289 Feature Films In Contention For 2013 Best Picture Oscar®
BEVERLY HILLS, CA — Two hundred eighty-nine feature films are eligible for the 2013 Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced.
To be eligible for 86th Academy Awards consideration, feature films must open in a commercial motion picture theater in Los Angeles County by midnight, December 31, and begin a minimum run of seven consecutive days.
Under Academy rules, a feature-length motion picture must have a running time of more than 40 minutes and must have been exhibited theatrically on 35mm or 70mm film, or in a qualifying digital format.
Feature films that receive their first public exhibition or distribution in any manner other than as a theatrical motion picture release are not eligible for Academy Awards in any category. The “Reminder List of Productions Eligible for the 86th Academy Awards” is available at http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/rules/reminderlist.html.
The 86th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 16, 2014, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Review: "Smokin' Aces" is Not Quite Smokin' (Happy B;day, Ray Liotta)
TRASH IN MY EYE No. 117 (of 2007) by Leroy Douresseaux
Smokin’ Aces (2006)
Running time: 109 minutes (1 hour, 49 minutes)
MPAA – R for strong bloody violence, pervasive language, some nudity, and drug use
WRITER/DIRECTOR: Joe Carnahan
PRODUCERS: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Joe Carnahan, and Liza Chasin
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mauro Fiore (D.o.P.)
EDITOR: Robert Frazen
COMPOSER: Clint Mansell
CRIME/ACTION with elements of comedy and drama
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Jeremy Piven, Ray Liotta, Ben Affleck, Andy Garcia, Alicia Keys, Common, Taraji Henson, Martin Henderson, Peter Berg, Christopher Michael Holley, Nestor Carbonell, Chris Pine, Kevin Durand, Maury Sterling, Tommy Flanagan, Curtis Armstrong, Jason Batman, Mike Falkow Joseph Ruskin, Alex Rocco, Joel Edgerton, and Matthew Fox
The subject of this movie review is Smokin’ Aces, a 2007 crime and action film from director Joe Carnahan. The movie focuses on a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch and the large number of people trying to kill him. The film was released theatrically in January 2007.
Smokin’ Aces is the first film from writer/director Joe Carnahan since his gritty crime flick, Narc, which premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival and went onto receive rave reviews (including praise from Harrison Ford). The attention even earned him a deal to direct Mission: Impossible 3 before Carnahan departed the project over creative differences with Tom Cruise.
Buddy “Aces” Israel (Jeremy Piven) grew up amongst card sharks, gamblers, killers, and thugs. By the time he was 21, Buddy was a wildly popular magician in Las Vegas, a celebrity who also got to hang out with the most dangerous criminals. But Buddy wanted more. He wanted to be gangster and became one before the law caught up with him. After the sleazy Las Vegas illusionist agrees to testify against his former mob partners, he embarks on one last hurrah in Lake Tahoe before entering witness protective custody.
His one-time benefactor, Primo Sparazza (Joseph Ruskin), a mob power broker, isn’t about to let that happen. Rumors are that Sparazza is willing to pay up to $1,000,000 for Buddy dead and his heart delivered back to Sparazza. When word hits the street, a rogues gallery of degenerate assassins, killers, and psychopaths head for Lake Tahoe and the Nomad Casino where Buddy is hiding to claim the prize. FBI Deputy Director Stanley Locke (Andy Garcia) sends his top agent, Richard Messner (Ryan Reynolds) and Messner’s veteran partner, Donald Carruthers (Ray Liotta), to keep Buddy safe, but can a few agents protect the seedy magician from a slew of would-be assassins?
Although the film has a delightful and wildly diverse cast, Smokin’ Aces is mostly a Pulp Fiction clone except that it has an even weirder cast of characters. Defined by action movie frivolity, Smokin’ Aces attempts to make slime look glamorous. Carnahan raises the crass display of bloodletting to new faux art heights. The film has its moments, and its violence is as much cartoonish as it is nightmarish. In a sense, it’s like some crazy, hyperactive crime comic book. The film’s narrative is itself a card trick – an illusion in which the viewer keeps seeing what he expects to see and misses the obvious. So the ending may come as a shock because it is something of a commentary on the dishonest and sometimes illegal means by which law enforcement goes after a large quarry.
Before that ending, there are some exceptional characters brought to life by actors giving rich performances. Ryan Reynolds is the best of the lot, but Common as Sir Ivy and Alicia Keys and Taraji Henson as the badass assassin duo, Georgia Sykes and Sharice Watters, are fun to watch.
