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MOVIES - From Deadline: Robert Duvall is the latest actor to join director Steve McQueen's "Widows."
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MOVIES - From THR: Paramount Pictures has hired the original writing team behind 1988's "Coming to America," to write a sequel.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: J.C. Chandor has lost his stars (Tom Hardy and Channing Taturm) and his studio (Paramount Pictures) for his action-thriller, "Triple Frontier," one month before it was to start filming.
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OBIT - From YahooSports: Longtime Pittsburgh Steelers owner, Dan Rooney, has died at the age of 84, Thursday, April 13, 2017. Rooney was also highly influential in the development of the NFL, initiating "the Rooney rule" to help African-American coaches have more opportunities to become head coaches.
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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: Loosing the role of "Jack Reacher" to Tom Cruise was motivation for Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
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CELEBRITY: From BET: Tupac Shakur was arrested in Los Angeles last month...
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FILM FESTIVAL - From Variety: Cannes 2017 film lineup is announced, and that includes 49 films and a few TV projects.
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COMICS-FILM - From TheWrap: Josh Brolin will play the time-traveling mutant, Cable, in "Deadpool 2."
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OBIT - From People: Actor and comedian, Charlie Murphy, has died at the age of 57, Wednesday, April 13, 2017. He was Eddie Murphy's older brother, but Charlie established himself as an actor in comedies and rose to fame for his appearances on Comedy Central's "Chappelle's Show" from 2003 to 2004.
From THR: The Murphy family releases a statement about the passing of Charlie Murphy.
From BET: Charlie Murphy's final tweets.
From BET: Dave Chappelle honors his friend, Charlie Murphy.
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OBIT - From IndieWire: German director of photography, Michael Ballhaus, has died at the age of 81. He was known for his work with Martin Scorsese, including "Goodfellas" and "The Departed."
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OBIT - From YahooMusic: J. Geils, guitarist and leader of the band, The J. Geils Band," has died at the age of 71.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: John Ridley and Emmy-winner Regina King have previously teamed up for "American Crime," and are teaming again for "No Place Safe," for FX.
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MOVIES - From THR: Oscar nominee and BAFTA winner, Barkhad Abdi ("Captain Phillps") talks about his character in "Blade Runner 2049."
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: How did The Rock/Vin Diesel feud begin?
From Variety: "The Fate of the Furious" heading towards a global box office opening near $400 million.
From YahooCelebrity: Jordana Brewster on why she is not in "The Fate of the Furious."
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MOVIES - From Variety: Don Cheadle to star in a biopic, "Prince of Darkness," about Black American millionaire, Jeremiah G. Hamilton.
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MOVIES - From DeadlineHollywood: Brett Ratner's production company, RatPac, options the life story rights of Hugh Hefner, founder of "Playboy" magazines and its empire.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 4/7 to 4/9/2017 weekend box office is "The Boss Baby," with an estimated take of $26.3 million.
From Variety: "Ghost in the Shell" tops foreign box office.
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: Anthony Hopkins says that Michael Bay is a genius...
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MOVIES - From DeadlineHollywood: "Mission: Impossible 6" officially beings production.
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MOVIES - From THR: Vin Diesel remembers Paul Walker at "The Fate of the Furious" premiere.
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STAR TREK - From YahooCelebrity: Sonequa Martin-Green says her role on "Star Trek: Discovery" came after the fate of her character, Sasha, on "The Walking Dead" was already sealed.
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COMICS - From TheVox: A Marvel VP blames diversity for Marvel's sales slumps - rather than pricey books, event/crossovers, and bad comics.
TRAILERS:
From SideshowCollectibles: "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" first trailer.
From YahooMovies: New trailer for "Thor: Ragnarok"
From YouTube: New trailer for "War of the Planet of the Apes," which is due July 14th, 2017.
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Friday, April 14, 2017
Saturday, January 14, 2017
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from January 8th to 14th, 2017 - Update #19
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COMICS-FILM - From ThePlaylist: Hugh Jackman and James Mangold share tidbits from the making of "Logan."
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AWARDS - From THR: With his nod for "Achievement in First-Time Feature Film," Nate Parker and "Birth of a Nation" earn their first major Hollywood film award nomination.
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OBIT - From IndieWire: The author and filmmaker, William Peter Blatty, has died at the age of 89, Thursday, January 12, 2017. His most famous work is the best-selling and legendary novel, The Exorcist. It was adapted into a hugely popular and legendary film (by director William Friedkin), and Blatty won an Oscar for writing the screenplay adaptation of his novel.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Remember this controversy from awhile back: actor Joseph Fiennes was supposed to portray pop music icon Michael Jackson in an episode of the Brit TV series, "Urban Myths?" We apparently, the episode was filmed but will not be aired by European pay TV company, Sky.
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Davis S. Goyer and Justin Rhodes will write Warner's "Green Lantern Corps" movie. The film will feature both popular DC Comics Green Lanterns, Hal Jordan and John Stewart.
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TELEVISION - From IndieWire: Fresh off his Golden Globe win for "Atlanta," Donald Glover signs large overall developmental deal with FX, but "Atlanta" is not coming back until 2018.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: FX has renewed "American Horror Story" for an additional two seasons, which would take it through Season 9.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: Emmy-winner Peter Dinklage ("Game of Thrones") may join Marvel's "Avengers" films as fan-favorite character, "Pip."
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TELEVISION - From Variety: The third season of John Ridley's critically-acclaimed series, "American Crime" (ABC), will focus on immigration.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Natalie Portman reveals that Ashton Kutcher was paid three times what she was for their 2011 film, "No Strings Attached."
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STAR WARS - From YahooMovies: The one-billion dollar Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has a home - Los Angeles.
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AWARDS - From YahooCelebrity: Meryl Streep earns her 15th BAFTA nomination - in the wake of being called overrated by President-elect Donald Trump.
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BOX OFFICE - From Variety: With the release of the final weekend box office numbers, we learn that the winner of the 1/6 to 1/8/2017 weekend is "Hidden Figures" with a tally of $22.8 million, that is about of $700,00 "Rogue One's" final.
From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/6 to 1/8/2017 weekend box office is "Rogue One" with an estimated take of $21.97 million. However, "Hidden Figures" is a close second with $21.8 million, and the release of actual totals may change which film holds the top spot.
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CELEBRITY -From YahooCelebrity: The cause of actress Debbie Reynolds's death is released, while her daughter Carrie Fisher's cause death is described as inconclusive.
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TELEVISION - From IndieWire: The release date for David Lynch's "Twin Peaks" revival miniseries is May 21, 2017 at 9 p.m. on Showtime.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: J.J. Abrams says he will avoid remakes and reboots after being involved in such films via Star Wars, Star Trek, Mission:Impossible, and "Westworld" for TV.
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AWARDS - From TheWrap: At the 2017 Golden Globes, "La La Land" wins a record 7 Globes.
From CNN: Meryl Streep criticizes President-elect Trump in her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes - without even mentioning Clownstick's name.
From LATimes: Watch the video and read the transcript of Meryl Streep's Golden Globe speech.
From YahooCelebrity: Apparently, Tom Hiddleston had to apologize for his acceptance speech.
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COMICS - From BleedingCool: Marvel Entertainment's reclusive CEO Isaac Perlmutter looks like a cheap hood gangster in this photo with President-elect Fuckface Von Clownstick.
From BleedingCool: Now, Ike may play a role in the Clownstick administration.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Another Sundance film has been bought before its festival debut. A24 has bought "A Ghost Story" directed by David Lowery (who directed Disney's remake, "Pete's Dragon") and stars Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara.
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COMICS-ANIMATION - From EW: There is a vague teaser for "Marvel's Spider-Man," Disney XD's upcoming Spider-Man animated series, which will replace "Ultimate Spider-Man."
From BleedingCool: Matt Ryan played DC Comics' "John Constantine" in the short-lived NBC series, "Constantine." He is reportedly returning to the role for an animated series.
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CULTURE - From YahooBeauty: Why men have body issues now more than ever - the muscular, superhero body.
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AWARDS: From Variety: At the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (Aacta) International Awards "La La Land" wins two awards, "Best Picture" and "Best Actress" (Emma Stone).
COMICS-FILM - From ThePlaylist: Hugh Jackman and James Mangold share tidbits from the making of "Logan."
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AWARDS - From THR: With his nod for "Achievement in First-Time Feature Film," Nate Parker and "Birth of a Nation" earn their first major Hollywood film award nomination.
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OBIT - From IndieWire: The author and filmmaker, William Peter Blatty, has died at the age of 89, Thursday, January 12, 2017. His most famous work is the best-selling and legendary novel, The Exorcist. It was adapted into a hugely popular and legendary film (by director William Friedkin), and Blatty won an Oscar for writing the screenplay adaptation of his novel.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Remember this controversy from awhile back: actor Joseph Fiennes was supposed to portray pop music icon Michael Jackson in an episode of the Brit TV series, "Urban Myths?" We apparently, the episode was filmed but will not be aired by European pay TV company, Sky.
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COMICS-FILM - From THR: Davis S. Goyer and Justin Rhodes will write Warner's "Green Lantern Corps" movie. The film will feature both popular DC Comics Green Lanterns, Hal Jordan and John Stewart.
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TELEVISION - From IndieWire: Fresh off his Golden Globe win for "Atlanta," Donald Glover signs large overall developmental deal with FX, but "Atlanta" is not coming back until 2018.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: FX has renewed "American Horror Story" for an additional two seasons, which would take it through Season 9.
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COMICS-FILM - From YahooMovies: Emmy-winner Peter Dinklage ("Game of Thrones") may join Marvel's "Avengers" films as fan-favorite character, "Pip."
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TELEVISION - From Variety: The third season of John Ridley's critically-acclaimed series, "American Crime" (ABC), will focus on immigration.
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MOVIES - From YahooMovies: Natalie Portman reveals that Ashton Kutcher was paid three times what she was for their 2011 film, "No Strings Attached."
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STAR WARS - From YahooMovies: The one-billion dollar Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has a home - Los Angeles.
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AWARDS - From YahooCelebrity: Meryl Streep earns her 15th BAFTA nomination - in the wake of being called overrated by President-elect Donald Trump.
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BOX OFFICE - From Variety: With the release of the final weekend box office numbers, we learn that the winner of the 1/6 to 1/8/2017 weekend is "Hidden Figures" with a tally of $22.8 million, that is about of $700,00 "Rogue One's" final.
From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 1/6 to 1/8/2017 weekend box office is "Rogue One" with an estimated take of $21.97 million. However, "Hidden Figures" is a close second with $21.8 million, and the release of actual totals may change which film holds the top spot.
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CELEBRITY -From YahooCelebrity: The cause of actress Debbie Reynolds's death is released, while her daughter Carrie Fisher's cause death is described as inconclusive.
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TELEVISION - From IndieWire: The release date for David Lynch's "Twin Peaks" revival miniseries is May 21, 2017 at 9 p.m. on Showtime.
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MOVIES - From ThePlaylist: J.J. Abrams says he will avoid remakes and reboots after being involved in such films via Star Wars, Star Trek, Mission:Impossible, and "Westworld" for TV.
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AWARDS - From TheWrap: At the 2017 Golden Globes, "La La Land" wins a record 7 Globes.
From CNN: Meryl Streep criticizes President-elect Trump in her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes - without even mentioning Clownstick's name.
From LATimes: Watch the video and read the transcript of Meryl Streep's Golden Globe speech.
From YahooCelebrity: Apparently, Tom Hiddleston had to apologize for his acceptance speech.
----------
COMICS - From BleedingCool: Marvel Entertainment's reclusive CEO Isaac Perlmutter looks like a cheap hood gangster in this photo with President-elect Fuckface Von Clownstick.
From BleedingCool: Now, Ike may play a role in the Clownstick administration.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Another Sundance film has been bought before its festival debut. A24 has bought "A Ghost Story" directed by David Lowery (who directed Disney's remake, "Pete's Dragon") and stars Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara.
----------
COMICS-ANIMATION - From EW: There is a vague teaser for "Marvel's Spider-Man," Disney XD's upcoming Spider-Man animated series, which will replace "Ultimate Spider-Man."
From BleedingCool: Matt Ryan played DC Comics' "John Constantine" in the short-lived NBC series, "Constantine." He is reportedly returning to the role for an animated series.
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CULTURE - From YahooBeauty: Why men have body issues now more than ever - the muscular, superhero body.
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AWARDS: From Variety: At the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (Aacta) International Awards "La La Land" wins two awards, "Best Picture" and "Best Actress" (Emma Stone).
Thursday, June 30, 2016
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from June 26th to 30, 2016 - Update #28
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TELEVISION - From Deadline: Netflix gets the "Lost in Space" remake as a series.
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COMICS - From Kickstarter: Veteran comic book writer-artist and illustrator, Kody Chamberlain, is working on a new comic book project with newcomer Gavin Guidry. It is called "Smut and Jeff," and it has a Kickstarter campaign.
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COMICS - From CBR: - All that teasing from Marvel Comics pays off with a larger "Divided We Stand" image.
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COMICS - From TheCheatSheet: How "Captain America: Civil War" helped Marvel knock out DC Comics movies.
From CBR: "Captain America: Civil War" Blu-ray has many bonus features, including one about the upcoming "Doctor Strange" movie.
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SPORTS - From YahooTV: Is Max Kellerman replacing Skip Bayless on ESPN's "First Take."
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MOVIES - From Variety: He earned an Oscar nomination and won a BAFTA for his supporting role in "Captain Phillips." Now, Barkhad Abdi joins the cast of the "Blade Runner" sequel.
