(Globovision.com) Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston's ex-husband,married his fiancee Alicia Etheridge on Monday in Honolulu (Hawaii), reportedthe online edition of People magazine. The R & B star was joined on thelink for his family and friends, including her older children (Landon, 23;La'Princia, 22, and Bobby Jr., 29) and Cassius, three years, the only it has incommon with Etheridge. The wedding took place just a day after Brown concertwith his band New Edition. The couple had committed in 2010, when Brown askedhim to marry during a mass concert Etheridge New Edition in Jacksonville (Florida).Brown has always grateful Etheridge publicly support and found new life withher after their divorce in 2007 from Houston, who died in February. "Ifound again the passion for music and love myself through it," he saidlast year the musician to the publication of respect for Etheridge, who servesas manager of Brown. Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only daughter of Brown andHouston, was not present on the link. According to the magazine, therelationship between father and daughter through their best moment. Houstonmarried Brown in 1992. Bobbi Kristina had a year later and after a tumultuousrelationship, which included a complaint of domestic violence singer andseveral attempts to combat Houston addiction to drugs and alcohol, the coupledivorced in 2007.3 Ocak 2013 Perşembe
BOBBY BROWN, WHITNEY HOUSTON'S EX-HUSBAND, REMARRIES
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(Globovision.com) Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston's ex-husband,married his fiancee Alicia Etheridge on Monday in Honolulu (Hawaii), reportedthe online edition of People magazine. The R & B star was joined on thelink for his family and friends, including her older children (Landon, 23;La'Princia, 22, and Bobby Jr., 29) and Cassius, three years, the only it has incommon with Etheridge. The wedding took place just a day after Brown concertwith his band New Edition. The couple had committed in 2010, when Brown askedhim to marry during a mass concert Etheridge New Edition in Jacksonville (Florida).Brown has always grateful Etheridge publicly support and found new life withher after their divorce in 2007 from Houston, who died in February. "Ifound again the passion for music and love myself through it," he saidlast year the musician to the publication of respect for Etheridge, who servesas manager of Brown. Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only daughter of Brown andHouston, was not present on the link. According to the magazine, therelationship between father and daughter through their best moment. Houstonmarried Brown in 1992. Bobbi Kristina had a year later and after a tumultuousrelationship, which included a complaint of domestic violence singer andseveral attempts to combat Houston addiction to drugs and alcohol, the coupledivorced in 2007.
(Globovision.com) Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston's ex-husband,married his fiancee Alicia Etheridge on Monday in Honolulu (Hawaii), reportedthe online edition of People magazine. The R & B star was joined on thelink for his family and friends, including her older children (Landon, 23;La'Princia, 22, and Bobby Jr., 29) and Cassius, three years, the only it has incommon with Etheridge. The wedding took place just a day after Brown concertwith his band New Edition. The couple had committed in 2010, when Brown askedhim to marry during a mass concert Etheridge New Edition in Jacksonville (Florida).Brown has always grateful Etheridge publicly support and found new life withher after their divorce in 2007 from Houston, who died in February. "Ifound again the passion for music and love myself through it," he saidlast year the musician to the publication of respect for Etheridge, who servesas manager of Brown. Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only daughter of Brown andHouston, was not present on the link. According to the magazine, therelationship between father and daughter through their best moment. Houstonmarried Brown in 1992. Bobbi Kristina had a year later and after a tumultuousrelationship, which included a complaint of domestic violence singer andseveral attempts to combat Houston addiction to drugs and alcohol, the coupledivorced in 2007.
IT'S OFFICIAL JOHNNY DEPP AND VANESSA PARADIS SEPARATE
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(Quien.com) After a few months ago rumors emerged strongerseparation of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis, the actor's representativeconfirmed today in a statement the breaking of the famous Hollywood couple."The couple has been separated amicably. Please respect their privacy, andmore importantly, the privacy of their children, "said the manager of theHollywood star. In January, People magazine reported the actor and model, hadbegun to lead separate lives, however none of them of them had made anystatement. According to various media, the couple had reason to stop us ratioof 14, were the constant commitments that had profeisonales Deep. on the otherhand, it is said that the apple discord was the actress, Amber Heard, whostarred opposite the actor in the film 'The Rum Diary'. Johnny and Paradis havetwo children, Jack and Lily 12 and 10 years respectively.
(Quien.com) After a few months ago rumors emerged strongerseparation of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis, the actor's representativeconfirmed today in a statement the breaking of the famous Hollywood couple."The couple has been separated amicably. Please respect their privacy, andmore importantly, the privacy of their children, "said the manager of theHollywood star. In January, People magazine reported the actor and model, hadbegun to lead separate lives, however none of them of them had made anystatement. According to various media, the couple had reason to stop us ratioof 14, were the constant commitments that had profeisonales Deep. on the otherhand, it is said that the apple discord was the actress, Amber Heard, whostarred opposite the actor in the film 'The Rum Diary'. Johnny and Paradis havetwo children, Jack and Lily 12 and 10 years respectively.CAUSES CONTROVERSY 'SOFIA', THE NEW DISNEY PRINCESS
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(Quien.com)The Walt Disney defendedhis new character, the PrincessSophia, who in his presentationwas billed as a "HispanicPrincess", but whose featureshave caused controversy among U.S. Hispanic associations.After criticism of the character, Disney recantedand explained that he had never intended Sofia Hispanictraits. "What is important to know is that Sophie isa girl from a fairy tale living in a fairytale world.All characters come from places of fantasy that mayreflect elements of different cultures and ethnicities, but are not intended specificallyto represent real-world cultures, "said Nancy Kanter Tuesday, general manager of Disney Junior worldwide."The writers have wisely chosen to writestories that will be familiar to childrenfrom different backgrounds," he added. The new character, which will be releasedon Disney Channel on November 18,has red hair, blueeyes and white skin, features notdefined mostly Latinos."We need more heroes right now that areidentifiable," criticized Alex Nogales, president and CEO of the National Hispanic Media Coalition, a nonprofit organizationthat promotes equality of Latinos in the entertainment industry."We are at a time when Latinos are takingthe blame for everything that is wrong with America. If youare going to promote to the public, and Latinos in particular, let usthe favor and become (the character) in areal America, "he said. Kanterinsisted the fairy world of Sofia is not ours, butone designed to stimulate theimagination of children. "Seriesdebut in Sofia SofiaThe First: Once upon a princess, created forchildren between 2 and 7 years.
