by Amos Semien
The Broadcast Film Critics Association named 12 Years a Slave the “Best Picture” of 2013 at the 19th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, which the BFCA presents. Director Steve McQueen’s film also claimed “Best Supporting Actress” for Lupita Nyong’o and “Best Adapted Screenplay” for John Ridley.
Gravity led the 19th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards with seven wins, including “Best Director” for Alfonso Cuarón and “Best Actress in An Action Movie” for Sandra Bullock. This is a record for the most Critics’ Choice Movie Award wins ever, previously held by Inception (2010) and Avatar (2009), which both had six wins.
American Hustle won four awards, including “Best Acting Ensemble” and “Best Actress in a Comedy” for Amy Adams. Dallas Buyers Club received two major acting awards, “Best Actor” to Matthew McConaughey and “Best Supporting Actor” to Jared Leto.
The winners of the 19th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards were announced at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony on Thursday, January 16, 2014 from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. The show was broadcast live on The CW Network. Aisha Tyler hosted the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony. Tyler currently serves as the new host of the critically acclaimed improv show, “Whose Line Is It Anyway?,” on The CW Network and is also currently a co-host of Emmy-nominated show “The Talk.”
WINNERS OF THE 2014 / 19th ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS (for the year in film 2013):
Best Picture – “12 Years a Slave”
Best Actor – Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”
Best Actress – Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”
Best Supporting Actor – Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club”
Best Supporting Actress – Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years a Slave”
Best Young Actor/Actress – Adele Exarchopoulos, “Blue Is The Warmest Color”
Best Acting Ensemble – “American Hustle”
Best Director – Alfonso Cuarón, “Gravity”
Best Original Screenplay – Spike Jonze, “Her”
Best Adapted Screenplay – John Ridley, “12 Years a Slave”
Best Cinematography – Emmanuel Lubezki, “Gravity”
Best Art Direction – Catherine Martin (Production Designer), Beverley Dunn (Set Decorator), “The Great Gatsby”
Best Editing – Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger, “Gravity”
Best Costume Design – Catherine Martin, “The Great Gatsby”
Best Hair & Makeup – “American Hustle”
Best Visual Effects – “Gravity”
Best Animated Feature – “Frozen”
Best Action Movie – “Lone Survivor”
Best Actor in an Action Movie – Mark Wahlberg, “Lone Survivor”
Best Actress in an Action Movie – Sandra Bullock, “Gravity”
Best Comedy – “American Hustle”
Best Actor in a Comedy – Leonardo DiCaprio, “Wolf of Wall Street”
Best Actress in a Comedy – Amy Adams, “American Hustle”
Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie – “Gravity”
Best Foreign Language Film – “Blue Is the Warmest Color”
Best Documentary Feature – “20 Feet From Stardom”
Best Song – “Let It Go” Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, “Frozen”
Best Score – Steven Price, “Gravity”
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Friday, January 17, 2014
Review: "The Hunt for Red October" Still a Goodie
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Running time: 134 minutes (2 hour, 14 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for some intense action/violence and language
DIRECTOR: John McTiernan
WRITERS: Larry Ferguson and Donald Stewart (based on the novel by Tom Clancy)
PRODUCER: Mace Neufeld
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jan De Bont (D.o.P.)
EDITORS: Dennis Virkler and John Wright
COMPOSER: Basil Poledouris
Academy Award winner
DRAMA/ESPIONAGE/ACTION/THRILLER
Starring: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, Richard Jordan, Peter Firth, Tim Curry, Courtney B. Vance, Stellan Skarsgard, Jeffrey Jones, Fred Dalton Thompson, Daniel Davis, Gates McFadden, and James Earl Jones
Advertisements for the upcoming film, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, tout it as the return of the Tom Clancy thriller to the big screen. That little bit of hard-selling made me want to see the first Tom Clancy thriller to hit movie theatres, again.
The Hunt for Red October is a 1990 naval thriller and action movie from director John McTiernan. The film is based on The Hunt for Red October, a novel by the late author Tom Clancy that was first published in 1984. The Hunt for Red October the movie focuses on a rogue Soviet submarine captain and the young CIA analyst who is trying to figure out his every move.
The Hunt for Red October opens in 1984 in the USSR and introduces Captain Marko Ramius (Sean Connery). He commands the Red October, a ballistic missile submarine that is virtually undetectable. The ship’s first mission is to be part of USSR war game exercises, but early in the mission, the Red October disappears.
In the United States, a young CIA analyst, Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin), gets an assignment from Vice Admiral James Greer (James Earl Jones), CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence. Ryan must discover Ramius’ intentions before a war breaks out between the Americans and the Russians over the missing Red October. Is Ramius trying to defect, or to start a war?
Tom Clancy’s intrepid CIA agent, Jack Ryan, makes his first big screen appearance in The Hunt for Red October. Actor Harrison Ford would play the character in 1992’s Patriot Games and 2004’s Clear and Present Danger. Ben Affleck would play Ryan in The Sum of All Fears (2002), which I have not seen as of this writing. Clear and Present Danger is one of my all-time favorite movies, and honestly, I can’t say if I like Baldwin or Ford more as Ryan, because both are among my favorite actors.
The Hunt for Red October is not a great movie, but it is greatly entertaining. It is skillfully directed by John McTiernan, who, for a time from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s, was one of the supreme directors of big, masculine, and loud action movies. The expert film editing in this movie reveals McTiernan’s efficiency at creating a story that is part clever and deceptive game and part espionage thriller – all wrapped inside the mechanics of a military film.
Sean Connery as Ramius and Alec Baldwin as Ryan are convincing and proficient, and while this is not their best work, they create characters we want to be next to and follow into adventure. I had not seen this movie in years, but it is as good as or maybe even better than I remember. The Hunt for Red October is the techno-thriller that does not require the viewer to be smart to watch it. That is not a slap at the audience; that’s a compliment to say that The Hunt for Red October is a smart movie that is also successful at entertaining.
8 of 10
A
NOTES:
1991 Academy Awards, USA: 1 win: “Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing” (Cecelia Hall and George Watters II); 2 nominations: “Best Sound” (Richard Bryce Goodman, Richard Overton, Kevin F. Cleary, and Don J. Bassman), and “Best Film Editing” (Dennis Virkler and John Wright)
1991 BAFTA Awards: 3 nominations: “Best Actor” (Sean Connery), “Best Production Design” (Terence Marsh), “Best Sound” (Cecilia Häll, George Watters II, Richard Bryce Goodman, and Don J. Bassman)
Friday, January 17, 2014
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Thursday, January 16, 2014
"Gravity," "American Hustle" Lead 2014 Oscar Nominations - Complete List
by Leroy Douresseaux
The 2014 / 86th Academy Awards nominations were announced on
Thursday, January 16, 2014 in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater by Cheryl
Boone Isaacs and Chris Hemsworth.
