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2009 Emmy Nominees

17 July 2009 8:40 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

The Emmys are once again approaching, meaning it’s time to highlight those shows that made the often-unbearable experience of TV watching worth your while, if only for a short while.

Take a look over the list of this year’s Emmy Nominees then head on down to the comment section to give your two cents.

 

The 2009 Emmy Nominees (Abridged Version):

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Drama Series:

“Big Love,” HBO

“Breaking Bad,” AMC

“Damages,” FX

“Dexter,” Showtime

“House,” Fox

“Lost,” ABC

“Mad Men,” AMC

Comedy Series:

“Entourage,” HBO

“Family Guy,” Fox

“How I Met Your Mother,” CBS

“Flight of the Conchords,” HBO

“The Office,” NBC

“30 Rock,” NBC

“Weeds,” Showtime

Actor, Drama Series:

Simon Baker, “The Mentalist”

Gabriel Byrne, “In Treatment”

Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”

Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”

Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”

Hugh Laurie, “House”

Actress, Drama Series:

Glenn Close, “Damages”

Sally Field, “Brothers and Sisters”

Mariska Hargitay, “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit”

Holly Hunter,

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Primetime Emmy Nominations for Irish Talent

17 July 2009 6:24 AM, PDT | From IFTN | See recent IFTN news

Irish directors, actors and crew have been shortlisted for the 2009 Primetime Emmy® Awards. Announced Thursday, 16 July, the nominations include multiple nods for 'The Tudors', with Dearbhla Walsh, Thaddeus O'Sullivan, Gabriel Byrne and Brendan Gleeson also in the running. Receiving a total of five Emmy nominations, the Irish crew for 'The Tudors' will be celebrating their third consecutive year of honours from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. A winner in 2007 and 2008, Costume Designer Joan Bergin and Wardrobe supervisor Susan O'Connor Cave have once again been nominated in the Outstanding Costumes For A Series category...

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First-time Emmy nominees include Oscar, Grammy and Tony champs

16 July 2009 2:10 PM, PDT | From Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news

While some performers are Emmy veterans – like "Damages" star Glenn Close, who made it an even dozen nods today –  others, such as her Oscar-winning costar William Hurt, are new to the dance. Hurt – who won the lead actor Oscar in 1985 for "Kiss of the Spider Woman" and picked up a supporting actor in a drama series Emmy nod today –  is not the only Oscar champ in contention for an acting Emmy for the first time this year. While 1984 best actress Oscar winner Shirley MacLaine("Terms of Endearment") won one of her five Emmy bids for variety specials in the 1970s and 1980s, her nod today as lead actress in a movie or mini-series for "Coco Chanel" is her first recognition by the TV academy for her acting. And 1988 supporting actor Oscar champ Kevin Kline("A Fish Called Wanda") earned his first Emmy nod in the category of lead actor in

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Emmy Nominations Reveal Few Surprises

16 July 2009 10:01 AM, PDT | From CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news

It's a good day for funny people, especially if your name is Tina Fey or Seth MacFarlane.

Fey's series, 30 Rock, was handed 22 Emmy nominations this morning, which stands as a record for a comedy series. She and Alec Baldwin were also nominated for acting awards. Plus, for the first time some of the other actors on NBC's laffer  were recognized. Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer and Tracy Morgan all picked up supporting nominations.

MacFarlane's Family Guy was also nominated for best comedy series, the first time an animated show has cracked that category since The Flintstones in 1961. Two years ago MacFarlane decided to pull his show from contention in the animated series category to have it considered for best comedy.

Mad Men, the drama about the advertising world in the sixties, picked up 16 nominations in the drama categories, including a best actor nod for Jon Hamm. Hamm is also nominated as

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Movie Stars For Emmy

16 July 2009 9:54 AM, PDT | From FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news

Since the EMMYs have 2,741 categories, we only focus on two things: first, how our favorite shows did and second, which big screen stars other than La Pfeiffer (she's always there with her television kingpin husband) will show up. Which of them got nominated for their small screen sojourns whether longform or more movie-like?

Speaking of which...

