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36th People's Choice: 'Twilight' Becomes Big Winner

4 hours ago | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

"Twilight" has become the big winner at 2010 People's Choice Awards. The movie has taken home three kudos as it came out as the champion in Favorite Movie, Favorite Franchise, and Favorite On-Screen Team categories.

Additionally, the film's actor Taylor Lautner grabbed Favorite Breakout Movie Actor prize. In such category, he was nominated along with Chris Pine, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sam Worthington and Zachary Quinto.

Another movie which has received an award at the gala was "Inglourious Basterds". This Quentin Tarantino-directed action drama which stars Brad Pitt was chosen as Favorite Independent Movie, beating out "500 Days of Summer", "District 9", "Paranormal Activity" and "Madea Goes to Jail".

2010 People's Choice Awards takes place at Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, California and is aired live by CBS. Hosted by Queen Latifah, the event is held to give awards in all 35 categories for movies, TV, and music, the winners of which are determined by online voting. »

- AceShowbiz.com

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Comprehensive List of Fake Restaurants Makes Me Hungry

11 hours ago | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Have you tried the tasty beverages at Big Kahuna Burger? When was the last time you treated yourself to appetizers at Chotchkies? Do you sometimes get that craving for Mr. Smiley's delicious golden-brown onion rings?

Well, too bad. Those places aren't real. Big Kahuna Burger is just some joint Quentin Tarantino dreamed up, the closest thing to Chotchkie's is the local Tgi Friday's, and Mr. Smiley's only exists as a means of escape from a mundane career for American Beauty's Lester Burnham (played by Kevin Spacey).

Slatemaster has a massive list of these fictional eateries, from Date Movie's A Restaurant to Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure's Ziggy Piggy. Phony restaurants from The Simpsons seem to dominate the list, but there are dozens of familiar establishments from television, comics, video games, and film. I'd actually eat at Pizza Planet if it existed, but I can't say the same for Mooby's. »

- John Gholson

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After a Millennium of Janes and Rochesters ….

12 hours ago | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

Since the dawn of the motion picture industry people have been trying to capture the essence of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre on film. In fact, since the first silent film was released in 1915 there has been at least one movie or television adaptation per decade.

Cary Fukunaga’s new project will be the first feature-length Jane of the new millennium.

On the heels of the BBC’s successful Jane Eyre miniseries in 2007, which garnered three Emmy Awards, the company announced plans early in 2008 to produce a Jane Eyre for the big screen. Ruby Films and Focus Features signed on for production as well.

Like the most recent television and film adaptations, this new project will also be a period piece. However, the screenplay, written by Moira Buffini, sets a foundation for the project to capitalize on the more gothic elements of the story.

While Ellen Page had signed on »

- jyates

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We Knew It! Nicolas Cage is Everyone!

12 hours ago | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

I've seen him as Big Daddy in Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass. I know he's starring alongside Ron Perlman and Christopher Lee in Season of the Witch. I'm aware that he'll be re-teaming with producer Jerry Bruckheimer for Disney's The Sorceror's Apprentice.

What I didn't know is that Nicolas Cage can be everyone. Everyone. The Penguin, Perez Hilton, Zac Efron, Hulk Hogan, Gandalf, Pamela Anderson -- the list goes on and on, and over at NicCageAsEveryone you can see it for yourself.

Years ago, I read a Movieline interview with Quentin Tarantino where the director named Cage as the best actor of Tarantino's generation. This was right around the time of Cage's Oscar-winning role in Leaving Las Vegas, long before Cage showed us a different kind of range by hamming it up in Ghost Rider or sleepwalking through Bangkok Dangerous.

Could Tarantino have been right about Nicolas Cage or is this »

- John Gholson

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James Bond is director-proof

15 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Sam Mendes's Bond 23 will probably not depict the superspy having a mid-life crisis in suburbia. Instead, expect the usual formula

If you've ever wondered what Moonraker might have looked like had it been directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, or what Robert Bresson would have made of Diamonds Are Forever, then a roundabout answer may just be in the offing. Sam Mendes, the classy, respectable Oscar-winner behind the likes of American Beauty and Revolutionary Road, is reportedly "in negotiations" to direct Bond 23, the latest instalment in the 007 franchise.

