Francis Ford Coppola shared his thoughts on the current studio system during the Cannes Film Festival press conference for his self-financed epic “Megalopolis,” saying that they might not be around much longer.
“I fear that the film industry has become more of a matter of people being hired to meet their debt obligations because the studios are in great, great debt. And the job is not so much to make good movies, the job is to make sure they pay their debt obligations,” Coppola said in response to a question from Variety. “Obviously, new companies like Amazon and Apple and Microsoft, they have plenty of money, so it might be that the studios we knew for so long, some wonderful ones, are not to be here in the future anymore.”
The presser also veered into the political, with Coppola being asked if the film is a commentary on Donald Trump,...
“I fear that the film industry has become more of a matter of people being hired to meet their debt obligations because the studios are in great, great debt. And the job is not so much to make good movies, the job is to make sure they pay their debt obligations,” Coppola said in response to a question from Variety. “Obviously, new companies like Amazon and Apple and Microsoft, they have plenty of money, so it might be that the studios we knew for so long, some wonderful ones, are not to be here in the future anymore.”
The presser also veered into the political, with Coppola being asked if the film is a commentary on Donald Trump,...
- 5/17/2024
- by Matt Donnelly, Ellise Shafer and Tatiana Siegel
- Variety Film + TV
In the long-gestating, career-encompassing allegory that is “Megalopolis,” director Francis Ford Coppola puts his name above the title and, in the film’s lone act of modesty, the words “A Fable” beneath it. To call this garish, idea-bloated monstrosity a mere “fable” is to grossly undersell the project’s expansive insights into art, life and legacy. Here, backed by an estimated $120 million of the “Godfather” director’s own money, is the sort of big swing audiences and critics have come to adore him for: a ginormous, recklessly ambitious epic in which humanity’s eternal themes — greed, corruption, loyalty and power — threaten to suffocate a more intimate personal crisis. In this case, a conservative politician and a forward-thinking urban designer clash over a mythic city’s future, with unwieldy results.
It’s Coppola’s fortune, and he can spend it as he likes, but grandiose title aside, it’s not at...
It’s Coppola’s fortune, and he can spend it as he likes, but grandiose title aside, it’s not at...
- 5/16/2024
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Oi, we’re back with Megalopolis again! Yeah, Coppola’s supposed masterpiece has been a hot topic in recent weeks as the famed director is trying to sell his sci-fi epic to buyers so that it can be ready for a theatrical release this year and, most likely, the awards season. So far, the director has not been able to find a major buyer, but the marketing campaign is great, despite the fact that it seems that the director is paying for it out of his own pocket, as all the official information we have comes from the director himself or his personal social media profiles. We have received some teaser photos, and a teaser video, and today, the first official teaser trailer was also released, which you can check out below.
If you haven’t read any of our previous reports, in short, Megalopolis is an interesting story altogether,...
If you haven’t read any of our previous reports, in short, Megalopolis is an interesting story altogether,...
- 5/14/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
We have already talked about Francis Ford Coppola’s major return to film, the epic project Megalopolis, which has been described as a visionary work, but is nevertheless having trouble finding a distributor. The movie is facing an uphill battle as we have reported, but it seems that Coppola has decided to do some of his own marketing to convince the studios to take his film. Not long ago, we provided you with a first-look image from the movie, showing stars Adam Driver and Nathalie Emmanuel, and just today, a first teaser video focusing – once again – on Driver has been released, confirming several interesting things.
Just a brief reminder before we continue. As we have written, the story of Megalopolis is an interesting one altogether. The movie was conceived way back in 1979, while Coppola was filming Apocalypse Now, one of the greatest war movies ever made. Now, 45 years later, the movie is finally complete,...
Just a brief reminder before we continue. As we have written, the story of Megalopolis is an interesting one altogether. The movie was conceived way back in 1979, while Coppola was filming Apocalypse Now, one of the greatest war movies ever made. Now, 45 years later, the movie is finally complete,...
- 5/4/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
Francis Ford Coppola is a brand name and undoubtedly one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. And while he has provided us with a series of classic movies over his long career, he has been inactive for many years until he recently blessed us with Megalopolis, a movie that is just as ambitious as it sounds but may remain as one of the year’s biggest mysteries. We have already reported on the early reactions and struggles that the movie is facing going forward, and we are glad to confirm that Vanity Fair has blessed us with an exclusive first-look image from the movie, which shows the film’s two main actors, Adam Driver, and Nathalie Emmanuel.
If you’re not fully acquainted with it, Megalopolis is an interesting story altogether, as the movie was conceived way back in 1979, while Coppola was filming Apocalypse Now, one of the greatest war movies ever made.
If you’re not fully acquainted with it, Megalopolis is an interesting story altogether, as the movie was conceived way back in 1979, while Coppola was filming Apocalypse Now, one of the greatest war movies ever made.
- 4/30/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
After 13 years, legendary Oscar-winner Francis Ford Coppola is seemingly back with a new movie, Megalopolis, which is slated to be released in late 2024, although that could still be pushed back. After a controversial outing with 2011’s Twixt, Coppola has finished his new movie, a sci-fi epic with an ensemble cast, which has been screened for distributors in the United States. As of the time of writing, not much is known about the movie, but Deadline reports that the film’s runtime is 2 hours and 13 minutes, and that is without the credits, but as Mark Fleming Jr. writes, the runtime seems “remarkably brief,” which indicates that Coppola has indeed made a great movie.
Megalopolis is an interesting story altogether, as the movie was conceived way back in 1979, while Coppola was filming Apocalypse Now, one of the greatest war movies ever made. Now, 45 years later, the movie is finally complete, as the...
Megalopolis is an interesting story altogether, as the movie was conceived way back in 1979, while Coppola was filming Apocalypse Now, one of the greatest war movies ever made. Now, 45 years later, the movie is finally complete, as the...
- 3/30/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
As Francis Ford Coppola Megalopolis Rumors; Mike Figgis Plans a Behind-the-Scenes Documentary”>defends misguided reports of chaos on the set of his long-in-the-works, 100 million-plus epic Megalopolis, the director has also found time as of late to revisit some past works. Just as the man’s done recently for The Cotton Club, Tucker: The Man and His Dream, Apocalypse Now, and a newly minted The Godfather Celebrates 50th Anniversary with New Restoration, Coming to Theaters & 4K Home Video”>The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone, he’s now reworked one of his films—this time his most recent.
Upon its 2011 unveiling, Coppola had major plans for Twixt, his horror film starring Val Kilmer, Elle Fanning, and Bruce Dern. During one of the strangest and best panels in Comic-Con history, he revealed he wanted to take the film on a 30-city tour where each night would be a completely different film...
Upon its 2011 unveiling, Coppola had major plans for Twixt, his horror film starring Val Kilmer, Elle Fanning, and Bruce Dern. During one of the strangest and best panels in Comic-Con history, he revealed he wanted to take the film on a 30-city tour where each night would be a completely different film...
