Spoiler Alert: This story discusses major plot points, including the ending for “Young Woman and the Sea,” currently playing in theaters.
While Joachim Rønning read the script for “Young Woman and the Sea,” he made little notes as he went along. When he reached the end, his first thought was, “This is amazing.” His next thought was: How could he possibly capture what he had just read on screen?
“Young Woman and the Sea” tells the story of Trudy Ederle, played by Daisy Ridley, who in 1926 became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. But a case of measles – which nearly killed her and left her with severe hearing loss, stood in her way, along with sexism. Yet, she overcame the odds. Rønning’s challenge was balancing backstory with motivation, going on the journey with the character, and then being there as she achieves that goal.
The filmmaker...
While Joachim Rønning read the script for “Young Woman and the Sea,” he made little notes as he went along. When he reached the end, his first thought was, “This is amazing.” His next thought was: How could he possibly capture what he had just read on screen?
“Young Woman and the Sea” tells the story of Trudy Ederle, played by Daisy Ridley, who in 1926 became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. But a case of measles – which nearly killed her and left her with severe hearing loss, stood in her way, along with sexism. Yet, she overcame the odds. Rønning’s challenge was balancing backstory with motivation, going on the journey with the character, and then being there as she achieves that goal.
The filmmaker...
- 6/1/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Young Woman And The Sea | Director Joachim Rønning on practical filmmaking, jellyfish and Tron: Ares
Director Joachim Rønning talks to us about his new biopic Young Woman And The Sea, Daisy Ridley, Tron: Ares, and filming on the ocean.
Having previously made the period drama Kon-Tiki and the similarly ocean-bound Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Norwegian director Joachim Rønning has again taken to the water with the upcoming biopic, Young Woman And The Sea. Starring Daisy Ridley as pioneering swimmer Gertrude ‘Trudy’ Ederle in her attempt to cross the English Channel in 1926, it’s an upbeat and handsomely-crafted and acted drama.
In fact, the movie was so popular with test audiences that Disney decided to give the film a limited cinema release rather than put it straight on its streaming platform; it’s a deserved bit of early recognition for a movie that has clearly had a lot of care and effort put into its making.
As Rønning himself explained when...
Having previously made the period drama Kon-Tiki and the similarly ocean-bound Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Norwegian director Joachim Rønning has again taken to the water with the upcoming biopic, Young Woman And The Sea. Starring Daisy Ridley as pioneering swimmer Gertrude ‘Trudy’ Ederle in her attempt to cross the English Channel in 1926, it’s an upbeat and handsomely-crafted and acted drama.
In fact, the movie was so popular with test audiences that Disney decided to give the film a limited cinema release rather than put it straight on its streaming platform; it’s a deserved bit of early recognition for a movie that has clearly had a lot of care and effort put into its making.
As Rønning himself explained when...
- 5/31/2024
- by Ryan Lambie
- Film Stories
There was a time when Disney made ideal family movies that weren’t animated, or live action reboots of animated films. In fact, there was a time when Walt Disney would take on original live action true stories designed for the whole family to enjoy.
Now, thanks to the efforts of director Joachim Ronning and mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer’s clout and dedication, the studio has an echo of its past with Young Woman And The Sea, the true biopic and inspiring saga of Trudy Ederle.
In 1926, she became the first woman to swim the English Channel from France to England. Ederle’s remarkable achievement has nearly been forgotten and overlooked in the 100 years since it happened. But thanks to Glenn Stout’s 2009 book, Young Woman And The Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered The English Channel And Inspired The World, and A-List screenwriter Jeff Nathanson who discovered the book while rummaging through a bookstore one day and was convinced it would be a great film, the movie’s long journey to the screen is a successful one.
It still took years even for Bruckheimer to convince Disney to make it, and it is getting only a limited theatrical release before streaming. But hopefully, the inevitable word of mouth for this crowd-pleaser will make it more than limited. This is a big screen film that deserves to be seen with an audience, and not lost in the streaming larder. It also proves that they do make ’em like they used to, at least occasionally.
Basically following the linear story of Trudy (Olive Abercrombie plays the young Trudy), we see her early family life, and then her desire to make a difference for girls. The place she could do that was in the pool, an effort supported by her mother (Jeanette Hain), who knew from a previous ocean tragedy that learning to swim was important for her kids. That not only went for Trudy (Daisy Ridley), but also her older sister Meg (Tilda Cobham-Hervey), who would go on to become her sister’s biggest supporter, even on the boat that accompanied Trudy as she took on the English Channel.
Before that happened in 1926, Trudy would triumph and win a gold medal at the 1924 Paris Olympics. But taking on this task thought only possible for the male-dominated society of the time was something she became determined to do. It is no spoiler to say that indeed, on her second try, she did it even when it appeared she might be dead towards the end of the journey when she got lost in the darkness and separated from those keeping track of her. And in so doing this unheard-of feat, Trudy, who was partially deaf due to a childhood illness, beat previous male records by nearly two hours at 14 hours and 31 minutes (it held for 35 years), and this New York native got the largest victory parade ever in the history of the city. Ever.
But the crux of the story is seeing the perseverance it took to achieve this milestone, a belief that you never give up. Ridley simply embodies that spirit of this young woman (who eventually went deaf and died in 2003 at age 98) and delivers a memorable performance, including complete authenticity in her quest. Cobham-Hervey is excellent as well, and the parents are nicely played by Kim Bodnia as Henry, a dedicated German-born butcher and father who feared for his daughter, but then became a #1 fan, and especially by Hain, superb as the wise and determined mother, Gertrude, with a mind of her own and the will to do what is best for her family.
Stephen Graham is excellent and a lot of fun as the most unlikely of coaches, a man who, in 1911, became the second person to swim the Channel, and now is key to helping Trudy make history.
As you might expect with a Bruckheimer production, it looks magnificent, with excellent cinematography both above and below the waves (Oscar Faura was the Dp), production design from Nora Takacs Ekberg, and a sweeping score by Amelia Warner. Pulling all this off with so many water scenes could not have been easy, but Ronning, well-versed in water from Kon-Tiki and Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (which he did for Bruckheimer) was clearly the right choice for the job. It looks sensational.
Producers are Bruckheimer, Nathanson, and Chad Oman.
Title: Young Woman And The Sea
Distributor: Walt Disney Studios
Release Date: May 31, 2024
Director: Joachim Ronning
Screenplay: Jeff Nathanson
Cast: Daisy Ridley, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Stephen Graham, Kim Bodnia, Jeanette Hain, Christopher Eccleston, Glenn Fleshler, Sian Clifford, Olive Abercrombie
Rating: PG
Running Time: 2 Hours and 9 Minutes...
Now, thanks to the efforts of director Joachim Ronning and mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer’s clout and dedication, the studio has an echo of its past with Young Woman And The Sea, the true biopic and inspiring saga of Trudy Ederle.
In 1926, she became the first woman to swim the English Channel from France to England. Ederle’s remarkable achievement has nearly been forgotten and overlooked in the 100 years since it happened. But thanks to Glenn Stout’s 2009 book, Young Woman And The Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered The English Channel And Inspired The World, and A-List screenwriter Jeff Nathanson who discovered the book while rummaging through a bookstore one day and was convinced it would be a great film, the movie’s long journey to the screen is a successful one.
It still took years even for Bruckheimer to convince Disney to make it, and it is getting only a limited theatrical release before streaming. But hopefully, the inevitable word of mouth for this crowd-pleaser will make it more than limited. This is a big screen film that deserves to be seen with an audience, and not lost in the streaming larder. It also proves that they do make ’em like they used to, at least occasionally.