A swift review of the Mendes back catalogue raises some tantalising prospects. Will Bond suffer a tragicomic mid-life crisis in suburbia, or perhaps steer his Aston Martin off on a harum-scarum road trip in search of the perfect place to raise a family? Or will he simply throw punches, defuse nuclear devices and run amok in a tuxedo, the same as it ever was? »

- Xan Brooks

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Online Film Critics Honor 'Hurt Locker'

15 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »

By Steve Pond

The remarkable run of "The Hurt Locker" in critics awards continued on Wednesday when the Online Film Critics Society named the Iraq-themed film the best picture of 2009, and saluted Kathryn Bigelow with its best director award, star Jeremy Renner with its best actor prize, and Chris Ennis and Bob Murawski with its top editing honor.

Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" also won four awards: best actress (Melanie Laurent), best supporting actor (Christoph Waltz), best original screenplay (Tarantino) and best cinematography (Robert Richardson).   </ »

- Steve Pond

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‘District 9′ director Neill Blomkamp explains his love for sci-fi and his next project

16 hours ago | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

Director Neill Blomkamp has announced that he is busy working on a script for his follow-up to 2009’s sci-fi hit District 9.

“It is science fiction and it has many sociopolitical ideas that interest me,” says Blomkamp. “Those ideas are wrapped up inside something that is like a Hollywood action film.”

Still keeping the “less is more” approach, the South African filmmaker’s movie will be like District 9 in that it stay in the sci-fi genre and will cost less than traditional “blockbuster” films. “This next movie will cost more than District 9 but it will cost much, much less than the big summer films,” he says. “You can do a lot for less now.”

Blomkamp has been the toast of H-town since his feature film debut and has reportedly turned down multiple offers to direct costly productions. Why? He wants to keep creative control. <high-five>

“I’ve been offered films – a lot of films, »

- Reel Loop News Staff

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Paramore's Hayley Williams, Colbie Caillat, More Walk People's Choice Awards Red Carpet

16 hours ago | MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news »

'A year ago, I think I was watching the People's Choice Awards in my living room,' 'Paranormal Activity' star Katie Featherston laughs.

By Larry Carroll

Hayley Williams at the People's Choice Awards Wednesday

Photo: Christopher Polk/ Getty Images

Los Angeles — The People's Choice Awards took over downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday night, and the red carpet was packed with such wide-ranging stars as Sandra Bullock, Mary J. Blige and Jackie Chan. Before the festivities kicked off inside, the big names from the last 12 months looked forward to kicking off the 2010 entertainment year in style.

"It's amazing, and it's People's Choice, so it's good to know that the fans voted for you," gushed singer/songwriter Colbie Caillat, nominated for Favorite Music Collaboration for her duet with Jason Mraz, "Lucky." "Jason and I, we have the same style of music, so I think [our fanbases] were combined already. But getting the chance to work with him, »

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“Locker,” “Basterds” Lead Online Film Critic Winners

16 hours ago | IndieWIRE | See recent indieWIRE news »

Like nearly every critics group out there, the Online Film Critics Society has named Kathryn Bigelow’s “The Hurt Locker” best film of the year, and additionally gave the film honors for best director, best actor and best editing honors.  Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” also took four awards, including two acting wins for Melanie Laurent and Christoph Waltz, a screenwriting honor for Tarantino, and best cinematography. Other major winners included Michael Haneke’s … »

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Online Film Critics Put 'Hurt Locker' Back In Front

17 hours ago | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Despite receiving a leading eight nominations from the Online Film Critics Society, Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds ended up losing their top prize to Kathryn Bigelow and The Hurt Locker. The acclaimed Iraq war thriller took top honors for Picture, Bigelow for Director and, again, Jeremy Renner for Actor, matching the recently announced choices from the National Society of Film Critics. Basterds hardly walked away empty-handed, tying Hurt Locker's four victories from the 143-member group with awards for Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz), Original Screenplay for Tarantino, Cinematography for Robert Richardson and Mélanie Laurent for Best Lead Actress. Laurent also won the award from the Austin Film Critics but was relegated into the Supporting category by Detroit and St. Louis where she was only nominated.