(Quien.com)The Walt Disney defendedhis new character, the PrincessSophia, who in his presentationwas billed as a "HispanicPrincess", but whose featureshave caused controversy among U.S. Hispanic associations.After criticism of the character, Disney recantedand explained that he had never intended Sofia Hispanictraits. "What is important to know is that Sophie isa girl from a fairy tale living in a fairytale world.All characters come from places of fantasy that mayreflect elements of different cultures and ethnicities, but are not intended specificallyto represent real-world cultures, "said Nancy Kanter Tuesday, general manager of Disney Junior worldwide."The writers have wisely chosen to writestories that will be familiar to childrenfrom different backgrounds," he added. The new character, which will be releasedon Disney Channel on November 18,has red hair, blueeyes and white skin, features notdefined mostly Latinos."We need more heroes right now that areidentifiable," criticized Alex Nogales, president and CEO of the National Hispanic Media Coalition, a nonprofit organizationthat promotes equality of Latinos in the entertainment industry."We are at a time when Latinos are takingthe blame for everything that is wrong with America. If youare going to promote to the public, and Latinos in particular, let usthe favor and become (the character) in areal America, "he said. Kanterinsisted the fairy world of Sofia is not ours, butone designed to stimulate theimagination of children. "Seriesdebut in Sofia SofiaThe First: Once upon a princess, created forchildren between 2 and 7 years.SHAKIRA HAS A BOY!!!
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(Eluniversal.com) Since our son was born! We are very happy! Thank you all for your messages! "Wrote Thursday night Spanish footballer Gerard Piqué in the social network Twitter. Published his post on the account @ 3gerardpique to confirm that your child is born singer Shakira and are very happy by the good news that now consolidates them as a couple. the Barcelona player team also posted the news on Facebook, as the world has followed the lives of both celebrities since the singer said he was expecting a baby. Much then when they themselves said it would be a male reported.
(Eluniversal.com) Since our son was born! We are very happy! Thank you all for your messages! "Wrote Thursday night Spanish footballer Gerard Piqué in the social network Twitter. Published his post on the account @ 3gerardpique to confirm that your child is born singer Shakira and are very happy by the good news that now consolidates them as a couple. the Barcelona player team also posted the news on Facebook, as the world has followed the lives of both celebrities since the singer said he was expecting a baby. Much then when they themselves said it would be a male reported.SPEND PIQUÉ JOKE SAYING THAT YOUR CHILD WAS BORN
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(elmundo.com.ve) The FC Barcelona central spent a joke to his 4.7 million Twitter followers with a message in which he claimed that the child had been born singer Shakira looks. The center of FC Barcelona, Gerard Pique, said on Twitter, in the early hours of today, in which he claimed that the child had been born singer Shakira looks, and that, by its own admission hours later, it was a joke. Shortly after midnight, Pique launched the "information bomb" through the social network: "Since our son was born that we are very happy! Thank you all for your messages". Soon, your birth announcement and the news was tweeted reached various digital media in Spain and Latin America, although taken with caution because of the date on which the alleged birth occurred on 28 December, the day of the Holy Innocents, and especially by the joker character Barcelona player. And so it proved. Shortly before noon, the boyfriend of Shakira launched another tweet to set the record straight about the birth of his first child: "I have a name! His name is Innocent! Happy April Fool's Day to all!" Although obvious in view of many, the joke has made the networks spread the false news of the birth is scheduled for February. By gossiping apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.
(elmundo.com.ve) The FC Barcelona central spent a joke to his 4.7 million Twitter followers with a message in which he claimed that the child had been born singer Shakira looks. The center of FC Barcelona, Gerard Pique, said on Twitter, in the early hours of today, in which he claimed that the child had been born singer Shakira looks, and that, by its own admission hours later, it was a joke. Shortly after midnight, Pique launched the "information bomb" through the social network: "Since our son was born that we are very happy! Thank you all for your messages". Soon, your birth announcement and the news was tweeted reached various digital media in Spain and Latin America, although taken with caution because of the date on which the alleged birth occurred on 28 December, the day of the Holy Innocents, and especially by the joker character Barcelona player. And so it proved. Shortly before noon, the boyfriend of Shakira launched another tweet to set the record straight about the birth of his first child: "I have a name! His name is Innocent! Happy April Fool's Day to all!" Although obvious in view of many, the joke has made the networks spread the false news of the birth is scheduled for February. By gossiping apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.2 Ocak 2013 Çarşamba
2012 Screen Actors Guild Nominations
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Didn't get the chance to post this the other day. Here are the nominees (in the movie categories), plus my thoughts at the end.
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
Denzel Washington, Flight
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Helen Mirren, Hitchcock
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Alan Arkin, Argo
Javier Bardem, Skyfall
Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy
Maggie Smith, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Argo
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Les Miserables
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
My Thoughts
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| John Hawkes in The Sessions courtesy of collider.com |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
Denzel Washington, Flight
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Helen Mirren, Hitchcock
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Alan Arkin, Argo
Javier Bardem, Skyfall
Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy
Maggie Smith, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Argo
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Les Miserables
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
My Thoughts
- No nomination for Joaquin Phoenix is tough to swallow
- Nice recognition for Bardem; not often a Bond villain gets any awards praise
- No ensemble nomination for Zero Dark Thirty may mean more than you think in the long run
- What these nominations do is solidify about two or three nominees in each category and highlight the battles for the last spots. Right now, bet the house on:
- Day-Lewis & Cooper for Best Actor (I think Hawkes is a good bet, too)
- Chastain & Lawrence for Best Actress (Cotillard is a good bet here, too)
- Jones & De Niro for Best Supporting Actor (I used to think Hoffman & Arkin were good bets - now I'm not so sure)
- Hathaway, Field, & Hunt for Best Supporting Actress (Smith is gaining ground here quickly)
The Onion AV Club's Best FIlms of 2012
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For the list with extra info, click here. My thoughts after the list.
