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'Twilight' and 'New Moon' news wrap
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Justin Chon - Up In The Air - Anna Kendrick - 2010 Golden Globe Awards - Jason Reitman - George Clooney - Muse - The Twilight Saga: New Moon - The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - Kellan Lutz - Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince - The Early Show - The Jay Leno Show - .... Yesterday, there were a fair amount of Twilight headlines worth noting, so here's a concise summation of some of the exciting news floating around!
For starters, you've already heard the news that The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse star Anna Kendrick received a very anticipated Golden Globe nomination yesterday morning for her work in Up In The Air, so it was interesting to see what Kendrick's response to that news would be.
Kendrick told HitFix where she was when she got the news of her Golden Globe nomination. "I was in a green
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DVD Playhouse--December 2009
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DVD Playhouse—December 2009
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Allen Gardner
Public Enemies (Universal) Johnny Depp portrays legendary Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger in co- writer/director Michael Mann’s take on America’s first “Public Enemy Number One.” Like many big studio releases today, Public Enemies has it all: A-list talent before and behind the camera, but lacks a heart or soul that allows its audience to connect with it. Film plays out like a “true crime” TV show with re-enactments of famous events cast with top actors and shot by the best technicians in the business, with little, if any, character or story development to hold it together in between. A real disappointment from one of our finest filmmakers and finest actors. The lone standout: the great character actor Stephen Lang as a hard-eyed lawman who’s seen a lot, but manages to retain a tiny piece of his heart. For a better take on the same subject,
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Blu-Ray Review: Ultimate Edition of ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’
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Chicago – Clear some shelf space for the gigantic Blu-Ray releases of the first two “Harry Potter” films, timed with the not-as-enormous edition release of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” the same week. These ultimate editions, complete with collectibles and new special features, are great collector’s set gifts for the holidays for the Potter nut in your family but feel a bit like overkill for everyone else.
Blu-Ray Rating: 3.5/5.0
One has to truly love a film to allow it to take up the space of 4-5 others on their Blu-Ray shelf. While I recognized that there are many, many people who do love “Sorcerer’s Stone,” I’m not one of them. For me, the series doesn’t really click until the third film, “The Prisoner of Azkaban”. Three and four are great, five and six are good, but one are two are hampered by director
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- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
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Review: 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' on DVD
15 December 2009 7:07 AM, PST
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A series of films based on a wildly popular series of books walks the tricky line between total fidelity to appease the fans and making the hard choices to create a successful movie-going experience. The vast majority of your audience, the filmmakers presume, have read the source material and/or seen the previous films in the series, so can take for granted that much of the backstory is understood, negating the need for extensive crawls, flashbacks, or expository scenes.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was released to its eager audience in 2005, but moviegoers had to wait four years before the film version was released. This film opened two years after the last film so the trick for director David Yates was in knowing how much needed refreshing for the audience. After all, some of us read the book only once; others may only know the film version. The movie,
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- Robert Greenberger
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'Twilight' cast members amongst most searched celebrities at Teen Vogue
14 December 2009 5:15 PM, PST
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The cast of The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse dominated the 20 Most Searched Celebrities list for Teen Vogue.
The most searched celeb was Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner was the third-most searched (behind Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince star Emma Watson ...
... Kristen Stewart's The Cake Eaters came to DVD, and, also in the spring, her comedy/drama Adventureland with Jesse Eisenberg released to theaters. Robert Pattinson's Little Ashes was also released this spring, and his film How To Be made its way onto the Independent Film Channel and finally to DVD as well. Meanwhile, he also filmed Remember Me. Kristen Stewart filmed The Runaways this summer with Dakota Fanning before they both returned for Eclipse, and Taylor Lautner filmed Valentine's Day (alongside an all- ...
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'Dexter,' 'Avatar' And Eli Roth's Car Test In Today's Twitter-Wood
14 December 2009 4:00 PM, PST
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The "Dexter" season finale was one of the most tweeted about of the year, and Twitter-Wood had most a before post from actor John Lithgow and an after reaction from Jessica Simpson waiting in the feed today.
Simon Pegg, meanwhile, checked out "Avatar" and posted his predictions for the "Star Wars" franchise based on what he saw. And speaking of assumptions based on seeing things, I indulged in three retweets from Eli Roth today, which you'll find were totally worth as you see him explain "The Office" actress Mindy Kaling's reaction to his aging automobile and how he uses it to test people he meets. You can read that after the jump alongside a pic of a kind who looks nearly identical to Russell from "Up" and a shot of Tom Felton from the British Comedy Awards last night. It's all in the Twitter-Wood report for December 14, 2009.