Drew Barrymore on the set of Going the Distance

Yes, you, Drew. But you knew she knew (everyone knew) that her affecting work in Grey Gardens as "Little Edie" was going to make the grade. "Big Edie" Jessica Lange also won a nomination for the narrative feature based on -- but also sort of jumping off from and commenting on -- the famous beloved documentary of the same name. I hope to have an interview with their director here soon.

Before we get to the rest of the big screen folks, here's the nominees

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30 Rock Leads 2009 Emmy Nominations

16 July 2009 9:48 AM, PDT | From FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news

The nominees for the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced today in Los Angeles, and the show to garner the most nods was 30 Rock, which received a record 22 nominations for a comedy series. With the Emmys expanding their number of nominees from five to six in certain categories, some new shows were finally able to get some recognition, although a few big shows were still overlooked in their final seasons: most notably The Shield and Battlestar Galactica. There are a ton of categories so I only included some of the major nominees below. For the complete list visit the Emmy Awards official website [1]. What do you think of the nominees? Did any of your favourite shows get left out? What are the biggest oversights? Outstanding Comedy Series 30 Rock Entourage Family Guy Flight Of The Conchords How I Met Your Mother The Office Weeds Outstanding Drama Series Big Love Breaking Bad

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The 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations

16 July 2009 6:30 AM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for The 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards this morning. NBC comedy series 30 Rock lead the way with 22 nominations with the HBO telefilm Grey Gardens with 17 nominations and last year's winner for Best Drama, Mad Men, with 16 nominations. Take a look at the complete list of the nominees below.

Outstanding Voice-Over Performance

American Masters - Jerome Robbins: Something To Dance About - PBS - Thirteen/Wnet American Masters - Ron Rifkin, Narrator

Family Guy - I Dream of Jesus - Fox - Fox Television Animation - Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin

Robot Chicken - Robot Chicken: Star Wars - Episode II - Cartoon Network - ShadowMachine - Seth Green as Robot Chicken Nerd, Bob Goldstein, Ponda Baba, Anakin Skywalker, Imperial Officer

The Simpsons - Eeny Teeny Maya Moe - Fox - Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox Television

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Grey Gardens, Into The Storm, and Taking Chance Lead Emmys' TV Movie Noms

16 July 2009 | From ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news

- HBO will be pretty much competing against itself in all categories related to made for TV Movie for this year's 61st Primetime Emmys. Ross Katz (who is currently prepping The Amateur American) showed off Taking Chance during the Sundance Film Festival, while Michael Sucsy struggled for five years to get Grey Gardens off the ground. Both films grabbed noms in the directing, writing and acting categories. For noms in the TV movie cats take a look below, for the full list (Comedy, Drama and plenty of technical awards check out the list here). Outstanding Made For Television Movie Coco Chanel • Lifetime • Lux Vide S.p.A, Pamp Productions and Alchemy Television Group Grey Gardens • HBO • Specialty Films and Locomotive in association with HBO Films Into The Storm • HBO • Scott Free and Rainmark Films production in association with the BBC and HBO Films Prayers For Bobby • Lifetime • Once Upon the Times Films,

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'Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince': Snogwarts, By Kurt Loder

15 July 2009 7:05 AM, PDT | From MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news

The great series hits a speed bump.

Daniel Radcliffe in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"

Photo: Warner Bros.

"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is one of the darkest of the Potter books, so it's no surprise that the movie version is the darkest of the films to date. What is surprising — and I say this as someone who loves the books and has loved the movies up to this point — is how sluggish the new picture is. It gets underway with a limp scene set in a train-station café — a trivial flirtation between Harry, now 16, and an admiring waitress — and proceeds in surges and sags for the next two and a half hours. There are some marvelous scenes, beautiful images, wonderful moments — it isn't a "bad" movie by any reckoning. But it isn't up to the sweeping dynamic level of some of the pictures that preceded it.