20. I Wish
19. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
18. Miss Bala
17. Killer Joe
16. The Queen of Versailles
15. Only the Young
14. Lincoln
13. Life of Pi
12. Looper
11. The Cabin in the Woods
10. Wuthering Heights
9. Beasts of the Southern Wild
8. It's Such a Beautiful Day
7. Amour
6. The Loneliest Planet
5. The Deep Blue Sea
4. Holy Motors
3. Moonrise Kingdom
2. Zero Dark Thirty
1. The Master
My Thoughts
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| Scene from The Queen of Versailles courtesy of realscreen.com |
20. I Wish
19. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
18. Miss Bala
17. Killer Joe
16. The Queen of Versailles
15. Only the Young
14. Lincoln
13. Life of Pi
12. Looper
11. The Cabin in the Woods
10. Wuthering Heights
9. Beasts of the Southern Wild
8. It's Such a Beautiful Day
7. Amour
6. The Loneliest Planet
5. The Deep Blue Sea
4. Holy Motors
3. Moonrise Kingdom
2. Zero Dark Thirty
1. The Master
My Thoughts
- Again, The Master and Zero Dark Thirty go 1, 2. Critics don't vote for the Oscars, though.
- I will admit that I haven't even heard of four of these movies. Always count of the AV Club to throw a wrench into the end year lists.
- For a while, Rachel Weisz's performance in The Deep Blue Sea was an Oscar frontrunner. That's come and gone.
- I'm hoping all the year end love for Looper gets it into the Original Screenplay list.
My Final 2013 Oscar Nomination Predictions
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Well, the final balloting is being submitted this week by the Academy members to determine who are deemed this year "Oscar nominees." So, in keeping with the same time table, I'm finalizing my predictions in this post. All my research and my attempt to stay as close to the race as I could have brought me here. There can be anywhere from five to ten nominees for Best Picture - I settled on eight. The bigger awards are at the top, followed by the rest after the cut. If my count is correct, Lincoln is my prediction for the most nominations with 12. Any disagreements? Post away - always nice to hear from anyone and discuss the awards season.
Best Picture
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty
Argo
Silver Linings Playbook
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Moonrise Kingdom
Amour
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
Denzel Washington, Flight
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Best Actress
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard, Rust & Bone
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Emannuelle Riva, Amour
Best Supporting Actor
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Alan Arkin, Argo
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Best Supporting Actress
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Maggie Smith, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Amy Adams, The Master
Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Ben Affleck, Argo
Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Michael Haneke, Amour
Best Original Screenplay
Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty
Michael Haneke, Amour
Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom
Best Adapted Screenplay
Tony Kushner, Lincoln
Chris Terrio, Argo
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
David Magee, Life of Pi
Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Best Editing
William Goldenberg & Dylan Tichenor, Zero Dark Thirty
Fred Raskin, Django Unchained
Michael Kahn, Lincoln
Tim Squyers, Life of Pi
Melanie Oliver & Chris Dickens, Les Miserables
Best Cinematography
Greig Fraser, Zero Dark Thirty
Cloudio Miranda, Life of Pi
Roger Deakins, Skyfall
Janusz Kaminski, Lincoln
Frank Griebe & John Toll, Cloud Atlas
Best Production Design (formerly Art Direction)
Lincoln
Life of Pi
The Master
Anna Karenina
Les Miserables
Best Sound Mixing
Zero Dark Thirty
Les Miserables
Django Unchained
Skyfall
Argo
Best Sound Editing
Zero Dark Thirty
Les Miserables
Argo
Skyfall
The Avengers
Best Costume Design
Lincoln
Les Miserables
Django Unchained
Cloud Atlas
The Hobbit
Best Original Score
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Argo
Cloud Atlas
Lincoln
Anna Karenina
Best Foreign Language Film
Amour (Austria)
The Intouchables (France)
No (Chile)
A Royal Affair (Denmark)
Barbara (Germany) not on the short list; wasn't thinking
War Witch (Canada)
Best Documentary Feature
The Gatekeepers
How to Survive a Plague
Searching for Sugarman
The Invisible War
This is not a Film
Best Animated Feature
Frankenweenie
Brave
Rise of the Guardians
Wreck it Ralph
Paranorman
Best Visual Effects
Life of Pi
The Hobbit
Cloud Atlas
The Dark Knight Rises
The Avengers
Best Makeup
Lincoln
Les Miserables
The Hobbit
Best Song
"Suddenly" (Hugh Jackman, from Les Miserables)
"Skyfall" (Adele, from Skyfall)
"Learn Me Right" (Birdy/Mumford & Sons, from Brave)
"Touch The Sky" (Julie Folis, from Brave)
"From Here to the Moon and Back" (Dolly Parton, from Joyful Noise)
Best Live Action Short
Curfew
Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)
A Fábrica (The Factory)
The Night Shift Belongs to the Stars
when you find me
Best Animated Short
Adam and Dog
Combustible
Maggie Simpson in The Longest Daycare
Paperman
Tram
Best Documentary Short
The Education of Mohammad Hussein
Inocente
Kings Point
Open Heart
Redemption
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| scene from Lincoln courtesy of screenrant.com |
Best Picture
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty
Argo
Silver Linings Playbook
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Moonrise Kingdom
Amour
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
Denzel Washington, Flight
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Best Actress
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard, Rust & Bone
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Emannuelle Riva, Amour
Best Supporting Actor
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Alan Arkin, Argo
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Best Supporting Actress
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Maggie Smith, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Amy Adams, The Master
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| Ben Affleck directing Argo courtesy of collider.com |
Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Ben Affleck, Argo
Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Michael Haneke, Amour
Best Original Screenplay
Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty
Michael Haneke, Amour
Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom
Best Adapted Screenplay
Tony Kushner, Lincoln
Chris Terrio, Argo
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
David Magee, Life of Pi
Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Best Editing
William Goldenberg & Dylan Tichenor, Zero Dark Thirty
Fred Raskin, Django Unchained
Michael Kahn, Lincoln
Tim Squyers, Life of Pi
Melanie Oliver & Chris Dickens, Les Miserables
Best Cinematography
Greig Fraser, Zero Dark Thirty
Cloudio Miranda, Life of Pi
Roger Deakins, Skyfall
Janusz Kaminski, Lincoln
Frank Griebe & John Toll, Cloud Atlas
Best Production Design (formerly Art Direction)
Lincoln
Life of Pi
The Master
Anna Karenina
Les Miserables
Best Sound Mixing
Zero Dark Thirty
Les Miserables
Django Unchained
Skyfall
Argo
Best Sound Editing
Zero Dark Thirty
Les Miserables
Argo
Skyfall
The Avengers
Best Costume Design
Lincoln
Les Miserables
Django Unchained
Cloud Atlas
The Hobbit
Best Original Score
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Argo
Cloud Atlas
Lincoln
Anna Karenina
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| scene from Amour courtesy of guardian.co.uk |
Amour (Austria)
The Intouchables (France)
No (Chile)
A Royal Affair (Denmark)
War Witch (Canada)
Best Documentary Feature
The Gatekeepers
How to Survive a Plague
Searching for Sugarman
The Invisible War
This is not a Film
Best Animated Feature
Frankenweenie
Brave
Rise of the Guardians
Wreck it Ralph
Paranorman
Best Visual Effects
Life of Pi
The Hobbit
Cloud Atlas
The Dark Knight Rises
The Avengers
Best Makeup
Lincoln
Les Miserables
The Hobbit
Best Song
"Suddenly" (Hugh Jackman, from Les Miserables)
"Skyfall" (Adele, from Skyfall)
"Learn Me Right" (Birdy/Mumford & Sons, from Brave)
"Touch The Sky" (Julie Folis, from Brave)
"From Here to the Moon and Back" (Dolly Parton, from Joyful Noise)
Best Live Action Short
Curfew
Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw)
A Fábrica (The Factory)
The Night Shift Belongs to the Stars
when you find me
Best Animated Short
Adam and Dog
Combustible
Maggie Simpson in The Longest Daycare
Paperman
Tram
Best Documentary Short
The Education of Mohammad Hussein
Inocente
Kings Point
Open Heart
Redemption
Spirit Award Nominations 2013 | Independent Spirit Award Nominations
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The 2013 Independent Spirit Award Nominations are as follows:
Best Feature
Beasts of the Southern Wild- Producers: Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey and Josh Penn
Bernie - Producers: Liz Glotzer, Richard Linklater, David McFadzean, Dete Meserve, Judd Payne, Celine Rattray, Martin Shafer, Ginger Sledge, Matt Williams
Keep the Lights On - Producers: Marie Therese Guirgis, Lucas Joaquin, Ira Sachs
Moonrise Kingdom - Producers: Wes Anderson, Jeremy Dawson, Steven Rales, Scott Rudin
Silver Linings Playbook -- Producers: Bruce Cohen, Donna Gigliotti, Jonathan Gordon
Best Director
Wes Anderson - Moonrise Kingdom
David O. Russell - Silver Linings Playbook
Julia Loktev- The Loneliest Planet
Ira Sachs -- Keep the Lights On
Benh Zeitlin -- Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Screenplay
Wes Anderson - Moonrise Kingdom
David O. Russell - Silver Linings Playbook
Ira Sachs -- Keep the Lights On
Zoe Kazan -- Ruby Sparks
Martin McDonagh - Seven Psychopaths
Best First Feature
Fill the Void -- Director: Rama Burshtein; Producer: Assaf Amir
Gimme the Loot -- Director: Adam Leon; Producers: Dominic Buchanan, Natalie Difford, Jamund Washington
Safety Not Guaranteed -- Director: Colin Trevorrow; Producer: Derek Connolly, Stephanie Langhoff, Peter Saraf, Colin Trevorrow, MarcTurtletaub
Sound of My Voice -- Director: Zal Batmanglij; Producers: Brit Marling, Hans Ritter, Shelley Surpin
The Perks of Being a Wallfower -- Director: Stephen Chbosky; Producers: Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Russell Smith
Best First Screenplay
Rama Burshtein - Fill the Void Derek Connolly -- Safety Not Guaranteed
Christopher Ford -- Robot & Frank
Rashida Jones and Will McCormack -- Celeste and Jesse Forever
Jonathan Lisecki -- Gayby
John Cassavetes Award (given to best picture made for under $500K)
Breakfast with Curtis -- Writer/Director/Producer: Laura Colella
Middle of Nowhere -- Writer/Director/Producer: Ava DuVernay; Producers: Howard Barish, Paul Garnes
Mosquita y Mari -- Writer/Director: Aurora Guerrero; Producer: Chad Burris
Starlet -- Writer/Director: Sean Baker; Producers: Blake Ashman-Kipervaser, Kevin Chinoy, Patrick Cunningham, Chris Maybach, FrancescaSilvestri
The Color Wheel -- Writer/Director/Producer: Alex Ross Perry; Writer: Carlen Altman Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Russell Smith
Best Female Lead
Linda Cardinelli - Return
Emayatzy Corinealdi- Middle of Nowhere
Jennifer Lawrence- Silver Linings Playbook
Quvenzhane Wallis -- Beasts of the Southern Wild
Mary Elizabeth Winstead -- Smashed
Best Male Lead
Jack Black- Bernie
Bradley Cooper- Silver Linings Playbook
John Hawkes- The Sessions
Matthew McConaughey -- Killer Joe
Wendell Pierce -- Four
Thure Lindhardt -- Keep the Lights On
Best Supporting Female
Rosemarie DeWitt -- Your Sister's Sister
Ann Dowd -- Compliance
Helen Hunt -- The Sessions
Brit Marling -- Sound of My Voice
Lorraine Toussant -- Middle of Nowhere
Best Supporting Male
Matthew McConaughey -- Magic Mike
David Oyelowo -- Middle of Nowhere
Michael Pena -- End of Watch
Sam Rockwell -- Seven Psychopaths
Bruce Willis -- Moonrise Kingdom
Best Cinematography
Yoni Brook -- Valley of Saints
Lol Crawley -- Here
Ben Richardson -- Beasts of the Southern Wild
Roman Vasyanov -- End of Watch
Robert Yeoman -- Moonrise Kingdom
Best Documentary
How to Survive a Plague -- Director: David France; Producers: David France, Howard Gertler
Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present -- Director: Matthew Akers; Producers: Maro Chermayeff, Jeff Dupre
The Central Park Five -- Directors/Producers: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon
The Invisible War -- Director: Kirby Dick; Producers: Tanner King Barklow, Amy Ziering
