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Coen Brothers Collection The only title in this collection that's new to Blu-ray is Miller's Crossing, which just happens to be one of my favorite films from the Coen brothers and it joins Blood Simple, Fargo and Raising Arizona in this all-in-one set. Buying all four in this one collection will save you about $18 over buying each title individually, so if you're a Coen fan and don't have any of them yet this just may be the set for you.
In the "Buy Now" link below I've included not only the collection, but the individual titles as well if you'd rather cherry pick a couple over buying them all together. If you want my opinion, I'd say the collection is the way to go since I would otherwsie recommend buying just Miller's Crossing and Fargo, but if you did that,...
Coen Brothers Collection The only title in this collection that's new to Blu-ray is Miller's Crossing, which just happens to be one of my favorite films from the Coen brothers and it joins Blood Simple, Fargo and Raising Arizona in this all-in-one set. Buying all four in this one collection will save you about $18 over buying each title individually, so if you're a Coen fan and don't have any of them yet this just may be the set for you.
In the "Buy Now" link below I've included not only the collection, but the individual titles as well if you'd rather cherry pick a couple over buying them all together. If you want my opinion, I'd say the collection is the way to go since I would otherwsie recommend buying just Miller's Crossing and Fargo, but if you did that,...
- 8/30/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
News is rolling out of Toronto for this year's festival, with the Galas and the Special Presentations sections announced. As always with Tiff, the sheer number of films can seem overwhelming, but with new films by David Cronenberg (A Dangerous Method, pictured above), Terence Davies (!), Francis Ford Coppola, Wang Xiaoshuai, Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud, and William Friedkin added to big names that premiered already this year (including Almodóvar, Von Trier, Nanni Moretti, and Nicolas Winding Refn) it looks like the 2011 iteration will be as packed with must-see cinema as ever before. We'll be updating this listing as new lineups are announced. See Tiff's official website for details.
Galas
Albert Nobbs (Rodrigo Garcia, Ireland) Butter (Jim Field Smith, USA) A Dangerous Method (David Cronenberg, France/Ireland/UK/Germany/Canada) From the Sky Down (Davis Guggenheim, USA) A Happy Event (Rémi Bezançon, France) The Ides of March (George Clooney, USA) The Lady (Luc Besson,...
Galas
Albert Nobbs (Rodrigo Garcia, Ireland) Butter (Jim Field Smith, USA) A Dangerous Method (David Cronenberg, France/Ireland/UK/Germany/Canada) From the Sky Down (Davis Guggenheim, USA) A Happy Event (Rémi Bezançon, France) The Ides of March (George Clooney, USA) The Lady (Luc Besson,...
- 8/9/2011
- MUBI
Every Friday on Koin Local 6’s “Studio 6? I do my movie reviews in a segment we like to call “Flicks on 6.” And here it is…
Flicks on 6
This week on Flicks on 6 our film critic Jeff Bayer reviews a movie about monkeys, two guys acting like monkeys and a movie that has nothing to do with monkeys. First up it’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes starring James Franco in a prequel to the “Planet of the Apes” films. Next it’s Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds in the rated R body switch comedy The Change-Up. Finally, it’s the independent Sci-Fi film Another Earth about the discovery of an identical planet and how it changes one woman’s life.
Top 6 Flicks (in Portland)
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2
The Naked Gun
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
X-men: First Class
Win Win
for...
Flicks on 6
This week on Flicks on 6 our film critic Jeff Bayer reviews a movie about monkeys, two guys acting like monkeys and a movie that has nothing to do with monkeys. First up it’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes starring James Franco in a prequel to the “Planet of the Apes” films. Next it’s Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds in the rated R body switch comedy The Change-Up. Finally, it’s the independent Sci-Fi film Another Earth about the discovery of an identical planet and how it changes one woman’s life.
Top 6 Flicks (in Portland)
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2
The Naked Gun
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
X-men: First Class
Win Win
for...
- 8/6/2011
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
Final outing in the Potter franchise tops the UK charts and rises up the all-time ranks, while Captain America faces a challenge
The winner
Topping the chart yet again, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 fell by a moderate 46%, delivering third-weekend takings of £4.57m. However, once again, the real story is about the film's grosses over the whole week, not just Friday, Saturday and Sunday: with kids now off school for the summer, the past seven days saw cumulative grosses rise by an impressive £11.25m, taking the franchise's conclusion to an astonishing £55.52m after just 17 days.
Although The Prisoner of Azkaban lagged by a few million, the other Potter flicks showed remarkable box-office consistency after three weekends of play, all landing in the £37-40m range at that point of release. The latest film is a remarkable £15m ahead of the pace set by the previous best Potter performer.
The winner
Topping the chart yet again, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 fell by a moderate 46%, delivering third-weekend takings of £4.57m. However, once again, the real story is about the film's grosses over the whole week, not just Friday, Saturday and Sunday: with kids now off school for the summer, the past seven days saw cumulative grosses rise by an impressive £11.25m, taking the franchise's conclusion to an astonishing £55.52m after just 17 days.
Although The Prisoner of Azkaban lagged by a few million, the other Potter flicks showed remarkable box-office consistency after three weekends of play, all landing in the £37-40m range at that point of release. The latest film is a remarkable £15m ahead of the pace set by the previous best Potter performer.
- 8/2/2011
- by Charles Gant
- The Guardian - Film News
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: With “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2” tearing up box office records and the last of the summer blockbusters preparing to drop — “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” appears to be the last major tent pole on the horizon — now seems like a safe time to start winding down from the muscular summer movie season so we can get in mental, emotional and physical shape for the autumn season. Please Scroll Down For List Of Selected Films.
That’s when studios begin to position their awards hopefuls for lengthy Oscar-season campaigns, which can begin as early as August at the Venice Film Festival and extend all the way to the Academy Awards on Feb. 26, 2012.
At the early stage of the annual game, the field of contenders is massive. The fun, each year, comes in whittling down a pool of potential to find...
Hollywoodnews.com: With “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2” tearing up box office records and the last of the summer blockbusters preparing to drop — “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” appears to be the last major tent pole on the horizon — now seems like a safe time to start winding down from the muscular summer movie season so we can get in mental, emotional and physical shape for the autumn season. Please Scroll Down For List Of Selected Films.
That’s when studios begin to position their awards hopefuls for lengthy Oscar-season campaigns, which can begin as early as August at the Venice Film Festival and extend all the way to the Academy Awards on Feb. 26, 2012.
