Wow! I can't believe it! It seems like just yesterday! 11?!
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Review: "The Heat" is Hot
The Heat (2013)
Running time: 117 minutes (1 hours, 57 minutes)
MPAA – R pervasive language, strong crude content and some violence
DIRECTOR: Paul Feig
WRITER: Katie Dippold
PRODUCERS: Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Robert Yeoman (D.o.P.)
EDITORS: Jay Deuby and Brent White
COMPOSER: Mike Andrews
COMEDY/CRIME/ACTION
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Demian Bichir, Marlon Wayans, Michael Rapport, Jane Curtin, Spoken Reasons, Dan Bakkedahl, Taran Killam, Michael McDonald, Tom Wilson, Joey McIntyre, Michael Tucci, Bill Burr, and Nathan Corddry
The Heat is a 2013 crime comedy and buddy cop movie directed by Paul Feig. The film stars Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy as (respectively) an uptight FBI Special Agent and a foul-mouthed Boston cop trying to take down a ruthless drug lord.
FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock) works in the New York FBI field office, where she is very effective and skilled. She is also arrogant and condescending, which may cost her a promotion. Her boss, Hale (Demian Bichir), sends her to Boston to investigate a powerful drug kingpin named Larkin that few people have actually seen. However, Ashburn’s investigation crashes into an ongoing investigation being conducted by Detective Shannon Mullins (Melissa McCarthy) of the Boston Police Department. Mullins is quite skilled, capable, and streetwise, but she is also crass, foulmouthed, and rebellious. Ashburn and Mullins are forced to work together, but their clash of personalities threatens to derail both lives and careers.
What can I say? The Heat is funny. It is yet another comedy blockbuster starring the still-red-hot Melissa McCarthy. She is good in this film, but her obnoxious-on-steroids turn as Shannon Mullins works best because she plays off Sandra Bullock’s turn as Ashburn. Bullock, who practically always plays likable characters, makes even the anal and snobby Ashburn emphatically likable.
The best thing that director Paul Feig, who directed also McCarthy in Bridesmaids, did was just let these two lovable movie stars and talented actresses do what they do. The result, of course, is fast food film product that goes does quick and easy like a “Big Mac” when you’re hungry. Feig even gives some supporting actors a chance to shine. As Levy, Marlon Wayans quietly shows that he can easily and convincingly perform a role that is nothing more than a generic white guy whose sole purpose is to assist the lead characters. This simple part proves that Wayans can perform just about any role.
Somewhere in the middle of this film, I thought that it seemed familiar. Then, I realized that The Heat is a 21st century, gender roles-reversed, version of producer Joel Silver’s 1980s and 1990s film franchise, Lethal Weapon. I would indeed like The Heat to become a franchise. In fact, The Heat could be the perfect replacement for Lethal Weapon.
7 of 10
B+
Saturday, December 07, 2013
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The Hobbit 2 Crosses $300 Million in Worldwide Box Office
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” Crosses $300 Million Worldwide
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On the heels of its #1 openings around the globe, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” has surpassed $300 million at the worldwide box office after seven days in release. The film, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), has taken in an estimated $104.6 million domestically and $213.6 million internationally, for a worldwide estimated total to date of $318.2 million, including $23 million from IMAX theatres worldwide.
“The phenomenal numbers we’re seeing across the globe prove the universal appeal of this story and the tremendous buzz surrounding the film. We’re expecting ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ to continue to build momentum as we move into the Holidays and the New Year.”
The joint announcement was made today by Gary Barber, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios; Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Operating Officer, New Line Cinema; Sue Kroll, President of Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures; Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures; and Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, President of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” is the second film in Oscar®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson’s epic “The Hobbit” Trilogy, based on the timeless novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. The first film, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” was released on December 14, 2012, and went on to become a billion dollar success at the worldwide box office.
Opening day showings for “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” starting at midnight on December 12, were sold out, some weeks in advance, and thousands of fans waited in line to be among the first to see the movie. The film hit #1 in the U.S. and in nearly every one of the 49 territories in which it was released. Major markets yet to open include Japan and Australia.
In making the announcement, Barber said, “We are thrilled that the fans have responded to this film with such passion and I want to tip my hat to Peter, the cast, and the entire team behind the scenes as well as our partners at New Line and Warner Bros. Our congratulations to all involved for reaching this impressive benchmark so swiftly.”
Emmerich added, “We couldn’t be happier for our filmmakers and cast. ‘Smaug’ is a breathtaking expansion of Peter’s realization of Middle-earth. And we’re all extremely pleased that moviegoers are embracing the movie.”
