Here we go again folks! As promised (though perhaps a bit later than initially planned), I’m diving back into the world of previous Oscar ceremonies. This time, I have my sights set on the 80th Academy Awards ceremony. You should know the drill by now. I’m going to state what I would have picked in the major eight categories if I had been lucky enough to have been able to vote. In most cases, it deviates from the actual winner. You’ll see how much that was the case this time around, and sit tight, as I do hope to make this a bit more of a consistent thing (excuse the gap again) and really go back as far as I can go. Until then, just enjoy this new one… Alright then, once again here goes nothing ladies and gentlemen…behold my picks for this particular ceremony: Best...
- 8/7/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Most models starting out on their careers with visions of Vogue covers and couture catwalks in their eyes are advised by both their handlers and those in the industry to avoid getting anything permanently etched on their skin. After all, they’re working in a profession where their bodies are their business, or as Kim Kardashian would say, why put a bumper sticker on a Bentley? But clearly this new generation of supers doesn’t ascribe to that old idea as not only has Kendall Jenner gotten a couple of innocuous tiny tattoos, but Bella Hadid has joined her as well,...
- 8/1/2017
- by Emily Kirkpatrick
- PEOPLE.com
Author: Stefan Pape
It’s fair to say that Marion Cotillard has never quite achieved the same level of success in Hollywood as she has back in France. With recent, somewhat uninspiring endeavours, from Macbeth to Allied to Assassin’s Creed, rarely has she been dealt a nuanced role quite like those we’ve seen her undertake in La Vie En Rose and Two Days, One Night. This a trend she has carried on, gifted with a layered character in Nicole Garcia’s From the Land of the Moon – and to mark the film’s release, we spent some time in Paris with the venerable writer and director.
“Marion is incredible in this movie and I don’t think she was even aware of being so good,” Garcia said. “In this movie it’s a new territory for her that she hasn’t explored for a while now, and there...
It’s fair to say that Marion Cotillard has never quite achieved the same level of success in Hollywood as she has back in France. With recent, somewhat uninspiring endeavours, from Macbeth to Allied to Assassin’s Creed, rarely has she been dealt a nuanced role quite like those we’ve seen her undertake in La Vie En Rose and Two Days, One Night. This a trend she has carried on, gifted with a layered character in Nicole Garcia’s From the Land of the Moon – and to mark the film’s release, we spent some time in Paris with the venerable writer and director.
“Marion is incredible in this movie and I don’t think she was even aware of being so good,” Garcia said. “In this movie it’s a new territory for her that she hasn’t explored for a while now, and there...
- 6/7/2017
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The 2017 Cannes official selection is a mix of brainy competition auteurs, red-carpet star power, and the rarest breed — a handful of players who could return to North America as Oscar contenders.
Nicole Kidman will be stuffing her trunks with evening gowns, as she will need to walk the Palais steps at least four times: twice with Colin Farrell, for Cannes favorite Sofia Coppola‘s Civil War potboiler “The Beguiled” (Focus Features) and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” (A24), both in Competition, and again for John Cameron Mitchell‘s midnighter “How to Talk with Girls at Parties” (A24) and a preview of Jane Campion‘s returning Sundance Channel series, “Top of the Lake: China Girl.” How the three films play in Cannes will determine if the Oscar perennial returns for another go-round.
Isabelle Huppert won the Cesar and was close — we think — to winning the Oscar for “Elle.
Nicole Kidman will be stuffing her trunks with evening gowns, as she will need to walk the Palais steps at least four times: twice with Colin Farrell, for Cannes favorite Sofia Coppola‘s Civil War potboiler “The Beguiled” (Focus Features) and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” (A24), both in Competition, and again for John Cameron Mitchell‘s midnighter “How to Talk with Girls at Parties” (A24) and a preview of Jane Campion‘s returning Sundance Channel series, “Top of the Lake: China Girl.” How the three films play in Cannes will determine if the Oscar perennial returns for another go-round.
Isabelle Huppert won the Cesar and was close — we think — to winning the Oscar for “Elle.
- 4/13/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The 2017 Cannes official selection is a mix of brainy competition auteurs, red-carpet star power, and the rarest breed — a handful of players who could return to North America as Oscar contenders.
Nicole Kidman will be stuffing her trunks with evening gowns, as she will need to walk the Palais steps at least four times: twice with Colin Farrell, for Cannes favorite Sofia Coppola‘s Civil War potboiler “The Beguiled” (Focus Features) and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” (A24), both in Competition, and again for John Cameron Mitchell‘s midnighter “How to Talk with Girls at Parties” (A24) and a preview of Jane Campion‘s returning Sundance Channel series, “Top of the Lake: China Girl.”
Isabelle Huppert won the Cesar and was close — we think — to winning the Oscar for “Elle.” She’s back in two movies, “Happy End” (Sony Pictures Classics) by Michael Haneke, rejoining “Amour” co-star Jean-Louis Trintignant,...
Nicole Kidman will be stuffing her trunks with evening gowns, as she will need to walk the Palais steps at least four times: twice with Colin Farrell, for Cannes favorite Sofia Coppola‘s Civil War potboiler “The Beguiled” (Focus Features) and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” (A24), both in Competition, and again for John Cameron Mitchell‘s midnighter “How to Talk with Girls at Parties” (A24) and a preview of Jane Campion‘s returning Sundance Channel series, “Top of the Lake: China Girl.”
Isabelle Huppert won the Cesar and was close — we think — to winning the Oscar for “Elle.” She’s back in two movies, “Happy End” (Sony Pictures Classics) by Michael Haneke, rejoining “Amour” co-star Jean-Louis Trintignant,...
- 4/13/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
It’s always impressive seeing an actor assume the role of a real, well-known person, which always prompts the follow-up question of how accurate their portrayal was. Natalie Portman’s eerie ethereality in Jackie, for example, has been praised for its striking similarity to the former first lady, and we’ve previously seen movies graded for historical accuracy. (Selma got highest marks there.)
This video essay from Vugar Efendi, who has made a habit of putting together simple video essays via edits and juxtapositions that let the films speak for themselves, places real-life footage against their filmic portrayals. From La Vie En Rose to The Fighter to Catch Me If You Can, it lets the viewer decide how well the cinematic recreations pair up with the moments they’re based on.
Jackie, once again, comes out looking great, while Oliver Stone’s recreations of the assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald...
This video essay from Vugar Efendi, who has made a habit of putting together simple video essays via edits and juxtapositions that let the films speak for themselves, places real-life footage against their filmic portrayals. From La Vie En Rose to The Fighter to Catch Me If You Can, it lets the viewer decide how well the cinematic recreations pair up with the moments they’re based on.
Jackie, once again, comes out looking great, while Oliver Stone’s recreations of the assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald...
- 3/28/2017
- by Clayton Purdom
- avclub.com
A comparative video pits reality against cinema.
