The National Board of Review announced Wednesday it was shifting dates for its annual prizes from November 2020 to Jan. 26, 2021. The new date aligns itself with qualifying Oscar films.
In a statement, the Nbr extended its eligibility period saying: “Films will be eligible if screened by the Nbr and released either theatrically or digitally on or before Feb. 28, 2021. If a movie’s release is digital, it must have had a theatrical release planned prior to the onset of Covid-19.”
“This moment in time has only further proven the importance of cinema. A well-told story has unmatched power to bring us all together, no matter how physically far we are from one another,” said Annie Schulhof, President of the National Board of Review. “We look forward to honoring the best films and performances of 2020, a highly unusual year that is nevertheless poised to provide unique and outstanding achievements in cinema.”
The Nbr...
In a statement, the Nbr extended its eligibility period saying: “Films will be eligible if screened by the Nbr and released either theatrically or digitally on or before Feb. 28, 2021. If a movie’s release is digital, it must have had a theatrical release planned prior to the onset of Covid-19.”
“This moment in time has only further proven the importance of cinema. A well-told story has unmatched power to bring us all together, no matter how physically far we are from one another,” said Annie Schulhof, President of the National Board of Review. “We look forward to honoring the best films and performances of 2020, a highly unusual year that is nevertheless poised to provide unique and outstanding achievements in cinema.”
The Nbr...
- 9/9/2020
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Writer, producer, and director whose credits include “The Other Side Of The Wind”and “Jasmine” will helm the Hitchcockian thriller Kirkwood, to be filmed in St. Louis during the fall and winter of 2019. Read the 2015 Wamg interview with Dax Here
Los Angeles-based writer/producer/director Dax Phelan (“The Other Side of the Wind”) will return home to St. Louis to direct his sophomore feature film, “Kirkwood,” this fall and winter. The film is a Hitchcockian suspense thriller about former police detective Joe Dolan and his estranged teenage son, Max, who grow closer as they work together to cover up an accidental murder. But, when the family of the deceased hires a ruthless private investigator to re-examine the evidence in the case and the investigator begins to suspect the Dolans, Max’s sanity is pushed to the breaking point and Joe must take extreme measures to keep their secret safe. Phelan...
Los Angeles-based writer/producer/director Dax Phelan (“The Other Side of the Wind”) will return home to St. Louis to direct his sophomore feature film, “Kirkwood,” this fall and winter. The film is a Hitchcockian suspense thriller about former police detective Joe Dolan and his estranged teenage son, Max, who grow closer as they work together to cover up an accidental murder. But, when the family of the deceased hires a ruthless private investigator to re-examine the evidence in the case and the investigator begins to suspect the Dolans, Max’s sanity is pushed to the breaking point and Joe must take extreme measures to keep their secret safe. Phelan...
- 7/24/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The National Board of Review will release its list of the year’s top films, directors and performers on Dec. 3.
To celebrate the best of 2019, the board will host its gala on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, at Cipriani’s 42nd Street in New York City, where it has taken place for more than a decade. NBC News and MSNBC’s Willie Geist will once again host the evening’s festivities.
Since 1909, the Nbr members watch more than 250 entries to determine the year’s best movies, directors, producers, screenwriters and actors. In addition to awarding the top entries, the board hands out the Spotlight Award, the Nbr Freedom of Expression and William K. Everson Film History Award each year. Up-and-coming talent is also recognized with breakthrough actor and directorial debut awards.
Last year, “Green Book” was awarded the top prize, while the best of 2018 also included “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” “Black Panther,...
To celebrate the best of 2019, the board will host its gala on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, at Cipriani’s 42nd Street in New York City, where it has taken place for more than a decade. NBC News and MSNBC’s Willie Geist will once again host the evening’s festivities.
Since 1909, the Nbr members watch more than 250 entries to determine the year’s best movies, directors, producers, screenwriters and actors. In addition to awarding the top entries, the board hands out the Spotlight Award, the Nbr Freedom of Expression and William K. Everson Film History Award each year. Up-and-coming talent is also recognized with breakthrough actor and directorial debut awards.
Last year, “Green Book” was awarded the top prize, while the best of 2018 also included “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” “Black Panther,...
- 5/29/2019
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
In December 1954, Jonas Mekas and his brother Adolfas published the first issue of Film Culture magazine. Initially hostile to American avant-garde filmmaking, the magazine eventually evolved into the avant-garde’s greatest champion in print.
Sources vary on the publication date of the first issue, with some placing it in 1955, and others in 1954. While the cover carries a publication date of January 1955, in an interview with Amy Taubin, Jonas clearly states that the first issue was published in December 1954. You can watch the interview with Jonas where he states this below.
The cover also lists many of the articles that appeared in this first issue. These are:
Erich von Stroheim: “Queen Kelly: Walking Down Broadway”
Orson Welles: “For a Universal Cinema”
Hans Richter: “Film as an Original Art Form”
Edouard L. De Laurot: “Towards a Theory of Dynamic Realism”
Herman G. Weinberg: “The New Films”
George N.
Sources vary on the publication date of the first issue, with some placing it in 1955, and others in 1954. While the cover carries a publication date of January 1955, in an interview with Amy Taubin, Jonas clearly states that the first issue was published in December 1954. You can watch the interview with Jonas where he states this below.
The cover also lists many of the articles that appeared in this first issue. These are:
Erich von Stroheim: “Queen Kelly: Walking Down Broadway”
Orson Welles: “For a Universal Cinema”
Hans Richter: “Film as an Original Art Form”
Edouard L. De Laurot: “Towards a Theory of Dynamic Realism”
Herman G. Weinberg: “The New Films”
George N.
- 12/30/2018
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Yesterday, hot on the heels of the Gotham Awards being handed out the night before, the National Board of Review has chimed in. With the New York Film Critics Circle also announcing tomorrow (updated now to include Nyfcc at the bottom of the page), we’re full on into the precursor season. The main focus right now will be Nbr, which is the first awards giver of the year to not be focused on independent cinema only. That helps in terms of Oscar correlation, though how much this will end up impacting the Academy remains to be seen. If nothing else, it gives a possible hint at what the precursors could be like in 2018. We shall see, but it’s something to chew on, that’s for sure… Nbr really went (almost) all in for A Star Is Born, citing it in Best Director for Bradley Cooper, Best Actress for Lady Gaga,...
- 11/28/2018
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Favourite, First Man, BlacKkKlansman, Vice, Destroyer shut out.
Green Book was named Best Film of the year by the National Board of Review (Nbr) on Tuesday (27) and Viggo Mortensen claimed best actor, while Bradley Cooper earned best director for A Star Is Born and his co-star Lady Gaga was named best actress.
The Favourite was shut out, as were BlacKkKlansman, First Man, Vice, and Destroyer. Roma made it on to the list of top 10 films of the year, however Alfonso Cuarón’s Mexican black and white spectacle lost out in the best foreign language stakes to Pawel Pawlikowksi’s...
Green Book was named Best Film of the year by the National Board of Review (Nbr) on Tuesday (27) and Viggo Mortensen claimed best actor, while Bradley Cooper earned best director for A Star Is Born and his co-star Lady Gaga was named best actress.
The Favourite was shut out, as were BlacKkKlansman, First Man, Vice, and Destroyer. Roma made it on to the list of top 10 films of the year, however Alfonso Cuarón’s Mexican black and white spectacle lost out in the best foreign language stakes to Pawel Pawlikowksi’s...