Director David O. Russell’s American Hustle and director
Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity led the 2014 Academy Award nominations with 10 each,
including “Best Picture” and “Best Director” nods.
Director Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave received 9
nominations, although it was expected to lead the nominations pack. However, the film did not receive nominations
in the categories of “Best Cinematography” and “Best Original Score,” which
some prognosticators thought it would.
If 12 Years a Slave had received those two nominations, it would have
given the movie a leading eleven nominations.
I think this is leading to what I predicted at the beginning of the
2013-14 movie award season; 12 Years a Slave is NOT going to win “Best
Picture.” I don’t expect it to win in the
director, lead actor, and supporting actress categories, either.
Beyond that, there are so many surprises and so-called
snubs, and I have neither the time nor inclination to discuss them. But you can find lots of discussion around
the web.
The Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013
will be presented on Sunday, March 2,
2014 , at the Dolby Theatre™ at Hollywood & Highland Center®,
and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation, produced by Craig
Zadan and Neil Meron, will also be televised live in more than 225 countries
and territories worldwide.
2014 / 86th OSCAR nominations (for the year in film 2013):
Best motion picture of the year:
“American Hustle”
Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison and Jonathan
Gordon, Producers
“Captain Phillips”
Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca, Producers
“Dallas Buyers
Club”
Robbie Brenner and Rachel Winter, Producers
“Gravity”
Alfonso Cuarón and David Heyman, Producers
“Her”
Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze and Vincent Landay, Producers
“Nebraska ”
Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa, Producers
“Philomena”
Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan and Tracey Seaward, Producers
“12 Years a Slave”
Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and
Anthony Katagas, Producers
“The Wolf of Wall Street” Nominees to be determined
Achievement in directing:
- “American Hustle” David O. Russell
- “Gravity” Alfonso Cuarón
- “
- “12 Years a Slave” Steve McQueen
- “The Wolf of Wall Street” Martin Scorsese
Performance by an actor in a leading role
- Christian Bale in “American Hustle”
- Bruce
Dern in “
- Leonardo DiCaprio in “The Wolf of Wall Street”
- Chiwetel Ejiofor in “12 Years a Slave”
- Matthew
McConaughey in “
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
- Barkhad Abdi in “Captain Phillips”
- Bradley Cooper in “American Hustle”
- Michael Fassbender in “12 Years a Slave”
- Jonah Hill in “The Wolf of Wall Street”
- Jared
Leto in “
Performance by an actress in a leading role
- Amy Adams in “American Hustle”
- Cate Blanchett in “Blue Jasmine”
- Sandra Bullock in “Gravity”
- Judi Dench in “Philomena”
- Meryl
Streep in “August:
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
- Sally Hawkins in “Blue Jasmine”
- Jennifer Lawrence in “American Hustle”
- Lupita Nyong’o in “12 Years a Slave”
- Julia
Roberts in “August:
- June
Squibb in “
Adapted screenplay
- “Before
- “Captain Phillips” Screenplay by Billy Ray
- “Philomena” Screenplay by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
- “12 Years a Slave” Screenplay by John Ridley
- “The Wolf of Wall Street” Screenplay by Terence Winter
Original screenplay
- “American Hustle” Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell
- “Blue Jasmine” Written by Woody Allen
- “
- “Her” Written by Spike Jonze
- “
Best animated feature film of the year
- “The Croods” Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco and Kristine Belson
- “Despicable Me 2” Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin and Chris Meledandri
- “Ernest & Celestine” Benjamin Renner and Didier Brunner
- “Frozen” Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho
- “The Wind Rises” Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki
Achievement in cinematography
- “The Grandmaster” Philippe Le Sourd
- “Gravity” Emmanuel Lubezki
- “Inside Llewyn Davis” Bruno Delbonnel
- “
- “Prisoners” Roger A. Deakins
Achievement in costume design
- “American Hustle” Michael Wilkinson
- “The Grandmaster” William Chang Suk Ping
- “The Great Gatsby” Catherine Martin
- “The Invisible Woman” Michael O’Connor
- “12 Years a Slave” Patricia Norris
Best documentary feature
- “The Act of Killing”Joshua Oppenheimer and Signe Byrge Sørensen
- “Cutie
and the Boxer” Zachary Heinzerling and
- “Dirty Wars” Richard Rowley and Jeremy Scahill
- “The Square” Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer
- “20 Feet from Stardom” Nominees to be determined
Best documentary short subject
- “CaveDigger” Jeffrey Karoff
- “Facing Fear” Jason Cohen
- “Karama Has No Walls” Sara Ishaq
- “The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life” Malcolm Clarke and Nicholas Reed
- “Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall” Edgar Barens
Achievement in film editing
- “American Hustle” Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers and Alan Baumgarten
- “Captain Phillips” Christopher Rouse
- “
- “Gravity” Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger
- “12 Years a Slave” Joe Walker
Best foreign language film of the year
- “The
Broken Circle Breakdown”
- “The
Great Beauty”
- “The
Hunt”
- “The
Missing Picture”
- “Omar”
Achievement in makeup and hairstyling
- “
- “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa” Stephen Prouty
- “The Lone Ranger” Joel Harlow and Gloria Pasqua-Casny
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original
score)
- “The Book Thief” John Williams
- “Gravity” Steven Price
- “Her” William Butler and Owen Pallett
- “Philomena” Alexandre Desplat
- “Saving Mr. Banks” Thomas Newman
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original
song)
“Alone Yet Not Alone” from “Alone Yet Not Alone”
Music by Bruce Broughton; Lyric by Dennis Spiegel
“Happy” from “Despicable Me 2”
Music and Lyric by Pharrell Williams
“Let It Go” from “Frozen”
Music and Lyric by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
“The Moon Song” from “Her”
Music by Karen O; Lyric by Karen O and Spike Jonze
“Ordinary Love” from “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”
Music by Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Adam Clayton and Larry
Mullen (also known as the rock band U2); Lyric by Paul Hewson (also known as
Bono)
Achievement in production design
- “American Hustle” Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Heather Loeffler
- “Gravity” Production Design: Andy Nicholson; Set Decoration: Rosie Goodwin and Joanne Woollard
- “The Great Gatsby” Production Design: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Beverley Dunn
- “Her” Production Design: K.K. Barrett; Set Decoration: Gene Serdena
- “12 Years a Slave” Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Alice Baker
Best animated short film
- “Feral” Daniel Sousa and Dan Golden
- “Get a Horse!” Lauren MacMullan and Dorothy McKim
- “Mr. Hublot” Laurent Witz and Alexandre Espigares
- “Possessions” Shuhei Morita
- “Room on the Broom” Max Lang and Jan Lachauer
Best live action short film
- “Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn’t Me)” Esteban Crespo
- “Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just before Losing Everything)” Xavier Legrand and Alexandre Gavras
- “Helium” Anders Walter and Kim Magnusson
- “Pitääkö
Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)”
- “The
Voorman Problem” Mark Gill and
Achievement in sound editing
- “All Is Lost” Steve Boeddeker and Richard Hymns
- “Captain Phillips” Oliver Tarney
- “Gravity” Glenn Freemantle
- “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” Brent Burge
- “Lone Survivor” Wylie Stateman
Achievement in sound mixing
- “Captain Phillips” Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith and Chris Munro
- “Gravity” Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro
- “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick and Tony Johnson
- “Inside Llewyn Davis” Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland
- “Lone Survivor” Andy Koyama, Beau Borders and David Brownlow
Achievement in visual effects
- “Gravity” Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk and Neil Corbould
- “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and Eric Reynolds
- “Iron Man 3” Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Erik Nash and Dan Sudick
- “The Lone Ranger” Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Edson Williams and John Frazier
- “Star Trek Into Darkness” Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossmann and Burt Dalton
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014
2014 Canadian Screen Award Nominations Are Announced
by Leroy Douresseaux
The Canadian Screen Awards honor achievements in Canadian film and television production, as well as achievements in digital media. In 2012, the formerly separate Genie Awards (for film) and Gemini Awards (for television) merged into a single ceremony, the Canadian Screen Awards.