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COMICS - From WeGotThisCovered: First set photos of Tom Holland in his Spider-Man costume during the filming of "Spider-Man: Homecoming."
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CELEBRITY - YahooCelebrity: Leslie Jones becomes another in a long line of celebrity women who have trouble getting designers to dress them for big events, because of their size or shape.
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MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: "Transformers: The Last Knight" (the fifth film) is bringing back another star from the original movies. Tyrese Gibson will return to play his character, Robert Epps. He is joining another returning star, Josh Duhamel as Lt. Col. William Lennox.
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MOVIES - From Variety: Ansel Elgort is in early talks to join Warner Bros.'s "Dungeons & Dragons" movie, which is Rob Letterman (Goosebumps) is set to direct.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Freida Pinto joins Idris Elba in the Showtime-Sky miniseries, "Guerilla," which is being written and directed by John Ridley.
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CULTURE - From YahooNews: Red Cross pulls poster some consider racist.
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OBITS - From YahooSports: Legendary women's college basketball coach, Pat Summitt, has died at the age of 64 this morning, Tuesday, June 28, 2016. As head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers women basketball team, Summitt won 1098 games, the most for any NCAA Divsion 1 coach, male or female. She also won 8 national championships.
From YahooSports: Former NFL coach, Buddy Ryan, has died at the age of 82. James David "Buddy" Ryan won two Super Bowl championships as an assistant coach. He is most famous for his stint as the defensive coordinator of the Chicago Bears team that won Super Bowl XX.
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STAR TREK - From CBR: "The Kelvin Timeline" - that's the name of the timeline that was created in the 2009 reboot film, "Star Trek" directed by J.J. Abrams.
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MOVIES - From SlashFilm: Warner Bros.' wants Justin Lin, who directed four "Fast and Furious" films, to direct their long in gestation, live-action adaptation of the manga, "Akira."
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MOVIES - From IndieWire: John Boyega hints at working once again with director Joe Cornish, who directed Boyega in his breakthrough film, the fantastic "Attack the Block."
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MOVIES - From TheGuardian: Oscar-nominee Emma Stone and recent Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander will star in competing Agatha Christie biopics. Vikander's will look at the world famous author's formative years, while Stone's will focus on Christie's "missing 11 days."
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AWARDS - From YahooMusic: Jesse Williams’s Powerful Speech a Highlight of Politically Charged BET Awards.
AWARDS - From YahooMusic: At the 2016 BET Awards, a tribute fit for a Prince.
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BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 6/24 to 6/26/2016 weekend box office is Pixar's "Finding Dory" with an estimated take of $73.2 million.
From YahooMovies: "Independence Day: Resurgence" clobbered by "Finding Dory."
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MOVIES - From SlashFilm: "Twilight's" Kellan Lutz is in the running for "Masters of the Universe," which is McG is supposed to direct.
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MOVIES - From DenofGeek: A look at Bruce Willis' recent spate of straight-to-DVD movies.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: Hillary Clinton makes a surprise appearance at NYC Pride Parade.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: President Obama's approval rating is now the highest it has been since 2011, 56 percent (around the time of the Osama bin Laden raid).
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: The new trailer for "Trolls."
From YouTube: New "Star Trek Beyond" trailer with Rihanna song.
From YouTube: See the second trailer for 20th Century Fox and Scott Free's "Morgan."
TELEVISION - From Deadline: Netflix gets the "Lost in Space" remake as a series.
---------------
COMICS - From Kickstarter: Veteran comic book writer-artist and illustrator, Kody Chamberlain, is working on a new comic book project with newcomer Gavin Guidry. It is called "Smut and Jeff," and it has a Kickstarter campaign.
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COMICS - From CBR: - All that teasing from Marvel Comics pays off with a larger "Divided We Stand" image.
---------------
COMICS - From TheCheatSheet: How "Captain America: Civil War" helped Marvel knock out DC Comics movies.
From CBR: "Captain America: Civil War" Blu-ray has many bonus features, including one about the upcoming "Doctor Strange" movie.
--------------
SPORTS - From YahooTV: Is Max Kellerman replacing Skip Bayless on ESPN's "First Take."
---------------
MOVIES - From Variety: He earned an Oscar nomination and won a BAFTA for his supporting role in "Captain Phillips." Now, Barkhad Abdi joins the cast of the "Blade Runner" sequel.
---------------
COMICS - From WeGotThisCovered: First set photos of Tom Holland in his Spider-Man costume during the filming of "Spider-Man: Homecoming."
---------------
CELEBRITY - YahooCelebrity: Leslie Jones becomes another in a long line of celebrity women who have trouble getting designers to dress them for big events, because of their size or shape.
---------------
MOVIES - From CinemaBlend: "Transformers: The Last Knight" (the fifth film) is bringing back another star from the original movies. Tyrese Gibson will return to play his character, Robert Epps. He is joining another returning star, Josh Duhamel as Lt. Col. William Lennox.
---------------
MOVIES - From Variety: Ansel Elgort is in early talks to join Warner Bros.'s "Dungeons & Dragons" movie, which is Rob Letterman (Goosebumps) is set to direct.
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TELEVISION - From Variety: Freida Pinto joins Idris Elba in the Showtime-Sky miniseries, "Guerilla," which is being written and directed by John Ridley.
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CULTURE - From YahooNews: Red Cross pulls poster some consider racist.
---------------
OBITS - From YahooSports: Legendary women's college basketball coach, Pat Summitt, has died at the age of 64 this morning, Tuesday, June 28, 2016. As head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers women basketball team, Summitt won 1098 games, the most for any NCAA Divsion 1 coach, male or female. She also won 8 national championships.
From YahooSports: Former NFL coach, Buddy Ryan, has died at the age of 82. James David "Buddy" Ryan won two Super Bowl championships as an assistant coach. He is most famous for his stint as the defensive coordinator of the Chicago Bears team that won Super Bowl XX.
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STAR TREK - From CBR: "The Kelvin Timeline" - that's the name of the timeline that was created in the 2009 reboot film, "Star Trek" directed by J.J. Abrams.
---------------
MOVIES - From SlashFilm: Warner Bros.' wants Justin Lin, who directed four "Fast and Furious" films, to direct their long in gestation, live-action adaptation of the manga, "Akira."
---------------
MOVIES - From IndieWire: John Boyega hints at working once again with director Joe Cornish, who directed Boyega in his breakthrough film, the fantastic "Attack the Block."
---------------
MOVIES - From TheGuardian: Oscar-nominee Emma Stone and recent Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander will star in competing Agatha Christie biopics. Vikander's will look at the world famous author's formative years, while Stone's will focus on Christie's "missing 11 days."
---------------
AWARDS - From YahooMusic: Jesse Williams’s Powerful Speech a Highlight of Politically Charged BET Awards.
AWARDS - From YahooMusic: At the 2016 BET Awards, a tribute fit for a Prince.
---------------
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficeMojo: The winner of the 6/24 to 6/26/2016 weekend box office is Pixar's "Finding Dory" with an estimated take of $73.2 million.
From YahooMovies: "Independence Day: Resurgence" clobbered by "Finding Dory."
---------------
MOVIES - From SlashFilm: "Twilight's" Kellan Lutz is in the running for "Masters of the Universe," which is McG is supposed to direct.
---------------
MOVIES - From DenofGeek: A look at Bruce Willis' recent spate of straight-to-DVD movies.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: Hillary Clinton makes a surprise appearance at NYC Pride Parade.
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POLITICS - From YahooNews: President Obama's approval rating is now the highest it has been since 2011, 56 percent (around the time of the Osama bin Laden raid).
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: The new trailer for "Trolls."
From YouTube: New "Star Trek Beyond" trailer with Rihanna song.
From YouTube: See the second trailer for 20th Century Fox and Scott Free's "Morgan."
Friday, October 16, 2015
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from October 11th to 17th, 2015 - Update #24
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NEWS:
From WeGotThisCovered: Rosario Dawson will voice Batgirl in the LEGO Batman movie.
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From IndieWire: John Carpenter wins a plagiarism lawsuit in France against Luc Besson. It involved the film "Lockout" starring Guy Pearce being a rip off of Carpenter's films, "Escape from New York" and "Escape from LA."
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From CinemaBlend: More on "Die Hard" prequel.
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From TheWrap: New Die Hard movie being developed. It would feature both a young John McClane and an older one (Bruce Willis). Len Wiseman developing...
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From TheWrap: "Godzilla vs. Kong" in 2020.
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From Variety: James Cameron's name has long been attached to a film adaptation of the manga, "Battle Angel Alita." Now, word is that Cameron will produce and Robert Rodriguez will direct.
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From IndieWire: Johnny Depp does not want to win an Oscar... he says. He has been nominated three times, and he says being nominated is enough.
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From DigitalSpy: The creator of the popular British television series, "Luther," is writing the remake to Escape From New York.
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From InContention: Quentin Tarantino has cut two version of "The Hateful Eight."
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From Variety: M. Night Shyamalan's low-budget career rival continues with a new thriller featuring James McAvoy.
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From Deadline: John Ridley to write and direct a film about the L.A. riots of 1992.
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From IndieWire: Guillermo del Toro's next film could be about a Mexican wrestler fighting vampire politicians. I'm in!
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From THR: "The Martian" wins the 10/9 to 10/11/2015 weekend box office with an estimated take of $37 million. Warner Bros.' "Pan" bombs with an estimated haul of $15.5 (against a production that cost $150 million).
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From Vulture: A "Firefly" reunion at New York Comic Con 2015.
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From IMDb: Ahead of the Season 6 debut of "The Walking Dead," a Norman Reedus exclusive.
HARD NEWS:
From TheRoot: Two white men argue over who owes whom for gentrification.
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From the AP via YahooNews: Two reports say incompetent rookie Cleveland cop, Timothy Loehmann, was justified in killing 12-year-old, Tamir Rice.
From TheRoot: "Reasonable..."
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COMICS:
From ComicBookMovie: Mark Ruffalo to appear as Hulk in "Thor Ragnarok."
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From HitFix: Drew McWeeny says FF to Marvel rumors are nonsense and explains why.
From DenofGeek: Updates on the news that Marvel may have gotten the rights to the Fantastic Four back from FOX, in relation to the X-Men TV deal.
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From BleedingCool: FOX announces to television series based on the X-Men comic book franchise - one about the Hellfire Club (seen in "X-Men: First Class") and one about "Legion" (Charles Xavier's son).
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From Vulture: Paul Reubens (aka "Pee-Wee" Herman) will play the father of Oswald's "Penguin" Cobblepot on FOX's "Gotham." Reubens also played the elder Cobblepot in Tim Burton's film, Batman Returns (1992).
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From Variety: Bryan Cranston of "Breaking Bad" wants to be a Marvel baddie.
MISC:
From YahooNews: Photos seems to be only the second photographic image of Billy the Kid.
NEWS:
From WeGotThisCovered: Rosario Dawson will voice Batgirl in the LEGO Batman movie.
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From IndieWire: John Carpenter wins a plagiarism lawsuit in France against Luc Besson. It involved the film "Lockout" starring Guy Pearce being a rip off of Carpenter's films, "Escape from New York" and "Escape from LA."
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From CinemaBlend: More on "Die Hard" prequel.
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From TheWrap: New Die Hard movie being developed. It would feature both a young John McClane and an older one (Bruce Willis). Len Wiseman developing...
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From TheWrap: "Godzilla vs. Kong" in 2020.
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From Variety: James Cameron's name has long been attached to a film adaptation of the manga, "Battle Angel Alita." Now, word is that Cameron will produce and Robert Rodriguez will direct.
---------------
From IndieWire: Johnny Depp does not want to win an Oscar... he says. He has been nominated three times, and he says being nominated is enough.
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From DigitalSpy: The creator of the popular British television series, "Luther," is writing the remake to Escape From New York.
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From InContention: Quentin Tarantino has cut two version of "The Hateful Eight."
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From Variety: M. Night Shyamalan's low-budget career rival continues with a new thriller featuring James McAvoy.
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From Deadline: John Ridley to write and direct a film about the L.A. riots of 1992.
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From IndieWire: Guillermo del Toro's next film could be about a Mexican wrestler fighting vampire politicians. I'm in!
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From THR: "The Martian" wins the 10/9 to 10/11/2015 weekend box office with an estimated take of $37 million. Warner Bros.' "Pan" bombs with an estimated haul of $15.5 (against a production that cost $150 million).
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From Vulture: A "Firefly" reunion at New York Comic Con 2015.
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From IMDb: Ahead of the Season 6 debut of "The Walking Dead," a Norman Reedus exclusive.
HARD NEWS:
From TheRoot: Two white men argue over who owes whom for gentrification.
---------------
From the AP via YahooNews: Two reports say incompetent rookie Cleveland cop, Timothy Loehmann, was justified in killing 12-year-old, Tamir Rice.
From TheRoot: "Reasonable..."
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COMICS:
From ComicBookMovie: Mark Ruffalo to appear as Hulk in "Thor Ragnarok."
---------------
From HitFix: Drew McWeeny says FF to Marvel rumors are nonsense and explains why.
From DenofGeek: Updates on the news that Marvel may have gotten the rights to the Fantastic Four back from FOX, in relation to the X-Men TV deal.
---------------
From BleedingCool: FOX announces to television series based on the X-Men comic book franchise - one about the Hellfire Club (seen in "X-Men: First Class") and one about "Legion" (Charles Xavier's son).
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From Vulture: Paul Reubens (aka "Pee-Wee" Herman) will play the father of Oswald's "Penguin" Cobblepot on FOX's "Gotham." Reubens also played the elder Cobblepot in Tim Burton's film, Batman Returns (1992).