Basically following the linear story of Trudy (Olive Abercrombie plays the young Trudy), we see her early family life, and then her desire to make a difference for girls. The place she could do that was in the pool, an effort supported by her mother (Jeanette Hain), who knew from a previous ocean tragedy that learning to swim was important for her kids. That not only went for Trudy (Daisy Ridley), but also her older sister Meg (Tilda Cobham-Hervey), who would go on to become her sister’s biggest supporter, even on the boat that accompanied Trudy as she took on the English Channel.
Before that happened in 1926, Trudy would triumph and win a gold medal at the 1924 Paris Olympics. But taking on this task thought only possible for the male-dominated society of the time was something she became determined to do. It is no spoiler to say that indeed, on her second try, she did it even when it appeared she might be dead towards the end of the journey when she got lost in the darkness and separated from those keeping track of her. And in so doing this unheard-of feat, Trudy, who was partially deaf due to a childhood illness, beat previous male records by nearly two hours at 14 hours and 31 minutes (it held for 35 years), and this New York native got the largest victory parade ever in the history of the city. Ever.
But the crux of the story is seeing the perseverance it took to achieve this milestone, a belief that you never give up. Ridley simply embodies that spirit of this young woman (who eventually went deaf and died in 2003 at age 98) and delivers a memorable performance, including complete authenticity in her quest. Cobham-Hervey is excellent as well, and the parents are nicely played by Kim Bodnia as Henry, a dedicated German-born butcher and father who feared for his daughter, but then became a #1 fan, and especially by Hain, superb as the wise and determined mother, Gertrude, with a mind of her own and the will to do what is best for her family.
Stephen Graham is excellent and a lot of fun as the most unlikely of coaches, a man who, in 1911, became the second person to swim the Channel, and now is key to helping Trudy make history.
As you might expect with a Bruckheimer production, it looks magnificent, with excellent cinematography both above and below the waves (Oscar Faura was the Dp), production design from Nora Takacs Ekberg, and a sweeping score by Amelia Warner. Pulling all this off with so many water scenes could not have been easy, but Ronning, well-versed in water from Kon-Tiki and Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (which he did for Bruckheimer) was clearly the right choice for the job. It looks sensational.
Producers are Bruckheimer, Nathanson, and Chad Oman.
Title: Young Woman And The Sea
Distributor: Walt Disney Studios
Release Date: May 31, 2024
Director: Joachim Ronning
Screenplay: Jeff Nathanson
Cast: Daisy Ridley, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Stephen Graham, Kim Bodnia, Jeanette Hain, Christopher Eccleston, Glenn Fleshler, Sian Clifford, Olive Abercrombie
Rating: PG
Running Time: 2 Hours and 9 Minutes...
- 5/31/2024
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
“They don’t make ‘em like this anymore,” we wistfully say these days when praising skillful mainstream movies, ones that remind us of a past when Hollywood used to stir us more regularly through moving original films.
There is truth in that overused nostalgic acclaim, even though few movies actually deserve it as much as Joachim Rønning’s (“Kon-Tiki”) classically glorious “Young Woman and The Sea,” a defiantly big-screen, consistently enthralling biopic that both earns one’s genuine tears, and inspires everyone of all ages to dream a little bigger, go a little further.
For the film’s wondrous rebel Trudy Ederle, who became the first woman to swim across the treacherous 21-mile English Channel in 1926, that big dream at first wasn’t even becoming a legitimate athlete, let alone a history-making pioneer. Born to German immigrant parents of modest means in the Coney Island of 1905, Trudy just wanted to swim,...
There is truth in that overused nostalgic acclaim, even though few movies actually deserve it as much as Joachim Rønning’s (“Kon-Tiki”) classically glorious “Young Woman and The Sea,” a defiantly big-screen, consistently enthralling biopic that both earns one’s genuine tears, and inspires everyone of all ages to dream a little bigger, go a little further.
For the film’s wondrous rebel Trudy Ederle, who became the first woman to swim across the treacherous 21-mile English Channel in 1926, that big dream at first wasn’t even becoming a legitimate athlete, let alone a history-making pioneer. Born to German immigrant parents of modest means in the Coney Island of 1905, Trudy just wanted to swim,...
- 5/30/2024
- by Tomris Laffly
- Variety Film + TV
Gertrude Ederle loved the water. “To me, the sea is like a person — like a child I’ve known a long time,” she once said. “ I never feel alone when I’m out there.”
That comfort combined with a dogged sense of determination led the young German American swimmer (played here by Daisy Ridley) to defy odds and sexist naysayers. In 1926, Ederle swam the English Channel in 14 hours and 31 minutes, beating the previous world record, which was held by a man. Her accomplishment helped change perceptions about women in competitive sports. When Ederle returned to New York, the city feted her with a parade on a scale never seen before (or since). They cheered her homecoming and dubbed her the Queen of the Waves.
Like all trailblazers, Ederle’s story began with obstacles and hostility, many of which director Joachim Rønning accords appropriate levels of respect in Young Woman and the Sea.
That comfort combined with a dogged sense of determination led the young German American swimmer (played here by Daisy Ridley) to defy odds and sexist naysayers. In 1926, Ederle swam the English Channel in 14 hours and 31 minutes, beating the previous world record, which was held by a man. Her accomplishment helped change perceptions about women in competitive sports. When Ederle returned to New York, the city feted her with a parade on a scale never seen before (or since). They cheered her homecoming and dubbed her the Queen of the Waves.
Like all trailblazers, Ederle’s story began with obstacles and hostility, many of which director Joachim Rønning accords appropriate levels of respect in Young Woman and the Sea.
- 5/30/2024
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s an iconic scene when dashing anti-hero Ser Jaime Lannister charges his white steed up the grand Baroque steps leading to the Sept of Baelor in Episode 6, Season 6 of HBO’s wildly popular “Game of Thrones.” But the locale is actually in front of the Cathedral of Girona, Catalonia. In fact, a number of Girona’s streets and locations stood in for Braavos and King’s Landing in “Got.”
In another scene, the Arab Baths of Girona, ensconced in a late Romanesqu-style building built in 1194, stand in for the Braavos Baths where a persecuted Arya takes refuge.
“Having ‘Got’ film some Season 6 scenes in Girona in 2015 was a defining moment and marked the beginning of an era,” says Catalan Film Commissioner Carlota Guerrero. “It was the same year when Spain launched its tax incentives and when international productions began to explore Spain alongside new production service companies and discover a rich diversity of locations.
In another scene, the Arab Baths of Girona, ensconced in a late Romanesqu-style building built in 1194, stand in for the Braavos Baths where a persecuted Arya takes refuge.
“Having ‘Got’ film some Season 6 scenes in Girona in 2015 was a defining moment and marked the beginning of an era,” says Catalan Film Commissioner Carlota Guerrero. “It was the same year when Spain launched its tax incentives and when international productions began to explore Spain alongside new production service companies and discover a rich diversity of locations.
- 2/16/2023
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Major spoilers ahead for "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power."
"The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" is set thousands of years before the events of the Peter Jackson trilogies "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit." Despite that, there are characters that the films and the series have in common, like Galadriel, and locations like Mordor ... well, at least by the end of season 1. While the films were distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, the Prime Video series uses supplemental material from author J.R.R. Tolkien.
The differences in what material could be used for each was a dilemma because while these projects are telling different stories, they're set in the same world, and audiences are very familiar with the imagery from the trilogies. We know what elves, dwarves, orcs, and hobbits look like, and we've seen some of the elven lands. We, as an audience,...