The Canadian Screen Awards are presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. This is a national, no-profit, professional association dedicated to the promotion, recognition and celebration of exceptional achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media. The Academy describes itself as a “Unifying industry professionals across Canada, the Academy is a vital force representing all screen – based industries.”
The Academy’s Canadian Screen Awards is the annual awards show to celebrate the best in film, television and digital media. They are part of Canadian Screen Week (March 3‐9, 2014).
The 2014 Canadian Screen Awards will be presented at an awards gala on Sunday, March 9, 2014. This two-hour live broadcast will be presented at 8pm on the CBC. Actor Martin Short will be the host.
The following list of nominations is only a partial list, which excludes the television and new media categories, as well as most of the 2014 Special Award winners. For a full list of nominees, go here:
http://www.academy.ca/Canadian-Screen-Awards/2014-Nominees-Winners/Film
2014 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS Nominations:
Feature Film Nominations:
BEST MOTION PICTURE / MEILLEUR FILM (Sponsor / Commanditaire | William F. White International and Comweb Group):
• LE DÉMANTÈLEMENT / THE DISMANTLEMENT – Bernadette Payeur, Marc Daigle
• EMPIRE OF DIRT – Jennifer Podemski
• ENEMY – Kim McCraw, Luc Déry, Miguel A. Faura, Niv Fichman, Sari Friedland
• THE F‐WORD – Andre Rouleau, David Gross, Macdara Kelleher
• GABRIELLE – Kim McCraw, Luc Déry
• THE GRAND SEDUCTION – Barbara Doran, Roger Frappier
• MAÏNA – Karine Martin, Michel Poulette, Yves Fortin
• TOM À LA FERME / TOM AT THE FARM – Charles Gillibert, Nathanaël Karmitz, Xavier Dolan
ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN / MEILLEURE
DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE
• MARIO HERVIEUX – Le Démantèlement / The Dismantlement
• PATRICE VERMETTE – Enemy
• MICHEL PROULX – Louis Cyr, l’homme le plus fort du monde / Louis Cyr: The Strongest
• Man in the World
• JEAN BÉCOTTE – Maïna
• ANTHONY IANNI, FRANÇOIS SEGUIN – The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN / MEILLEURS COSTUMES
• LEA CARLSON – The Colony
• CARMEN ALIE – Louis Cyr, l’homme le plus fort du monde / Louis Cyr: The Strongest Man
• in the World
• VÉRONIQUE MARCHESSAULT – Maïna
• SARAH MILLMAN – Molly Maxwell
• GERSHA PHILLIPS – The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY / MEILLEURES IMAGES
• NICOLAS BOLDUC CSC – Enemy
• ALLEN SMITH – Maïna
• ANTONIO RIESTRA – Mama
• FRANÇOIS DELISLE – Le Météore / The Meteor
• PIERRE GILL, CSC – Upside Down
ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION / MEILLEURE RÉALISATION (Sponsor / Commanditaire | Pinewood Toronto Studios):
• SÉBASTIEN PILOTE – Le Démantèlement / The Dismantlement
• DENIS VILLENEUVE – Enemy
• MICHAEL DOWSE – The F‐Word
• XAVIER DOLAN – Tom à la ferme / Tom at the Farm
• PEDRO PIRES, ROBERT LEPAGE – Triptyque
ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING / MEILLEUR MONTAGE (Sponsor / Commanditaire | The PostMan):
• CARINA BACCANALE – Amsterdam
• EVAN MORGAN, MATT JOHNSON – The Dirties
• JORGE WEISZ – Empire of Dirt
• MATTHEW HANNAM ‐ Enemy
• RICHARD COMEAU – Gabrielle
ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE‐UP / MEILLEURS MAQUILLAGES (Sponsor / Commanditaire | M•A•C Cosmetics)
• LOUISE MACKINTOSH, PEGGY KYRIAKIDOU, SHAUNA LLEWELLYN – The Colony
• FRANCOIS DAGENAIS, TRACI LOADER – Cottage Country
• BRIGITTE BILODEAU ‐ Maïna
• DAVID MARTI, LINDA DOWDS, MONTSE RIBE – Mama
• JO‐ANN MACNEIL, KAROLA DIRNBERGER, PAUL JONES – The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC ‐ ORIGINAL SCORE / MEILLEURE MUSIQUE ORIGINALE
• DANNY BENSI, SAUNDER JURRIAANS – Enemy
• KIM GABOURY, MICHEL CUSSON – Maïna
• RAMACHANDRA BORCAR – Roche Papier Ciseaux
• MICHEL CUSSON – Rouge Sang
• GABRIEL YARED – Tom à la ferme / Tom at the Farm
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC ‐ ORIGINAL SONG / MEILLEURE CHANSON ORIGINALE (Sponsor / Commanditaire | Slaight Music)
• COLLEEN RENNISON – Down River – “Molly”
• ELISAPIE ISAAC, OLIVIER AURIOL – La légende de Sarila / The Legend of Sarila – “Far Away”
• JIMMY HARRY, SERENA RYDER – The Right Kind of Wrong – “It’s No Mistake”
• MICHEL CUSSON – Rouge Sang – “À la Claire fontaine”
• MAERIN HUNTING – Stay – “Iva / Moses”
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION
MASCULINE DANS UN PREMIER RÔLE
• GABRIEL ARCAND – Le Démantèlement / The Dismantlement
• JAKE GYLLENHAAL – Enemy
• DANIEL RADCLIFFE – The F‐Word
• BRENDAN GLEESON – The Grand Seduction
• RAJESH TAILANG – Siddharth
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION
MASCULINE DANS UN RÔLE DE SOUTIEN
• JAY BARUCHEL – The Art of the Steal
• ALEXANDRE LANDRY – Gabrielle
• GORDON PINSENT – The Grand Seduction
• PIERRE‐YVES CARDINAL – Tom à la ferme / Tom at the Farm
• MARC LABRÈCHE – Whitewash
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION
FÉMININE DANS UN PREMIER RÔLE
• TATIANA MASLANY – Cas & Dylan
• CARA GEE – Empire of Dirt
• GABRIELLE MARION‐RIVARD – Gabrielle
• KAWENNÁHERE DEVERY JACOBS – Rhymes for Young Ghouls