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From Variety: Bryan Cranston of "Breaking Bad" wants to be a Marvel baddie.
MISC:
From YahooNews: Photos seems to be only the second photographic image of Billy the Kid.
Friday, August 21, 2015
Negromancer News Bits and Bites for the Week of August 16th to 22nd, 2015 - Update #10
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NEWS:
From Variety: A Carl Sagan biopic in the works.
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From SlashFilm: John Boyega lands director James Ponsoldt's "The Circle," based on the Dave Eggers book.
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From Variety: UPDATE: Initial estimates had "Straight Outta Compton" at a weekend box office of $56.1. Updated box office total is $60.2 million!
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From YahooTV: Stephen King is a "superfan" of John Ridley's "American Crime," television event series/miniseries that premiered on ABC this past spring.
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From Deadline: Facing five years, Emile Hirsch takes a plea that have him serve 15 days in jail. He apparently attacked a woman during this year's Sundance film festival.
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From BoxOfficeMojo: The number one movie at the box office for the weekend of 8/14 to 8/16/15 is "Staight Outta Compton," the biopic about the legendary and seminal rap group, N.W.A. The movie pulled in an estimated $56.1 million. The movie's success helped Universal cross $2 billion at the domestic box, the fastest by four months over Warner Bros. which previously crossed that mark in 2009.
COMICS - Films and Books:
From HitFix: Doctor Strange movie reveals at D23.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: New trailer for Ridley Scott's "The Martian," starring Matt Damon.
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From YouTube: New trailer for the upcoming film, Victor Frankenstein, starring James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe.
OBITS:
From Variety: The actress, Yvonne Craig, died Monday, August 17, 2015 at the age of 78. She was best known for her role as "Batgirl" on the 1960s "Batman" TV series. As a child I loved her as Batgirl. Rest in peace, Ms. Craig.
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From TheWrap: Civil rights legend, Julian Bond, died Saturday night, August 16, 2015. Bond was also the board chairman of the NAACP and the first president of the Southern Poverty Law Center. He was 75. Negromancer sends condolences to his family.
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From TheWrap: E’Dena Hines, the step-granddaughter of Morgan Freeman, was stabbed to death in New York City on early Sunday morning, August 16, 2015. She was 33.
NEWS:
From Variety: A Carl Sagan biopic in the works.
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From SlashFilm: John Boyega lands director James Ponsoldt's "The Circle," based on the Dave Eggers book.
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From Variety: UPDATE: Initial estimates had "Straight Outta Compton" at a weekend box office of $56.1. Updated box office total is $60.2 million!
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From YahooTV: Stephen King is a "superfan" of John Ridley's "American Crime," television event series/miniseries that premiered on ABC this past spring.
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From Deadline: Facing five years, Emile Hirsch takes a plea that have him serve 15 days in jail. He apparently attacked a woman during this year's Sundance film festival.
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From BoxOfficeMojo: The number one movie at the box office for the weekend of 8/14 to 8/16/15 is "Staight Outta Compton," the biopic about the legendary and seminal rap group, N.W.A. The movie pulled in an estimated $56.1 million. The movie's success helped Universal cross $2 billion at the domestic box, the fastest by four months over Warner Bros. which previously crossed that mark in 2009.
COMICS - Films and Books:
From HitFix: Doctor Strange movie reveals at D23.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: New trailer for Ridley Scott's "The Martian," starring Matt Damon.
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From YouTube: New trailer for the upcoming film, Victor Frankenstein, starring James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe.
OBITS:
From Variety: The actress, Yvonne Craig, died Monday, August 17, 2015 at the age of 78. She was best known for her role as "Batgirl" on the 1960s "Batman" TV series. As a child I loved her as Batgirl. Rest in peace, Ms. Craig.
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From TheWrap: Civil rights legend, Julian Bond, died Saturday night, August 16, 2015. Bond was also the board chairman of the NAACP and the first president of the Southern Poverty Law Center. He was 75. Negromancer sends condolences to his family.
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From TheWrap: E’Dena Hines, the step-granddaughter of Morgan Freeman, was stabbed to death in New York City on early Sunday morning, August 16, 2015. She was 33.
Friday, April 24, 2015
Negromancer News Bits and Bites for the Week of April 19th to 25th, 2015 - Update #20
NEWS:
From TheVulture: There will be an eighth film in the "Fast & Furious" franchise.
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From SlashFilm: Denzel Washington's The Equalizer is getting a sequel.
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From YahooMovies: First photos from Point Break remake.
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From io9: New "Star Trek" movie may be titled, "Star Trek Beyond."
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From TheWrap: Emma Stone and Steve Carell will play Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs in a movie about their (in)famous tennis match.
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From Variety: Meryl Streep has funded a screenwriting lab for women writers over 40.
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From Variety: For the third weekend in a row, Furious 7, wins the weekend box office. The seventh entry in the "Fast & Furious" franchise earned an estimated $29.1 million to top the April 17th to 19th, 2015 weekend.
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From TheWrap: John Ridley won an Oscar for writing 12 Years a Slave and is the creator of the acclaimed ABC series, "American Crime." Now, he's developing an unnamed Marvel Comics series for ABC.
From TVGuide: So what is John Ridley working on for Marvel? Here's some speculation.
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COMICS:
From THR: Jared Leto's Joker revealed - with tattoos and metal.
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From CinemaBlend: Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the hot dudes behind the 21 Jump Street movies and The LEGO Movie, are working on an animated Spider-Man film - reported CinemaCon.
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From CinemaBlend: The search for the next Spider-Man is reportedly down to 5 actors.
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From YahooMovies: Joss Whedon praises Edgar Wright's "Ant-Man" screenplay.
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From BleedingCool: Sony email links may have spurred on Spider-Man's inclusion in "Captain America 3."
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From NerdReactor: New Fantastic Four trailer, now with more Doctor Doom.
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From NerdReactor: No post-credits seen in Avengers: Age of Ultron... hmm.
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From YahooTV: Stan Lee throws some shade at DC Comics movies.
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From YouTube: "Batman v. Superman" trailer.
STAR WARS:
From CheatSheet: How to get your Star Wars fix before "The Force Awakens."
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From Variety: The plot of "Star Wars: Rogue One" will apparently focus on a plot to steal the secrets of the Death Star.
TRAILERS:
From YouTube: 20th Century Fox debuts in the new Fantastic Four trailer.
OBITS:
From YahooTV: The actor Sawyer Sweeten has died. Sawyer and his twin brother, Sullivan, starred on "Everybody Loves Raymond." Sawyer played one of the twin brothers, Geoffrey Barone. Sullivan played Michael. They were Ray Barone's twin boys. Sullivan died of a suspected suicide on Thursday, April 23, 2015.
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From the HollywoodReporter: The actor Ben Powers died April 6, 2015. Powers, who was 64, played Keith Anderson, the husband of Thelma, on "Good Times," during the show's final season.
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From Variety: The actor, Jonathan Crombie, died at the age of 48 on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. He was known for his role on the Canadian "Anne of Green Gables" miniseries, which was first broadcast in the United States in 1986.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Pope Francis Blesses Actor Rodrigo Santoro, Jesus in Upcoming "Ben-Hur" Remake
Pope Francis blessed actor Rodrigo Santoro, who plays Jesus Christ in the upcoming epic BEN-HUR, at the Papal Audience at St Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Wednesday, April 15th, 2015:
Actor Rodrigo Santoro takes a break from filming BEN-HUR, which is currently in production in Rome, to attend the Papal Audience and meet Pope Francis.
Actress Nazanin Boniadi and actor Rodrigo Santoro of BEN-HUR in front of the Vatican for the Papal Audience visit.
Check out Nazanin Boniadi’s Instagram for more photos of their visit to the Vatican: https://instagram.com/nazaninboniadi/
Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures present BEN-HUR opening in theaters nationwide on February 26, 2016.
BEN-HUR is the epic story of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother, Messala (Toby Kebbell), an officer in the Roman army. Stripped of his title, separated from his family and the woman he loves (Nazanin Boniadi), Judah is forced into slavery. After years at sea, Judah returns to his homeland to seek revenge, but finds redemption. Based on Lew Wallace’s timeless novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. Also starring Morgan Freeman and Rodrigo Santoro.
Starring: Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Morgan Freeman, Rodrigo Santoro, Nazanin Boniadi, Ayelet Zurer, and Sofia Black D’Elia
Directed by: Timur Bekmambetov
Written by: Keith Clarke and John Ridley
Produced by: Sean Daniel, Mark Burnett, Joni Levin, and Duncan Henderson
Exec. Produced by: Roma Downey, Keith Clarke, John Ridley, and Jason Brown
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Actor Rodrigo Santoro takes a break from filming BEN-HUR, which is currently in production in Rome, to attend the Papal Audience and meet Pope Francis.
Actress Nazanin Boniadi and actor Rodrigo Santoro of BEN-HUR in front of the Vatican for the Papal Audience visit.
Check out Nazanin Boniadi’s Instagram for more photos of their visit to the Vatican: https://instagram.com/nazaninboniadi/
Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures present BEN-HUR opening in theaters nationwide on February 26, 2016.
BEN-HUR is the epic story of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother, Messala (Toby Kebbell), an officer in the Roman army. Stripped of his title, separated from his family and the woman he loves (Nazanin Boniadi), Judah is forced into slavery. After years at sea, Judah returns to his homeland to seek revenge, but finds redemption. Based on Lew Wallace’s timeless novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. Also starring Morgan Freeman and Rodrigo Santoro.
Starring: Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Morgan Freeman, Rodrigo Santoro, Nazanin Boniadi, Ayelet Zurer, and Sofia Black D’Elia
Directed by: Timur Bekmambetov
Written by: Keith Clarke and John Ridley
Produced by: Sean Daniel, Mark Burnett, Joni Levin, and Duncan Henderson
Exec. Produced by: Roma Downey, Keith Clarke, John Ridley, and Jason Brown
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Sunday, March 8, 2015
Review: "12 Years a Slave" is the Best of Its Year and Among the Best of All Years
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Running time: 134 minutes (2 hours, 14 minutes)
MPAA - R for violence/cruelty, some nudity and brief sexuality
DIRECTOR: Steve McQueen
WRITER: John Ridley
PRODUCERS: Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen, Anthony Katagas, Arnon Milchan, and Bill Pohlad
CINEMATOGRAPER: Sean Bobbitt (D.o.P.)
EDITOR: Joe Walke
COMPOSER: Hans Zimmer
Academy Award winner
DRAMA/HISTORICAL/BIOPIC
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, Alfre Woodard, Adepero Oduye, Garret Dillahunt, Scoot McNairy, Taran Killam, Chris Chalk, Michael Kenneth Williams, Liza J. Bennett, Devyn A. Tyler, Kelsey Scott, Quvenzhané Wallis, Cameron Zeigler, Dwight Henry, and John McConnell
12 Years a Slave is a 2013 historical drama and period film from director Steve McQueen. The film is based on the 1853 memoir and slave narrative, Twelve Years a Slave. At the 86th Oscars, 12 Years a Slave became the first film directed and produced by a black filmmaker (Steve McQueen) and also the first film to be written by an African-American (John Ridley) to win the Academy Award for “Best Motion Picture of the Year” (for the year 2013). 12 Years a Slave the movie is the story of a free black man from upstate New York, who is kidnapped and sold into slavery in antebellum Louisiana.
12 Years a Slave introduces Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man. In 1841, Solomon lives in New York with his wife, the former Anne Hampton (Kelsey Scott), and his children, Alonzo (Cameron Zeigler) and Margaret (Quvenzhané Wallis). Solomon works as violinist, and that is what gets him the offer of a two-week job as a musician in Washington D.C. What Solomon does not realize is that this job offer is a trap. His erstwhile employers drug and abduct him, and later sell Solomon to a slave trader in New Orleans.
The slave trader gives Solomon a new name, “Platt.” He is sold first, to sugar cane plantation owner, William Ford (Benedict Cumberbatch), and then, to cotton plantation owner, Edwin Epps (Michael Fassbender). It is on Epps' plantation that Solomon meets Patsey (Lupita Nyong'o), a young female slave. Through her, Solomon learns the true depravity of slavery and falls into despair, believing that he may never see his family again.
12 Years a Slave is not only the best film of 2013, it may also be the best film of the 21st century. Everything about it is magnificent. Steve McQueen's directing is a work of art – truthfully. McQueen stages and composes this film with a painter's attention to detail, dedication to story (both narrative and message), and an artist's quest for the sublime and for even the divine.
McQueen creates a sense of intimacy between his characters – master/slave, oppressor/oppressed, abuser/abused – so that the action and emotions between characters feels like the interactions between real people. This is a masterstroke in film-making, with the film drama having the power and immediacy of stage drama. Hans Zimmer's evocative and heartbreaking score has uncannily perfect timing and tone in emphasizing story, setting, and mood, and also in embellishing and strengthening McQueen's choices.
12 Years a Slave is buttressed by three incredible and dumbfounding performances that are also works of art. Damn, you could take the performances given by Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, and Lupita Nyong'o, individually, in pairs, or as a trio, and hang them on a museum wall.
Fassbender could become the most honored actor of the next quarter-century the way that Daniel Day-Lewis has been the most honored of the last quarter-century or so. As Edwin Epps, Fassbender personifies both the banality of evil of slavery and also of the institution's naked lust for money (as in the need to recoup costs and to make even more money). Fassbender received an Oscar nomination as best supporting actor in 2014, but lost to Jared Leto as the cartoonish stereotype, Rayon (in Dallas Buyers Club). That's a shame and maybe even a tragedy. For real, it should have been Fassbender's.