"The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" is set thousands of years before the events of the Peter Jackson trilogies "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit." Despite that, there are characters that the films and the series have in common, like Galadriel, and locations like Mordor ... well, at least by the end of season 1. While the films were distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, the Prime Video series uses supplemental material from author J.R.R. Tolkien.
The differences in what material could be used for each was a dilemma because while these projects are telling different stories, they're set in the same world, and audiences are very familiar with the imagery from the trilogies. We know what elves, dwarves, orcs, and hobbits look like, and we've seen some of the elven lands. We, as an audience,...
- 11/29/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
“I want my Game of Thrones.”
This was reportedly the demand that Amazon chairman Jeff Bezos made of the development team at Amazon Studios five years ago. At the time, the online retail colossus’ streaming video service was best known — to those customers even aware that they got original TV shows free with their Amazon Prime subscription — for quirky boutique comedies like Transparent, or dad-friendly book adaptations like Bosch. But Bezos, by many accounts, wanted bigger. He wanted a world-shaking hit akin to Thrones, HBO’s beloved (at the time...
This was reportedly the demand that Amazon chairman Jeff Bezos made of the development team at Amazon Studios five years ago. At the time, the online retail colossus’ streaming video service was best known — to those customers even aware that they got original TV shows free with their Amazon Prime subscription — for quirky boutique comedies like Transparent, or dad-friendly book adaptations like Bosch. But Bezos, by many accounts, wanted bigger. He wanted a world-shaking hit akin to Thrones, HBO’s beloved (at the time...
- 8/31/2022
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Easily one of the best movies of its kind, J.A. Bayona’s minute-by-minute tale of survival poses an immediate challenge to audiences: could I survive that? The genuinely terrifying true story of one family lost in the middle of a devastating disaster is even more relevant now, with similar disasters seemingly happening daily. The near-flawless direction concentrates on the direct experience of a mother and son, who in just a couple of days learn the meaning of human concern and kindness. It’s a Spanish production (in English); Naomi Watts received an Oscar nomination and Ewan McGregor and young Tom Holland give strong performances. We reach back ten years for this review.
The Impossible
Blu-ray
Summit Entertainment
2012 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 114 min. / Lo imposible / Street Date April 23, 2013 / Available from Amazon / 19.99
Starring: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland, Samuel Joslin, Oaklee Pendergast, Marta Etura, Sönke Möhring, Geraldine Chaplin, Ploy Jindachote, Jomjaoi Sae-Limh,...
The Impossible
Blu-ray
Summit Entertainment
2012 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 114 min. / Lo imposible / Street Date April 23, 2013 / Available from Amazon / 19.99
Starring: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland, Samuel Joslin, Oaklee Pendergast, Marta Etura, Sönke Möhring, Geraldine Chaplin, Ploy Jindachote, Jomjaoi Sae-Limh,...
- 6/25/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Fever Dream
Another title delayed from a predicted 2020 premiere was the fourth film from Peru’s Claudia Llosa, who in this instance, received the backing from the Netflix folks. Produced by Mark Johnson and Tom Williams alongside Pablo Larrain’s Fabula Productions, Fever Dream was shot in Chile by Oscar Faura (who has lensed all of J.A. Bayona’s work to date). Maria Valverde, Dolores Fonzi, and Guillermo Pfening star. Llosa broke out in 2006 with her debut Madeinusa, which competed in Sundance’s World Dramatic competition and then she won the Golden Bear in Berlin for her second feature, The Milk of Sorrow in 2009.…...
Another title delayed from a predicted 2020 premiere was the fourth film from Peru’s Claudia Llosa, who in this instance, received the backing from the Netflix folks. Produced by Mark Johnson and Tom Williams alongside Pablo Larrain’s Fabula Productions, Fever Dream was shot in Chile by Oscar Faura (who has lensed all of J.A. Bayona’s work to date). Maria Valverde, Dolores Fonzi, and Guillermo Pfening star. Llosa broke out in 2006 with her debut Madeinusa, which competed in Sundance’s World Dramatic competition and then she won the Golden Bear in Berlin for her second feature, The Milk of Sorrow in 2009.…...
- 1/2/2021
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Distancia de rescate
Peru’s Claudia Llosa teams with Netflix for her fourth feature, Fever Dream, produced by Mark Johnson and Tom Williams in conjunction with Pablo Larrain’s Fabula Productions. Shot in Chile by Oscar Faura (who has lensed all of J.A. Bayona’s titles to date), Llosa employs Maria Valverde, Dolores Fonzi, Guillermo Pfening in the cast. Llosa became immediately of note in 2006 with her debut Madeinusa, which competed in Sundance’s World Dramatic competition. She won the Golden Bear in Berlin for her sophomore film The Milk of Sorrows in 2009, and then won the Teddy for Best Short in 2012 for Loxoro.…...
Peru’s Claudia Llosa teams with Netflix for her fourth feature, Fever Dream, produced by Mark Johnson and Tom Williams in conjunction with Pablo Larrain’s Fabula Productions. Shot in Chile by Oscar Faura (who has lensed all of J.A. Bayona’s titles to date), Llosa employs Maria Valverde, Dolores Fonzi, Guillermo Pfening in the cast. Llosa became immediately of note in 2006 with her debut Madeinusa, which competed in Sundance’s World Dramatic competition. She won the Golden Bear in Berlin for her sophomore film The Milk of Sorrows in 2009, and then won the Teddy for Best Short in 2012 for Loxoro.…...
- 12/31/2019
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Long running franchises usually have two paths that they can take. They can either stubbornly stick to the formula that worked and hope that familiarity is what audiences want out of them. The other path is to adapt in order to become something new and exciting. Up until recently, the Jurassic Park franchise had stuck to the former road. Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park III, and Jurassic World all have very similar aspects to them. For the first act of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, that’s the case as well. Then, however, it goes in a very different direction. Opening this week, the series offers up a look at a rather new place that the next installment will opt to go. At last, the franchise is evolving. The film is the latest sequel in the franchise, though a direct follow up to Jurassic World. The official...
- 6/19/2018
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Hollywood Heroes™: Yesterday afternoon, a new and final Trailer hit the web for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the middle chapter of a second Jurassic Park trilogy. The last film was a box office juggernaut like few before it, so plenty of eyes were on this one. In addition to just being a giant blockbuster sequel for 2018, it also still had a bit of mystery about it. Well, now we’ve got a look at more of the movie and there’s a lot of surprises to be found within. In fact, it seems like we won’t be getting more of the same, but instead something rather new for the sci-fi franchise. The film is a sequel to Jurassic World and the next installment of the Jurassic Park franchise. This is the IMDb synopsis, which reveals a bit more about the plot: “Four years after the Jurassic World theme park was closed down,...
- 4/19/2018
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Pedro Almodóvar named best director for Julieta; Sonia Braga wins best actress for Aquarius.
The Distinguished Citizen converted three of its four nominations at the Platino Awards in Madrid on Saturday honouring the best of Ibero-American cinema.
The feature won best film, best screenplay and best actor for Óscar Martínez, crowning almost a year of prizes and box office success for this acute comedy directed by Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat.
The film premiered last year at the Venice Film Festival, where Óscar Martínez won the prize for best actor, playing a Nobel prize-winning writer who returns to his hometown in Argentina after years away and discovers the dangers of revisiting the past.
Winners of the fourth edition of the Platinos also included prizes for Julieta and A Monster Calls.
Pedro Almodóvar was named best director of for Julieta. In tune with political statements on the night referring to the Venezuelan crisis and the need to build...
The Distinguished Citizen converted three of its four nominations at the Platino Awards in Madrid on Saturday honouring the best of Ibero-American cinema.