The Waiting Room -- Director/Producer: Peter Nicks; Producers: Linda Davis, William B. Hirsch
Best International Film
Amour -- Director: Michael Haneke
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia -- Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Rust and Bone -- Director: Jacques Audiard
Sister -- Director: Ursula Meier
War Witch -- Director: Kim Nguyen
Piaget Producers Award
Nobody Walks -- Producer: Alicia Van Couvering
Prince Avalanche -- Producer: Derrick Tseng
Stones in the Sun -- Producer: Mynette Louie
Someone to Watch Award
Pincus -- Director: David Fenster
Gimme the Loot -- Director: Adam Leon
Electrick Children -- Director: Rebecca Thomas
Truer Than Fiction Award
Leviathan -- Directors: Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel
The Waiting Room -- Director: Peter Nicks
Only the Young -- Directors: Jason Tippet & Elizabeth Mims
Robert Altman Award
Starlet -- Director: Sean Baker; Casting Director: Julia Kim; Ensemble Cast: Dree Hemingway, Besedka Johnson, Karren Karagulian, Stella Maeve, James Ransone
Best Feature
Beasts of the Southern Wild- Producers: Michael Gottwald, Dan Janvey and Josh Penn
Bernie - Producers: Liz Glotzer, Richard Linklater, David McFadzean, Dete Meserve, Judd Payne, Celine Rattray, Martin Shafer, Ginger Sledge, Matt Williams
Keep the Lights On - Producers: Marie Therese Guirgis, Lucas Joaquin, Ira Sachs
Moonrise Kingdom - Producers: Wes Anderson, Jeremy Dawson, Steven Rales, Scott Rudin
Silver Linings Playbook -- Producers: Bruce Cohen, Donna Gigliotti, Jonathan Gordon
Best Director
Wes Anderson - Moonrise Kingdom
David O. Russell - Silver Linings Playbook
Julia Loktev- The Loneliest Planet
Ira Sachs -- Keep the Lights On
Benh Zeitlin -- Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Screenplay
Wes Anderson - Moonrise Kingdom
David O. Russell - Silver Linings Playbook
Ira Sachs -- Keep the Lights On
Zoe Kazan -- Ruby Sparks
Martin McDonagh - Seven Psychopaths
Best First Feature
Fill the Void -- Director: Rama Burshtein; Producer: Assaf Amir
Gimme the Loot -- Director: Adam Leon; Producers: Dominic Buchanan, Natalie Difford, Jamund Washington
Safety Not Guaranteed -- Director: Colin Trevorrow; Producer: Derek Connolly, Stephanie Langhoff, Peter Saraf, Colin Trevorrow, MarcTurtletaub
Sound of My Voice -- Director: Zal Batmanglij; Producers: Brit Marling, Hans Ritter, Shelley Surpin
The Perks of Being a Wallfower -- Director: Stephen Chbosky; Producers: Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Russell Smith
Best First Screenplay
Rama Burshtein - Fill the Void Derek Connolly -- Safety Not Guaranteed
Christopher Ford -- Robot & Frank
Rashida Jones and Will McCormack -- Celeste and Jesse Forever
Jonathan Lisecki -- Gayby
John Cassavetes Award (given to best picture made for under $500K)
Breakfast with Curtis -- Writer/Director/Producer: Laura Colella
Middle of Nowhere -- Writer/Director/Producer: Ava DuVernay; Producers: Howard Barish, Paul Garnes
Mosquita y Mari -- Writer/Director: Aurora Guerrero; Producer: Chad Burris
Starlet -- Writer/Director: Sean Baker; Producers: Blake Ashman-Kipervaser, Kevin Chinoy, Patrick Cunningham, Chris Maybach, FrancescaSilvestri
The Color Wheel -- Writer/Director/Producer: Alex Ross Perry; Writer: Carlen Altman Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, Russell Smith
Best Female Lead
Linda Cardinelli - Return
Emayatzy Corinealdi- Middle of Nowhere
Jennifer Lawrence- Silver Linings Playbook
Quvenzhane Wallis -- Beasts of the Southern Wild
Mary Elizabeth Winstead -- Smashed
Best Male Lead
Jack Black- Bernie
Bradley Cooper- Silver Linings Playbook
John Hawkes- The Sessions
Matthew McConaughey -- Killer Joe
Wendell Pierce -- Four
Thure Lindhardt -- Keep the Lights On
Best Supporting Female
Rosemarie DeWitt -- Your Sister's Sister
Ann Dowd -- Compliance
Helen Hunt -- The Sessions
Brit Marling -- Sound of My Voice
Lorraine Toussant -- Middle of Nowhere
Best Supporting Male
Matthew McConaughey -- Magic Mike
David Oyelowo -- Middle of Nowhere
Michael Pena -- End of Watch
Sam Rockwell -- Seven Psychopaths
Bruce Willis -- Moonrise Kingdom
Best Cinematography
Yoni Brook -- Valley of Saints
Lol Crawley -- Here
Ben Richardson -- Beasts of the Southern Wild
Roman Vasyanov -- End of Watch
Robert Yeoman -- Moonrise Kingdom
Best Documentary
How to Survive a Plague -- Director: David France; Producers: David France, Howard Gertler
Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present -- Director: Matthew Akers; Producers: Maro Chermayeff, Jeff Dupre
The Central Park Five -- Directors/Producers: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon
The Invisible War -- Director: Kirby Dick; Producers: Tanner King Barklow, Amy Ziering
The Waiting Room -- Director/Producer: Peter Nicks; Producers: Linda Davis, William B. Hirsch
Best International Film
Amour -- Director: Michael Haneke
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia -- Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Rust and Bone -- Director: Jacques Audiard
Sister -- Director: Ursula Meier
War Witch -- Director: Kim Nguyen
Piaget Producers Award
Nobody Walks -- Producer: Alicia Van Couvering
Prince Avalanche -- Producer: Derrick Tseng
Stones in the Sun -- Producer: Mynette Louie
Someone to Watch Award
Pincus -- Director: David Fenster
Gimme the Loot -- Director: Adam Leon
Electrick Children -- Director: Rebecca Thomas
Truer Than Fiction Award
Leviathan -- Directors: Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel
The Waiting Room -- Director: Peter Nicks
Only the Young -- Directors: Jason Tippet & Elizabeth Mims
Robert Altman Award
Starlet -- Director: Sean Baker; Casting Director: Julia Kim; Ensemble Cast: Dree Hemingway, Besedka Johnson, Karren Karagulian, Stella Maeve, James Ransone
Top 10 Music videos from the 80's
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You may have gathered that the Islander is a budding sports journalist and comic book connoisseur. Apart from that, I have a fetish for old school music. So I thought I would share my top 10 1980s music videos with you kind folks. Enjoy!!!10. "Safety Dance" - Men without hats (1983)9. "Need you tonight" - INXS (1987)8."What a feeling" - Irene Cara (1983)7. "Take on me" A-Ha (1985)6. "I wanna dance with somebody" - Whitney Houston (1987)5. "Relax, Don't do it" - Frankie goes to Hollywood (1983)4. "Wild boys" - Duran Duran (1984)3. "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson (1983)2. "Never gonna give you up" - Rick Astley (1987)1. "Thriller" - Michael Jackson (1983)
