Ayesha Curry isn’t too upset that Donald Trump has disinvited the Golden State Warriors to the White House over comments made by her husband Stephen Curry.
The 28-year-old chef and cookbook author responded to the president with an eyeroll emoji on Twitter after he tweeted Saturday morning that Stephen and the 2017 NBA finals champs are not welcome for a visit.
“Donate to earthquake relief here,” Ayesha wrote, focusing her priorities instead on raising money for Unicef in response to the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that ripped through Mexico City earlier this week and the 6.1 magnitude earthquake that hit southern Mexico Saturday.
The 28-year-old chef and cookbook author responded to the president with an eyeroll emoji on Twitter after he tweeted Saturday morning that Stephen and the 2017 NBA finals champs are not welcome for a visit.
“Donate to earthquake relief here,” Ayesha wrote, focusing her priorities instead on raising money for Unicef in response to the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that ripped through Mexico City earlier this week and the 6.1 magnitude earthquake that hit southern Mexico Saturday.
- 9/23/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Justine Clarke, Anthony Lapaglia and Matthew Saville on-set.
Palace Cinemas will host actor Anthony Lapaglia and director Matthew Saville for preview screenings of their new film, A Month of Sundays, at Palace Norton Street in Sydney (April 19) and Palace Cinema Como (April 21) in Melbourne.
Screenings will be followed by a Q&A with the pair.
Lapaglia plays Frank Mollard, a divorced Adelaide real-estate agent with a teenage son who strikes up a friendship with an elderly stranger, played by Julia Blake.
This is Saville's third film after Noise and Felony. The filmmaker also has a long resume on TV, including Graham Kennedy TV movie The King, The Secret Life of Us, We Can Be Heroes and Please Like Me..
Tickets for the preview screenings can be purchased here.
Palace Cinemas will host actor Anthony Lapaglia and director Matthew Saville for preview screenings of their new film, A Month of Sundays, at Palace Norton Street in Sydney (April 19) and Palace Cinema Como (April 21) in Melbourne.
Screenings will be followed by a Q&A with the pair.
Lapaglia plays Frank Mollard, a divorced Adelaide real-estate agent with a teenage son who strikes up a friendship with an elderly stranger, played by Julia Blake.
This is Saville's third film after Noise and Felony. The filmmaker also has a long resume on TV, including Graham Kennedy TV movie The King, The Secret Life of Us, We Can Be Heroes and Please Like Me..
Tickets for the preview screenings can be purchased here.
- 4/14/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
It cannot be denied that Hugo Weaving is one of the greatest actors working today. While Laurence Fishburne is, of course, awesome, The Matrix Trilogy would have been nothing without Weaving’s towering performance as Agent Smith. He added greater depth and complexity to V For Vendetta, and presented Red Skull as a most fearsome foe in Captain America: The First Avenger. But, for all the big budget films he does, it is his selection of smaller, independent projects that make for the most interesting viewing – and that’s what we have here, in The Mule.
Check out the plot summary for the movie below:
“Inspired by true events, The Mule tells the story of a naïve young man who is detained by federal police with lethal narcotics hidden in his stomach. Alone and afraid, ‘the Mule’ makes a desperate choice; to defy bodily functions and withhold the evidence… literally.
Check out the plot summary for the movie below:
“Inspired by true events, The Mule tells the story of a naïve young man who is detained by federal police with lethal narcotics hidden in his stomach. Alone and afraid, ‘the Mule’ makes a desperate choice; to defy bodily functions and withhold the evidence… literally.
- 10/2/2014
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Exclusive: Details revealed for film starring and produced by Michael Fassbender, shoot underway.
Principal photography gets underway today in New Zealand on John Maclean’s western Slow West.
Michael Fassbender, Kodi Smit-Mcphee, Ben Mendelsohn and Caren Pistorius star in British director Maclean’s debut, which will be sold internationally by HanWay and distributed in the UK by Lionsgate.
Set at the end of the 19th Century, Slow West follows the story of 17-year-old Jay Cavendish (Smit-McPhee) as he journeys across the American Frontier in search of the woman he loves, accompanied by a mysterious traveller named Silas (Fassbender).
Set in Colorado and the Scottish highlands, the Western will film on location in New Zealand and Scotland.
The project, lauded within industry circles at script stage, is being produced by The King’s Speech producers Iain Canning and Emile Sherman of See-Saw Films (Shame, Tracks); Michael Fassbender and Conor McCaughan of Dmc Film; and Rachel Gardner of [link...