At the early stage of the annual game, the field of contenders is massive. The fun, each year, comes in whittling down a pool of potential to find...
- 8/1/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff) is fast becoming The event to indulge in some of the year’s greatest cinema from all over the globe and the press conference I attended last week bore no indication of them slacking this year. The conference was held in the Hyatt, and got down to business pretty quickly, which I was rather grateful for. I sat in the first few rows, directly in front of the podium where festival organisers; Piers Handling and Cameron Bailey stood and announced a large selection of the films that will be showing this year.
Needless to say, it was a rather impressive list that now has me salivating just at the thought of all the enticing cinema the attendees of the festival will be treated to. It is evident that Mr Handling and Mr Bailey have worked tirelessly to ensure that only the most appropriate and intriguing films,...
Needless to say, it was a rather impressive list that now has me salivating just at the thought of all the enticing cinema the attendees of the festival will be treated to. It is evident that Mr Handling and Mr Bailey have worked tirelessly to ensure that only the most appropriate and intriguing films,...
- 8/1/2011
- by Quigs
- Obsessed with Film
The Tree
Stars: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Morgana Davies, Marton Csokas | Written and Directed by Julie Bertuccelli
One Day, One Life, Life in a Day, A Better Life, The Tree of Life and now, simply The Tree. That’s a whole load of movies released over a short space of time with pretty similar titles. Is anyone else getting confused?
The Tree is a quiet Australian drama that invokes many of the same themes and ideas as The Tree of Life (a death in the family, man versus nature, etc) but is told in a way that many may find more accessible – ie, less whispered mumbo jumbo and fewer dinosaurs (though I liked the dinosaurs in Tree of Life. I mean come on – dinosaurs!).
For the record, I liked The Tree of Life and I also kind of like this film. It focuses on a family in the wake of the father (Aden Young)’s death.
Stars: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Morgana Davies, Marton Csokas | Written and Directed by Julie Bertuccelli
One Day, One Life, Life in a Day, A Better Life, The Tree of Life and now, simply The Tree. That’s a whole load of movies released over a short space of time with pretty similar titles. Is anyone else getting confused?
The Tree is a quiet Australian drama that invokes many of the same themes and ideas as The Tree of Life (a death in the family, man versus nature, etc) but is told in a way that many may find more accessible – ie, less whispered mumbo jumbo and fewer dinosaurs (though I liked the dinosaurs in Tree of Life. I mean come on – dinosaurs!).
For the record, I liked The Tree of Life and I also kind of like this film. It focuses on a family in the wake of the father (Aden Young)’s death.
- 7/31/2011
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
A bunch of photos from various films screening at the Toronto Film Festival have been revealed. These include:
The Descendants, A Dangerous Method, Take This Waltz, Albert Noobs, Twixt, The Ides of March, 360, Hick, Jeff Who Lives at Home.
Also Rampart, Moneyball, Chicken with Plums, 11 Flowers, Americano, Anonymous.
Then there's We Need to Talk About Kevin, 50/50, A Better Life, Burning Man, Coriolanus, Countdown, Elles, The Eye of the Storm.
Not to mention Headhunters, The Hunter, The Lady, Melancholia, The Oranges, Peace Love and Understanding, Pearl Jam Twenty, The Simple Life, The Skin I Live In, Tyrannosaur, Where Do We Go Now, The Woman in the Fifth.
Finally, we have Friends with Kids, The Deep Blue Sea, Ten Year, Shame, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Dark Horse.
Posters for Happy Feet Two and Our Idiot Brother.
""Good news everyone!". "Futurama" executive producer David X. Cohen has confirmed that the animated series...
The Descendants, A Dangerous Method, Take This Waltz, Albert Noobs, Twixt, The Ides of March, 360, Hick, Jeff Who Lives at Home.
Also Rampart, Moneyball, Chicken with Plums, 11 Flowers, Americano, Anonymous.
Then there's We Need to Talk About Kevin, 50/50, A Better Life, Burning Man, Coriolanus, Countdown, Elles, The Eye of the Storm.
Not to mention Headhunters, The Hunter, The Lady, Melancholia, The Oranges, Peace Love and Understanding, Pearl Jam Twenty, The Simple Life, The Skin I Live In, Tyrannosaur, Where Do We Go Now, The Woman in the Fifth.
Finally, we have Friends with Kids, The Deep Blue Sea, Ten Year, Shame, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Dark Horse.
Posters for Happy Feet Two and Our Idiot Brother.
""Good news everyone!". "Futurama" executive producer David X. Cohen has confirmed that the animated series...
- 7/27/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The films screened at this year's Toronto film festival – as the programme release is staggered, this will be updated as more information comes in
The 36th Toronto Film Festival runs September 8 - 18 2011. This article will be updated as official announcements detailing the full line-up are released this week.
World premieres
11 Flowers, Dir: Wang Xiaoshuai
50/50, Dir: Jonathan Levine
360, Dir: Fernando Mier
Albert Nobbs, Dir: Rodrigo Garcia
Americano, Dir: Mathieu Demy
Anonymous, Dir: Roland Emmerich
A Better Life, Dir: Cédric Khan
Burning Man, Dir: Jonathan Teplitzky
Butter, Dir: Jim Field Smith
Countdown, Dir: Huh Jong-ho
The Deep Blue Sea, Dir: Terence Davies
The Descendants, Dir: Alexander Payne
Elles, Dir: Malgorzata Szumowska
Friends With Kids, Dir: Jennifer Westfeldt
From the Sky Down, Dir: Davis Guggenheim
A Happy Event, Dir: Remi Bezancon
Hick, Dir: Derick Martini
The Hunter, Dir: Daniel Nettheim
Jeff Who Lives at Home, Dir: Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass
The Lady,...
The 36th Toronto Film Festival runs September 8 - 18 2011. This article will be updated as official announcements detailing the full line-up are released this week.
World premieres
11 Flowers, Dir: Wang Xiaoshuai
50/50, Dir: Jonathan Levine
360, Dir: Fernando Mier
Albert Nobbs, Dir: Rodrigo Garcia
Americano, Dir: Mathieu Demy
Anonymous, Dir: Roland Emmerich
A Better Life, Dir: Cédric Khan
Burning Man, Dir: Jonathan Teplitzky
Butter, Dir: Jim Field Smith
Countdown, Dir: Huh Jong-ho
The Deep Blue Sea, Dir: Terence Davies
The Descendants, Dir: Alexander Payne
Elles, Dir: Malgorzata Szumowska
Friends With Kids, Dir: Jennifer Westfeldt
From the Sky Down, Dir: Davis Guggenheim
A Happy Event, Dir: Remi Bezancon
Hick, Dir: Derick Martini
The Hunter, Dir: Daniel Nettheim
Jeff Who Lives at Home, Dir: Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass
The Lady,...
