Thursday, December 21, 2017

Nine Foreign Language Films Vie for 5 90th Academy Award Nominations

9 FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS ADVANCE IN OSCAR RACE

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that nine features will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 90th Academy Awards ®.  Ninety-two films had originally been considered in the category.

The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are:

Chile, “A Fantastic Woman,” Sebastián Lelio, director;

Germany, “In the Fade,” Fatih Akin, director;

Hungary, “On Body and Soul,” Ildikó Enyedi, director;

Israel, “Foxtrot,” Samuel Maoz, director;

Lebanon, “The Insult,” Ziad Doueiri, director;

Russia, “Loveless,” Andrey Zvyagintsev, director;

Senegal, “Félicité,” Alain Gomis, director;

South Africa, “The Wound,” John Trengove, director;

Sweden, “The Square,” Ruben Östlund, director.

Foreign Language Film nominations for 2017 are determined in two phases.

The Phase I committee, consisting of Los Angeles-based Academy members, screened the original submissions in the category between mid-October and December 11, 2017.  The group’s top six choices, augmented by three additional selections voted by the Academy’s Foreign Language Film Award Executive Committee, constitute the shortlist.

Academy members eligible to participate in the Nominations round of voting in New York, London, Los Angeles and, for the first time, the San Francisco Bay Area, will screen the nine shortlisted films in theaters over a three-day period from Friday, January 12, through Sunday, January 14, with three films screening each day.  Additionally, international members (who live outside of the U.K.) will be invited to opt-in to stream the nine shortlisted films on the Academy’s member site.  Members must see all nine films before casting their ballots.

Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards® will be announced on Tuesday, January 23, 2018.

The 90th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.  The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

---------------------------

10 Live Action Short Films Vie for 90th Academy Award Nominations

10 LIVE ACTION SHORTS ADVANCE IN 2017 OSCAR RACE

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 live action short films will advance in the voting process for the 90th Academy Awards.  A record 165 pictures had originally qualified in the category.

The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:

“DeKalb Elementary,” Reed Van Dyk, director (UCLA)

“The Eleven O’Clock,” Derin Seale, director (FINCH)

“Facing Mecca,” Jan-Eric Mack, director, and Joël Jent, producer (Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion)

“Icebox,” Daniel Sawka, director, and Camille Cornuel, producer (Iceboxthefilmco)

“Lost Face,” Sean Meehan, director, and Sam McGarry, producer (Soma Films)

“My Nephew Emmett,” Kevin Wilson, Jr., director (New York University)

“Rise of a Star,” James Bort, director, and Boris Mendza, producer (Fulldawa Films)

“The Silent Child,” Chris Overton, director, and Rachel Shenton, writer (Slick Films)

“Watu Wote/All of Us,” Katja Benrath, director (Hamburg Media School)

“Witnesses,” David Koch, director (Lux for Film, Diez Films and Paradoxal)

Members of the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch viewed all the eligible entries for the preliminary round of voting.

Short Films and Feature Animation Branch members will now select five nominees from among the 10 titles on the shortlist.  Branch screenings will be held in Los Angeles, London, New York and San Francisco in January.

Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 23, 2018.

The 90th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.  The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

--------------------------------

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

15 Documentary Features Advance in 90th Academy Award Race

15 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES ADVANCE IN 2017 OSCAR® RACE

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 90th Academy Awards®. One hundred seventy films were originally submitted in the category.

The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:

“Abacus: Small Enough to Jail,” Mitten Media, Motto Pictures, Kartemquin Educational Films and WGBH/FRONTLINE

“Chasing Coral,” Exposure Labs in partnership with The Ocean Agency & View Into the Blue in association with Argent Pictures & The Kendeda Fund

“City of Ghosts,” Our Time Projects in association with Jigsaw Productions

“Ex Libris – The New York Public Library,” Zipporah Films

“Faces Places,” Ciné Tamaris

“Human Flow,” Participant Media and AC Films

“Icarus,” Netflix Documentary in association with Impact Partners, Diamond Docs, Chicago Media Project and Alex Productions

“An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power,” Paramount Pictures and Participant Media

“Jane,” National Geographic Studios in association with Public Road Productions

“LA 92,” Lightbox

“Last Men in Aleppo,” Larm Film and Aleppo Media Center

“Long Strange Trip,” Double E Pictures, AOMA Sunshine Films and Sikelia

“One of Us,” Loki Films

“Strong Island,” Yanceville Films and Louverture Films

“Unrest,” Shella Films and Little by Little Films

The Academy’s Documentary Branch determined the shortlist in a preliminary round of voting. Documentary Branch members will now select the five nominees from among the 15 titles.

Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 23, 2018.

