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DVD Playhouse--April 2012
13 April 2012 3:07 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
DVD Playhouse—April 2012
By Allen Gardner
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Warner Bros.) An eleven year-old boy (newcomer Thomas Horn, in an incredible debut) discovers a mysterious key amongst the possessions of his late father (Tom Hanks) who perished in 9/11. Determined to find the lock it matches, the boy embarks on a Picaresque odyssey across New York City. Director Stephen Daldry and screenwriter Eric Roth have fashioned a film both grand and intimate, beautifully-adapted from Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel, thought by most who read it to be unfilmable. Fine support from Jeffrey Wright, Sandra Bullock, John Goodman, Viola Davis and the great Max von Sydow. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Featurettes. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 5.1 surround.
Battle Royale: The Complete Collection (Anchor Bay) Adapted from Koushun Takami’s polarizing novel (compared by champions and detractors alike as a 21st century version of A Clockwork Orange) and set in a futuristic Japan, »
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Blu-ray Review: ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’ with Gary Oldman
2 April 2012 11:14 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Gary Oldman scored his first Oscar nomination for his incredible, subtle work in Tomas Alfredson’s “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,” recently released on Blu-ray and DVD. The film is ultimately a bit too cold and clinical for this viewer but it features enough amazing parts, including Oldman’s performance and incredible production design, that the lack of a more-impressive sum shouldn’t hold you back.
Blu-ray Rating: 3.5/5.0
The mini-series version of John le Carre’s influential novel that starred Alec Guinness is beloved in certain circles, especially most of the U.K. and so the bar was set pretty high for the remake. I’ll admit to finding some of “Ttss,” especially the first act before the great Tom Hardy injects it with some fire, a bit too cold. However, the technical expertise on display here is remarkable. Every element of the production, including the design and Hoyte Van Hoytema’s stellar cinematography, »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ Writer Peter Straughan on Adaptations & Surprise Success
27 March 2012 2:44 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, which has just been released in the Us on DVD and Blu-ray, was a critical and commercial success during its recent cinematic release, receiving great reviews and an impressive box office ($80 million worldwide).
The Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In)-directed adaptation of author John le Carré’s novel features an impressive cast, including the likes of Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt and Mark Strong – as well as TV’s Sherlock, Benedict Cumberbatch. Released last year, the film had a solid run with awards nominations (including an Oscar nomination for Oldman) and it showed that thought-provoking films can still do well with audiences as well as critics.
Screen Rant spoke with the Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’s BAFTA-winning and Oscar-nominated screenwriter, Peter Straughan, who discusses the film’s success, the difficulties of ...
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- Niall Browne
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Blu-ray Review
22 March 2012 7:19 AM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »
If you have any affection whatsoever for subtlety, intrigue, and a good, complicated plot, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is a movie that delivers in a big, bad way.
If you want a spy movie you can watch without the constant use of your brain, do not watch this film; go watch a Bourne movie.
Director Tomas Alfredson's adaptation of the novel by John le Carre (arguably the definitive Cold War novel) subscribes to a method of filmmaking that could be best described as haphazardly-controlled. The film is quiet and precise. It's clearly been constructed in such a way that every turn has been carefully planned to lead to the next.
However, when you think you have a read on where the movie is going it takes a sharp right to the point that it'll lift your left-side tires clean off the ground.
Disgraced British Intelligence agent George Smiley (the »
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – (2-Disc Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy + UltraViolet)
20 March 2012 1:45 PM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Blu-ray Review
Directed by: Tomas Alfredson
Cast: Gary Oldman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy
Running Time: 2 hrs 8 mins
Rating: R
Due Out: March 20, 2012
Plot: After being forced into retirement, veteran MI6 lieutenant George Smiley (Oldman) is called upon to find the mole within “the Circus.”
Who’S It For? Fans of John le Carré’s novel of the same name should be pleased by the adaptation. People who enjoy a smart, intricately-plotted spy film that doesn’t rely on fast-cut action or explosions should also make a point to see it.