- 11/27/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
National Board of Review have unveiled their 2018 winners and the results are… about as middle of the road as one can get. Picking up Best Film was Green Book, while Viggo Mortensen also nabbed Best Actor. A Star is Born was also a big winner, earning Best Director for Bradley Cooper, Best Actress for Lady Gaga, and Best Supporting Actor for Sam Elliott. Elsewhere, If Beale Street Could Talk and First Reformed earned honors, while The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Roma, and Can You Ever Forgive Me? were among more of the best films of the year picks.
Far less embarrassing were last night’s winners for the Gotham Awards, topped by The Rider, which we’ve also included below.
2018 National Board of Review Winners
Best Film: Green Book
Best Director: Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Best Actor: Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
Best Actress: Lady Gaga, A Star Is...
Far less embarrassing were last night’s winners for the Gotham Awards, topped by The Rider, which we’ve also included below.
2018 National Board of Review Winners
Best Film: Green Book
Best Director: Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Best Actor: Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
Best Actress: Lady Gaga, A Star Is...
- 11/27/2018
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
The National Board of Review today named Universal/DreamWorks/Participant Media’s The Green Book as best movie and Bradley Cooper as best director for Warner Bros.’ A Star Is Born. The honorees will be feted at the Nbr Awards Gala, hosted by Willie Geist, on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at Cipriani 42nd Street.
The National Board of Review does it their way when it comes to lauding awards contenders and often isn’t in lockstep with who the ultimate Oscar winner is. Last year, they named Steven Spielberg’s The Post as best picture along with its stars Tom Hanks as best actor and Meryl Streep as best actress. The Post only earned two Oscar noms last year for best picture and Streep and came up empty in regards to wins. The last time Nbr synced with AMPAS on best picture was for 2008’s Slumdog Millionaire.
Green Book also took best...
The National Board of Review does it their way when it comes to lauding awards contenders and often isn’t in lockstep with who the ultimate Oscar winner is. Last year, they named Steven Spielberg’s The Post as best picture along with its stars Tom Hanks as best actor and Meryl Streep as best actress. The Post only earned two Oscar noms last year for best picture and Streep and came up empty in regards to wins. The last time Nbr synced with AMPAS on best picture was for 2008’s Slumdog Millionaire.
Green Book also took best...
- 11/27/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The National Board of Review (NBR) has announced its picks for the best films and performances of 2018. The organization is made up of film enthusiasts, industry professionals, academics, and filmmakers.
The NBR is one of the first organizations to announce its end-of-the-year selections, followed closely by the New York Film Critics Circle (November 29). Awards season kicked off with the Gotham Awards on November 27, where Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade and Paul Schrader’s First Reformed both won two prizes. The Rider surprised by winning Best Feature.
The full list of 2018 National Board of Review winners is below.
Best Film: Green Book...
The NBR is one of the first organizations to announce its end-of-the-year selections, followed closely by the New York Film Critics Circle (November 29). Awards season kicked off with the Gotham Awards on November 27, where Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade and Paul Schrader’s First Reformed both won two prizes. The Rider surprised by winning Best Feature.
The full list of 2018 National Board of Review winners is below.
Best Film: Green Book...
- 11/27/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Peter Farrelly’s “Green Book” has been named the best film of 2018 by the members of the National Board of Review, which announced its annual awards on Tuesday.
The honor puts the Universal film starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali in good position entering a time of year when numerous critics’ groups will be announcing their picks for the year’s best in the coming weeks, though the Nbr itself does not consist of critics.
Films in the Nbr’s Top 10 included “A Star Is Born,” “Black Panther,” “Roma,” “If Beale Street Could Talk” and “Mary Poppins Returns.”
Also on the list: “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” “Eighth Grade,” “First Reformed,” “A Quiet Place” and “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Also Read: 'Green Book' Film Review: Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali Take a Perilous Road Trip Through the Deep South
Yorgos Lanthimos’ twisted period piece “The Favourite” was conspicuously missing from the list,...
The honor puts the Universal film starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali in good position entering a time of year when numerous critics’ groups will be announcing their picks for the year’s best in the coming weeks, though the Nbr itself does not consist of critics.
Films in the Nbr’s Top 10 included “A Star Is Born,” “Black Panther,” “Roma,” “If Beale Street Could Talk” and “Mary Poppins Returns.”
Also on the list: “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” “Eighth Grade,” “First Reformed,” “A Quiet Place” and “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Also Read: 'Green Book' Film Review: Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali Take a Perilous Road Trip Through the Deep South
Yorgos Lanthimos’ twisted period piece “The Favourite” was conspicuously missing from the list,...
- 11/27/2018
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The National Board of Review, the century-old New York-based film enthusiasts collective that annually helps kick off awards season with a list of year-end superlatives, has declared “Green Book” the best film of 2018.
The organization, comprised of filmmakers, professionals and academics, tapped Viggo Mortensen (“Green Book”) and Lady Gaga (“A Star Is Born”) for the year’s top acting honors. Sam Elliott (“A Star Is Born”) and Regina King (“If Beale Street Could Talk”) won in the supporting categories.
Screenplay prizes went to Paul Schrader’s “First Reformed” for original and Barry Jenkins’ “If Beale Street Could Talk” for adapted. “Star” helmer Bradley Cooper won best director.
Pixar’s “Incredibles 2” took the animation prize, while Ruth Bader Ginsburg doc “Rbg” won best documentary. “Cold War” was named best foreign film.
Presumed awards season contenders that were totally ignored by the group include Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman,” Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite,...
The organization, comprised of filmmakers, professionals and academics, tapped Viggo Mortensen (“Green Book”) and Lady Gaga (“A Star Is Born”) for the year’s top acting honors. Sam Elliott (“A Star Is Born”) and Regina King (“If Beale Street Could Talk”) won in the supporting categories.
Screenplay prizes went to Paul Schrader’s “First Reformed” for original and Barry Jenkins’ “If Beale Street Could Talk” for adapted. “Star” helmer Bradley Cooper won best director.
Pixar’s “Incredibles 2” took the animation prize, while Ruth Bader Ginsburg doc “Rbg” won best documentary. “Cold War” was named best foreign film.
Presumed awards season contenders that were totally ignored by the group include Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman,” Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite,...
- 11/27/2018
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Variety Film + TV
As is annual tradition, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has announced this year’s 25 film set to join the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. Selected for their “cultural, historic and/or aesthetic importance,” the films picked range from such beloved actioners as “Die Hard,” childhood classic “The Goonies,” the seminal “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” and the mind-bending “Memento,” with plenty of other genres and styles represented among the list.
The additions span 1905 to 2000, and includes Hollywood blockbusters, documentaries, silent movies, animation, shorts, independent, and even home movies. The 2017 selections bring the number of films in the registry to 725.
“The selection of a film to the National Film Registry recognizes its importance to American cinema and the nation’s cultural and historical heritage,” Hayden said in an official statement. “Our love affair with motion pictures is a testament to their enduring power to enlighten, inspire and...
The additions span 1905 to 2000, and includes Hollywood blockbusters, documentaries, silent movies, animation, shorts, independent, and even home movies. The 2017 selections bring the number of films in the registry to 725.
“The selection of a film to the National Film Registry recognizes its importance to American cinema and the nation’s cultural and historical heritage,” Hayden said in an official statement. “Our love affair with motion pictures is a testament to their enduring power to enlighten, inspire and...