The feature won best film, best screenplay and best actor for Óscar Martínez, crowning almost a year of prizes and box office success for this acute comedy directed by Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat.
The film premiered last year at the Venice Film Festival, where Óscar Martínez won the prize for best actor, playing a Nobel prize-winning writer who returns to his hometown in Argentina after years away and discovers the dangers of revisiting the past.
Winners of the fourth edition of the Platinos also included prizes for Julieta and A Monster Calls.
Pedro Almodóvar was named best director of for Julieta. In tune with political statements on the night referring to the Venezuelan crisis and the need to build...
- 7/22/2017
- ScreenDaily
Keep up with the glitzy awards world with our weekly Awards Roundup column.
Awards
– The Spanish Film Academy’s annual Goyas — think Oscars, Spain style — fell in love with Juan Antonio Bayona’s “A Monster Calls,” which walked away from this week’s ceremony with a massive nine awards. Although it missed out on Best Film to “Fury of Patient Man,” Bayona picked up Best Director and the film was showered with a slew of below the line nods. Check out the full list of winners below.
Film
“Fury of a Patient Man”
Director
J.A. Bayona for “A Monster Calls”
New Director
Raul Arevalo for “Fury of a Patient Man”
Original Screenplay
David Pulido, Raul Arevalo for “Fury of a Patient Man”
Adapted Screenplay
Alberto Rodriguez, Rafael Cobos for “Smoke and Mirrors”
Original Score
Fernando Velazquez for “A Monster Calls”
Original Song
“Ai, Ai, Ai” by Silvia Perez Cruz for...
Awards
– The Spanish Film Academy’s annual Goyas — think Oscars, Spain style — fell in love with Juan Antonio Bayona’s “A Monster Calls,” which walked away from this week’s ceremony with a massive nine awards. Although it missed out on Best Film to “Fury of Patient Man,” Bayona picked up Best Director and the film was showered with a slew of below the line nods. Check out the full list of winners below.
Film
“Fury of a Patient Man”
Director
J.A. Bayona for “A Monster Calls”
New Director
Raul Arevalo for “Fury of a Patient Man”
Original Screenplay
David Pulido, Raul Arevalo for “Fury of a Patient Man”
Adapted Screenplay
Alberto Rodriguez, Rafael Cobos for “Smoke and Mirrors”
Original Score
Fernando Velazquez for “A Monster Calls”
Original Song
“Ai, Ai, Ai” by Silvia Perez Cruz for...
- 2/10/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
J.A. Bayona’s adaptation of Patrick Ness’ novel wins nine awards at the Spanish Goyas but Raúl Arévalo’s debut as a director takes best film.
A Monster Calls went into the Goya Awards on Saturday night (Feb 4) with 12 nominations and ended up taking home nine prizes from the Spanish Film Academy, including best director for Juan Antonio Bayona.
Scroll down for full list of winners
The director, just weeks away from starting shoot on a Jurassic World sequel, was visibly moved with the film’s performance, not only when he took to the stage to collect his Goya for best director, but also when his collaborators on the film did so for the film’s other eight wins of the night, including best cinematography, special effects, sound and production design.
With a box office of $28.6m (€26.5m), A Monster Calls was the biggest film in Spain last year.
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A Monster Calls went into the Goya Awards on Saturday night (Feb 4) with 12 nominations and ended up taking home nine prizes from the Spanish Film Academy, including best director for Juan Antonio Bayona.
Scroll down for full list of winners
The director, just weeks away from starting shoot on a Jurassic World sequel, was visibly moved with the film’s performance, not only when he took to the stage to collect his Goya for best director, but also when his collaborators on the film did so for the film’s other eight wins of the night, including best cinematography, special effects, sound and production design.
With a box office of $28.6m (€26.5m), A Monster Calls was the biggest film in Spain last year.
The Fury Of A Patient Man director [link=nm...
- 2/5/2017
- ScreenDaily
Okay you “horror-hounds”, just put the brakes on. Despite the “M” word in this film’s title, this is not a “creature-centric” rehash of the 70’s stalker classic When A Stranger Calls. This is actually a sensitive look at one young lad’s difficult pre-teen years. And he’s not just dealing with skin problems or vocal changes, but a major family tragedy. Why the title monster? Perhaps he’s an allegory, a towering stand-in for the boy’s, nearly insurmountable future. Or this “beastie” may be his “bestie”, a friend he desperately needs. In Hollywood’s golden age it was thought that children would be repulsed and horrified by Frankenstein’s monster and his ilk, but when their stories became TV staples in the late 1950’s , the lil’ ones embraced them. They weren’t villains, but heroes (or anti-heroes) to youngsters (giving birth to the “monster kid” phenom). Just as with the superheroes,...
- 1/6/2017
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
When you mix genres and filmmaking styles, you always run the risk of things not gelling together properly. This week, director J.A. Bayona avoided that with his top notch new movie A Monster Calls. Out previously for its Oscar qualifying run on Christmas weekend before a general release in a few days, the film seeks to be an unusual Academy Award player. It has an uphill battle, but there’s always the possibility of a surprise. This is the sort of thing that probably will be almost shut out, precursor wise, but you need to keep in the back of your head for nomination morning. The more voters who see and are affected by it, the better a chance it has to shock on the big day. The film is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Patrick Ness (based on an idea by Siobhan Dowd). It...
- 1/3/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Is J.A. Bayona’s A Monster Calls more poetically tragic than it is manipulatively saddening? At this moment in my writing, I’m not 100% sure. Did I cry? As anyone who might have read Patrick Ness’ novel can confirm (a story he finished after Siobhan Dowd’s passing), it’s hard not to soften like melted butter throughout this childhood nightmare. Quite literally, Bayona orchestrates a visual representation of “letting go,” right down to our young protagonist grasping dearly onto what he loves most. For children, it’s an easy-to-understand lesson that resonates on many levels (loss, bullying, outcast mentalities), but again, are we merely crying because the situation dictates it? Or is there a strong emotionally undercurrent dragging out our tears with each protest of inevitability.
Young Lewis MacDougall stars as Connor, a British child dealing with a not-so-typical conflict. His mother (played by Felicity Jones) suffers daily from a terminal illness,...
Young Lewis MacDougall stars as Connor, a British child dealing with a not-so-typical conflict. His mother (played by Felicity Jones) suffers daily from a terminal illness,...
- 9/10/2016
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Before he tackles massive dinosaurs in the Jurassic World sequel, director J.A. Bayona (The Orphanage) is handling a different type of beast with A Monster Calls. When a boy’s (newcomer Lewis MacDougall) mother (Felicity Jones) gets a terminal illness, the young lad seeks solace and reconciliation from a massive tree monster (no, not Evil Dead style — I hope) who is voiced by Liam Neeson.
The first full-length trailer features sweeping imagery and a darker tone and color palette — along with Neeson’s monstrous growl — that strongly suggests this is a darker entry into the child fantasy film than something like the upcoming Pete’s Dragon or Spielberg’s The Bfg. It’s lensed by Orphanage Dp Oscar Faura, who has a strong eye and a clearly good collaborative relationship with Bayona. The cast is rounded off by Sigourney Weaver and Toby Kebbell.
See the trailer below (via USA Today), along with a poster.
The first full-length trailer features sweeping imagery and a darker tone and color palette — along with Neeson’s monstrous growl — that strongly suggests this is a darker entry into the child fantasy film than something like the upcoming Pete’s Dragon or Spielberg’s The Bfg. It’s lensed by Orphanage Dp Oscar Faura, who has a strong eye and a clearly good collaborative relationship with Bayona. The cast is rounded off by Sigourney Weaver and Toby Kebbell.