The statistics for the Ofcs are not going to figure as much in the long run as some other groups might. The numbers that do stand »

- Erik Childress

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Palm Springs Film Festival Brings Out Big Award Show Names!

18 hours ago | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news »

Anna Kendrick, Mariah Carey and Marion Cotillard may become especially familiar faces this award season thanks to their acclaimed films, and the three lovely ladies were among the red carpet attendees at last night's Palm Springs International Film Festival gala. Anna joked on the red carpet about learning how not to fuss with herself when she's all done up, saying, "I'm trying to get used to the dresses and the heels and trying not to play with my hair when it's been so perfectly coiffed." Meanwhile, Mariah just gushed about how lucky she is to have landed a part in the movie since the book on which Precious is based means so much to her. The gala kicked off the festival that runs until Jan. 17, which is the night of the Golden Globes and right before Sundance. Anna took the stage during the evening and also landed a new part »

- Molly

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Anna Kendrick receives 'Rising Star' award at Palm Springs Film Festival Awards Gala

18 hours ago | Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news »

Though she knew she'd be receiving the award for months (having semi-accepted the honor back in October), Anna Kendrick was as lovely as she could be at this year's Palm Springs Film Festival Awards Gala in Palm Springs, California yesterday. Kendrick received the "Rising Star Award" at the festival for her work in Up In The Air. Other film celebrities in attendance of the gala were Morgan Freeman (Invictus), Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker), Helen Mirren, Diablo Cody (writer, Juno, Jennifer's Body), Marion Cotillard (Nine), Rob Marshall (director, Chicago, Nine), Jeff Bridges (The Men Who Stare At Goats), Mariah Carey, Ivan Reitman (producer, Up In The Air), and Quentin Tarantino (writer, Inglourious Basterds). Photos of »

- thetwilightexaminer

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Zombieland Writers Confirmed For Deadpool

19 hours ago | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

A month ago we discussed the Deadpool film and Ryan Reynolds’ ideal director choice for the flick in Quentin Tarantino. We know that is not likely to happen but in our posting we also talked about a scoop from Chud that Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick could be the chosen pair to write Deadpool for Fox Studios.

Variety has now confirmed that the duo have been picked up by Fox to pen the script for the solo film about the “Merc with a Mouth.” A perfect match in my opinion.

 

Zombieland was well-written, very funny and full of action which all meshes nicley with what a Deadpool film should be and for how the character’s antihero action/comedy roots need to be portrayed. This is also not Reese’s and Wernick’s first venture into the comic book movie genre as they were the pair brought on »

- Rob Keyes

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Hurt Locker, Basterds win Online Film Critics Awards

23 hours ago | AwardsDaily.com | See recent AwardsDaily news »

The Online Film Critics Society has named The Hurt Locker best film of the year, while bestowing acting, writing and cinematography awards on Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.  The Iraq »

- ladylurks

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The Hurt Locker, Jeremy Renner, Melanie Laurent: Online Film Critics Winners

6 January 2010 12:26 AM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »

Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker (Jonathan Olley / Summit Entertainment) Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker has just won another best picture award, this one from the Online Film Critics Society. The other nominees in that category were Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, Joel and Ethan Coen’s A Serious Man, Pete Docter’s Up, and Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air. Additionally, The Hurt Locker won for Best Director (Bigelow), Best Actor (Jeremy Renner), and Best Editing (Chris Innis and Bob Murawski). The Iraq War drama about a bomb-squad team is one of the favorites for the 2010 Academy Awards. Quentin Tarantino’s World War II revenge fantasy Inglourious Basterds also won four Ofcs awards: Best Actress [...] »

- Steve Montgomery

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Producer's Guild Nominations Are Here