- 12/13/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Since 1989, the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress has been accomplishing the important task of preserving films that “represent important cultural, artistic and historic achievements in filmmaking.” From films way back in 1897 all the way up to 2004, they’ve now reached 725 films that celebrate our heritage and encapsulate our film history.
Today they’ve unveiled their 2017 list, which includes such Hollywood classics as Die Hard, Titanic, and Superman along with groundbreaking independent features like Yvonne Rainer’s Lives of Performers, Charles Burnett’s To Sleep with Anger, and Barbara Loden’s Wanda. Also making this list are a pair of Kirk Douglas-led features, Ace in the Hole and Spartacus, as well as Christopher Nolan’s Memento and more. Check out the full list below and you can watch some films on the registry for free here.
Ace in the Hole (aka Big Carnival) (1951)
Based on the infamous...
Today they’ve unveiled their 2017 list, which includes such Hollywood classics as Die Hard, Titanic, and Superman along with groundbreaking independent features like Yvonne Rainer’s Lives of Performers, Charles Burnett’s To Sleep with Anger, and Barbara Loden’s Wanda. Also making this list are a pair of Kirk Douglas-led features, Ace in the Hole and Spartacus, as well as Christopher Nolan’s Memento and more. Check out the full list below and you can watch some films on the registry for free here.
Ace in the Hole (aka Big Carnival) (1951)
Based on the infamous...
- 12/13/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The King Baggot Tribute will take place Wednesday September 28th at 7pm at Lee Auditorium inside the Missouri History Museum (Lindell and DeBaliviere in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri). The 1913 silent film Ivanhoe will be accompanied by The Rats and People Motion Picture Orchestra and there will be a 40-minute illustrated lecture on the life and career of King Baggot by We Are Movie Geeks’ Tom Stockman.
While cleaning out an old barn in New Hampshire recently, a man named Peter Massie discovered an old silent film projector and seven reels of nitrate films hidden in the shadows of a corner of the structure. Among these old reels was a 30-minute 1913 film titled When Lincoln Paid starring Francis Ford (older brother of director John Ford). It was one of six silent films, all presumed lost, in which Ford played Abraham Lincoln. It is stories like this that give hope to silent film fans.
While cleaning out an old barn in New Hampshire recently, a man named Peter Massie discovered an old silent film projector and seven reels of nitrate films hidden in the shadows of a corner of the structure. Among these old reels was a 30-minute 1913 film titled When Lincoln Paid starring Francis Ford (older brother of director John Ford). It was one of six silent films, all presumed lost, in which Ford played Abraham Lincoln. It is stories like this that give hope to silent film fans.
- 9/13/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
This podcast focuses on Criterion’s Eclipse Series of DVDs. Hosts David Blakeslee and Trevor Berrett give an overview of each box and offer their perspectives on the unique treasures they find inside. In this episode, David and Trevor discuss Eclipse Series 16: Alexander Korda’s Private Lives.
About the films:
Though born to modest means in Hungary, Alexander Korda would go on to become one of the most important filmmakers in the history of British cinema. A producer, writer, and director who navigated toward subjects of major historical significance and mythical distinction, Korda made a name for his production company, London Films, with the Oscar-winning The Private Life of Henry VIII. He then continued his populist investigation behind the scenes and in the bedrooms of such figures as Catherine the Great, Don Juan, and Rembrandt. Mixing stately period drama with surprising satire, these films are exemplars of grand 1930s moviemaking.
About the films:
Though born to modest means in Hungary, Alexander Korda would go on to become one of the most important filmmakers in the history of British cinema. A producer, writer, and director who navigated toward subjects of major historical significance and mythical distinction, Korda made a name for his production company, London Films, with the Oscar-winning The Private Life of Henry VIII. He then continued his populist investigation behind the scenes and in the bedrooms of such figures as Catherine the Great, Don Juan, and Rembrandt. Mixing stately period drama with surprising satire, these films are exemplars of grand 1930s moviemaking.
- 6/5/2016
- by David Blakeslee
- CriterionCast
'Mad Max: Fury Road': National Board of Review Best Film Award winner. National Board of Review 2015 Awards: First indication of 'Mad Max: Fury Road' awards season potential Going over the December 2015 movie awards not previously discussed on this site, we begin with the National Board of Review Awards, announced on Dec. 1. (Scroll down for the full list of winners.) Not including the Gotham Awards, which specifically honors independent American cinema, the National Board of Review was the first group to announce their Best of the Year picks this awards season. As a result, they were the first to indicate that George Miller's action-thriller Mad Max: Fury Road would be a major awards contender this year. Since then, among other awards and nominations, Mad Max: Fury Road – a Mad Max reboot of sorts starring Charlize Theron, Tom Hardy, and Nicholas Hoult – has been shortlisted for two Golden Globes, including Best Picture - Drama,...
- 12/29/2015
- by Mont. Steve
- Alt Film Guide
The Mark Of Zorro Screens Sunday, December 13th at Webster University’s Winifred Moore Auditorium (470 E. Lockwood Ave., St. Louis, Mo 63119) with Live piano by Ben Model, one of the nation’s leading silent film accompanists.
I used to check out The Mark Of Zorro on 8mm film from the library and watch it over and over in my basement when I was a kid in the early ‘70s and I can’t wait to see it in glorious 35mm (the print is from the Museum of Modern Art) this Sunday night (December 13th) at Webster University’s Winifred Moore Auditorium. Admission is $6 ($4 for seniors and free for Wu students)
In The Mark Of Zorro (1920), Don Diego Vega (Douglas Fairbanks), a foppish son of a wealthy rancher, disguises himself with a mask and cape and becomes the legendary Zorro, defender of the people when corrupt Governor Alvarado (George Periolat) crushes...
I used to check out The Mark Of Zorro on 8mm film from the library and watch it over and over in my basement when I was a kid in the early ‘70s and I can’t wait to see it in glorious 35mm (the print is from the Museum of Modern Art) this Sunday night (December 13th) at Webster University’s Winifred Moore Auditorium. Admission is $6 ($4 for seniors and free for Wu students)
In The Mark Of Zorro (1920), Don Diego Vega (Douglas Fairbanks), a foppish son of a wealthy rancher, disguises himself with a mask and cape and becomes the legendary Zorro, defender of the people when corrupt Governor Alvarado (George Periolat) crushes...
- 12/7/2015
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The National Board of Review has announced its 2015 winners and George Miller's "Mad Max: Fury Road" took the top prize of Best Film of the year although Ridley Scott won best director for "The Martian" with Matt Damon winning the best actor trophy.
I love that Brie Larson from "Room" won the best actress award and yay for Sylvester Stallone! He won the best supporting actor award for "Creed!" Completing the acting awards is Jennifer Jason Leigh for best supporting actress for Quentin Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight."
In case you're wondering, members of the National Board of Review (select group of film enthusiasts, filmmakers, professionals, academics, and students) watched over 250 films (studio, independent, foreign-language, animated, and documentary) and the screenings "were frequently followed by in-depth discussions with directors, actors, producers, and screenwriters. Voting ballots were tabulated by the accounting firm of Lutz and Carr, Llp."
So there you have it.
I love that Brie Larson from "Room" won the best actress award and yay for Sylvester Stallone! He won the best supporting actor award for "Creed!" Completing the acting awards is Jennifer Jason Leigh for best supporting actress for Quentin Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight."