Principal photography gets underway today in New Zealand on John Maclean’s western Slow West.
Michael Fassbender, Kodi Smit-Mcphee, Ben Mendelsohn and Caren Pistorius star in British director Maclean’s debut, which will be sold internationally by HanWay and distributed in the UK by Lionsgate.
Set at the end of the 19th Century, Slow West follows the story of 17-year-old Jay Cavendish (Smit-McPhee) as he journeys across the American Frontier in search of the woman he loves, accompanied by a mysterious traveller named Silas (Fassbender).
Set in Colorado and the Scottish highlands, the Western will film on location in New Zealand and Scotland.
The project, lauded within industry circles at script stage, is being produced by The King’s Speech producers Iain Canning and Emile Sherman of See-Saw Films (Shame, Tracks); Michael Fassbender and Conor McCaughan of Dmc Film; and Rachel Gardner of [link...
- 10/21/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
While Joel Edgerton has no shortage of friends and collaborators he could have chosen to direct his script for the crime drama "Felony," he landed on Matthew Saville, a TV veteran with a couple of feature films under his belt as well. Edgerton had been impressed with the filmmaker's 2007 Aussie TV movie "The King: The Story of Graham Kennedy" and thus begun the journey to bring the actor's movie to the big screen. "The whole thing started with Joel. He wrote it and approached me about four years ago," Saville explained when we caught up with him over the phone. He was enthusiastic about the experience of working with Edgerton and the result of their teamwork will be seen next week at the Toronto International Film Festival. Co-starring Tom Wilkinson, Jai Courtney and Melissa George, "Felony" centers on Malcolm Toohey (Edgerton), an outstanding cop and beloved family man. But one mistake made during an arrest,...
- 9/3/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Theatrical Trailer: the official theatrical piece, usually cut from the first (very long) cut of the picture or sometimes (if there is no first cut yet) from dailies (all the shot footage, including all the different takes and angles), maximum length of a trailer is two and a half minutes.
Teaser Trailer: A first, short theatrical preview piece (usually not longer than a minute and a half), cut from a few selected takes and scenes while the picture is still being shot.
For those of you who think it’s okay to show up to a film after the coming attractions – move along. No self-respecting movie geek would dare miss the previews. And don’t get us started on the individuals who arrive during the trailer you’ve been dying to see only to move through your line of sight during the all-important money shot.
In most cases, trailers are...
Teaser Trailer: A first, short theatrical preview piece (usually not longer than a minute and a half), cut from a few selected takes and scenes while the picture is still being shot.
For those of you who think it’s okay to show up to a film after the coming attractions – move along. No self-respecting movie geek would dare miss the previews. And don’t get us started on the individuals who arrive during the trailer you’ve been dying to see only to move through your line of sight during the all-important money shot.
In most cases, trailers are...
- 12/31/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Australian Production Design Guild has presented its award for outstanding contribution to design to Roger Kirk.
Kirk is an Australian costume designer working primarily in stage and film. He has also previously won the Tony Award for Best Costume Design and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design for The King and I and was nominated for 42nd Street. His Australian film credits include Brilliant Lies, Dad and Dave: On Our Selection, and Turtle Beach.
The Apdg Awards were presented at Sydney's Doltone House by Oscar-winner Adam Elliot. Other presenters included the ABC's Margaret Pomeranz, Aftrs head of screen design Sarah Stollman, Docklands Studios Melbourne chief executive Rod Allan, and L.A. Noire game designer Simon Wood.
The full list of Apdg Award winners can be found below and showreels at the Apdg website.
The Aftrs 2012 Apdg - Student Award Lauren O Flaherty - Designer Loot
The Digistor...
Kirk is an Australian costume designer working primarily in stage and film. He has also previously won the Tony Award for Best Costume Design and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design for The King and I and was nominated for 42nd Street. His Australian film credits include Brilliant Lies, Dad and Dave: On Our Selection, and Turtle Beach.
The Apdg Awards were presented at Sydney's Doltone House by Oscar-winner Adam Elliot. Other presenters included the ABC's Margaret Pomeranz, Aftrs head of screen design Sarah Stollman, Docklands Studios Melbourne chief executive Rod Allan, and L.A. Noire game designer Simon Wood.
The full list of Apdg Award winners can be found below and showreels at the Apdg website.