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2012 Chicago Film Critics Nominations
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Below are the nominees - my thoughts after the full list.
BEST PICTURE
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Lincoln
The Master
Zero Dark Thirty
BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Affleck, Argo
Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
BEST ACTOR
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Denis Lavant, Holy Motors
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Denzel Washington, Flight
BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Quvenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jason Clarke, Zero Dark Thirty
Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained
Dwight Henry, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, The Master
Emily Blunt, Looper
Judi Dench, Skyfall
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Django Unchained by Quentin Tarantino
Looper by Rian Johnson
The Master by Paul Thomas Anderson
Moonrise Kingdom by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
Zero Dark Thirty by Mark Boal
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Argo by Chris Terrio
Beasts of the Southern Wild by Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin
Lincoln by Tony Kushner
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Silver Linings Playbook by David O. Russell
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
Amour
Holy Motors
The Intouchables
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Rust & Bone
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Central Park Five
The Invisible War
The Queen of Versailles
Searching For Sugar Man
West of Memphis
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Brave
Frankenweenie
ParaNorman
The Secret World of Arrietty
Wreck-It Ralph
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Claudio Miranda, Life of Pi
Janusz Kaminski, Lincoln
Mihai Milaimare Jr., The Master
Roger Deakins, Skyfall
Greig Fraser, Zero Dark Thirty
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Alexandre Desplat, Argo
Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Jonny Greenwood, The Master
Alexandre Desplat, Moonrise Kingdom
Alexandre Desplat, Zero Dark Thirty
BEST ART DIRECTION
Anna Karenina
Les Miserables
Lincoln
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
BEST EDITING
Willian Goldenberg, Argo
Alexander Berner & Claus Wehlisch, Cloud Atlas
Leslie Jones & Peter McNulty, The Master
Stuart Baird, Skyfall
William Goldenberg & Dylan Tichenor, Zero Dark Thirty
MOST PROMISING PERFORMER
Samantha Barks, Les Miserables
Kara Hayward, Moonrise Kingdom
Dwight Henry, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Tom Holland, The Impossible
Quvenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER
Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Drew Goddard, The Cabin in the Woods
Nicholas Jarecki, Arbitrage
Colin Trevorrow, Safety Not Guaranteed
Benz Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
My Thoughts
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| Scene from The Impossible, courtesy of redcarpetcrash.com |
BEST PICTURE
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Lincoln
The Master
Zero Dark Thirty
BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Affleck, Argo
Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
BEST ACTOR
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Denis Lavant, Holy Motors
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Denzel Washington, Flight
BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Quvenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jason Clarke, Zero Dark Thirty
Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained
Dwight Henry, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, The Master
Emily Blunt, Looper
Judi Dench, Skyfall
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Django Unchained by Quentin Tarantino
Looper by Rian Johnson
The Master by Paul Thomas Anderson
Moonrise Kingdom by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
Zero Dark Thirty by Mark Boal
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Argo by Chris Terrio
Beasts of the Southern Wild by Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin
Lincoln by Tony Kushner
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Silver Linings Playbook by David O. Russell
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
Amour
Holy Motors
The Intouchables
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Rust & Bone
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Central Park Five
The Invisible War
The Queen of Versailles
Searching For Sugar Man
West of Memphis
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Brave
Frankenweenie
ParaNorman
The Secret World of Arrietty
Wreck-It Ralph
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Claudio Miranda, Life of Pi
Janusz Kaminski, Lincoln
Mihai Milaimare Jr., The Master
Roger Deakins, Skyfall
Greig Fraser, Zero Dark Thirty
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Alexandre Desplat, Argo
Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Jonny Greenwood, The Master
Alexandre Desplat, Moonrise Kingdom
Alexandre Desplat, Zero Dark Thirty
BEST ART DIRECTION
Anna Karenina
Les Miserables
Lincoln
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
BEST EDITING
Willian Goldenberg, Argo
Alexander Berner & Claus Wehlisch, Cloud Atlas
Leslie Jones & Peter McNulty, The Master
Stuart Baird, Skyfall
William Goldenberg & Dylan Tichenor, Zero Dark Thirty
MOST PROMISING PERFORMER
Samantha Barks, Les Miserables
Kara Hayward, Moonrise Kingdom
Dwight Henry, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Tom Holland, The Impossible
Quvenzhane Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
MOST PROMISING FILMMAKER
Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Drew Goddard, The Cabin in the Woods
Nicholas Jarecki, Arbitrage
Colin Trevorrow, Safety Not Guaranteed
Benz Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
My Thoughts
- This is the first time I've seen Once Upon a Time in Anatolia in the foreign film category. It's a shame - it's a great film.