5 of 10
B-
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013
The text is copyright © 2013 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this site for syndication rights and fees.
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Producers Guild of America to Honor "Fruitvale Station"
The Producers Guild of America (PGA), announced today that the critically acclaimed feature FRUITVALE STATION will be honored with the 2014 Stanley Kramer Award at the 25th Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony. The awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
The Stanley Kramer Award was established in 2002 to honor a production, producer or other individual whose achievement or contribution illuminates and raises public awareness of important social issues. Stanley Kramer created some of the most powerful work in the history of American motion pictures, including such classics as INHERIT THE WIND, ON THE BEACH, THE DEFIANT ONES, and GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER.
"FRUITVALE STATION is an important film that raises awareness about an injustice that we encounter in the news with grim regularity. First time writer/director Ryan Coogler has captured the hearts and minds of both audiences and critics with his poignant portrayal of the true story of Oscar Grant,” said PGA Awards Co-Chairs Lori McCreary (INVICTUS, "Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman”) and Michael De Luca (CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, MONEYBALL, THE SOCIAL NETWORK). "FRUITVALE STATION has well earned the honor of the 2014 Stanley Kramer Award and we look forward to celebrating this extraordinary film.”
Forest Whitaker said, "We are very excited that FRUITVALE STATION is being honored with the Stanley Kramer Award. It is a testament to the director, the production team and the incredible efforts of the many talented people in our crew and cast who worked so hard because they believed in the message of this movie. Many thanks to the Producers Guild of America for this recognition. Our producing team is thrilled to have been able to tell a story that puts a human face on the issue of social injustice. We hope the film continues to have a positive impact on the ongoing dialogue that surrounds these issues.”
Previous recipients of the Stanley Kramer Award include: THE GREAT DEBATERS, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, HOTEL RWANDA, IN AMERICA, ANTWONE FISHER, PRECIOUS, IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY, and the 2013 honoree, BULLY.
Winner of both the Grand Jury Prize for dramatic feature and the Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, FRUITVALE STATION follows the true story of Oscar Grant (Michael B. Jordan), a 22-year-old Bay Area resident who wakes up on the morning of December 31, 2008 and feels something in the air. Not sure what it is, he takes it as a sign to get a head start on his resolutions: being a better son to his mother (Octavia Spencer), whose birthday falls on New Year's Eve, being a better partner to his girlfriend Sophina (Melonie Diaz), with whom he hasn't been completely honest with as of late, and being a better father to Tatiana (Ariana Neal), their beautiful four year-old daughter. Crossing paths with friends, family and strangers, Oscar starts out well, as the day goes on, he realizes that changes are not going to come easily. His resolve takes a tragic turn, however, when BART officers shoot him in cold blood at the Fruitvale subway stop on New Year's Day. Oscar's life and tragic death would shake the Bay Area – and, ultimately, a worldwide audience - to its very core.
The Weinstein Company presents FRUITVALE STATION, written and directed by Ryan Coogler, produced by Nina Yang Bongiovi and Forest Whitaker.
Sponsors of the 2014 Producers Guild Awards include Cadillac, an official automotive sponsor of the PGA; Delta Air Lines, the sponsor of this year's Producers Guild Visionary Award; Panavision, the sponsor of the cocktail reception; PRG, Production Resource Group, an annual sponsor of the PGA; and Tiffany & Co.
75 Songs Compete for Five Oscar Nominations in 2014
75 Original Songs Tune Up For 2013 Oscar®
BEVERLY HILLS, CA — Seventy-five songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2013 are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 86th Oscars®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.
