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Academy Award Nominations & Winners
NOMINEES
STEVE CARELL
Foxcatcher
BRADLEY COOPER
American Sniper
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH
The Imitation Game
MICHAEL KEATON
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
EDDIE REDMAYNE
The Theory of Everything
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
NOMINEES
ROBERT DUVALL
The Judge
ETHAN HAWKE
Boyhood
EDWARD NORTON
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
MARK RUFFALO
Foxcatcher
J.K. SIMMONS
Whiplash
Julianne Moore
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
NOMINEES
MARION COTILLARD
Two Days, One Night
FELICITY JONES
The Theory of Everything
JULIANNE MOORE
Still Alice
ROSAMUND PIKE
Gone Girl
REESE WITHERSPOON
Wild
Patricia Arquette
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
NOMINEES
PATRICIA ARQUETTE
Boyhood
LAURA DERN
Wild
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY
The Imitation Game
EMMA STONE
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
MERYL STREEP
Into the Woods
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
NOMINEES
BIG HERO 6
Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli
THE BOXTROLLS
Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable and Travis Knight
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2
Dean DeBlois and Bonnie Arnold
SONG OF THE SEA
Tomm Moore and Paul Young
THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA
Isao Takahata and Yoshiaki Nishimura
BEST PICTURE
NOMINEES
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce and Anthony McCarten, Producers
WHIPLASH
Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook and David Lancaster, Producers
AMERICAN SNIPER
Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper and Peter Morgan, Producers
BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)
Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole, Producers
BOYHOOD
Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland, Producers
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson, Producers
THE IMITATION GAME
Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky and Teddy Schwarzman, Producers
SELMA
Christian Colson, Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
CINEMATOGRAPHY
NOMINEES
BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)
Emmanuel Lubezki
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Robert Yeoman
IDA
Łukasz Żal and Ryszard Lenczewski
MR. TURNER
Dick Pope
UNBROKEN
Roger Deakins
COSTUME DESIGN
NOMINEES
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Milena Canonero
INHERENT VICE
Mark Bridges
INTO THE WOODS
Colleen Atwood
MALEFICENT
Anna B. Sheppard
MR. TURNER
Jacqueline Durran
Michael Keaton
DIRECTING
NOMINEES
THE IMITATION GAME
Morten Tyldum
BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)
Alejandro G. Iñárritu
BOYHOOD
Richard Linklater
FOXCATCHER
Bennett Miller
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Wes Anderson
FILM EDITING
NOMINEES
AMERICAN SNIPER
Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach
BOYHOOD
Sandra Adair
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Barney Pilling
THE IMITATION GAME
William Goldenberg
WHIPLASH
Tom Cross
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
NOMINEES
IDA
Poland
LEVIATHAN
Russia
TANGERINES
Estonia
TIMBUKTU
Mauritania
WILD TALES
Argentina
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
NOMINEES
FOXCATCHER
Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White
PRODUCTION DESIGN
NOMINEES
INTERSTELLAR
Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
INTO THE WOODS
Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
MR. TURNER
Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Charlotte Watts
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
THE IMITATION GAME
Production Design: Maria Djurkovic; Set Decoration: Tatiana Macdonald
SOUND EDITING
NOMINEES
AMERICAN SNIPER
Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)
Martín Hernández and Aaron Glascock
THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES
Brent Burge and Jason Canovas
INTERSTELLAR
Richard King
UNBROKEN
Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro
Miles Teller as Andrew
Photo by Daniel McFadden, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics
SOUND MIXING
NOMINEES
AMERICAN SNIPER
John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)
Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga
INTERSTELLAR
Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten
UNBROKEN
Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee
WHIPLASH
Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley
VISUAL EFFECTS
NOMINEES
INTERSTELLAR
Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
NOMINEES
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Alexandre Desplat
THE IMITATION GAME
Alexandre Desplat
INTERSTELLAR
Hans Zimmer
MR. TURNER
Gary Yershon
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
Jóhann Jóhannsson
WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)
NOMINEES
BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)
Written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo
BOYHOOD
Written by Richard Linklater
FOXCATCHER
Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness
NIGHTCRAWLER
Written by Dan Gilroy
DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
NOMINEES
WHITE EARTH
J. Christian Jensen
CRISIS HOTLINE: VETERANS PRESS 1
Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry
JOANNA
Aneta Kopacz
OUR CURSE
Tomasz Śliwiński and Maciej Ślesicki
THE REAPER (LA PARKA)
Gabriel Serra Arguello
Edward Snowden and Glenn Greenwald in Hong Kong.
DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)
NOMINEES
CITIZENFOUR
Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky
FINDING VIVIAN MAIER
John Maloof and Charlie Siskel
LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM
Rory Kennedy and Keven McAlester
THE SALT OF THE EARTH
Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and David Rosier
VIRUNGA
Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara
SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
NOMINEES
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees
THE DAM KEEPER
Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi
FEAST
Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed
ME AND MY MOULTON
Torill Kove
A SINGLE LIFE
Joris Oprins
SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
NOMINEES
AYA
Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis
BOOGALOO AND GRAHAM
Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney
BUTTER LAMP (LA LAMPE AU BEURRE DE YAK)
Hu Wei and Julien Féret
PARVANEH
Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger
THE PHONE CALL
Mat Kirkby and James Lucas
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)
NOMINEES
THE LEGO MOVIE
“Everything Is Awesome” from The Lego Movie; Music and Lyric by Shawn Patterson
SELMA
“Glory” from Selma; Music and Lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn
BEYOND THE LIGHTS
“Grateful” from Beyond the Lights; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
GLEN CAMPBELL…I’LL BE ME
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me; Music and Lyric by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond
BEGIN AGAIN
“Lost Stars” from Begin Again; Music and Lyric by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois
WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
NOMINEES
AMERICAN SNIPER
Written by Jason Hall
THE IMITATION GAME
Written by Graham Moore
INHERENT VICE
Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
Screenplay by Anthony McCarten
WHIPLASH
Written by Damien Chazelle
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We’re Live Tweeting The Oscars! #RNDOscars
Tonight is the night. The 87th Academy Awards begin at 7 p.m. ET | 4 p.m. PT
Follow the crew as we live tweet all the action!! Make sure to use #RNDOscars
Liz: @Liz_Whittemore Melissa: @DialMforMelissa
Jeremy: @Harmonov Michael: @TheRealPetrocs
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Oscar-Nominated ‘CitizenFOUR’ Debuts on HBO February 23rd
Make sure you check out one of the most talked-about documentaries of the decade!
A film by Laura Poitras
WINNER:
| DGA Award for Best DocumentaryACE Eddie Awards for Best Edited DocumentaryBoston Society of Film Critics – Best DocumentaryLAFCA – Best Documentary/Non-Fiction FilmNew York Film Critics Circle – Best Non-Fiction Film IDA – Best Feature Kansas City Critics Circle – Dallas-Ft. Worth Critics Association – San Francisco Film Critics Circle – Detroit Film Critics Society – San Diego Film Critics Society – Documentary St. Louis Film Critics Association – |
BAFTA Award for Best DocumentaryIowa Film Critics Awards – Best DocumentaryHouston Film Critics Awards – Best Documentary National Society of Film Critics – Best DocumentaryUtah Film Critics Society – Best DocumentaryWomen Film Critics Circle Awards – Best Documentary Las Vegas Film Critics Society – Cinema Eye Awards for:
Austin Film Critics Association –
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NOMINEE
- Academy Award for Best Documentary
- Film Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary
Headshot of director Laura Poitras.
GCHQ satellites in Bude, England. Photo by Trevor Paglen.
Communication between Edward Snowden and director Laura Poitras, from CITIZENFOUR.
The NSA. Photo by Trevor Paglen.
Edward Snowden and Glenn Greenwald in Hong Kong.
Edward Snowden.
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Loads of Interesting Random Facts About the Academy Awards aka Oscars
Here are a bunch of random facts about the Academy Awards. Some are quite surprising. which one shocked you the most?