The Aftrs 2012 Apdg - Student Award Lauren O Flaherty - Designer Loot
The Digistor...
- 10/18/2012
- by Staff Reporter
- IF.com.au
Clemenger Bbdo Melbourne was named agency of the year at the Melbourne Advertising & Design Club Awards tonight.
The agency won top honours for the second year running. However, rival Gpy&R Melbourne – which won more lions at Cannes this year than any Australian agency – did not enter for the second consecutive year. Last year, Patts Ecd Ben Coulson cited cost reasons for not supporting the event, which is Melbourne’s top awards show.
The awards list in full:
The Adstream Award for Agency of the Year
Winner
Clemenger Bbdo Melbourne
The Madc Award for Best in Show
Winner
Guilt Trips V/Line Agency McCann
The Madc Award for Lifetime Achievement
Winner
Scott Whybin, Whybin Tbwa
The Blackley Award for Creative Leader of the Year
Winner
Jason Williams, Leo Burnett
The Madc Award for Client of the Year
Winner
Carlton United Brewers
The Exit Films Award for Best Junior
Winners
Jono...
The agency won top honours for the second year running. However, rival Gpy&R Melbourne – which won more lions at Cannes this year than any Australian agency – did not enter for the second consecutive year. Last year, Patts Ecd Ben Coulson cited cost reasons for not supporting the event, which is Melbourne’s top awards show.
The awards list in full:
The Adstream Award for Agency of the Year
Winner
Clemenger Bbdo Melbourne
The Madc Award for Best in Show
Winner
Guilt Trips V/Line Agency McCann
The Madc Award for Lifetime Achievement
Winner
Scott Whybin, Whybin Tbwa
The Blackley Award for Creative Leader of the Year
Winner
Jason Williams, Leo Burnett
The Madc Award for Client of the Year
Winner
Carlton United Brewers
The Exit Films Award for Best Junior
Winners
Jono...
- 10/4/2012
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
Following the success of The Sapphires at Cannes, production company Goalpost Pictures has secured a new film written by a prominent Australian actor/writer and directed by an award-winning Australian director.
Felony is written by, and set to star Joel Edgerton. The film will be directed by Matthew Saville.
Executive producing the film will be Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel of The Solution Entertainment Group who will handle international rights to the film at the Cannes Film Market.
Rosemary Blight of Goalpost Pictures said: “Felony is a distinctive project with exceptional creative talent attached, with Joel Edgerton as both actor and writer and Matthew Saville directing. We are thrilled to be working with The Solution on this exciting film.”
A thriller, Felony sees a decorated police officer, played by Edgerton, run a young cyclist off the road in his car after celebratory drinks with his colleagues for busting up a major gang.
Felony is written by, and set to star Joel Edgerton. The film will be directed by Matthew Saville.
Executive producing the film will be Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel of The Solution Entertainment Group who will handle international rights to the film at the Cannes Film Market.
Rosemary Blight of Goalpost Pictures said: “Felony is a distinctive project with exceptional creative talent attached, with Joel Edgerton as both actor and writer and Matthew Saville directing. We are thrilled to be working with The Solution on this exciting film.”
A thriller, Felony sees a decorated police officer, played by Edgerton, run a young cyclist off the road in his car after celebratory drinks with his colleagues for busting up a major gang.
- 5/17/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Two Australian films will feature in competition at the Sydney Film Festival, while five local features will get their world premieres.
Dead Europe, directed by Tony Krawitz, and Lore directed by Cate Shortland will compete In Competition, which carries a $60,000 prize.
For both films the festival will be their world premiere, along with other local features Not Suitable For Children, Mabo and Being Venice.
Krawitz’s Dead Europe is written by Louise Fox, adapted from a Christos Tsiolkas novel of the same name. It is produced by Liz Watts of Porchlight Films and Oscar-winner Emile Sherman of See Saw Films. The film is about an Australian photographer who visits his ancestral homeland of Greece after his father’s death. It will be Dead Europe’s world premiere.
Also in competition is Lore, Cate Shortland’s first film since debut Somersault. Again produced by Liz Watts, the film is an adaptation...
Dead Europe, directed by Tony Krawitz, and Lore directed by Cate Shortland will compete In Competition, which carries a $60,000 prize.
For both films the festival will be their world premiere, along with other local features Not Suitable For Children, Mabo and Being Venice.