- 1/11/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
It’s finally happening. After developing the project for decades, Francis Ford Coppola is embarking on his epic drama Megalopolis this fall in Georgia. With a cast already including Adam Driver, Forest Whitaker, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Talia Shire, Shia Labeouf, Jason Schwartzman, Grace Vanderwaal, Kathryn Hunter, Aubrey Plaza, and James Remar, the last additions to the main ensemble have arrived.
Deadline reports that Dustin Hoffman, Chloe Fineman, Isabelle Kusman, D.B. Sweeney, and Bailey Ives will round out the cast. Cinematographer Mihai Malaimare Jr. has also recently confirmed he will reteam with Coppola on the project, following Youth Without Youth, Tetro, Twixt, and the live cinema experiment Distant Vision. Along with his Coppola collaborations, he also shot The Master and The Harder They Fall.
Coppola called it “a love story,” adding, “A woman is divided between loyalties to two men. But not only two men. Each man comes with a philosophical principle.
Deadline reports that Dustin Hoffman, Chloe Fineman, Isabelle Kusman, D.B. Sweeney, and Bailey Ives will round out the cast. Cinematographer Mihai Malaimare Jr. has also recently confirmed he will reteam with Coppola on the project, following Youth Without Youth, Tetro, Twixt, and the live cinema experiment Distant Vision. Along with his Coppola collaborations, he also shot The Master and The Harder They Fall.
Coppola called it “a love story,” adding, “A woman is divided between loyalties to two men. But not only two men. Each man comes with a philosophical principle.
- 10/5/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The cast of Francis Ford Coppola’s long-in-the-works sci-fi epic Megalopolis just got quite a bit more interesting. With Adam Driver, Forest Whitaker, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jon Voight, and Laurence Fishburne all onboard, a new addition has arrived.
Deadline reports Aubrey Plaza, coming off fine work in Emily the Criminal, has joined the epic of architecture, class struggle, and freedom conveyed on a massive metropolitan scale. With Coppola fronting the near-100 million budget, production is now confirmed to kick off this fall with distribution rights up for grabs.
Cinematographer Mihai Malaimare Jr. has also confirmed he will reteam with Coppola on the project, following Youth Without Youth, Tetro, Twixt, and the live cinema experiment Distant Vision. Along with his Coppola collaborations, he also shot The Master and The Harder They Fall.
Coppola recently called it “a love story,” adding, “A woman is divided between loyalties to two men. But not only two men.
Deadline reports Aubrey Plaza, coming off fine work in Emily the Criminal, has joined the epic of architecture, class struggle, and freedom conveyed on a massive metropolitan scale. With Coppola fronting the near-100 million budget, production is now confirmed to kick off this fall with distribution rights up for grabs.
Cinematographer Mihai Malaimare Jr. has also confirmed he will reteam with Coppola on the project, following Youth Without Youth, Tetro, Twixt, and the live cinema experiment Distant Vision. Along with his Coppola collaborations, he also shot The Master and The Harder They Fall.
Coppola recently called it “a love story,” adding, “A woman is divided between loyalties to two men. But not only two men.
- 8/23/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
HBO’s gritty teen drama, “Euphoria,” had an immediate impact with Season 1, becoming a cultural phenomenon as the streamer’s second most-watched show after “Game of Thrones.” It pulverized viewers with Gen Z trauma about sex, drugs, violence, and social media. As IndieWire’s Jim Hemphill observed, the “conceptual and technical fearlessness” of showrunner Sam Levinson and and his craft teams tapped the “passion, angst, rage” of its teenagers (led by Emmy winner Zendaya as drug addict and unreliable narrator Rue).
Yet “Euphoria” has underperformed at the Creative Arts Emmys, collecting only two wins out of five nominations for Season 1 in 2020. These were for contemporary (non-prosthetic) makeup and original song (“All For Us” by Labrinth). Then, in 2021, “Euphoria” was snubbed for its two special episodes after being nominated for its kinetic and colorful cinematography, and once more for contemporary costumes and makeup.
Will the fact that “Euphoria” didn’t win...
Yet “Euphoria” has underperformed at the Creative Arts Emmys, collecting only two wins out of five nominations for Season 1 in 2020. These were for contemporary (non-prosthetic) makeup and original song (“All For Us” by Labrinth). Then, in 2021, “Euphoria” was snubbed for its two special episodes after being nominated for its kinetic and colorful cinematography, and once more for contemporary costumes and makeup.
Will the fact that “Euphoria” didn’t win...
- 6/1/2022
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Not having NBA permission to use basketball archival footage turned out to be a blessing in the making of Adam McKay’s HBO series, “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” (releasing new episodes on Sundays). It compelled McKay (who directed Episode 1), co-cinematographers Todd Banhazl (“Hustlers”) and Mihai Malaimare Jr. (“The Harder They Fall”), and Oscar-nominated editor Hank Corwin (“Don’t Look Up”) to get creative in evoking the ’80s as a cultural snapshot filtered through the game-changing Los Angeles Lakers dynasty, led by charismatic phenom Magic Johnson (Quincy Isaiah). The drama is a surreal and often absurd variation on McKay’s “Succession,” with the Lakers’ glitzy, entertaining Showtime persona masking a dysfunctional family run by outlier owner Jerry Buss (John C. Reilly).
“The early conversations were that it would be shot on film because of the time period, and because Adam’s a film guy,” said Banhazl, who shot...
“The early conversations were that it would be shot on film because of the time period, and because Adam’s a film guy,” said Banhazl, who shot...
- 3/7/2022
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
From the colorfully painted Redwood City to the monochromatic all-white Maysville, the mandate for Jeymes Samuel’s The Harder They Fall was to have “a really strong identity for each of the different towns,” says production designer Martin Whist, who collaborated with cinematographer Mihai Malaimare Jr. and others on the production team to give the Western a unique visual language. “We all really worked together closely in order to make each particular town sing its own song. … It took a lot of teamwork, and we just had such a great team.”
The Netflix film — featuring an ...
The Netflix film — featuring an ...
- 11/16/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
From the colorfully painted Redwood City to the monochromatic all-white Maysville, the mandate for Jeymes Samuel’s The Harder They Fall was to have “a really strong identity for each of the different towns,” says production designer Martin Whist, who collaborated with cinematographer Mihai Malaimare Jr. and others on the production team to give the Western a unique visual language. “We all really worked together closely in order to make each particular town sing its own song. … It took a lot of teamwork, and we just had such a great team.”
The Netflix film — featuring an ...
The Netflix film — featuring an ...
- 11/16/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
To deliver the “anti-hate satire” of “Jojo Rabbit,” the story of a German boy who idolizes his own particular vision of Hitler before slowly learning the truth, director Taika Waititi followed a simple philosophy when it came to assembling his crew: “I like working with nice people.”
Most of the members had previously collaborated with Waititi. For instance, costume designer Mayes C. Rubeo, who recently made the Costume Designers Guild Assn. shortlist for her work on the film, also joined Waititi on “Thor: Ragnarok.” “She has such style and class,” says the director. “And she’s got a great eye.” Waititi says Rubeo traveled Europe to acquire the vintage textiles that brought the film’s costumes together. “She would haggle,” he jokes.