The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film title and song title:
"Amen" from "All Is Lost"
"Alone Yet Not Alone" from "Alone Yet Not Alone"
"Doby" from "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues"
"Last Mile Home" from "August: Osage County"
"Austenland" from "Austenland"
"Comic Books" from "Austenland"
"L.O.V.E.D.A.R.C.Y" from "Austenland"
"What Up" from "Austenland"
"He Loves Me Still" from "Black Nativity"
"Hush Child (Get You Through This Silent Night)" from "Black Nativity"
"Test Of Faith" from "Black Nativity"
"Forgiveness" from "Brave Miss World"
"Lullaby Song" from "Cleaver's Destiny"
"Shine Your Way" from "The Croods"
"Happy" from "Despicable Me 2"
"Gonna Be Alright" from "Epic"
"Rise Up" from "Epic"
"What Matters Most" from "Escape from Planet Earth"
"Bones" from "For No Good Reason"
"Going Nowhere" from "For No Good Reason"
"Gonzo" from "For No Good Reason"
"The Courage To Believe" from "Free China: The Courage to Believe"
"Let It Go" from "Frozen"
"100$ Bill" from "The Great Gatsby"
"A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" from "The Great Gatsby"
"Over The Love" from "The Great Gatsby"
"Together" from "The Great Gatsby"
"Young and Beautiful" from "The Great Gatsby"
"The Moon Song" from "Her"
"I See Fire" from "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
"Bite Of Our Lives" from "How Sweet It Is"
"Try" from "How Sweet It Is"
"Atlas" from "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
"Better You, Better Me" from "The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete"
"Bring It On" from "Jewtopia"
"Aygiri Nadani" from "Kamasutra 3D"
"Har Har Mahadeva" from "Kamasutra 3D"
"I Felt" from "Kamasutra 3D"
"Of The Soil" from "Kamasutra 3D"
"Sawariya" from "Kamasutra 3D"
"In The Middle Of The Night" from "Lee Daniels' The Butler"
"You And I Ain't Nothin' No More" from "Lee Daniels' The Butler"
"Let's Take A Trip" from "Live at the Foxes Den"
"Pour Me Another Dream" from "Live at the Foxes Den"
"The Time Of My Life" from "Live at the Foxes Den"
"Ordinary Love" from "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"
"Monsters University" from "Monsters University"
"When The Darkness Comes" from "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones"
"Sacrifice (I Am Here)" from "Murph: The Protector"
"The Muslims Are Coming" from "The Muslims Are Coming!"
"Oblivion" from "Oblivion"
"Sweeter Than Fiction" from "One Chance"
"Nothing Can Stop Me Now" from "Planes"
"We Both Know" from "Safe Haven"
"Get Used To Me" from "The Sapphires"
"Stay Alive" from "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
"So You Know What It's Like" from "Short Term 12"
"There's No Black Or White" from "Somm"
"Cut Me Some Slack" from "Sound City"
"You Can't Fix This" from "Sound City"
"Let It Go" from "Spark: A Burning Man Story"
"We Ride" from "Spark: A Burning Man Story"
"Becomes The Color" from "Stoker"
"Younger Every Day" from "3 Geezers!"
"Here It Comes" from "Trance"
"Let The Bass Go" from "Turbo"
"The Snail Is Fast" from "Turbo"
"Speedin'" from "Turbo"
"My Lord Sunshine (Sunrise)" from "12 Years a Slave"
"Make It Love" from "Two: The Story of Roman & Nyro"
"One Life" from "The Ultimate Life"
"Unfinished Songs" from "Unfinished Song"
"For The Time Being" from "The Way, Way Back"
"Go Where The Love Is" from "The Way, Way Back"
"Bleed For Love" from "Winnie Mandela"
During the nominations process, all voting members of the Music Branch will receive a Reminder List of works submitted in the category and a DVD copy of the song clips. Members will be asked to watch the clips and then vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements in the category. The five achievements receiving the highest number of votes will become the nominations for final voting for the award. A maximum of two songs may be nominated from any one film.
To be eligible, a song must consist of words and music, both of which are original and written specifically for the film. A clearly audible, intelligible, substantive rendition of both lyric and melody must be used in the body of the film or as the first music cue in the end credits.
The 86th Academy Awards® nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 16, 2014, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA — Seventy-five songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2013 are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 86th Oscars®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.