Krawitz’s Dead Europe is written by Louise Fox, adapted from a Christos Tsiolkas novel of the same name. It is produced by Liz Watts of Porchlight Films and Oscar-winner Emile Sherman of See Saw Films. The film is about an Australian photographer who visits his ancestral homeland of Greece after his father’s death. It will be Dead Europe’s world premiere.
Also in competition is Lore, Cate Shortland’s first film since debut Somersault. Again produced by Liz Watts, the film is an adaptation...
- 5/9/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Kat Stewart
Shaun Micallef
A new FremantleMedia Australia production is one of four new television dramas receiving support from Screen Australia.
Produced by Andy Walker and Jason Stephens with Stephens executive producing, the 13-part, hour series Mr & Mrs Murder will air on Ten.
A murder mystery series, Mr & Mrs Murder follows Nicole and Charlie, a married couple who run an extreme cleaning business, specialising in crime scenes, solving the crimes before the police.
The synopsis reads “Armed with wit, smarts and the invisibility that cleaning brings, the duo solve the crimes the cops can’t in a murder mystery with a smile.”
Shaun Micallef of Talkin ‘Bout Your Generation and Newstopia co-created the series with Stephens.
Stephens told Encore: “We’ve found a tone that is not absurd at all, its quite grounded and real.”
Stephens said Micallef, who will play Charlie, alongside Kat Stewart of Offspring and Tangled as Nicole,...
Shaun Micallef
A new FremantleMedia Australia production is one of four new television dramas receiving support from Screen Australia.
Produced by Andy Walker and Jason Stephens with Stephens executive producing, the 13-part, hour series Mr & Mrs Murder will air on Ten.
A murder mystery series, Mr & Mrs Murder follows Nicole and Charlie, a married couple who run an extreme cleaning business, specialising in crime scenes, solving the crimes before the police.
The synopsis reads “Armed with wit, smarts and the invisibility that cleaning brings, the duo solve the crimes the cops can’t in a murder mystery with a smile.”
Shaun Micallef of Talkin ‘Bout Your Generation and Newstopia co-created the series with Stephens.
Stephens told Encore: “We’ve found a tone that is not absurd at all, its quite grounded and real.”
Stephens said Micallef, who will play Charlie, alongside Kat Stewart of Offspring and Tangled as Nicole,...
- 5/4/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
From drama to reality and factual – meet the production house powerhouses responsible for Australia’s greatest television.
Andrew Denton
Owner/ Creative guy
Zapruder’s Other Films The Gruen Transfer, Hungry Beast, Country Town Rescue, Randling
With producers Anita Jacoby and Peter Thompson, Andrew Denton’s Zapruder’s Other Films is known for intelligent and often funny television.
Denton came to prominence as the host of ABC’s 1988 comedy show Blah Blah Blah and was quick to get involved behind the scenes. His first executive producing credit came in 2001 when he gave The Chaser team their break with The Election Chaser.
Denton is responsible for adland favourite The Gruen Transfer, with five series including Gruen Planet and Nation under its belt. The show is one of the ABC’s highest rating formats attracting international interest.
Denton’s great skill is fostering young talent with his 2008 Project Next experiment resulting in Hungry Beast.
Andrew Denton
Owner/ Creative guy
Zapruder’s Other Films The Gruen Transfer, Hungry Beast, Country Town Rescue, Randling
With producers Anita Jacoby and Peter Thompson, Andrew Denton’s Zapruder’s Other Films is known for intelligent and often funny television.
Denton came to prominence as the host of ABC’s 1988 comedy show Blah Blah Blah and was quick to get involved behind the scenes. His first executive producing credit came in 2001 when he gave The Chaser team their break with The Election Chaser.
Denton is responsible for adland favourite The Gruen Transfer, with five series including Gruen Planet and Nation under its belt. The show is one of the ABC’s highest rating formats attracting international interest.
Denton’s great skill is fostering young talent with his 2008 Project Next experiment resulting in Hungry Beast.
- 2/17/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
ABC’s new series The Straits has had a slow ratings start to its ten episode run.
Produced by Matchbox Pictures, producers of last year’s success The Slap, The Straits movie length premiere averaged 599,000, peaking at 696,000 viewers last night, according to preliminary ratings by Oztam.
Matchbox Pictures’ creative director Penny Chapman spoke to Encore in January: “It’s the violence and the black humour that is going to make this pretty special. I’ve not made a show like this – maybe blue murder but the Straits’ humour is quite enjoyable. Young men respond to it strongly. It’s a real blokes show. And for the ABC that’s great because young men don’t watch the ABC.”