- 7/27/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
The Lady joins Michael Winterbottom's Trishna, Bennett Miller's Moneyball and Roland Emmerich's Anonymous on confirmed list
Luc Besson's Aung San Suu Kyi biopic, The Lady, will have its world premiere at September's Toronto film festival. The news was announced on Twitter by festival co-director, Cameron Bailey (@cameron_tiff).
Other confirmed world premieres include Bennett Miller's baseball drama Moneyball (starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill), Michael Winterbottom's Trishna (a contemporary remake of Tess of the d'Urbervilles) and Roland Emmerich's Anonymous, a drama based on the theory that Shakespeare's major works may not have been written by the playwright. Joining them will be cancer comedy 50/50 (starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogan), George Clooney's comedy-drama The Descendants and Terence Davies's The Deep Blue Sea, starring Rachel Weisz and Tom Hiddleston.
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, an adaptation of Paul Today's best-selling novel by Lasse Hallström,...
Luc Besson's Aung San Suu Kyi biopic, The Lady, will have its world premiere at September's Toronto film festival. The news was announced on Twitter by festival co-director, Cameron Bailey (@cameron_tiff).
Other confirmed world premieres include Bennett Miller's baseball drama Moneyball (starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill), Michael Winterbottom's Trishna (a contemporary remake of Tess of the d'Urbervilles) and Roland Emmerich's Anonymous, a drama based on the theory that Shakespeare's major works may not have been written by the playwright. Joining them will be cancer comedy 50/50 (starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogan), George Clooney's comedy-drama The Descendants and Terence Davies's The Deep Blue Sea, starring Rachel Weisz and Tom Hiddleston.
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, an adaptation of Paul Today's best-selling novel by Lasse Hallström,...
- 7/27/2011
- by Henry Barnes
- The Guardian - Film News
Toronto International Film Festival announces 2011 festival galas and special presentations.
A Dangerous Method by director David Cronenberg
It’s that time of year again! With the 2011 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival just around the corner, the festival group today announced the first batch of special presentations and galas.
Toronto can expect films from some of the most important and influential directors working today. The 2011 festival will feature world premieres from directors like Luc Besson, Cameron Crowe, Mark Duplass, Roland Emmerich, Francis Ford Coppola, Marc Foster, Alexander Payne, Sarah Polley and Michael Winterbottom. The fest will also play host to North American debuts from Pedro Almodóvar, George Clooney, David Cronenberg, Ralph Fiennes, William Friedkin, Ann Hui, Madonna(huh?), Steve McQueen, Todd Solondz and Lars von Trier. It’s definitely a great line-up, be sure to check out the full list below.
And this announcement is just the tip of the iceberg.
A Dangerous Method by director David Cronenberg
It’s that time of year again! With the 2011 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival just around the corner, the festival group today announced the first batch of special presentations and galas.
Toronto can expect films from some of the most important and influential directors working today. The 2011 festival will feature world premieres from directors like Luc Besson, Cameron Crowe, Mark Duplass, Roland Emmerich, Francis Ford Coppola, Marc Foster, Alexander Payne, Sarah Polley and Michael Winterbottom. The fest will also play host to North American debuts from Pedro Almodóvar, George Clooney, David Cronenberg, Ralph Fiennes, William Friedkin, Ann Hui, Madonna(huh?), Steve McQueen, Todd Solondz and Lars von Trier. It’s definitely a great line-up, be sure to check out the full list below.
And this announcement is just the tip of the iceberg.
- 7/26/2011
- by Will Perkins
- DorkShelf.com
Tiff's co-directors Cameron Bailey and Piers Handling have got us salivating with the smorgasbord list of world premiere offerings for next September. Opening film comes as a surprise, as we've haven't heard much about it, but seeing that doc filmmaker Davis Guggenheim has a great relationship with the festival, From The Sky Down a doc about U2 (20 or so years after Phil Joanou's U2: Rattle & Hum) will take centre stage. Doc-programmer guru Thom Powers makes sure that the fest will be a rocking good edition by also adding Pearl Jam Twenty from fanboy Cameron Crowe. Before we get into the announcements, we can quickly take a look at titles that weren't mentioned. Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar (Nyff?) Kenneth Lonergan's Margaret (got no clue), Alps, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Andrea Arnold's Wuthering Heights (venice-bound, might be announced later), Phyllida Lloyd's The Iron Lady (Weinsteins release it in December,...
- 7/26/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
Sneak Peek attended the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival Opening Press Conference @ Toronto's Hyatt Regency Hotel King Street West, July 26.
This year, the 36th annual Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff), runs for 10 days, from September 8 - 18, 2011.
In typical classy fashion, Tiff organizers provided the early morning media with smoked salmon, kiwis, pineapples, melons, croissants and fruit juices, in The Hyatt Mezzanine ballroom, before making their professional podium presentation.
Highlights of the conference:
For the first time in 36 years, Tiff will open with a documentary, screening David Guggenheim's U2 rock band feature "From The Sky Down";
Canadian director Sarah Polley will debut her new comedy "Take This Waltz";
Galas will include "Moneyball"" starring Brad Pitt.
Tiff will also premier "The Descendants, starring George Clooney, directed by Alexander Payne ("Sideways");
"Pearl Jam Twenty" will screen, created from more than 1,200 hours of footage spanning the band’s career;
Also screening is director William Friedkin...
This year, the 36th annual Toronto International Film Festival (Tiff), runs for 10 days, from September 8 - 18, 2011.
In typical classy fashion, Tiff organizers provided the early morning media with smoked salmon, kiwis, pineapples, melons, croissants and fruit juices, in The Hyatt Mezzanine ballroom, before making their professional podium presentation.
Highlights of the conference:
For the first time in 36 years, Tiff will open with a documentary, screening David Guggenheim's U2 rock band feature "From The Sky Down";
Canadian director Sarah Polley will debut her new comedy "Take This Waltz";
Galas will include "Moneyball"" starring Brad Pitt.
Tiff will also premier "The Descendants, starring George Clooney, directed by Alexander Payne ("Sideways");
"Pearl Jam Twenty" will screen, created from more than 1,200 hours of footage spanning the band’s career;
Also screening is director William Friedkin...