The 90th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

-----------------------------

10 Documentary Shorts Compete for 90th Academy Award Nominations

10 DOCUMENTARY SHORTS ON 2017 OSCARS SHORTLIST

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 90th Academy Awards® has been narrowed to 10 films, of which 5 will earn Oscar® nominations.

Voters from the Academy’s Documentary Branch viewed this year’s 77 eligible entries and submitted their ballots to PricewaterhouseCoopers for tabulation.

The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:

“Alone,” The New York Times
“Edith+Eddie,” Heart is Red and Kartemquin Films
“Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405,” Stiefel & Co.
“Heroin(e),” A Netflix Original Documentary in association with The Center for Investigative Reporting, A Requisite Media Production
“Kayayo – The Living Shopping Baskets,” Integral Film
“Knife Skills,” TFL Films
“116 Cameras,” Birdling Films
“Ram Dass, Going Home,” Further Pictures
“Ten Meter Tower,” Plattform Produktion
“Traffic Stop,” Q-Ball Productions

Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 23, 2018.

The 90th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.  The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

--------------------------------

20 Films Began Journey to Visual Effects Oscar at the 90th Academy Awards

20 CONTENDERS ADVANCE IN VFX OSCAR® RACE

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 20 films are in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 90th Academy Awards®.

The films are listed below in alphabetical order:

“Alien: Covenant”

“Beauty and the Beast”

“Blade Runner 2049

“Dunkirk”

‘‘Ghost in the Shell”

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”

“Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”

“Justice League”

“Kong: Skull Island”

“Life”

“Logan”

“Okja”

“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales”

“The Shape of Water”

“Spider-Man Homecoming”

“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”

“Thor: Ragnarok”

“Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”

“War for the Planet of the Apes”

“Wonder Woman”

The Academy’s Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee determined the preliminary shortlist. Later this month, the committee will select the 10 films that will advance to nominations voting.

Nominations for the 90th Oscars® will be announced on Tuesday, January 23, 2018.

The 90th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 6:30 p.m. ET/ 3:30 p.m. PT. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

-------------------------------

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 20, 2017

DC COMICS

OCT170220    AQUAMAN #31    $3.99
OCT170221    AQUAMAN #31 VAR ED    $3.99
JUL170469    BATGIRL THE BRONZE AGE OMNIBUS HC VOL 01    $99.99
OCT170227    BATMAN #37    $2.99
OCT170228    BATMAN #37 VAR ED    $2.99
SEP170410    BATMAN ARKHAM JOKERS DAUGHTER TP    $19.99
SEP170399    BATMAN DETECTIVE TP VOL 04 DEUS EX MACHINA (REBIRTH)    $16.99
OCT170213    BATMAN TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II #2 (OF 6)    $3.99
OCT170214    BATMAN TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II #2 (OF 6) VAR ED    $3.99
OCT170233    BATWOMAN #10    $3.99
OCT170234    BATWOMAN #10 VAR ED    $3.99
OCT170242    BOMBSHELLS UNITED #8    $2.99
SEP170248    DARK NIGHTS METAL #4 (OF 6)    $3.99
SEP170251    DARK NIGHTS METAL #4 (OF 6) DANIEL VAR ED    $3.99
SEP170249    DARK NIGHTS METAL #4 (OF 6) KUBERT VAR ED    $3.99
SEP170250    DARK NIGHTS METAL #4 (OF 6) LEE VAR ED    $3.99
SEP170444    EVERAFTER TP VOL 02 UNSENTIMENTAL EDUCATION (MR)    $16.99
OCT170335    FUTURE QUEST PRESENTS #5    $3.99
OCT170336    FUTURE QUEST PRESENTS #5 VAR ED    $3.99
OCT170263    GREEN LANTERNS #37    $2.99
OCT170264    GREEN LANTERNS #37 VAR ED    $2.99
SEP170404    GREEN LANTERNS TP VOL 04 THE FIRST RINGS (REBIRTH)    $14.99
OCT170269    HARLEY QUINN #33    $2.99
OCT170270    HARLEY QUINN #33 VAR ED    $2.99
OCT170278    INJUSTICE 2 #16    $2.99
OCT170281    JUSTICE LEAGUE #35    $2.99
OCT170282    JUSTICE LEAGUE #35 VAR ED    $2.99
SEP170405    JUSTICE LEAGUE VS SUICIDE SQUAD TP (REBIRTH)    $24.99
OCT170351    MAD MAGAZINE #549    $5.99
SEP170421    NEW TEEN TITANS TP VOL 08    $19.99
OCT170296    NIGHTWING #35    $2.99
OCT170297    NIGHTWING #35 VAR ED    $2.99
SEP170424    SCOOBY DOO TEAM UP TP VOL 04    $12.99
OCT170314    SUPER SONS #11 (SONS OF TOMORROW)    $3.99
OCT170315    SUPER SONS #11 VAR ED (SONS OF TOMORROW)    $3.99
OCT170312    SUPERMAN #37 (SONS OF TOMORROW)    $2.99
OCT170313    SUPERMAN #37 VAR ED (SONS OF TOMORROW)    $2.99
SEP170428    SUPERMAN BATMAN TP VOL 06    $29.99
OCT170350    TEEN TITANS GO #25    $2.99
SEP170431    TEEN TITANS THE SILVER AGE TP VOL 01    $29.99
OCT170320    TRINITY #16    $3.99
OCT170321    TRINITY #16 VAR ED    $3.99
OCT170330    WILD STORM #10    $3.99
OCT170332    WILD STORM #10 HITCH VAR ED    $3.99
OCT170331    WILD STORM #10 LEE VAR ED    $3.99
OCT170326    WONDER WOMAN CONAN #4 (OF 6)    $3.99
OCT170327    WONDER WOMAN CONAN #4 (OF 6) VAR ED    $3.99
AUG170346    WONDER WOMAN THE TRUE AMAZON TP    $16.99