It was through those travels that Rubeo met seamstresses who had knowledge of the uniforms that Hitler wore. That became useful when it came to assembling the outfits...
Most of the members had previously collaborated with Waititi. For instance, costume designer Mayes C. Rubeo, who recently made the Costume Designers Guild Assn. shortlist for her work on the film, also joined Waititi on “Thor: Ragnarok.” “She has such style and class,” says the director. “And she’s got a great eye.” Waititi says Rubeo traveled Europe to acquire the vintage textiles that brought the film’s costumes together. “She would haggle,” he jokes.
It was through those travels that Rubeo met seamstresses who had knowledge of the uniforms that Hitler wore. That became useful when it came to assembling the outfits...
- 1/8/2020
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Scarlett Johansson has never been nominated for an Oscar, not even for 2003’s “Lost in Translation,” Sofia Coppola‘s riff on her own failed marriage to fellow filmmaker Spike Jonze. In Netflix’s “Marriage Story,” Johansson similarly is caught up in a film about another director’s marial situation gone bad — namely, director Noah Baumbach‘s failed marriage to actress Jennifer Jason Leigh.
It’s one thing to be suffocating in a relationship with priorities that lean in the direction of self-absorbed, unfaithful New York City theater director-husband (Adam Driver) — as is the case when it comes to Scarlett Johansson‘s actress and muse Nicole. But when she gets a chance to star in a TV pilot in Los Angeles and revive her career beyond her spouse’s stage productions, she decides to pursue a divorce. Yes, it puts her young son in the terrible spot of being a pawn in a broken union,...
It’s one thing to be suffocating in a relationship with priorities that lean in the direction of self-absorbed, unfaithful New York City theater director-husband (Adam Driver) — as is the case when it comes to Scarlett Johansson‘s actress and muse Nicole. But when she gets a chance to star in a TV pilot in Los Angeles and revive her career beyond her spouse’s stage productions, she decides to pursue a divorce. Yes, it puts her young son in the terrible spot of being a pawn in a broken union,...
- 12/18/2019
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
“Michael uses an intimate orchestration to take us on that journey with Jojo,” praises “Jojo Rabbit” writer-director Taika Waititi of composer Michael Giacchino. “He’s got a really amazing sense of creating emotion using music.” Waititi and Giacchino spoke about the thematic importance of music in a new behind-the-scenes featurette. Watch the exclusive video above.
See Michael Giacchino Interview: ‘Jojo Rabbit’ composer
Giacchino views his job as “tracking my empathy for what is happening and putting it into the piano, and then into the orchestra, and then into your ears.” In the case of “Jojo Rabbit,” a Fox Searchlight release about a young boy (Roman Griffin Davis) in Hitler’s youth army, “the most important thing was keeping it intimate, almost seen through the eyes of a child.”
In the beginning, Jojo has “a very narrow point of view,” Giacchino explains, believing everything his imaginary friend Hitler (Waititi) says about Jewish people.
See Michael Giacchino Interview: ‘Jojo Rabbit’ composer
Giacchino views his job as “tracking my empathy for what is happening and putting it into the piano, and then into the orchestra, and then into your ears.” In the case of “Jojo Rabbit,” a Fox Searchlight release about a young boy (Roman Griffin Davis) in Hitler’s youth army, “the most important thing was keeping it intimate, almost seen through the eyes of a child.”
In the beginning, Jojo has “a very narrow point of view,” Giacchino explains, believing everything his imaginary friend Hitler (Waititi) says about Jewish people.
- 11/27/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Arguably no one works more closely with the director on a film set than the cinematographer, tasked with setting up and capturing shots that align with the director’s vision. And no two directors are the same, which is what “The Irishman” Dp Rodrigo Prieto loves.
“What would be a necessity and dogma for director would be the opposite for another director. I’ve been fortunate to work with such different styles — Ang Lee, Oliver Stone, Alejandro [Iñárritu] — and I really enjoy that as a cinematographer. I that’s my favorite thing — to be able to look at these worlds and these minds and how these different people see the world, and these talented directors,” Prieto said at Gold Derby’s Meet the Experts: Cinematography panel, moderated by this writer (watch above), alongside Natasha Braier (“Honey Boy”), Mihai Malaimare Jr. (“Jojo Rabbit”) and Todd Banhazl (“Hustlers”).
“I always try to work...
“What would be a necessity and dogma for director would be the opposite for another director. I’ve been fortunate to work with such different styles — Ang Lee, Oliver Stone, Alejandro [Iñárritu] — and I really enjoy that as a cinematographer. I that’s my favorite thing — to be able to look at these worlds and these minds and how these different people see the world, and these talented directors,” Prieto said at Gold Derby’s Meet the Experts: Cinematography panel, moderated by this writer (watch above), alongside Natasha Braier (“Honey Boy”), Mihai Malaimare Jr. (“Jojo Rabbit”) and Todd Banhazl (“Hustlers”).
“I always try to work...
- 11/11/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
“Jojo Rabbit” is the first film Mihai Malaimare Jr. has shot for Taika Waititi, but the cinematographer was completely aware of what he was signing up for when he joined the World War II satire that features an imaginary Hitler.
“I knew from the beginning [an imaginary Hitler’s in it],” Malaimare laughed at Gold Derby’s Meet the Experts: Cinematography panel, moderated by this writer (watch above). “I love everything about Taika and I knew his other movies, so I knew what I was getting myself into.”
An “anti-hate satire,” as Waititi calls it, “Jojo” is based on a novel by Christine Leunens and follows a 10-year-old boy, Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis), an enthusiastic member of the Hitler Youth who is frequently visited by his imaginary pal Hitler (Waititi). Jojo’s world and ideology are turned upside-down when he discovers that his single mother, Rosie (Scarlett Johansson), has been hiding a Jewish girl, Elsa (Thomasin McKenzie), in their attic.
“I knew from the beginning [an imaginary Hitler’s in it],” Malaimare laughed at Gold Derby’s Meet the Experts: Cinematography panel, moderated by this writer (watch above). “I love everything about Taika and I knew his other movies, so I knew what I was getting myself into.”
An “anti-hate satire,” as Waititi calls it, “Jojo” is based on a novel by Christine Leunens and follows a 10-year-old boy, Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis), an enthusiastic member of the Hitler Youth who is frequently visited by his imaginary pal Hitler (Waititi). Jojo’s world and ideology are turned upside-down when he discovers that his single mother, Rosie (Scarlett Johansson), has been hiding a Jewish girl, Elsa (Thomasin McKenzie), in their attic.
- 11/11/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Fox Searchlight Pictures enters the awards conversation this year with a pair of stories set during World War II that are radically different in tone.