Kroll stated, “Since the billion dollar success of the first movie, we’ve been building anticipation worldwide with events and screenings that reach out to fans across the globe, and it’s been tremendously exciting to see so much enthusiasm for this film. Peter Jackson and his remarkable cast and filmmaking team have been very much a part of this effort and we congratulate them on this tremendous opening.”
Fellman said, “Peter Jackson has created one of the most successful franchises in motion picture history and ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ continues this incredible 3D journey through Middle-earth that audiences love. It is a great film for the holidays and we’re confident that strong word-of-mouth will continue to draw the whole family into this theatrical adventure through the New Year.”
Kwan Vandenberg noted, “The phenomenal numbers we’re seeing across the globe prove the universal appeal of this story and the tremendous buzz surrounding the film. We’re expecting ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ to continue to build momentum as we move into the Holidays and the New Year.”
From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” the second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf the Grey, with Martin Freeman in the central role of Bilbo Baggins, and Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield. The international ensemble cast is led by Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, and Orlando Bloom as Legolas. The film also stars Mikael Persbrandt, Sylvester McCoy, Aidan Turner, Dean O’Gorman, Graham McTavish, Adam Brown, Peter Hambleton, John Callen, Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy, William Kircher, Stephen Hunter, Ryan Gage, John Bell, Manu Bennett and Lawrence Makoare.
The screenplay for “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” is by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson & Guillermo del Toro based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. Jackson also produced the film, together with Carolynne Cunningham, Zane Weiner and Fran Walsh. The executive producers are Alan Horn, Toby Emmerich, Ken Kamins and Carolyn Blackwood, with Philippa Boyens and Eileen Moran serving as co-producers.
New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Present a WingNut Films Production, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.” The film is a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), with New Line managing production. Warner Bros. Pictures is handling worldwide theatrical distribution, with select international territories as well as all international television distribution being handled by MGM.
www.thehobbit.com
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On the heels of its #1 openings around the globe, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” has surpassed $300 million at the worldwide box office after seven days in release. The film, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), has taken in an estimated $104.6 million domestically and $213.6 million internationally, for a worldwide estimated total to date of $318.2 million, including $23 million from IMAX theatres worldwide.
“The phenomenal numbers we’re seeing across the globe prove the universal appeal of this story and the tremendous buzz surrounding the film. We’re expecting ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ to continue to build momentum as we move into the Holidays and the New Year.”
The joint announcement was made today by Gary Barber, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios; Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Operating Officer, New Line Cinema; Sue Kroll, President of Worldwide Marketing and International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures; Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures; and Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, President of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” is the second film in Oscar®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson’s epic “The Hobbit” Trilogy, based on the timeless novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. The first film, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” was released on December 14, 2012, and went on to become a billion dollar success at the worldwide box office.
Opening day showings for “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” starting at midnight on December 12, were sold out, some weeks in advance, and thousands of fans waited in line to be among the first to see the movie. The film hit #1 in the U.S. and in nearly every one of the 49 territories in which it was released. Major markets yet to open include Japan and Australia.
In making the announcement, Barber said, “We are thrilled that the fans have responded to this film with such passion and I want to tip my hat to Peter, the cast, and the entire team behind the scenes as well as our partners at New Line and Warner Bros. Our congratulations to all involved for reaching this impressive benchmark so swiftly.”
Emmerich added, “We couldn’t be happier for our filmmakers and cast. ‘Smaug’ is a breathtaking expansion of Peter’s realization of Middle-earth. And we’re all extremely pleased that moviegoers are embracing the movie.”
Kroll stated, “Since the billion dollar success of the first movie, we’ve been building anticipation worldwide with events and screenings that reach out to fans across the globe, and it’s been tremendously exciting to see so much enthusiasm for this film. Peter Jackson and his remarkable cast and filmmaking team have been very much a part of this effort and we congratulate them on this tremendous opening.”
Fellman said, “Peter Jackson has created one of the most successful franchises in motion picture history and ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ continues this incredible 3D journey through Middle-earth that audiences love. It is a great film for the holidays and we’re confident that strong word-of-mouth will continue to draw the whole family into this theatrical adventure through the New Year.”
Kwan Vandenberg noted, “The phenomenal numbers we’re seeing across the globe prove the universal appeal of this story and the tremendous buzz surrounding the film. We’re expecting ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ to continue to build momentum as we move into the Holidays and the New Year.”
From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” the second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf the Grey, with Martin Freeman in the central role of Bilbo Baggins, and Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield. The international ensemble cast is led by Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, and Orlando Bloom as Legolas. The film also stars Mikael Persbrandt, Sylvester McCoy, Aidan Turner, Dean O’Gorman, Graham McTavish, Adam Brown, Peter Hambleton, John Callen, Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy, William Kircher, Stephen Hunter, Ryan Gage, John Bell, Manu Bennett and Lawrence Makoare.