Top winner & nominee for Visual Effects
- Dennis Muren – 8 wins, 15 nominations
Won: Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Innerspace, The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Jurassic Park
Kathleen Kennedy has been nominated as producer 8 times, but never won
BEST PICTURE NOMINEES DIRECTED BY WOMEN
Out of 11, only 3 were nominated for directing and only 1 won
- Zero Dark Thirty [Kathryn Bigelow was NOT nominated for directing]
- The Kids Are All Right [Lisa Cholodenko was NOT nominated for directing]
- Winter’s Bone [Debra Granik was NOT nominated for directing]
- The Hurt Locker [Kathryn Bigleow won for directing]
- An Education [Lone Scherfig was NOT nominated for directing]
- Little Miss Sunshine [Valerie Faris (and Jonathan Dayton) were NOT nominated for directing]
- Lost in Translation [Sofia Coppola was nominated for directing]
- The Piano [Jane Campion was nominated for directing]
- The Prince of Tides [Barbra Streisand was NOT nominated for directing]
- Awakenings [Penny Marshall was NOT nominated for directing]
- Children of a Lesser God [Randa Haines was NOT nominated for directing]
Top 3 winners & nominees of Best Makeup
- Rick Baker – 7 wins, 11 nominations
- Greg Cannom – 3 wins, 9 nominations
- Ve Neill – 3 wins, 8 nominations
Top winner & nominee of Best Song
- Sammy Cahn – 4 wins, 26 nominations
Top 2 winners & nominees of Best Score
- Alfred Newman – 9 wins, 41 nominations
- John Williams – 5 wins, 44 nominations
THE ONLY SEQUELS TO WIN BEST PICTURE
- The Godfather Part II (1974)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
THE ONLY X-RATED FILM TO WIN BEST PICTURE
- Midnight Cowboy (1969)
[The film was subsequently edited and given an R rating in 1971.]
THE ONLY FILMS TO WIN THREE ACADEMY AWARDS FOR ACTING
- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
- Network (1976)
[To date, no film has won all four of the Academy Awards for acting.]
THE ONLY PERFORMERS TO WIN CONSECUTIVE ACADEMY AWARDS
- Luise Rainer, 1936 and 1937
- Spencer Tracy, 1937 and 1938
- Katharine Hepburn, 1967 and 1968
- Jason Robards, 1976 and 1977
- Tom Hanks, 1993 and 1994
Top winner & nominee for Writing
- Woody Allen – 3 wins, 16 nominations
THE ONLY PERSON TO WIN AN OSCAR FOR PLAYING A MEMBER OF THE OPPOSITE SEX
Linda Hunt, 1983, Best Supporting Actress for The Year of Living Dangerously.
THE ONLY THREE-GENERATION OSCAR-WINNING FAMILIES
- The Hustons. Walter Huston won Best Supporting Actor in 1948; son John Huston won Best Director and Best Screenplay in 1948; and granddaughter Anjelica Huston won Best Supporting Actress in 1985.
- The Coppolas. Carmine Coppola won for Original Dramatic Score in 1974; son Francis Ford Coppola’s first win was for Original Screenplay in 1970; and granddaughter Sofia Coppola won for Original Screenplay in 2003.
THE ONLY BROTHER AND SISTER TO WIN ACTING OSCARS
- Lionel Barrymore, 1930/31
- Ethel Barrymore, 1944
THE ONLY SISTERS TO WIN ACTING OSCARS
- Joan Fontaine, 1941
- Olivia de Havilland, 1946 and 1949
THE ONLY BROTHERS NOMINATED FOR ACTING OSCARS
- River Phoenix, 1988
- Joaquin Phoenix, 2000, 2005 and 2012
THE ONLY MARRIED COUPLES TO WIN ACTING OSCARS
- Laurence Olivier (1948) and Vivien Leigh (1951).
[They were not yet married when Leigh won her first Oscar in 1939.] - Paul Newman (1986) and Joanne Woodward (1957).
[They were married in 1958, prior to Woodward receiving 1957’s Best Actress award.]
The only Oscar winner with parents who both received Oscars
Liza Minnelli. Her mother Judy Garland received an Honorary miniature Oscar in 1939; father Vincente Minnelli won Best Director in 1958; Liza Minnelli won Best Actress in 1972.
The most Oscar-nominated Family
The Newmans, with 88 nominations and counting. Brothers Alfred Newman (43 nominations), Emil Newman (1), and Lionel Newman (11); second generation, Randy Newman (20), David Newman (1), and Thomas Newman (12).