In case you're wondering, members of the National Board of Review (select group of film enthusiasts, filmmakers, professionals, academics, and students) watched over 250 films (studio, independent, foreign-language, animated, and documentary) and the screenings "were frequently followed by in-depth discussions with directors, actors, producers, and screenwriters. Voting ballots were tabulated by the accounting firm of Lutz and Carr, Llp."
So there you have it.
- 12/2/2015
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The National Board of Review has named Mad Max: Fury Road the 2015 Best Film of the Year.
Below is the complete list of awards:
Best Film: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Director: Ridley Scott – The Martian
Best Actor: Matt Damon – The Martian
Best Actress: Brie Larson – Room
Best Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone – Creed
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
Best Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino – The Hateful Eight
Best Adapted Screenplay: Drew Goddard – The Martian
Best Animated Feature: Inside Out
Breakthrough Performance: Abraham Attah – Beasts of No Nation & Jacob Tremblay – Room
Best Directorial Debut: Jonas Carpignano – Mediterranea
Best Foreign Language Film: Son of Saul
Best Documentary: Amy
William K. Everson Film History Award: Cecilia De Mille Presley
Best Ensemble: The Big Short
Spotlight Award: Sicario for Outstanding Collaborative Vision
Nbr Freedom of Expression Award: Beasts of No Nation & Mustang
Top Films
Bridge of Spies
Creed
The Hateful Eight...
Below is the complete list of awards:
Best Film: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Director: Ridley Scott – The Martian
Best Actor: Matt Damon – The Martian
Best Actress: Brie Larson – Room
Best Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone – Creed
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Jason Leigh – The Hateful Eight
Best Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino – The Hateful Eight
Best Adapted Screenplay: Drew Goddard – The Martian
Best Animated Feature: Inside Out
Breakthrough Performance: Abraham Attah – Beasts of No Nation & Jacob Tremblay – Room
Best Directorial Debut: Jonas Carpignano – Mediterranea
Best Foreign Language Film: Son of Saul
Best Documentary: Amy
William K. Everson Film History Award: Cecilia De Mille Presley
Best Ensemble: The Big Short
Spotlight Award: Sicario for Outstanding Collaborative Vision
Nbr Freedom of Expression Award: Beasts of No Nation & Mustang
Top Films
Bridge of Spies
Creed
The Hateful Eight...
- 12/1/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The National Board of Review is known for its eclectic decisions comes awards season, handing unconventional choices its top honors year after year. But this year's selection of best film may truly be the organization's boldest pick yet.
"Mad Max: Fury Road" landed Nbr's best film distinction for 2015, beating out more high-profile (and more conventional) candidates like "Spotlight," "Carol," "Room," "Joy," "The Revenant," and "The Martian." All those flicks have been in the Oscar conversation for months, but not many expected "Fury Road" to get much awards season love, despite critical and audience adoration.
And that may not change, either. Last year, the Nbr awarded its best film prize to "A Most Violent Year," which was completely shut out of the Academy Awards nominations. It's also hailed a bunch of Oscar also-rans in the past, including Best Picture nominees (and losers) "Her" (2013), "Zero Dark Thirty" (2012), "Hugo" (2011), "The Social Network" (2010), and...
"Mad Max: Fury Road" landed Nbr's best film distinction for 2015, beating out more high-profile (and more conventional) candidates like "Spotlight," "Carol," "Room," "Joy," "The Revenant," and "The Martian." All those flicks have been in the Oscar conversation for months, but not many expected "Fury Road" to get much awards season love, despite critical and audience adoration.
And that may not change, either. Last year, the Nbr awarded its best film prize to "A Most Violent Year," which was completely shut out of the Academy Awards nominations. It's also hailed a bunch of Oscar also-rans in the past, including Best Picture nominees (and losers) "Her" (2013), "Zero Dark Thirty" (2012), "Hugo" (2011), "The Social Network" (2010), and...
- 12/1/2015
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
Awards season has officially kicked off today with The National Board of Review naming their top picks for 2015. There choice for Best Film is a rather interesting one, proclaiming George Miller’s adrenaline-fueled (and critically-acclaimed) action opus “Mad Max: Fury Road” to be the best of the best. Why is that an interesting choice? For one, action films are not usually the prime go-to movies for critics when it comes time to name the best of the year, but what’s more is that it’s the only award the group gave it. Meanwhile they showered much more attention on Sir Ridley Scott’s sci-fi drama “The Martian,” giving it Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Quentin Tarantino’s latest, “The Hateful Eight,” is also looking in good shape for the coming award season, claiming Best Original Screenplay for the man himself and Best Supporting Actress for Jennifer Jason Leigh.
- 12/1/2015
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
What a lovely day! The National Board of Review have unveiled their 2015 winners and Mad Max: Fury Road has come out on top, having been named the Best Film of the year, while Ridley Scott nabbed Best Director. Nbr President Annie Schulhof said, “2015 has been a banner year for popular cinema. We are thrilled to be awarding George Miller and Ridley Scott, two iconic filmmakers at the top of their game, while also celebrating the next generation of talent.”
For those unfamiliar with the organization, “for 106 years, the National Board of Review has dedicated its efforts to the support of domestic and foreign cinema as both art and entertainment. This year, over 250 films (studio, independent, foreign-language, animated, and documentary) were viewed by this select group of film enthusiasts, filmmakers, professionals, academics, and students.”
The Hateful Eight, while still under embargo, picked up two awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best...
For those unfamiliar with the organization, “for 106 years, the National Board of Review has dedicated its efforts to the support of domestic and foreign cinema as both art and entertainment. This year, over 250 films (studio, independent, foreign-language, animated, and documentary) were viewed by this select group of film enthusiasts, filmmakers, professionals, academics, and students.”
The Hateful Eight, while still under embargo, picked up two awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best...
- 12/1/2015
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
The over 105-year-old National Board of Review will unveil 2015 winners on Tuesday, December 1, 2015. Their annual awards gala will fall on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at Cipriani 42n Street in New York City. Once again NBC's Willie Geist will host. Awards include Best Picture, Best Director, Best Performances, Best Ensemble, Breakthrough Performance, Directorial Debut and Spotlight Award as well as signature honors such as the William K. Everson Award for Film History, Freedom of Expression, and Special Achievement in Filmmaking. This "select" group of film enthusiasts, whoever they are, look at over 250 films a year at screenings followed by Q&As. Last year they threw their weight behind Jc Chandor's "A Most Violent Year." Read More: National Board of Review Names "A Most Violent Year" Best Film of 2014...
- 4/16/2015
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Before its demise in 1980, “Camera Three” was a show focused on different forms of art that aired on Sunday mornings on CBS. In 1972, they spend an episode examining Stanley Kubrick’s infamous adaptation of “A Clockwork Orange,” and thanks to the fine people of Dangerous Minds, you can stream the whole episode on the futuristic device of your choice. Running half-an-hour long and featuring the trio of cinema historian William Everson, 'Clockwork' author Anthony Burgess, and the film’s star Malcolm McDowell, the episode aired around the same time of the film’s U.S. release in February of 1972,, notably, before any of the controversy surrounding the film occurred in the U.K. It’s an extremely informative and entertaining discussion of the sort that’s sorely missed on American television these days, especially post-Roger Ebert. Watch Camera Three’s “Examination of Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange” below and...