On the other side, as Patsey, Lupita Nyong'o becomes the face of the slaves, especially the face of black female slaves, surviving brutality and enduring degradation even while wishing for the sweet freedom that death might bring. The depth, the poignancy, and the prowess of Nyong'o as an actor defy description, but at least she won her Oscar as best supporting actress for her supernaturally good acting.
Chiwetel Ejiofor lost the best actor Oscar to Matthew McConaughey who played Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers Club. McConaughey did deliver an exceptional performance, but the reason film award voters were so impressed with McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club was because they did not know that he had a Ron Woodroof in him. Up to that point, McConaughey had spent much of his career playing shallow pussy-hounds, grown-ass men in a state of pathetic arrested development, and leading roles that required him to do little more than give good face. Being a white man also gave McConaughey an advantage with Oscar voters.
On the other hand, it is easy to take Ejiofor for granted; he is always good. In film, he has perhaps never been better than he is in 12 Years a Slave. He carries this movie because it is his character's story, a personal and hellish travelogue into the darkest and cruelest countries of mankind's nature. Ejiofor opens up his heart, his mind, his personality, his emotions – his very being – to the audience. Through him, we experience the suffering and dehumanization of Solomon Northup.
I think this movie is, in large measure, about how people will make others suffer for their own material gain and how some humans degrade others for their own satisfaction and pleasure. Few films have depicted that as well as 12 Years a Slave does. Maybe, it is indeed too hard for some to watch, but 12 Years a Slave is a great film (one of the greatest of all time), and it is a necessary one – more necessary than some of us will admit.
10 of 10
Saturday, March 7, 2015
NOTES:
2014 Academy Awards, USA: 3 wins: “Best Motion Picture of the Year” (Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen, and Anthony Katagas), “Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role” (Lupita Nyong'o), and “Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay” (John Ridley); 6 nominations: “Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role” (Chiwetel Ejiofor), “Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role” (Michael Fassbender), “Best Achievement in Costume Design” (Patricia Norris), “Best Achievement in Directing” (Steve McQueen), “Best Achievement in Film Editing” (Joe Walker), and “Best Achievement in Production Design” (Adam Stockhausen-production design and Alice Baker-set decoration)
2014 BAFTA Awards: 2 wins: “Best Film” (Anthony Katagas, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Steve McQueen) and “Best Leading Actor” (Chiwetel Ejiofor); 8 nominations: “Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music” (Hans Zimmer); “Best Adapted Screenplay” (John Ridley), “Best Supporting Actor” (Michael Fassbender), “Best Supporting Actress” (Lupita Nyong'o), “Best Cinematography” (Sean Bobbitt), “Best Editing” (Joe Walker), “Best Production Design” (Adam Stockhausen and Alice Baker), and “David Lean Award for Direction” (Steve McQueen)
2014 Golden Globes, USA: 1 win: “Best Motion Picture – Drama;” 6 nominations: “Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama” (Chiwetel Ejiofor), “Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture” (Michael Fassbender), “Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture” (Lupita Nyong'o), “Best Director - Motion Picture” (Steve McQueen), “Best Screenplay - Motion Picture” (John Ridley), and “Best Original Score - Motion Picture” (Hans Zimmer)
2014 Black Reel Awards 2014: 8 wins: “Outstanding Motion Picture” (Brad Pitt, Steve McQueen, Anthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner, Bill Pohlad, and Arnon Milchan – Fox Searchlight Pictures), “Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture” (Chiwetel Ejiofor), “Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture” (Lupita Nyong'o), “Outstanding Director, Motion Picture” (Steve McQueen), “Outstanding Screenplay (Adapted or Original), Motion Picture” (John Ridley), “Outstanding Ensemble” (Francine Maisler (Casting Director), “Outstanding Score” (Hans Zimmer), and “Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female” (Lupita Nyong'o); 1 nomination: “Outstanding Song” (Alicia Keys: Performer & Writer for the song "Queen of the Field (Patsey's Song))
2014 Image Awards: 4 wins: “Outstanding Motion Picture,” “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture” (Lupita Nyong'o), “Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture - (Theatrical or Television)” (John Ridley), and “Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture” (Steve McQueen); 2 nominations: “Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture” (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture” (Alfre Woodard)
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Tuesday, February 3, 2015
"Ben-Hur" Remake Begins Principal Photography
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURES AND PARAMOUNT PICTURES ANNOUNCE THE START OF PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON “BEN-HUR”
Directed By Timur Bekmambetov
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom, Inc., announced today that principal photography has begun on “BEN-HUR” starring Jack Huston (“American Hustle”) as Judah Ben-Hur, Morgan Freeman (“The Shawshank Redemption”) as Ilderim, Toby Kebbell (“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”) as Messala, and Nazanin Boniadi (“HOMELAND”) as Esther.
Directed by Timur Bekmambetov (“WANTED”) and written by Keith Clarke (“The Way Back”) and John Ridley (“12 Years a Slave”), the film is based on Lew Wallace’s epic novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of The Christ. The producers are Sean Daniel (“THE MUMMY” franchise), Mark Burnett (“SON OF GOD”), Joni Levin (“THE WAY BACK”) and Duncan Henderson (“MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD”). Serving as executive producers are Roma Downey (“THE BIBLE”), Keith Clarke, John Ridley and Jason Brown. Filming will take place in Rome and Matera, Italy with the film set for release February 26, 2016.
“BEN-HUR” also stars Rodrigo Santoro (“300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE”) as Jesus Christ, Sofia Black D’Elia (“GOSSIP GIRL”) as Tirzah, Ayelet Zurer (“MAN OF STEEL”) as Naomi, Moises Arias (“ENDER’S GAME”) as Gestas and Pilou Asbæk (“LUCY”) as Pontius Pilate.
“You could not have imagined a more perfect location to shoot this epic than Italy. We can’t wait to get started,” said Bekmambetov.
The film returns to the heart of Lew Wallace’s epic novel focusing on the nature of faith. The story follows a falsely accused nobleman who survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him. Both must come to choose between retribution or forgiveness.
Behind the scenes, the creative team includes Director of Photography, Oliver Wood (“THE BOURNE IDENTITY”), Production Designer, Naomi Shohan (“AMERICAN BEAUTY”), Costume Designer, Varvava Avdyushko (“WANTED”), Visual Effects Supervisor, Academy Award® Winner Jim Rygiel (“THE LORD OF THE RINGS” Franchise) and Special Effects Supervisor, Andy Williams (“FURY”).
MGM will handle production with Jonathan Glickman, President, Motion Picture Group and Matt Dines, Vice President, Production, overseeing the project on behalf of the studio. The film will be distributed worldwide theatrically and on home entertainment by Paramount Pictures, with select international territories as well as all television distribution to be handled by MGM.
About Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is a leading entertainment company focused on the production and distribution of film and television content globally. The company owns one of the world’s deepest libraries of premium film and television content. In addition, MGM has investments in domestic and international television channels and is the majority owner of and distributor for United Artists Media Group (UAMG). For more information, visit www.mgm.com.
About Paramount Pictures Corporation
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. Paramount controls a collection of some of the most powerful brands in filmed entertainment, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Television, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Insurge Pictures, MTV Films, and Nickelodeon Movies. PPC operations also include Paramount Home Media Distribution, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., and Paramount Studio Group.
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Directed By Timur Bekmambetov
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom, Inc., announced today that principal photography has begun on “BEN-HUR” starring Jack Huston (“American Hustle”) as Judah Ben-Hur, Morgan Freeman (“The Shawshank Redemption”) as Ilderim, Toby Kebbell (“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”) as Messala, and Nazanin Boniadi (“HOMELAND”) as Esther.
Directed by Timur Bekmambetov (“WANTED”) and written by Keith Clarke (“The Way Back”) and John Ridley (“12 Years a Slave”), the film is based on Lew Wallace’s epic novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of The Christ. The producers are Sean Daniel (“THE MUMMY” franchise), Mark Burnett (“SON OF GOD”), Joni Levin (“THE WAY BACK”) and Duncan Henderson (“MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD”). Serving as executive producers are Roma Downey (“THE BIBLE”), Keith Clarke, John Ridley and Jason Brown. Filming will take place in Rome and Matera, Italy with the film set for release February 26, 2016.
“BEN-HUR” also stars Rodrigo Santoro (“300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE”) as Jesus Christ, Sofia Black D’Elia (“GOSSIP GIRL”) as Tirzah, Ayelet Zurer (“MAN OF STEEL”) as Naomi, Moises Arias (“ENDER’S GAME”) as Gestas and Pilou Asbæk (“LUCY”) as Pontius Pilate.
“You could not have imagined a more perfect location to shoot this epic than Italy. We can’t wait to get started,” said Bekmambetov.
The film returns to the heart of Lew Wallace’s epic novel focusing on the nature of faith. The story follows a falsely accused nobleman who survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him. Both must come to choose between retribution or forgiveness.
Behind the scenes, the creative team includes Director of Photography, Oliver Wood (“THE BOURNE IDENTITY”), Production Designer, Naomi Shohan (“AMERICAN BEAUTY”), Costume Designer, Varvava Avdyushko (“WANTED”), Visual Effects Supervisor, Academy Award® Winner Jim Rygiel (“THE LORD OF THE RINGS” Franchise) and Special Effects Supervisor, Andy Williams (“FURY”).
MGM will handle production with Jonathan Glickman, President, Motion Picture Group and Matt Dines, Vice President, Production, overseeing the project on behalf of the studio. The film will be distributed worldwide theatrically and on home entertainment by Paramount Pictures, with select international territories as well as all television distribution to be handled by MGM.
About Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is a leading entertainment company focused on the production and distribution of film and television content globally. The company owns one of the world’s deepest libraries of premium film and television content. In addition, MGM has investments in domestic and international television channels and is the majority owner of and distributor for United Artists Media Group (UAMG). For more information, visit www.mgm.com.
About Paramount Pictures Corporation
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. Paramount controls a collection of some of the most powerful brands in filmed entertainment, including Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Television, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Insurge Pictures, MTV Films, and Nickelodeon Movies. PPC operations also include Paramount Home Media Distribution, Paramount Pictures International, Paramount Licensing Inc., and Paramount Studio Group.
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Friday, January 9, 2015
USC Libraries Announce Finalists for 27th-Annual "Scripter Award"
USC LIBRARIES NAME FINALISTS FOR 27TH-ANNUAL SCRIPTER AWARD
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The USC Libraries have named the authors and screenwriters of Gone Girl, The Imitation Game, Inherent Vice, The Theory of Everything, and Wild as finalists for the 27th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award. Scripter honors the screenwriter or screenwriters of the year’s most accomplished cinematic adaptation as well as the author or authors of the written work upon which the screenplay is based.
The finalists are, in alphabetical order by film title:
--Gillian Flynn, author and screenwriter of Gone Girl
--For The Imitation Game, author Andrew Hodges, who wrote the book Alan Turing: The Enigma, and screenwriter Graham Moore
--Novelist Thomas Pynchon and screenwriter Paul Thomas Anderson for Inherent Vice
--Jane Hawking, author of Travelling To Infinity: My Life With Stephen, and screenwriter Anthony McCarten for The Theory of Everything
--Screenwriter Nick Hornby for Wild, adapted from Cheryl Strayed’s memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
The Friends of the USC Libraries established Scripter in 1988. Previous Scripter winners include the screenwriters and authors of 12 Years a Slave, The Social Network, A Beautiful Mind, and The English Patient.
Chaired by USC professor and vice president of the Writers Guild of America, West, Howard Rodman, the 2015 Scripter selection committee selected the five finalists from a field of 97 eligible adaptations.
Serving on the selection committee, among many others, are film critics Leonard Maltin, Anne Thompson and Kenneth Turan; authors Michael Chabon, Michael Ondaatje and Mona Simpson; screenwriters John Ridley, Erin Cressida Wilson and Steve Zaillian; and USC deans Elizabeth Daley of the School of Cinematic Arts, Madeline Puzo of the School of Dramatic Arts and Catherine Quinlan of the USC Libraries.
The studios distributing the finalist films and the publishers of the original stories are:
Gone Girl—Twentieth Century Fox and Crown Publishers
The Imitation Game—Weinstein Company and Princeton Univ. Press (film tie-in edition)
Inherent Vice—Warner Bros. and Penguin Books
The Theory of Everything—Focus Features and Alma Books
Wild—Fox Searchlight and Vintage Books (film tie-in edition)
The USC Libraries will announce the winning authors and screenwriters at a black-tie ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015 in the historic Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library on the University Park campus of the University of Southern California. Academy Award winners Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford will serve as honorary dinner chairs.
Celebrated mystery and crime writer Walter Mosley—the author of more than 40 books, including the Easy Rawlins series—will receive the USC Libraries Literary Achievement Award. Mosley is currently working on a Broadway version of his novel Devil in a Blue Dress, a film adaptation of which appeared in 1995, starring Denzel Washington.
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Saturday, June 28, 2014
Lupita N'yongo, Chris Rock Among 271 Invited to Join Academy
Academy Invites 271 to Membership
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 271 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy's membership in 2014.
“This year’s class of invitees represents some of the most talented, creative and passionate filmmakers working in our industry today,” said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. “Their contributions to film have entertained audiences around the world, and we are proud to welcome them to the Academy.”