The screenplay for “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” is by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson & Guillermo del Toro based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. Jackson also produced the film, together with Carolynne Cunningham, Zane Weiner and Fran Walsh. The executive producers are Alan Horn, Toby Emmerich, Ken Kamins and Carolyn Blackwood, with Philippa Boyens and Eileen Moran serving as co-producers.
New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Present a WingNut Films Production, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.” The film is a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), with New Line managing production. Warner Bros. Pictures is handling worldwide theatrical distribution, with select international territories as well as all international television distribution being handled by MGM.
www.thehobbit.com
Austin Film Critics Dance with "Her" as 2013's Best Film
by Amos Semien
The Austin Film Critics Association named Spike Jonze's Her as the "Best Film" of 2013, one of three wins for the film. 12 Years a Slave also received three honors from the group and finished second on the group's top ten films of 2013 list.
The Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) describes itself as “a group dedicated to supporting the best in film, whether at the international, national, or local level.” The group includes Austin-based members who write for such publications, television media, and websites as Ain't It Cool News, the Austin American-Statesman, the Austin Chronicle, CNN, Fandango, Film.com, Film School Rejects, Fox News, MSN Movies, Movies.com, among others.
2012 AFCA Awards:
Best Film: Her (Spike Jonze)
Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Best Actress: Brie Larson, Short Term 12
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave
Best Original Screenplay: Spike Jonze, Her
Best Adapted Screenplay: John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave
Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, Gravity
Best Score: Arcade Fire, Her
Best Foreign Language Film: Blue is the Warmest Color (Abdellatif Kechiche)
Best Documentary: The Act of Killing (Joshua Oppenheimer)
Best Animated Film: Frozen (Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee)
Best First Film: Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler)
Breakthrough Artist: Brie Larson, Short Term 12
Best Austin Film: Before Midnight (Richard Linklater)
Special Honorary Award: Scarlett Johansson, for her outstanding voice performance in Her
AFCA 2013 Top Ten Films:
1. Her
2. 12 Years a Slave
3. Gravity
4. The Wolf of Wall Street
5. Inside Llewyn Davis
6. Short Term 12
7. Mud
8. Before Midnight
9. Dallas Buyers Club
10. Captain Phillips
END
The Austin Film Critics Association named Spike Jonze's Her as the "Best Film" of 2013, one of three wins for the film. 12 Years a Slave also received three honors from the group and finished second on the group's top ten films of 2013 list.
The Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) describes itself as “a group dedicated to supporting the best in film, whether at the international, national, or local level.” The group includes Austin-based members who write for such publications, television media, and websites as Ain't It Cool News, the Austin American-Statesman, the Austin Chronicle, CNN, Fandango, Film.com, Film School Rejects, Fox News, MSN Movies, Movies.com, among others.
2012 AFCA Awards:
Best Film: Her (Spike Jonze)
Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Best Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Best Actress: Brie Larson, Short Term 12
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave
Best Original Screenplay: Spike Jonze, Her
Best Adapted Screenplay: John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave
Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, Gravity
Best Score: Arcade Fire, Her
Best Foreign Language Film: Blue is the Warmest Color (Abdellatif Kechiche)
Best Documentary: The Act of Killing (Joshua Oppenheimer)
Best Animated Film: Frozen (Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee)
Best First Film: Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler)
Breakthrough Artist: Brie Larson, Short Term 12
Best Austin Film: Before Midnight (Richard Linklater)
Special Honorary Award: Scarlett Johansson, for her outstanding voice performance in Her
AFCA 2013 Top Ten Films:
1. Her
2. 12 Years a Slave
3. Gravity
4. The Wolf of Wall Street
5. Inside Llewyn Davis
6. Short Term 12
7. Mud
8. Before Midnight
9. Dallas Buyers Club
10. Captain Phillips
END
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Chooses "12 Years a Slave"
by Amos Semien
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ) present the annual EDA Awards “in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the movies.”
The AWFJ named director Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave the "Best Film" of 2013, for which McQueen also won "Best Director." On the "women only" side of the awards, Nicole Holofcener won for directing and writing her film, Enough Said.
2013 EDA Award Winners
[ Statement from the AWFJ: With sincerest appreciation for all the great work that’s been done in film this year, the Alliance of Women Film Journalists is pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 EDA Awards. Congrats to all!]