- 3/5/2015
- by Cain Rodriguez
- The Playlist
J.C. Chandor's "A Most Violent Year" is the Best Film of the Year according to the National Board of Review. Its president, Annie Schulhof, said "'A Most Violent Year' is an exhilarating crime drama with a compelling story, outstanding performances, and an elegant cinematic style." Oscar Isaac took home the Best Actor trophy he tied with Michael Keaton for "Birdman."
Jessica Chastain won Best Supporting Actress for "A Most Violent Year" with Edward Norton receiving the Best Supporting Actor award for "Birdman."
The National Board of Review annual Awards Gala will be held on January 6, 2015.
Here's the full list of winners of 2014's National Board of Review Awards:
Best Film: A Most Violent Year
Best Director: Clint Eastwood . American Sniper
Best Actor (Tie): Oscar Isaac . A Most Violent Year; Michael Keaton . Birdman
Best Actress: Julianne Moore . Still Alice
Best Supporting Actor: Edward Norton . Birdman
Best Supporting...
Jessica Chastain won Best Supporting Actress for "A Most Violent Year" with Edward Norton receiving the Best Supporting Actor award for "Birdman."
The National Board of Review annual Awards Gala will be held on January 6, 2015.
Here's the full list of winners of 2014's National Board of Review Awards:
Best Film: A Most Violent Year
Best Director: Clint Eastwood . American Sniper
Best Actor (Tie): Oscar Isaac . A Most Violent Year; Michael Keaton . Birdman
Best Actress: Julianne Moore . Still Alice
Best Supporting Actor: Edward Norton . Birdman
Best Supporting...
- 12/3/2014
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Jc Chandor’s A Most Violent Year has scooped the best film prize as the National Board Of Review announced its 2014 selections.
Clint Eastwood was named best director for American Sniper, while Oscar Isaac for A Most Violent Year tied with Michael Keaton for Birdman in the best actor race and Julianne Moore took best actress honours for Still Alice.
Jessica Chastain took the best supporting actress prize for A Most Violent Year and Edward Norton the best supporting actor award for Birdman.
Jack O’Connell earned an award for best breakthrough performance for Starred Up and Unbroken.
Damián Szifrón’s Argentinian Oscar submission Wild Tales was named best foreign film, Steve James’ Life Itself best documentary and Phil Lord & Christopher Miller took best original screenplay for The Lego Movie.
The full list of winners:
Best Film: A Most Violent Year
Best Director: Clint Eastwood - American Sniper
Best Actor (tie): Oscar Isaac - A Most Violent Year; [link...
Clint Eastwood was named best director for American Sniper, while Oscar Isaac for A Most Violent Year tied with Michael Keaton for Birdman in the best actor race and Julianne Moore took best actress honours for Still Alice.
Jessica Chastain took the best supporting actress prize for A Most Violent Year and Edward Norton the best supporting actor award for Birdman.
Jack O’Connell earned an award for best breakthrough performance for Starred Up and Unbroken.
Damián Szifrón’s Argentinian Oscar submission Wild Tales was named best foreign film, Steve James’ Life Itself best documentary and Phil Lord & Christopher Miller took best original screenplay for The Lego Movie.
The full list of winners:
Best Film: A Most Violent Year
Best Director: Clint Eastwood - American Sniper
Best Actor (tie): Oscar Isaac - A Most Violent Year; [link...
- 12/2/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Hot on the heals of the New York Film Critics Circle’s announcement yesterday, the National Board of Review has named their picks for the best achievements in film for 2014, naming J.C. Chandor’s crime drama A Most Violent Year as the year’s best movie. The film also won for Best Actor (Oscar Isaac), tying with Michael Keaton for Birdman, and Best Supporting Actress (Jessica Chastain).
Taking a look at their list of winners, the group had some very interesting choices for several categories. Paul Thomas Anderson’s bizarre, drug-fueled odyssey Inherent Vice took Best Adapted Screenplay, while The Lego Movie beat multiple top contenders to receive Best Original Screenplay. Also unexpected was Clint Eastwood snagging Best Director for his biopic American Sniper, which has merely been receiving so-so reviews thus far.
On the other hand, there were several picks that were somewhat expected, including Julianne Moore’s win...
Taking a look at their list of winners, the group had some very interesting choices for several categories. Paul Thomas Anderson’s bizarre, drug-fueled odyssey Inherent Vice took Best Adapted Screenplay, while The Lego Movie beat multiple top contenders to receive Best Original Screenplay. Also unexpected was Clint Eastwood snagging Best Director for his biopic American Sniper, which has merely been receiving so-so reviews thus far.
On the other hand, there were several picks that were somewhat expected, including Julianne Moore’s win...
- 12/2/2014
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
Glenn here with the Nbr results as they come to hand. They used to be the first awards of the season to announce their winners, but now the National Board of Review are trumped annually by the Gotham Awards and the Nyfcc in the merry-go-round that is award season. I maintain that unless you're a guild, your absence is more or less moot. However, it can definitely help get your name and face out there to be acknowledged early and often. The Nbr is where the likes of Moulin Rouge! and Amy Ryan made it known that they would be forces to be reckoned with. What did this 105-year-old group select this year? Let's find out...
National Board Of Review Winners
Best Film: A Most Violent Year Best Director: Clint Eastwood, American Sniper Best Actor: (tie!) Oscar Isaac, A Most Violent Year and Michael Keaton, Birdman Best Actress: Julianne Moore,...
National Board Of Review Winners
Best Film: A Most Violent Year Best Director: Clint Eastwood, American Sniper Best Actor: (tie!) Oscar Isaac, A Most Violent Year and Michael Keaton, Birdman Best Actress: Julianne Moore,...
- 12/2/2014
- by Glenn Dunks
- FilmExperience
Yesterday it was Boyhood winning with the New York Film Critics and Birdman winning at the Gotham Awards. Today it's J.C. Chandor's A Most Violent Year taking Best Film honors from the National Board of Review, which also named Oscar Isaac Best Actor in a tie with Birdman's Michael Keaton and Jessica Chastain took Best Supporting Actress honors for her part in A Most Violent Year while Clint Eastwood (whatc) took Best Director honors... Ummmm, okayc The Nbr handed Best Actress to Julianne Moore (Still Alice) and Edward Norton (Birdman) claimed Best Supporting Actor while The Lego Movie and Inherent Vice took the screenplay awards. Perhaps one of the most interesting awards, beyond Best Director for Eastwood, is the absence of Citizenfour, which didn't win Best Documentary, that went to Life Itself, and it wasn't even named one of the five runners-up, though early year favorite Keep On Keepin' On was named.
- 12/2/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The National Board of Review has announced its 2014 honorees, and its selection for the best film of the year could shake up the Oscars race.
"A Most Violent Year" took home the top prize, winning the Best Film award, as well as picking up prizes for its lead actor, Oscar Isaac, and supporting actress, Jessica Chastain. Other notable honorees include Clint Eastwood, who won Best Director ("American Sniper"); Michael Keaton ("Birdman"), who tied with Isaac for the Best Actor award; Julianne Moore ("Still Alice"), who claimed Best Actress; and Edward Norton ("Birdman"), who snagged the Best Supporting Actor prize.
In an interview with Variety, National Board of Review president Annie Schulhof explained why the organization decided to hail "A Most Violent Year," a film that so far has earned critical raves, but hasn't made much noise in awards season prognostications.
"We're quirky and we have a different take," Schulhof told Variety.