- 7/26/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Emile Hirsch and Matthew McConaughey in Killer Joe
Photo: Voltage Pictures I don't know where to begin considering the number of names I could drop that will be featured at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival as this morning the fest unveiled a selection of films in the 2011 Galas and Special Presentations programs. I'll begin by saying of the 10 Galas and 43 Special Presentations you are looking at 31 world premieres and you can add one more with the addition of the fest's opening night film, Davis Guggenheim's U2 documentary From the Sky Down.
Directors making their world premieres at the festival include Bruce Beresford, Luc Besson, Remi Bezancon, Cameron Crowe, Terence Davies, Mathieu Demy, Jay and Mark Duplass, Roland Emmerich, Julian Farino, Jim Field Smith, Francis Ford Coppola, Marc Foster, Rodrigo Garcia, Lasse Hallstrom, Huh Jong-ho, Cedric Khan, Jonathan Levine, Jamie Linden, Derick Martini, Fernando Meirelles, Bennett Miller, Oren Moverman, Daniel Nettheim,...
Photo: Voltage Pictures I don't know where to begin considering the number of names I could drop that will be featured at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival as this morning the fest unveiled a selection of films in the 2011 Galas and Special Presentations programs. I'll begin by saying of the 10 Galas and 43 Special Presentations you are looking at 31 world premieres and you can add one more with the addition of the fest's opening night film, Davis Guggenheim's U2 documentary From the Sky Down.
Directors making their world premieres at the festival include Bruce Beresford, Luc Besson, Remi Bezancon, Cameron Crowe, Terence Davies, Mathieu Demy, Jay and Mark Duplass, Roland Emmerich, Julian Farino, Jim Field Smith, Francis Ford Coppola, Marc Foster, Rodrigo Garcia, Lasse Hallstrom, Huh Jong-ho, Cedric Khan, Jonathan Levine, Jamie Linden, Derick Martini, Fernando Meirelles, Bennett Miller, Oren Moverman, Daniel Nettheim,...
- 7/26/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Every Friday on Koin Local 6’s “Studio 6? I do my movie reviews in a segment we like to call “Flicks on 6.” And here it is…
Flicks on 6
On Flicks on 6, our film critic Jeff Bayer reviews a superhero, an office mate and friends … with benefits.
Captain America: The First Avenger starring Chris Evans and Tommy Lee Jones. Next is Jenna Fischer (“The Office”) is a film called A Little Help, about a woman struggling to keep it together. Finally there is Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis trying to have it all in Friends with Benefits.
Top 6 flicks in Portland
Friends With Benefits
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Horrible Bosses
Midnight In Paris
Wayne’S World
Winnie The Pooh
for more Jeff Bayer
The Scorecard Review
http://thescorecardreview.com
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider
http://moviebs.cascadia.fm/
Twitter
@BayerJeff
Related posts:Box Office Review: ‘Captain America: The First Avenger...
Flicks on 6
On Flicks on 6, our film critic Jeff Bayer reviews a superhero, an office mate and friends … with benefits.
Captain America: The First Avenger starring Chris Evans and Tommy Lee Jones. Next is Jenna Fischer (“The Office”) is a film called A Little Help, about a woman struggling to keep it together. Finally there is Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis trying to have it all in Friends with Benefits.
Top 6 flicks in Portland
Friends With Benefits
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Horrible Bosses
Midnight In Paris
Wayne’S World
Winnie The Pooh
for more Jeff Bayer
The Scorecard Review
http://thescorecardreview.com
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider
http://moviebs.cascadia.fm/
@BayerJeff
Related posts:Box Office Review: ‘Captain America: The First Avenger...
- 7/26/2011
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
Beginners (15)
(Mike Mills, 2010, Us) Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent. 105 mins
Mills doesn't iron out the hipster-auteur quirks here – a subtitled dog, freeform photomontages, felt-tip illustrations – but he puts them to the service of an authentic drama. McGregor is an La loner whose widowed father (Plummer) came out as gay and enjoyed a few hedonistic years before his death. Not your standard indie baggage, this warm, smartly told story deals with it sincerely, and gets the sweet/sad balance just about right.
Horrible Bosses (15)
(Seth Gordon, 2011, Us) Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis. 98 mins
Clearly aiming for the post-Hangover fratcom market, this sees three guys' plan to off their bosses go awry from the outset, with occasionally amusing, but often crude consequences. Colourful big-name cameos gloss over some political dodginess.
The Big Picture (15)
(Eric Lartigau, 2010, Fra) Romain Duris, Marina Foïs, Niels Arestrup. 115 mins
Duris proves his leading man capabilities amply...
(Mike Mills, 2010, Us) Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent. 105 mins
Mills doesn't iron out the hipster-auteur quirks here – a subtitled dog, freeform photomontages, felt-tip illustrations – but he puts them to the service of an authentic drama. McGregor is an La loner whose widowed father (Plummer) came out as gay and enjoyed a few hedonistic years before his death. Not your standard indie baggage, this warm, smartly told story deals with it sincerely, and gets the sweet/sad balance just about right.
Horrible Bosses (15)
(Seth Gordon, 2011, Us) Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis. 98 mins
Clearly aiming for the post-Hangover fratcom market, this sees three guys' plan to off their bosses go awry from the outset, with occasionally amusing, but often crude consequences. Colourful big-name cameos gloss over some political dodginess.
The Big Picture (15)
(Eric Lartigau, 2010, Fra) Romain Duris, Marina Foïs, Niels Arestrup. 115 mins
Duris proves his leading man capabilities amply...
- 7/22/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Every Friday on Koin Local 6’s “Studio 6? I do my movie reviews in a segment we like to call “Flicks on 6.” And here it is…
Flicks on 6
This week on Flicks on 6, film critic Jeff Bayer says goodbye to Harry Potter with his review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
A Better Life is about an illegal Mexican immigrant trying to make a life for his son in America. Finally, there’s lovable, huggable Winnie the Pooh. This animated film would be the perfect choice for your little one’s first movie.
Top 6 Flicks (in Portland)
Beginners
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Horrible Bosses
Super 8
Thor
Winnie The Pooh
for more Jeff Bayer
The Scorecard Review
http://thescorecardreview.com
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider
http://moviebs.cascadia.fm/
Twitter
@BayerJeff
Related posts:Box Office Challenge: ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,...