3 films that won Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Actor and Writing
- 1934 – It Happened One Night
- 1975 – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
- 1991 – The Silence of the Lambs
5 films nominated in over 4 categories, winning ALL
- 11) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- 9) Gigi (1958)
- 9) The Last Emperor (1987)
- 5) It Happened One Night (1934)
- 4) The Matrix (1999)
5 films nominated over in over 10 categories, winning NONE
- 11) The Turning Point (1977)
- 11) The Color Purple (1985)
- 10) Gangs of New York (2002)
- 10) True Grit (2010)
- 10) American Hustle (2013)
3 films winning 11 awards
- Ben-Hur, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1959 (12 nominations)
- Titanic, 20th Century Fox and Paramount, 1997 (14 nominations)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, New Line, 2003 (11 nominations)
France, Italy and Spain are the 3 most nominated and awarded countries in the Foreign Language Award
- France – nominated 36 times, awarded 11
- Italy – nominated 28 times, awarded 9
- Spain – nominated 29 times, awarded 4
Top 10 Youngest Winners
- Best Actress 21-26
- Best Actor 29-34
- Best Supporting Actress 10-27
- Best Supporting Actor 20-35
These actors have been nominated at least 5 times, but never won
- GLENN CLOSE (3 actress; 3 supporting)
- AMY ADAMS (1 actress; 4 supporting)
Films winning both Best Actress and Best Actor
- 1997 – Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt — As Good As It Gets
- 1991 – Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster — The Silence of the Lambs
- 1981 – Henry Fonda, Katharine Hepburn — On Golden Pond
- 1978 – Jon Voight, Jane Fonda — Coming Home
- 1976 – Faye Dunaway — Network
- 1975 – Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher — One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
- 1934 – Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert — It Happened One Night
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If I Chose the Academy Award Winners and Nominees – 2015 edition
I’ve now seen most of the films that had a release in 2014. This makes me more qualified to vote for the Oscars than 97.548% of the Academy’s membership. With the Oscar ceremony occurring tonight, I’ve picked, as I have the previous two years, who I think the nominees and winners should be in the bulk of the major categories. Once again, the foreign film category will be left off because I simply haven’t had access to enough foreign films to make a comment on them. Those that have made it to my neck of the woods, I will say, have been very good for the most part. Read More →
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Oscar Rants, Raves & Predictions on The Reel Big Show
Michael and Jeremy talked about their Oscar picks and Oscar snubs. They announced their Spirit awards choices for this weekend, which is on IFC this weekend.
The other big show, you know, the Oscars, airs this Sunday on ABC.
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Steven Spielberg May Direct Next ‘Indiana Jones’…Is Chris Pratt Joining Him?
Sounds as if we have a marriage made in Disney heaven. Deadline is reporting that Steven Spielberg (at least his team of people) is potentially interested in directing the fifth installment into the Indiana Jones franchise and he would like to bring Chris Pratt along with him. This news comes mere months after it was reported that Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm were eyeing the Guardians of the Galaxy star as the successor to Harrison Ford’s famous character.
Ford, now 73 years old, has been quite vocal about wanting to return to the franchise for one more go, but if these reports are true, it would appear that the legendary actor was being forced out. This would not come as a surprise to many as the last installment, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, is widely considered an epic failure by fans and critics alike, despite making close to $800 million globally.
We will next see Chris Pratt star in this summers blockbuster Jurassic World, a movie produced by Spielberg, who is said to have selected Pratt to star in the film.
More as it becomes available…keep it here for all your movie news!
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Best Trilogies of All Time Final 4 Matchup! Lord of the Rings vs The Dark Knight!
Laura Benanti Tapped to Play Supergirl’s Mother
Deadline is reporting that Nashville star Laura Benanti has been cast to play Alura Zor-El, the birth mother of Kara, aka Supergirl (Melissa Benoist). The article provides a short description of the character:
A strong noblewoman, Alura sends Kara to Earth to escape Krypton’s destruction. Her wisdom and guidance echoes across space and time, proving invaluable on Kara’s journey toward becoming Supergirl.
Warner Bros. TV and Berlanti Productions, best known for bringing successful DC properties Arrow and The Flash to the CW, are partnering on this Supergirl project for CBS. The project centers around Kara Zor-El (Benoist), who escapes the destruction of Krypton and arrives on Earth where she finds out that she has the same powers as her now famous cousin, Superman. As the years pass, Kara soon learns to harness her powers and use them to become a hero in her own way.
Since the show takes place after the destruction of her home planet, my guess is that we will see Laura Benanti’s appear in some hologram messages sent along with Kara on her escape much in the same vein as Kal-El. Only time will tell though.
No word on the premiere date for the pilot, which was written by Ali Adler and Greg Berlanti, the producers on the show, along with Sarah Schechter and Warner Bros. TV.