The 2014 invitees are:
Actors
Barkhad Abdi – “Captain Phillips”
Clancy Brown – “The Hurricane,” “The Shawshank Redeption”
Paul Dano – “12 Years a Slave,” “Prisoners”
Michael Fassbender – “12 Years a Slave,” “Shame”
Ben Foster – “Lone Survivor,” “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”
Beth Grant – “The Artist,” “No Country for Old Men”
Clark Gregg – “Much Ado about Nothing,” “Marvel’s The Avengers”
Sally Hawkins – “Blue Jasmine,” “Happy-Go-Lucky”
Josh Hutcherson – “The Hunger Games,” “The Kids Are All Right”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – “Enough Said,” “Planes”
Kelly Macdonald – “Brave,” “No Country for Old Men”
Mads Mikkelsen – “The Hunt,” “Casino Royale”
Joel McKinnon Miller – “Super 8,” “The Truman Show”
Cillian Murphy – “The Dark Knight Rises,” “Inception”
Lupita Nyong'o – “Non-Stop,” “12 Years a Slave”
Rob Riggle – “21 Jump Street,” “The Hangover”
Chris Rock – “Grown Ups 2,” “Madagascar”
June Squibb – “Nebraska,” “About Schmidt”
Jason Statham – “Parker,” “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels”
David Strathairn – “Lincoln,” “Good Night, and Good Luck.”
Casting Directors
Douglas Aibel – “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “The Immigrant”
Simone Bär – “The Monuments Men,” “The Book Thief”
Kerry Barden – “August: Osage County,” “Dallas Buyers Club”
Nikki Barrett – “The Railway Man,” “The Great Gatsby”
Mark Bennett – “Drinking Buddies,” “Zero Dark Thirty”
Risa Bramon Garcia – “Speed,” “Wall Street”
Michelle Guish – “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” “Nanny McPhee”
Billy Hopkins – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” “Disconnect”
Ros Hubbard – “Romeo & Juliet,” “The Mummy”
Allison Jones – “The Way, Way Back,” “The Heat”
Christine King – “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader,” “Star
Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith”
Beatrice Kruger – “To Rome with Love,” “The American”
Marci Liroff – “Mean Girls,” “Pretty in Pink”
Debbie McWilliams – “Skyfall,” “Quantum of Solace”
Joseph Middleton – “TheTwilight Saga: New Moon,” “Legally Blonde”
Robi Reed – “For Colored Girls,” “Do the Right Thing”
Kevin Reher – “Monsters University,” “Finding Nemo”
Paul Schnee – “August: Osage County,” “Dallas Buyers Club”
Gail Stevens – “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Slumdog Millionaire”
Lucinda Syson – “Gravity,” “Fast and & Furious 6”
Fiona Weir – “J. Edgar,” “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2”
Ronnie Yeskel – “The Sessions,” “Atlas Shrugged Part 1”
Cinematographers
Sean Bobbitt – “12 Years a Slave,” “The Place beyond the Pines”
Philippe Le Sourd – “The Grandmaster,” “Seven Pounds”
James Neihouse – “Hubble 3D,” “Nascar: The IMAX Experience”
Masanobu Takayanagi – “Out of the Furnace,” “Silver Linings Playbook”
Bradford Young – “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints,” “Pariah”
Costume Designers
William Chang Suk Ping – “The Grandmaster,” “In the Mood for Love”
Pascaline Chavanne – “Renoir,” “Augustine”
Daniela Ciancio – “The Great Beauty,” “Il Divo”
Frank L. Fleming – “Draft Day,” “Monster’s Ball”
Maurizio Millenotti – “Hamlet,” “Otello”
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor – “Great Expectations,” “Good Will Hunting”
Karyn Wagner – “Lovelace,” “The Green Mile”
Designers
William Arnold – “Lovelace,” “Crazy, Stupid, Love.”
K.K. Barrett – “Her,” “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”
Susan Benjamin – “Saving Mr. Banks,” “The Blind Side”
Bill Boes – “The Smurfs 2,” “Fantastic Four”
Tony Fanning – “Contraband,” “War of the Worlds”
Robert Greenfield – “Priest,” “Almost Famous”
Marcia Hinds – “I Spy,” “The Public Eye”
Sonja Brisbane Klaus – “Prometheus,” “Robin Hood”
David S. Lazan – “Flight,” “American Beauty”
Diane Lederman – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” “Tower Heist”
Heather Loeffler – “American Hustle,” “Silver Linings Playbook”
Christa Munro – “Jack Reacher,” “Erin Brockovich”
Andy Nicholson – “Gravity,” “The Host”
Adam Stockhausen – “12 Years a Slave,” “Moonrise Kingdom”
Directors
Hany Abu-Assad – “Omar,” “Paradise Now”
Jay Duplass – “Jeff, Who Lives at Home,” “Cyrus”
Mark Duplass – “Jeff, Who Lives at Home,” “Cyrus”
David Gordon Green – “Joe,” “Pineapple Express”
Gavin O’Connor – “Warrior,” “Miracle”
Gina Prince-Bythewood – “The Secret Life of Bees,” “Love and Basketball”
Paolo Sorrentino – “The Great Beauty,” “This Must Be the Place”
Jean-Marc Vallée – “Dallas Buyers Club,” “Young Victoria”
Felix van Groeningen – “The Broken Circle Breakdown,” “The Misfortunates”
Denis Villeneuve – “Prisoners,” “Incendies”
Thomas Vinterberg – “The Hunt,” “The Celebration”
Documentary
Malcolm Clarke – “The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life,” “Prisoner of Paradise”
Dan Cogan – “How to Survive a Plague,” “The Queen of Versailles”
Kief Davidson – “Open Heart,” “Kassim the Dream”
Dan Geller – “The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden,” “Ballets Russes”
Dayna Goldfine – “The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden,” “Ballets Russes”
Julie Goldman – “God Loves Uganda,” “Gideon’s Army”
Sam Green – “Utopia in Four Movements,” “The Weather Underground”
Gary Hustwit – “Urbanized,” “Helvetica”
Eugene Jarecki – “The House I Live In,” “Why We Fight”
Brian Johnson – “Anita,” “Buena Vista Social Club”
Ross Kauffman – “E-Team,” “Born into Brothels”
Morgan Neville – “20 Feet from Stardom,” “Troubadours”
Matthew J. O'Neill – “Redemption,” “China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan
Province”
Rithy Panh – “The Missing Picture,” “S-21: The Khmer Rouge Death Machine”
Lucy Massie Phenix – “Regret to Inform,” “Word Is Out”
Enat Sidi – “Detropia,” “Jesus Camp”
Molly Thompson – “The Unknown Known,” “Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer”
Cynthia Wade – “Mondays at Racine,” “Freeheld”
Executives
Adrian Alperovich
Sean Bailey
Len Blavatnik
Nicholas Carpou
Nancy Carson
Charles S. Cohen
Jason Constantine
Peter Cramer
William Kyle Davies
Christopher Floyd
David Garrett
David Hollis
Tomas Jegeus
Michelle Raimo Kouyate
Anthony James Marcoly
Hiroyasu Matsuoka
Kim Roth
John Sloss
Film Editors
Alan Baumgarten – “American Hustle,” “Gangster Squad”
Alan Edward Bell – “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” “The Amazing Spider-Man”
Dorian Harris – “The Magic of Belle Isle,” “The Mod Squad”
Sabrina Plisco – “The Smurfs 2,” “Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow”
Tatiana S. Riegel – “Million Dollar Arm,” “The Way, Way Back”
Julie Rogers – “Wreck-It Ralph,” “Kit Kittredge: An American Girl”
Mark Sanger – “Gravity”
Joan Sobel – “Admission,” “A Single Man”
Crispin Struthers – “American Hustle,” “Silver Linings Playbook”
Tracey Wadmore-Smith – “About Last Night,” “Death at a Funeral”
Joe Walker – “12 Years a Slave,” “Shame”
John Wilson – “The Book Thief,” “Billy Elliot”
Makeup Artists and Hairstylists
Vivian Baker – “Oz The Great and Powerful,” “Conviction”
Adruitha Lee – “Dallas Buyers Club,” “12 Years a Slave”
Robin Mathews – “Dallas Buyers Club,” “The Runaways”
Anne Morgan – “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone,” “A Little Bit of Heaven”
Gloria Pasqua-Casny – “The Lone Ranger,” “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”
Members-at-Large
Peter Becker
Jeff Dashnaw
Kenneth L. Halsband
Jody Levin
Tom MacDougall
Chuck Picerni, Jr.
Spiro Razatos
Mic Rodgers
Kevin J. Yeaman
Music
Kristen Anderson-Lopez – “Frozen,” “Winnie the Pooh”
Stanley Clarke – “The Best Man Holiday,” “Boyz N the Hood”
Earl Ghaffari – “Frozen,” “Wreck-It Ralph”
Steve Jablonsky – “Lone Survivor,” “Ender’s Game”
Robert Lopez – “Frozen,” “Winnie the Pooh”
Steven Price – “Gravity,” “The World’s End”
Tony Renis – “Hidden Moon,” “Quest for Camelot”
Angie Rubin – “Pitch Perfect,” “Sex and the City”
Buck Sanders – “Warm Bodies,” “The Hurt Locker”
Charles Strouse – “All Dogs Go to Heaven,” “Annie”
Eddie Vedder – “Eat Pray Love,” “Into the Wild”
Pharrell Williams – “Despicable Me 2,” “Fast & Furious”
Producers
Jason Blumenthal – “Hope Springs,” “Seven Pounds”
Dana Brunetti – “Captain Phillips,” “The Social Network”
Megan Ellison – “American Hustle,” “Her”
Sean Furst – “Daybreakers,” “The Cooler”
Nicola Giuliano – “The Great Beauty,” “This Must Be the Place”
Preston Holmes – “Waist Deep,” “Tupac: Resurrection”
Lynette M. Howell – “The Place beyond the Pines,” “Blue Valentine”
Anthony Katagas – “12 Years a Slave,” “Killing Them Softly”
Alix Madigan – “Girl Most Likely,” “Winter’s Bone”
Paul Mezey – “The Girl,” “Maria Full of Grace”
Stephen Nemeth – “The Sessions,” “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”
Tracey Seaward – “Philomena,” “The Queen”
John H. Williams – “Space Chimps,” “Shrek 2”
Public Relations
Larry Angrisani
Nancy Bannister
Christine Batista
Karen Hermelin
Marisa McGrath Liston
David Magdael
Steven Raphael
Bettina R. Sherick
Dani Weinstein
Short Films and Feature Animation
Didier Brunner – “Ernest & Celestine,” “The Triplets of Belleville”
Scott Clark – “Monsters University,” “Up”
Pierre Coffin – “Despicable Me 2,” “Despicable Me”
Esteban Crespo – “Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn’t Me),” “Lala”
Peter Del Vecho – “Frozen,” “The Princess and the Frog”
Kirk DeMicco – “The Croods,” “Space Chimps”
Doug Frankel – “Brave,” “WALL-E”
Mark Gill – “The Voorman Problem,” “Full Time”
David A. S. James – “Mr. Peabody & Sherman,” “Megamind”
Fabrice Joubert – “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax,” “French Roast”
Jean-Claude Kalache – “Up,” “Cars”
Jason Katz – “Toy Story 3,” “Finding Nemo”
Jennifer Lee – “Frozen,” “Wreck-It Ralph”
Baldwin Li – “The Voorman Problem,” “Full Time”
Nathan Loofbourrow – “Puss in Boots,” “How to Train Your Dragon”
Lauren MacMullan – “Get a Horse!,” “Wreck-It Ralph”
Tom McGrath – “Megamind,” “Madagascar”
Dorothy McKim – “Get a Horse!,” “Meet the Robinsons”
Hayao Miyazaki – “The Wind Rises,” “Spirited Away”
Ricky Nierva – “Monsters University,” “Up”
Chris Renaud – “Despicable Me 2,” “Despicable Me”
Benjamin Renner – “Ernest & Celestine,” “A Mouse’s Tale (La Queue de la Souris)”
Michael Rose – “Chico & Rita,” “The Gruffalo”
Toshio Suzuki – “The Wind Rises,” “Howl’s Moving Castle”
Selma Vilhunen – “Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitta? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?),”
“The Crossroads”
Anders Walter – “Helium,” “9 Meter”
Laurent Witz – “Mr. Hublot,” “Renart the Fox”
Sound
Niv Adiri – “Gravity,” “The Book Thief”
Christopher Benstead – “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,” “Gravity”
Steve Boeddeker – “All Is Lost,” “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
Beau Borders – “Million Dollar Arm,” “Lone Survivor”
David Brownlow – “Lone Survivor,” “The Book of Eli”
Chris Burdon – “Captain Phillips,” “Philomena”
Brent Burge – “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” “The Hobbit: An Unexpected
Journey”
André Fenley – “How to Train Your Dragon 2,” “All Is Lost”
Glenn Freemantle – “Gravity,” “Slumdog Millionaire”
Greg Hedgepath – “Frozen,” “The Incredible Hulk”
Craig Henighan – “Noah,” “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”
Tony Johnson – “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” “Avatar”
Laurent M. Kossayan – “Red Riding Hood,” “Public Enemies”
Thomas L. Lalley – “Mr. Peabody & Sherman,” “Star Trek Into Darkness”
Ai-Ling Lee – “Godzilla,” “300: Rise of an Empire”
Stephen Morris – “Monsters University,” “Fruitvale Station”
Jeremy Peirson – “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” “Looper”
Mike Prestwood Smith – “Divergent,” “Captain Phillips”
Alan Rankin – “Iron Man 3,” “Star Trek”
Oliver Tarney – “Captain Phillips,” “Philomena”
Chris Ward – “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” “The Hobbit: An Unexpected
Journey”
Visual Effects
Gary Brozenich – “The Lone Ranger,” “Wrath of the Titans”
Everett Burrell – “Grudge Match,” “Pan’s Labyrinth”
Marc Chu – “Noah,” “Marvel’s The Avengers”
David Fletcher – “Sabotage,” “Prisoners”
Swen Gillberg – “Ender’s Game,” “Jack the Giant Slayer”
Paul Graff – “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “Identity Thief”
Alex Henning – “Star Trek Into Darkness,” “Hugo”
Evan Jacobs – “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “Olympus Has Fallen”
Chris Lawrence – “Edge of Tomorrow,” “Gravity”
Eric Leven – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2,” “The Twilight Saga: Breaking
Dawn Part 1”
Steven Messing – “Godzilla,” “Oz The Great and Powerful”
Ben Matthew Morris – “Lincoln,” “The Golden Compass”
Jake Morrison – “Thor: The Dark World,” “Marvel’s The Avengers”
Eric Reynolds – “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” “The Hunger Games:
Catching Fire”
David Shirk – “Gravity,” “Elysium”
Patrick Tubach – “Star Trek Into Darkness,” “Marvel’s The Avengers”
Bruno Van Zeebroeck – “Lone Survivor,” “Public Enemies”
Tim Webber – “Gravity,” “The Dark Knight”
Harold Weed – “G.I. Joe: Retaliation,” “Star Trek”
Writers
Chantal Akerman – “A Couch in New York,” “Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce,
1080 Bruxelles”
Olivier Assayas – “Summer Hours,” “Irma Vep”
Craig Borten – “Dallas Buyers Club”
Scott Z. Burns – “Side Effects,” “Contagion”
Jean-Claude Carrière – “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” “The Discreet Charm of
the Bourgeoisie”
Steve Coogan – “Philomena,” “The Parole Officer”
Claire Denis – “White Material,” “Beau Travail”
Larry Gross – “We Don’t Live Here Anymore,” “48 Hrs.”
