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SAG Awards 2010: Predictions – Best Ensemble
16 December 2009 4:10 PM, PST
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James Cameron’s Avatar: best long-toothed ensemble blue cast
The nominations for the 2010 SAG Awards will be announced tomorrow morning by Michelle Monaghan and Chris O’Donnell. As usual, expect some surprises.
In the past, SAG voters — only a relatively small group of SAG members vote on the nominations — have made unexpected choices such as Dev Patel for best supporting actor in Slumdog Millionaire, best actress nods for Ziyi Zhang in Memoirs of a Geisha and Patricia Clarkson in The Station Agent, and best ensemble nods for 3:10 to Yuma, Hairspray, and Hustle & Flow.
My SAG Award predictions are probably as accurate as the ones I made for the Golden Globes a while back. In [...]
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- Andre Soares
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It's a 'Win Win' Situation for Tom McCarthy
12 December 2009 6:25 PM, PST
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The popularity of The Visitor has surely helped secure financing for his next project -- another independent film drama titled "Win Win" which according to Pw, is due to begin filming late February in New York and New Jersey. McCarthy filmed The Station Agent in several parts of the garden state. Look for more details to trickle in next month. - Overture Films were all too happy with the results of writer/director Tom McCarthy's The Visitor. The socially conscious, post 9/11 commentary, lite drama starring Richard Jenkins and Hiam Abbass drew in audiences -- the film remained in theaters for a seven month stretch and accompanying 9 million dollar plus box office take. Pretty darn good for an indie pic. After appearing in Lukas Moodysson's Mammoth, Duplicity, 2012, The Lovely Bones, David Schwimmer's Trust (currently filming), it looks like McCarthy is going to begin to put the emphasis back
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Five Questions with Patricia Clarkson
4 December 2009 6:02 PM, PST
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In an industry where actresses face fewer options as they get older, Patricia Clarkson has defied the odds. Years after making her debut in Brian de Palma's 1987 crime pic The Untouchables and landing a breakthrough role in 1998's High Art, she's hit her stride and become one of Hollywood's most popular character actresses. In the decade of the '00s alone, the plaudits and awards have come left and right: an Oscar nomination for Pieces of April, two Emmy wins for HBO's "Six Feet Under,"and critics' awards for Far From Heaven, The Station Agent, Good Night, and Good Luck. (In 2009, the Year of the Cougar, Clarkson was also handpicked to star in Saturday Night Live's "Motherlover," an honor of another kind.)
So when Cinematical met Clarkson during last month's Savannah Film Festival, we jumped at the chance to talk with the actress about her career - past,
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- Jen Yamato
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First Trailer For Steve Buscemi’s ‘Saint John of Las Vegas’
4 December 2009 7:00 AM, PST
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Sarah Silverman is easily considered one of the most popular female comics working today. Unfortunately with that title often comes the inability to score roles as the sexy female lead. You never see Whoopi Goldberg as the sexy girl next door or Paula Poundstone as the attractive school teacher.
Thankfully, that’s exactly what we get with Steve Buscemi’s newest dark comedy, Saint John of Las Vegas. Silverman takes on the role of the attractive, manipulative cubical neighbor to Buscemi, who is later trumped by Emmanuel Chiriqui in the film.
The film stars Buscemi as ex-gambler John, who gets lured back into the sleazy underbelly of the City of Sin by a veteran insurance fraud investigator. The film also stars a few other folks who aren’t strangers to the world of indie comedy. Peter Dinklage (The Station Agent), Tim Blake Neslon (O Brother, Where Art Thou?), and Romany Malco
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- Sebastian Suchecki
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Commentary: HBO Should Find Gold With 'Game Of Thrones'
16 November 2009 11:44 PM, PST
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HBO is buckling on its sword belt and smartly stepping into the realm of gritty fantasy as filming continues for their epic pilot of author George R.R. Martin.s "Game of Thrones."
Based on Martin's bestselling .A Song of Ice and Fire. novels, the series would follow the treacherous clash between royal families to secure ultimate power of the vast lands of Westeros. Royalty and knights play a perilous game of intrigue, where those gifted with unflinching resolve and a keen eye for subterfuge often conquer more than the greatest armies.