The Straits is based on an idea by Aaron Fa’aoso which has been developed by a team of writers, including: AFI winning Louis Nowra (Cosi, K-19: The Widowmaker, Radiance); Blake Ayshford (Crownies,...
Produced by Matchbox Pictures, producers of last year’s success The Slap, The Straits movie length premiere averaged 599,000, peaking at 696,000 viewers last night, according to preliminary ratings by Oztam.
Matchbox Pictures’ creative director Penny Chapman spoke to Encore in January: “It’s the violence and the black humour that is going to make this pretty special. I’ve not made a show like this – maybe blue murder but the Straits’ humour is quite enjoyable. Young men respond to it strongly. It’s a real blokes show. And for the ABC that’s great because young men don’t watch the ABC.”
The Straits is based on an idea by Aaron Fa’aoso which has been developed by a team of writers, including: AFI winning Louis Nowra (Cosi, K-19: The Widowmaker, Radiance); Blake Ayshford (Crownies,...
- 2/3/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Screen Australia has announced a new round of funding for 18 filmmaking teams to develop feature projects including teams led by producer Emile Sherman (The King’s Speech), director Kriv Stenders (Red Dog) and director Gillian Armstrong.
The funding totals $500,000.
Sherman is working with Clayton Jacobsen (Kenny) to develop crime film The Docks with writers Jamie Browne and Kris Mrksa.
Auteur director and cancer sufferer Paul Cox is working with executive producer Shaun Miller and producer Maggie Miles to develop his own memoir Tales from the Cancer Ward into drama script Force of Destiny.
Screen Australia also continues its investment in producer Marian Macgowan’s The Great, with writer Tony McNamara and director Gillian Armstrong on the adaptation of McNamara’s play of the same name.
Red Dog director Kriv Stenders works with his Lucky Country writer Andy Cox to develop their comic romance script F*****! A Romance.
Screen Australia has...
The funding totals $500,000.
Sherman is working with Clayton Jacobsen (Kenny) to develop crime film The Docks with writers Jamie Browne and Kris Mrksa.
Auteur director and cancer sufferer Paul Cox is working with executive producer Shaun Miller and producer Maggie Miles to develop his own memoir Tales from the Cancer Ward into drama script Force of Destiny.
Screen Australia also continues its investment in producer Marian Macgowan’s The Great, with writer Tony McNamara and director Gillian Armstrong on the adaptation of McNamara’s play of the same name.
Red Dog director Kriv Stenders works with his Lucky Country writer Andy Cox to develop their comic romance script F*****! A Romance.
Screen Australia has...
- 12/12/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
ABC1′s new 10 hour drama, The Straits, produced by Matchbox Films’ Penny Chapman and Helen Panckhurst begins shooting today. Scottish actor Brian Cox (The Bourne Supremacy, Troy, Braveheart) joins the troupe of Australian actors assembling in Cairns and Torres Strait Islands.
The Montebello family are Far North Queensland’s Corleones, running drugs into Australia and guns and exotic animals out with ambitious bikies in Australia and Papau New Guinean raskols across the Strait also wanting a piece of the action. Cox plays Patriach Harry Montebello, with actress Rena Owen playing his part Torres Strait Island, part Maori wife, Kitty.
Joining Cox and Owen in the cast will be AFI Nominated Aaron Fa’aoso (East West 101, Ran), Logie winner Firass Dirani (Underbelly, Pitch Black) as well as new Australian talent; Jimi Bani (Ran, The Sapphires) and Suzannah Bayes-Morton (All Saints, The Tumbler), who together play the Montebello’s children.
In a statement,...
The Montebello family are Far North Queensland’s Corleones, running drugs into Australia and guns and exotic animals out with ambitious bikies in Australia and Papau New Guinean raskols across the Strait also wanting a piece of the action. Cox plays Patriach Harry Montebello, with actress Rena Owen playing his part Torres Strait Island, part Maori wife, Kitty.
Joining Cox and Owen in the cast will be AFI Nominated Aaron Fa’aoso (East West 101, Ran), Logie winner Firass Dirani (Underbelly, Pitch Black) as well as new Australian talent; Jimi Bani (Ran, The Sapphires) and Suzannah Bayes-Morton (All Saints, The Tumbler), who together play the Montebello’s children.
In a statement,...
- 6/14/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The Film Critics Circle of Australia has announced the nominees for its 2010 Awards, and Animal Kingdom leads the pack with 10 nominations.