Flicks on 6
This week on Flicks on 6, film critic Jeff Bayer says goodbye to Harry Potter with his review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
A Better Life is about an illegal Mexican immigrant trying to make a life for his son in America. Finally, there’s lovable, huggable Winnie the Pooh. This animated film would be the perfect choice for your little one’s first movie.
Top 6 Flicks (in Portland)
Beginners
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Horrible Bosses
Super 8
Thor
Winnie The Pooh
for more Jeff Bayer
The Scorecard Review
http://thescorecardreview.com
Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider
http://moviebs.cascadia.fm/
@BayerJeff
Related posts:Box Office Challenge: ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,...
- 7/21/2011
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
Did you know they made another Harry Potter? They did! It’s a fitting conclusion to the big saga, as Jeff and Eric convey in this week’s episode of “Movie B.S. with Bayer and Snider.” Also terrific is “Winnie the Pooh,” an innocent and whimsical throwback to the old Disney shorts. Jeff reports that “A Better Life” is awfully hard to watch on account of being depressing; Eric reports that “Terri” is a vulgar “Napoleon Dynamite” clone that’s only so-so. There’s also a nice round of Interquel. New Qotw: What movie best represents/symbolizes/encapsulates America? Plus! Portland DVD/Bluray shop Disc E. Business is hosting appearances by Walter Koenig and Grace Lee Whitney from the original “Star Trek” series! They’ll be there signing autographs and stuff on Aug. 20 and 21, and “Movie B.S.” listeners can get a discount on merchandise! Go to DiscEBusiness.net,...
- 7/15/2011
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
With all of this heat going around, don’t we all need A Better Life. Wamg feels so bad for all you sweaty summer folks out there that we are giving away passes to an advanced (and air conditioned!) screening of A Better Life this Thursday, July 14th at the Plaza Frontenac, 7pm.
Official Rules:
1. You Must Be In The St. Louis Area The Day Of The Screening.
2. Fill Out Your Name And E-mail Address Below. Real First Name Required.
3. What one thing would make you feel like your life was better? Winners Will Be Chosen Through A Random Drawing Of Qualifying Contestants. No Purchase Necessary. Passes Will Not Be Substituted Or Exchanged. Anyone Caught Reprinting Tickets For Distribution Will Be Banned From Our Contests! Duplicate Tickets Will Not Be Accepted!
Synopsis:
From the director of About A Boy comes A Better Life . a touching, poignant, multi-generational story about a...
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- 7/12/2011
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A Mexican illegal immigrant father and his son strive to improve their lot.
Us migration stories are one of the staples of American indie film, although they have been gradually migrating themselves, away from straight forward "how do we get in" narratives to more complex affairs, including The Visitor and Amreeka, concerning what happens to those who reach the other side - and their families.
Here, the family treated to A Better Life - a title that drips with irony - are father and son...
Us migration stories are one of the staples of American indie film, although they have been gradually migrating themselves, away from straight forward "how do we get in" narratives to more complex affairs, including The Visitor and Amreeka, concerning what happens to those who reach the other side - and their families.
Here, the family treated to A Better Life - a title that drips with irony - are father and son...
- 7/6/2011
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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Why Is Loving Film Such an Expensive Hobby? from FrontRoomCinema.com (Suggested by scottlawlor73)
Cult Movies and the Power of the Close-Up from MovingImageSource.us
A Real Gang Member Seeks A Better Life from LATimes.com
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A Real Gang Member Seeks A Better Life from LATimes.com
Movies That Famous People Don’t Want You to See from Cracked.com (Suggested by badsharkmovie)
In Pictures: 2011′s Movie Crossovers from TheShiznit.co.uk (Suggested by aligray)
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- 7/5/2011
- by heatherc
- IMDb Blog - All the Latest
Twilight's Kristen Stewart spotted high heels sexy at film festival last night. The very cute, Twilight Saga leading Lady Kristen Stewart was recently spotted out last night at the 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival. She looked quite sexy in her new,high heels, look. She usually sports sneakers with her jeans,but it appears that she's getting a bit more stylish these days. According to sources, Kristen was spotted at the event,and posed with her co-star Taylor Lautner at one point. They smiled for the cameras,and walked around the venue,which was held at the Regal Cinemas L.A. Live where they viewed a nighttime screening of the new "A Better Life" movie.
Twilight’s Kristen Stewart Spotted High Heels Sexy At Film Festival Last Night is a post from: ontheflix.com...
Twilight’s Kristen Stewart Spotted High Heels Sexy At Film Festival Last Night is a post from: ontheflix.com...
- 6/22/2011
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner hit the red carpet at the La Film Festival for a screening of A Better Life last night. The Twilight costars were there to support the Summit film ahead of its Friday release date. Taylor's been lying low on the West Coast, since his appearance alongside Kristen earlier this month at the MTV Movie Awards, where they shared a special trailer of Breaking Dawn. Kristen, meanwhile, traveled to London a few days after the event for the Glamour Women of the Year awards. Robert Pattinson didn't join in on the overseas fun, though, since he was busy shooting Cosmopolis in Canada. Taylor's gearing up to promote Abduction with his own real-life leading lady, Lily Collins, while Kristen's got On the Road and Snow White and the Huntsmen on her plate. View Slideshow ›...
- 6/22/2011
- by Lauren Turner
- Popsugar.com
We complete our look at the key players in the Cannes market with the sales agent that has the most number of highly anticipated film projects. Wild Bunch came to the fest with popular items such as Polisse, The Artist and The Kid With a Bike, and it looks like they might outfit Venice and Tiff with some premium titles with Wong Kar-wai's The Grandmasters being one of the most sought after titles this coming August/September. Here's their lengthy list of auteur film projects. Bye Bye Blondie by Virginie Despentes - Post-Production In Turmoil (Dans La Tourmente) by Christophe Ruggia - Post-Production That Summer (Un Ete Brulant) by Philippe Garrel - Post-Production Bollywood - Completed Declaration Of War by Valerie Donzelli - Completed Hideaways by Agnes Merlet - Completed Leila by Audrey Estrougo - Completed Michel Petrucciani/ Body And Soul by Michael Radford - Completed Polisse by Maïwenn...
- 5/31/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
There are many indie films coming out this summer - some more well-known than others, but indie's provide a great alternative to those popular blockbusters everyone's talking about.
The biggest problem with Indie's is that they come out in limited release, so they are not available all over the country. But they also usually come out on DVD/Blu-Ray sooner, so you should be able to see them fairy soon after their theatrical release.