- Interesting to see Dench nominated for Skyfall, but not Javier Bardem.
- I'm really fascinated by Holy Motors. It's a critical darling, but I doubt a guild will ever recognize it, specifically Levant's performance.
- Same goes for The Master, which guilds don't seem to care about.
- He doesn't get in here, but I don't think there's a chance Bradley Cooper isn't up for best actor.
- Naomi Watts is making a pretty solid push in best actress. Golden Globe nomination and a few more of these, she may be in.
2012 Kansas City Film Critic Winners
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Here they are - my thoughts after the list.
Best Film
The Master
Robert Altman Award for Best Director
Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Best Actress
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Best Supporting Actress
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Best Supporting Actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Best Adapted Screenplay
Chris Terrio, Argo
Best Original Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
Best Foreign Language Film
Amour (Austria/France)
Vince Koehler Award for Best Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film
The Cabin in the Woods
Best Animated Film
Frankenweenie
Best Documentary
The Imposter
My Thoughts
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Best Film
The Master
Robert Altman Award for Best Director
Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Best Actress
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Best Supporting Actress
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Best Supporting Actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Best Adapted Screenplay
Chris Terrio, Argo
Best Original Screenplay
Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master
Best Foreign Language Film
Amour (Austria/France)
Vince Koehler Award for Best Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Film
The Cabin in the Woods
Best Animated Film
Frankenweenie
Best Documentary
The Imposter
My Thoughts
- Some jumps for The Master, which is on the fence right now for a nomination
- Has there ever been a surer bet than Daniel Day-Lewis, at this point?
- Again, animated film is going to be a highly contested race
2012 San Francisco Critics Awards
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San Fran comes in with more good news for PTA.
Best Picture - The Master
Best Director - Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Best Foreign Film - Amour
Best Actor - Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Best Actress - Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Best Supporting Actor - Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Best Supporting Actress - Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Best Original Screenplay - Zero Dark Thirty
Best Adapted Screenplay - Lincoln
Best Film Editing - Argo
Best Cinematography - Life of Pi
Best Production Design - Moonrise Kingdom
Best Animated Feature - ParaNorman
Best Documentary - The Waiting Room
My Thoughts
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| Helen Hunt in "The Sessions" courtesy of moviefanatic.com |
Best Picture - The Master
Best Director - Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Best Foreign Film - Amour
Best Actor - Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Best Actress - Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Best Supporting Actor - Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Best Supporting Actress - Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Best Original Screenplay - Zero Dark Thirty
Best Adapted Screenplay - Lincoln
Best Film Editing - Argo
Best Cinematography - Life of Pi
Best Production Design - Moonrise Kingdom
Best Animated Feature - ParaNorman
Best Documentary - The Waiting Room
My Thoughts
- A nice bump for Riva, who is gaining ground fast
- Surprise win for Phoenix - any time Day-Lewis doesn't win, it's strange
- Another different winner for animated film
- A nice win for Helen Hunt for a relatively small film
- Documentary is going to be an interested race, too.
Life of Pi (2012)
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"The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself." - Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) in Castaway
Confabulation: to fill in gaps in memory by fabrication. My parents and brother are convinced I do this on a regular basis. I maintain that my memories are all real. Just because other people can't remember it doesn't mean it didn't happen. Besides, the stories I concoct in my mind are more interesting than my boring, mundane life. It's more exciting that way.
Based on Yann Martel's best selling novel, Life of Pi is a story told by main character Pi Patel as an adult (Irrfan Khan). He details a story that "will make you believe in God," where his family decides to sell their home and their zoo (and animals) to move from India to Canada so he and his siblings may have a better life. When the ship capsizes during a massive storm, the younger Pi (Suraj Sharma) finds himself the only survivor, floating in a rescue boat with a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan, and an adult Bengal tiger named Richard Parker (don't worry...the name gets explained). After expected bloodshed as a result of Richard Parker's hunger, Pi eventually finds himself alone on the boat with the jungle cat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean where he must find a way to survive and keep from being his tiger's next meal.
Director Ang Lee has created what can only be described as a mix between Castaway and Big Fish. It takes the elements of solitude and mixes them with the excitement of storytelling. As a child, Pi is obsessed with religion of all kinds. He's born Hindu, but finds himself drawn to Christianity and other religions as he grows older. His father (Adil Hussain) is a man of science and reason, who discounts his son's obsession, wishing he would focus on more realistic endeavors. In the end, stuck on a boat with a Bengal tiger, Pi finds himself consulting the teachings his father bestowed upon him, while at the same time praying to a God he isn't sure is listening.
The entire film, as I said, is told by Pi as an adult to a writer (Rafe Spall) who has been sent to hopefully tell his story. He explains that when insurance adjusters asked him to explain how a cargo ship could sink and he detailed his story of survival, they balked at the epic tale. So, he told them a similar story that's much more realistic, much less magical, and much less "feel good." When all is said and done, does it really matter how the boat sunk? What's more important is how Pi survived and how he can frame his story into a tale of hope that can brighten the skies a little.
Life of Pi is tedious, at moments. Think about it - in a similar way that Castaway was a struggle to get through, this film follows the same flow. Unfortunately, Sharma is no Tom Hanks and lacks the type of charisma needed to make a performance like this work. It doesn't help that the entire film is narrated, which takes away a little bit of the mysticism. Somehow, while Pi is telling his own story, we are taken out of the surreal nature of the situation.