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- Brian Warmoth
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What Might -- and Might Not -- Win the Visual Effects Oscar
14 December 2009 3:02 PM, PST
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When it comes to the Academy Award for best visual effects, you might think there are too many possible contenders to put on one ballot. And you'd be right. That's why the Academy Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee has narrowed it down to a list of 15 semifinalists, from which the nominees and eventual winner will be chosen. Here's what's in the running now:
Angels & Demons, Avatar, Coraline, A Christmas Carol, District 9, G-Force, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Sherlock Holmes, Star Trek, Terminator Salvation, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, 2012, Watchmen, and Where the Wild Things Are.
In a couple weeks, the committee will narrow the list down even further, to seven entries, and then 15-minute excerpts of those seven films will be shown to all the members of the Academy's Visual Effects Branch. The branch will then vote to determine the three actual nominees.
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- Eric D. Snider
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Angels & Demons & District 9 Lead Special Effects Oscars Shortlist
14 December 2009 11:46 AM, PST
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Boffins behind films like Angels & Demons, District 9 and Star Trek will battle it out for a Visual Effects Oscar nomination spot after landing on the latest shortlist.
Fifteen features are now under consideration for the three nominations announced on 2 February.
As well as the three already mentioned, they include Avatar, Coraline, Disney's A Christmas Carol, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Sherlock Holmes.
The members of the Academy's Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee will narrow the list to seven next month.
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[DVD Review] Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
14 December 2009 10:00 AM, PST
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If the Harry Potter fandom camp was ever united in public opinion on the film adaptations they never made that concordance known. Some stand by the earliest two films for their loyalty to the original vision while others (and I would say rightfully) deplore them for including even the smallest minutiae which had no place on the silver screen. It’s a toss-up and as a whole the Harry Potter film series varies wildly in quality, but opinion seems to be pretty unanimous when it comes to David Yates’ takes on the 5th and 6th books of Rowling’s popular series: the man’s getting it right.
Right from the get-go Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has one of the most interesting set pieces in the series; a trio of death eaters streak through the murky London weather twisting the Millennium Bridge until it breaks and “abducting” Draco Malfoy
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- Lex Walker
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Is Avatar already on the way to an Oscar?
13 December 2009 6:35 PM, PST
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James Cameron'S sci-fi epic Avatar isn't out in cinemas until Friday but it's already on its way to an Oscar nomination.
It's among the 15 contenders for a Visual Effects Oscar which have just been announced by the Motion Picture Academy.
However, Cameron has downplayed the chances of his new release repeating the Academy Awards success of his previous film Titanic, which won 11 gongs including Best Picture.
Speaking at the London premiere for Avatar, he said: "I think they should give serious attention to the technical work, the visual effects and photography, sound, music.. it's a beautiful score. As for the other stuff, the Academy tends to be not that interested in science fiction films, fantasy films, but we'll see. It's a possibility."
The Motion Picture Academy's other contenders in the Visual Effects category are Angels & Demons, Coraline, Disney's A Christmas Carol, District 9, G-Force, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra,
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- David Bentley
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Oscar screeners update: When voters received campaign DVDs
13 December 2009 5:21 AM, PST
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The general membership of the motion-picture academy received these DVDs around these dates: Dec. 12: "Me and Orson Welles," "Loss of a Teardrop Diamond" Dec. 11: "Invictus," "Star Trek," "The Lovely Bones," "Up in the Air," "Creation," "Inglourious Basterds," "The Road" Dec. 10: "Public Enemies," "It's Complicated," "This Is It," "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" Dec. 7: "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" Dec. 5: "Brothers" Dec. 4: "Capitalism: A Love Story," "The Men Who Stare at Goats," Dec. 3: "The Hurt Locker" Dec. 1: "Precious," "Bruno" Nov. 27: "Where the Wild Things Are," "The Informant!," "Two Lovers," "Funny People" Nov. 25: "District 9," "Julie & Julia," "Pirate Radio," "Away We Go," "Taking Woodstock,"...
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Fifteen Films Battle For VFX Oscar
13 December 2009 1:12 AM, PST
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced that fifteen films have been selected as semi-finalists for Achievement in Visual Effects at the upcoming Academy Awards®. They are:
Angels & Demons, Avatar, Coraline, Disney's A Christmas Carol, District 9, G-Force, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Sherlock Holmes, Star Trek, Terminator Salvation, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, 2012, Watchmen and Where the Wild Things Are
In early January that list will be narrowed to seven, while 15-minute excerpts from each of the seven shortlisted films will be screened by Academy members on January 21st. Three films will make the final nomination list which will be announced on Tuesday, February 2nd.
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Fifteen Films Battle For VFX Oscar
13 December 2009 1:12 AM, PST
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced that fifteen films have been selected as semi-finalists for Achievement in Visual Effects at the upcoming Academy Awards®. They are:
Angels & Demons, Avatar, Coraline, Disney's A Christmas Carol, District 9, G-Force, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Sherlock Holmes, Star Trek, Terminator Salvation, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, 2012, Watchmen and Where the Wild Things Are
In early January that list will be narrowed to seven, while 15-minute excerpts from each of the seven shortlisted films will be screened by Academy members on January 21st. Three films will make the final nomination list which will be announced on Tuesday, February 2nd.