When it comes to recreating history in film, the medium finds itself in a precarious position: on the one hand it needs to portray the events and people in question with some degree of accuracy, while at the same time, straight facts are for documentaries and narrative filmmaking requires a little more subjectivity and personal filtering for the sake of story. It’s a spectrum, this position, and one in which directors can lean closer to or further away from verisimilitude depending on their intentions. Oliver Stone is a good example of a director who does both: in films like Salvador, Nixon, or Snowden he leans towards historical objectivity; in films like World Trade Center, JFK, or W. he uses history as a basis for a more subjective study.
In the following, really quite cool video from our friend Vugar Efendi, scenes from films depicting historical persons and events — including...
When it comes to recreating history in film, the medium finds itself in a precarious position: on the one hand it needs to portray the events and people in question with some degree of accuracy, while at the same time, straight facts are for documentaries and narrative filmmaking requires a little more subjectivity and personal filtering for the sake of story. It’s a spectrum, this position, and one in which directors can lean closer to or further away from verisimilitude depending on their intentions. Oliver Stone is a good example of a director who does both: in films like Salvador, Nixon, or Snowden he leans towards historical objectivity; in films like World Trade Center, JFK, or W. he uses history as a basis for a more subjective study.
In the following, really quite cool video from our friend Vugar Efendi, scenes from films depicting historical persons and events — including...
- 3/16/2017
- by H. Perry Horton
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Marion Cotillard, is that you?
The 41-year-old Oscar winner showed off one of her looks from her new film Rock’n Roll, which also stars her partner, Guillaume Canet.
In a series of Instagram albums she posted on Monday, she flaunted long black hair, as well as pouty lips and pale pink nails. The photos represent her character’s look towards the end of the film, her rep tells People.
“… Rock’n’roll #rocknrolllefilm @guillaumecanetofficial,” the actress wrote in one of the album’s captions.
Cotillard won an Oscar in 2008 for her role as legendary French singer Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose.
The 41-year-old Oscar winner showed off one of her looks from her new film Rock’n Roll, which also stars her partner, Guillaume Canet.
In a series of Instagram albums she posted on Monday, she flaunted long black hair, as well as pouty lips and pale pink nails. The photos represent her character’s look towards the end of the film, her rep tells People.
“… Rock’n’roll #rocknrolllefilm @guillaumecanetofficial,” the actress wrote in one of the album’s captions.
Cotillard won an Oscar in 2008 for her role as legendary French singer Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose.
- 3/7/2017
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Superstar French singer Dalida played by lookalike Italian model turned actress Sveva Alviti Photo: Luc Roux
French cinema seems obsessed with making films about legendary singers from Edith Piaf (La Vie En Rose) and Serge Gainsbourg to Claude François (My Way or Clo-Clo as it was known in France).
Director Lisa Azuelos presents Dalida for the opening of the 19th Rendez-vous with French Cinema watched by Unifrance’s Isabelle Giordano Photo: Richard Mowe The latest recipient for the treatment is Dalida, an Italian-French singer who had a traumatic childhood in Egypt before she turned entertainer, selling more than 170 million records before her suicide in 1987. Her life veered between adulation and depression, complicated romantic entanglements, and her inability to have children after an abortion.
The film has just opened on French screens and was shown last night (January 12) to buyers attending the 19th Unifrance Rendez-vous with French Cinema, which showcases new...
French cinema seems obsessed with making films about legendary singers from Edith Piaf (La Vie En Rose) and Serge Gainsbourg to Claude François (My Way or Clo-Clo as it was known in France).
Director Lisa Azuelos presents Dalida for the opening of the 19th Rendez-vous with French Cinema watched by Unifrance’s Isabelle Giordano Photo: Richard Mowe The latest recipient for the treatment is Dalida, an Italian-French singer who had a traumatic childhood in Egypt before she turned entertainer, selling more than 170 million records before her suicide in 1987. Her life veered between adulation and depression, complicated romantic entanglements, and her inability to have children after an abortion.
The film has just opened on French screens and was shown last night (January 12) to buyers attending the 19th Unifrance Rendez-vous with French Cinema, which showcases new...
- 1/13/2017
- by Richard Mowe
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
‘A Man Called Ove’ (Courtesy: Anders Nicander)
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
The Oscar race in the best makeup and hairstyling category is heating up — and there’s one potential nominee that deserves a little more attention than the others: A Man Called Ove, the Swedish submission for best foreign language film. This work has some major competition, for sure, but is poised to make history as its quite rare for non-English films to receive this honor.
A Man Called Ove — a film based on Fredrik Backman’s 2012 book of the same name that was written and directed by Hannes Holm — is a surprising contender up against superhero and sci-fi films like Deadpool, Star Trek Beyond, and Suicide Squad as well as your typical comedy-dramas such as The Dressmaker, Florence Foster Jenkins, and Hail, Caesar! now that the Academy has announced their shortlist for the category. That being said, A...
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
The Oscar race in the best makeup and hairstyling category is heating up — and there’s one potential nominee that deserves a little more attention than the others: A Man Called Ove, the Swedish submission for best foreign language film. This work has some major competition, for sure, but is poised to make history as its quite rare for non-English films to receive this honor.
A Man Called Ove — a film based on Fredrik Backman’s 2012 book of the same name that was written and directed by Hannes Holm — is a surprising contender up against superhero and sci-fi films like Deadpool, Star Trek Beyond, and Suicide Squad as well as your typical comedy-dramas such as The Dressmaker, Florence Foster Jenkins, and Hail, Caesar! now that the Academy has announced their shortlist for the category. That being said, A...
- 12/31/2016
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
In celebration of Tony Bennett's 90th birthday, some of the biggest names in music got together for a tribute show that redefined what a career retrospective can look like with unmatched class, elegance and style.
Alec Baldwin -- doing his legendary Bennett impersonation in full prosthetic makeup -- was the unofficial emcee of the evening, which was filled with performances by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Michael Buble, and many others.
Lady Gaga, who collaborated with Bennett on a 2014 duets album, Cheek to Cheek, kicked the evening off with a flawless cover of Frank Sinatra's famous hit "The Lady is a Tramp."...
Alec Baldwin -- doing his legendary Bennett impersonation in full prosthetic makeup -- was the unofficial emcee of the evening, which was filled with performances by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Michael Buble, and many others.
Lady Gaga, who collaborated with Bennett on a 2014 duets album, Cheek to Cheek, kicked the evening off with a flawless cover of Frank Sinatra's famous hit "The Lady is a Tramp."...
- 12/21/2016
- Entertainment Tonight
Isabelle Huppert in ‘Elle’ (Courtesy: Guy Ferrandis/Sbs Productions/Sony Pictures Classics)
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
One potential surprise in the current best actress race would be the first-ever nomination and/or win of Isabelle Huppert. The leading lady has turned in yet another stellar performance — this time for Elle, France’s submission for best foreign language film this year — and there are is speculation that the Academy might finally give Huppert the recognition she so deserves.