Marvel Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 20, 2017

MARVEL COMICS

SEP171006    ALL NEW GUARDIANS OF GALAXY TP VOL 02 RIDERS IN SKY    $17.99
OCT170932    AMERICA #10 LEG    $3.99
OCT170891    CHAMPIONS #15 LEG    $3.99
SEP178925    DAREDEVIL #595 2ND PTG TORQUE VAR LEG    $3.99
SEP171012    DEADPOOL CLASSIC TP VOL 20 ULTIMATE DEADPOOL    $39.99
OCT170962    DEADPOOL VS OLD MAN LOGAN #3 (OF 5)    $3.99
OCT170963    DEADPOOL VS OLD MAN LOGAN #3 (OF 5) LIM VAR    $3.99
OCT170908    DEFENDERS #8 LEG    $3.99
OCT170927    DOCTOR STRANGE #383 LEG    $3.99
OCT170852    GENERATION X #85 LEG    $3.99
OCT170941    GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #149 LEG    $3.99
SEP171003    HAWKEYE KATE BISHOP TP VOL 02 MASKS    $17.99
OCT170895    INCREDIBLE HULK #711 LEG    $3.99
SEP170990    INVINCIBLE IRON MAN IRONHEART PREM HC VOL 02 CHOICES    $24.99
OCT170914    LUKE CAGE #168 LEG    $3.99
SEP171027    MARVEL GRAPHIC COMIC BOXES PHOENIX RESURRECTION (BUNDLE OF 5    $45.00
OCT170834    MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #1 LEG    $3.99
OCT170898    MIGHTY THOR #702 LEG    $3.99
OCT170874    MONSTERS UNLEASHED #9 LEG    $3.99
SEP170993    MONSTERS UNLEASHED TP    $24.99
SEP178926    MOON KNIGHT #188 2ND PTG SIENKIEWICZ VAR LEG    $3.99
OCT170847    MS MARVEL #25 LEG    $3.99
OCT170946    OLD MAN LOGAN #32    $3.99
OCT170901    PETER PARKER SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #298 LEG    $3.99
SEP171011    RUNAWAYS TP VOL 08 DEAD END KIDS NEW PTG    $14.99
SEP178927    SHE-HULK #159 2ND PTG FEGREDO VAR LEG    $3.99
OCT170904    SPIDER-GWEN #27 LEG    $3.99
SEP171019    SPIDER-MAN BRAND NEW DAY COMPLETE COLLECTION TP VOL 04    $39.99
OCT170974    STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #15    $3.99
OCT170970    STAR WARS POE DAMERON #22    $3.99
OCT170870    TALES OF SUSPENSE #100 LEG    $3.99
SEP170996    TOTALLY AWESOME HULK TP VOL 04 MY BEST FRIENDS ARE MONSTERS    $17.99
OCT170985    TRUE BELIEVERS PHOENIX PRESENTS JEAN GREY VS. SABRETOOTH    $1.00
OCT170986    TRUE BELIEVERS PHOENIX PRESENTS WEDDING SUMMERS & GREY    $1.00
SEP171000    UNBELIEVABLE GWENPOOL TP VOL 04 BEYOND FOURTH WALL    $15.99
OCT170893    UNCANNY AVENGERS #30 LEG    $3.99
OCT170882    VENOM #159 LEG    $3.99
SEP171015    WOLVERINE BY DANIEL WAY COMPLETE COLLECTION TP VOL 03    $34.99
OCT170943    X-MEN GOLD #18 LEG    $3.99
OCT170956    X-MEN GRAND DESIGN #1 (OF 2)    $5.99
OCT170958    X-MEN GRAND DESIGN #1 (OF 2) PISKOR CHARACTER VAR    $5.99
OCT170957    X-MEN GRAND DESIGN #1 (OF 2) PISKOR CORNER BOX VAR    $5.99