Look for Supergirl to appear on the CBS lineup in the coming months
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FREE Stream of Live Action Short Nominee ‘Helium’ Plus Rent or Buy All the Oscar-Nominated Short Films on Vimeo
“A young boy Alfred is dying, but through the stories about HELIUM – a magical fantasy world, told by the hospital’s eccentric janitor Enzo, Alfred regain the joy and happiness of his life, and finds a safe haven away from daily life.” via IMDb – Watch “Helium” by clicking this link. Read More →
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Jared Leto Discusses Playing The Joker in the Upcoming ‘Suicide Squad’ Movie
When the upcoming Suicide Squad cast was announced, one of the most intriguing casting decisions was that of Academy Award winning actor Jared Leto as the Joker. The actor spoke to Billboard this week and opened up about what we can expect from his portrayal.
“The opportunity to take on this nearly Shakespearean character — that’s what graphic novels and comic books are becoming, right?” Leto says.“[He’s] this beautiful disaster of a character — what a big challenge.”
The actor also went on to reveal that he is packing on the pounds for this role, quoted as saying, “I’m trying to gain a lot of weight. It means I have to eat every couple of hours — and I’m terrible at eating a lot.” No word on the direction that Leto will take the character, but the announcement of gaining some weight is an interesting mention. A character most beloved by fans, The Joker will be played by a new actor for the first time since Heath Ledger’s performance in 2008’s The Dark Knight.
The film will shoot from April until September for an August 5, 2016 release.
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Zack Snyder Reveals First Look at Jason Momoa as Aquaman!
Zack Snyder pretty much broke the internet today when he decided to reveal the first look at Jason Momoa as Aquaman!
Included with the photo was the following statement and hastag:
There is only one true King. #unitetheseven
Momoa, it has been previously announced, to is set to first appear as The Marine Marvel in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice set to be released on March 25, 2016. He will then star in Justice League Part One in 2017, followed by the solo Aquaman movie in 2018 and, most likely, Justice League Part Two in 2019.
Biggest question here is, what does the tagline “Unite The Seven” refer to? My guess is this is the first of seven posters which will reveal the Justice League, as there are seven on them (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg, Green Lantern, and Flash). We will just have to wait and see…
Sound off! What do you think of the look?
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New Trailer: ‘Growing Up & Other Lies’ Starring Adam Brody, Wyatt Cenac, Amber Tamblyn & more
After struggling for years as an artist in New York City, Jake is calling it quits and returning home to Ohio. On his last day in the city, he persuades his three oldest friends to help him retrace their greatest adventure together: a walk down the entire length of Manhattan. But their attempt to reclaim the glory of their early 20s doesn’t go quite as planned.
Over the course of the day, buried conflicts emerge as Jake becomes embroiled with his ex-girlfriend and his friends dip into their own crises of manhood. GROWING UP AND OTHER LIES is an anti-coming-of-age comedy.
Written & Directed by | Darren Grodsky and Danny Jacobs (Humboldt County)
Starring | Adam Brody, Wyatt Cenac, Danny Jacobs, Josh Lawson, Amber Tamblyn and Lauren Miller
Run Time | 90 Minutes
Release Date | In theaters and On Demand March 20th
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Jeremy’s Review: Michael Johnson’s ‘All the Wilderness’ Reminiscent of David Gordon Green’s Early Work in All the Good Ways
Watching movies is a crap shoot most times, most of the time not knowing what to expect especially from a first time writer-director. So, I love it when a film sneaks up on you and catches you when you least expect it. All the Wilderness is one of those films.With a similar tone and feel as David Gordon Green‘s early good stuff like All the Real Girls and George Washington, this film takes on a post-coming of age story in a fresh and interesting way. Read More →
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Say Whut? A ‘Shaft’ Remake? You Damn Right!
In the “I can’t make this stuff up” file, The Wrap is reporting that yet another reboot of the Shaft franchise is on its way. Today comes word that New Line Cinema has acquired the rights to the Shaft franchise and is partnering with Davis Entertainment’s John Davis, to develop a reboot.
Originally a 1970 novel by Ernest Tidyman, became a household name in the 1970’s with the feature film, directed by Gordon Parks and starring Richard Roundtree in the title role. The film went on to spawn two sequels, Shaft’s Big Score in 1972 and Shaft in Africa in 1973, both of which with met with mixed reactions. CBS picked up the rights and tried their luck at a weekly television show starring Roundtree, but ultimately failed to find it’s audience.
A reboot by director John Singleton and starring Samuel L. Jackson was released in 2000 to modest box office numbers. A film that wasn’t bad, but didn’t perform well enough for future installments.