The Paul Verhoeven-directed Elle — which should make the shortlist for best foreign language film, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg — derives from the French word for “she” or “her” and is based on the novel Oh… by Philippe Djian. In the film, Huppert plays Michèle LeBlanc, a successful businesswoman, who is raped and begins a game of cat and mouse to track down the unknown assailant. Elle was nominated...
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
One potential surprise in the current best actress race would be the first-ever nomination and/or win of Isabelle Huppert. The leading lady has turned in yet another stellar performance — this time for Elle, France’s submission for best foreign language film this year — and there are is speculation that the Academy might finally give Huppert the recognition she so deserves.
The Paul Verhoeven-directed Elle — which should make the shortlist for best foreign language film, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg — derives from the French word for “she” or “her” and is based on the novel Oh… by Philippe Djian. In the film, Huppert plays Michèle LeBlanc, a successful businesswoman, who is raped and begins a game of cat and mouse to track down the unknown assailant. Elle was nominated...
- 12/1/2016
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
On-set romances are fairly common in Hollywood, but Marion Cotillard insisted Thursday morning that nothing happened between her and Brad Pitt while filming Allied. When news broke that Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt, rumors swirled that Cotillard and Pitt had an affair. But the La Vie en Rose actress told Today's Matt Lauer that none of the rumors are true. "I never take anything personally when it doesn't concern me," she said on Today. "So I didn't take it personally because I had nothing to do with those rumors or situation." The only times Cotillard and Pitt were ever romantic, she explained, were while they filmed scenes for Allied. "It's always [an] awkward...
- 11/17/2016
- E! Online
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
At this point the best actress race for the 2017 Oscars is a tight one boiling down to two very talented women: La La Land’s Emma Stone and Jackie’s Natalie Portman. Most critics are put these breakthrough performances atop their projections list — but does history show us anything about a showdown between a made-up character and one based on a real person?
Of the 16 ceremonies that have been held in the 21st century thus far, it is surprisingly an even 50-50 split between wins for a completely fictional character and a real-life character. There have been eight trophies given to each of these two respective types of characters. Given these results, let’s take a look at which roles took home the gold.
For the fictional characters, there are: Halle Berry as Leticia Musgrove in Monster’s Ball (2001), Hilary Swank as Margaret “Maggie” Fitzgerald...
Managing Editor
At this point the best actress race for the 2017 Oscars is a tight one boiling down to two very talented women: La La Land’s Emma Stone and Jackie’s Natalie Portman. Most critics are put these breakthrough performances atop their projections list — but does history show us anything about a showdown between a made-up character and one based on a real person?
Of the 16 ceremonies that have been held in the 21st century thus far, it is surprisingly an even 50-50 split between wins for a completely fictional character and a real-life character. There have been eight trophies given to each of these two respective types of characters. Given these results, let’s take a look at which roles took home the gold.
For the fictional characters, there are: Halle Berry as Leticia Musgrove in Monster’s Ball (2001), Hilary Swank as Margaret “Maggie” Fitzgerald...
- 11/9/2016
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain.
Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day.
Assassin’S Creed stars Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Days of Future Past, 12 Years a Slave) and Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises, La Vie en Rose).
The film is directed by Justin Kurzel (Snowtown, Macbeth); produced by New Regency, Ubisoft Motion Pictures, Dmc Films and Kennedy/Marshall; co-financed by RatPac Entertainment and Alpha Pictures; and dist [Continued ...]...
Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day.
Assassin’S Creed stars Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Days of Future Past, 12 Years a Slave) and Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises, La Vie en Rose).
The film is directed by Justin Kurzel (Snowtown, Macbeth); produced by New Regency, Ubisoft Motion Pictures, Dmc Films and Kennedy/Marshall; co-financed by RatPac Entertainment and Alpha Pictures; and dist [Continued ...]...
- 10/18/2016
- QuietEarth.us
New Regency and 20th Century Fox have just revealed a New Trailer and Poster for the upcoming film Assassin’S Creed starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard and wow, does it look amazing!!
See for yourself:
Assassin’S Creed opens in theaters worldwide onDecember 21st, 2016.
And check out this cool new poster:
Synopsis Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day. Assassin’S Creed stars Academy Award® nominee Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Days of Future Past, 12 Years a Slave) and Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises, La Vie en Rose). The film is directed by Justin Kurzel (Snowtown, Macbeth); produced by New Regency,...
See for yourself:
Assassin’S Creed opens in theaters worldwide onDecember 21st, 2016.
And check out this cool new poster:
Synopsis Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day. Assassin’S Creed stars Academy Award® nominee Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Days of Future Past, 12 Years a Slave) and Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises, La Vie en Rose). The film is directed by Justin Kurzel (Snowtown, Macbeth); produced by New Regency,...
- 10/18/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Marion Cotillard (Courtesy: Rob Kim/Getty Images)
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
Marion Cotillard has been in the business since the age of 18 and, within the more than two decades of churning out more than 50 feature movies, has rarely — if ever — turned in a bad performance no matter which role she inhabits. And now, with Allied set to hit theaters on November 23, the French-born actress is expected to wow us once more.
Allied, which is directed by Robert Zemeckis, stars Cotillard as a French Resistance fighter named Marianne Beausejour and Brad Pitt as an intelligence officer in North Africa named Max Vatan who begin a relationship while behind enemy lines. The two decide to take their romance to London — where they marry — but their love is tested by the pressures of World War II.
While moviegoers have yet to see anything beyond the teasers and trailers for the Paramount flick,...
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
Marion Cotillard has been in the business since the age of 18 and, within the more than two decades of churning out more than 50 feature movies, has rarely — if ever — turned in a bad performance no matter which role she inhabits. And now, with Allied set to hit theaters on November 23, the French-born actress is expected to wow us once more.
Allied, which is directed by Robert Zemeckis, stars Cotillard as a French Resistance fighter named Marianne Beausejour and Brad Pitt as an intelligence officer in North Africa named Max Vatan who begin a relationship while behind enemy lines. The two decide to take their romance to London — where they marry — but their love is tested by the pressures of World War II.
While moviegoers have yet to see anything beyond the teasers and trailers for the Paramount flick,...
- 10/18/2016
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
There are so many ways a movie can go wrong; to receive a Best Picture Oscar nomination, everything must go right. At the end of the New York Film Festival, the one movie that notches all the boxes is “Manchester by the Sea.”
“It’s like surfing,” said “Manchester by the Sea” producer Chris Moore. “If you catch the right wave with the right movement on the right project, it turns into one of the movies you love. All these same people have made movies you love and they have also made movies you hate. It’s not because they’re less talented or don’t know how to make a movie, it’s because the stars didn’t align, shit didn’t go the way it was supposed to.”