Principal photography began in late October in Northern Ireland and is now wrapping up in Morocco. Tom McCarthy, who earned accolades for his work on 2003's "The Station Agent" and 2007's "The Visitor," is directing. He's working from a script penned
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Up Blu-ray Review
6 November 2009 8:11 AM, PST
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When we first meet recently-widowed Carl Fredricksen (voiced by Ed Asner) in the new Disney/Pixar comedy adventure Up, he is about to lose his home to building developers and be forced into a retirement home by the courts following an accidental altercation. But before that happens, Carl decides to fulfill a lifelong dream he and his late wife Ellie shared, but never got to fulfill, of exploring the world. By tying thousands of balloons to his house, Carl and his house liftoff and head to Paradise Falls, a secluded spot in South America.
Shortly after takeoff, Carl discovers that he is not alone: an overly optimistic 8-year-old wilderness scout named Russell (Jordan Nagai) has unintentionally stowed away on the former balloon salesman's porch. Unable to turn back, the odd couple continues south. Upon arrival, the two discover that they are not alone. They meet the once-legendary explorer . and Carl's
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This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: October 20, 2009
20 October 2009 2:44 AM, PDT
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
I know I shouldn't be surprised the Blu-ray, 2-disc DVD and single-disc DVD are the numbers 1, 2 and 3 best-sellers at Amazon this week, but for some reason I would have thought all the negative talk about this film surrounding its release would have discouraged folks to throw to down their hard-earned cash to endure this pummeling one more time. However, I can say it is nice to see prices on Blu-rays are dropping slightly, so much to the point the Blu-ray edition of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is actually $3 less than the 2-disc DVD, at only $19.99. That's all I really have to say about this one.
Monsoon Wedding (Criterion Collection)
I just reviewed the Blu-ray edition of this one (read that here) and was really impressed with the entire package, which not only includes Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding,
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- Brad Brevet
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NBC's 'Trauma' serves up action-packed Bay area
28 September 2009 7:31 PM, PDT
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NBC's latest drama "Trauma" is the story of San Francisco medical-rescue team that premieres Monday night, September 28. Cliff Curtis is cast as Ruben "Rabbit" Palchuk, a chopper jockey; Derek Luke is cast as paramedic Cameron Boone, Taylor Kinney as Emt Glenn Morrison and Jamey Sheridan as Dr. Joseph Saviano. Aimee Garcia plays helicopter pilot Maria Benez. Action defines the frenetic series as the "Trauma" team, Medic 78, monitors the busy Bay Area. A huge part of why this show works on so many levels is not only a great cast, but top level crew, especially with Dp Oliver Bokelberg, who lensed "The Station Agent" and "The Visitor." Bokelberg shared with M&C that the pilot was shot in
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- April MacIntyre
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Varèse announces ‘Vampire’s Assistant’ CD
3 September 2009 5:14 AM, PDT
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Varèse Sarabande has announced two score albums due for release on October 20. The first one is Stephen Trask’s “darkly adventurous but fun” score for The Vampire’s Assistant (aka Cirque du Freak), from the upcoming Universal Pictures release starring Chris Massoglia, John C. Reilly and Salma Hayek. Trask, a composer who is best known for music to more intimate films such as The Station Agent, In Good Company and last
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'Terminator' star plays HBO's 'Game of Thrones'
1 September 2009 11:13 PM, PDT
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After spending the past two years playing the mother of humanity's savior, Lena Headey is ready to play royalty herself. According to Friend of HitFix Mo Ryan of the Chicago Tribune, the "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" star has been cast as Queen Cersei Lannister in HBO's "Game of Thrones." The adaptation of the first book in George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series will begin shooting its pilot in Northern Ireland in late October, with Tom McCarthy ("The Station Agent") directing from a script by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. The books, which weave fantasy elements
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- HitFix Staff
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Sean Bean Lands Lead in Game of Thrones
20 July 2009 9:48 PM, PDT
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Sean Bean is returning to the fantasy world. The Lord of the Rings star has landed the lead role in HBO’s Game of Thrones, an adaptation of the series of books by George R.R. Martin. The cast also includes Peter Dinklage (The Chronicles of Narnia), Mark Addy (A Knight's Tale), Kit Harrington, Jack Gleeson and Harry Lloyd.
