The BAFTA [British Oscars] Nominations were revealed this morning and there are some major surprises in some of the major categories. Hugo and Moneyball failed to draw Best Film nods, while Drive and The Help succeeded. Hugo’s Martin Scorsese, on the other hand, was nominated for Best Director while The Help’s Tate Taylor and The […]
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Universal Pictures Celebrates A Century Of Movie Memories With Yearlong Centennial Celebration!
2012 mark Universal Pictures 100th anniversary and the company has a wealth of plans to celebrate the landmark, including: a new logo, restoration of thirteen of its signature films, home entertainment offerings, theme park celebrations, signature events and a sweeping social media campaign. Details [the full press release] follow the jump.
Award Season Confusion VIII:The National Society Of Film Critics Picks End Of The World Drama Melancholia As Year’s Best!
With all the differing selections in most of the main categories, the various critics groups have definitely made any speculation on the Oscars® a crap shoot. The last major critics group, The National Society of Film Critics, has checked in with its choices for the best in film for 2011 and, surprise, they’ve chosen the deeply odd […]
Tangled Ever After – Tangled Short to Premiere With Beauty and the Beast 3D!
I had the opportunity to attend an advance screening of the 3D release of Beauty and the Beast this morning, not the least because the brilliant Disney classic is well served by its 3D conversion, but also because the wedding that was promised in Disney’s Tangled is the setting for the fabulously frantic farce of […]
Writers Guild Nominations Announced!
The Writers Guild of America announced its nominations for original, adapted and documentary screenplays today. Once again, Bridesmaids is included and Terrence Malik’s The Tree of Life is not. In episodic television dramas, Breaking Bad, Boardwalk Empire, Homeland and Game of Thrones garnered multiple noms; The Office and Modern Family led the way for episodic […]
Producers Guild of America Announces 2012 Awards Nominations for Movies and Television!
The 2012 Producers Guild nominees for movies include such previous award winners The Artist, The Help, and Hugo, while Terrence Malik’s The Tree of Life is curiously absent. Among the usual suspects in television drama and comedy are: A Modern Family, 30 Rock, Mad Men and [surprisingly, given its critical freefall this season] Dexter. A […]
Awards Season Confusion VII: 69th Annual Golden Globes Nominations
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Golden Globes Awards many not be the most respected awards in Hollywood, but they know how to throw a party – and they also know how to throw a spanner in the works when it comes to unusual [and sometimes superior] taste when it comes to selecting nominees. On the […]
Award Season Confusion VI: Toronto Film Critics Association Awards: Tree of Life Wins Best Picture and Director!
Terrence Malik’s Tree of Life won Best Picture – and Malik was named Best Director – as the Toronto Film Critics Association announced the selections for their annual awards, further muddying the waters as to who/what might conceivably be forerunners for the Oscars®. Muddying the waters even more, the TFCA named Michael Shannon Best Actor […]
18th Annual SAG Awards: Movies: The Help Scores Four Nominations; Modern Family Leads TV With Five!
The Artist may have continued to build credibility as a genuine Oscar® candidate as it scored nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role and Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, but The Help took the most nomination by a single film with four [Viola Davis nominated for […]
Hugo and The Artist Lead The Way With 11 Critics Choice Award Nominations!
Hugo and The Artist were at the head of the class as the Broadcast Film Critics Association announced the nominations for the 17th annual Critics choice Awards. Each received 11 nominations including Best Picture and Best Director. The Best Picture category also included previous award winners The Descendants and The Tree of Life. Summer smash […]
Awards Season Confusion V: San Francisco Critics Circle Names Tree of Life Best Film, Terrence Malik Best Director!
Another day, another choice. The San Francisco Critics Circle have announced their awards for excellence in film for 2011. Terrence Malik’s Tree of Life took Best Film while Malik claimed the award for Best Director. Further adding to awards season confusion, the SFCC named Gary Oldman Best Actor for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and We […]