Reviews have been stellar for the third feature from playwright/screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan (“You Can Count On Me,” “Margaret”), starring Casey Affleck,...
“It’s like surfing,” said “Manchester by the Sea” producer Chris Moore. “If you catch the right wave with the right movement on the right project, it turns into one of the movies you love. All these same people have made movies you love and they have also made movies you hate. It’s not because they’re less talented or don’t know how to make a movie, it’s because the stars didn’t align, shit didn’t go the way it was supposed to.”
Reviews have been stellar for the third feature from playwright/screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan (“You Can Count On Me,” “Margaret”), starring Casey Affleck,...
- 10/17/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
There are so many ways a movie can go wrong; to receive a Best Picture Oscar nomination, everything must go right. At the end of the New York Film Festival, the one movie that notches all the boxes is “Manchester by the Sea.”
“It’s like surfing,” said “Manchester by the Sea” producer Chris Moore. “If you catch the right wave with the right movement on the right project, it turns into one of the movies you love. All these same people have made movies you love and they have also made movies you hate. It’s not because they’re less talented or don’t know how to make a movie, it’s because the stars didn’t align, shit didn’t go the way it was supposed to.”
Reviews have been stellar for the third feature from playwright/screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan (“You Can Count On Me,” “Margaret”), starring Casey Affleck,...
“It’s like surfing,” said “Manchester by the Sea” producer Chris Moore. “If you catch the right wave with the right movement on the right project, it turns into one of the movies you love. All these same people have made movies you love and they have also made movies you hate. It’s not because they’re less talented or don’t know how to make a movie, it’s because the stars didn’t align, shit didn’t go the way it was supposed to.”
Reviews have been stellar for the third feature from playwright/screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan (“You Can Count On Me,” “Margaret”), starring Casey Affleck,...
- 10/17/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Marion Cotillard is a French actress, singer-songwriter, and activist. She is perhaps best known for her role as the iconic French singer Édith Piaf in the critically acclaimed film, La Vie En Rose, for which she won an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, César Award, Lumières Award and a Golden Globe. A regular name on a […]
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- 9/30/2016
- by Travis Jeffrey Gonzalez
- Uinterview
Sony Pictures Classics, Isabelle Huppert and Paul Verhoeven are very happy.
Bravo to France for taking a risk by picking their official foreign language Oscar submission, “Elle,” over shortlist contenders “The Innocents” by Anne Fontaine, “Frantz” by François Ozon and “Cézanne and I” by Danièle Thompson. Spc took a chance that the Cannes competition entry would make the cut when they acquired “Elle” out of Cannes.
Why the risk? Well, it’s one thing for the movie to play well with sophisticated audiences and critics in Europe, and another in North America, where the psychosexual thriller may run into a different set of reactions, especially from politically correct sensibilities such as Women in Hollywood’s Melissa Silverstein. (Post Cannes and Toronto, “Elle” sits at a very high 87% on Metacritic.)
Read More: ‘Elle’ Exclusive Clip: Isabelle Huppert Takes Revenge On An Attacker In Paul Verhoeven’s Latest Thriller
Always enjoying stirring...
Bravo to France for taking a risk by picking their official foreign language Oscar submission, “Elle,” over shortlist contenders “The Innocents” by Anne Fontaine, “Frantz” by François Ozon and “Cézanne and I” by Danièle Thompson. Spc took a chance that the Cannes competition entry would make the cut when they acquired “Elle” out of Cannes.
Why the risk? Well, it’s one thing for the movie to play well with sophisticated audiences and critics in Europe, and another in North America, where the psychosexual thriller may run into a different set of reactions, especially from politically correct sensibilities such as Women in Hollywood’s Melissa Silverstein. (Post Cannes and Toronto, “Elle” sits at a very high 87% on Metacritic.)
Read More: ‘Elle’ Exclusive Clip: Isabelle Huppert Takes Revenge On An Attacker In Paul Verhoeven’s Latest Thriller
Always enjoying stirring...
- 9/26/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Sony Pictures Classics, Isabelle Huppert and Paul Verhoeven are very happy.
Bravo to France for taking a risk by picking their official foreign language Oscar submission, “Elle,” over shortlist contenders “The Innocents” by Anne Fontaine, “Frantz” by François Ozon and “Cézanne and I” by Danièle Thompson. Spc took a chance that the Cannes competition entry would make the cut when they acquired “Elle” out of Cannes.
Why the risk? Well, it’s one thing for the movie to play well with sophisticated audiences and critics in Europe, and another in North America, where the dark psychosexual thriller may run into a different set of reactions, especially from politically correct sensibilities such as Women in Hollywood’s Melissa Silverstein. (Post Cannes and Toronto, “Elle” sits at a very high 87% on Metacritic.)
Read More: ‘Elle’ Exclusive Clip: Isabelle Huppert Takes Revenge On An Attacker In Paul Verhoeven’s Latest Thriller
Always enjoying...
Bravo to France for taking a risk by picking their official foreign language Oscar submission, “Elle,” over shortlist contenders “The Innocents” by Anne Fontaine, “Frantz” by François Ozon and “Cézanne and I” by Danièle Thompson. Spc took a chance that the Cannes competition entry would make the cut when they acquired “Elle” out of Cannes.
Why the risk? Well, it’s one thing for the movie to play well with sophisticated audiences and critics in Europe, and another in North America, where the dark psychosexual thriller may run into a different set of reactions, especially from politically correct sensibilities such as Women in Hollywood’s Melissa Silverstein. (Post Cannes and Toronto, “Elle” sits at a very high 87% on Metacritic.)
Read More: ‘Elle’ Exclusive Clip: Isabelle Huppert Takes Revenge On An Attacker In Paul Verhoeven’s Latest Thriller
Always enjoying...
- 9/26/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Actor takes to Instagram to express hurt at rumours an affair between her and her Allied co-star led to separation, and to confirm her second pregnancy with husband Guillaume Canet
The actor Marion Cotillard has issued a statement denying involvement in the forthcoming divorce of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Rumours of a relationship between the star of La Vie en Rose and Pitt, with whom she appears in upcoming second world war drama Allied, began circulating the same day as the announcement and were followed on Wednesday by reports that the actor was pregnant.
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The actor Marion Cotillard has issued a statement denying involvement in the forthcoming divorce of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Rumours of a relationship between the star of La Vie en Rose and Pitt, with whom she appears in upcoming second world war drama Allied, began circulating the same day as the announcement and were followed on Wednesday by reports that the actor was pregnant.
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- 9/22/2016
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
Originally set for Paramount release March 18, Netflix will stream the animated movie August 5—and, Netflix tells Indiewire, they will open the movie day and date in theaters in advance of a full-scale Oscar campaign.