See the trailer below (via USA Today), along with a poster.
- 7/13/2016
- by Mike Mazzanti
- The Film Stage
Opening on October 14, 2016, here’s a first look at A Monster Calls from Focus Features.
The visually spectacular drama is from acclaimed director Juan Antonio Bayona (The Impossible, The Orphange), based on the award-winning children’s fantasy novel.
12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall) attempts to deal with his mother’s (Felicity Jones) illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that explore courage, loss, and faith.
Written by Patrick Ness, based on his novel A Monster Calls, the cast also includes Academy Award nominees Liam Neeson, who will star in performance-capture and voiceover as the nocturnally visiting monster of the title, and Sigourney Weaver, who will portray Conor’s maternal grandmother; Toby Kebbell (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes), as Conor’s father
The creative team on A Monster Calls includes production designer Eugenio Caballero, an Academy Award winner for...
The visually spectacular drama is from acclaimed director Juan Antonio Bayona (The Impossible, The Orphange), based on the award-winning children’s fantasy novel.
12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall) attempts to deal with his mother’s (Felicity Jones) illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that explore courage, loss, and faith.
Written by Patrick Ness, based on his novel A Monster Calls, the cast also includes Academy Award nominees Liam Neeson, who will star in performance-capture and voiceover as the nocturnally visiting monster of the title, and Sigourney Weaver, who will portray Conor’s maternal grandmother; Toby Kebbell (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes), as Conor’s father
The creative team on A Monster Calls includes production designer Eugenio Caballero, an Academy Award winner for...
- 11/19/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Shut out at the BAFTAs, and nominated for eight Academy Awards and winning Best Adapted Screenplay for screenwriter Graham Moore, Morten Tyldum’s The Imitation Game and all the awards glory surrounding its release has resulted in the film being representative as a sort of cultural marker. In a year that saw the Academy heavily criticized for its noticeably white nominees across every major category, the inclusion of Tyldum as Best Director and the title amongst the Best Picture nominees came as a bit of a surprise considering the film’s very routine, unavoidably square structure as a well-intentioned, noble biopic. Marketed with urgent desperation as a film exploring the persecution of homosexuality while making a marked statement about the recuperation of the facts concerning the genius of Alan Turing, the accolades bestowed on this otherwise well mounted but incredibly milquetoast production is the political statement that the film simply...
- 3/24/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
After winning last year's top honor at the American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) Awards for Outstanding Achievement, Emmanuel Lubezki has done it again this year. THR reports that last night the Asc Awards handed him the award for his spectacular work on Birdman. Lubezki was up against an impressive array of talent behind the camera that included Roger Deakins for Unbroken, Óscar Faura for The Imitation Game, Dick Pope for Mr. Turner, and Robert Yeoman for The Grand Budapest Hotel. It's just one more award for Birdman as the film still dominates awards season leading up to the Oscars. On the TV side of things, Jonathan Freeman won for episode of a regular series for his work on HBO's "Boardwalk Empire," while John Lindley got the award for a TV movie, miniseries or pilot for his work on "Manhattan." In addition, Lawrence Kasdan presented director of photography John Bailey, who...
- 2/16/2015
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Emmanuel Lubezki, Asc, AMC; Jonathan Freeman, Asc; John Lindley, Asc; and Peter Flinckenberg, Fsc earned top honors in the four competitive categories at the 29th Annual American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) Awards for Outstanding Achievement. The ceremony took place here tonight at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. Lubezki won for the feature film Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance). Freeman won the episodic television category for Boardwalk Empire, and Lindley took the honors in the TV Movie/Miniseries/Pilot category for Manhattan. Winning the Asc Spotlight Award was Flinckenberg for Concrete Night. Giovanni Ribisi presented the Asc Award for best feature to Lubezki, who also won the organization’s top prize last year for Gravity. This marks the first time that a cinematographer has won consecutive Asc Awards in the theatrical category. Lubezki previously won in 2012 for The Tree Of Life and in 2007 for Children Of Men, and earned...
- 2/16/2015
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
One of the most impressive features of cinematography in 2014 was the "one-shot" presentation of Alejandro González Iñárritu's "Birdman." And the colleagues of cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki wanted to make sure he was duly honored for his work. The lenser took home the top prize at the 29th Annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards over the weekend. He beat out Roger Deakins ("Unbroken"), Dick Pope ("Mr. Turner"), Robert D. Yeoman ("The Grand Budapest Hotel") and Óscar Faura ("The Imitation Game") for the win. Will Oscar glory follow, allowing Lubezki to net his second trophy? We'll find out this weekend. Until then, here's a new featurette on the film about the complications of the single-take approach.
- 2/16/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Emmanuel Lubezki ("Birdman"), the Oscar frontrunner for Best Cinematography, prevailed over three of his rival nominees -- Robert D. Yeoman ("The Grand Budapest Hotel"), Dick Pope ("Mr. Turner") and Roger Deakins ("Unbroken") -- as well as Oscar Faura ("The Imitation Game") at the American Society of Cinematographer Awards on Sunday. The fifth Oscar nominees (Łukasz Żal and Ryszard Lenczewski for "Ida") had won here last year, taking home the inaugural Spotlight Award; that went to "Concrete Night" this year. -Break- Lubezki had odds of 1/10 to win over his fellow cinematographers and odds of 2/9 to pick up an Academy Award as well. Not surprisingly, 545 of the 638 Users to predict this race had gone with him as did our six Editors and seven Experts. (See full results here.) The lenser had won both prizes last year for "Gravity." ...
- 2/16/2015
- Gold Derby
Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubezki's cinematography on Birdman -- photographed to appear as one continuous take -- won the feature competition for the 29th annual American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement Awards on Sunday at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. He topped a field of nominees that included Roger Deakins for Unbroken; Oscar Faura, The Imitation Game; Dick Pope, Mr Turner; and Robert Yeoman, The Grand Budapest Hotel. Read more 'Grand Budapest Hotel,' 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Top Make-up & Hair Stylists Feature Awards Birdman, Grand Bupapest Hotel, Mr. Turner and Unbroken are nominated for the Oscar in cinematography, along with Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski for Ida (which was not eligible for this year's
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- 2/13/2015
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Four of the five Oscar nominees for Best Cinematography -- Emmanuel Lubezki ("Birdman"), Robert D. Yeoman ("The Grand Budapest Hotel"), Dick Pope ("Mr. Turner") and Roger Deakins ("Unbroken") -- face off at the American Society of Cinematographer Awards this Saturday. The fifth Oscar nominees (Łukasz Żal and Ryszard Lenczewski for "Ida") were snubbed here in favor of Oscar Faura for "The Imitation Game." -Break- Lubezki is the overwhelming frontrunner to win here and then at the Oscars for his lensing of "Birdman." He has odds of 1/10 to win over his fellow cinematographers and odds of 2/9 to pick up an Academy Award as well. He won both prizes last year for "Gravity." While that was his first Oscar, after five losses, he had prevailed twice before with the society ("Children of Men," 2006; "The Tree of Life," 2011). --Widge...
- 2/12/2015
- Gold Derby
Well, there we went. The Oscar nominations are in and, in a nice change of pace, the crafts categories were revealed on the air. Let's see what the last several months of build-up has left for us. A few trends come to mind… The (Near) Shut-Outs Oh how the mighty have fallen. A measly sound editing nomination for "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" shows that the novelty eventually does wear off. Goose eggs for "Noah" (despite a strong push), "Nightcrawler" (given its precursor run), "Gone Girl" (you would have thought it had great chances in film editing and original score), "Transformers: Age of Extinction" (given the sound branch's love of this series) and "Big Eyes" (given the pedigree) have also got to be considered disappointing. And even though it garnered two nominations, I can't imagine that there aren't some long faces regarding "Guardians of the Galaxy," with...