The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film title and song title:
"Amen" from "All Is Lost"
"Alone Yet Not Alone" from "Alone Yet Not Alone"
"Doby" from "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues"
"Last Mile Home" from "August: Osage County"
"Austenland" from "Austenland"
"Comic Books" from "Austenland"
"L.O.V.E.D.A.R.C.Y" from "Austenland"
"What Up" from "Austenland"
"He Loves Me Still" from "Black Nativity"
"Hush Child (Get You Through This Silent Night)" from "Black Nativity"
"Test Of Faith" from "Black Nativity"
"Forgiveness" from "Brave Miss World"
"Lullaby Song" from "Cleaver's Destiny"
"Shine Your Way" from "The Croods"
"Happy" from "Despicable Me 2"
"Gonna Be Alright" from "Epic"
"Rise Up" from "Epic"
"What Matters Most" from "Escape from Planet Earth"
"Bones" from "For No Good Reason"
"Going Nowhere" from "For No Good Reason"
"Gonzo" from "For No Good Reason"
"The Courage To Believe" from "Free China: The Courage to Believe"
"Let It Go" from "Frozen"
"100$ Bill" from "The Great Gatsby"
"A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" from "The Great Gatsby"
"Over The Love" from "The Great Gatsby"
"Together" from "The Great Gatsby"
"Young and Beautiful" from "The Great Gatsby"
"The Moon Song" from "Her"
"I See Fire" from "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
"Bite Of Our Lives" from "How Sweet It Is"
"Try" from "How Sweet It Is"
"Atlas" from "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
"Better You, Better Me" from "The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete"
"Bring It On" from "Jewtopia"
"Aygiri Nadani" from "Kamasutra 3D"
"Har Har Mahadeva" from "Kamasutra 3D"
"I Felt" from "Kamasutra 3D"
"Of The Soil" from "Kamasutra 3D"
"Sawariya" from "Kamasutra 3D"
"In The Middle Of The Night" from "Lee Daniels' The Butler"
"You And I Ain't Nothin' No More" from "Lee Daniels' The Butler"
"Let's Take A Trip" from "Live at the Foxes Den"
"Pour Me Another Dream" from "Live at the Foxes Den"
"The Time Of My Life" from "Live at the Foxes Den"
"Ordinary Love" from "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"
"Monsters University" from "Monsters University"
"When The Darkness Comes" from "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones"
"Sacrifice (I Am Here)" from "Murph: The Protector"
"The Muslims Are Coming" from "The Muslims Are Coming!"
"Oblivion" from "Oblivion"
"Sweeter Than Fiction" from "One Chance"
"Nothing Can Stop Me Now" from "Planes"
"We Both Know" from "Safe Haven"
"Get Used To Me" from "The Sapphires"
"Stay Alive" from "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
"So You Know What It's Like" from "Short Term 12"
"There's No Black Or White" from "Somm"
"Cut Me Some Slack" from "Sound City"
"You Can't Fix This" from "Sound City"
"Let It Go" from "Spark: A Burning Man Story"
"We Ride" from "Spark: A Burning Man Story"
"Becomes The Color" from "Stoker"
"Younger Every Day" from "3 Geezers!"
"Here It Comes" from "Trance"
"Let The Bass Go" from "Turbo"
"The Snail Is Fast" from "Turbo"
"Speedin'" from "Turbo"
"My Lord Sunshine (Sunrise)" from "12 Years a Slave"
"Make It Love" from "Two: The Story of Roman & Nyro"
"One Life" from "The Ultimate Life"
"Unfinished Songs" from "Unfinished Song"
"For The Time Being" from "The Way, Way Back"
"Go Where The Love Is" from "The Way, Way Back"
"Bleed For Love" from "Winnie Mandela"
During the nominations process, all voting members of the Music Branch will receive a Reminder List of works submitted in the category and a DVD copy of the song clips. Members will be asked to watch the clips and then vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements in the category. The five achievements receiving the highest number of votes will become the nominations for final voting for the award. A maximum of two songs may be nominated from any one film.
To be eligible, a song must consist of words and music, both of which are original and written specifically for the film. A clearly audible, intelligible, substantive rendition of both lyric and melody must be used in the body of the film or as the first music cue in the end credits.
The 86th Academy Awards® nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 16, 2014, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Review: "Force of Execution" Has a Cap for Every Ass
Force of Execution (2013)
Running time: 99 minutes (1 hour, 39 minutes)
MPAA – R for strong violence throughout, sexual content/nudity and pervasive language
DIRECTOR: Keoni Waxman
WRITERS: Richard Beattie and Michael Black
PRODUCERS: Nicolas Chartier, Phillip B. Goldfine, and Steven Seagal
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Nathan Wilson
EDITOR: Trevor Mirosh
COMPOSER: Michael Richard Plowman
CRIME/ACTION/THRILLER
Starring: Steven Seagal, Ving Rhames, Danny Trejo, Bren Foster, Jenny Gabrielle, David House, Eric Steinig, Jermaine Washington, J.D. Garfield, Cajardo Lindsey, Marlon Lewis, Andy Brooks, and Jesus Jr.
Force of Execution is a 2013 action and crime thriller from director Keoni Waxman. Starring Steven Seagal and Ving Rhames, Force of Execution focuses on a war between a crime boss concerned about his legacy and the new boss who wants to take his place.
Mob kingpin Mr. Alexander (Steven Seagal) is an old-school boss – the kind who rules his criminal empire with nobility as well as brutality. His protégé is Roman Hurst (Bren Foster), a skilled fighter and hit man. Alexander assigns to Hurst a simple prison hit that goes wrong, and Hurst is forced to pay a price for his “failure.”