Mathieu Kassovitz – “Babylon A.D.,” “Hate (La Haine)”
Diane Kurys – “For a Woman,” “Entre Nous”
Bob Nelson – “Nebraska”
Scott Neustadter – “The Spectacular Now,” “(500) Days of Summer”
Jeff Pope – “Philomena,” “Pierrepoint – The Last Hangman”
John Ridley – “12 Years a Slave,” “Undercover Brother”
Paul Rudnick – “In & Out,” ”Jeffrey”
Eric Warren Singer – “American Hustle,” ”The International”
Melisa Wallack – “Dallas Buyers Club,” “Mirror Mirror”
Michael H. Weber – “The Spectacular Now,” “(500) Days of Summer”
Terence Winter – “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “Get Rich or Die Tryin'”
Associates
Matt Del Piano
Joe Funicello
Robert Hohman
Paul Christopher Hook
David Kramer
Joel Lubin
David Pringle
Melanie Ramsayer
Beth Swofford
Meredith Wechter
Each year Academy members may sponsor one candidate for membership within their branch. New member application reviews take place in the spring. Applications for the coming year must be received by March 19, 2015.
New members will be welcomed into the Academy at an invitation-only reception in September.
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 271 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy's membership in 2014.
“This year’s class of invitees represents some of the most talented, creative and passionate filmmakers working in our industry today,” said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. “Their contributions to film have entertained audiences around the world, and we are proud to welcome them to the Academy.”
The 2014 invitees are:
Actors
Barkhad Abdi – “Captain Phillips”
Clancy Brown – “The Hurricane,” “The Shawshank Redeption”
Paul Dano – “12 Years a Slave,” “Prisoners”
Michael Fassbender – “12 Years a Slave,” “Shame”
Ben Foster – “Lone Survivor,” “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”
Beth Grant – “The Artist,” “No Country for Old Men”
Clark Gregg – “Much Ado about Nothing,” “Marvel’s The Avengers”
Sally Hawkins – “Blue Jasmine,” “Happy-Go-Lucky”
Josh Hutcherson – “The Hunger Games,” “The Kids Are All Right”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – “Enough Said,” “Planes”
Kelly Macdonald – “Brave,” “No Country for Old Men”
Mads Mikkelsen – “The Hunt,” “Casino Royale”
Joel McKinnon Miller – “Super 8,” “The Truman Show”
Cillian Murphy – “The Dark Knight Rises,” “Inception”
Lupita Nyong'o – “Non-Stop,” “12 Years a Slave”
Rob Riggle – “21 Jump Street,” “The Hangover”
Chris Rock – “Grown Ups 2,” “Madagascar”
June Squibb – “Nebraska,” “About Schmidt”
Jason Statham – “Parker,” “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels”
David Strathairn – “Lincoln,” “Good Night, and Good Luck.”
Casting Directors
Douglas Aibel – “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “The Immigrant”
Simone Bär – “The Monuments Men,” “The Book Thief”
Kerry Barden – “August: Osage County,” “Dallas Buyers Club”
Nikki Barrett – “The Railway Man,” “The Great Gatsby”
Mark Bennett – “Drinking Buddies,” “Zero Dark Thirty”
Risa Bramon Garcia – “Speed,” “Wall Street”
Michelle Guish – “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” “Nanny McPhee”
Billy Hopkins – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” “Disconnect”
Ros Hubbard – “Romeo & Juliet,” “The Mummy”
Allison Jones – “The Way, Way Back,” “The Heat”
Christine King – “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader,” “Star
Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith”
Beatrice Kruger – “To Rome with Love,” “The American”
Marci Liroff – “Mean Girls,” “Pretty in Pink”
Debbie McWilliams – “Skyfall,” “Quantum of Solace”
Joseph Middleton – “TheTwilight Saga: New Moon,” “Legally Blonde”
Robi Reed – “For Colored Girls,” “Do the Right Thing”
Kevin Reher – “Monsters University,” “Finding Nemo”
Paul Schnee – “August: Osage County,” “Dallas Buyers Club”
Gail Stevens – “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Slumdog Millionaire”
Lucinda Syson – “Gravity,” “Fast and & Furious 6”
Fiona Weir – “J. Edgar,” “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2”
Ronnie Yeskel – “The Sessions,” “Atlas Shrugged Part 1”
Cinematographers
Sean Bobbitt – “12 Years a Slave,” “The Place beyond the Pines”
Philippe Le Sourd – “The Grandmaster,” “Seven Pounds”
James Neihouse – “Hubble 3D,” “Nascar: The IMAX Experience”
Masanobu Takayanagi – “Out of the Furnace,” “Silver Linings Playbook”
Bradford Young – “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints,” “Pariah”
Costume Designers
William Chang Suk Ping – “The Grandmaster,” “In the Mood for Love”
Pascaline Chavanne – “Renoir,” “Augustine”
Daniela Ciancio – “The Great Beauty,” “Il Divo”
Frank L. Fleming – “Draft Day,” “Monster’s Ball”
Maurizio Millenotti – “Hamlet,” “Otello”
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor – “Great Expectations,” “Good Will Hunting”
Karyn Wagner – “Lovelace,” “The Green Mile”
Designers
William Arnold – “Lovelace,” “Crazy, Stupid, Love.”
K.K. Barrett – “Her,” “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”
Susan Benjamin – “Saving Mr. Banks,” “The Blind Side”
Bill Boes – “The Smurfs 2,” “Fantastic Four”
Tony Fanning – “Contraband,” “War of the Worlds”
Robert Greenfield – “Priest,” “Almost Famous”
Marcia Hinds – “I Spy,” “The Public Eye”
Sonja Brisbane Klaus – “Prometheus,” “Robin Hood”
David S. Lazan – “Flight,” “American Beauty”
Diane Lederman – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” “Tower Heist”
Heather Loeffler – “American Hustle,” “Silver Linings Playbook”
Christa Munro – “Jack Reacher,” “Erin Brockovich”
Andy Nicholson – “Gravity,” “The Host”
Adam Stockhausen – “12 Years a Slave,” “Moonrise Kingdom”
Directors
Hany Abu-Assad – “Omar,” “Paradise Now”
Jay Duplass – “Jeff, Who Lives at Home,” “Cyrus”
Mark Duplass – “Jeff, Who Lives at Home,” “Cyrus”
David Gordon Green – “Joe,” “Pineapple Express”
Gavin O’Connor – “Warrior,” “Miracle”
Gina Prince-Bythewood – “The Secret Life of Bees,” “Love and Basketball”
Paolo Sorrentino – “The Great Beauty,” “This Must Be the Place”
Jean-Marc Vallée – “Dallas Buyers Club,” “Young Victoria”
Felix van Groeningen – “The Broken Circle Breakdown,” “The Misfortunates”
Denis Villeneuve – “Prisoners,” “Incendies”
Thomas Vinterberg – “The Hunt,” “The Celebration”
Documentary
Malcolm Clarke – “The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life,” “Prisoner of Paradise”
Dan Cogan – “How to Survive a Plague,” “The Queen of Versailles”
Kief Davidson – “Open Heart,” “Kassim the Dream”
Dan Geller – “The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden,” “Ballets Russes”
Dayna Goldfine – “The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden,” “Ballets Russes”
Julie Goldman – “God Loves Uganda,” “Gideon’s Army”
Sam Green – “Utopia in Four Movements,” “The Weather Underground”
Gary Hustwit – “Urbanized,” “Helvetica”
Eugene Jarecki – “The House I Live In,” “Why We Fight”
Brian Johnson – “Anita,” “Buena Vista Social Club”
Ross Kauffman – “E-Team,” “Born into Brothels”
Morgan Neville – “20 Feet from Stardom,” “Troubadours”
Matthew J. O'Neill – “Redemption,” “China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan
Province”
Rithy Panh – “The Missing Picture,” “S-21: The Khmer Rouge Death Machine”
Lucy Massie Phenix – “Regret to Inform,” “Word Is Out”
Enat Sidi – “Detropia,” “Jesus Camp”
Molly Thompson – “The Unknown Known,” “Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer”
Cynthia Wade – “Mondays at Racine,” “Freeheld”
Executives
Adrian Alperovich
Sean Bailey
Len Blavatnik
Nicholas Carpou
Nancy Carson
Charles S. Cohen
Jason Constantine
Peter Cramer
William Kyle Davies
Christopher Floyd
David Garrett
David Hollis
Tomas Jegeus
Michelle Raimo Kouyate
Anthony James Marcoly
Hiroyasu Matsuoka
Kim Roth
John Sloss
Film Editors
Alan Baumgarten – “American Hustle,” “Gangster Squad”
Alan Edward Bell – “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” “The Amazing Spider-Man”
Dorian Harris – “The Magic of Belle Isle,” “The Mod Squad”
Sabrina Plisco – “The Smurfs 2,” “Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow”
Tatiana S. Riegel – “Million Dollar Arm,” “The Way, Way Back”
Julie Rogers – “Wreck-It Ralph,” “Kit Kittredge: An American Girl”
Mark Sanger – “Gravity”
Joan Sobel – “Admission,” “A Single Man”
Crispin Struthers – “American Hustle,” “Silver Linings Playbook”
Tracey Wadmore-Smith – “About Last Night,” “Death at a Funeral”
Joe Walker – “12 Years a Slave,” “Shame”
John Wilson – “The Book Thief,” “Billy Elliot”
Makeup Artists and Hairstylists
Vivian Baker – “Oz The Great and Powerful,” “Conviction”
Adruitha Lee – “Dallas Buyers Club,” “12 Years a Slave”
Robin Mathews – “Dallas Buyers Club,” “The Runaways”
Anne Morgan – “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone,” “A Little Bit of Heaven”
Gloria Pasqua-Casny – “The Lone Ranger,” “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”
Members-at-Large
Peter Becker
Jeff Dashnaw
Kenneth L. Halsband
Jody Levin
Tom MacDougall
Chuck Picerni, Jr.