• ISABELLE GUÉRARD – Rouge Sang
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE /INTERPRÉTATION
FÉMININE DANS UN RÔLE DE SOUTIEN
• FLORENCE BLAIN – L’Autre Maison
• JENNIFER PODEMSKI – Empire of Dirt
• SARAH GADON – Enemy
• MACKENZIE DAVIS – The F‐Word
• EVELYNE BROCHU – Tom à la ferme / Tom at the Farm
ACHIEVEMENT IN OVERALL SOUND / MEILLEUR SON D'ENSEMBLE (Sponsor / Commanditaire | Deluxe Toronto):
• ARNAUD DERIMAY, BENOÎT LEDUC, STÉPHANE BERGERON – Amsterdam
• BERNARD GARIÉPY STROBL, PIERRE BERTRAND – Gabrielle
• ANDREW TAY, DAVID DRAGE, DAVID GIAMMARCO, GREG CHAPMAN, MATT MCKENZIE,
• PETER PERSAUD – The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
• JOE MORROW, LALIT MALIK, LOU SOLAKOFSKI ‐ Siddharth
• FRANCOIS GRENON, OLIVIER GOINARD, SEVAN KORYAN, SYLVAIN BRASSARD – Tom à la ferme/ Tom at the Farm
ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING / MEILLEUR MONTAGE SONORE (Sponsor / Commanditaire | IMAX):
• CLAIRE POCHON, SIMON MEILLEUR, SYLVAIN BELLEMARE – Amsterdam
• CLAIRE POCHON, SIMON MEILLEUR, SYLVAIN BELLEMARE – Gabrielle
• ANTOINE MORIN, CHRISTIAN RIVEST, GUY PELLETIER, MARTIN PINSONNAULT, MIREILLE MORIN, PAUL COL – Louis Cyr, l’homme le plus fort du monde / Louis Cyr: The Strongest Man in the World
• ALEX BULLICK, CHRISTIAN SCHAANING, J.R. FOUNTAIN, JILL PURDY, KEVIN BANKS, NATHAN ROBITAILLE, NELSON FERREIRA, STEPHEN BARDEN, STEVE BAINE – The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
• GUY FRANCOEUR, ISABELLE FAVREAU, SYLVAIN BRASSARD – Tom à la ferme / Tom at the Farm
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY / MEILLEUR SCÉNARIO (Sponsor / Commanditaire | Harold Greenberg Fund):
• JONATHAN SOBOL – The Art of the Steal
• SÉBASTIEN PILOTE – Le Démantèlement / The Dismantlement
• SHANNON MASTERS – Empire of Dirt
• RICHIE MEHTA – Siddharth
• EMANUEL HOSS‐DESMARAIS, MARC TULIN – Whitewash
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY / MEILLEURE ADAPTATION
• JAVIER GULLÓN – Enemy
• ELAN MASTAI – The F‐Word
• KEN SCOTT, MICHAEL DOWSE – The Grand Seduction
• MICHEL MARC BOUCHARD, XAVIER DOLAN – Tom à la ferme / Tom at the Farm
• ROBERT LEPAGE ‐ Triptyque
ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS / MEILLEURS EFFETS VISUELS
• LAETITIA SEGUIN, MARIE‐CECILE DAHAN, MATHIEU VEILLETTE, MATTHEW ROULEAU, MIKAEL DAMANT‐SIROIS, PATRICK DAVID, VINCENT POITRAS – Enemy
• AÉLIS HÉRAUD, ANTOINE WIBAUT, CATHERINE HÉBERT, CYNTHIA CARRIER, DAVID RAYMOND, JONATHAN LEGRIS, JOSÉE CHAPDELAINE, LOUIS‐ALEXANDRE LORD, PIERRESIMON LEBRUN‐CHAPUT, SARAH NEVEU – Louis Cyr, l’homme le plus fort du monde /Louis Cyr: The Strongest Man in the World
• AARON WEINTRAUB, AYO BURGESS, DENNIS BERARDI, EDWARD J. TAYLOR IV, JASON GOUGEON, KYLE YONEDA, MICHAEL BORRETT, MICHAEL RICE, SARAH MCMURDO, TAMARA STONE ‐ Mama
• ANDY ROBINSON, DENNIS BERARDI, EDWARD J. TAYLOR IV, JAMES COOPER, JASON EDWARDH, JO HUGHES, LEANN HARVEY, SEAN MILLS, STEPHEN WAGNER, TREY HARRELL – The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
• ANNIE NORMANDIN, DOMINIC DAIGLE, FRANÇOIS DUMOULIN, MARC MORISETTE, OLIVIER GOULET – Upside Down
Docs & Short Film Nominations:
TED ROGERS BEST FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY / MEILLEUR LONG MÉTRAGE DOCUMENTAIRE TED ROGERS
• HI-HO MISTAHEY! – Alanis Obomsawin, Annette Clarke, Ravida Din
• MY PRAIRIE HOME – Chelsea McMullan, Lea Marin, Silva Basmajian
• PEOPLE OF A FEATHER – Joel Heath
• VANISHING POINT – Julia Szucs, Stephen Smith, David Christensen
• WATERMARK – Edward Burtynsky, Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, Daniel Iron
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY / MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE DOCUMENTAIRE (Sponsor / Commanditaire | Hot Docs)
• CHI – Anne Wheeler, Yves J. Ma, Tracey Friesen
• JUST AS I REMEMBER – Andrew Moir
• MARY + MYSELF – Sam Decoste, Annette Clarke
• BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT DRAMA / MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE DRAMATIQUE
• A GRAND CANAL – Johnny Ma
• INA LITOVSKI – Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, André Turpin
• MÉMORABLE MOI – Jean-François Asselin
• NOAH – Patrick Cederberg, Walter Woodman
• NOUS AVIONS – Stéphane Moukarzel
BEST ANIMATED SHORT / MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE D'ANIMATION
• THE END OF PINKY – Claire Blanchet, Michael Fukushima
• GLORIA VICTORIA – Theodore Ushev, Marc Bertrand
• HOLLOW LAND – Michelle Kranot, Uri Kranot, Dora Benousilio, Marc Bertrand, Marie Bro
• IMPROMPTU – Bruce Alcock, Annette Clarke, Michael Fukushima, Tina Ouellette
• SUBCONSCIOUS PASSWORD – Chris Landreth, Marcy Page, Mark Smith
Lifetime Achievement Award - For Exceptional Contribution to the Canadian Film & Television Industry: DAVID CRONENBERG
Earle Grey Award – For Acting: COLM FEORE
http://www.academy.ca/awards/
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The Canadian Screen Awards honor achievements in Canadian film and television production, as well as achievements in digital media. In 2012, the formerly separate Genie Awards (for film) and Gemini Awards (for television) merged into a single ceremony, the Canadian Screen Awards.
