, which the Weinstein Co. has acquired for domestic distribution. Although the Academy included Finland's submission of Aki Kaurismaki's Lights in the Dusk on its list, the director has requested the film be withdrawn because he didn't approve of the submission. However, the Academy reported that foreign-language committee chair Mark Johnson approached Kaurismaki about reversing that decision. The 61 films selected represent a record number in the category.
- 10/20/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ORLANDO -- The Weinstein Co. made its formal ShowEast debut Thursday, while director John Singleton received a mid-career salute and the Ismail Merchant/James Ivory production team was bid a fond farewell as the trade show for movie exhibitors concluded. Weinstein Co. senior executive vp Mike Rudinsky introduced morning screenings of the company's two debut films, Derailed and Mrs. Henderson Presents, then presided over a luncheon that featured a product reel of action-themed trailers and clips from The Matador, Master of the Crimson Armor, Lucky Number Slevin, Nomad and the CGI-animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the latter of which is scheduled for a 2007 release. During the luncheon, Sony Electronics execs John Kaloukian and Andrew Stucker touted the merits of their new 4K digital cinema projector to exhibitors, insisting that it is a finished product (unlike prototypes shown in recent years) and making a case for its advantages over 2K projectors.
- 10/28/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jay Hernandez, who's revving his engine in Torque, will trade in his motorcycle helmet for a football helmet in his next film. The actor is the latest to join the cast of Friday Night Lights, Universal Pictures' pigskin drama that Brian Grazer is producing through Imagine Entertainment. Peter Berg is directing. Hernandez plays Brian Chavez, a defensive tackle on a football team in a gridiron-obsessed West Texas town. A straight-A student, Chavez is the "smart" one on the team. Hernandez joins a football squad that includes Lucas Black, Derek Luke and Lee Thompson Young. Billy Bob Thornton plays their coach. Hernandez's credits include crazy/beautiful and The Rookie. He has Ladder 49 in the can as well as the indie film The Nomad, executive produced by Milos Forman. He is repped by CAA and attorney Michael Fuller.
Jason Scott Lee and Jay Hernandez are set to topline the indie historical epic The Nomad, which is being executive produced by Milos Forman and Ram Bergman. Ivan Passer (HBO's Stalin) will direct the film from a script by Rustam Ibragimbekov. Nomad is set in 18th-century Kazakhstan and tells the story of a boy who is destined to one day unite the three warring tribes of the country. Lee will star as a veteran soldier and master of martial arts who spends his life raising and teaching the destined leader Mansur to lead the Kazakhs to victory and independence.
- 8/25/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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