The books revolve around a battle among seven kingdoms and between two ruling families for control of the Iron Throne, the possession that ensures survival through a 40-year winter to come.
Bean will play Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark, known for his sense of honor and justice, who becomes closest adviser to King Robert (Addy).
Harrington will play Jon Snow, Bean's bastard son, and Lloyd will play Viserys, a powerless ruler who seeks to marry off his sister to a powerful king. Gleeson will play Joffrey, King Robert's son.
Tom McCarthy (The Visitor,
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Sean Bean Leads HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’
20 July 2009 3:30 PM, PDT
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Sean Bean (The Lord of the Rings) has been cast as the lead in HBO’s adaptation of “A Game of Thrones” the first book in George R.R. Martin’s fantasy series “A Song of Ice and Fire”. The series consists of four books with three more in the works.
Tom McCarthy, The Station Agent, is directing the David Benioff and D.B. Weiss screenplay. The writers are also executive producing.
Nark Addy, Kit Harrington, Jack Gleeson and Harry Lloyd have also joined the cast.
In The Game of Thrones two ruling families vie for control of the Iron Throne that will give whoever possesses it survival of a forty year winter. The battle for the throne takes place among seven kingdoms. Bean will play the lead Lord Eddard “Ned” Stark . The character values honor and justice and is the adviser to King Robert, Mark Addy.
The bastard son of Bean is played by Kit Harrington while Harry Lloyd
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Sean Bean cast as Lord Stark in HBO's 'Game of Thrones'
20 July 2009 11:09 AM, PDT
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Tom McCarthy is confirmed to direct "Game of Thrones" for HBO. McCarthy directed "The Station Agent" and "The Visitor", both visually arresting films lensed by the same cinematographer, Oliver Bokelberg. Variety has announced that actor Sean Bean is confirmed as the lead in HBO's adaptation of the George R.R. Martin fantasy-book series. The Premise: The series of Martin's books revolves around a battle among seven kingdoms and between two ruling families for control of the Iron Throne, which secures the survival through a 40-year winter to come. Bean is cast as the good Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark, the closest adviser to King Robert (Mark Addy). Peter Dinklage, who starred in McCarthy's "The Station Agent," is also cast in the HBO
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- April MacIntyre
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Sean Bean Plays A Game of Thrones
20 July 2009 9:05 AM, PDT
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A Song of Ice and Fire, George R.R. Martin's fantasy series that begins with the novel A Game of Thrones, is being adapted into a series by HBO, and Sean Bean has just nabbed the lead role, according to THR. (This news was actually reported last week by the George R.R. Martin fansite Winter is Coming and I let it pass as too unsubstantiated. Oh, well.) Bean will play the honorable and upright Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark, Warden of the North, who acts as advisor to King Robert I Baratheon, a role for which Mark Addy is in final talks.
The Station Agent and The Visitor director Tom McCarthy is directing; David Benioff and D.B. Weiss wrote the screenplay which adapts Martin's text about the conflict between two sprawling royal (and semi-royal) families in a land reminiscent of medieval Europe, where seasons can last for decades, making the coming
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- Russ Fischer
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Top 50 Hottest Young Actresses - Top 20
5 July 2009 4:22 AM, PDT
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Not only are they capable of lighting up the silver screen, they are also some of today's most talented young actresses, commanding huge fees - in some cases, in the millions. Many have won multiple awards, while others have starred in some of today's biggest box office hits. In short, we're listing down the cream of the crop!
Just like our recent Top 50 hottest young actors, we've narrowed down our list from 88 to 50, and set an age limit. If you miss seeing some of your favorites, so do we - including Maggie Gyllenhaal (31 years old) and Amy Adams (34 years old). Definitely some of the names you'll see on the list are emerging talents - the ones you will see getting the big roles in the near future - and some of them already have, with awards and nominations to boot.