With Jojo Rabbit, director Taika Waititi manages to create dark satire out of the story of 10-year-old Jojo (newcomer Roman Griffin Davis), who participates in Hitler Youth drills as Germany’s war machine is starting to crumble. He shares a friendship with an imaginary Führer, with Waititi as a slapstick Hitler channeling Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator. Jojo begins to re-evaluate his ideology when he discovers a Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) hiding in his attic.
Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino (Up) provided the score, which makes use of choral music among other elements. His working relationship with Waititi was ideal, the composer said.
“I really felt like we were on the same page from Day 1, and he just trusted me to take care of my job on the film,...
With Jojo Rabbit, director Taika Waititi manages to create dark satire out of the story of 10-year-old Jojo (newcomer Roman Griffin Davis), who participates in Hitler Youth drills as Germany’s war machine is starting to crumble. He shares a friendship with an imaginary Führer, with Waititi as a slapstick Hitler channeling Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator. Jojo begins to re-evaluate his ideology when he discovers a Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) hiding in his attic.
Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino (Up) provided the score, which makes use of choral music among other elements. His working relationship with Waititi was ideal, the composer said.
“I really felt like we were on the same page from Day 1, and he just trusted me to take care of my job on the film,...
- 11/3/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
On Jojo Rabbit, his first film with Taika Waititi, cinematographer Mihai Malaimare Jr. played an essential part in developing the vibrant aesthetic of a tonally complex piece.
Based on a novel by Christine Leunens, the comedic drama is set in Germany during World War II, finding its focus in Jojo, a charming 10-year-old boy who also happens to be a particularly avid member of the Hitler Youth. Raised by his single mother and routinely visited by his imaginary friend Adolf (portrayed by Waititi himself), Jojo’s life is turned upside down when he discovers a Jewish girl hidden in his attic.
Known for his collaborations with Francis Ford Coppola, Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master) and George Tillman Jr. (The Hate U Give), Malaimare Jr. was in Atlanta, doing reshoots on the latter film, before he was flung into a singular world of Waititi’s creation.
Based on a novel by Christine Leunens, the comedic drama is set in Germany during World War II, finding its focus in Jojo, a charming 10-year-old boy who also happens to be a particularly avid member of the Hitler Youth. Raised by his single mother and routinely visited by his imaginary friend Adolf (portrayed by Waititi himself), Jojo’s life is turned upside down when he discovers a Jewish girl hidden in his attic.
Known for his collaborations with Francis Ford Coppola, Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master) and George Tillman Jr. (The Hate U Give), Malaimare Jr. was in Atlanta, doing reshoots on the latter film, before he was flung into a singular world of Waititi’s creation.
- 10/29/2019
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
When picturing Nazi Germany during World War II, most people think of black-and-white or sepia-toned images of drab cities. For the cinematographer and production designer of “Jojo Rabbit,” a film set squarely in that time and place, it became clear that the color palette of the era was far more varied than they could have imagined.
As preparation for shooting Taika Waititi’s satire, adapted from Christine Leunens’ book “Caging Skies,” cinematographer Mihai Malaimare Jr. and production designer Ra Vincent researched the era using photos and footage that had been restored to reveal the colors of the period.
“The primary goal was to show environments from a child’s point of view that had a playful nature to them, instead of an adult point of view,” says Vincent. “What the locations department came back with were these little cute Czech villages that were right on the German border. They pretty...
As preparation for shooting Taika Waititi’s satire, adapted from Christine Leunens’ book “Caging Skies,” cinematographer Mihai Malaimare Jr. and production designer Ra Vincent researched the era using photos and footage that had been restored to reveal the colors of the period.
“The primary goal was to show environments from a child’s point of view that had a playful nature to them, instead of an adult point of view,” says Vincent. “What the locations department came back with were these little cute Czech villages that were right on the German border. They pretty...
- 10/18/2019
- by Karen Idelson
- Variety Film + TV
To just hear the premise of Jojo Rabbit, one might be confused about why this movie is getting such loud Oscar buzz. After all, how many comedic looks at Nazism have been feted by awards bodies? Basically, aside from Mel Brooks and The Producers, that’s it. However, a special filmmaker like Taika Waititi has the mojo to pull it off. Not only will the Academy go for this flick (more on that later), but it’s also a powerful treatise against hate, in addition to often being very funny. It’s a very complex needle that Waititi is threading, but he manages to do it with relative ease. The film is a satire, one set in Nazi Germany during the waning days of World War II. Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis) is a lonely German boy who sees the Hitler Youth as a way to fit in. With Adolf Hitler (Waititi) as his imaginary friend,...
- 10/16/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Hollywood, CA – The Hollywood Film Awards announced today that one of this year’s most critically acclaimed films will be honored at the 23rd Annual “Hollywood Film Awards.” “Toy Story 4,” directed by Josh Cooley, will receive the “Hollywood Animation Award.” After dominating the global box office this summer, the film received overwhelming praise from critics and fans alike. As previously announced, actor and comedian Rob Riggle will host the ceremony, which will take place on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA. Honorees were also announced in the craft categories, as the “Hollywood Film Awards” continues its tradition of recognizing excellence in the art of cinema across all disciplines: Hollywood Cinematography Award Mihai Malaimare Jr., “Jojo Rabbit” Hollywood Film Composer Award Randy Newman, “Marriage Story” Hollywood Editor Award Michael McCusker & Andrew Buckland, “Ford v Ferrari” Hollywood Visual Effects Award Pablo Helman, “The Irishman” Hollywood Sound Award Donald Sylvester,...
- 10/3/2019
- by admin
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Hollywood Film Awards will honor Toy Story 4 at its upcoming ceremony.
Toy Story 4, directed by Josh Cooley, will receive the Hollywood Animation Award. The movie, which has grossed $1.1 billion at the worldwide box office since its June 21 release date, was well-reviewed by critics.
In addition, honorees in the crafts categories were revealed Thursday. They are:
Hollywood Cinematography Award — Mihai Malaimare Jr., Jojo Rabbit
Hollywood Film Composer Award — Randy Newman, Marriage Story
Hollywood Editor Award — Michael McCusker and Andrew Buckland, Ford v Ferrari
Hollywood Visual Effects Award — Pablo Helman, The Irishman
Hollywood Sound Award — Donald ...
Toy Story 4, directed by Josh Cooley, will receive the Hollywood Animation Award. The movie, which has grossed $1.1 billion at the worldwide box office since its June 21 release date, was well-reviewed by critics.
In addition, honorees in the crafts categories were revealed Thursday. They are:
Hollywood Cinematography Award — Mihai Malaimare Jr., Jojo Rabbit
Hollywood Film Composer Award — Randy Newman, Marriage Story
Hollywood Editor Award — Michael McCusker and Andrew Buckland, Ford v Ferrari
Hollywood Visual Effects Award — Pablo Helman, The Irishman
Hollywood Sound Award — Donald ...
- 10/3/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The Hollywood Film Awards will honor Toy Story 4 at its upcoming ceremony.
Toy Story 4, directed by Josh Cooley, will receive the Hollywood Animation Award. The movie, which has grossed $1.1 billion at the worldwide box office since its June 21 release date, was well-reviewed by critics.