Adapted by top American animator Mark Osborne (“Kung Fu Panda”) from the 1943 French children’s classic by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (which has been translated into 260 languages and is still a staple on children’s bookshelves), “The Little Prince” premiered at Cannes 2015 to rave reviews.
Since then Osborne has attended 12 international premieres and the $80-million movie has grossed more than $100 million around the world. Designed from the start as an English-language film that would be dubbed for foreign countries, “The Little Prince” succeeded overseas, doing best in China ($25 million), Italy ($10.5 million) and France ($12 million), where it won the Cesar for Best Animated Feature.
Even so, just after the film opened in Canada on March 11, Paramount abruptly pulled it from theaters,...
Adapted by top American animator Mark Osborne (“Kung Fu Panda”) from the 1943 French children’s classic by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (which has been translated into 260 languages and is still a staple on children’s bookshelves), “The Little Prince” premiered at Cannes 2015 to rave reviews.
Since then Osborne has attended 12 international premieres and the $80-million movie has grossed more than $100 million around the world. Designed from the start as an English-language film that would be dubbed for foreign countries, “The Little Prince” succeeded overseas, doing best in China ($25 million), Italy ($10.5 million) and France ($12 million), where it won the Cesar for Best Animated Feature.
Even so, just after the film opened in Canada on March 11, Paramount abruptly pulled it from theaters,...
- 7/12/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Originally set for Paramount release March 18, Netflix will stream the animated movie August 5—and, Netflix tells Indiewire, they will open the movie day and date in theaters in advance of a full-scale Oscar campaign.
Adapted by top American animator Mark Osborne (“Kung Fu Panda”) from the 1943 French children’s classic by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (which has been translated into 260 languages and is still a staple on children’s bookshelves), “The Little Prince” premiered at Cannes 2015 to rave reviews.
Since then Osborne has attended 12 international premieres and the $80-million movie has grossed more than $100 million around the world. Designed from the start as an English-language film that would be dubbed for foreign countries, “The Little Prince” succeeded overseas, doing best in China ($25 million), Italy ($10.5 million) and France ($12 million), where it won the Cesar for Best Animated Feature.
Even so, just after the film opened in Canada on March 11, Paramount abruptly pulled it from theaters,...
Adapted by top American animator Mark Osborne (“Kung Fu Panda”) from the 1943 French children’s classic by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (which has been translated into 260 languages and is still a staple on children’s bookshelves), “The Little Prince” premiered at Cannes 2015 to rave reviews.
Since then Osborne has attended 12 international premieres and the $80-million movie has grossed more than $100 million around the world. Designed from the start as an English-language film that would be dubbed for foreign countries, “The Little Prince” succeeded overseas, doing best in China ($25 million), Italy ($10.5 million) and France ($12 million), where it won the Cesar for Best Animated Feature.
Even so, just after the film opened in Canada on March 11, Paramount abruptly pulled it from theaters,...
- 7/12/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
One conclusion the marketing team at 20th Century Fox seem to have arrived at with their latest blockbuster fantasy Assassin’s Creed is that everyone likes Kanye West — or at least they think so. The new international trailer has just been released, and it is a truncated baby-version of the first domestic trailer. It hits all the musts: Michael Fassbender sleeping, Marion Cotillard conceit-splaining to a confused Fassbender, a CGI bird flying over Fassbender, face paint on a stern Fassbender, and jumping murders from the sky by Fassbender. This is all over Kanye West’s “I Am A God,” widely argued as a poor decision for a film set during the Spanish Inquisition. Truth be told, a more apt description is that it’s a blockbuster film based on a blockbuster video game franchise started in 2007 that has found its way into the zeitgeist of 15-to-30-somethings, so I believe Kanye works fine.
- 6/28/2016
- by Mike Mazzanti
- The Film Stage
While Warcraft may be performing pretty admirably on the international front, there's no hiding the fact that a $24 million domestic opening is a bit of a disappointment for a movie with a $160 million budget. If there is anything the past decade has proven, it's that audiences are very much swayed by critical creation to their blockbusters, and the buzz for Warcraft just wasn't all that great. The film that seemed poised to kick off the new era of video game movie adaptations kinda whiffed.
Next up to bat this December is Assassin's Creed, a film based on the hit Ubisoft video game series. If there was a film with everything in its favor, it's this one. Not only has it been the pet project of Academy Award nominee Michale Fassbender, but it's a co-production from the very video game studio that brought it to life on the small screen. Like Marvel Studios before it, if there is one company that can get their own game right, it's the company that birthed it into the world (then again, the same thing happened with Warcraft). However, above all else, it is a property that lends itself to the big screen adaptation. It's heavy on story, and heavy on action and cool visuals. We got a sneaking suspicion that this is the film video game fans have been waiting for.
It's E3 week, and while this is a movie, the studio is taking advantage of the film's video game origins with an E3 Behind the Scenes video.
Check it out below!
"Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day.Assassin’S Creed stars Academy Award® nominee Michael Fassbender (X-men: Days Of Future Past, 12 Years A Slave) and Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises, La Vie En Rose). The film is directed by Justin Kurzel (Snowtown, MacBeth); produced by New Regency, Ubisoft Motion Pictures, Dmc Films and Kennedy/Marshall; co-financed by RatPac Entertainment and Alpha Pictures; and distributed by 20th Century Fox."
Assassin's Creed hits theaters on December 21, 2016!
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Next up to bat this December is Assassin's Creed, a film based on the hit Ubisoft video game series. If there was a film with everything in its favor, it's this one. Not only has it been the pet project of Academy Award nominee Michale Fassbender, but it's a co-production from the very video game studio that brought it to life on the small screen. Like Marvel Studios before it, if there is one company that can get their own game right, it's the company that birthed it into the world (then again, the same thing happened with Warcraft). However, above all else, it is a property that lends itself to the big screen adaptation. It's heavy on story, and heavy on action and cool visuals. We got a sneaking suspicion that this is the film video game fans have been waiting for.
It's E3 week, and while this is a movie, the studio is taking advantage of the film's video game origins with an E3 Behind the Scenes video.
Check it out below!
"Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day.Assassin’S Creed stars Academy Award® nominee Michael Fassbender (X-men: Days Of Future Past, 12 Years A Slave) and Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises, La Vie En Rose). The film is directed by Justin Kurzel (Snowtown, MacBeth); produced by New Regency, Ubisoft Motion Pictures, Dmc Films and Kennedy/Marshall; co-financed by RatPac Entertainment and Alpha Pictures; and distributed by 20th Century Fox."
Assassin's Creed hits theaters on December 21, 2016!
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- 6/14/2016
- by Joseph Medina
- LRMonline.com
Premiering in the Un Certain Regard section of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, The Dancer is an impassioned if formally conservative portrait of Loïe Fuller (née Marie Louise Fuller), a pioneering figure in modern dance from the late 19th century. It resembles La Vie en Rose, another prestige period biopic about an esteemed French artist, for never breaking cinematic ground but proving well-crafted from top to bottom, ably weaving personal turmoil from an artist’s life into their stage legacy.