5 January 2010 11:37 PM, PST | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »

The Producer's Guild of America has announced their award nominations this year, and the group - which has a long history as an Oscar predictor - has made some surprising choices, nominating sci-fi films including Star Trek, Avatar and District 9 as well as the animated Up.In the slightly-more-predictable group we get The Hurt Locker, Up In The Air and Invictus, along with Quentin Tarantino's surprisingly award-friendly Inglourious Basterds (guess that's the closest they could find to a Holocaust drama this year). Filling out the list are smaller releases An Education and Precious: Based on the novel Push by Sapphire.In an Oscar season light on the usual Holocaust dramas and historical epics, the field's been left wide open for films that people actually, y'know, went to see this year, which we're guessing is why several superior sci-fi films sneaked their way onto the list. That, and the fact that the PGA, »

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Nominees List of 2010 PGA Awards Unveiled

5 January 2010 10:29 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

James Cameron's sci-fi blockbuster "Avatar" will compete against Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" and award season favourites "The Hurt Locker" and "Up in the Air" for the Producers Guild of America's top movie prize.

Clint Eastwood's "Invictus", "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" and animated film "Up" were also among the 10 movies - instead of the usual five - included on the PGA shortlist for its Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures. "Up" is also nominated in the best animated film category, alongside "Coraline", "The Princess and the Frog", "9" and "The Fantastic Mr. Fox".

Meanwhile, Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange's Grey Gardens scored a mention for best TV movie - it will battle with "Prayers for Bobby", "The Prisoner", "Taking Chance", "Georgia O'Keeffe" and "Little Dorrit" for the accolade.

The nominations were announced on Tuesday (05Jan10) and the winners »

- AceShowbiz.com

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‘Hurt Locker’ wins 2009 Best Picture from Online Film Critics Society

5 January 2010 10:00 PM, PST | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »

The Online Film Critics Society -- of which I’m a member and serve on the Governing Committee -- has announced the winners of its 2009 Awards. The Hurt Locker won Best Picture, Best Director (Kathryn Bigelow), Best Actor (Jeremy Renner), and Best Editing (Chris Innis and Bob Murawski). Also winning four awards was Inglourious Basterds: Best Actress (Melanie Laurent), Best Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz), Best Original Screenplay (Quentin Tarantino), and Best Cinematography (Robert Richardson). See the Ofcs’s news blog for the complete list of winners. »

- MaryAnn Johanson

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Confirmed: Zombieland Writers to Pen Deadpool

5 January 2010 8:55 PM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Last month is was rumored that Zombieland screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick were writing the script for the big screen comic book adaptation of Deadpool. The Hollywood Trades tonight confirm Chud's report, adding that Ryan Reynolds will indeed reprise his role as the wisecracking mercenary he portrayed in last year's X-Men Origins: Wolverine. 20th Century Fox has no idea when the film would or could go into production. Reynolds is busy filming the DC Comics adaptation of Green Lantern, and won't be available for another film until this Summer. If a script is complete, production could begin then. No director has yet been attached, and it's very doubtful that Quentin Tarantino would consider the project, as much as Reynolds might want that to happen. I'm a big fan of Reese and Wernick's work on Zombieland. I don't think people give enough credit to the clever and hilarious screenplay when »

- Peter Sciretta

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Alamo programmers’ Top 10 of ‘09…plus Top 20 of the Decade!

5 January 2010 3:38 PM, PST | OriginalAlamo.com | See recent AlamoDrafthouseCinema news »

The picture to the left has nothing to do with anything released in the last ten years, but it is from a movie.

Here in the Alamo programming office, movies are a big deal. We each watch approximately 215 movies per day, seven days a week, no holidays.

It’s a tough job…especially when it comes time to narrow down our favorites at the end of each year. It’s even more difficult to figure out what the best 20 films were in the past decade. But we do it all for you.

The lists below represent the most powerful and/or entertaining films of 2009, plus the finest we’ve seen since Y2K destroyed civilization. Take a look, disagree, get furious and attack us on the street.

Warning: We’ve got switchblades.

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Tim League

1) Mother -

I saw Mother at Cannes this year and it blew me out of the water. »

- zack

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