In addition, honorees in the crafts categories were revealed Thursday. They are:
Hollywood Cinematography Award — Mihai Malaimare Jr., Jojo Rabbit
Hollywood Film Composer Award — Randy Newman, Marriage Story
Hollywood Editor Award — Michael McCusker and Andrew Buckland, Ford v Ferrari
Hollywood Visual Effects Award — Pablo Helman, The Irishman
Hollywood Sound Award — Donald ...
Toy Story 4, directed by Josh Cooley, will receive the Hollywood Animation Award. The movie, which has grossed $1.1 billion at the worldwide box office since its June 21 release date, was well-reviewed by critics.
In addition, honorees in the crafts categories were revealed Thursday. They are:
Hollywood Cinematography Award — Mihai Malaimare Jr., Jojo Rabbit
Hollywood Film Composer Award — Randy Newman, Marriage Story
Hollywood Editor Award — Michael McCusker and Andrew Buckland, Ford v Ferrari
Hollywood Visual Effects Award — Pablo Helman, The Irishman
Hollywood Sound Award — Donald ...
- 10/3/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In George Tillman, Jr.’s “The Hate U Give,” Starr Carter (Amandla Stenberg) leads a double life, straddling the predominantly black but violent neighborhood of Garden Heights, where she resides with her family, and the predominantly white Williamson School she attends, decoding her look and behavior to comfortably fit in.
For Romanian cinematographer Mihai Malaimare Jr. (“The Master”), it made perfect sense to visually separate the two worlds before they collide when Starr witnesses a white cop shoot her best friend, and becomes a Black Lives Matter-inspired activist.
“One of my first discussions with George was making these two worlds as different as possible, and it felt right to have the private school cooler and to give the Garden Heights neighborhood a warmer palette,” said Malaimare. “We were helped by the [Atlanta] locations, because most of the the schools we scouted had a similar look: a lot of grass outside and blue lockers.
For Romanian cinematographer Mihai Malaimare Jr. (“The Master”), it made perfect sense to visually separate the two worlds before they collide when Starr witnesses a white cop shoot her best friend, and becomes a Black Lives Matter-inspired activist.
“One of my first discussions with George was making these two worlds as different as possible, and it felt right to have the private school cooler and to give the Garden Heights neighborhood a warmer palette,” said Malaimare. “We were helped by the [Atlanta] locations, because most of the the schools we scouted had a similar look: a lot of grass outside and blue lockers.
- 10/4/2018
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
With eight Oscar nominations to his name Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the most celebrated filmmakers currently working. However, he has yet to actually win one of those little golden statues. He earned his latest pair of bids this year for Best Picture and Best Director for the romantic drama “Phantom Thread.” Will it finally be his ticket to victory? And how does it compare to the rest of his filmography? Tour through our photo gallery above of all eight of Anderson’s films ranked from worst to best.
See Paul Thomas Anderson (‘Phantom Thread’) earns 7th and 8th Oscar nominations on 20th anniversary of his 1st for ‘Boogie Nights’
Anderson made his feature directing debut with “Hard Eight” (1996), made when he was just 26-years-old. He earned his first Oscar nomination the very next year: Best Original Screenplay for “Boogie Nights” (1997). Another Best Original Screenplay bid followed just two...
See Paul Thomas Anderson (‘Phantom Thread’) earns 7th and 8th Oscar nominations on 20th anniversary of his 1st for ‘Boogie Nights’
Anderson made his feature directing debut with “Hard Eight” (1996), made when he was just 26-years-old. He earned his first Oscar nomination the very next year: Best Original Screenplay for “Boogie Nights” (1997). Another Best Original Screenplay bid followed just two...
- 2/21/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
“November Criminals” is a movie that, on paper, should be a homerun. Long in development, Lisa Cholodenko (“The Kids Are All Right,” “Olive Kitteridge“) was initially attached to direct, before Sacha Gervasi (“Hitchcock,” the upcoming “My Dinner With Hervé“) took over. With a script by Steven Knight (“Eastern Promises,” “Locke“) the film landed two rising young stars in Ansel Elgort (“Baby Driver“) and Chloe Grace Moretz, and even has the cinematography skills of Mihai Malaimare Jr.
Continue reading ‘November Criminals’ Trailer: ‘Baby Driver’ Star Ansel Elgort Solves A Murder at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘November Criminals’ Trailer: ‘Baby Driver’ Star Ansel Elgort Solves A Murder at The Playlist.
- 9/18/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
For almost his entire career, Paul Thomas Anderson has aligned himself with the great Robert Elswit. The acclaimed cinematographer has shot every Anderson picture to date, with the exception of “The Master” which was lensed by Mihai Malaimare Jr., and the documentary “Junun,” which was essentially assembled from footage from a variety of consumer-grade digital cameras. Clearly, Anderson has been paying attention and taking notes, because for his upcoming, tentatively titled “Phantom Thread” he shouldered one more responsibility in addition to writing and directing the picture.
Continue reading Paul Thomas Anderson Is Also The Cinematographer On ‘Phantom Thread’ at The Playlist.
Continue reading Paul Thomas Anderson Is Also The Cinematographer On ‘Phantom Thread’ at The Playlist.
- 6/29/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
If Sleepless doesn’t seem like it is doing anything new it’s, well, not. A remake of Frederic Jardin’s 2011 thriller Nuit blanche (Sleepless Night) rebooted as a low-rent Luc Besson-style affair with half the wit, Sleepless isn’t an unbearable experience. It’s just not a terribly original film, one that seems to suffer a fate like many Hollywood-ized imports taken on by foreign directors: they bring all the style, but leave behind the substance and wit. As often happens, something is lost in translation, even if the absurd hand-to-hand combat and action “thrills” in a contained setting remain intact.
Swedish director Baran bo Odar helms from a script by Andrea Berloff (Straight Outta Compton) that, truth be told, could have been adapted into a tense little thriller in the right hands. One sequence involving a stabbing had me nostalgic for Park Chan-wook and what he might have brought to the table.
Swedish director Baran bo Odar helms from a script by Andrea Berloff (Straight Outta Compton) that, truth be told, could have been adapted into a tense little thriller in the right hands. One sequence involving a stabbing had me nostalgic for Park Chan-wook and what he might have brought to the table.
- 1/14/2017
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Sometimes, Americanized remakes can work — despite my own hesitances against them — and I am hoping that is the case for Sleepless, an adaptation/remake of the intense and slick 2010 French thriller Nuit Blance (Sleepless Night). The first trailer has arrived for Baran bo Odar‘s take on the material, starring Jamie Foxx as a cop with deep ties to the criminal underworld who must probe a seedy nightclub to find his kidnapped son. Odar has three features under his belt before this one, and his growing skill in tandem with the solid cast should hopefully offering a thrilling entry into the single-day-film canon, along with doing Frédéric Jardin’s source material justice.
Foxx has got the tough-but-wounded swagger down pat, selling the desperation and hard-toothed resolve of a father on the brink. Sleepless is lensed by Mihai Malaimare Jr. (The Master, A Walk Among The Tombstones) who seems to have...