"A Most Violent Year" took home the top prize, winning the Best Film award, as well as picking up prizes for its lead actor, Oscar Isaac, and supporting actress, Jessica Chastain. Other notable honorees include Clint Eastwood, who won Best Director ("American Sniper"); Michael Keaton ("Birdman"), who tied with Isaac for the Best Actor award; Julianne Moore ("Still Alice"), who claimed Best Actress; and Edward Norton ("Birdman"), who snagged the Best Supporting Actor prize.
In an interview with Variety, National Board of Review president Annie Schulhof explained why the organization decided to hail "A Most Violent Year," a film that so far has earned critical raves, but hasn't made much noise in awards season prognostications.
"We're quirky and we have a different take," Schulhof told Variety.
- 12/2/2014
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
Two films, made decades apart, that deserve to be better known are playing on Turner Classic Movies this week: King Vidor’s The Stranger’s Return (1933), which airs on Tuesday, and Bob Rafelson’s Mountains of the Moon (1990), on Friday. I’ve written about the Vidor film before, most recently when it screened at this year’s TCM Classic Film Festival. I first saw it decades ago, when William K. Everson showed a 16mm print, and fell in love with it then. It’s a surprisingly adult film for its time, and showcases Miriam Hopkins, Lionel Barrymore, and Franchot Tone in tailor-made roles, alongside a fine supporting cast. Vidor never mentioned it in his autobiography, and I always...
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- 10/13/2014
- by Leonard Maltin
- Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy
By Fred Blosser
Many books have been written about Hollywood Westerns. After 45 years, the late William K. Everson’s “A Pictorial History of the Western Film” (The Citadel Press, 1969) remains one of the best: a coffee-table book with substance. Everson appropriately tips his sombrero to John Ford, John Wayne, Henry Hathaway, and Howard Hawks (with measured praise for “Red River”), and his comments on films spanning the history of the genre up to the end of the 1960s, from “The Great Train Robbery” (1903) to “The Wild Bunch” (1969), are incisive and thought-provoking. As a film scholar and preservationist, Everson was particularly knowledgeable about older and often obscure movies from the silent and early sound eras. Three of the classic titles he highlights are worthy of his approval and deserve to be better known than they are.
King Vidor’s “Billy the Kid” (1930) is slow going at times, particularly if you’re...
Many books have been written about Hollywood Westerns. After 45 years, the late William K. Everson’s “A Pictorial History of the Western Film” (The Citadel Press, 1969) remains one of the best: a coffee-table book with substance. Everson appropriately tips his sombrero to John Ford, John Wayne, Henry Hathaway, and Howard Hawks (with measured praise for “Red River”), and his comments on films spanning the history of the genre up to the end of the 1960s, from “The Great Train Robbery” (1903) to “The Wild Bunch” (1969), are incisive and thought-provoking. As a film scholar and preservationist, Everson was particularly knowledgeable about older and often obscure movies from the silent and early sound eras. Three of the classic titles he highlights are worthy of his approval and deserve to be better known than they are.
King Vidor’s “Billy the Kid” (1930) is slow going at times, particularly if you’re...
- 9/13/2014
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
While cleaning out an old barn in New Hampshire recently, a man named Peter Massie discovered an old silent film projector and seven reels of nitrate films hidden in the shadows of a corner of the structure. Among these old reels was a 30-minute 1913 film titled When Lincoln Paid starring Francis Ford (older brother of director John Ford). It was one of six silent films, all presumed lost, in which Ford played Abraham Lincoln. It is stories like this that give hope to silent film fans. 75 per cent of movies from the silent era have been lost to decay or neglect, but when it comes to the over 200 movies that St. Louis native King Baggot acted in between 1909 and 1921, that number is closer to 100%. Here’s a look at Absinthe, a lost film from 100 years ago that I wish someone would find.
Absinthe is a distilled, highly alcoholic (90-148 proof...
Absinthe is a distilled, highly alcoholic (90-148 proof...
- 6/2/2014
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
William Everson, for Cinema 3 in 1972 sits down and talks to Anthony Burgess and Malcolm McDowell to discuss Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, a film adapted by Kubrick from Burgess' novel and starring McDowell, as I'm sure you all know, as Alex, a young delinquent and leader of a band of "droogs" who finds himself part of a government re-conditioning program. What initially caught my attention is McDowell's quick and insistent disagreement with Everson on Kubrick and his working habits, which, if I'm correct in reading between the lines, boils down to, "If you signed on to star in a film for a director, you should be expected to do as the director says and if that means you work hard to make something right, that's what you do." I also enjoyed the examination of the dialogue in the film and the way Burgess essentially created a new language for...
- 1/15/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
It’s been receiving all kinds of industry buzz as of late, and now “Her” has been named the 2013 Best Film of the Year by the National Board of Review.
Additionally, director Spike Jonze nabbed the Best Director win, giving the provocative flick plenty of steam for awards season.
Nbr President Annie Schulhof explained, “Spike Jonze is one of the most talented and visionary filmmakers working today. In Her, he explores the age-old themes of love and human connection in a completely fresh and innovative way. It is an outstanding achievement that is sure to become a new classic.”
Meanwhile, Bruce Dern (“Nebraska”) won the Best Actor category and Emma Thompson (“Saving Mr. Banks”) came in first for Best Actress.
Check out the full list of winners below:
Best Film
Her
Best Director
Spike Jonze, Her
Best Actor
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Best Actress
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
Best Supporting Actor
Will Forte,...
Additionally, director Spike Jonze nabbed the Best Director win, giving the provocative flick plenty of steam for awards season.
Nbr President Annie Schulhof explained, “Spike Jonze is one of the most talented and visionary filmmakers working today. In Her, he explores the age-old themes of love and human connection in a completely fresh and innovative way. It is an outstanding achievement that is sure to become a new classic.”
Meanwhile, Bruce Dern (“Nebraska”) won the Best Actor category and Emma Thompson (“Saving Mr. Banks”) came in first for Best Actress.
Check out the full list of winners below:
Best Film
Her
Best Director
Spike Jonze, Her
Best Actor
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Best Actress
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
Best Supporting Actor
Will Forte,...
- 12/4/2013
- GossipCenter
The awards season just got more unpredictable. The last three award-giving bodies have chosen different movies for their top honors. The Gotham Awards picked the Coen Brothers' "Inside Llewyn Davis" as their top choice while the New York Film Critics Circle awarded David O. Russell's "American Hustle" with the Best Picture of the Year nod.
Now comes the National Board of Review. They chose the equally fantastic movie "Her' from Spike Jonze as the Best Film of the year. Even in acting categories, the three award-giving organizations vary. For Best Actor, Gotham chose Matthew McConaughey for "Dallas Buyers Club," while New York Film Critics crowned Robert Redford for "All is Lost." The Nbr chose Bruce Dern from "Nebraska" as the actor to beat.
Same can be said with the Best Actress category. Gotham chose Brie Larson for "Short Term 12," while Nyfcc picked Cate Blanchett for "Blue Jasmine.
Now comes the National Board of Review. They chose the equally fantastic movie "Her' from Spike Jonze as the Best Film of the year. Even in acting categories, the three award-giving organizations vary. For Best Actor, Gotham chose Matthew McConaughey for "Dallas Buyers Club," while New York Film Critics crowned Robert Redford for "All is Lost." The Nbr chose Bruce Dern from "Nebraska" as the actor to beat.
Same can be said with the Best Actress category. Gotham chose Brie Larson for "Short Term 12," while Nyfcc picked Cate Blanchett for "Blue Jasmine.