Beneath Hill 60 and The Waiting City follow behind with eight nominations each; Tomorrow, When the War Began has five, and Bran Nue Dae and South Solitary have four each.
It’s the first awards ceremony to recognise the previosly ignored Lou and The Waiting City as two of the best films of the year in the main categories; it’s also the first official recognition for South Solitary, which its producers did not even submit for consideration at last December’s AFI Awards.
The ceremony will be held on March 13 at the North Sydney Leagues Club in Cammeray.
The nominees are:
• Best Film
Animal Kingdom Producer: Liz Watts
Beneath Hill 60 Producer: Bill Leimbach
Bran Nue Dae Producers: Robyn Kershaw, Graeme Isaac
Tomorrow When The War Began Producers: Andrew Mason,...
Beneath Hill 60 and The Waiting City follow behind with eight nominations each; Tomorrow, When the War Began has five, and Bran Nue Dae and South Solitary have four each.
It’s the first awards ceremony to recognise the previosly ignored Lou and The Waiting City as two of the best films of the year in the main categories; it’s also the first official recognition for South Solitary, which its producers did not even submit for consideration at last December’s AFI Awards.
The ceremony will be held on March 13 at the North Sydney Leagues Club in Cammeray.
The nominees are:
• Best Film
Animal Kingdom Producer: Liz Watts
Beneath Hill 60 Producer: Bill Leimbach
Bran Nue Dae Producers: Robyn Kershaw, Graeme Isaac
Tomorrow When The War Began Producers: Andrew Mason,...
- 2/8/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Here is my list of Top Ten Films Of 2010! I know it is already 2011, but I finally saw a movie that I had been meaning to see. Check out my list below and let me know your thoughts.
10 The Ghost Writer
The performances by Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan are extraordinary. Roman Polanski took me back to the feeling of my other favorite films he directed, Frantic. The bleak tone of the film and the locations were excellent.
9 Exit Through The Gift Shop
This is one of my favorite documentaries. It is inspirational, funny and depressing film that is fun to watch. I did not see this until it because available on Instant Netflix and I am glad that I watched it. Great film if you have not seen it yet.
8 The Town
The performances are powerful and the action sequences intense making this a very enjoyable film to watch.
10 The Ghost Writer
The performances by Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan are extraordinary. Roman Polanski took me back to the feeling of my other favorite films he directed, Frantic. The bleak tone of the film and the locations were excellent.
9 Exit Through The Gift Shop
This is one of my favorite documentaries. It is inspirational, funny and depressing film that is fun to watch. I did not see this until it because available on Instant Netflix and I am glad that I watched it. Great film if you have not seen it yet.
8 The Town
The performances are powerful and the action sequences intense making this a very enjoyable film to watch.
- 1/3/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
It's so cute that film critics circles are so interested in "their own" as it were. Boston is always accused of rallying behind Boston-set films (in their defense they often have many of them to choose from) and a few days back Utah, where 127 Hours takes place, really handed that film some water in its moment of need. Not that the Academy voters are actively debating Utah's choices before filling out their ballots this week... they're more likely to be swayed by James Franco's grandma (see video after the jump).
But given that 127 Hours has been slipping down a thin rocky crevice away from sunny awards heat (Awkward Metaphor Alert) it'll take every honor it can get. Will AMPAS go for it or do we have another Into the Wild (2007) on our hands i.e. lots of preseason heat, little to show for it on Oscar nom morn?
Christmas...
But given that 127 Hours has been slipping down a thin rocky crevice away from sunny awards heat (Awkward Metaphor Alert) it'll take every honor it can get. Will AMPAS go for it or do we have another Into the Wild (2007) on our hands i.e. lots of preseason heat, little to show for it on Oscar nom morn?
Christmas...
- 12/28/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
I must confess – I genuinely think 2010 was a good year in movies.
Of course, I’m not simply basing that on a series of obviously stellar performances and the number of films deserving of awards recognition. And I’m not making my list after staring at a bunch of pundits’ thoughts on the matter.
My favorite movies are ones that either make me feel something real and physical (and not just that sense of “I’m so smart. I saw that little indie”) or that I’m inclined to watch over and over. Better yet, I like my movies to do both, and it’s a tall order.
So sure, I really enjoyed and appreciated “The King’s Speech” and “The Social Network” – I’m an Aaron Sorkin fan, after all – but they didn’t make enough of an emotional impact and I can’t picture myself popping the disc...