AWFJ EDA ‘BEST OF’ AWARDS
Best Film
•12 Years a Slave
Best Director (Female or Male)
•Steve McQueen - 12 Years a Slave
Best Screenplay, Original
•Her – Spike Jonze
Best Screenplay, Adapted
•John Ridley - 12 Years a Slave
Best Documentary
•Stories We Tell – Sarah Polley
Best Animated Film
•The Wind Rises - Hayao Miyazaki
Best Actress
•Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
•Lupita Nyong’o - 12 Years a Slave
Best Actor
•Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
•Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club
Best Ensemble Cast
•American Hustle
Best Editing
•Gravity - Alfonso Cuaron and Mark Sanger
Best Cinematography
•Gravity - Emmanuel Lubezki
Best Film Music Or Score
•Inside Llewyn Davis – T-Bone Burnett
Best Non-English-Language Film
•The Hunt – Thomas Vinterberg – Denmark
EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS – These awards honor WOMEN only.
Best Woman Director
•Nicole Holofcener - Enough Said
Best Woman Screenwriter
•Nicole Holofcener - Enough Said
Kick Ass Award For Best Female Action Star
•Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Best Animated Female
•Anna (Kristen Bell) in Frozen
Best Breakthrough Performance
•Lupita Nyong’o - 12 Years A Slave
Actress Defying Age and Ageism
•Sandra Bullock – Gravity
AWFJ EDA Female Icon Award – (Presented to an actress for the portrayal of the most positive female role model, or for a role in which she takes personal and/or career risks to plumb the female psyche and therefore gives us courage to plumb our own, and/or for putting forth the image of a woman who is heroic, accomplished, persistent, demands her rights and/or the rights of others.)
•Angelina Jolie for continued commitments to humanitarian causes, and for promoting awareness about breast cancer.
This Year’s Outstanding Achievement By A Woman In The Film Industry – (Presented only when warranted to a female who has had a banner-making, record-breaking, industry-changing achievement during any given year.)
•Haaifa Al-Mansour for challenging the limitations placed on women within her culture by making the film Wadjda.
EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS
AWFJ Hall Of Shame Award
•The Counselor – Ridley Scott
Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent
•Cameron Diaz for The Counselor
Movie You Wanted To Love But Just Couldn’t Award
•The Counselor
Unforgettable Moment Award
•12 Years A Slave – Solomon Northrup hanging
Best Depiction Of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction Award
•Her - Scarlett Johansson and Joaquin Phoenix for their digital lovemaking.
Sequel or Remake That Shouldn’t Have Been Made Award (Tie)
•Carrie
•Oz, Great and Powerful
Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Leading Man and The Love Interest Award
•Last Vegas – Michael Douglas and Bre Blair
END
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ) present the annual EDA Awards “in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the movies.”
The AWFJ named director Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave the "Best Film" of 2013, for which McQueen also won "Best Director." On the "women only" side of the awards, Nicole Holofcener won for directing and writing her film, Enough Said.
2013 EDA Award Winners
[ Statement from the AWFJ: With sincerest appreciation for all the great work that’s been done in film this year, the Alliance of Women Film Journalists is pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 EDA Awards. Congrats to all!]
AWFJ EDA ‘BEST OF’ AWARDS
Best Film
•12 Years a Slave
Best Director (Female or Male)
•Steve McQueen - 12 Years a Slave
Best Screenplay, Original
•Her – Spike Jonze
Best Screenplay, Adapted
•John Ridley - 12 Years a Slave
Best Documentary
•Stories We Tell – Sarah Polley
Best Animated Film
•The Wind Rises - Hayao Miyazaki
Best Actress
•Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
•Lupita Nyong’o - 12 Years a Slave
Best Actor
•Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
•Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club
Best Ensemble Cast
•American Hustle
Best Editing
•Gravity - Alfonso Cuaron and Mark Sanger
Best Cinematography
•Gravity - Emmanuel Lubezki
Best Film Music Or Score
•Inside Llewyn Davis – T-Bone Burnett
Best Non-English-Language Film
•The Hunt – Thomas Vinterberg – Denmark
EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS – These awards honor WOMEN only.
Best Woman Director
•Nicole Holofcener - Enough Said
Best Woman Screenwriter
•Nicole Holofcener - Enough Said
Kick Ass Award For Best Female Action Star
•Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Best Animated Female
•Anna (Kristen Bell) in Frozen
Best Breakthrough Performance
•Lupita Nyong’o - 12 Years A Slave
Actress Defying Age and Ageism
•Sandra Bullock – Gravity
AWFJ EDA Female Icon Award – (Presented to an actress for the portrayal of the most positive female role model, or for a role in which she takes personal and/or career risks to plumb the female psyche and therefore gives us courage to plumb our own, and/or for putting forth the image of a woman who is heroic, accomplished, persistent, demands her rights and/or the rights of others.)
•Angelina Jolie for continued commitments to humanitarian causes, and for promoting awareness about breast cancer.
This Year’s Outstanding Achievement By A Woman In The Film Industry – (Presented only when warranted to a female who has had a banner-making, record-breaking, industry-changing achievement during any given year.)