You can't dispel how absolutely gorgeous this film is, though. I'm not a big supporter of 3D, but the design and technical brilliance of the technology here was a great experience. The colors are spectacular, the ocean effects are vivid, and, while there are a few moments that feel a little too psychotropic, Lee and his team at least provide some breathtaking imagery to ease the lack of forward momentum in the story. Ang Lee's film is epic in scope and very ambitious, to say the least. Unfortunately, it doesn't reach the sort of life changing experience it is trying to be. It could have done so much to allow viewers to make decisions for themselves and interpret things in any way they want to. Instead, Life of Pi turns what is a tremendous story about determination and faith into an underdeveloped fairy tale that ends on a bit of a down note.
While it's the obvious overtone, I would hardly argue that Life of Pi is entirely about faith in a religious sense. While Pi turns to a number of different Gods at different points in his life (including on the boat), his story weaves in a way that more so restores a faith in man and an innate ability to be resourceful. Life of Pi is more about what we tell ourselves to believe. Some people choose to believe in God. Some choose to believe in a spiritual being that oversees the world. Some believe in numerous Gods spanning human history. And some believe that a young man can survive on a boat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger. Whatever you need to help you get up in the morning should be good enough.
SHOULD YOU SEE IT: Possibly
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Confabulation: to fill in gaps in memory by fabrication. My parents and brother are convinced I do this on a regular basis. I maintain that my memories are all real. Just because other people can't remember it doesn't mean it didn't happen. Besides, the stories I concoct in my mind are more interesting than my boring, mundane life. It's more exciting that way.
Based on Yann Martel's best selling novel, Life of Pi is a story told by main character Pi Patel as an adult (Irrfan Khan). He details a story that "will make you believe in God," where his family decides to sell their home and their zoo (and animals) to move from India to Canada so he and his siblings may have a better life. When the ship capsizes during a massive storm, the younger Pi (Suraj Sharma) finds himself the only survivor, floating in a rescue boat with a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan, and an adult Bengal tiger named Richard Parker (don't worry...the name gets explained). After expected bloodshed as a result of Richard Parker's hunger, Pi eventually finds himself alone on the boat with the jungle cat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean where he must find a way to survive and keep from being his tiger's next meal.
Director Ang Lee has created what can only be described as a mix between Castaway and Big Fish. It takes the elements of solitude and mixes them with the excitement of storytelling. As a child, Pi is obsessed with religion of all kinds. He's born Hindu, but finds himself drawn to Christianity and other religions as he grows older. His father (Adil Hussain) is a man of science and reason, who discounts his son's obsession, wishing he would focus on more realistic endeavors. In the end, stuck on a boat with a Bengal tiger, Pi finds himself consulting the teachings his father bestowed upon him, while at the same time praying to a God he isn't sure is listening.
The entire film, as I said, is told by Pi as an adult to a writer (Rafe Spall) who has been sent to hopefully tell his story. He explains that when insurance adjusters asked him to explain how a cargo ship could sink and he detailed his story of survival, they balked at the epic tale. So, he told them a similar story that's much more realistic, much less magical, and much less "feel good." When all is said and done, does it really matter how the boat sunk? What's more important is how Pi survived and how he can frame his story into a tale of hope that can brighten the skies a little.
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You can't dispel how absolutely gorgeous this film is, though. I'm not a big supporter of 3D, but the design and technical brilliance of the technology here was a great experience. The colors are spectacular, the ocean effects are vivid, and, while there are a few moments that feel a little too psychotropic, Lee and his team at least provide some breathtaking imagery to ease the lack of forward momentum in the story. Ang Lee's film is epic in scope and very ambitious, to say the least. Unfortunately, it doesn't reach the sort of life changing experience it is trying to be. It could have done so much to allow viewers to make decisions for themselves and interpret things in any way they want to. Instead, Life of Pi turns what is a tremendous story about determination and faith into an underdeveloped fairy tale that ends on a bit of a down note.
While it's the obvious overtone, I would hardly argue that Life of Pi is entirely about faith in a religious sense. While Pi turns to a number of different Gods at different points in his life (including on the boat), his story weaves in a way that more so restores a faith in man and an innate ability to be resourceful. Life of Pi is more about what we tell ourselves to believe. Some people choose to believe in God. Some choose to believe in a spiritual being that oversees the world. Some believe in numerous Gods spanning human history. And some believe that a young man can survive on a boat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger. Whatever you need to help you get up in the morning should be good enough.
SHOULD YOU SEE IT: Possibly
The Onion AV Club's Best FIlms of 2012
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For the list with extra info, click here. My thoughts after the list.
20. I Wish
19. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
18. Miss Bala
17. Killer Joe
16. The Queen of Versailles
15. Only the Young
14. Lincoln
13. Life of Pi
12. Looper
11. The Cabin in the Woods
10. Wuthering Heights
9. Beasts of the Southern Wild
8. It's Such a Beautiful Day
7. Amour
6. The Loneliest Planet
5. The Deep Blue Sea
4. Holy Motors
3. Moonrise Kingdom
2. Zero Dark Thirty
1. The Master
My Thoughts
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| Scene from The Queen of Versailles courtesy of realscreen.com |
20. I Wish
19. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
18. Miss Bala
17. Killer Joe
16. The Queen of Versailles
15. Only the Young
14. Lincoln
13. Life of Pi
12. Looper
11. The Cabin in the Woods
10. Wuthering Heights
9. Beasts of the Southern Wild
8. It's Such a Beautiful Day
7. Amour
6. The Loneliest Planet
5. The Deep Blue Sea
4. Holy Motors
3. Moonrise Kingdom
2. Zero Dark Thirty
1. The Master
My Thoughts
- Again, The Master and Zero Dark Thirty go 1, 2. Critics don't vote for the Oscars, though.
- I will admit that I haven't even heard of four of these movies. Always count of the AV Club to throw a wrench into the end year lists.
- For a while, Rachel Weisz's performance in The Deep Blue Sea was an Oscar frontrunner. That's come and gone.
- I'm hoping all the year end love for Looper gets it into the Original Screenplay list.
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