Foxx has got the tough-but-wounded swagger down pat, selling the desperation and hard-toothed resolve of a father on the brink. Sleepless is lensed by Mihai Malaimare Jr. (The Master, A Walk Among The Tombstones) who seems to have...
- 10/5/2016
- by Mike Mazzanti
- The Film Stage
For cinematographer Mihai Malaimare Jr., "A Walk Among the Tombstones," now in theaters, represents his first atmospheric thriller as well as his first experience shooting in New York City. Of course, in discussing the visual style with writer-director Scott Frank, they decided to go for a '70s gritty, de-saturated look, recalling "The French Connection" and "The Parallax View." But adding to the paranoia is the fact that it takes place during the Y2K craze in 1999. In fact, one of the serial killers even points out the irony of people being afraid of the wrong things, which is how he and his partner are able to take their victims totally by surprise. What interested the Romanian cinematographer, who learned his craft collaborating with Francis Ford Coppola ("Tetro," "Youth Without Youth") and Paul Thomas Anderson ("The Master"), was trying to capture New York (Brooklyn, Hell’s Kitchen, Red Hook,...
- 9/19/2014
- by Bill Desowitz
- Thompson on Hollywood
A Walk Among the Tombstones is not just another Taken-esque movie starring Liam Neeson, even if the marketing may suggest as much. Instead, writer/director Scott Frank (The Lookout) has crafted something of an old school noir based on the best-selling novel by Lawrence Block in which Neeson plays a private investigator on the trail of a pair of demented serial killers who take pleasure in kidnapping and dismembering their female victims. Whyc Because they're just body parts. Neeson plays Matt Scudder, an eight years sober ex-detective turned paid-under-the-table, private investigator. Matt has just been approached by a man (Dan Stevens) whose wife was kidnapped and killed, even though he paid the $400,000 ransom. She isn't the first woman the film's two villains (David Harbour and Adam David Thompson) have killed and she isn't likely to be the last as they prey on a specific kind of victim, one that's more likely to pay while,...
- 9/17/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Chicago – Francis Ford Coppola’s “Twixt” should have been a momentous occassion. One of the most important directors of the ’70s returning to the world of horror for the first time since the vastly underrated “Bram Stoker’s Dracula.” And yet the film barely got released after a festival run and now comes essentially straight to DVD and Blu-ray for most viewers. It’s a mess. No doubt.
But Coppola’s cinematic dream (the film was literally inspired by one that the writer/director had) has some strong visuals and decent performances. It’s more a forgettable footnote than an out-and-out disaster, although the scenes that don’t work and ideas that feel half-baked are bad enough to make me understand why so many hated it at Toronto.
Rating: 2.5/5.0
You don’t need to be told via the special features on the Blu-ray of “Twixt” that the film is based on a dream.
But Coppola’s cinematic dream (the film was literally inspired by one that the writer/director had) has some strong visuals and decent performances. It’s more a forgettable footnote than an out-and-out disaster, although the scenes that don’t work and ideas that feel half-baked are bad enough to make me understand why so many hated it at Toronto.
Rating: 2.5/5.0
You don’t need to be told via the special features on the Blu-ray of “Twixt” that the film is based on a dream.
- 7/29/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Time Crime: Cicin-Sain’s Debut an Empty Trinket
On a positive note, the benefit of watching Nenad Cicin-Sain’s directorial (and screenwriting debut) could definitely serve as a testament for the necessity of a well-written screenplay in the filmmaking process. Co-written with producer Richard N. Gladstein (also a feature screenplay debut), The Time Being is an underwhelmingly written piece of cinematic sod, made all the more disappointing for sporting a dazzling visual scheme and fantastic original score. An elaborate set-up moonlighting as a mystery thriller morphs into a confoundingly stagnant familial drama.
A struggling artist, Daniel (Wes Bentley), pursues his artistic endeavors to the detriment of his family’s economic well-being. A recent art exhibit of his work doesn’t result in any sales, but a possible commission is called into Eric (Corey Stoll), who has funded the exhibition space. A man named Warner (Frank Langella) has requested that Daniel...
On a positive note, the benefit of watching Nenad Cicin-Sain’s directorial (and screenwriting debut) could definitely serve as a testament for the necessity of a well-written screenplay in the filmmaking process. Co-written with producer Richard N. Gladstein (also a feature screenplay debut), The Time Being is an underwhelmingly written piece of cinematic sod, made all the more disappointing for sporting a dazzling visual scheme and fantastic original score. An elaborate set-up moonlighting as a mystery thriller morphs into a confoundingly stagnant familial drama.
A struggling artist, Daniel (Wes Bentley), pursues his artistic endeavors to the detriment of his family’s economic well-being. A recent art exhibit of his work doesn’t result in any sales, but a possible commission is called into Eric (Corey Stoll), who has funded the exhibition space. A man named Warner (Frank Langella) has requested that Daniel...
- 7/25/2013
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Paul Thomas Anderson fansite Cigarettes & Red Vines have hit the ball clear out of the park once again with their latest update on the acclaimed director’s adaptation of the Thomas Pynchons classic hippy-noir Inherent Vice. Since it was announced in 2010, information has been gradually released in the occasional drips here and there, due to the high-profile production and release of The Master. With that film out of the way, the floodgates have opened and you’re about to get more info than you ever dreamed possible, so open wide.
Firstly, let’s look at what we already know. Joaquin Phoenix is cast as pot-smoking private detective Doc Sportello (with the badass sideburns to prove it), and in an interview with the site last year, producer JoAnne Sellar said that they were aiming for a late April/early May start date production-wise. Rumours on Twitter that Annapurna Pictures, financiers behind The Master,...
Firstly, let’s look at what we already know. Joaquin Phoenix is cast as pot-smoking private detective Doc Sportello (with the badass sideburns to prove it), and in an interview with the site last year, producer JoAnne Sellar said that they were aiming for a late April/early May start date production-wise. Rumours on Twitter that Annapurna Pictures, financiers behind The Master,...
- 5/1/2013
- by Rob Batchelor
- We Got This Covered
There seems to be a dividing line when it comes to Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master as it has its strong supporters and serious detractors with a few of us scattered somewhere in the middle. However, no matter what you thought of it if you're a fan of Anderson's work you're likely already looking forward to his next film, Inherent Vice. Based on Thomas Pynchon's novel of the same name, the story follows 1960s stoner P.I. Larry "Doc" Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix) who is hired by an ex-girlfriend to investigate the disappearance of her wealthy lover. As of now Phoenix is the only confirmed actor attached, though Charlize Theron has been rumored for a role, though which role is still up for question, though we may know more very soon. Today the unofficial Paul Thomas Anderson fan site Cigarettes & Red Vines reports Warner Bros. is stepping in with...