In the first half-hour of the film, we get a quick rundown of Fuller’s life before she stepped onto Parisian soil to find where she belonged. Born to a French immigrant father near Chicago, Marie Louise (Soko) is a sturdily built girl who has no trouble helping out on a rodeo or traveling cross-country by herself — which she did in the wake of a tragedy and landed in...
In the first half-hour of the film, we get a quick rundown of Fuller’s life before she stepped onto Parisian soil to find where she belonged. Born to a French immigrant father near Chicago, Marie Louise (Soko) is a sturdily built girl who has no trouble helping out on a rodeo or traveling cross-country by herself — which she did in the wake of a tragedy and landed in...
- 5/13/2016
- by Zhuo-Ning Su
- The Film Stage
Photo Credit: Courtesy Twentieth Century Fox.
New Regency and 20th Century Fox just revealed the first trailer and poster for their upcoming film, Assassin’S Creed.
Check it out below.
Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day.
Assassin’S Creed stars Academy Award:registered: nominee Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Days of Future Past, 12 Years a Slave) and Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises, La Vie en Rose).
The film is directed by Justin Kurzel (Snowtown, Macbeth); produced by New Regency, Ubisoft Motion Pictures, Dmc Films and Kennedy/Marshall; co-financed by RatPac Entertainment and Alpha Pictures; and distributed by 20th Century Fox...
New Regency and 20th Century Fox just revealed the first trailer and poster for their upcoming film, Assassin’S Creed.
Check it out below.
Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day.
Assassin’S Creed stars Academy Award:registered: nominee Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Days of Future Past, 12 Years a Slave) and Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises, La Vie en Rose).
The film is directed by Justin Kurzel (Snowtown, Macbeth); produced by New Regency, Ubisoft Motion Pictures, Dmc Films and Kennedy/Marshall; co-financed by RatPac Entertainment and Alpha Pictures; and distributed by 20th Century Fox...
- 5/12/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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It looks like the Assassin's Creed movie will be hitting shelves on March 21st, and here are the special features...
If you were one of the people that thoroughly enjoyed the Assassin's Creed movie - and our reviewer certainly did - then you'll be pleased as punch to learn that Fox are planning to release the movie next month.
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It looks like the film, starring Michael Fassbender and Jeremy Irons and based on the hugely successful video game series of the same name, will be available digitally on March 10th, followed by a Blu-Ray/DVD release on March 21st.
Here are the special features announced for the release, which will no doubt vary by territory and retailer:
Five-Part Documentary Legacy of Assassin's Creed – Justin Kurzel, Michael Fassbender...
It looks like the Assassin's Creed movie will be hitting shelves on March 21st, and here are the special features...
If you were one of the people that thoroughly enjoyed the Assassin's Creed movie - and our reviewer certainly did - then you'll be pleased as punch to learn that Fox are planning to release the movie next month.
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It looks like the film, starring Michael Fassbender and Jeremy Irons and based on the hugely successful video game series of the same name, will be available digitally on March 10th, followed by a Blu-Ray/DVD release on March 21st.
Here are the special features announced for the release, which will no doubt vary by territory and retailer:
Five-Part Documentary Legacy of Assassin's Creed – Justin Kurzel, Michael Fassbender...
- 5/12/2016
- Den of Geek
Madonna and Guy Ritchie have been "Hung Up" in and out of court in a transatlantic custody squabble over their 15-year-old son Rocco. On Monday, a London judge ruled that the pop star, 57, can withdraw her previously filed legal proceedings in the U.K., so the custody battle will remain under U.S. jurisdiction in the New York Supreme Court. The exes' ongoing fight over their son's living situation began in December and has prompted judges involved in both London and New York to urge Madonna and Ritchie, 47, to settle the dispute as soon as possible for Rocco's benefit. As...
- 3/22/2016
- by Jeff Nelson, @nelson_jeff
- PEOPLE.com
Madonna and Guy Ritchie have been "Hung Up" in and out of court in a transatlantic custody squabble over their 15-year-old son Rocco. On Monday, a London judge ruled that the pop star, 57, can withdraw her previously filed legal proceedings in the U.K., so the custody battle will remain under U.S. jurisdiction in the New York Supreme Court. The exes' ongoing fight over their son's living situation began in December and has prompted judges involved in both London and New York to urge Madonna and Ritchie, 47, to settle the dispute as soon as possible for Rocco's benefit. As...
- 3/22/2016
- by Jeff Nelson, @nelson_jeff
- PEOPLE.com
Madonna may have missed her custody hearing in London on Thursday, but the singer was thinking of her son Rocco miles away in Australia. The mother of four dedicated her song "Intervention" to her 15-year-old son at the Tears of a Clown show in Melbourne, which was free for 1,400 fans, although she was reportedly four hours late to the stage for the show. Photos of Rocco were projected on the screen behind Madonna, 57, as she sang emotional lyrics including, "I know that love will keep us together / I know the road looks lonely / And either way my baby, we'll never be the same.
- 3/11/2016
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
Madonna may have missed her custody hearing in London on Thursday, but the singer was thinking of her son Rocco miles away in Australia. The mother of four dedicated her song "Intervention" to her 15-year-old son at the Tears of a Clown show in Melbourne, which was free for 1,400 fans, although she was reportedly four hours late to the stage for the show. Photos of Rocco were projected on the screen behind Madonna, 57, as she sang emotional lyrics including, "I know that love will keep us together / I know the road looks lonely / And either way my baby, we'll never be the same.
- 3/11/2016
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
Guy Ritchie is cautiously pursuing a resolution to his ongoing custody war with Madonna. A Ritchie source tells People The Man from U.N.C.L.E. filmmaker "is treading on eggshells not to upset" his ex-wife before they come to an agreement about where their 15-year-old son Rocco will live. The source adds Ritchie's camp "expects the saga to be resolved imminently" - and that "he does feel he has emerged victorious." The international custody battle began when Rocco left his mom's tour to live with his dad in the U.K. in December but refused to return to New York for the holidays,...
- 3/9/2016
- by Jeff Nelson, @nelson_jeff
- PEOPLE.com
Guy Ritchie is cautiously pursuing a resolution to his ongoing custody war with Madonna. A Ritchie source tells People The Man from U.N.C.L.E. filmmaker "is treading on eggshells not to upset" his ex-wife before they come to an agreement about where their 15-year-old son Rocco will live. The source adds Ritchie's camp "expects the saga to be resolved imminently" - and that "he does feel he has emerged victorious." The international custody battle began when Rocco left his mom's tour to live with his dad in the U.K. in December but refused to return to New York for the holidays,...