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- Garth Franklin
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Clash of the Titans Medusa Poster
12 December 2009 11:24 PM, PST
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Check out the latest movie poster for the upcoming film “Clash of the Titans” by director Louis Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk, Transporter 2) and starring Sam Worthington (Rogue, Avatar), Liam Neeson (The Red Circle, Five Minutes of Heaven), Ralph Fiennes (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II) and Gemma Arterton (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Quantum of Solace).
Synopsis: In “Clash of the Titans,” the ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus (Sam Worthington) is helpless [...]
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'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' is highest grossing drama of 2009
12 December 2009 5:48 PM, PST
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Whether or not The Twilight Saga: New Moon will take the number one spot in overall sales for the year 2009 is yet to be seen.
It currently resides, according to Box Office Mojo, at the number five spot (below Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, Up, and The Hangover) in domestic grosses. Internationally, the film is in seventh place in overall overseas sales for the year (behind Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs, Harry Potter 6, 2012, Transformers 2, Up, and Angels & Demons).
In other words, despite the unbelievable support of Twilight fans, it'd be a long road to hoe to reach the very top. Sigh.
However, there's some good news, too. According to AC, current calculations show The Twilight Saga: New Moon sits atop the top ten list for highest grossing dramas of 2009. Also high on the list are Gran Torino, Slumdog Millionaire, Disney's A Christmas Carol,
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Did You Know...? Secrets Revealed from Live Half-Blood Prince Screening
12 December 2009 3:51 PM, PST
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In one of the first events of its kind, Warner Brothers hosted a live Blu-Ray screening of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince for all Blu-Ray DVD owners. The event was with attended by Daniel Radcliffe and producer David Barron who provided some great commentary during the film.
A lot of fun facts and trivia were tossed around about the Potter films, including a few specific ones about Rupert. They are listed below, as reported by SnitchSeeker :
Dan mentioned a rule he and Rupert shared, in that if they have a birthday and aren't on set for it, they won't receive a present.
Dan noted that while Slughorn and Ron are rather outgoing characters on-screen, Jim Broadbent and Rupert Grint, respectively, are shy off-screen.
On Deathly Hallows filming, Barron said that filming will end around late-spring early-summer.
David Barron said he considered cutting the egg shot Ron has to
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Daniel Radcliffe Talks Rupert Grint in Bd-Live Event!
12 December 2009 2:14 PM, PST
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Currently Warner Brothers is hosting a Bd-Live event for Rupert Grint's latest film project, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" which is currently released on DVD all around the world. Director David Yates and co-star Daniel Radcliffe are answering fan questions and they have talked about Rupert quite about! Below are some of the things they've said. We'll update the post as we get new tidbits. My personal favorite? Rupert getting goggles to ride his hovercraft at night!
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Avatar 2012 seek effects Oscar
12 December 2009 3:13 AM, PST
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 15 films vying for best visual effects consideration at the Oscars.
Blockbusters such as Avatar, 2012 and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will compete with smaller films such as Where the Wild Things Are, District 9 and Coraline. The other semifinalists are: Disney's A Christmas Carol, G-Force, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Sherlock Holmes, Star Trek, Terminator Salvation and Watchmen.
The list was selected by the academy's visual effects branch executive committee, which will narrow the list to seven in January. The committee will ...
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2010 Visual Effects Oscar Nominees announced
12 December 2009 12:49 AM, PST
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The 82nd Academy Awards will be held next March and the 15 movies nominated for the Visual Effects Oscar have been revealed. Here they are:
Angels & Demons
Avatar
Coraline
Disney’s A Christmas Caro
District 9
G-Force
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Sherlock Holmes
Star Trek
Terminator Salvation
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2012
Watchmen
Where the Wild Things Are
In early January the [...]
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Oscar Scripts: We're Up to 30 with 'Hurt Locker,' 'Crazy Heart,' 'Fantastic Fox' and More
12 December 2009 12:05 AM, PST
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Photo: Summit Entertainment
Once again, a thanks goes out to Don at Simply Scripts as well as commenter Marcial as we get four more scripts, three from Fox Searchlight and another from Summit.
Today I have added 500 Days of Summer written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, Scott Cooper's script for Crazy Heart based on Thomas Cobb's novel, Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach's adaptation of Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr. Fox and Mark Boal's original screenplay for The Hurt Locker bringing our Oscar contending script total to a whopping 30 total scripts.
Below you will get links to the award sites as well as links to each screenplay, with the newest scripts marked with a fancy "New!" label. Remember to bookmark our The Contenders section and/or subscribe to the Contenders RSS Feed for continuous awards updates.
Fox Searchlight
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500 Days of Summer
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