Movie:
As I sat down to write this I found myself at a loss as to where to begin. That isn’t because there is a dearth of commendable elements, but rather because the film is blessed with an overabundance. John le Carré’s novel is one of my favorites, so I could go »
- Shane T. Nier
Review: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
18 March 2012 10:19 AM, PDT | Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news »
Espionage stories fall into one of two categories: thoughtful, well-plotted stories about characters forced to make difficult choices or high-tech, glossy larger-than-life adventures. Most espionage films and television have focused on the latter while the former has become a staple of modern day fiction with the acknowledged grandmaster being John le Carré. His books are difficult to adapt given the amount of plot and detail but they make for gipping reading and when brought to the screen entirely depend on the skill of the writer, director, and cast.
His best known novel is probably Tinker Tailor Solider Spy which was a wonderful miniseries starring Alec Guinness several decades back. This past holiday season, a big screen version was delivered and for the most part was overlooked by audiences. That’s a shame because as we now know, it gave Gary Oldman one of the most interesting roles of his career »
- Robert Greenberger
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 5 Blu-Ray, DVD Combo Packs to Gary Oldman’s ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’
11 March 2012 8:10 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
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“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” will be released on Blu-ray and DVD combo pack on March 20, 2012 by Universal Home Entertainment. The film also stars Mark Strong, John Hurt, Ciarán Hinds, Toby Jones, Arthur Nightingale, Stephen Graham, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kathy Burke, David Dencik, Zoltán Mucsi, Péter Kálloy Molnár, Ilona Kassai and Imre Csuja from director Tomas Alfredson and writers Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan.
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Contest: Win Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Blu-ray
9 March 2012 12:46 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
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At the height of the Cold War, Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (Sis), a.k.a. MI6 and code-named the Circus, has been compromised. An ever-watchful former top lieutenant and career spy, George Smiley (Gary Oldman, The Dark Knight, »
- MovieWeb
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy on Blu-ray & DVD March 20th
8 March 2012 12:33 PM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
An All-star Cast Led By Oscar® Nominee Gary Oldman And Oscar®Winner Colin Firth Captivates In The Brilliant Espionage Thriller
Nominated For Three Academy Awards® - Best Actor,
Best Adapted Screenplay, And Best Original Score
Available March 20, 2012 On Blu-ray. Combo Pack With Ultraviolet., On DVD And On-demand From Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Overview: Things aren.t always as they seem in the Oscar®-nominated, suspenseful, and stylish thriller from director Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In), based on the classic novel by John le Carré. Focus Features. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy will be available on Blu-ray.Combo Pack with UltraViolet, on DVD,on Digital Download and On-Demand March 20, 2012, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. At the height of the Cold War, Britain.s Secret Intelligence Service (Sis), a.k.a. MI6 and code-named the Circus, has been compromised. An ever-watchful former top lieutenant and career spy, »
- Melissa Howland
British Film Bloggers Circle announces 2012 awards
29 February 2012 10:55 AM, PST | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »
The British Film Bloggers Circle -- a new organization of which I am a member -- has announced the winners our first annual awards. (Awards are for films released in the U.K. between Feb 2011 and the end of January 2012, so some films would have been eligible for the previous years Oscars and other awards.) Links below go to my reviews. Click over to the Bfbf to see the other nominees. Best Film: Drive Best Director: Nicolas Winding Refn - Drive Best Actor: Jean Dujardin - The Artist Best Actress: Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About Kevin Best Supporting Actor: (Tie) Christian Bale - The Fighter Ezra Miller - We Need to Talk About Kevin Best Supporting Actress: Berenice Bejo - The Artist Best Original Screenplay: (Tie) Midnight in Paris - Woody Allen The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius Best Adapted Screenplay: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Bridget O’Connor, »
- MaryAnn Johanson
"The Artist" Wins Big at the Oscars
27 February 2012 12:28 PM, PST | MUBI | See recent MUBI news »
The Artist tops off its triumphant run throughout this awards season with a big night at the Oscars. And the winners are... in bold:
Best Picture
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Directing
The Artist, Michel Hazanavicius
The Descendants, Alexander Payne
Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen
The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick
Actor In A Leading Role
Demián Bichir in A Better Life
George Clooney in The Descendants
Gary Oldman in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Actor In A Supporting Role
Kenneth Branagh in My Week with Marilyn
Christopher Plummer in Beginners
Max von Sydow in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Actress In A Leading Role
Viola Davis in The Help »
The 84th Annual Academy Award Winners
27 February 2012 8:00 AM, PST | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
The 84th Annual Academy Awards ended up being one of the most entertaining Academy Award shows that I've seen in years, even though films I wanted to win didn't. I was rooting for Martin Scorsese and Hugo this year, but I knew that The Artist would end up taking home a majority of the big awards. In the end, each one of these films took home 5 Awards, Hugo took home the more technical ones though. I think it was a pretty easy year to predict the winners.