- 1/15/2015
- by Gerard Kennedy
- Hitfix
Over the past three and a half months, we have previewed the races in all Oscar categories and spoken with many of the leading contenders. For the ninth year here at Tech Support, it's now time to put all of that aside and put forward final predictions. Which craftsmen and craftswomen will be cited by their peers on Thursday? Best Cinematography Emmanuel Lubezki looks in fantastic position to earn his second straight statuette for his very, very long takes on "Bidman." Robert Yeoman and Dick Pope have earned guild, Bfca and BAFTA nods for their gorgeous period work that blurred the line between camera work and the painted and crafted arts on "The Grand Budapest Hotel" and "Mr. Turner" respectively. The former will likely rack up a host of nods while this is a perfect chance to recognize Pope’s collaborations with Leigh. They’re in good shape. Roger Deakins missed a BAFTA nod,...
- 1/15/2015
- by Gerard Kennedy
- Hitfix
Tomorrow morning, January 15, the 2015 Oscar nominations will be announced and I'll be here to offer up the complete list and offer up my thoughts on the winners, losers, snubs and surprises, but before that time comes let's take one final look at each category and offer up our predictions. At the beginning of the year I had Angelina Jolie's Unbroken at the top of my Best Picture list and today that film doesn't even make my final list of predicted nominees. In fact, only two of my early year predictions -- Boyhood and The Grand Budapest Hotel -- made my final list, perhaps, in that case, it's best suited they sit at #1 and #2. It's been an odd year given the fact the major contender for Best Picture is a small, $2.4 million budgeted feature from IFC Films. A project pieced together over the course of twelve years is looking to...
- 1/14/2015
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Contributed by Michelle McCue, Gary Salem and Melissa Thompson
The countdown to the Oscars is less than 24 hours away.
While some of the presumed nominees, and the precursors, seemed like a done deal in the fall, Oscar watchers will know for sure on Thursday morning when the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards are announced.
Will the guilds inclusion of American Sniper and perceived snubs that came with the lack of BAFTA, Directors Guild and Producers Guild nominations for Selma make any difference? What nominations will come out of left field?
The Academy expanded the Best Picture category for a possible 10 nominees with the intention of including big box-office hits that would help the show’s TV ratings. However, this year the race is dominated by specialty and independent labels with Gone Girl being the only contender with blockbuster status.
One thing is sure, this year’s race will have...
The countdown to the Oscars is less than 24 hours away.
While some of the presumed nominees, and the precursors, seemed like a done deal in the fall, Oscar watchers will know for sure on Thursday morning when the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards are announced.
Will the guilds inclusion of American Sniper and perceived snubs that came with the lack of BAFTA, Directors Guild and Producers Guild nominations for Selma make any difference? What nominations will come out of left field?
The Academy expanded the Best Picture category for a possible 10 nominees with the intention of including big box-office hits that would help the show’s TV ratings. However, this year the race is dominated by specialty and independent labels with Gone Girl being the only contender with blockbuster status.
One thing is sure, this year’s race will have...
- 1/14/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The American Society of Cinematographers chose the following five films as the best shot of the year. According to Twitter The Imitation Game is the odd man out. It was shot by Oscar Faura who is definitely talented (see The Orphanage and The Impossible) but discussions around this film rarely concern themselves with the quality of its cinematography (which can't really be said for the other nominees here).
1 of roughly 1,890 amazing shots in Mr Turner
Birdman Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubezki (4 previous Asc nominations, 3 of them won) The Grand Budapest Hotel Robert Yeoman The Imitation Game Oscar Faura Mr. Turner Dick Pope (1 previous Asc nomination for The Illusionist) Unbroken Roger Deakins (12 previous Asc nominations, 3 wins, and 1 lifetime achievement)
It does remind slightly of when The King's Speech got that perplexing actual Oscar nomination for Cinematography over at least a dozen (at least it bears repeating) well shot and more inspiring choices from...
1 of roughly 1,890 amazing shots in Mr Turner
Birdman Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubezki (4 previous Asc nominations, 3 of them won) The Grand Budapest Hotel Robert Yeoman The Imitation Game Oscar Faura Mr. Turner Dick Pope (1 previous Asc nomination for The Illusionist) Unbroken Roger Deakins (12 previous Asc nominations, 3 wins, and 1 lifetime achievement)
It does remind slightly of when The King's Speech got that perplexing actual Oscar nomination for Cinematography over at least a dozen (at least it bears repeating) well shot and more inspiring choices from...
- 1/7/2015
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The American Society of Cinematographers has nominated Roger Deakins, Asc, Bsc; Óscar Faura; Emmanuel Lubezki, Asc, AMC; Dick Pope, Bsc; and Robert Yeoman, Asc, for the Asc Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in a Theatrical Release.
Deakins is nominated for Unbroken (Universal Pictures) Asc Lifetime Achievement Award (2011). Won the Asc for Skyfall (2012). Faura for The Imitation Game (The Weinstein Co.) First Asc nomination. Lubezki for Birdman (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Won the Asc and Oscar last year for Gravity. Pope for Mr. Turner (Sony Pictures Classics) Asc and Oscar nominations for The Illusionist (2007). Yeoman for The Grand Budapest Hotel (Fox Searchlight Pictures) First Asc nomination.
American Cinematographer covers Unbroken, Mr. Turner and The Imitation Game in this month’s issue. The magazine covered Birdman in December 2014 and The Grand Budapest Hotel in March 2014; the latter article is online.
Next week the Asc will announce nominees in the final competitive category...
Deakins is nominated for Unbroken (Universal Pictures) Asc Lifetime Achievement Award (2011). Won the Asc for Skyfall (2012). Faura for The Imitation Game (The Weinstein Co.) First Asc nomination. Lubezki for Birdman (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Won the Asc and Oscar last year for Gravity. Pope for Mr. Turner (Sony Pictures Classics) Asc and Oscar nominations for The Illusionist (2007). Yeoman for The Grand Budapest Hotel (Fox Searchlight Pictures) First Asc nomination.
American Cinematographer covers Unbroken, Mr. Turner and The Imitation Game in this month’s issue. The magazine covered Birdman in December 2014 and The Grand Budapest Hotel in March 2014; the latter article is online.
Next week the Asc will announce nominees in the final competitive category...
- 1/7/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) have announced the nominees for their 29th Outstanding Achievement Awards! We'll find out who will win on Feb. 15th when the Asc Awards take place at the Hyatt Recency Century Plaza.
Here's the full list of nominees:
Roger Deakins, Asc, Bsc for Unbroken
Óscar Faura for The Imitation Game
Emmanuel Lubezki Asc, AMC for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Dick Pope, Bsc for Mr. Turner
Robert D. Yeoman, Asc for The Grand Budapest Hotel...
Here's the full list of nominees:
Roger Deakins, Asc, Bsc for Unbroken
Óscar Faura for The Imitation Game
Emmanuel Lubezki Asc, AMC for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Dick Pope, Bsc for Mr. Turner
Robert D. Yeoman, Asc for The Grand Budapest Hotel...