# 20 - Emma Roberts - Acting runs in the family. While
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134 New Names Invited to Join the Academy
1 July 2009 1:08 AM, PDT
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Yesterday came the yearly announcement from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as it extended 134 invitations to several artists and executives "who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures" read the press release. Of course all of them can decline, but I wouldn't necessarily expect that to happen as all who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2009 to the Academy's roster of voting members.
"These filmmakers have, over the course of their careers, captured the imagination of audiences around the world," said Academy President Sid Ganis. "It's this kind of talent and creativity that make up the Academy, and I welcome each of them to our ranks."
The list follows below and reading around the best analysis I saw of it came from Nathaniel Rogers at The Film Experience who, among other things, pointed out the addition of longtime Darren Aronofsky's
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- Brad Brevet
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'The Hangover'
8 June 2009 12:05 PM, PDT
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In America, there is the soft R rating for films like Michael Clayton, Shakespeare in Love and The Station Agent; all critically approved films that, but for a few profanities or some brief nudity, would be safe for the PG-13 viewing masses. And then there is The Hangover, a film that gleefully gives the finger to the MPAA and anyone with a sense of propriety.
My conservative parents would weep knowing that their daughter saw such a film, and they’d be even sadder to know that she really, really liked it.
Old School director Todd Philips undoubtedly ups the ante with this raunchy comedy. For anyone who was disgusted by shots of a running, naked Will Ferrell in the director’s previous film, The Hangover shows far more of bearded comedian Zach Galifianakis than should be legally allowed. And the alcohol-fueled, frat-boy humor of Old School looks like Hannah Montana: The Movie
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Did You Know That Tom McCarthy Helped Write Pixar's Up?
27 May 2009 9:17 AM, PDT
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I wasn't the only one who noticed something strange in the opening credits for Pixar's Up when I saw it a few weeks ago - Tom McCarthy was credited as a screenwriter along with Bob Peterson. McCarthy, who is also an actor, is probably best known for writing and directing both The Station Agent and The Visitor from last year. He's a great writer and it's very cool to see Pixar reaching out to people outside of their own studio to help work on their movies. Plus, I think his involvement can definitely be felt in the movie, as the story in Up is truly wonderful. SlashFilm has a few more details on how this collaboration first came together.
"Bob and I developed the idea [for Up], played with it for quite a while and then [Bob] was on Rat (the working title for Ratatouille)," director Pete Docter told SlashFilm. "And
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- Alex Billington
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Interview: Riding the Animated Wave ‘Up’ With Pixar Director Pete Docter
20 May 2009 12:39 PM, PDT
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Chicago – Pixar’s “Up” recently became the first animated 3D film to open the Cannes Film Festival and the reviews were just as rapturous as those who had been tracking the latest Pixar offering expected them to be. Before he want to France, director Pete Docter sat down for an exclusive interview with HollywoodChicago.com.
Docter has been a part of the Pixar team since the beginning and remains one of the most prominent voices in the company along with John Lasseter (“Toy Story”), Brad Bird (“Ratatouille,” “The Incredibles”) and Andrew Stanton (“Finding Nemo,” “Wall-e”). Docter made a splash when he directed “Monsters Inc.” and will make waves with “Up”.
For someone who has made such vibrant, energetic, nearly-glowing films, Docter is a surprisingly humble and quiet man. It’s not an accident that he’s made a film about a man escaping the dangerous, depressing world on the ground
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- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
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More Praise for Up
14 May 2009 10:15 AM, PDT
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For those of you still wondering if Pixar has "done it again," I've rounded up a couple more positive reviews for Up, as I can't seem to find a negative one just yet. A good sign? I think so...
Early Reviews: Up
Judging by some of the reviews I've read, it looks like Up will require its own brand of 3D glasses. Supposedly the audience at Cannes was given neither the red-blue or polarized glasses, but something heavier. Did I mention "eco-friendly"? Whoa.
Empire Online
To be honest, I hadn't quite known what to expect, but in retrospect it's pretty much (high) standard Pixar. I wasn't so sure about some of the sentimentality (in that it was a little conventional, not that it was overdone), but I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the gags. Tom McCarthy, wildman director of The Station Agent and The Visitor, is credited as a co-writer,
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