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Two Kevins and three Brits could compete for TV movie actor Emmy

13 July 2009 7:40 PM, PDT | From Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news

Our two resident Emmy experts  — forum moderators Chris "Boomer" Beachum and Robert "Rob L" Licuria (AwardsHeaven.net) — also agree on the five men who will contend for best actor in a TV movie or mini-series. They anticipate Kevin Bacon ("Taking Chance"), Brendan Gleeson ("Into the Storm") and Kevin Kline ("Cyrano de Bergerac") earning their first Emmy recognition when nominations are announced on Thursday. Both of them think Ian McKellen ("King Lear") will land his fourth Emmy nod while previous champ Kenneth Branagh ("Conspiracy") should reap his fourth Emmy bid in this category for "Wallender." And unlike the lead actress in a movie/mini race, both Boomer and Rob think this could be a competitive category with seven other actors in the mix. Best Movie/Mini-series Actor

Kevin Bacon, "Taking Chance" – Rob, Boomer

Kenneth Branagh, "Wallander: One Step Behind" – Rob, Boomer

Brendan Gleeson, "Into the Storm" – Rob, Boomer

Kevin Kline, "Cyrano de Bergerac" (Great Performances) – Rob,

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134 New Names Invited to Join the Academy

1 July 2009 1:08 AM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

Yesterday came the yearly announcement from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as it extended 134 invitations to several artists and executives "who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures" read the press release. Of course all of them can decline, but I wouldn't necessarily expect that to happen as all who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2009 to the Academy's roster of voting members. "These filmmakers have, over the course of their careers, captured the imagination of audiences around the world," said Academy President Sid Ganis. "It's this kind of talent and creativity that make up the Academy, and I welcome each of them to our ranks." The list follows below and reading around the best analysis I saw of it came from Nathaniel Rogers at The Film Experience who, among other things, pointed out the addition of longtime Darren Aronofsky's

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In the Club, 134 Invited to Join Academy

30 June 2009 10:13 AM, PDT | From AwardsDaily.com | See recent AwardsDaily news

Of course the actors are on top, but there are members invited from other branches, who “who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2009 to the Academy’s roster of voting members.” The 2009 invitees are: Actors Casey Affleck Emily Blunt Michael Cera Viola Davis James Franco Brendan Gleeson Anne [...]

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Braveheart Battles Up to Blu-ray on September 1st

22 June 2009 9:16 AM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news

You can relive Mel Gibson in all his face-painted glory in 1080p this September. Braveheart will be released in Blu-ray on September 1. The release will be one of the first in Paramount Home Entertainment's brand new Sapphire Series Blu-ray line and, although we don't have pricing details, you can take a look at the special features and cover art below. The film stars Mel Gibson, Catherine McCormack, Brendan Gleeson, Brian Cox and Sophie Marceau.

William Wallace is a Scottish rebel who leads an uprising against the cruel English ruler Edward the Longshanks, who wishes to inherit the crown of Scotland for himself. When he was a young boy, William Wallace's father and brother, along with many others, lost their lives trying to free Scotland. Once he loses another of his loved ones, William Wallace begins his long quest to make Scotland free once and for all, along with the assistance of Robert the Bruce.

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TV Review: HBO’s ‘Into the Storm’ With Brendan Gleeson, Janet McTeer

29 May 2009 11:07 AM, PDT | From HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news

Chicago – HBO’s “Into the Storm” is a different kind of WWII movie than audiences have recently become accustomed to seeing. This excellent drama is not about the people on the ground but about the powerful men that made the decisions that determined their fates.

Television Rating: 3.5/5.0 In 2002, HBO aired one of their most critically acclaimed and beloved TV films, “The Gathering Storm”. The historical drama starred Albert Finney as Winston Churchill and Vanessa Redgrave as his wife Clementine Churchill. The film detailed the rise up to WWII, ending just before Churchill became Prime Minister in 1940, which is where “Into the Storm” opens.

Into the Storm

Photo credit: HBO Films

“Into the Storm” is the next chapter in the series, detailing Churchill’s time during the war and starring Brendan Gleeson as Churchill and Janet McTeer as his wife. Once again, the film has been produced by Ridley Scott and Tony Scott.