It was great to see Billy Crystal back up on stage; he really did a great job bringing light, fun entertainment that everyone could enjoy. Crystal was awesome and one of the best parts of the show. The guy is classic comedy. He helped bring back everything that the Oscars should be.
Here's the full list of nominees with the winners in bold. »
- Venkman
The 84th Annual Academy Awards Winners
27 February 2012 7:49 AM, PST | FlicksNews.net | See recent FlicksNews.net news »
The Artist and Hugo emerged as the big winners at the 84th Annual Academy Awards scoring five a piece with the silent film dominating the major awards including best picture, best director and best actor for Jean Dujardin, while Scorsese's 3D film took home the majority of technical field awards of cinematography, art direction, sound editing, sound mixing and visual effects.
The most important award of the night for Flicks News HQ was that Bret Mackenzie won the Oscar for best original song, which he did for Man or Muppet from the soundtrack to The Muppets. Disappointingly there was no musical performances at this years even so Bret and The Muppets did not get to perform the song.
Meryl Streep won best actress for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady. Christopher Plummer became the oldest Oscar winner at 82 by taking the best supporting actor prize. The Help »
- noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
The Artist and Hugo Dominate at the 2012 Academy Awards
27 February 2012 6:51 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
If, for some crazy reason, you weren't glued to your TV last night watching the Oscars, here's a quick rundown of what you missed: not much. As expected, The Artist ended up winning most of the major awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor, although Hugo managed to snag a lot of the technical awards. In the end, they finished in a tie with 5 wins a piece. The only real surprise of the night was Meryl Streep's Best Actress win over Viola Davis for her performance in The Iron Lady. Other than that, it was somewhat a yawn-inducing show, with Billy Crystal doing a serviceable but unremarkable job as host. I think the clear highlight of the night came on the red carpet where Sacha Baron Cohen "accidentally" spilled Kim Jong-Il's ashes on Ryan Seacrest. Were you happy with this year's Academy Award winners? What did you think of the show overall? »
- Sean
84th Academy Awards Winners – The Artist Takes Best Picture
27 February 2012 1:26 AM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Crowded House said it best in the lyrics “Hey now, hey now, don’t dream its over.” Yes, the awards season officialy came to an end tonight at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Hollywood, CA. Tears, jubilation, substance and style were all memorable moments at the 84th Academy Awards hosted by Billy Crystal. With Sacha Baron Cohen’s shenanigans earlier on the red carpet and no huge upsets, Cirque du Soleil’s performance was the highlight of the evening.
The Oscar for Best Motion Picture of the Year went to “The Artist” produced by Thomas Langmann and Michel Hazanavicius won for Achievement in Directing. The movie becomes the first silent film to take the gold since the original Oscar ceremony 83 years ago when Wings won.