The Canadian Screen Awards are presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. This is a national, no-profit, professional association dedicated to the promotion, recognition and celebration of exceptional achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media. The Academy describes itself as a “Unifying industry professionals across Canada, the Academy is a vital force representing all screen – based industries.”
The Academy’s Canadian Screen Awards is the annual awards show to celebrate the best in film, television and digital media. They are part of Canadian Screen Week (March 3‐9, 2014).
The 2014 Canadian Screen Awards will be presented at an awards gala on Sunday, March 9, 2014. This two-hour live broadcast will be presented at 8pm on the CBC. Actor Martin Short will be the host.
The following list of nominations is only a partial list, which excludes the television and new media categories, as well as most of the 2014 Special Award winners. For a full list of nominees, go here:
http://www.academy.ca/Canadian-Screen-Awards/2014-Nominees-Winners/Film
2014 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS Nominations:
Feature Film Nominations:
BEST MOTION PICTURE / MEILLEUR FILM (Sponsor / Commanditaire | William F. White International and Comweb Group):
• LE DÉMANTÈLEMENT / THE DISMANTLEMENT – Bernadette Payeur, Marc Daigle
• EMPIRE OF DIRT – Jennifer Podemski
• ENEMY – Kim McCraw, Luc Déry, Miguel A. Faura, Niv Fichman, Sari Friedland
• THE F‐WORD – Andre Rouleau, David Gross, Macdara Kelleher
• GABRIELLE – Kim McCraw, Luc Déry
• THE GRAND SEDUCTION – Barbara Doran, Roger Frappier
• MAÏNA – Karine Martin, Michel Poulette, Yves Fortin
• TOM À LA FERME / TOM AT THE FARM – Charles Gillibert, Nathanaël Karmitz, Xavier Dolan
ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION/PRODUCTION DESIGN / MEILLEURE
DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE
• MARIO HERVIEUX – Le Démantèlement / The Dismantlement
• PATRICE VERMETTE – Enemy
• MICHEL PROULX – Louis Cyr, l’homme le plus fort du monde / Louis Cyr: The Strongest
• Man in the World
• JEAN BÉCOTTE – Maïna
• ANTHONY IANNI, FRANÇOIS SEGUIN – The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN / MEILLEURS COSTUMES
• LEA CARLSON – The Colony
• CARMEN ALIE – Louis Cyr, l’homme le plus fort du monde / Louis Cyr: The Strongest Man
• in the World
• VÉRONIQUE MARCHESSAULT – Maïna
• SARAH MILLMAN – Molly Maxwell
• GERSHA PHILLIPS – The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY / MEILLEURES IMAGES
• NICOLAS BOLDUC CSC – Enemy
• ALLEN SMITH – Maïna
• ANTONIO RIESTRA – Mama
• FRANÇOIS DELISLE – Le Météore / The Meteor
• PIERRE GILL, CSC – Upside Down
ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTION / MEILLEURE RÉALISATION (Sponsor / Commanditaire | Pinewood Toronto Studios):
• SÉBASTIEN PILOTE – Le Démantèlement / The Dismantlement
• DENIS VILLENEUVE – Enemy
• MICHAEL DOWSE – The F‐Word
• XAVIER DOLAN – Tom à la ferme / Tom at the Farm
• PEDRO PIRES, ROBERT LEPAGE – Triptyque
ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING / MEILLEUR MONTAGE (Sponsor / Commanditaire | The PostMan):
• CARINA BACCANALE – Amsterdam
• EVAN MORGAN, MATT JOHNSON – The Dirties
• JORGE WEISZ – Empire of Dirt
• MATTHEW HANNAM ‐ Enemy
• RICHARD COMEAU – Gabrielle
ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE‐UP / MEILLEURS MAQUILLAGES (Sponsor / Commanditaire | M•A•C Cosmetics)
• LOUISE MACKINTOSH, PEGGY KYRIAKIDOU, SHAUNA LLEWELLYN – The Colony
• FRANCOIS DAGENAIS, TRACI LOADER – Cottage Country
• BRIGITTE BILODEAU ‐ Maïna
• DAVID MARTI, LINDA DOWDS, MONTSE RIBE – Mama
• JO‐ANN MACNEIL, KAROLA DIRNBERGER, PAUL JONES – The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC ‐ ORIGINAL SCORE / MEILLEURE MUSIQUE ORIGINALE
• DANNY BENSI, SAUNDER JURRIAANS – Enemy
• KIM GABOURY, MICHEL CUSSON – Maïna
• RAMACHANDRA BORCAR – Roche Papier Ciseaux
• MICHEL CUSSON – Rouge Sang
• GABRIEL YARED – Tom à la ferme / Tom at the Farm
ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC ‐ ORIGINAL SONG / MEILLEURE CHANSON ORIGINALE (Sponsor / Commanditaire | Slaight Music)
• COLLEEN RENNISON – Down River – “Molly”
• ELISAPIE ISAAC, OLIVIER AURIOL – La légende de Sarila / The Legend of Sarila – “Far Away”
• JIMMY HARRY, SERENA RYDER – The Right Kind of Wrong – “It’s No Mistake”
• MICHEL CUSSON – Rouge Sang – “À la Claire fontaine”
• MAERIN HUNTING – Stay – “Iva / Moses”
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION
MASCULINE DANS UN PREMIER RÔLE
• GABRIEL ARCAND – Le Démantèlement / The Dismantlement
• JAKE GYLLENHAAL – Enemy
• DANIEL RADCLIFFE – The F‐Word
• BRENDAN GLEESON – The Grand Seduction
• RAJESH TAILANG – Siddharth
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION
MASCULINE DANS UN RÔLE DE SOUTIEN
• JAY BARUCHEL – The Art of the Steal
• ALEXANDRE LANDRY – Gabrielle
• GORDON PINSENT – The Grand Seduction
• PIERRE‐YVES CARDINAL – Tom à la ferme / Tom at the Farm
• MARC LABRÈCHE – Whitewash
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE / INTERPRÉTATION
FÉMININE DANS UN PREMIER RÔLE
• TATIANA MASLANY – Cas & Dylan
• CARA GEE – Empire of Dirt
• GABRIELLE MARION‐RIVARD – Gabrielle
• KAWENNÁHERE DEVERY JACOBS – Rhymes for Young Ghouls
• ISABELLE GUÉRARD – Rouge Sang
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE /INTERPRÉTATION
FÉMININE DANS UN RÔLE DE SOUTIEN
• FLORENCE BLAIN – L’Autre Maison
• JENNIFER PODEMSKI – Empire of Dirt
• SARAH GADON – Enemy