- 12/4/2013
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Spike Jonze’s Her, which tells the story of a man (Joaquin Phoenix) who falls in love with the voice of his computer’s operating system, was named Best Film of 2013 by the National Board of Review. More to come…
Below is a full list of the awards :
Best Film: Her
Best Director: Spike Jonze, Her
Best Actor: Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Best Actress: Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
Best Supporting Actor: Will Forte, Nebraska
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, Fruitvale Station
Best Original Screenplay: Joel and Ethan Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis
Best Adapted Screenplay: Terence Winter, The Wolf Of Wall Street...
Below is a full list of the awards :
Best Film: Her
Best Director: Spike Jonze, Her
Best Actor: Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Best Actress: Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
Best Supporting Actor: Will Forte, Nebraska
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, Fruitvale Station
Best Original Screenplay: Joel and Ethan Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis
Best Adapted Screenplay: Terence Winter, The Wolf Of Wall Street...
- 12/4/2013
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
I am loving the just announced awards from the National Board of Review for 2013, naming Spike Jonze's Her the best film as this year's award race is clearly not shaping up to be as obvious as many predicted it would be. How soc Well, supposed frontrunners 12 Years a Slave and Gravity were shut out of the major awards until both were named in the subsequent list of top ten films of the year (naturally) and Gravity was given the award for Creative Innovation in Filmmaking (seems appropriate). I will say, however, as much as I love Her, giving Jonze the award for Best Director is a bit surprising while the Coen brothers won Best Original Screenplay. I would have been less surprised had those two been flipped, though I definitely love the attention shown Inside Llewyn Davis and a script certainly worthy of attention. Something of a surprise, though...
- 12/4/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Spike Jonze's "Her" is the National Board of Review's big winner this year. The organization unveiled its 2013 award recipients today, and the Joaquin Phoenix starrer took top honors with Best Film, as well as a Best Director nod for Jonze.
"Fruitvale Station" also impressed, earning a Best Breakthrough Performance award for its star, Michael B. Jordan, Best Directorial Debut for director Ryan Coogler, and Best Supporting Actress for Octavia Spencer.
The awards will be presented at an NYC gala, hosted by "Good Morning America"'s Lara Spencer, on January 7.
Read on for the full list of winners:
Best Film: "Her"
Best Director: Spike Jonze, "Her"
Best Actor: Bruce Dern, "Nebraska"
Best Actress: Emma Thompson, "Saving Mr. Banks"
Best Supporting Actor: Will Forte, "Nebraska"
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, "Fruitvale Station"
Best Original Screenplay: Joel and Ethan Coen, "Inside Llewyn Davis
Best Adapted Screenplay: Terence Winter, "The Wolf of Wall Street...
"Fruitvale Station" also impressed, earning a Best Breakthrough Performance award for its star, Michael B. Jordan, Best Directorial Debut for director Ryan Coogler, and Best Supporting Actress for Octavia Spencer.
The awards will be presented at an NYC gala, hosted by "Good Morning America"'s Lara Spencer, on January 7.
Read on for the full list of winners:
Best Film: "Her"
Best Director: Spike Jonze, "Her"
Best Actor: Bruce Dern, "Nebraska"
Best Actress: Emma Thompson, "Saving Mr. Banks"
Best Supporting Actor: Will Forte, "Nebraska"
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer, "Fruitvale Station"
Best Original Screenplay: Joel and Ethan Coen, "Inside Llewyn Davis
Best Adapted Screenplay: Terence Winter, "The Wolf of Wall Street...
- 12/4/2013
- by Laura Larson
- Moviefone
If I had to choose an all-time favorite movie studio, it would be Hal Roach’s, where comedy was king in the 1920s and ‘30s. Harold Lloyd, Laurel and Hardy, Our Gang, Charley Chase, and Thelma Todd were among his brightest stars. They were surrounded by directors, writers, cameramen, prop men, and other specialists who knew comedy inside and out. Professor Richard L. Ward examined the business history of this enterprise in his 2006 book A History of the Hal Roach Studios, and decades ago William K. Everson wrote an eloquent monograph for the Museum of Modern Art on the movies themselves. Now, silent comedy expert Richard M. Roberts has undertaken the formidable task of exploring all...
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- 9/25/2013
- by Leonard Maltin
- Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy
Alfred Hitchcock is one of the few directors whose legendary stature almost overshadows his entire body of work. His films are classic and unforgettable, but the man himself managed to achieve a relationship with the audience that is only comparable to a doctor with a patient. He knew exactly what they needed, even if they didn’t know it or want it. By no means was he a perfect being nor did he have a spotless record, but the man was a master of his craft and a wealth of knowledge. That is why it’s great that we have interviews and discussions, like the one below the break, in which Hitchcock opens up about his career. In this interview from 1972, courtesy of No Film School, Pia Lindstrom (Ingrid Bergman’s daughter) and critic William Everson go in depth with the filmmaker. Between the two interviewers, they manage to cover...
- 7/22/2013
- by Jason McDonald
- The Playlist
Deanna Durbin: Ephemeral fame (photo: Deanna Durbin in 1981) [See previous post: "Deanna Durbin: 'Sweet Monster.'"] Unlike Greta Garbo, whose mystique remained basically intact following her retirement in 1941, Deanna Durbin’s popularity faded away much like that of the vast majority of celebrities who were removed — or who chose to remove themselves — from public view. Despite the advent of home video and classic-movie cable channels, Durbin remains virtually unknown to the vast majority of those who weren’t around in her heyday in the ’30s and ’40s. Yet, although relatively few in number, she continues to have her ardent fans. There are a handful of websites devoted to Deanna Durbin and her film and recording careers, chiefly among them the appropriately titled "Deanna Durbin Devotees." Fade Out Charles David, Deanna Durbin’s husband of 48 years, died in March 1999, at the age of 92; Institut Pasteur medical researcher Peter H. David is their only son. Durbin also had a daughter,...
- 5/7/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Submit your vote for Reviewer of the Year!
Every year, the Classic Horror Film Board recognizes the best in the horror/sci-fi/fantasy realm with the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards. Fans of the genre can vote for their favorites in over thirty categories, and this year, Cinelinx would like to ask you to vote for one of our own, staff writer Victor Medina, as Reviewer of the Year (Category 29)! We've even included the ballot below so you can vote!
Votes must be submitted by copying and pasting the ballot into your personal email, making your choices, including your name, and sending it in. Votes for Reviewer of the Year are write-in only, so you must be sure to include Vic's name yourself under Category 29 when you vote. Pre-filled ballots are not allowed, so we can't do it for you! Remember, you must write in "Victor Medina, Cinelinx.com" yourself.
Every year, the Classic Horror Film Board recognizes the best in the horror/sci-fi/fantasy realm with the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards. Fans of the genre can vote for their favorites in over thirty categories, and this year, Cinelinx would like to ask you to vote for one of our own, staff writer Victor Medina, as Reviewer of the Year (Category 29)! We've even included the ballot below so you can vote!
Votes must be submitted by copying and pasting the ballot into your personal email, making your choices, including your name, and sending it in. Votes for Reviewer of the Year are write-in only, so you must be sure to include Vic's name yourself under Category 29 when you vote. Pre-filled ballots are not allowed, so we can't do it for you! Remember, you must write in "Victor Medina, Cinelinx.com" yourself.