Of course, I’m not simply basing that on a series of obviously stellar performances and the number of films deserving of awards recognition. And I’m not making my list after staring at a bunch of pundits’ thoughts on the matter.
My favorite movies are ones that either make me feel something real and physical (and not just that sense of “I’m so smart. I saw that little indie”) or that I’m inclined to watch over and over. Better yet, I like my movies to do both, and it’s a tall order.
So sure, I really enjoyed and appreciated “The King’s Speech” and “The Social Network” – I’m an Aaron Sorkin fan, after all – but they didn’t make enough of an emotional impact and I can’t picture myself popping the disc...
- 12/22/2010
- by Breanne L. Heldman
- NextMovie
Twas a year in which sequels (“Toy Story 3,” Iron Man 2″), “originals” (“Inception,” “Despicable Me”) and movies somewhere in between (“Alice in Wonderland”) dominated the box office side-by-side.
But what movies ranked highest where it matters most (you know… in our hearts)?
From thrilling new installments in the behemoth “Twilight” and “Harry Potter” franchises to fascinating prestige films that mined gold from surprising sources like Facebook and ballet, here are our picks for the very best of the best of 2010.
25. ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’
That vampire-werewolf-human love triangle reached hot new heights with its third – and strongest – installment this summer. With the highly anticipated tent scene, the battle against Victoria and the newborns and (swoon) that marriage proposal, the flick was so action-packed, smooch-packed and six-packed, fans’ cries of pure joy are still ringing in our ears. Or maybe those sounds are caused by the fact that we have to...
But what movies ranked highest where it matters most (you know… in our hearts)?
From thrilling new installments in the behemoth “Twilight” and “Harry Potter” franchises to fascinating prestige films that mined gold from surprising sources like Facebook and ballet, here are our picks for the very best of the best of 2010.
25. ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’
That vampire-werewolf-human love triangle reached hot new heights with its third – and strongest – installment this summer. With the highly anticipated tent scene, the battle against Victoria and the newborns and (swoon) that marriage proposal, the flick was so action-packed, smooch-packed and six-packed, fans’ cries of pure joy are still ringing in our ears. Or maybe those sounds are caused by the fact that we have to...
- 12/21/2010
- by NextMovie Staff
- NextMovie
Chicago – When we look back on this past year in cinema, what will we remember? Ironically, a year after “Avatar” was supposed to change the movie paradigm forever, it’s the human faces that I most vividly remember from 2010. Mark Zuckerberg lit by a computer screen, Nina Sayers’ blood-red eyes, the longing look of Mal as she urges Cobb to join her in suicide, Teddy Daniels as the walls of his mental charade come tumbling down, Dean’s realization that his marriage is over, a little boy learning his first girlfriend happens to be a vampire, and so many more memorable, undeniably human moments. It’s the characters of 2010 that feature so prominently whenever I think back about the year in film.
Was it a “good year”? It depends on how you quantify it. At the very top of the year-end list, the quality was remarkable. There were at least...
Was it a “good year”? It depends on how you quantify it. At the very top of the year-end list, the quality was remarkable. There were at least...
- 12/20/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The nominations have been announced for the 16th Annual Critics choice awards. Black Swan is currently set up to be a big winner with twelve nominations. The King’s Speech and True Grit each have eleven nominations, while The Social Network and Inception each accumulated nine.
The awards will air on VH1, January 14, 2011.
Below is the full list of nominees:
Best Picture
- 127 Hours
- Black Swan
- The Social Network
- True Grit
- Winter’s Bone
- The Town
- Toy Story 3
- The Fighter
- Inception
- The King’s Speech
Best Actor
- James Franco, 127 Hours
- Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine
- Jeff Bridges, True Grit
- Robert Duvall, Get Low
- Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
- Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
Best Actress
- Natalie Portman, Black Swan
- Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
- Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
- Noomi Rapace,...
The awards will air on VH1, January 14, 2011.
Below is the full list of nominees:
Best Picture
- 127 Hours
- Black Swan
- The Social Network
- True Grit
- Winter’s Bone
- The Town
- Toy Story 3
- The Fighter
- Inception
- The King’s Speech
Best Actor
- James Franco, 127 Hours
- Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine
- Jeff Bridges, True Grit
- Robert Duvall, Get Low
- Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
- Colin Firth, The King’s Speech
Best Actress
- Natalie Portman, Black Swan
- Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
- Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole
- Noomi Rapace,...