- 5/1/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Greek horror director Dennis Iliadis, perhaps best known for his 2009 "The Last House on the Left" remake, comes to SXSW Midnight with his new, original film, shot by "The Master" Dp Mihai Malaimare Jr. What it's about: 3 college friends go to the big party of the summer, each on a grand mission. A supernatural phenomenon happens that could give them a second chance- or change them forever. About the filmmaker: I was born in Greece, and my first American film was the "Last House on the Left" remake. After that I got attached to some big studio projects ("The Birds,""Jekyll") which were moving too slowly so I realized I had to generate my own material alongside. I had written my previous films as well as stuff for the theatre so that was no issue- I actually realized that was something I should never have stopped. So I came up...
- 3/5/2013
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
Paul Thomas Anderson might go down as one of the most important filmmakers of all-time. His work on films such as There Will Be Blood or Magnolia has ensured him a spot on many critics best directors list. His latest experimental character study, The Master, will surely go down as his most challenging film yet as he attempts to tell a troubling story about a lost Navy man who finds a glimpse of hope in a cult. The Master isn’t PTA’s best film, but it’s clearly one that is to be commended for its performances and visuals.
Freddie (Joaquin Phoenix) is a Navy man that’s been lost at sea for as long as he can remember. He’s got a slight obsession with sex and he continues to drink himself silly by way of homemade alcohol. His life is a complex one, full of loneliness and regret,...
Freddie (Joaquin Phoenix) is a Navy man that’s been lost at sea for as long as he can remember. He’s got a slight obsession with sex and he continues to drink himself silly by way of homemade alcohol. His life is a complex one, full of loneliness and regret,...
- 3/4/2013
- by Jeremy Lebens
- We Got This Covered
I'm saving my beloved category Costume Design for its own post. For now let's talk Cinematography, Production Design, Editing and Visual Effects. At the Oscars Life of Pi is up for all of these categories. It can pick up all of those statues if it can fend off viable threats from Skyfall, Anna Karenina, Argo and The Avengers respectively. Is it likely to? I'd say no but it's a safe bet that it won't go home empty-handed come Oscar night. If Anne Hathaway can use her Golden Globe as "a weapon against self-doubt" than orphaned Pi can surely use an Oscar as blunt heavy object to fend off that tiger. (Life of Pi isn't up for all four of those prizes at The Film Experience's own awards but then no film is.)
Cinematography
We're definitely living in some kind of golden age of cinematography. There are so many great DPs...
Cinematography
We're definitely living in some kind of golden age of cinematography. There are so many great DPs...
- 2/17/2013
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Holy Motors might have left Cannes empty-handed but Leos Carax free-form shape-shifter of a film was far from overlooked by the critics who voted for this year’s International Cinephile Society awards. The celebrated pic was favored to Miguel Gomes’ Tabu and Haneke’s Amour (runners-up in several categories) in the Best Picture, Director, Actor and Film Not in the English category. Moonrise Kingdom and The Master found some love (and runner up mentions) but the winner’s list biggest surprise is the Best Adapted Screenplay which went to Oslo, August 31st. Here’s the complete list:
Picture
01. Holy Motors
02. Tabu
03. Amour
04. Zero Dark Thirty
05. The Master
06. Moonrise Kingdom
07. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
08. Django Unchained
09. Lincoln
10. Cloud Atlas
Director
Leos Carax – Holy Motors
runner-up: Miguel Gomes – Tabu
Film Not In The English Language
01. Holy Motors
02. Tabu
03. Amour
04. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
05. Oslo, August 31st
06. The Turin...
Picture
01. Holy Motors
02. Tabu
03. Amour
04. Zero Dark Thirty
05. The Master
06. Moonrise Kingdom
07. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
08. Django Unchained
09. Lincoln
10. Cloud Atlas
Director
Leos Carax – Holy Motors
runner-up: Miguel Gomes – Tabu
Film Not In The English Language
01. Holy Motors
02. Tabu
03. Amour
04. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
05. Oslo, August 31st
06. The Turin...
- 2/12/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
If the Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2013 really are a sign of what we have to expect at the 85th Academy Awards, then the Oscar winners are going to be split between every deserving film and performance to be nominated this year. While "Silver Linings Playbook" won the most awards with Best Comedy Movie, Best Actor and Actress in a Comedy and Best Ensemble, all other major awards were split between "Argo," "Lincoln" and "Zero Dark Thirty."
Of course, there's no good way to judge who will win Best Director as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences didn't nominate CCAs winner Ben Affleck for the award. It should help that the film also took home Best Picture, which bodes well for its Oscar chances. It's still a toss-up to see who will take home which awards on Feb. 24, but for now things are looking good for "Silver Linings Playbook" and "Argo,...
Of course, there's no good way to judge who will win Best Director as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences didn't nominate CCAs winner Ben Affleck for the award. It should help that the film also took home Best Picture, which bodes well for its Oscar chances. It's still a toss-up to see who will take home which awards on Feb. 24, but for now things are looking good for "Silver Linings Playbook" and "Argo,...
- 1/11/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
"Argo" F...yourself! Ben Affleck's "Argo" was the big winner at the 18th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. The film won Best Picture with Affleck, infamously snubbed by the Academy, took home the Best Director award. I say...Yay!
Voted by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, of which I'm a proud member, the Critics' Choice Movie Awards have been regarded as a better Oscar predictor than the Golden Globes. Heck, we even give talented directors their well-deserved praise! Ha!
Affleck received the loudest standing ovation after winning the Best Director award for "Argo." Also receiving standing ovation was Daniel Day-Lewis for his Best Actor win for "Lincoln." Jessica Chastain won Best Actress for "Zero Dark Thirty," while Philip Seymour Hoffman took home the Best Supporting Actor trophy for "The Master" and Anne Hathaway (another hurray!) received the Best Supporting Actress Award for "Les Miserables."
"Lincoln," which received a record-breaking 13 nominations,...
Voted by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, of which I'm a proud member, the Critics' Choice Movie Awards have been regarded as a better Oscar predictor than the Golden Globes. Heck, we even give talented directors their well-deserved praise! Ha!
Affleck received the loudest standing ovation after winning the Best Director award for "Argo." Also receiving standing ovation was Daniel Day-Lewis for his Best Actor win for "Lincoln." Jessica Chastain won Best Actress for "Zero Dark Thirty," while Philip Seymour Hoffman took home the Best Supporting Actor trophy for "The Master" and Anne Hathaway (another hurray!) received the Best Supporting Actress Award for "Les Miserables."
"Lincoln," which received a record-breaking 13 nominations,...
- 1/11/2013
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (Bfca) -- an organization of which I am a member -- held the 2013 Critics' Choice Awards tonight and while I wasn't able to be in attendance, I voted on these awards so I had some measure of a vested interest in how they turned out. Ben Affleck may have been snubbed for Best Director at the Oscar nominations this morning, but he took home Best Director at the Critic's Choice Awards and saw Argo win Best Picture. I wasn't able to be in attendance, but folks on Twitter relayed his Best Director acceptance speech where he said, "I would like to thank the Academy... I'm kidding, I'm kidding this is the one that counts." Director and Picture would be the only two awards Argo would take home while Silver Linings Playbook was the leading winner with four, three of which came from the comedy categories where it won Best Comedy,...