•Haaifa Al-Mansour for challenging the limitations placed on women within her culture by making the film Wadjda.
EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS
AWFJ Hall Of Shame Award
•The Counselor – Ridley Scott
Actress Most in Need Of A New Agent
•Cameron Diaz for The Counselor
Movie You Wanted To Love But Just Couldn’t Award
•The Counselor
Unforgettable Moment Award
•12 Years A Slave – Solomon Northrup hanging
Best Depiction Of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction Award
•Her - Scarlett Johansson and Joaquin Phoenix for their digital lovemaking.
Sequel or Remake That Shouldn’t Have Been Made Award (Tie)
•Carrie
•Oz, Great and Powerful
Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Leading Man and The Love Interest Award
•Last Vegas – Michael Douglas and Bre Blair
END
Down to 9 Films for "Foreign Language Film" Oscar in 2014
9 Foreign Language Films Advance in Oscar® Race
BEVERLY HILLS, CA —Nine features will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 86th Academy Awards®. Seventy-six films had originally been considered in the category.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are:
Belgium, "The Broken Circle Breakdown," Felix van Groeningen, director;
Bosnia and Herzegovina, "An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker," Danis Tanovic, director;
Cambodia, "The Missing Picture," Rithy Panh, director;
Denmark, "The Hunt," Thomas Vinterberg, director;
Germany, "Two Lives," Georg Maas, director;
Hong Kong, "The Grandmaster," Wong Kar-wai, director;
Hungary, "The Notebook," Janos Szasz, director;
Italy, "The Great Beauty," Paolo Sorrentino, director;
Palestine, "Omar," Hany Abu-Assad, director.
End of List
Foreign Language Film nominations for 2013 are being determined in two phases.
The Phase I committee, consisting of several hundred Los Angeles-based Academy members, screened the original submissions in the category between mid-October and December 16. The group's top six choices, augmented by three additional selections voted by the Academy's Foreign Language Film Award Executive Committee, constitute the shortlist.
The shortlist will be winnowed down to the five nominees by specially invited committees in New York and Los Angeles. They will spend Friday, January 10, through Sunday, January 12, viewing three films each day and then casting their ballots.
The 86th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 16, 2014, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The presentation, produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA —Nine features will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 86th Academy Awards®. Seventy-six films had originally been considered in the category.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are:
Belgium, "The Broken Circle Breakdown," Felix van Groeningen, director;
Bosnia and Herzegovina, "An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker," Danis Tanovic, director;
Cambodia, "The Missing Picture," Rithy Panh, director;
Denmark, "The Hunt," Thomas Vinterberg, director;
Germany, "Two Lives," Georg Maas, director;
Hong Kong, "The Grandmaster," Wong Kar-wai, director;
Hungary, "The Notebook," Janos Szasz, director;
Italy, "The Great Beauty," Paolo Sorrentino, director;
Palestine, "Omar," Hany Abu-Assad, director.
End of List
Foreign Language Film nominations for 2013 are being determined in two phases.
The Phase I committee, consisting of several hundred Los Angeles-based Academy members, screened the original submissions in the category between mid-October and December 16. The group's top six choices, augmented by three additional selections voted by the Academy's Foreign Language Film Award Executive Committee, constitute the shortlist.
The shortlist will be winnowed down to the five nominees by specially invited committees in New York and Los Angeles. They will spend Friday, January 10, through Sunday, January 12, viewing three films each day and then casting their ballots.
The 86th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 16, 2014, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The presentation, produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
Friday, December 20, 2013
2013 EDA Awards Nominations - Complete List
[Editor's note: The EDA Award winners were announced today, Friday, December 20, 2013. I list them some time this weekend.]
According the organization’s website, The Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ), was founded in 2006. The membership is made up of “highly qualified professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media.” Its state purpose is to “support work by and about women - both in front of and behind the cameras - through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting the annual EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the movies.”
2013 EDA Award Nominees:
With sincerest appreciation of all the great work that’s been done in film this year, the Alliance of Women Film Journalists is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2013 EDA Awards.