• MACKENZIE DAVIS – The F‐Word
• EVELYNE BROCHU – Tom à la ferme / Tom at the Farm
ACHIEVEMENT IN OVERALL SOUND / MEILLEUR SON D'ENSEMBLE (Sponsor / Commanditaire | Deluxe Toronto):
• ARNAUD DERIMAY, BENOÎT LEDUC, STÉPHANE BERGERON – Amsterdam
• BERNARD GARIÉPY STROBL, PIERRE BERTRAND – Gabrielle
• ANDREW TAY, DAVID DRAGE, DAVID GIAMMARCO, GREG CHAPMAN, MATT MCKENZIE,
• PETER PERSAUD – The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
• JOE MORROW, LALIT MALIK, LOU SOLAKOFSKI ‐ Siddharth
• FRANCOIS GRENON, OLIVIER GOINARD, SEVAN KORYAN, SYLVAIN BRASSARD – Tom à la ferme/ Tom at the Farm
ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND EDITING / MEILLEUR MONTAGE SONORE (Sponsor / Commanditaire | IMAX):
• CLAIRE POCHON, SIMON MEILLEUR, SYLVAIN BELLEMARE – Amsterdam
• CLAIRE POCHON, SIMON MEILLEUR, SYLVAIN BELLEMARE – Gabrielle
• ANTOINE MORIN, CHRISTIAN RIVEST, GUY PELLETIER, MARTIN PINSONNAULT, MIREILLE MORIN, PAUL COL – Louis Cyr, l’homme le plus fort du monde / Louis Cyr: The Strongest Man in the World
• ALEX BULLICK, CHRISTIAN SCHAANING, J.R. FOUNTAIN, JILL PURDY, KEVIN BANKS, NATHAN ROBITAILLE, NELSON FERREIRA, STEPHEN BARDEN, STEVE BAINE – The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
• GUY FRANCOEUR, ISABELLE FAVREAU, SYLVAIN BRASSARD – Tom à la ferme / Tom at the Farm
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY / MEILLEUR SCÉNARIO (Sponsor / Commanditaire | Harold Greenberg Fund):
• JONATHAN SOBOL – The Art of the Steal
• SÉBASTIEN PILOTE – Le Démantèlement / The Dismantlement
• SHANNON MASTERS – Empire of Dirt
• RICHIE MEHTA – Siddharth
• EMANUEL HOSS‐DESMARAIS, MARC TULIN – Whitewash
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY / MEILLEURE ADAPTATION
• JAVIER GULLÓN – Enemy
• ELAN MASTAI – The F‐Word
• KEN SCOTT, MICHAEL DOWSE – The Grand Seduction
• MICHEL MARC BOUCHARD, XAVIER DOLAN – Tom à la ferme / Tom at the Farm
• ROBERT LEPAGE ‐ Triptyque
ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS / MEILLEURS EFFETS VISUELS
• LAETITIA SEGUIN, MARIE‐CECILE DAHAN, MATHIEU VEILLETTE, MATTHEW ROULEAU, MIKAEL DAMANT‐SIROIS, PATRICK DAVID, VINCENT POITRAS – Enemy
• AÉLIS HÉRAUD, ANTOINE WIBAUT, CATHERINE HÉBERT, CYNTHIA CARRIER, DAVID RAYMOND, JONATHAN LEGRIS, JOSÉE CHAPDELAINE, LOUIS‐ALEXANDRE LORD, PIERRESIMON LEBRUN‐CHAPUT, SARAH NEVEU – Louis Cyr, l’homme le plus fort du monde /Louis Cyr: The Strongest Man in the World
• AARON WEINTRAUB, AYO BURGESS, DENNIS BERARDI, EDWARD J. TAYLOR IV, JASON GOUGEON, KYLE YONEDA, MICHAEL BORRETT, MICHAEL RICE, SARAH MCMURDO, TAMARA STONE ‐ Mama
• ANDY ROBINSON, DENNIS BERARDI, EDWARD J. TAYLOR IV, JAMES COOPER, JASON EDWARDH, JO HUGHES, LEANN HARVEY, SEAN MILLS, STEPHEN WAGNER, TREY HARRELL – The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
• ANNIE NORMANDIN, DOMINIC DAIGLE, FRANÇOIS DUMOULIN, MARC MORISETTE, OLIVIER GOULET – Upside Down
Docs & Short Film Nominations:
TED ROGERS BEST FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY / MEILLEUR LONG MÉTRAGE DOCUMENTAIRE TED ROGERS
• HI-HO MISTAHEY! – Alanis Obomsawin, Annette Clarke, Ravida Din
• MY PRAIRIE HOME – Chelsea McMullan, Lea Marin, Silva Basmajian
• PEOPLE OF A FEATHER – Joel Heath
• VANISHING POINT – Julia Szucs, Stephen Smith, David Christensen
• WATERMARK – Edward Burtynsky, Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, Daniel Iron
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY / MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE DOCUMENTAIRE (Sponsor / Commanditaire | Hot Docs)
• CHI – Anne Wheeler, Yves J. Ma, Tracey Friesen
• JUST AS I REMEMBER – Andrew Moir
• MARY + MYSELF – Sam Decoste, Annette Clarke
• BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT DRAMA / MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE DRAMATIQUE
• A GRAND CANAL – Johnny Ma
• INA LITOVSKI – Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, André Turpin
• MÉMORABLE MOI – Jean-François Asselin
• NOAH – Patrick Cederberg, Walter Woodman
• NOUS AVIONS – Stéphane Moukarzel
BEST ANIMATED SHORT / MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE D'ANIMATION
• THE END OF PINKY – Claire Blanchet, Michael Fukushima
• GLORIA VICTORIA – Theodore Ushev, Marc Bertrand
• HOLLOW LAND – Michelle Kranot, Uri Kranot, Dora Benousilio, Marc Bertrand, Marie Bro
• IMPROMPTU – Bruce Alcock, Annette Clarke, Michael Fukushima, Tina Ouellette
• SUBCONSCIOUS PASSWORD – Chris Landreth, Marcy Page, Mark Smith
Lifetime Achievement Award - For Exceptional Contribution to the Canadian Film & Television Industry: DAVID CRONENBERG
Earle Grey Award – For Acting: COLM FEORE
http://www.academy.ca/awards/
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"Gravity" Goes Nationwide - Again on January 17 2014
Warner Bros. Pictures’ Award-Winning Drama “Gravity” Returning to Wide Release on January 17
The acclaimed Alfonso Cuarón-directed worldwide hit, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, will be on more than 900 screens nationwide
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following months of overwhelming critical and audience acclaim and numerous year-end awards, Warner Bros. Pictures is bringing Alfonso Cuarón’s cinematic achievement “Gravity” back to big screens nationwide. The film, which stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, will be re-released on more than 900 screens on January 17, 2014, it was announced today by Dan Fellman, President, Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.