Christopher Plummer was the winner for a Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in “Beginners”; Octavia Spencer, was the »
- Michelle McCue
2012 Oscars – The Winners
27 February 2012 12:53 AM, PST | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
Well the hoopla is over for another year as Hollywood relishes in its self congratulatory extravagance with a ceremony that celebrates all that is “good” about the industry (and a ceremony that seems to ignore Everything joe public thinks is good). As predicted The Artist walked away with the most awards whilst – thank god – The Muppets picked up the best original song award. It’s also nice to see Christopher Plummer pick up his First Academy Award for his role in Beginners – definitely long-overdue methinks.
Anyway, here are the winners in full:
Best Picture:
The Artist Moneyball The Descendants The Tree of Life Midnight in Paris The Help Hugo Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close War Horse
Actress:
Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady Viola Davis – The Help Michelle Williams – My Week With Marilyn Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Best Actor:
Jean Dujardin – The Artist Gary Oldman »
- Phil
Academy Awards 2012: The Complete Winners
26 February 2012 11:41 PM, PST | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
So, that’s it folks… another, another awards season, and another thoroughly predictable Academy Awards ceremony. At least this year most of the major awards went to a well-deserving film, namely The Artist. Other notable wins include Scorcesse’s Hugo cleaning up the visual gongs, and the Harry Potter coming away with absolutely flip all, despite years of solid blockbuster cinema. Despite all this, the biggest news seems to be Sacha Baron Cohen’s appearance as The Dictator, and pulling a stunt that had him marched off the red carpet quicker than you can say ‘The Academy hasn’t got a sense of humour’. Check out details of the jape here.
Below is the complete list of winners and nominations.
Best Film
Winner – The Artist
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Best Director
Winner – Michel Hazanavicius »
- Tom Fordy
Oscars 2012 Results: The Artist Triumphs
26 February 2012 11:36 PM, PST | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Very few surprises at last night’s Academy Awards ceremony where The Artist clean sweeped the major awards, taking Best Picture, Best Director for Michael Hazanavicius and Best Actor for Jean Dujardin.
The black and white silent film masterpiece also took Best Original Score and Best Costume to win five awards in total.
Martin Scorsese’s love letter to cinema Hugo also racked up five wins, winning the technical categories including Best Cinematography for Robert Richardson.
As we suspected she might the moment the film was announced 18 months ago, Meryl Streep won her third Oscar for her portrayal of former British prime minister Maggie Thatcher in The Iron Lady. Completely dominant at the Oscars, this was Streep’s 17th nomination but her first win in almost twenty years.
In the supporting categories, Christopher Plummer took Best Supporting Actor becoming the oldest winner of an Oscar at 82. The Help’s Octavia Spencer won Best Supporting Actress. »
- Matt Holmes
Oscar 2012 Winners: Woody Allen, The Descendants
26 February 2012 8:59 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Owen Wilson in Woody Allen's Midngiht in Paris Best adapted screenplay * The Descendants (Fox Searchlight) Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash Hugo (Paramount) Screenplay by John Logan The Ides of March (Sony Pictures Releasing) Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon Moneyball (Sony Pictures Releasing) Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin Story by Stan Chervin Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Focus Features) Screenplay by Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan Best original screenplay The Artist (The Weinstein Company) Written by Michel Hazanavicius Bridesmaids (Universal) Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig Margin Call (Roadside Attractions) Written by J.C. Chandor * Midnight in Paris (Sony Pictures Classics) Written by Woody Allen A Separation (Sony Pictures Classics) Written by Asghar Farhadi Best art direction The Artist (The Weinstein Company) Production Design: Laurence Bennett, Set Decoration: Robert Gould Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Warner Bros.) Production Design: Stuart Craig, »
- Steve Montgomery
2012 Academy Awards Winners!
26 February 2012 8:43 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
The 84th Annual Academy Awards winners are here. Take a look below to see who took home the Oscars.
Best Picture:
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Directing:
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick - The Tree of Life
Alexander Payne - The Descendants
Actor In A Leading Role:
Demián Bichir - A Better Life
George Clooney - The Descendants
Gary Oldman - Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Actress In A Leading Role:
Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn
Actor In A Supporting Role:
Christopher Plummer - Beginners »
- MovieWeb
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