Later, challenges to Alexander’s power arise on two different fronts. The first is a cold-blooded gangster known as “The Iceman” (Ving Rhames) or simply, “Ice.” Ice is a kind of prince of a powerful street gang, and he soon begins to consolidate power, using murder and mayhem strategically. The second group of rivals is a merciless Mexican cartel, led by a man known as Cesare (J.D. Garfield). As these groups divide and fight over territory, the body count rises. A shadow player, Oso (Danny Trejo), ex-con and cook, has a few hidden moves of his own. He is helping the man who may well decide the winner of this citywide gangway find redemption and healing.
Force of Execution is by no means a great movie, but it is a surprisingly entertaining crime flick. It is kind of like a clunky version of a Hong Kong action movie/shoot ‘em up. Force of Execution’s biggest problem is in the writing. Like Brooklyn’s Finest or the recent Pawn, Force of Execution has a screenplay that would work better if it were the basis for a television series. This movie has a lot of good characters, but writers Richard Beattie and Michael Black squeeze them into a storytelling timeframe that is not adequate for allowing several characters to emerge and to fully develop, at least not the way a television series would.
Still, the script seems tailored made to let Steven Seagal, Ving Rhames, and Danny Trejo portray the kind of on-the-edge, crazy characters that movie fans want to see these actors play. Older and pudgier, Seagal does not have to move very fast to be a convincing bad ass, and he can still kick some ass. As far as I’m concerned, Danny Trejo is always a good thing. There is always a little bit more to his characters than is obvious, and in this movie, that little bit more involves a kind of person called a “curandero.”
As for Ving Rhames: well, as The Iceman, he calls everybody “nigger.” I love a movie that lets niggas call niggas “niggas,” and here, Ving Rhames calls blacks, whites, browns, etc. “nigger,” when he is feeling jolly and little bit dangerous. As Ice, Rhames has this movie’s best dialogue, and he makes good use of it.
I do wish the story had a better focus on Bren Foster’s Ramon Hurst. Foster is good in the fight scenes, although he needs to improve as a dramatic actor. Still, Foster would be a good choice to play the lead if some studio remade a classic Seagal flick like Marked for Death or Out for Justice.
Force of Execution is enjoyable. It’s fun to watch Seagal beat people up and throw them into furniture and stacks of whatever is nearby. Hand-to-hand combat does not take a backseat to gunplay, and the executions do have force behind them. I wouldn’t mind at sequel to Force of Execution, at all.
6 of 10
B
Monday, December 16, 2013
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"12 Years a Slave" Best Film of 2013 Sez Chicago Film Critics
by Amos Semien
The film, 12 Years a Slave, owned the 2013 Chicago Film Critics Awards, winning the “Best Picture” award. This film is based on a true story: Solomon Northup’s 1853 memoir of being a once-free black man from the North, kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South in the years leading up to Civil War.
The Chicago Film Critics Association gave the film five awards: Best Director to Steve McQueen, Best Actor to Chiwetel Ejiofor, Best Supporting Actress to newcomer Luptia Nyong'o, Adapted Screenplay to John Ridley, as well as Best Picture.
Director Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity was the runner-up with three awards: Best Cinematography to Emmanuel Lubezki, Best Art Direction/Production Design to Mark Scruton and Andy Nicholson and Best Editing to Cuaron and Mark Sanger.
The CFCA awards were announced at a ceremony held on Monday, December 16, 2013.
2013 Chicago Film Critics Awards winners:
BEST PICTURE
12 Years A Slave
BEST DIRECTOR
Steve McQueen--12 Years A Slave
BEST ACTOR
Chiwetel Ejiofor--12 Years A Slave
BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett--Blue Jasmine
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jared Leto--Dallas Buyers Club
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Lupita Nyong'o--12 Years A Slave
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Spike Jonze--Her
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
John Ridley--12 Years A Slave
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Act of Killing
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
The Act of Killing
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Wind Rises
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Her--Arcade Fire
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Gravity--Emmanuel Lubezki
BEST EDITING
Gravity--Alfonso Cuaron & Mark Sanger
BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN
Gravity--Mark Scruton/Andy Nicolson
MOST PROMISING PERFORMER
Adele Exarchopoulos--Blue is the Warmest Color
MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER
Destin Cretton--Short Term 12
http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/
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The film, 12 Years a Slave, owned the 2013 Chicago Film Critics Awards, winning the “Best Picture” award. This film is based on a true story: Solomon Northup’s 1853 memoir of being a once-free black man from the North, kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South in the years leading up to Civil War.