Spiro Razatos
Mic Rodgers
Kevin J. Yeaman
Music
Kristen Anderson-Lopez – “Frozen,” “Winnie the Pooh”
Stanley Clarke – “The Best Man Holiday,” “Boyz N the Hood”
Earl Ghaffari – “Frozen,” “Wreck-It Ralph”
Steve Jablonsky – “Lone Survivor,” “Ender’s Game”
Robert Lopez – “Frozen,” “Winnie the Pooh”
Steven Price – “Gravity,” “The World’s End”
Tony Renis – “Hidden Moon,” “Quest for Camelot”
Angie Rubin – “Pitch Perfect,” “Sex and the City”
Buck Sanders – “Warm Bodies,” “The Hurt Locker”
Charles Strouse – “All Dogs Go to Heaven,” “Annie”
Eddie Vedder – “Eat Pray Love,” “Into the Wild”
Pharrell Williams – “Despicable Me 2,” “Fast & Furious”
Producers
Jason Blumenthal – “Hope Springs,” “Seven Pounds”
Dana Brunetti – “Captain Phillips,” “The Social Network”
Megan Ellison – “American Hustle,” “Her”
Sean Furst – “Daybreakers,” “The Cooler”
Nicola Giuliano – “The Great Beauty,” “This Must Be the Place”
Preston Holmes – “Waist Deep,” “Tupac: Resurrection”
Lynette M. Howell – “The Place beyond the Pines,” “Blue Valentine”
Anthony Katagas – “12 Years a Slave,” “Killing Them Softly”
Alix Madigan – “Girl Most Likely,” “Winter’s Bone”
Paul Mezey – “The Girl,” “Maria Full of Grace”
Stephen Nemeth – “The Sessions,” “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”
Tracey Seaward – “Philomena,” “The Queen”
John H. Williams – “Space Chimps,” “Shrek 2”
Public Relations
Larry Angrisani
Nancy Bannister
Christine Batista
Karen Hermelin
Marisa McGrath Liston
David Magdael
Steven Raphael
Bettina R. Sherick
Dani Weinstein
Short Films and Feature Animation
Didier Brunner – “Ernest & Celestine,” “The Triplets of Belleville”
Scott Clark – “Monsters University,” “Up”
Pierre Coffin – “Despicable Me 2,” “Despicable Me”
Esteban Crespo – “Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn’t Me),” “Lala”
Peter Del Vecho – “Frozen,” “The Princess and the Frog”
Kirk DeMicco – “The Croods,” “Space Chimps”
Doug Frankel – “Brave,” “WALL-E”
Mark Gill – “The Voorman Problem,” “Full Time”
David A. S. James – “Mr. Peabody & Sherman,” “Megamind”
Fabrice Joubert – “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax,” “French Roast”
Jean-Claude Kalache – “Up,” “Cars”
Jason Katz – “Toy Story 3,” “Finding Nemo”
Jennifer Lee – “Frozen,” “Wreck-It Ralph”
Baldwin Li – “The Voorman Problem,” “Full Time”
Nathan Loofbourrow – “Puss in Boots,” “How to Train Your Dragon”
Lauren MacMullan – “Get a Horse!,” “Wreck-It Ralph”
Tom McGrath – “Megamind,” “Madagascar”
Dorothy McKim – “Get a Horse!,” “Meet the Robinsons”
Hayao Miyazaki – “The Wind Rises,” “Spirited Away”
Ricky Nierva – “Monsters University,” “Up”
Chris Renaud – “Despicable Me 2,” “Despicable Me”
Benjamin Renner – “Ernest & Celestine,” “A Mouse’s Tale (La Queue de la Souris)”
Michael Rose – “Chico & Rita,” “The Gruffalo”
Toshio Suzuki – “The Wind Rises,” “Howl’s Moving Castle”
Selma Vilhunen – “Pitääkö Mun Kaikki Hoitta? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?),”
“The Crossroads”
Anders Walter – “Helium,” “9 Meter”
Laurent Witz – “Mr. Hublot,” “Renart the Fox”
Sound
Niv Adiri – “Gravity,” “The Book Thief”
Christopher Benstead – “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,” “Gravity”
Steve Boeddeker – “All Is Lost,” “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
Beau Borders – “Million Dollar Arm,” “Lone Survivor”
David Brownlow – “Lone Survivor,” “The Book of Eli”
Chris Burdon – “Captain Phillips,” “Philomena”
Brent Burge – “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” “The Hobbit: An Unexpected
Journey”
André Fenley – “How to Train Your Dragon 2,” “All Is Lost”
Glenn Freemantle – “Gravity,” “Slumdog Millionaire”
Greg Hedgepath – “Frozen,” “The Incredible Hulk”
Craig Henighan – “Noah,” “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”
Tony Johnson – “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” “Avatar”
Laurent M. Kossayan – “Red Riding Hood,” “Public Enemies”
Thomas L. Lalley – “Mr. Peabody & Sherman,” “Star Trek Into Darkness”
Ai-Ling Lee – “Godzilla,” “300: Rise of an Empire”
Stephen Morris – “Monsters University,” “Fruitvale Station”
Jeremy Peirson – “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” “Looper”
Mike Prestwood Smith – “Divergent,” “Captain Phillips”
Alan Rankin – “Iron Man 3,” “Star Trek”
Oliver Tarney – “Captain Phillips,” “Philomena”
Chris Ward – “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” “The Hobbit: An Unexpected
Journey”
Visual Effects
Gary Brozenich – “The Lone Ranger,” “Wrath of the Titans”
Everett Burrell – “Grudge Match,” “Pan’s Labyrinth”
Marc Chu – “Noah,” “Marvel’s The Avengers”
David Fletcher – “Sabotage,” “Prisoners”
Swen Gillberg – “Ender’s Game,” “Jack the Giant Slayer”
Paul Graff – “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “Identity Thief”
Alex Henning – “Star Trek Into Darkness,” “Hugo”
Evan Jacobs – “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” “Olympus Has Fallen”
Chris Lawrence – “Edge of Tomorrow,” “Gravity”
Eric Leven – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2,” “The Twilight Saga: Breaking
Dawn Part 1”
Steven Messing – “Godzilla,” “Oz The Great and Powerful”
Ben Matthew Morris – “Lincoln,” “The Golden Compass”
Jake Morrison – “Thor: The Dark World,” “Marvel’s The Avengers”
Eric Reynolds – “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” “The Hunger Games:
Catching Fire”
David Shirk – “Gravity,” “Elysium”
Patrick Tubach – “Star Trek Into Darkness,” “Marvel’s The Avengers”
Bruno Van Zeebroeck – “Lone Survivor,” “Public Enemies”
Tim Webber – “Gravity,” “The Dark Knight”
Harold Weed – “G.I. Joe: Retaliation,” “Star Trek”
Writers
Chantal Akerman – “A Couch in New York,” “Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce,
1080 Bruxelles”
Olivier Assayas – “Summer Hours,” “Irma Vep”
Craig Borten – “Dallas Buyers Club”
Scott Z. Burns – “Side Effects,” “Contagion”
Jean-Claude Carrière – “The Unbearable Lightness of Being,” “The Discreet Charm of
the Bourgeoisie”
Steve Coogan – “Philomena,” “The Parole Officer”
Claire Denis – “White Material,” “Beau Travail”
Larry Gross – “We Don’t Live Here Anymore,” “48 Hrs.”
Mathieu Kassovitz – “Babylon A.D.,” “Hate (La Haine)”
Diane Kurys – “For a Woman,” “Entre Nous”
Bob Nelson – “Nebraska”
Scott Neustadter – “The Spectacular Now,” “(500) Days of Summer”
Jeff Pope – “Philomena,” “Pierrepoint – The Last Hangman”
John Ridley – “12 Years a Slave,” “Undercover Brother”
Paul Rudnick – “In & Out,” ”Jeffrey”
Eric Warren Singer – “American Hustle,” ”The International”
Melisa Wallack – “Dallas Buyers Club,” “Mirror Mirror”
Michael H. Weber – “The Spectacular Now,” “(500) Days of Summer”
Terence Winter – “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “Get Rich or Die Tryin'”
Associates
Matt Del Piano
Joe Funicello
Robert Hohman
Paul Christopher Hook
David Kramer
Joel Lubin
David Pringle
Melanie Ramsayer
Beth Swofford
Meredith Wechter
Each year Academy members may sponsor one candidate for membership within their branch. New member application reviews take place in the spring. Applications for the coming year must be received by March 19, 2015.
New members will be welcomed into the Academy at an invitation-only reception in September.
Sunday, March 2, 2014
"12 Years a Slave" Wins 2014 "Best Adapted Screenplay" Oscar
Adapted screenplay:
“12 Years a Slave” Screenplay by John Ridley WINNER
Nominees:
“Before Midnight” Written by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke
“Captain Phillips” Screenplay by Billy Ray
“Philomena” Screenplay by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
“The Wolf of Wall Street” Screenplay by Terence Winter
“12 Years a Slave” Screenplay by John Ridley WINNER
Nominees:
“Before Midnight” Written by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke
“Captain Phillips” Screenplay by Billy Ray
“Philomena” Screenplay by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
“The Wolf of Wall Street” Screenplay by Terence Winter
Saturday, March 1, 2014
"12 Years a Slave" is "Best Picture" at 2014 Independent Spirit Awards - Complete Winners List
The 29th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards winners were announced at the Spirit Awards on Saturday, March 1, 2014. The 2014 awards ceremony was held as a daytime luncheon in a tent on the beach in Santa Monica, and the premiere broadcast will air later that evening at 10:00 pm ET/PT on IFC.
The Winners for the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards (for the year in film, 2013):
BEST FEATURE (Award given to the Producer, Executive Producers are not awarded):
12 Years a Slave
PRODUCERS: Dede Gardner, Anthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Brad Pitt, Bill Pohlad
BEST DIRECTOR:
Steve McQueen - 12 Years a Slave
BEST SCREENPLAY:
John Ridley - 12 Years a Slave
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer):
Fruitvale Station
DIRECTOR: Ryan Coogler
PRODUCERS: Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker
TWC BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY:
Bob Nelson - Nebraska
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD – (Given to the best feature made for under $500,000. Award given to the writer, director, and producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.):
This is Martin Bonner
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Chad Hartigan
PRODUCER: Cherie Saulter
BEST FEMALE LEAD:
Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
BEST MALE LEAD
Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE:
Lupita Nyong'o - 12 Years a Slave
BEST SUPPORTING MALE:
Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Sean Bobbitt - 12 Years a Slave
BEST EDITING
Nat Sanders - Short Term 12
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer):
20 Feet From Stardom
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Morgan Neville
PRODUCERS: Gil Friesen & Caitrin Rogers
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director):
Blue is the Warmest Color (France)
DIRECTOR: Abdellatif Kechiche
17th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD – (The 17th annual Producers Award, sponsored by Piaget, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources demonstrate the creativity, tenacity, and vision required to produce quality, independent films. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Piaget.):
Toby Halbrooks & James M. Johnston
20th ANNUAL SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – (The 20th annual Someone to Watch Award recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition.):
Newlyweeds
DIRECTOR: Shaka King
19th ANNUAL STELLA ARTOIS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – (The 19th annual Truer Than Fiction Award, sponsored by Stella Artois, is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.):
Jason Osder - Let the Fire Burn
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD - (Given to one film’s director, casting director, and its ensemble cast):
Mud
Director: Jeff Nichols
Casting Director: Francine Maisler
Ensemble Cast: Joe Don Baker, Jacob Lofland, Matthew McConaughey, Ray McKinnon, Sarah Paulson, Michael Shannon, Sam Shepard, Tye Sheridan, Paul Sparks, Bonnie Sturdivant, Reese Witherspoon
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The Winners for the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards (for the year in film, 2013):
BEST FEATURE (Award given to the Producer, Executive Producers are not awarded):
12 Years a Slave
PRODUCERS: Dede Gardner, Anthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen, Arnon Milchan, Brad Pitt, Bill Pohlad
BEST DIRECTOR:
Steve McQueen - 12 Years a Slave
BEST SCREENPLAY:
John Ridley - 12 Years a Slave
BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to the director and producer):
Fruitvale Station
DIRECTOR: Ryan Coogler
PRODUCERS: Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker
TWC BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY:
Bob Nelson - Nebraska
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD – (Given to the best feature made for under $500,000. Award given to the writer, director, and producer. Executive Producers are not awarded.):
This is Martin Bonner
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Chad Hartigan
PRODUCER: Cherie Saulter
BEST FEMALE LEAD:
Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
BEST MALE LEAD
Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE:
Lupita Nyong'o - 12 Years a Slave
BEST SUPPORTING MALE:
Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Sean Bobbitt - 12 Years a Slave
BEST EDITING
Nat Sanders - Short Term 12
BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer):
20 Feet From Stardom
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Morgan Neville
PRODUCERS: Gil Friesen & Caitrin Rogers
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director):
Blue is the Warmest Color (France)
DIRECTOR: Abdellatif Kechiche
17th ANNUAL PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARD – (The 17th annual Producers Award, sponsored by Piaget, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources demonstrate the creativity, tenacity, and vision required to produce quality, independent films. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant funded by Piaget.):
Toby Halbrooks & James M. Johnston
20th ANNUAL SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD – (The 20th annual Someone to Watch Award recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition.):
Newlyweeds
DIRECTOR: Shaka King
19th ANNUAL STELLA ARTOIS TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD – (The 19th annual Truer Than Fiction Award, sponsored by Stella Artois, is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition. The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant.):
Jason Osder - Let the Fire Burn
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD - (Given to one film’s director, casting director, and its ensemble cast):
Mud
Director: Jeff Nichols
Casting Director: Francine Maisler
Ensemble Cast: Joe Don Baker, Jacob Lofland, Matthew McConaughey, Ray McKinnon, Sarah Paulson, Michael Shannon, Sam Shepard, Tye Sheridan, Paul Sparks, Bonnie Sturdivant, Reese Witherspoon
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Friday, February 28, 2014
"12 Years a Slave" Captures Southeastern Film Critics Awards
The Southeastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) is a professional organization of more than 40 film journalists working in the print, radio and online media, representing the Southeastern section of the United States: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Since 1992, SEFCA seeks to “promote the art of film criticism, the ethics of journalism and the camaraderie of peers among professionals working in the print, radio and online media in the Southeast.”