Check out our guide to some of the best indie films coming out this summer:
Midnight in Paris (May 20) - A family explores the meaning of life on a trip to Paris that changes everything. The movie explores the idea that people think others' lives are better than their own.
The Tree of Life (May 27) - The Tree of Life focuses on the eldest son, Jack, who is trying to reconcile a complicated relationship with his...
The biggest problem with Indie's is that they come out in limited release, so they are not available all over the country. But they also usually come out on DVD/Blu-Ray sooner, so you should be able to see them fairy soon after their theatrical release.
Check out our guide to some of the best indie films coming out this summer:
Midnight in Paris (May 20) - A family explores the meaning of life on a trip to Paris that changes everything. The movie explores the idea that people think others' lives are better than their own.
The Tree of Life (May 27) - The Tree of Life focuses on the eldest son, Jack, who is trying to reconcile a complicated relationship with his...
- 5/17/2011
- by alyssa@mediavine.com (Alyssa Caverley)
- Reel Movie News
By Annlee Ellingson
(from Moving Pictures, spring issue, 2011)
Even if you’re not in school anymore, summertime evokes vacation: lazy afternoons at the pool under the hot sun, cool nights spent at sleepaway camp, sweaty cross-country road trips in the back of the family station wagon — or, these days, SUV. It’s perhaps these warm feelings that the studios are attempting to tap into with summer slates rife with films that aim to induce laughter.
Sure, the summer months are best-known for high-concept, special effects-laden blockbusters (see this year’s “Priest” in May, “Super 8” in June and “Cowboys & Aliens” in July), comic-book adaptations (including “Thor,” “Green Lantern” and “Captain America”) and the requisite sequels: “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “X-Men,” “Transformers,” “Harry Potter” and “Final Destination” all have installments coming out in April through August.
“There is a reason that studios make sequels and franchises, and that reason is simple: audience demand,...
(from Moving Pictures, spring issue, 2011)
Even if you’re not in school anymore, summertime evokes vacation: lazy afternoons at the pool under the hot sun, cool nights spent at sleepaway camp, sweaty cross-country road trips in the back of the family station wagon — or, these days, SUV. It’s perhaps these warm feelings that the studios are attempting to tap into with summer slates rife with films that aim to induce laughter.
Sure, the summer months are best-known for high-concept, special effects-laden blockbusters (see this year’s “Priest” in May, “Super 8” in June and “Cowboys & Aliens” in July), comic-book adaptations (including “Thor,” “Green Lantern” and “Captain America”) and the requisite sequels: “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “X-Men,” “Transformers,” “Harry Potter” and “Final Destination” all have installments coming out in April through August.
“There is a reason that studios make sequels and franchises, and that reason is simple: audience demand,...
- 5/13/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
By Annlee Ellingson
(from Moving Pictures, spring issue, 2011)
Even if you’re not in school anymore, summertime evokes vacation: lazy afternoons at the pool under the hot sun, cool nights spent at sleepaway camp, sweaty cross-country road trips in the back of the family station wagon — or, these days, SUV. It’s perhaps these warm feelings that the studios are attempting to tap into with summer slates rife with films that aim to induce laughter.
Sure, the summer months are best-known for high-concept, special effects-laden blockbusters (see this year’s “Priest” in May, “Super 8” in June and “Cowboys & Aliens” in July), comic-book adaptations (including “Thor,” “Green Lantern” and “Captain America”) and the requisite sequels: “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “X-Men,” “Transformers,” “Harry Potter” and “Final Destination” all have installments coming out in April through August.
“There is a reason that studios make sequels and franchises, and that reason is simple: audience demand,...
(from Moving Pictures, spring issue, 2011)
Even if you’re not in school anymore, summertime evokes vacation: lazy afternoons at the pool under the hot sun, cool nights spent at sleepaway camp, sweaty cross-country road trips in the back of the family station wagon — or, these days, SUV. It’s perhaps these warm feelings that the studios are attempting to tap into with summer slates rife with films that aim to induce laughter.
Sure, the summer months are best-known for high-concept, special effects-laden blockbusters (see this year’s “Priest” in May, “Super 8” in June and “Cowboys & Aliens” in July), comic-book adaptations (including “Thor,” “Green Lantern” and “Captain America”) and the requisite sequels: “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “X-Men,” “Transformers,” “Harry Potter” and “Final Destination” all have installments coming out in April through August.
“There is a reason that studios make sequels and franchises, and that reason is simple: audience demand,...
- 5/13/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Sorry, Cannes! There's another film festival on my radar, and it's easing my pain (slightly) of not being on the Croisette right now. Los Angeles' own Los Angeles Film Festival has just announced a second round of programming and there are some really interesting things here - the announcement of Guest Director Guillermo del Toro, the world premiere of Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark, Green Lantern serving as Closing Night film, special galas for A Better Life and Drive, and oh yeah - a conversation with James Franco. I will be front row for that one.
Read more on 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival announces next round of films, including Green Lantern and Drive...
Read more on 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival announces next round of films, including Green Lantern and Drive...
- 5/11/2011
- by Kate Erbland
- GordonandtheWhale
The effects – both positive and negative – in a single charitable gift are uncovered in this interesting, enlightening documentary
Jennifer Arnold's heartfelt and idealistic documentary celebrates the remarkable effect of a small – actually, not so small – act of altruism. In the 1960s and 70s, a Swedish woman called Hilde Back participated in a charity that sponsored Kenyan schoolchildren. Donating the equivalent of around £20 a month, she made a real difference. Her sponsored boy, Chris Mburu, became a lawyer and Un diplomat and was inspired to set up a scholarship in Hilde's name. Tracking her down, he discovered Hilde's own remarkable story. This is a very straightforward, unironic tale of how altruism and the doing of charitable things creates butterfly wingbeats of good that in turn create more good things: better things, evidently, than are created by Kenya's posturing and self-serving politicians. Yet the new scholarship brings its own problems. A better life...
Jennifer Arnold's heartfelt and idealistic documentary celebrates the remarkable effect of a small – actually, not so small – act of altruism. In the 1960s and 70s, a Swedish woman called Hilde Back participated in a charity that sponsored Kenyan schoolchildren. Donating the equivalent of around £20 a month, she made a real difference. Her sponsored boy, Chris Mburu, became a lawyer and Un diplomat and was inspired to set up a scholarship in Hilde's name. Tracking her down, he discovered Hilde's own remarkable story. This is a very straightforward, unironic tale of how altruism and the doing of charitable things creates butterfly wingbeats of good that in turn create more good things: better things, evidently, than are created by Kenya's posturing and self-serving politicians. Yet the new scholarship brings its own problems. A better life...