AWFJ BEST OF AWARDS
BEST FILM
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
Gravity
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
BEST DIRECTOR (Female or Male)
Joel and Ethan Coen – Inside Llewyn Davis
Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity
Spike Jonze - Her
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
Alexander Payne – Nebraska
David O. Russell – American Hustle
BEST SCREENPLAY, ORIGINAL
American Hustle – Eric Singer and David O. Russell
Enough Said – Nicole Holofcener
Her – Spike Jonze
Inside Llewyn Davis – Joel and Ethan Cohen
Nebraska – Bob Nelson
BEST SCREENPLAY, ADAPTED
Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope – Philomena
Daniel Cretton – Short Term 12
Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber – The Spectacular Now
Billy Ray – Captain Phillips
John Ridley - 12 Years a Slave
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Act of Killing – Joshua Oppenheimer
After Tiller – Martha Shane and Lana Wilson
20 Feet From Stardom – Morgan Neville
Blackfish - Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Stories We Tell – Sarah Polley
BEST ANIMATED FILM
The Croods – Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders
Despicable Me 2 - Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud
Frozen – Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck
The Wind Rises - Hayao Miyazaki
BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Judi Dench – Philomena
Brie Larson – Short Term 12
Emma Thompson – Saving Mr. Banks
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Sally Hawkins – Blue Jasmine
Scarlett Johanson - Her
Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
Lupita Nyong’o - 12 Years a Slave
Oprah Winfrey – Lee Daniels’ The Butler
BEST ACTOR
Bruce Dern – Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave
Oscar Isaac – Inside Llewyn Davis
Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club
Joaquin Phoenix - Her
Robert Redford – All is Lost
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
Bobby Cannavale – Blue Jasmine
Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club
Michael Fassbender - 12 Years a Slave
Will Forte - Nebraska
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
12 Years A Slave
American Hustle
August: Osage County
Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Nebraska
BEST EDITING
12 Years a Slave – Joe Walker
American Hustle – Alan Baumgarten, Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers
Captain Phillips – Christopher Rouse
Gravity - Alfonso Cuaron and Mark Sanger
Rush - Daniel P. Henley
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
12 Years A Slave – Sean Bobbit
All is Lost – Frank G. DeMarco and Peter Zuccarini
Gravity - Emmanuel Lubezki
Nebraska - Phedon Papamichael
Prisoners - Roger Deakins
BEST MUSIC OR SCORE
12 Years A Slave – Hans Zimmer
Gravity - Steve Price
Inside Llewyn Davis – T-Bone Burnett
Her - Arcade Fire
Nebraska – Mark Orton
BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM
Blue Is The Warmest Color – Abdellatif Kechiche – France
The Grandmaster – Wong Kar-Wai – Hong Kong
The Hunt – Thomas Vinterberg – Denmark
The Past – Asghar Farhadi – Iran
Wadjda – Haifaa Al-Mansour - Saudi Arabia
EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS
These awards honor WOMEN only.
BEST WOMAN DIRECTOR
Lake Bell – In A World
Gabriele Cowperthwaite – Blackfish
Nicole Holofcener - Enough Said
Jennifer Lee - Frozen
Sarah Polley – Stories We Tell
BEST WOMAN SCREENWRITER
Lake Bell – In A World
Julie Delpy - Before Midnight
Nicole Holofcener - Enough Said
Jennifer Lee – Frozen
Sarah Polley – Stories We Tell
KICK ASS AWARD FOR BEST FEMALE ACTION STAR
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Jennifer Lawrence - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Chloe Grace Moretz - Kick Ass 2
BEST ANIMATED FEMALE
Anna (Kristen Bell) in Frozen
Eep (Emma Stone) in The Croods
Elsa (Idina Menzel) in Frozen
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Brie Larson, Short Term 12
Lupita Nyong’o 12 Years A Slave
Shailene Woodley, The Spectacular Now
ACTRESS DEFYIG AGE AND AGISM
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Judi Dench – Philomena
Meryl Streep – August: Osage County
AWFJ FEMALE ICON AWARD:
(Presented to an actress for the portrayal of the most positive female role model, or for a role in which she takes personal and/or career risks to plumb the female psyche and therefore gives us courage to plumb our own, and/or for putting forth the image of a woman who is heroic, accomplished, persistent, demands her rights and/or the rights of others.)
Sandra Bullock for the strong, capable and very positive female image presented in ‘Gravity’
Angelina Jolie for continued commitments to humanitarian causes, and for promoting awareness about breast cancer.
Jennifer Lawrence for ‘American Hustle’ and ‘Hunger Games: Catching Fire,’ and for handling her high degree of celebrity extremely well.
THIS YEAR’S OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT By A Woman In The Film Industry:
(Presented only when warranted to a female who has had a banner-making, record-breaking, industry-changing achievement during any given year — such as Kathryn Bigelow’s Best Director Oscar win, or for an actress having multiple outstanding films released during one year.)
Haaifa Al-Mansour for challenging the limitations placed on women within her culture.