- 1/7/2015
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The 2015 awards season rolls on with the latest announcement of nominees for the American Society of Cinematographers. The Asc Award, as it's known, is one of the top prizes in cinematography. Last year, Emmanuel Lubezki won for his work on Gravity, and he's back in the running again this year for his work on Alejandro González Iñárritu's Birdman. The four other nominees for the 2015 Asc Award have been revealed, with at least one weird choice that many did not see coming - The Imitation Game. There were an impressive number of beautifully-shot films this year, so don't forget this is not the definitive list. The full list of 2015 nominations for the Asc Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in a Theatrical Release: Roger Deakins for Unbroken, Óscar Faura for The Imitation Game, Emmanuel Lubezki for Birdman, Dick Pope for Mr. Turner, and Robert Yeoman for The Grand Budapest Hotel.
- 1/7/2015
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The American Society Of Cinematographers (Asc) has unveiled the five motion picture nominees for the 29th Outstanding Achievement Awards ceremony set for February 15 in Los Angeles.
Emmanuel Lubezki is the frontrunner for Birdman and goes against a talented pool that inlcudes the vastly experienced Roger Deakins for Unbroken.
The nominees are:
Roger Deakins, Unbroken;
Óscar Faura, The Imitation Game;
Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance);
Dick Pope, Mr. Turner; and
Robert D Yeoman, The Grand Budapest Hotel.
“These nominees represent a fabulous slate selected from a particularly rich field of work this year,” said Asc president Richard Crudo.
“It’s amazing how these cinematographers have once again redefined the boundaries of what we do.”
Deakins has been nominated 12 times before and won for Skyfall (2013), The Shawshank Redemption (1995) and The Man Who Wasn’t There (2002). He received the organisation’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.
Lubezki won the Asc Award last year for Gravity and also...
Emmanuel Lubezki is the frontrunner for Birdman and goes against a talented pool that inlcudes the vastly experienced Roger Deakins for Unbroken.
The nominees are:
Roger Deakins, Unbroken;
Óscar Faura, The Imitation Game;
Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance);
Dick Pope, Mr. Turner; and
Robert D Yeoman, The Grand Budapest Hotel.
“These nominees represent a fabulous slate selected from a particularly rich field of work this year,” said Asc president Richard Crudo.
“It’s amazing how these cinematographers have once again redefined the boundaries of what we do.”
Deakins has been nominated 12 times before and won for Skyfall (2013), The Shawshank Redemption (1995) and The Man Who Wasn’t There (2002). He received the organisation’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.
Lubezki won the Asc Award last year for Gravity and also...
- 1/7/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
American Society of Cinematographers nominations: 'Birdman,' 'Grand Budapest Hotel,' 'Unbroken,' ...
The American Society of Cinematographers nominees include just three of our five leading Oscar contenders for Best Cinematography -- frontrunner "Birdman" (Emmanuel Lubezki) as well as third-place "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (Robert D. Yeoman) and fifth-place “Unbroken" (Roger Deakins). The two other Asc nominees are "The Imitation Game" (Oscar Faura) and "Mr. Turner" (Dick Pope). Deakins has won three of his 13 Asc bids while Lubezki has gone three for five. This is the second nod for Pope and the first for both Faura and Yeoman. -Break- "Interstellar" (Hoyte van Hoytema) and "Gone Girl" (Jeff Croneweth, a two-time Asc and Oscar nominee). Does this rule them out of the running to at least reap an Oscar bid then? Over its 28-year history, the Asc has predicted 110 of the 140 Oscar nominees, inc..."...
- 1/7/2015
- Gold Derby
There is no better crystal ball for what the Oscar nominees might look like than the various guild honors, and after the Producers Guild Awards revealed who might be in contention for Best Picture earlier this week, the cinematographers have revealed their votes for the year's best. The American Society of Cinematographers have revealed the nominees for their 29th Outstanding Achievement Awards ceremony, and it's mostly veterans dominating this year. Roger Deakins and Emmnauel Lubezki were pretty much locks all through the awards season, and you could probably throw Dick Pope in that category too. Robert D. Yeoman is a slight surprise, which perhaps speaks to Fox Searchlight's quiet but not unnoticeable campaign for "The Grand Budapest Hotel," while relative newcomer Óscar Faura is perhaps the big surprise here. The awards will be handed out on February 15th. Nominees below. Roger Deakins, Asc, Bsc for Unbroken Óscar Faura for The Imitation.
- 1/7/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Last year a tie resulted in seven nominees instead of five, but this year the American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) deliver five nominees for their 2015 award for the best cinematography in 2014's features. Among the nominees are the expected in Emmanuel Lubezki for Birdman and Dick Pope for his painterly Mr. Turner, but from there I can't say I was certain any one of these DPs would be nominated. Oscar Faura's work on The Imitation Game was impressive for the way it stuck strictly with Benedict Cumberbatch's perspective as Alan Turing and I love seeing Robert D. Yeoman getting some recognition for Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel, but I have to say, I can't support the Roger Deakins nomination for his work on Angelina Jolie's Unbroken as pretty as some moments may be and as raw as the several torture scenes may be, I just...
- 1/7/2015
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
And they are, as follows: Roger Deakins, Asc, Bsc for Unbroken Óscar Faura for The Imitation Game Emmanuel Lubezki Asc, AMC for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Dick Pope,...
- 1/7/2015
- by Sasha Stone
- AwardsDaily.com
It was a pretty stellar year once again for cinematography and I don't envy the members of the American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) their duty of narrowing it down to the top tier. Last year they didn't even bother narrowing — they settled on a whopping seven nominees. Why not? The more the merrier when the work is this good. No such luck this year, however, as we're back to five. And I must say, with two excellent pieces of work this year, I'm super bummed that Robert Elswit didn't make this list. I would have liked to see Bradford Young get the love, too, but I have no doubt he'll get his laurels in due time. "Birdman," "The Grand Budapest Hotel" and "The Imitation Game" remain strong as the only films so far to pick up nods from all guilds (we'll see how that shifts throughout the day). "The Imitation Game...
- 1/7/2015
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
“Birdman,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “The Imitation Game,” “Mr. Turner” and “Unbroken” have been nominated by the American Society of Cinematographers as the best feature-film cinematography of 2014, the Asc announced on Wednesday.
The winner will be announced on Feb. 15 at the Asc Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
The nominated cinematographers are 13-time nominee and three-time winner Roger Deakins for “Unbroken,” five-time nominee and three-time winner Emmanuel Lubezki for “Birdman,” second-time nominee Dick Pope for “Mr. Turner” and first-time nominees Oscar Faura for “The Imitation Game” and Robert D. Yeoman for “The Grand Budapest Hotel.”
Also...
The winner will be announced on Feb. 15 at the Asc Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
The nominated cinematographers are 13-time nominee and three-time winner Roger Deakins for “Unbroken,” five-time nominee and three-time winner Emmanuel Lubezki for “Birdman,” second-time nominee Dick Pope for “Mr. Turner” and first-time nominees Oscar Faura for “The Imitation Game” and Robert D. Yeoman for “The Grand Budapest Hotel.”
Also...
- 1/7/2015
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Beyond the professional accomplishments of Alan Turing depicted within the narrative of The Imitation Game, it's the way the film deals with his homosexuality, in a time where homosexuality was illegal in Britain, that makes it much more than your standard biopic. With a screenplay by Graham Moore, based on the book "Alan Turing: The Enigma", director Morten Tyldum (Headhunters) balances multiple timelines with precision, bouncing from Turing's childhood in the late '20s, to code cracking Germany's Enigma code during World War II and finally where the story begins, 1952, as Turing falls under the questioning eye of a police detective. Using these three narratives, Tyldum grants us access to specific turning points in Turing's life with Benedict Cumberbatch inhabiting the genius mathematician and cryptographer with what may be the best performance of his career. In a film entrenched in secrets, Cumberbatch is forced to play things close to the vest,...