Originally released on October 4, 2013, “Gravity” instantly became a favorite of both critics and audiences. It has since become one of the most honored films of the year, most recently bringing a Golden Globe Award for Best Director to Alfonso Cuarón. The film has also received 11 BAFTA Award nominations and 10 Critics’ Choice Award nominations, both including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress (Bullock)*. It has also won Best Picture awards from several prestigious critics organizations, including the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and has been included on 395 critics’ and critics groups’ top ten lists, as well as being named one of the AFI’s ten best films of the year. It was also announced as the year’s best reviewed film by the website Rotten Tomatoes.
In addition, the talents behind the film have been recognized by their peers, with a Directors Guild of America Award nomination for Cuarón; a Producers Guild of America Award nomination for David Heyman and Cuarón; a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Bullock; a American Society of Cinematographers Award nomination for Emmanuel Lubezki; an Art Directors Guild Award nomination for Andy Nicholson; and an American Cinema Editors’ Eddie Award nomination for Cuarón and Mark Sanger*.
“Gravity” has also been a smash hit at the box office, earning more than $670 million worldwide and counting, with most moviegoers opting to view it in 3D.
In making the announcement, Fellman stated, “We are thrilled by the many accolades for ‘Gravity,’ which have generated renewed word-of-mouth and interest in seeing the film, whether for the first time or to experience it again. We wanted to give audiences everywhere another opportunity to see it the way it was meant to be seen—on the big screen.”
Academy Award® winners Sandra Bullock (“The Blind Side”) and George Clooney (“Syriana”) star in “Gravity,” a heart-pounding thriller that pulls you into the infinite and unforgiving realm of deep space. The film was directed by Oscar® nominee Alfonso Cuarón (“Children of Men”).
Dr. Ryan Stone (Bullock) is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski (Clooney) in command. But on a seemingly routine mission, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalski completely alone—tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth…and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space.
“Gravity” was written by Alfonso Cuarón & Jonás Cuarón, and produced by Alfonso Cuarón and David Heyman (the “Harry Potter” films). Chris deFaria, Nikki Penny and Stephen Jones served as executive producers. The behind-the-scenes team included multiple Oscar®-nominated director of photography Emmanuel Lubezki (“Children of Men,” “The New World”); production designer Andy Nicholson (art director “Alice in Wonderland”); editors Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger (VFX editor “Children of Men”); and costume designer Jany Temime (the “Harry Potter” films). The visual effects were handled by Oscar®-nominated visual effects supervisor Tim Webber (“The Dark Knight”). The music was composed by Steven Price (“Attack the Block”).
Warner Bros. Pictures Presents an Esperanto Filmoj/Heyday Films Production, an Alfonso Cuarón Film, “Gravity.” Released in 3D and 2D and IMAX®, the film is being distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment company. This film has been rated PG-13 for intense perilous sequences, some disturbing images and brief strong language.
gravitymovie.com
The acclaimed Alfonso Cuarón-directed worldwide hit, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, will be on more than 900 screens nationwide
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following months of overwhelming critical and audience acclaim and numerous year-end awards, Warner Bros. Pictures is bringing Alfonso Cuarón’s cinematic achievement “Gravity” back to big screens nationwide. The film, which stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, will be re-released on more than 900 screens on January 17, 2014, it was announced today by Dan Fellman, President, Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.
Originally released on October 4, 2013, “Gravity” instantly became a favorite of both critics and audiences. It has since become one of the most honored films of the year, most recently bringing a Golden Globe Award for Best Director to Alfonso Cuarón. The film has also received 11 BAFTA Award nominations and 10 Critics’ Choice Award nominations, both including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress (Bullock)*. It has also won Best Picture awards from several prestigious critics organizations, including the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and has been included on 395 critics’ and critics groups’ top ten lists, as well as being named one of the AFI’s ten best films of the year. It was also announced as the year’s best reviewed film by the website Rotten Tomatoes.
In addition, the talents behind the film have been recognized by their peers, with a Directors Guild of America Award nomination for Cuarón; a Producers Guild of America Award nomination for David Heyman and Cuarón; a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Bullock; a American Society of Cinematographers Award nomination for Emmanuel Lubezki; an Art Directors Guild Award nomination for Andy Nicholson; and an American Cinema Editors’ Eddie Award nomination for Cuarón and Mark Sanger*.
“Gravity” has also been a smash hit at the box office, earning more than $670 million worldwide and counting, with most moviegoers opting to view it in 3D.
In making the announcement, Fellman stated, “We are thrilled by the many accolades for ‘Gravity,’ which have generated renewed word-of-mouth and interest in seeing the film, whether for the first time or to experience it again. We wanted to give audiences everywhere another opportunity to see it the way it was meant to be seen—on the big screen.”
Academy Award® winners Sandra Bullock (“The Blind Side”) and George Clooney (“Syriana”) star in “Gravity,” a heart-pounding thriller that pulls you into the infinite and unforgiving realm of deep space. The film was directed by Oscar® nominee Alfonso Cuarón (“Children of Men”).
Dr. Ryan Stone (Bullock) is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski (Clooney) in command. But on a seemingly routine mission, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalski completely alone—tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth…and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space.
“Gravity” was written by Alfonso Cuarón & Jonás Cuarón, and produced by Alfonso Cuarón and David Heyman (the “Harry Potter” films). Chris deFaria, Nikki Penny and Stephen Jones served as executive producers. The behind-the-scenes team included multiple Oscar®-nominated director of photography Emmanuel Lubezki (“Children of Men,” “The New World”); production designer Andy Nicholson (art director “Alice in Wonderland”); editors Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger (VFX editor “Children of Men”); and costume designer Jany Temime (the “Harry Potter” films). The visual effects were handled by Oscar®-nominated visual effects supervisor Tim Webber (“The Dark Knight”). The music was composed by Steven Price (“Attack the Block”).