- 12/14/2010
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Black Swan, the forthcoming psychological ballet thriller from acclaimed director Darren Aronofsky, picked up an unprecedented twelve nominations at the annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards.
The King’s Speech and True Grit follow closely with eleven nominations each, while The Social Network and Inception each accumulated nine.
The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards will take place on January 14, 2011 at the Hollywood Palladium and will be broadcast on VH1.
The nominations for the 16th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards are listed below in full:
Best Picture
- 127 Hours
- Black Swan
- The Social Network
- True Grit
- Winter’s Bone
- The Town
- Toy Story 3
- The Fighter
- Inception
- The King’s Speech
Best Actor
- James Franco, 127 Hours
- Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine
- Jeff Bridges, True Grit
- Robert Duvall, Get Low
- Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
- Colin Firth, The King’s...
The King’s Speech and True Grit follow closely with eleven nominations each, while The Social Network and Inception each accumulated nine.
The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards will take place on January 14, 2011 at the Hollywood Palladium and will be broadcast on VH1.
The nominations for the 16th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards are listed below in full:
Best Picture
- 127 Hours
- Black Swan
- The Social Network
- True Grit
- Winter’s Bone
- The Town
- Toy Story 3
- The Fighter
- Inception
- The King’s Speech
Best Actor
- James Franco, 127 Hours
- Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine
- Jeff Bridges, True Grit
- Robert Duvall, Get Low
- Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
- Colin Firth, The King’s...
- 12/14/2010
- by Jamie Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Chicago – It’s the time of year when critics and Oscar pundits like to take a look back at the performances of the last twelve months and pick out the ones most deserving of special citation. As every critics group in the country prepares to unveil their choices for the cream of the acting crop, we thought we’d offer a guide to who they should reflect upon, first in the lead actor and actress categories and then, later this week, in the supporting ones.
The Best Lead Actor Performances of 2010
The very best of the best may be crowded with amazing performances to the degree that picking just five is difficult but the pool gets shallow awful quickly as you swim further away from the deep end. The fact is that while there were a number of truly stellar leading male turns in 2010, it certainly isn’t a long...
The Best Lead Actor Performances of 2010
The very best of the best may be crowded with amazing performances to the degree that picking just five is difficult but the pool gets shallow awful quickly as you swim further away from the deep end. The fact is that while there were a number of truly stellar leading male turns in 2010, it certainly isn’t a long...
- 12/13/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
3 succumb to 'Blindness' at Focus Int'l
Gael Garcia Bernal, Danny Glover and Alice Braga are set to join Fernando Meirelles' apocalyptic drama Blindness for Focus Features International.
Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo already have joined the project, which is based on Jose Saramago's acclaimed novel that is set in motion when an epidemic of blindness sweeps through a contemporary city and pushes society to the brink of breakdown. Bernal will play the King of Ward 3, and Glover will narrate the story. Braga will portray the girl with the dark glasses.
Potboiler Prods., Rhombus Media, Bee Vine Pictures and Meirelles' shingle 02 Filmes are producing.
Shooting is scheduled to begin in early July in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Toronto.
Pathe picked up U.K. and French rights to Blindness last week (HR 6/7). Focus is handling additional foreign territories for the film, which does not yet have a U.S. distribution deal.
Niv Fichman, Simon Channing-Williams and Gail Egan are producing.
Bernal, whose recent credits include Babel and The King, recently made his directorial debut with the Spanish-language Deficit, which unspooled at the Festival de Cannes in May.
Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo already have joined the project, which is based on Jose Saramago's acclaimed novel that is set in motion when an epidemic of blindness sweeps through a contemporary city and pushes society to the brink of breakdown. Bernal will play the King of Ward 3, and Glover will narrate the story. Braga will portray the girl with the dark glasses.
Potboiler Prods., Rhombus Media, Bee Vine Pictures and Meirelles' shingle 02 Filmes are producing.
Shooting is scheduled to begin in early July in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Toronto.
Pathe picked up U.K. and French rights to Blindness last week (HR 6/7). Focus is handling additional foreign territories for the film, which does not yet have a U.S. distribution deal.
Niv Fichman, Simon Channing-Williams and Gail Egan are producing.
Bernal, whose recent credits include Babel and The King, recently made his directorial debut with the Spanish-language Deficit, which unspooled at the Festival de Cannes in May.
- 6/12/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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