- 11/26/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Commentators have noted that this year's Best Actor race is stacked with way more than five outstanding candidates. And they are right. But compared to Best Cinematography, Best Actor is positively paper thin. As usual, an embarrassment of riches is present in this category, which awards a film's director of photography (Dp). The cinematography branch is partial to gorgeous looking films, black-and-white films and war films. After years of resisting digital photography, the branch has also embraced 3D work this decade. Being a Best Picture nominee can also help immensely, but so can being a foreign-language film; the branch has an international eye like few others. In any particular year, most of the nominees tend to be returning contenders. Moreover, many first-time nominees (such as Philippe Le Sourde and Phedon Papamichael last year) tend to be veterans awaiting their first nomination. Having said that, there hasn't been a year with...
- 10/23/2014
- by Gerard Kennedy
- Hitfix
Benedict Cumberbatch stars in The Imitation Game, a drama about British genius Alan Turing. Here's Ryan's review...
Alan Turing was among the most important British thinkers of the 20th century, yet the story of his life only fully emerged decades after his death. Turing's work during World War II, where he led a team responsible for cracking Germany's coded communications, played a huge part in the Allied victory, and his pioneering achievements in computer science are still being felt today.
Beginning in 1941, The Imitation Game introduces the 27-year-old Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch), whose mathematical genius far outstrips his interpersonal skills. Stationed at Bletchley Park in the south of England, Turing leads a team of linguists, problem solvers and mathematicians whose job is to crack the unfeasibly complex communications code used by the Nazis. As conventional attempts to break the code prove fruitless, Turing proposes a radical new approach: construct a code-breaking...
Alan Turing was among the most important British thinkers of the 20th century, yet the story of his life only fully emerged decades after his death. Turing's work during World War II, where he led a team responsible for cracking Germany's coded communications, played a huge part in the Allied victory, and his pioneering achievements in computer science are still being felt today.
Beginning in 1941, The Imitation Game introduces the 27-year-old Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch), whose mathematical genius far outstrips his interpersonal skills. Stationed at Bletchley Park in the south of England, Turing leads a team of linguists, problem solvers and mathematicians whose job is to crack the unfeasibly complex communications code used by the Nazis. As conventional attempts to break the code prove fruitless, Turing proposes a radical new approach: construct a code-breaking...
- 10/9/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Production has begun on A Monster Calls, directed by Juan Antonio Bayona, Goya Award-winning director of the worldwide smash The Impossible. Participant Media and River Road Entertainment are financing the Apaches Entertainment production, in association with Telecinco Cinema and La Trini Films.
The film, adapted by Patrick Ness from his award-winning children’s fantasy novel, will be released by Focus Features domestically; Universal Pictures International for its theatrical and home entertainment release in Spain; and Lionsgate International is handling foreign sales throughout the rest of the world.
A Monster Calls is slated for a fall 2016 release.
A Monster Calls is a visually spectacular drama about 12-year-old Conor (newcomer Lewis MacDougall) who attempts to deal with his mother’s (Felicity Jones, who stars in Focus’ fall release The Theory of Everything) illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that explore courage,...
The film, adapted by Patrick Ness from his award-winning children’s fantasy novel, will be released by Focus Features domestically; Universal Pictures International for its theatrical and home entertainment release in Spain; and Lionsgate International is handling foreign sales throughout the rest of the world.
A Monster Calls is slated for a fall 2016 release.
A Monster Calls is a visually spectacular drama about 12-year-old Conor (newcomer Lewis MacDougall) who attempts to deal with his mother’s (Felicity Jones, who stars in Focus’ fall release The Theory of Everything) illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that explore courage,...
- 9/30/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The award winning book, A Monster Calls, is getting a movie adaptation with Liam Neeson set to play the aformentioned monster, and now it's one step closer to hitting the big screen as the studios have announced the start of official production.
I really enjoyed this book, and read it in about one evening. It's a haunting tale about love and loss, and learning how to cope with life's hard realities. While the subject matter may seem wrapped in a simple format, the themes are resounding. I'm interested to see how they manage to translate that into the movie, and crossing my fingers they manage to do so successfully. I mean, Liam Neeson is going to be a freaking mo-cap monster...how could they go wrong!
Production has begun on A Monster Calls, directed by Juan Antonio Bayona, Goya Award-winning director of the worldwide smash The Impossible. Participant Media and...
I really enjoyed this book, and read it in about one evening. It's a haunting tale about love and loss, and learning how to cope with life's hard realities. While the subject matter may seem wrapped in a simple format, the themes are resounding. I'm interested to see how they manage to translate that into the movie, and crossing my fingers they manage to do so successfully. I mean, Liam Neeson is going to be a freaking mo-cap monster...how could they go wrong!
Production has begun on A Monster Calls, directed by Juan Antonio Bayona, Goya Award-winning director of the worldwide smash The Impossible. Participant Media and...
- 9/30/2014
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
Focus Features has announced that production has started on A Monster Calls, an adaptation of the Patrick Ness novel that’s being directed by Juan Antonio Bayona:
“Vancouver, BC and Santa Monica, CA, September 30, 2014 – Production has begun on A Monster Calls, directed by Juan Antonio Bayona, Goya Award-winning director of the worldwide smash The Impossible. Participant Media and River Road Entertainment are financing the Apaches Entertainment production, in association with Telecinco Cinema and La Trini Films. The film, adapted by Patrick Ness from his award-winning children’s fantasy novel, will be released by Focus Features domestically; Universal Pictures International for its theatrical and home entertainment release in Spain; and Lionsgate (NYSE: Lgf) International is handling foreign sales throughout the rest of the world. A Monster Calls is slated for a fall 2016 release.
A Monster Calls is a visually spectacular drama about 12-year-old Conor (newcomer Lewis MacDougall) who attempts to...
“Vancouver, BC and Santa Monica, CA, September 30, 2014 – Production has begun on A Monster Calls, directed by Juan Antonio Bayona, Goya Award-winning director of the worldwide smash The Impossible. Participant Media and River Road Entertainment are financing the Apaches Entertainment production, in association with Telecinco Cinema and La Trini Films. The film, adapted by Patrick Ness from his award-winning children’s fantasy novel, will be released by Focus Features domestically; Universal Pictures International for its theatrical and home entertainment release in Spain; and Lionsgate (NYSE: Lgf) International is handling foreign sales throughout the rest of the world. A Monster Calls is slated for a fall 2016 release.
A Monster Calls is a visually spectacular drama about 12-year-old Conor (newcomer Lewis MacDougall) who attempts to...
- 9/30/2014
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Production has begun on "A Monster Calls," directed by Juan Antonio Bayona, Goya Award-winning director of the worldwide smash The Impossible. Participant Media and River Road Entertainment are financing the Apaches Entertainment production, in association with Telecinco Cinema and La Trini Films. The film, adapted by Patrick Ness from his award-winning children's fantasy novel, will be released by Focus Features domestically; Universal Pictures International for its theatrical and home entertainment release in Spain; and Lionsgate (NYSE: Lgf) International is handling foreign sales throughout the rest of the world. A Monster Calls is slated for a fall 2016 release. "A Monster Calls" is a visually spectacular drama about 12-year-old Conor (newcomer Lewis MacDougall) who attempts to deal with his mother's (Felicity Jones, who stars in Focus' fall release The Theory of Everything) illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that explore courage,...
- 9/30/2014
- by Press Release
- Dark Horizons
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