- 4/14/2011
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? Circo Trailer Here in the southwest I think you can take a band like Calexico for granted. They have a dusty, desert charm that draws...
- 2/25/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
This one sheet is a seriously great bit of marketing for "Madea's Big Happy Family" that riffs on another iconic poster.
Stills from Dylan Dog: Dead of Night, posters for Scream 4 and A Better Life, heaps of hi-res images of the toy line tie-in for Thundercats, and the logo artwork for The Muppets.
A beauty-sucking Queen and battle-hungry dwarves are the highlights says a script review of the upcoming "Snow White and the Huntsman" at Universal Pictures.
A fun video comparing scenes from both versions of "True Grit".
Warner Bros. Pictures has announced an April 15th release date for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One". The film will be available as both a Blu-ray combo (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy) release and a single-disc DVD.
"Emily Cook & Kathy Greenberg have been hired to write the ensemble romantic comedy "The Gaggle" for New Line. The story aims to explore...
Stills from Dylan Dog: Dead of Night, posters for Scream 4 and A Better Life, heaps of hi-res images of the toy line tie-in for Thundercats, and the logo artwork for The Muppets.
A beauty-sucking Queen and battle-hungry dwarves are the highlights says a script review of the upcoming "Snow White and the Huntsman" at Universal Pictures.
A fun video comparing scenes from both versions of "True Grit".
Warner Bros. Pictures has announced an April 15th release date for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One". The film will be available as both a Blu-ray combo (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy) release and a single-disc DVD.
"Emily Cook & Kathy Greenberg have been hired to write the ensemble romantic comedy "The Gaggle" for New Line. The story aims to explore...
- 2/1/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
41 Songs were declared eligible for Oscar's least cinematically relevant prize a short while ago. Wheeee!
We only didn't share them yesterday because every single damn thing happens in the same week. I'd be more excited about this category if recent years hadn't seen the big show trending away from original performers singing their original songs. If I can't see Cher doing her Burlesque number(s) on Oscar night, someone is going down.
The Academy will choose up to 5 of these songs as nominees, depending on how their voting goes. I've included video accompaniment when available - listen (and watch up).
Which are you rooting for?
Please god no. No more honors for this eyesore movie.
"Alice" from Alice in Wonderland "Forever One Love" from Black Tulip "Freedom Song" from Black Tulip
oooh, now this is more like it. Sadly, it's only a partial video.
"Welcome to Burlesque" from Burlesque
a Burlesque suite.
We only didn't share them yesterday because every single damn thing happens in the same week. I'd be more excited about this category if recent years hadn't seen the big show trending away from original performers singing their original songs. If I can't see Cher doing her Burlesque number(s) on Oscar night, someone is going down.
The Academy will choose up to 5 of these songs as nominees, depending on how their voting goes. I've included video accompaniment when available - listen (and watch up).
Which are you rooting for?
Please god no. No more honors for this eyesore movie.
"Alice" from Alice in Wonderland "Forever One Love" from Black Tulip "Freedom Song" from Black Tulip
oooh, now this is more like it. Sadly, it's only a partial video.
"Welcome to Burlesque" from Burlesque
a Burlesque suite.
- 12/22/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
And then there were 41. Below is a list of eligible original songs that have a chance of being nominated for the 83rd Academy Awards. Do you leave like anything is left off? So far, I feel like “If I Rise” from Dido and A. R. Rahman is the inside track. I wish Boxer Rebellion’s “If You Run” would get one. Actually, as long as “if” is in the title, I’ll be happy.
“Alice” from Alice in Wonderland
“Forever One Love” from Black Tulip
“Freedom Song” from Black Tulip
“Bound to You” from Burlesque
“Welcome to Burlesque” from Burlesque
“You Haven‘t Seen the Last of Me” from Burlesque
“There‘s a Place for Us” from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
“Coming Home” from Country Strong
“Me and Tennessee” from Country Strong
“Despicable Me” from Despicable Me
“Prettiest Girls” from Despicable Me
“Dear Laughing...
“Alice” from Alice in Wonderland
“Forever One Love” from Black Tulip
“Freedom Song” from Black Tulip
“Bound to You” from Burlesque
“Welcome to Burlesque” from Burlesque
“You Haven‘t Seen the Last of Me” from Burlesque
“There‘s a Place for Us” from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
“Coming Home” from Country Strong
“Me and Tennessee” from Country Strong
“Despicable Me” from Despicable Me
“Prettiest Girls” from Despicable Me
“Dear Laughing...
- 12/16/2010
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences have revealed the 41 songs that are officially eligible for Best Original Song at the Oscars, which will hosted by James Franco and Anne Hathaway, on February 27th. Just like the visual effects category we spoke about the other day, the next task for the Academy is to whittle the number down into a manageable number for nominations.
Awards Daily have the list in an alphabetical order. It’s truly hard to find a stand out this year…
“Alice” from “Alice in Wonderland”
“Forever One Love” from “Black Tulip”
“Freedom Song” from “Black Tulip”
“Bound to You” from “Burlesque”
“Welcome to Burlesque” from “Burlesque”
“You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” from “Burlesque”
“There’s a Place for Us” from “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”
“Coming Home” from “Country Strong”
“Me and Tennessee” from “Country Strong”
“Despicable Me...
Awards Daily have the list in an alphabetical order. It’s truly hard to find a stand out this year…
“Alice” from “Alice in Wonderland”
“Forever One Love” from “Black Tulip”
“Freedom Song” from “Black Tulip”
“Bound to You” from “Burlesque”
“Welcome to Burlesque” from “Burlesque”
“You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” from “Burlesque”
“There’s a Place for Us” from “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”
“Coming Home” from “Country Strong”
“Me and Tennessee” from “Country Strong”
“Despicable Me...
- 12/16/2010
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Forty-one songs are in contention to receive nominations for Best Original Song from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and there is not one song on the list that is even memorable.
The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film and song title:
“Alice” from “Alice in Wonderland”
“Forever One Love” from “Black Tulip”
“Freedom Song” from “Black Tulip”
“Bound to You” from “Burlesque”
“Welcome to Burlesque” from “Burlesque”
“You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” from “Burlesque”
“There’s a Place for Us” from “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”
“Coming Home” from “Country Strong” “Me and Tennessee” from “Country Strong”
“Despicable Me” from “Despicable Me”
“Prettiest Girls” from “Despicable Me”
“Dear Laughing Doubters” from “Dinner for Schmucks”
“Better Days” from “Eat Pray Love”
“If You Run” from...