- 2/26/2013
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
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Hitchcock’S Breakthrough
By Raymond Benson
Finally! After years of sub-par and downright bootleg quality transfers of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1934 British classic, The Man Who Knew Too Much, we now have a very decent-looking presentation. Thanks to The Criterion Collection, the film has undergone a new digital restoration, and it looks great. We can finally see a clear photographic image! Peter Lorre is no longer blurry and in soft-focus. And the sound! Thanks to an uncompressed monaural soundtrack, we can now actually hear the dialogue and understand it, whereas on previous releases everyone sounded like they were speaking from inside a barrel.
The Man Who Knew Too Much was Hitchcock’s first hugely successful talkie. In fact, Man was the number one picture in the UK in 1934, and it more or less introduced America to the Master of Suspense when it was imported across the pond. So, in many ways,...
Hitchcock’S Breakthrough
By Raymond Benson
Finally! After years of sub-par and downright bootleg quality transfers of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1934 British classic, The Man Who Knew Too Much, we now have a very decent-looking presentation. Thanks to The Criterion Collection, the film has undergone a new digital restoration, and it looks great. We can finally see a clear photographic image! Peter Lorre is no longer blurry and in soft-focus. And the sound! Thanks to an uncompressed monaural soundtrack, we can now actually hear the dialogue and understand it, whereas on previous releases everyone sounded like they were speaking from inside a barrel.
The Man Who Knew Too Much was Hitchcock’s first hugely successful talkie. In fact, Man was the number one picture in the UK in 1934, and it more or less introduced America to the Master of Suspense when it was imported across the pond. So, in many ways,...
- 1/5/2013
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
The National Film Registry has added 25 more films that will be preserved in the Library of Congress. To be included in the registry the film needs to be “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” They have to be at least ten years old and are chosen from a list of films nominated by the public.
There's some great films that have been added this year. We've got the original 3:10 to Yuma, The Matrix, A Christmas Story, A League of Their Own, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Dirty Harry, Uncle Tom's Cabin, and several more.
Check out the full list of films that were added this year below, and you can head over to the Registry website to nominate films that you think should be added in 2013!
3:10 to Yuma (1957)
Considered to be one of the best westerns of the 1950s, “3:10 to Yuma” has gained in stature since its original release as...
There's some great films that have been added this year. We've got the original 3:10 to Yuma, The Matrix, A Christmas Story, A League of Their Own, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Dirty Harry, Uncle Tom's Cabin, and several more.
Check out the full list of films that were added this year below, and you can head over to the Registry website to nominate films that you think should be added in 2013!
3:10 to Yuma (1957)
Considered to be one of the best westerns of the 1950s, “3:10 to Yuma” has gained in stature since its original release as...
- 12/20/2012
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Hot on the heels of the New York Film Critics Circle giving it their top prize, The National Board of Review (@NBRfilm) has followed suit and named Zero Dark Thirty the Best Film of the Year for 2012. .Zero Dark Thirty is a masterful film,. said Annie Schulhof, Nbr President. .Kathryn Bigelow takes the viewer inside a definitive moment of our time in a visceral and unique way. It is exciting, provocative and deeply emotional.. While these voters are not Oscar voters, it still worth noting that the Nbr went with Les Miserables as Best Ensemble. The Los Angeles FIlm Critics will be live-tweeting winners from their awards voting, kicking off at 10am Pst this Sunday. (@LAFilmCritics).
Below is a full list of the awards given by the National Board of Review:
Best Film: Zero Dark Thirty
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Best Actor: Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Best Actress: Jessica Chastain,...
Below is a full list of the awards given by the National Board of Review:
Best Film: Zero Dark Thirty
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Best Actor: Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Best Actress: Jessica Chastain,...
- 12/5/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The National Board of Review chose Zero Dark Thirty as its best film, but it was the selection of a few out-of-the-box nominees that are most compelling — including a supporting actress nomination for character actress Ann Dowd’s work in the indie thriller Compliance.
Zero Dark Thirty, which also claimed the group’s best director prize for Kathryn Bigelow, can count this — along with the same wins at the New York Film Critics Circle on Monday — as a serious momentum-builder in the race for the Oscars. But ever since it began screening last week, the film has been heralded far...
Zero Dark Thirty, which also claimed the group’s best director prize for Kathryn Bigelow, can count this — along with the same wins at the New York Film Critics Circle on Monday — as a serious momentum-builder in the race for the Oscars. But ever since it began screening last week, the film has been heralded far...
- 12/5/2012
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
By Sean O’Connell Hollywoodnews.com: Is “Zero Dark Thirty” going to be this year’s “The Social Network,” or “The King’s Speech?” Kathryn Bigelow’s searing, comprehensive docu-drama detailing the impossible hunt for Osama Bin Laden was named Best Film by the National Board of Review today, days after the New York Film Critics Circle handed the film the same award. (Bigelow, for the record, took Best Director from both groups, as well.) These are tremendous feathers in the cap of a film that expects to compete for Oscar gold as the campaign for nominations kicks into high gear. But as you likely recall, David Fincher’s “The Social Network” also collected most – if not all – of the pre-Oscar critics love … only to be shut down (for the most part) by Tom Hooper’s “The King’s Speech” two seasons ago. Hooper could halt another critical darling if...
- 12/5/2012
- by sean@hollywoodnews.com (Sean O'Connell)
- Hollywoodnews.com
And yet another win for Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty." It's beginning to look a lot like 2009 when the director's "The Hurt Locker" won pretty much every major award-giving body.
"Zero Dark Thirty" took home the Best Picture award and Bigelow was also named Best Director with Jessica Chastain receiving the Best Actress award.
Here's the complete list of winners of the 2012 National Board of Review Awards (the gala will be held in New York City on January 8th):
Best Film: Zero Dark Thirty
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Best Actor: Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Best Actress: Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Best Supporting Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained
Best Supporting Actress: Ann Dowd, Compliance
Best Original Screenplay: Rian Johnson, Looper
Best Adapted Screenplay: David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Best Animated Feature: Wreck-it Ralph
Special Achievement in Filmmaking: Ben Affleck, Argo
Breakthrough Actor: Tom Holland,...
"Zero Dark Thirty" took home the Best Picture award and Bigelow was also named Best Director with Jessica Chastain receiving the Best Actress award.
Here's the complete list of winners of the 2012 National Board of Review Awards (the gala will be held in New York City on January 8th):
Best Film: Zero Dark Thirty
Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Best Actor: Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Best Actress: Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Best Supporting Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained
Best Supporting Actress: Ann Dowd, Compliance
Best Original Screenplay: Rian Johnson, Looper
Best Adapted Screenplay: David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Best Animated Feature: Wreck-it Ralph
Special Achievement in Filmmaking: Ben Affleck, Argo
Breakthrough Actor: Tom Holland,...
- 12/5/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty enjoys another day in the precursor spotlight as it was named Best Film of 2012 by the National Board of Review. Bigelow was also named Best Director and Jessica Chastain named Best Actress. David O. Russell's Silver Linings Playbook also finally earned some respect with Bradley Cooper winning Best Actor over the likes of Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln) whose likelihood of winning the Oscar remains unfazed, and Russell winning for Best Adapted Screenplay. Benh Zeitlin's Beasts of the Southern Wild won for best directorial debut and young Quvenzhane Wallis was named Breakthrough Actress. We can also now start taking Leonardo DiCaprio a little more seriously in the Best Supporting Actor category as he won for his role in Django Unchained. There were also a couple of nice surprises such as Rian Johnson winning Original Screenplay for Looper and Ann Dowd getting a nice mention...
- 12/5/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
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