Cheryl Boone Isaac for becoming President of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Jahane Noujaim for risking life and limb to document the Egyptian revolution in ‘The Square’
EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS
AWFJ HALL OF SHAME AWARD
The Counselor – Ridley Scott
Grown Ups 2 – Dennis Dugan
Movie 43 - Elizabeth Banks, Steven Brill, Steve Carr, Rusty Dundieff, James Duffy, Griffin Dunne, Peter Farrelly, Patrik Forsberg, Will Graham, James Gun, Brett Ratner, Jonathan van Tulleken, Bob Odenkirk
ACTRESS MOST IN NEED OF A NEW AGENT
Cameron Diaz, The Counselor
Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgins, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine – Spring Breakers
Melissa McCarthy – Identity Thief, The Heat
MOVE YOU WANTED TO LOVE but Just Couldn’t Award
All is Lost
Blue Is The Warmest Color
The Counselor
UNFORGETTABLE MOMENT AWARD
Gravity – George Clooney reappears
12 Years A Slave – Patsy pleads for soap
Her – Phone sex sequences
Nebraska – “That’s not my air compressor”
12 Years A Slave – Solomon hanging
BEST DEPICTION OF NUDITY, SEXUALITY, OR SEDUCTION AWARD
Blue Is The Warmest Color Lea Seydoux and Adele Exarchopoulos
Her Scarlett Johansson and Joaquin Phoenix
The Spectacular Now – Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller
SEQUEL OR REMAKE THAT SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN MADE AWARD
Carrie
Grown Ups 2
The Hangover
Kick Ass
Oz, Great and Powerful
MOST EGREGIOUS AGE DIFFERENCE Between The Leading Man and The Love Interest Award:
August: Osage County – Dermot Mulroney and Abigail Breslin
The Invisible Women – Ralph Feinnes and Felicity Jones
Last Vegas – Michael Douglas and Bree Blair
The Lifeguard – Kristen Bell and David Lambert
Oblivion – Tom Cruise and Andrea Reisborough/Olga Kurylenko
http://awfj.org/
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According the organization’s website, The Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Inc. (AWFJ), was founded in 2006. The membership is made up of “highly qualified professional female movie critics, reporters and feature writers working in print, broadcast and online media.” Its state purpose is to “support work by and about women - both in front of and behind the cameras - through intra-group promotional activities, outreach programs and by presenting the annual EDA Awards in recognition of outstanding accomplishments (the best and worst) by and about women in the movies.”
2013 EDA Award Nominees:
With sincerest appreciation of all the great work that’s been done in film this year, the Alliance of Women Film Journalists is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2013 EDA Awards.
AWFJ BEST OF AWARDS
BEST FILM
12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
Gravity
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
BEST DIRECTOR (Female or Male)
Joel and Ethan Coen – Inside Llewyn Davis
Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity
Spike Jonze - Her
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
Alexander Payne – Nebraska
David O. Russell – American Hustle
BEST SCREENPLAY, ORIGINAL
American Hustle – Eric Singer and David O. Russell
Enough Said – Nicole Holofcener
Her – Spike Jonze
Inside Llewyn Davis – Joel and Ethan Cohen
Nebraska – Bob Nelson
BEST SCREENPLAY, ADAPTED
Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope – Philomena
Daniel Cretton – Short Term 12
Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber – The Spectacular Now
Billy Ray – Captain Phillips
John Ridley - 12 Years a Slave
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The Act of Killing – Joshua Oppenheimer
After Tiller – Martha Shane and Lana Wilson
20 Feet From Stardom – Morgan Neville
Blackfish - Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Stories We Tell – Sarah Polley
BEST ANIMATED FILM
The Croods – Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders
Despicable Me 2 - Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud
Frozen – Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck
The Wind Rises - Hayao Miyazaki
BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Judi Dench – Philomena
Brie Larson – Short Term 12
Emma Thompson – Saving Mr. Banks
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Sally Hawkins – Blue Jasmine
Scarlett Johanson - Her
Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
Lupita Nyong’o - 12 Years a Slave
Oprah Winfrey – Lee Daniels’ The Butler
BEST ACTOR
Bruce Dern – Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave
Oscar Isaac – Inside Llewyn Davis
Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club
Joaquin Phoenix - Her
Robert Redford – All is Lost
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
Bobby Cannavale – Blue Jasmine
Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club
Michael Fassbender - 12 Years a Slave
Will Forte - Nebraska
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
12 Years A Slave
American Hustle
August: Osage County
Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Nebraska
BEST EDITING
12 Years a Slave – Joe Walker
American Hustle – Alan Baumgarten, Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers
Captain Phillips – Christopher Rouse
Gravity - Alfonso Cuaron and Mark Sanger
Rush - Daniel P. Henley
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
12 Years A Slave – Sean Bobbit
All is Lost – Frank G. DeMarco and Peter Zuccarini
Gravity - Emmanuel Lubezki
Nebraska - Phedon Papamichael
Prisoners - Roger Deakins
BEST MUSIC OR SCORE
12 Years A Slave – Hans Zimmer
Gravity - Steve Price
Inside Llewyn Davis – T-Bone Burnett
Her - Arcade Fire
Nebraska – Mark Orton
BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM
Blue Is The Warmest Color – Abdellatif Kechiche – France
The Grandmaster – Wong Kar-Wai – Hong Kong
The Hunt – Thomas Vinterberg – Denmark
The Past – Asghar Farhadi – Iran
Wadjda – Haifaa Al-Mansour - Saudi Arabia
EDA FEMALE FOCUS AWARDS
These awards honor WOMEN only.