- 3/9/2016
- by Jeff Nelson, @nelson_jeff
- PEOPLE.com
Madonna's contentious custody battle with ex-husband Guy Ritchie over their 15-year-old son Rocco seems to be taking its toll. The Rebel Heart singer mentioned Rocco during a Friday night tour stop in Auckland, New Zealand, according to video obtained by TMZ, and became visibly overwhelmed. "There's no love stronger than a mother for her son, and if I talk about him too much, I'm going to cry," she told the crowd, before saying she would dedicate her next song, "La Vie en Rose," to Rocco. "I hope he hears this somewhere and he knows how much I miss him,...
- 3/6/2016
- by Adam Carlson, @acarlson91
- PEOPLE.com
Madonna is not only in the midst of her worldwide Revel Heart tour, but she's also in the thick of a custody battle with her ex, Guy Ritchie, over their 15-year-old son, Rocco Ritchie. The pop star performed for a sold-out crowd at the Vector Arena when she became overcome with emotion while dedicating "La Vie en Rose" to her eldest son. "That is my son, who I mentioned earlier. He is actually 15 and it's true, there is no love stronger than a mother for her son," she's shown saying, in video obtained by TMZ. "And, if I talk about him too much, I might cry. But I would like to dedicate this song to him. It's a love song for a man, but I know he'll be one, one day. I...
- 3/6/2016
- E! Online
[[tmz:video id="0_ldm566ty"]] Madonna got emotional on stage Friday night ... breaking down before dedicating a song to her son. Madge was in Auckland, New Zealand and spoke to the crowd about Rocco. She told fans, "there's no love stronger than a mother for her son" before losing it. Madonna went on to dedicate "La Vie en Rose" to the 15-year-old. As TMZ reported ... Rocco has been living with his dad Guy Ritchie in London during a nasty custody battle between Guy and Madonna.
- 3/5/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Surprising absolutely no one, Brie Larson picked up a Best Actress statuette at last night's Oscars for her starring role in Room. The movie didn't win any other Oscar that night, which made us wonder: How many Best Actress-winning films have actually won another Oscar? If you look at the stats since 2000, it's pretty shocking. Writer Mark Blankenship added up the Oscars and found out the Academy doesn't want Best Actress-winning movies to matter in any other way. Since 1999, only 3 Best Actress films have won additional Oscars. For two of them -- Iron Lady, La Vie En Rose -- it was a 2nd for makeup. — Mark Blankenship (@IAmBlankenship) February 29, 2016 The only movie to win a non-makeup category was Million Dollar Baby, which won Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor (Morgan Freeman), in addition to Best Actress (Hilary Swank). The implications are grim: It's like the Academy is saying...
- 2/29/2016
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
We're just a week away from another gold-tinged year of speeches, upsets, and snubs. After all the hype, what ends up mattering about the Oscars? I'd argue it's the speeches, and that's why we're picking the 25 best acceptance speeches ever -- by actors only. Sorry, but glamor is a key element in any Oscar moment and I don't have time to remember if the guy who adapted The Last Emperor thanked his mom. 25. Dustin Hoffman, Kramer vs. Kramer Dustin Hoffman's seriousness initially seems worrisome, but his mix of sarcasm and sincerity is right for the ceremony. 24. Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose Cotillard's tearful speech makes you realize how rare it is than an Oscar recipient is surprised to win. As Cotillard scrambles to make sense of the honor, she comes up with an ebullient finale: "Thank you, life! Thank you, love! It is -- there are some angels in this city.
- 2/20/2016
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
We are predicting that “Mad Max: Fury Road” could well win the most BAFTAs on Sunday, despite it being snubbed for Best Picture and Best Director. It is favoured to win at least four of the craft awards: Best Makeup & Hairstyling, Best Production Design, Best Sound and Best Visual Effects. And our users give it the edge for Best Film Editing (our experts and editors are predicting “The Big Short” will win that race). It also contends for Cinematography and Costume Design but is expected to lose those races to "The Revenant" and "Carol" respectively. -Break- Subscribe to Gold Derby Breaking News Alerts & Experts’ Latest Oscar Predictions The current recordholder for most BAFTA wins by a non-Best Picture nominee is "La Vie en Rose," which claimed four in 2007: Best Actress (Marion Cotillard), Costume Design, Makeup & Hairstyling, Score. It was nominated for Best Foreign-Language Film, losing...
- 2/12/2016
- Gold Derby
Costume house that has serviced films from Hitchcock to Hammer and Harry Potter to receive honourary BAFTA.
Angels Costumes is to receive the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award at the Ee British Academy Film Awards ceremony at London’s Royal Opera House on Feb 14.
Now in its 175th year, Angels Costumes is the world’s longest-established and largest professional costume house, and has worked with film luminaries including Alfred Hitchcock, Powell and Pressburger, David Lean, Martin Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg on features from the Ealing Comedies, films produced by Gainsborough Studios and Hammer, to the Carry On films, Bond, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Harry Potter.
The Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award is presented annually in honour of film producer Michael Balcon and previous recipients include Mike Leigh, Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jarman, Mary Selway, Ridley and Tony Scott, Working Title Films, Lewis Gilbert, the Harry Potter series of films, John Hurt, [link...
Angels Costumes is to receive the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award at the Ee British Academy Film Awards ceremony at London’s Royal Opera House on Feb 14.
Now in its 175th year, Angels Costumes is the world’s longest-established and largest professional costume house, and has worked with film luminaries including Alfred Hitchcock, Powell and Pressburger, David Lean, Martin Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg on features from the Ealing Comedies, films produced by Gainsborough Studios and Hammer, to the Carry On films, Bond, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Harry Potter.
The Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award is presented annually in honour of film producer Michael Balcon and previous recipients include Mike Leigh, Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jarman, Mary Selway, Ridley and Tony Scott, Working Title Films, Lewis Gilbert, the Harry Potter series of films, John Hurt, [link...
- 1/18/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
As the outside world reacted to the news that he’d, you know, held a secret interview with fugitive drug lord El Chapo for Rolling Stone, Sean Penn was doing exactly what he always does the night before the Golden Globes: raising millions of dollars for the people of Haiti. Held inside an intimate ballroom at the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills, the annual gala drew scores of famous Penn friends like Leonardo Dicaprio, Anderson Cooper, Justin Bieber, Pamela Anderson, and Jason Segel. Oh, and his ex-wife Madonna was there too!The “girl from Michigan,” as Penn affectionately called her, treated the crowd to a surprise, sweet rendition of “La Vie En Rose” on her ukulele, which was later sold at the auction (among many super fancy items) for $300,000. It all helped J/P Hro – the inexhaustible organization still working to, among many challenges, aid the 80,000 Haitians still displaced by...