No word on casting at this time, but safe bet that Idris Elba will be on someone’s speed dial.
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Netflix’s ‘Richie Rich’ Trailer is Here
Netflix debuted the trailer for their new series, Richie Rich, based on the classic Harvey Comics character. The series was announced in October 2014 as part of an ongoing partnership between Netflix and Dreamworks Animation, in which Dreamworks will create 300 hours of original programming for the service.
Unlike the comics, Richie Rich will have a self-made fortune from an innovative green technology. The series is expected to follow his adventures with his new wealth.
The series stars Jake Brennan (“Dark Skies”), Joshua Carlon, Jenna Ortega, Lauren Taylor, Kiff VandenHeuvel and Brooke Wexler.
All 21 episodes of season one will be available this Friday. February 20th on the streaming service.
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“Insurgent– Shatter Reality” Virtual Reality Experience Coming to Select Cities
Exclusive to Samsung Gear VR and Samsung Milk VR, 360°Immersive Video Creates Unique Experience for Fans of The Divergent Series: Insurgent
Lionsgate and Samsung have teamed up to create the exclusive virtual reality (VR) experience “INSURGENT – SHATTER REALITY,” the two companies announced today.
The four-minute visual work of art is a fully-immersive, 360° narrative experience set in the world of the upcoming feature film The Divergent Series: Insurgent and features stars from the film including Academy Award winner Kate Winslet, Miles Teller and Mekhi Phifer. Beginning February 27, fans can experience the VR content for themselves exclusively through Samsung Gear™ VR powered by the Galaxy Note® 4 as “INSURGENT – SHATTER REALITY” goes on tour in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Austin and San Francisco prior to going live across all platforms and app stores.
Don’t live in one of these cities? Well. the experience will also be available exclusively on Samsung’s Milk VR™ service through March 1. Fans outside the tour markets will have an opportunity to view the experience on Samsung Gear VR over the weekend of March 7-8 at select Best Buy® stores across the US.
“Virtual reality elevates the world of Divergentto a whole new level by creating a uniquely exciting and immersive experience for our fans,” said Lionsgate Chief Marketing Officer Tim Palen. “The ‘INSURGENT – SHATTER REALITY’ experience reflects our commitment to partner with leading technology companies like Samsung to remain at the cutting edge of VR and other innovations that expand the worlds of our franchises and extend our storytelling in exciting new directions.”
Nick DiCarlo, Vice President and General Manager, Immersive Products & Virtual Reality at Samsung Electronics America went on to say:
“As we push new boundaries in the world of technology and virtual reality, we are excited to continue our relationship with Lionsgate and bring Divergent fans a one-of-a-kind experience through Gear VR and Milk VR. This partnership will bring fans closer than ever to the action in this blockbuster series.”
By putting on the Gear VR headset, consumers are immersed in the role of “Divergent” members of society who have been captured by Jeanine Matthews (Kate Winslet) and her Erudite faction and are subjected to a series of mental ”simulations” in order to determine the full extent of their divergence. As the VR technology simulates Jeanine and her faction cohorts testing them with experimental serums, they experience two distinct, intensely gripping and realistic fearscapes, transporting them from the frightening heights of a crumbling Chicago skyscraper to the intimidating challenge of a massive, fast-approaching locomotive.
Created by virtual reality innovators Kite & Lightning with assistance from the film’s VFX team, the experience was built using stereoscopic 4K video of the actors, with effects and environment built in Unreal Engine 4 and then rendered into an immersive 3D/360° experience. It was scored by The Divergent Series: Insurgent composer Joe Trapanese.
The Divergent Series: Insurgent, the second installment of the blockbuster Divergent franchise, will be released in theaters worldwide on March 20. The first Divergent film grossed nearly $300 million at the global box office, and the Divergent trilogy has sold more than 30 million books around the world.
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Neill Blomkamp is Officially Directing the Next ‘Alien’ Sequel!
Neill Blomkamp sparked a nerdgasm last month when he posted some unofficial concept art for his vision of a new chapter in 20th Century Fox’s Alien franchise, but nothing as to the excitement that comes today as the District 9 director posted to his Instagram page that he would indeed be directing the next installment of the Alien saga.
20th Century Fox has since confirmed the news, and announced that it is, indeed, a sequel to the original Alien franchise and not the Prometheus sequel which is slated for a March 4, 2016 release.
As of press, no word on if Signourney Weaver will be returning to the franchise…but we can hope.
More as it becomes available
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