BEST WOMAN DIRECTOR
Lake Bell – In A World
Gabriele Cowperthwaite – Blackfish
Nicole Holofcener - Enough Said
Jennifer Lee - Frozen
Sarah Polley – Stories We Tell
BEST WOMAN SCREENWRITER
Lake Bell – In A World
Julie Delpy - Before Midnight
Nicole Holofcener - Enough Said
Jennifer Lee – Frozen
Sarah Polley – Stories We Tell
KICK ASS AWARD FOR BEST FEMALE ACTION STAR
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Jennifer Lawrence - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Chloe Grace Moretz - Kick Ass 2
BEST ANIMATED FEMALE
Anna (Kristen Bell) in Frozen
Eep (Emma Stone) in The Croods
Elsa (Idina Menzel) in Frozen
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Brie Larson, Short Term 12
Lupita Nyong’o 12 Years A Slave
Shailene Woodley, The Spectacular Now
ACTRESS DEFYIG AGE AND AGISM
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Judi Dench – Philomena
Meryl Streep – August: Osage County
AWFJ FEMALE ICON AWARD:
(Presented to an actress for the portrayal of the most positive female role model, or for a role in which she takes personal and/or career risks to plumb the female psyche and therefore gives us courage to plumb our own, and/or for putting forth the image of a woman who is heroic, accomplished, persistent, demands her rights and/or the rights of others.)
Sandra Bullock for the strong, capable and very positive female image presented in ‘Gravity’
Angelina Jolie for continued commitments to humanitarian causes, and for promoting awareness about breast cancer.
Jennifer Lawrence for ‘American Hustle’ and ‘Hunger Games: Catching Fire,’ and for handling her high degree of celebrity extremely well.
THIS YEAR’S OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT By A Woman In The Film Industry:
(Presented only when warranted to a female who has had a banner-making, record-breaking, industry-changing achievement during any given year — such as Kathryn Bigelow’s Best Director Oscar win, or for an actress having multiple outstanding films released during one year.)
Haaifa Al-Mansour for challenging the limitations placed on women within her culture.
Cheryl Boone Isaac for becoming President of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Jahane Noujaim for risking life and limb to document the Egyptian revolution in ‘The Square’
EDA SPECIAL MENTION AWARDS
AWFJ HALL OF SHAME AWARD
The Counselor – Ridley Scott
Grown Ups 2 – Dennis Dugan
Movie 43 - Elizabeth Banks, Steven Brill, Steve Carr, Rusty Dundieff, James Duffy, Griffin Dunne, Peter Farrelly, Patrik Forsberg, Will Graham, James Gun, Brett Ratner, Jonathan van Tulleken, Bob Odenkirk
ACTRESS MOST IN NEED OF A NEW AGENT
Cameron Diaz, The Counselor
Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgins, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine – Spring Breakers
Melissa McCarthy – Identity Thief, The Heat
MOVE YOU WANTED TO LOVE but Just Couldn’t Award
All is Lost
Blue Is The Warmest Color
The Counselor
UNFORGETTABLE MOMENT AWARD
Gravity – George Clooney reappears
12 Years A Slave – Patsy pleads for soap
Her – Phone sex sequences
Nebraska – “That’s not my air compressor”
12 Years A Slave – Solomon hanging
BEST DEPICTION OF NUDITY, SEXUALITY, OR SEDUCTION AWARD
Blue Is The Warmest Color Lea Seydoux and Adele Exarchopoulos
Her Scarlett Johansson and Joaquin Phoenix
The Spectacular Now – Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller
SEQUEL OR REMAKE THAT SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN MADE AWARD
Carrie
Grown Ups 2
The Hangover
Kick Ass
Oz, Great and Powerful
MOST EGREGIOUS AGE DIFFERENCE Between The Leading Man and The Love Interest Award:
August: Osage County – Dermot Mulroney and Abigail Breslin
The Invisible Women – Ralph Feinnes and Felicity Jones
Last Vegas – Michael Douglas and Bree Blair
The Lifeguard – Kristen Bell and David Lambert
Oblivion – Tom Cruise and Andrea Reisborough/Olga Kurylenko
http://awfj.org/
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