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28 Days Later…

29 April 2009 11:48 AM, PDT | From SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news

28 Days Later… 2002, UK Directed by Danny Boyle Written by Alex Garland Starring Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Noah Huntley, Christopher Eccleston, Brendan Gleeson The more times I see this film, the better it gets. This may, however, be because it’s made up of three better movies, The Omega Man, Dawn of the Dead, and Day of the Dead, split up exactly along act breaks. The horror genre, however, thrives on homage, which is a legal term meaning ‘please don’t sue me; it’s a tribute’. But bizarrely enough, in the hands of chameleon director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire), the film rises above its blatant rip-offs and becomes much more than the sum of its parts. Hell, it even ripped off its title from the Sandra Bullock movie 28 Days, and it still works. 28 Days Later stars the dead-eyed Cillian Murphy and the always-affable Brendan Gleeson, who seems like the

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Murphy In Talks For Nolan's 'Inception'

2 April 2009 7:46 AM, PDT | From IFTN | See recent IFTN news

Irish actor Cillian Murphy (The Wind that Shakes the Barley) is being lined up to star alongside Leonardo DiCaprio (Revolutionary Road) in the science fiction feature 'Inception', which British director Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight) will script and direct. Oscar Winner Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose) and 'Juno' actress Ellen Page have also been approached to appear in the production which begins shooting this summer. Murphy has previously appeared in Nolan's 'Batman Begins' as the villainous Scarecrow, and had a cameo in the film's sequel 'The Dark Knight'. The actor has recently wrapped filming on thriller 'Peacock' in which he co-starred with Ellen Page and Irish feature film 'Perrier's Bounty' directed by Ian Fitzgibbon and starring Brendan Gleeson (In Bruges).

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New Half-Blood Prince Posters; New Cast to Deathly Hallows Announced

28 March 2009 8:39 PM, PDT | From ScreenStar | See recent ScreenStar news

Six new character posters from the upcoming film ”Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince“ have been released online. The posters feature the characters of Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), Hermione Granger (Emma Watson), Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton), Severus Snape (Alan Rickman) and Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon). The official website for the Half-Blood Prince film has also been updated with buddy icons and wallpapers based on the first set of posters that were released in February. They are available in three different sizes. Also, a few days ago several new items of official "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" merchandise were released, among them a gorgeous Ron Weasley Quidditch Bust. Other items which are currently available for preorders from Warner Brothers' online store and Amazon include 2010 wall and desk calendars, tee shirts, mugs, and even cushions -- all of them featuring our favorite Hp characters. Good news

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New Half-Blood Prince Posters; New Cast to Deathly Hallows Announced

28 March 2009 8:39 PM, PDT | From ScreenStar | See recent ScreenStar news

Six new character posters from the upcoming film ”Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince“ have been released online. The posters feature the characters of Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), Hermione Granger (Emma Watson), Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton), Severus Snape (Alan Rickman) and Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon). The official website for the Half-Blood Prince film has also been updated with buddy icons and wallpapers based on the first set of posters that were released in February. They are available in three different sizes. Also, a few days ago several new items of official "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" merchandise were released, among them a gorgeous Ron Weasley Quidditch Bust. Other items which are currently available for preorders from Warner Brothers' online store and Amazon include 2010 wall and desk calendars, tee shirts, mugs, and even cushions -- all of them featuring our favorite Hp characters. Good news

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New Half-Blood Prince Posters; New Cast to Deathly Hallows Announced

28 March 2009 8:39 PM, PDT | From PopStar | See recent PopStar news

Six new character posters from the upcoming film ”Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince“ have been released online. The posters feature the characters of Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), Hermione Granger (Emma Watson), Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton), Severus Snape (Alan Rickman) and Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon). The official website for the Half-Blood Prince film has also been updated with buddy icons and wallpapers based on the first set of posters that were released in February. They are available in three different sizes. Also, a few days ago several new items of official "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" merchandise were released, among them a gorgeous Ron Weasley Quidditch Bust. Other items which are currently available for preorders from Warner Brothers' online store and Amazon include 2010 wall and desk calendars, tee shirts, mugs, and even cushions -- all of them featuring our favorite Hp characters. Good news

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First photo from 'Deathly Hallows: Part I' surfaces

9 March 2009 1:01 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is still awaiting release, but David Yates is already shooting "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I."

The folks at the Daily Mirror today published a first still from the first part of the last "Harry Potter" adventure, and you can check it out in full after the jump.

You can't see that much and the quality of the pic is obviously not the greatest, but it appears to be a shot from a scene in which Harry takes a walk in a forest.

The film is set to open Nov. 19, 2010. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Brendan Gleeson, Helena Bonham Carter and Alan Rickman return.

(via ComingSoon)

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