The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film and song title:
“Alice” from “Alice in Wonderland”
“Forever One Love” from “Black Tulip”
“Freedom Song” from “Black Tulip”
“Bound to You” from “Burlesque”
“Welcome to Burlesque” from “Burlesque”
“You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” from “Burlesque”
“There’s a Place for Us” from “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”
“Coming Home” from “Country Strong” “Me and Tennessee” from “Country Strong”
“Despicable Me” from “Despicable Me”
“Prettiest Girls” from “Despicable Me”
“Dear Laughing Doubters” from “Dinner for Schmucks”
“Better Days” from “Eat Pray Love”
“If You Run” from...
- 12/16/2010
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Anyone who has read The Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy looks at that headline and thinks, "They couldn't pick one more?" Nope, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced there are 41 songs officially eligible for the Best Original Song Academy Award that will be given at the Oscars, hosted by James Franco and Anne Hathaway [1], on February 27. This is an important category because the nominated songs are the ones that get performed during the broadcast. As was the case with the films eligible in the Best Animated Feature [2], Best Documentary [3], Best Visual Effects [4] and Best Short Film [5] categories, the most interesting part of this news isn't even the nominees. It's the incredibly complicated system of rules that's in place to whittle these 41 songs down to the nominees that will be announced on January 25. Check out the full list and those rules after the jump. Here's what the Academy...
- 12/16/2010
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
We are only two months away from the Oscars, and members of the Academy are hard at work trying to decide who best deserves one of those five nomination slots.
Today, they released their shortlist for Best Original Song which tops out at an impressive 41 songs.
But we can already make an educated guess as to which five will be competition on Oscar night based on who the Golden Globes and the Critics’ Choice Awards favored, and none of them involve Justin Bieber or Debbie Gibson.
“I See the Light” from “Tangled” earned a Best Song nod from both, as did “If I Rise” from “127 Hours” and “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” from “Burlesque.” Randy Newman’s “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3″ also seems a lock, since all of Newman’s songs for Disney/Pixar have scored nominations over the years.
But, there are a...
Today, they released their shortlist for Best Original Song which tops out at an impressive 41 songs.
But we can already make an educated guess as to which five will be competition on Oscar night based on who the Golden Globes and the Critics’ Choice Awards favored, and none of them involve Justin Bieber or Debbie Gibson.
“I See the Light” from “Tangled” earned a Best Song nod from both, as did “If I Rise” from “127 Hours” and “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” from “Burlesque.” Randy Newman’s “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3″ also seems a lock, since all of Newman’s songs for Disney/Pixar have scored nominations over the years.
But, there are a...
- 12/15/2010
- by Elisabeth Rappe
- NextMovie
Beverly Hills, CA (December 15, 2010) : Forty-one songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 83rd Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.
Best Original Song for the 82nd Academy Awards went to Ryan Bingham and T-Bone Burnett for “The Weary Kind” from Crazy Heart.
The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film and song title:
“Alice” from “Alice in Wonderland” “Forever One Love” from “Black Tulip” “Freedom Song” from “Black Tulip” “Bound to You” from “Burlesque” “Welcome to Burlesque” from “Burlesque” “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” from “Burlesque” “There’s a Place for Us” from “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” “Coming Home” from “Country Strong” “Me and Tennessee” from “Country Strong” “Despicable Me...
Best Original Song for the 82nd Academy Awards went to Ryan Bingham and T-Bone Burnett for “The Weary Kind” from Crazy Heart.
The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film and song title:
“Alice” from “Alice in Wonderland” “Forever One Love” from “Black Tulip” “Freedom Song” from “Black Tulip” “Bound to You” from “Burlesque” “Welcome to Burlesque” from “Burlesque” “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” from “Burlesque” “There’s a Place for Us” from “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” “Coming Home” from “Country Strong” “Me and Tennessee” from “Country Strong” “Despicable Me...
- 12/15/2010
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
HollywoodNews.com: The academy has announced 41 songs that are up for nomination in the ‘Best Original Song’ category. What songs will actually become nominees is still up in the air and will be decided through a vote using the averaged point system.
Potential nominees in the category show the wide range of spectacular movies that came out this year. Potential nominees include songs from motion pictures such as, Country Strong, Toy Story 3, Despicable Me, and the recently released Burlesque. Nominees will be chosen based on the average score that each song collects from voters.
This year was exceptional for songwriting in film and it looks like it will be a hard decision for Academy members looking to narrow down their choices. Songs must include both words and music that were originally composed for the film and must be featured prominently within the film or the end credits of the film.
Potential nominees in the category show the wide range of spectacular movies that came out this year. Potential nominees include songs from motion pictures such as, Country Strong, Toy Story 3, Despicable Me, and the recently released Burlesque. Nominees will be chosen based on the average score that each song collects from voters.
This year was exceptional for songwriting in film and it looks like it will be a hard decision for Academy members looking to narrow down their choices. Songs must include both words and music that were originally composed for the film and must be featured prominently within the film or the end credits of the film.
- 12/15/2010
- by Andrew Reilly
- Hollywoodnews.com
Today the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the 41 songs up for contention in the Original Song category for the 83rd Academy Awards.
As for the nomination process, on Thursday, January 6, the Academy will screen clips featuring each song, in random order, for voting members of the Music Branch in Los Angeles. Following the screenings, members will determine the nominees by an averaged point system vote. If no song receives an average score of 8.25 or more, there will be no nominees in the category. If only one song achieves that score, it and the song receiving the next highest score shall be the two nominees. If two or more songs (up to five) achieve that score, they shall be the nominees. A DVD copy of the song clips will be made available to those branch members who are unable to attend the screening and who request it for home viewing.
As for the nomination process, on Thursday, January 6, the Academy will screen clips featuring each song, in random order, for voting members of the Music Branch in Los Angeles. Following the screenings, members will determine the nominees by an averaged point system vote. If no song receives an average score of 8.25 or more, there will be no nominees in the category. If only one song achieves that score, it and the song receiving the next highest score shall be the two nominees. If two or more songs (up to five) achieve that score, they shall be the nominees. A DVD copy of the song clips will be made available to those branch members who are unable to attend the screening and who request it for home viewing.
- 12/15/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
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