The Chicago Film Critics Association gave the film five awards: Best Director to Steve McQueen, Best Actor to Chiwetel Ejiofor, Best Supporting Actress to newcomer Luptia Nyong'o, Adapted Screenplay to John Ridley, as well as Best Picture.
Director Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity was the runner-up with three awards: Best Cinematography to Emmanuel Lubezki, Best Art Direction/Production Design to Mark Scruton and Andy Nicholson and Best Editing to Cuaron and Mark Sanger.
The CFCA awards were announced at a ceremony held on Monday, December 16, 2013.
2013 Chicago Film Critics Awards winners:
BEST PICTURE
12 Years A Slave
BEST DIRECTOR
Steve McQueen--12 Years A Slave
BEST ACTOR
Chiwetel Ejiofor--12 Years A Slave
BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett--Blue Jasmine
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jared Leto--Dallas Buyers Club
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Lupita Nyong'o--12 Years A Slave
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Spike Jonze--Her
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
John Ridley--12 Years A Slave
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Act of Killing
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
The Act of Killing
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Wind Rises
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Her--Arcade Fire
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Gravity--Emmanuel Lubezki
BEST EDITING
Gravity--Alfonso Cuaron & Mark Sanger
BEST ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN
Gravity--Mark Scruton/Andy Nicolson
MOST PROMISING PERFORMER
Adele Exarchopoulos--Blue is the Warmest Color
MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER
Destin Cretton--Short Term 12
http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/
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"12 Years a Slave" 2013's Best Picture Sez Online Film Critics Society
by Amos Semien
The Online Film Critics Society announced the recipients of the 17th annual OFCS awards for excellence in film. Over 250 members voted in this year’s awards.
Director Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave was the standout with five wins. The film is based on Solomon Northup’s 1853 memoir about his life after being kidnapped into slavery. It earned recognitions for “Best Picture,” “Best Actor” (Chiwetel Ejiofor), “Best Supporting Actor” (Michael Fassbender), “Best Supporting Actress” (Lupita Nyong’o), and “Best Adapted Screenplay” (John Ridley). McQueen lost “Best Director” to Alfonso Cuaron for Gravity.
The Online Film Critics Society 2013 Film Awards Winners:
Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave
Best Animated Feature: The Wind Rises
Best Film Not in the English Language: Blue Is the Warmest Color
Best Documentary: The Act of Killing
Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Best Supporting Actor: Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
Best Original Screenplay: Her
Best Adapted Screenplay: 12 Years a Slave
Best Editing: Gravity
Best Cinematography: Gravity
Special Awards:
Best Sound Design and Best Visual Effects to Gravity
To Roger Ebert, for inspiring so many of our members
Top Ten films Without a U.S. Release:
Closed Curtain
Gloria
Like Father, Like Son
Our Sunhi
R100
The Rocket
Stranger By the Lake
We Are the Best!
Le Weekend
Why Don’t You Play in Hell?
http://www.ofcs.org/
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The Online Film Critics Society announced the recipients of the 17th annual OFCS awards for excellence in film. Over 250 members voted in this year’s awards.
Director Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave was the standout with five wins. The film is based on Solomon Northup’s 1853 memoir about his life after being kidnapped into slavery. It earned recognitions for “Best Picture,” “Best Actor” (Chiwetel Ejiofor), “Best Supporting Actor” (Michael Fassbender), “Best Supporting Actress” (Lupita Nyong’o), and “Best Adapted Screenplay” (John Ridley). McQueen lost “Best Director” to Alfonso Cuaron for Gravity.
The Online Film Critics Society 2013 Film Awards Winners:
Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave
Best Animated Feature: The Wind Rises
Best Film Not in the English Language: Blue Is the Warmest Color
Best Documentary: The Act of Killing
Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Best Supporting Actor: Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
Best Original Screenplay: Her
Best Adapted Screenplay: 12 Years a Slave
Best Editing: Gravity
Best Cinematography: Gravity
Special Awards:
Best Sound Design and Best Visual Effects to Gravity
To Roger Ebert, for inspiring so many of our members
Top Ten films Without a U.S. Release:
Closed Curtain
Gloria
Like Father, Like Son
Our Sunhi
R100
The Rocket
Stranger By the Lake
We Are the Best!
Le Weekend
Why Don’t You Play in Hell?
http://www.ofcs.org/
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