Warner Bros. Pictures Presents an Esperanto Filmoj/Heyday Films Production, an Alfonso Cuarón Film, “Gravity.” Released in 3D and 2D and IMAX®, the film is being distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment company. This film has been rated PG-13 for intense perilous sequences, some disturbing images and brief strong language.
gravitymovie.com
Review: "Turbo" is Fast and Sweetly Furious
Turbo (2013)
Running time: 96 minutes (1 hour, 36 minutes)
MPAA – PG for some mild action and thematic elements
DIRECTOR: David Soren
WRITERS: Darren Lemke, Robert D. Siegel, and David Soren
PRODUCER: Lisa Stewart
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Chris Stover
EDITOR: James Ryan
COMPOSER: Henry Jackman
ANIMATION/FANTASY/ACTION/COMEDY
Starring: (voices) Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Michael Pena, Samuel L. Jackson, Luis Guzman, Bill Hader, Snoop Dogg, Maya Rudolph, Ben Schwartz, Richard Jenkins, Ken Jeong, Michelle Rodriguez, Michael Patrick Bell, Aidan Andrews, Aaron Berger, Mario Andretti, Paul Page, Chris Parnell, and Kurtwood Smith
Turbo is a 2013 computer-animated family comedy and racing film from DreamWorks Animation. Theatrically presented in 3D, the film is directed by David Soren, who first conceived the idea for the film several years prior to its eventual production and release. Turbo follows an ordinary garden snail that wants to win the Indy 500 and may be able to do so because of a freak accident.
Turbo introduces Theo (Ryan Reynolds), a snail who lives in a suburban San Fernando Valley garden in a snail community that is wary of change. Theo dreams of becoming the greatest race car driver in the world, just like his human hero, Guy Gagné (Bill Hader), five-time Indianapolis 500 champion. Theo even gives himself the nickname, “Turbo.” His obsession with speed and car racing makes Theo an oddity and embarrasses his cautious older brother, Chet (Paul Giamatti).
After causing a near-disaster in the garden, Theo wanders from the village, his mind focused on his wish of becoming fast. By chance, an accident involving drag racing and nitrous oxide imbues Theo with high-octane speed. Suddenly, his dreams of racing in the Indianapolis 500 might come true, but Theo/Turbo will learn that his dreams cannot come true without help from friends and family.
I like Turbo. I thought that I would like it when I first staring seeing commercials for the film on television, although I must admit that I found its concept a little silly, if not ridiculous. However, there is something likeable about this little can-do snail who goes by the moniker, Turbo. It is like the little engine that could, except this little engine is blazing fast and fun to watch.
Surprisingly, Turbo is not as inventive as its concept might suggest. The characters are pedestrian, especially the humans, upon which this film spends entirely too much time. The humans have very little character, actually, and are little more than the kind of stereotypes that run of the mill TV sitcoms offer.
The other snail characters are interesting and fun, but are wasted because human characters get more screen time than them. As Turbo’s brother, Chet, actor Paul Giamatti does his best to bring color and range to a character that is simply a variation on the older brother-type who doubts his younger brother. Samuel L. Jackson makes the most of his scenes as the voice of Whiplash, the leader of the Starlight Plaza Snail crew. The presence and fury that Jackson has as a live-action actor, he brings to his voice acting performance. Jackson’s performance made me wish that Whiplash had a much bigger role in this movie.
I don’t know if Turbo could have been a great animated film, the kind that becomes a classic. I think that Turbo certainly needed some rewriting and re-conceptualizing, but the film is good and has an endearing quality. Turbo is one of the few animated films that I do not consider exceptional, but of which I would still like to see a sequel.
6 of 10
B
Monday, January 06, 2014
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Women Dominate 2014 DGA Awards Documentary Nominations
by Amos Semien
The Directors Guild of America recently announced the nominations in the category of "DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries for 2013." Three of the five nominations went to women filmmakers, including Sarah Polley for her much-honored 2012 Canadian doc, Stories We Tell.
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is the entertainment labor union that represents film and television directors. The DGA gives out the Directors Guild of America Award each year to honor outstanding achievement.
The 66th Annual DGA Awards Dinner will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries for 2013
ZACHARY HEINZERLING
Cutie and the Boxer
(Radius TWC, Ex Lion Tamer, Cine Mosaic)
This is Mr. Heinzerling’s first DGA Award nomination.
JEHANE NOUJAIM
The Square
(Netflix, Participant Media, Noujaim Films, Maktube Productions, WorldView, Roast Beef Productions
This is Ms. Noujaim’s third DGA Award nomination. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for Startup.com in 2001 (together with Chris Hegedus) and was also nominated in this category in 2004 for Control Room.
JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER
The Act of Killing
(Final Cut for Real APS, Drafthouse Films, Piraya Films, Novaya Zemlya Ltd., Spring Films Ltd.)
This is Mr. Oppenheimer’s first DGA Award nomination.
SARAH POLLEY
Stories We Tell
(Roadside Attractions, The National Film Board of Canada)
This is Ms. Polley’s first DGA Award nomination.
LUCY WALKER
The Crash Reel
(HBO Documentary Films, KP Rides Again, LLC, Impact Partners, Tree Tree Tree Production)
This is Ms. Walker’s first DGA Award nomination.
http://www.dga.org/
The Directors Guild of America recently announced the nominations in the category of "DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries for 2013." Three of the five nominations went to women filmmakers, including Sarah Polley for her much-honored 2012 Canadian doc, Stories We Tell.
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is the entertainment labor union that represents film and television directors. The DGA gives out the Directors Guild of America Award each year to honor outstanding achievement.
The 66th Annual DGA Awards Dinner will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries for 2013
ZACHARY HEINZERLING
Cutie and the Boxer
(Radius TWC, Ex Lion Tamer, Cine Mosaic)
This is Mr. Heinzerling’s first DGA Award nomination.
JEHANE NOUJAIM
The Square
(Netflix, Participant Media, Noujaim Films, Maktube Productions, WorldView, Roast Beef Productions
This is Ms. Noujaim’s third DGA Award nomination. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for Startup.com in 2001 (together with Chris Hegedus) and was also nominated in this category in 2004 for Control Room.
JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER
The Act of Killing
(Final Cut for Real APS, Drafthouse Films, Piraya Films, Novaya Zemlya Ltd., Spring Films Ltd.)
This is Mr. Oppenheimer’s first DGA Award nomination.
SARAH POLLEY
Stories We Tell
(Roadside Attractions, The National Film Board of Canada)
This is Ms. Polley’s first DGA Award nomination.
LUCY WALKER
The Crash Reel
(HBO Documentary Films, KP Rides Again, LLC, Impact Partners, Tree Tree Tree Production)
This is Ms. Walker’s first DGA Award nomination.
http://www.dga.org/
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