2013 SEFCA Winners:
Top 10
1. "12 Years a Slave"
2. "Gravity"
3. "American Hustle"
4. "Her"
5. "Inside Llewyn Davis"
6. "Nebraska"
7. "Dallas Buyers Club"
8. "Philomena"
9. "Captain Phillips"
10. "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club")
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine" (Runner-up: Judi Dench, "Philomena")
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club" (Runner-up: Michael Fassbender, "12
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle")
Best Director: Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Alfonso Cuaròn, "Gravity")
Best Ensemble: "American Hustle" (Runner-up: "12 Years a Slave")
Best Adapted Screenplay: "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: "Philomena")
Best Original Screenplay: "American Hustle" (Runner-up: "Her")
Best Documentary: "The Act of Killing" (Runners-up: "Blackfish," "Muscle Shoals")
Best Foreign Language Film: "The Hunt" (Runner-up: "Blue is the Warmest Color")
Best Animated Film: "Frozen" (Runner-up: "The Wind Rises")
Best Cinematography: "Gravity" (Runner-up: "12 Years a Slave")
Gene Wyatt Award: Jeff Nichols, "Mud" (Runner-up: Greg "Freddy" Cammalier, "Muscle Shoals")
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2013 SEFCA Winners:
Top 10
1. "12 Years a Slave"
2. "Gravity"
3. "American Hustle"
4. "Her"
5. "Inside Llewyn Davis"
6. "Nebraska"
7. "Dallas Buyers Club"
8. "Philomena"
9. "Captain Phillips"
10. "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club")
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine" (Runner-up: Judi Dench, "Philomena")
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club" (Runner-up: Michael Fassbender, "12
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle")
Best Director: Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: Alfonso Cuaròn, "Gravity")
Best Ensemble: "American Hustle" (Runner-up: "12 Years a Slave")
Best Adapted Screenplay: "12 Years a Slave" (Runner-up: "Philomena")
Best Original Screenplay: "American Hustle" (Runner-up: "Her")
Best Documentary: "The Act of Killing" (Runners-up: "Blackfish," "Muscle Shoals")
Best Foreign Language Film: "The Hunt" (Runner-up: "Blue is the Warmest Color")
Best Animated Film: "Frozen" (Runner-up: "The Wind Rises")
Best Cinematography: "Gravity" (Runner-up: "12 Years a Slave")
Gene Wyatt Award: Jeff Nichols, "Mud" (Runner-up: Greg "Freddy" Cammalier, "Muscle Shoals")
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"12 Years a Slave" Dominates St. Louis Film Critics Awards
The St. Louis Film Critics is an association of professional film critics operating in metropolitan St. Louis and adjoining areas of Missouri and Illinois. Founded in late 2004, the group’s goals (according to the website) are to serve the interests of local film critics, and to promote an appreciation for cinema both as an art form and for its societal, cultural and historical context and impact.
The eligibility requirements for a SLFC Award, according to the group’s website: a film must have been shown in the greater St. Louis area in a theater or at a film festival or series, or made available to SLFC members by screening or screener during the past year. Films opening in limited run elsewhere for Oscar qualification but which will open in the St. Louis area early in the next year are eligible.
2013 SLFC Awards:
Best Film: "12 Years a Slave"
(Runner-up: "American Hustle")
Best Director: Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave"
(Runner-up: Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity")
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave"
(Runner-up: Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club")
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"
(Runner-up: Meryl Streep, "August: Osage County")
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"
(Runner-up: Will Forte, "Nebraska")
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave"
(Runner-up: June Squibb, "Nebraska")
Best Adapted Screenplay: "12 Years a Slave"
(Runner-up: "Philomena")
Best Original Screenplay: "Her"
(Runner-up: "American Hustle")
Best Art Direction: "The Great Gatsby"
(Runner-up: "Her")
Best Cinematography: "12 Years a Slave"
(Runner-up: "Gravity")
Best Musical Score: "Her"
(Runners-up: "Gravity," "Nebraska")
Best Soundtrack: "Inside Llewyn Davis"
(Runner-up: "Frozen")
Best Animated Film: "Frozen"
(Runner-up: "The Wind Rises")
Best Non-English Language Film: "Blue is the Warmest Color"
(Runner-up: "Wadjda")
Best Documentary: "Blackfish"
(Runners-up: "The Act of Killing," "Stories We Tell")
Best Art House or Festival Film: "Short Term 12"
(Runners-up: "Blue is the Warmest Color," "Frances Ha")
Best Comedy: (tie) "Enough Said" and "The World's End"
Best Scene (favorite movie scene or sequence): "12 Years a Slave" — The hanging scene
(Runner-up: "Gravity" — The opening tracking shot)
www.stlfilmcritics.org
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The eligibility requirements for a SLFC Award, according to the group’s website: a film must have been shown in the greater St. Louis area in a theater or at a film festival or series, or made available to SLFC members by screening or screener during the past year. Films opening in limited run elsewhere for Oscar qualification but which will open in the St. Louis area early in the next year are eligible.
2013 SLFC Awards:
Best Film: "12 Years a Slave"
(Runner-up: "American Hustle")
Best Director: Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave"
(Runner-up: Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity")
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave"
(Runner-up: Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club")
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"
(Runner-up: Meryl Streep, "August: Osage County")
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"
(Runner-up: Will Forte, "Nebraska")
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave"
(Runner-up: June Squibb, "Nebraska")
Best Adapted Screenplay: "12 Years a Slave"
(Runner-up: "Philomena")
Best Original Screenplay: "Her"
(Runner-up: "American Hustle")
Best Art Direction: "The Great Gatsby"
(Runner-up: "Her")
Best Cinematography: "12 Years a Slave"
(Runner-up: "Gravity")
Best Musical Score: "Her"
(Runners-up: "Gravity," "Nebraska")
Best Soundtrack: "Inside Llewyn Davis"
(Runner-up: "Frozen")
Best Animated Film: "Frozen"
(Runner-up: "The Wind Rises")
Best Non-English Language Film: "Blue is the Warmest Color"
(Runner-up: "Wadjda")
Best Documentary: "Blackfish"
(Runners-up: "The Act of Killing," "Stories We Tell")
Best Art House or Festival Film: "Short Term 12"
(Runners-up: "Blue is the Warmest Color," "Frances Ha")
Best Comedy: (tie) "Enough Said" and "The World's End"
Best Scene (favorite movie scene or sequence): "12 Years a Slave" — The hanging scene
(Runner-up: "Gravity" — The opening tracking shot)
www.stlfilmcritics.org
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Thursday, February 27, 2014
Oklahoma Film Critics Love "Her" as Best of 2013
The Oklahoma Film Critics Circle (OFCC) is the statewide group of professional film critics. OFCC members are Oklahoma-based movie critics who write for print, broadcast and online outlets that publish or post reviews of current film releases.
The OFCC announced its 8th annual awards list in early January of 2014.
The OFCC 2013 Film Awards:
Best Film: "Her"
Top 10 Films:
“Her”
“American Hustle”
“12 Years a Slave
“Gravity”
“Inside Llewyn Davis”
“Captain Philips”
“The Wolf of Wall Street”
“All Is Lost”
“Dallas Buyers Club”
“Prisoners”
Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, “Gravity”
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, “12 Years a Slave”
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”
Best Animated Film: “Frozen”
Best Body of Work: Matthew McConaughey (“Dallas Buyers Club,” “Mud,” “The Wolf of Wall Street”)
Best Documentary: “The Act of Killing”
Best First Feature: “Fruitvale Station," Ryan Coogler
Best Foreign Language Film: “The Hunt”
Best Guilty Pleasure: “Iron Man 3”
Not-So-Obviously Worst Movie: “August: Osage County”
Obviously Worst Movie: “Grown Ups 2”
Best Original Screenplay: Spike Jonze, "Her"
Best Adapted Screenplay: John Ridley, "12 Years a Slave”
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club”
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, “American Hustle”
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The OFCC 2013 Film Awards:
Best Film: "Her"
Top 10 Films:
“Her”
“American Hustle”
“12 Years a Slave
“Gravity”
“Inside Llewyn Davis”
“Captain Philips”
“The Wolf of Wall Street”
“All Is Lost”
“Dallas Buyers Club”
“Prisoners”
Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, “Gravity”
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, “12 Years a Slave”
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”
Best Animated Film: “Frozen”
Best Body of Work: Matthew McConaughey (“Dallas Buyers Club,” “Mud,” “The Wolf of Wall Street”)
Best Documentary: “The Act of Killing”
Best First Feature: “Fruitvale Station," Ryan Coogler
Best Foreign Language Film: “The Hunt”
Best Guilty Pleasure: “Iron Man 3”
Not-So-Obviously Worst Movie: “August: Osage County”
Obviously Worst Movie: “Grown Ups 2”
Best Original Screenplay: Spike Jonze, "Her"
Best Adapted Screenplay: John Ridley, "12 Years a Slave”
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club”
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, “American Hustle”
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Houston Film Critics Name "12 Years a Slave" Their Best Picture of 2013
The Houston Film Critics Society was founded in 2007. It is a not-for-profit organization of print, broadcast and Internet film critics based in the Greater Metropolitan Houston area.
2013 Houston Film Critics Society winners (in bold) nominees:
Best Picture:
"All is Lost"
"American Hustle"
"Before Midnight"
"Dallas Buyers Club"
"Fruitvale Station"
"Gravity"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Nebraska"
"Saving Mr. Banks"
"12 Years a Slave" WINNER
Best Director:
Joel and Ethan Coen, "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity" WINNER
Paul Greengrass, "Captain Phillips"
Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave"
Alexander Payne, "Nebraska"
Best Actor:
Christian Bale, "American Hustle"
Bruce Dern, "Nebraska"
Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave" WINNER
Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Mads Mikkelsen, "The Hunt"
Robert Redford, "All is Lost"
Best Actress:
Sandra Bullock, "Gravity" WINNER
Judi Dench, "Philomena"
Brie Larson, "Short Term 12"
Meryl Streep, "August: Osage County"
Emma Thompson, "Saving Mr. Banks"
Best Supporting Actor:
Barkhad Abdi, "Captain Phillips"
Michael Fassbender, "12 Years A Slave"
James Gandolfini, "Enough Said"
Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club" WINNER
Matthew McConaughey, "Mud"
Best Supporting Actress:
Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"
Lupita Nyong’o, "12 Years A Slave" WINNER
Octavia Spencer, "Fruitvale Station"
June Squibb, "Nebraska"
Oprah Winfrey, "Lee Daniels’ The Butler"
Best Screenplay:
"American Hustle"
"Before Midnight"
"Her"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"12 Years A Slave" WINNER
Best Animated Film:
"The Croods"
"Despicable Me 2"
"Frozen" WINNER
"Monsters University"
"The Wind Rises"
Best Cinematography:
"All Is Lost
"Gravity" WINNER
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Prisoners"
"12 Years A Slave"
Best Documentary:
"The Act of Killing"
"Blackfish"
"Inequality for All"
"Stories We Tell"
"20 Feet from Stardom" WINNER
Best Foreign Language Film:
"Blue is the Warmest Color"
"The Grandmaster"
"The Hunt" WINNER
"Wadjda"
"The Wind Rises"
Best Original Score:
"Gravity" WINNER
"Her"
"Man of Steel"
"Saving Mr. Banks"
"12 Years a Slave"
Best Original Song:
"I See Fire” from "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
"Let It Go” from "Frozen"
"The Moon Song” from "Her"
"Please Mr. Kennedy" from Inside Llewyn Davis" (Written by Ed Rush, George Cromarty, T Bone Burnett, Justin Timberlake, Joel & Ethan Coen; sung by Justin Timberlake, Oscar Isaac, and Adam Driver) WINNER
"Young and Beautiful" from "The Great Gatsby"
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2013 Houston Film Critics Society winners (in bold) nominees:
Best Picture:
"All is Lost"
"American Hustle"
"Before Midnight"
"Dallas Buyers Club"
"Fruitvale Station"
"Gravity"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Nebraska"
"Saving Mr. Banks"
"12 Years a Slave" WINNER
Best Director:
Joel and Ethan Coen, "Inside Llewyn Davis"
Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity" WINNER
Paul Greengrass, "Captain Phillips"
Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave"
Alexander Payne, "Nebraska"
Best Actor:
Christian Bale, "American Hustle"
Bruce Dern, "Nebraska"
Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave" WINNER
Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club"
Mads Mikkelsen, "The Hunt"
Robert Redford, "All is Lost"
Best Actress:
Sandra Bullock, "Gravity" WINNER
Judi Dench, "Philomena"
Brie Larson, "Short Term 12"
Meryl Streep, "August: Osage County"
Emma Thompson, "Saving Mr. Banks"
Best Supporting Actor:
Barkhad Abdi, "Captain Phillips"
Michael Fassbender, "12 Years A Slave"
James Gandolfini, "Enough Said"
Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club" WINNER
Matthew McConaughey, "Mud"
Best Supporting Actress:
Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"
Lupita Nyong’o, "12 Years A Slave" WINNER
Octavia Spencer, "Fruitvale Station"
June Squibb, "Nebraska"
Oprah Winfrey, "Lee Daniels’ The Butler"
Best Screenplay:
"American Hustle"
"Before Midnight"
"Her"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"12 Years A Slave" WINNER
Best Animated Film:
"The Croods"
"Despicable Me 2"
"Frozen" WINNER
"Monsters University"
"The Wind Rises"
Best Cinematography:
"All Is Lost
"Gravity" WINNER
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Prisoners"
"12 Years A Slave"
Best Documentary:
"The Act of Killing"
"Blackfish"
"Inequality for All"
"Stories We Tell"
"20 Feet from Stardom" WINNER
Best Foreign Language Film:
"Blue is the Warmest Color"
"The Grandmaster"
"The Hunt" WINNER
"Wadjda"
"The Wind Rises"
Best Original Score:
"Gravity" WINNER
"Her"
"Man of Steel"
"Saving Mr. Banks"
"12 Years a Slave"
Best Original Song:
"I See Fire” from "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
"Let It Go” from "Frozen"
"The Moon Song” from "Her"
"Please Mr. Kennedy" from Inside Llewyn Davis" (Written by Ed Rush, George Cromarty, T Bone Burnett, Justin Timberlake, Joel & Ethan Coen; sung by Justin Timberlake, Oscar Isaac, and Adam Driver) WINNER
"Young and Beautiful" from "The Great Gatsby"
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