- 1/11/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Those who truly love movies tend to particularly appreciate the work of a good cinematographer, and the American Society of Cinematographers has come out with its list of the best in the field this past year.
Here’s the line-up:
Seamus McGarvey, Anna Karenina
Danny Cohen, Les Miserables
Claudio Miranda, Life of Pi
Janusz Kaminski, Lincoln
Roger Deakins, Skyfall
These could easily be the same names announced as part of the Oscar nominations tomorrow morning, although you might also see Mihai Malaimare Jr. for The Master break in to the Academy’s selections, or perhaps last year’s winner for Hugo,...
Here’s the line-up:
Seamus McGarvey, Anna Karenina
Danny Cohen, Les Miserables
Claudio Miranda, Life of Pi
Janusz Kaminski, Lincoln
Roger Deakins, Skyfall
These could easily be the same names announced as part of the Oscar nominations tomorrow morning, although you might also see Mihai Malaimare Jr. for The Master break in to the Academy’s selections, or perhaps last year’s winner for Hugo,...
- 1/9/2013
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
Seamus McGarvey ("Anna Karenina"), Danny Cohen ("Les Miserables"), Claudio Miranda ("Life of Pi"), Janusz Kaminski ("Lincoln") and Roger Deakins ("Skyfall") are the nominees in the feature film category of the 27th Annual American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) Awards. Ahead of tomorrow's Oscar nominations, the Asc Award noms notably snubbed Greig Fraser ("Zero Dark Thirty"), Robert Richardson ("Django Unchained") and Mihai Malaimare Jr. ("The Master"). Last year, the Asc gave their award to "The Tree of Life," while the Oscars opted for "Hugo." Full press release below. Los Angeles, January 9, 2013 — Seamus McGarvey, Asc, Bsc (Anna Karenina), Danny Cohen, Bsc (Les Miserables), Claudio Miranda, Asc (Life of Pi), Janusz Kaminski (Lincoln) and Roger Deakins, Asc, Bsc (Skyfall) have been nominated in the feature film category of the 27th...
- 1/9/2013
- by Peter Knegt
- Indiewire
The final guild and/or society nominations that were left to be announced before tomorrow's 2013 Oscar nominations have arrived as the American Society of Cinematographers (Asc) have revealed their nominations for 2013 and of the five nominees there are three I would say seem to be locks for Oscar noms and two that will be doing battle to the final bell. The locks would seem to be Claudio Miranda (Life of Pi), Janusz Kaminski (Lincoln) and Roger Deakins (Skyfall) while the Asc also nominated Seamus McGarvey (Anna Karenina) and Danny Cohen (Les Miserables). McGarvey and Cohen are currently in the #6 and #7 slots in my Best Cinematography predictions with Greig Fraser (Zero Dark Thirty) and Mihai Malaimare Jr. (The Master) in at #4 and #5 respectively, but these nods certainly give me pause. Just yesterday I moved McGarvey out of the top five down to #7, while also writing the following: It was, however, a...
- 1/9/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards are days away. I can’t wait, not just because I’m escaping my baby duties at home for a few days and enjoying the bash in person, but because My Vote Counts, as a member of the Broadcast Film Critics’ Association (Bfca),
Winners to be announced live on the CW Television Network from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on January 10, 2013.
Here is your guide to understanding the ballot, when it says “Your Vote,” it actually means, “Jeff Bayer’s Vote.” I hope that clears it up.
Best Picture
Your Vote: Moonrise Kingdom
Best Actor
Your Vote: Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln
Best Actress
Your Vote: Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty
Best Supporting Actor
Your Vote: Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master
Best Supporting Actress
Your Vote: Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables
Best Young Actor/Actress
Your Vote: Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Acting Ensemble...
Winners to be announced live on the CW Television Network from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on January 10, 2013.
Here is your guide to understanding the ballot, when it says “Your Vote,” it actually means, “Jeff Bayer’s Vote.” I hope that clears it up.
Best Picture
Your Vote: Moonrise Kingdom
Best Actor
Your Vote: Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln
Best Actress
Your Vote: Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty
Best Supporting Actor
Your Vote: Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master
Best Supporting Actress
Your Vote: Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables
Best Young Actor/Actress
Your Vote: Quvenzhane Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Acting Ensemble...
- 1/8/2013
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
Prizes for Michael Haneke's drama and Steven Spielberg's Lincoln nudge both films ever further towards Oscars glory
Michael Haneke's Palme D'Or-winning Amour has continued its emergence as a strong outside bet for Oscars success after taking three top prizes from the National Society of Film Critics at the weekend.
The Austrian film-maker's French-language drama about an elderly couple dealing with the aftermath of a devastating stroke was named best film of 2012, while Haneke was garlanded with the best director prize and Emmanuelle Riva won best actress. It was also a good night for Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, which has an even better shot at being the year's big winner at February's Academy Awards; the historical biopic taking best actor for Daniel Day-Lewis and best screenplay for Tony Kushner's script. Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master achieved rare honours in what has been a disappointing awards season...
Michael Haneke's Palme D'Or-winning Amour has continued its emergence as a strong outside bet for Oscars success after taking three top prizes from the National Society of Film Critics at the weekend.
The Austrian film-maker's French-language drama about an elderly couple dealing with the aftermath of a devastating stroke was named best film of 2012, while Haneke was garlanded with the best director prize and Emmanuelle Riva won best actress. It was also a good night for Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, which has an even better shot at being the year's big winner at February's Academy Awards; the historical biopic taking best actor for Daniel Day-Lewis and best screenplay for Tony Kushner's script. Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master achieved rare honours in what has been a disappointing awards season...
- 1/7/2013
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
National Society of Film Critics is the last of the three big critics' groups to announce their annual winners and they have followed Lafca's footsteps in giving their top prize to Michael Haneke's Amour. It's yet more fuel in the film's fire as Sony Pictures Classics awaits the Academy's nominations on Thursday, though with the voting deadline already passed, this prestigious honour will have no persuasive power on Academy voters.
As with Lafca, Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master came in second in the top category, but this wasn't the only place where Nsfc agreed with their Los Angeles counterparts. Emmanuelle Riva and Amy Adams also topped the lead and supporting actress categories, respectively.
Daniel Day-Lewis and Matthew McConaughey were the winners in the male acting categories. McConaughey, whose award was shared for Magic Mike and Bernie, has been a critical favourite all season - he won Nyfcc's prize...
As with Lafca, Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master came in second in the top category, but this wasn't the only place where Nsfc agreed with their Los Angeles counterparts. Emmanuelle Riva and Amy Adams also topped the lead and supporting actress categories, respectively.
Daniel Day-Lewis and Matthew McConaughey were the winners in the male acting categories. McConaughey, whose award was shared for Magic Mike and Bernie, has been a critical favourite all season - he won Nyfcc's prize...
- 1/5/2013
- by Amir S.
- FilmExperience
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