- 1/10/2016
- by Stacey Wilson Hunt
- Vulture
La route des lacs (Road to Istanbul)
Director: Rachid Bouchareb
Writers: Rachid Bouchareb, Zoe Galeron, Yasmina Khadra, Olivier Lorelle
Franco-Algerian director Rachid Bouchareb continues a prolific shooting schedule with his latest project, La route des lacs (Road to Istanbul), which tackles an extremely topical scenario regarding terrorist recruits and Isis when a mother discovers her child has joined the dangerous organization. Recently, Bouchareb has been navigating the Us Pacific Southwest with English language items Just Like a Woman (2012) and his 2014 remake of Two Men in Town. For this latest, he pairs with regular co-writers Lorelle, Galeron, and Yasmina Khadra (who penned the exceptional 2012 film The Attack for Ziad Doueiri, which Bouchareb produced), and the film will be headlined by Belgian actress Astrid Whettnall and rising star Pauline Burlet (who appeared in La Vie En Rose as well as Asghar Farhadi’s The Past in 2013). Thus far, this sounds similar to Bouchareb’s 2008 film,...
Director: Rachid Bouchareb
Writers: Rachid Bouchareb, Zoe Galeron, Yasmina Khadra, Olivier Lorelle
Franco-Algerian director Rachid Bouchareb continues a prolific shooting schedule with his latest project, La route des lacs (Road to Istanbul), which tackles an extremely topical scenario regarding terrorist recruits and Isis when a mother discovers her child has joined the dangerous organization. Recently, Bouchareb has been navigating the Us Pacific Southwest with English language items Just Like a Woman (2012) and his 2014 remake of Two Men in Town. For this latest, he pairs with regular co-writers Lorelle, Galeron, and Yasmina Khadra (who penned the exceptional 2012 film The Attack for Ziad Doueiri, which Bouchareb produced), and the film will be headlined by Belgian actress Astrid Whettnall and rising star Pauline Burlet (who appeared in La Vie En Rose as well as Asghar Farhadi’s The Past in 2013). Thus far, this sounds similar to Bouchareb’s 2008 film,...
- 1/5/2016
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Marion Cotillard 'Psycho' scream. Marion Cotillard in 'Psycho' A few years ago – more exactly, in Feb./March 2008 – Vanity Fair published a series of images honoring Alfred Hitchcock movies made in Hollywood. (His British oeuvre was completely ignored.) The images weren't from the movies themselves; instead, they were somewhat faithful recreations featuring early 21st century stars, including several of that year's Oscar nominees. And that's why you get to see above – and further below – Marion Cotillard recreating the iconic Psycho shower scene. Cotillard took home the Best Actress Oscar at the 2008 ceremony for her performance as Edith Piaf in Olivier Dahan's La Vie en Rose / La môme. Janet Leigh, the original star of Hitchcock's Psycho, was shortlisted for the 1960 Best Supporting Actress Oscar, but lost to another good-girl-gone-bad, Shirley Jones as a sex worker in Richard Brooks' Elmer Gantry. More nudity, less horror Looking at the Marion Cotillard Psycho images,...
- 12/18/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Yesterday afternoon, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made another category announcement. This time, it was the shortlist for the Best Makeup & Hairstyling category. The large field has been reduced to just seven contenders, with three set to be nominated for Oscars (this is the rare category that doesn’t have five nominees, hence the smaller than usual short list finalists). I wanted to take a quick look at the films left in contention for this Academy Award, show you a bit of history with the category, and try to figure out just what might happen here. So, let’s do it… First up, here is the recent history of the Best Makeup & Hairstyling field, at least in terms of winners: 2014 – The Grand Budapest Hotel 2013 – Dallas Buyers Club 2012 – Les Misérables 2011 – The Iron Lady 2010 – The Wolfman 2009 – Star Trek 2008 – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2007 – La Vie en Rose 2006 – Pan...
- 12/16/2015
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Michael Fassbender is currently shooting Assassin’s Creed in Spain, and for the first time he was spotted on the set in costume. He’s looking pretty awesome in his gear. They really managed to nail the details and look of the iconic costume that we’ve come to know in the video games.
Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day. Assassin's Creed stars Academy Award nominee Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Days of Future Past, 12 Years a Slave) and Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises, La Vie en Rose).
The film is being directed by Justin Kurzel (Snowtown, Macbeth) and produced by New Regency,...
Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day. Assassin's Creed stars Academy Award nominee Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Days of Future Past, 12 Years a Slave) and Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises, La Vie en Rose).
The film is being directed by Justin Kurzel (Snowtown, Macbeth) and produced by New Regency,...
- 12/15/2015
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
This month Vulture will be publishing our critics’ year-end lists. So far we've covered TV, movies, albums, songs, books, theater, art, classical performances, and video games. Today we add podcasts and concerts*. 1. Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga at Radio City Music Hall (June 22)A stirring, stunning homecoming for two New York legends — one reigning and one rising. The night’s most goose-bump-inducing moment was a tie between an elegant, post-Oscar-performance-redemption Gaga slaying “La Vie en Rose” and the incomparable Tony belting out “Fly Me to the Moon,” dedicated to his old friend Frank. 2. Jenny Hval at Basilica Soundscape Hudson (September 12)Basilica Soundscape in Hudson is fast becoming one of my favorite music festivals, because unlike the sensory overload of larger gatherings, it's refreshingly chill. Readings and art exhibits mingle seamlessly with music, and Norwegian songwriter Jenny Hval’s wonderful performance felt like a combination of all those things. While reciting...
- 12/11/2015
- by Lindsay Zoladz
- Vulture
From the producers of The King’S Speech comes the story of a fearless Scottish General, Macbeth (Michael Fassbender), whose ambitious wife (Marion Cotillard) urges him to use wicked means to gain power of the throne. A thrilling interpretation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous and compelling characters, MacBeth is a dramatic reimagining of the realities of war-torn times and a tale of all-consuming passion and ambition.
MacBeth is directed by Justin Kurzel (Snowtown) and stars Academy-Award nominee Michael Fassbender (12 Years A Slave) and Academy-Award winner Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose). The film also stars Paddy Considine (The Bourne Ultimatum), David Thewlis (the Harry Potter series), Sean Harris (Prometheus), Jack Reynor (What Richard Did) and Elizabeth Debicki (The Great Gatsby). The screenplay by Jacob Koskoff & Todd Louiso and Michael Lesslie
MacBeth opens in St. Louis, Friday, December 11.
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MacBeth is directed by Justin Kurzel (Snowtown) and stars Academy-Award nominee Michael Fassbender (12 Years A Slave) and Academy-Award winner Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose). The film also stars Paddy Considine (The Bourne Ultimatum), David Thewlis (the Harry Potter series), Sean Harris (Prometheus), Jack Reynor (What Richard Did) and Elizabeth Debicki (The Great Gatsby). The screenplay by Jacob Koskoff & Todd Louiso and Michael Lesslie
MacBeth opens in St. Louis, Friday, December 11.
Wamg invites you to enter for a chance to win a...
- 11/30/2015
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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