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Quick Clicks: ‘The Battery’s’ Streamy, ‘Greg & Donny’, #Streamathon, ‘Alma’
23 December 2009 2:39 PM, PST
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For Your Consideration - The Battery's Down, the musical theater loving web series from New York-based creator Jake Wilson put out today what appears to be the first ever musical For Your Consideration video for The Streamy Awards (above). The riff on "All I Want For Christmas" stars former Wicked star Shoshana Bean and doubles as the show's holiday release. Wilson and co. have officially raised the bar for Fyi campaigns this year. [YouTube]
TheStream.tv raised over $7300 in 24hrs for a charity—The Pablove Foundation—that helps kids with cancer this past weekend during their live on-air #streamathon. Now that's making good use of live web shows! [theStream.tv]
Dinosaur Diorama made a holiday video of their own, a "special extra-funny" episode of their Greg & Donny series—"Gregeneezer and the Three Monsters" (below). Will Gregeneezer avoid the fate of his old partner, Jacob Donny? [Dinosaur Diorama]
Rodrigo Blaas, a Pixar Studios animator, released his first ever independent short film,
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- Marc Hustvedt
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Linka Linka-Ma, GaGa Link La La
20 December 2009 7:58 AM, PST
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Popnography reveals the inspiration for Avatar. Hee!
/Film plays defense for the critical attacks on AvatarWordastic on the language of stressful holiday exchanges (with movie referencing)
Zach Young does a pretty great 2009 at the Movies montage but it's very very guy focused. Even when Nine enters in it's pretty much just Dd-l
Culture Monster Annette Bening is really making a habit out of this Los Angeles stage star thing. Next up "Female of the Species" in February
Awards Daily "State of the Race" is Best Picture really anyone's game?
Cinematical For Your Consideration's post-nomination scene. I love it too. Catherine O'Hara is a genius. It's too bad about the rest of the movie though. Given the golden subject matter it should have been my favorite Christopher Guest movie but it's not even close.
In Contention Maggie Gyllenhaal switches to a "supporting" campaign for Crazy Heart. Wise move but I'm
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Scenes We Love: For Your Consideration
19 December 2009 12:02 PM, PST
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Once Christopher Guest tackled the world of serious dramatic cinema, studio intervention, plastic surgery, and the woes of For Your Consideration, my thoughts on awards ceremonies changed. It's not that I was enlightened -- the themes are nothing new -- but now I simply cannot look at any awards announcements like the Golden Globes nods without thinking back to Marilyn Hack. ...especially when some of the award nominations are announced by cast member John Krasinski.
While I could never give this film the love I'd give to most of Guest's mockumentaries, I simply adore Catherine O'Hara's Hack, especially the scene after the jump. After filming Home for Purim, she waits with nervous hope for the award nominations to be announced. In the wee hours of the morning, they're revealed, and Ms. Hack's name is nowhere near it. Drunk, distraught, and devastated, she heads outside to go throw something away
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- Monika Bartyzel
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RuPaul and Sarah Palin: The Hidden Connection
18 December 2009 12:03 PM, PST
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No, you're not seeing double (we think); the image on the left is legendary transvestite RuPaul, spoofing the cover of former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin's recent bestseller, Going Rogue, in an ad for his reality series, RuPaul's Drag Race.
A not-so-subtle dig at the arch-conservative politico, from America's reigning drag queen? Perhaps, but before we rush to any hasty conclusions, let's not rule out the possibility of sincere homage. After exhaustive research, Celebuzz has uncovered several shocking similarities between the Pride of Alaska and the Patron Saint of Cross-Dressing.
For your consideration, we present...RuPaul and Sarah Palin: The Hidden Connection.
RuPaul: Is
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Sherlock Holmes Posters for Your Consideration
16 December 2009 3:21 PM, PST
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Got quite a few media updats coming your way today including these two "For Your Consideration" posters for Sherlock Holmes.
Sherlock Holmes Awards Posters
With the awards season already upon us, you can begin to expect more and more "For Your Consideration" posters (and advertisements) to surface for all sorts of films. To get the ball rolling, check out these two classy posters for Sherlock Homes below.
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Cool: Some Of Our Favorite 2010 For Your Consideration Awards Ads!
10 December 2009 7:48 AM, PST
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2009 has had some really great films. We started mapping out some of our favorites back in July for a mid year look and then again on Thanksgiving. We haven’t decided what our final tally is for 2009 but rest assured the studios want everyone to know who the best is.
If you follow the trades its not that uncommon to find an ad that features ”for your consideration”. The Fyc ads have become more and more popular on the internet especially last year when Tropic Thunder got into the mix. We managed to get some ads courtesy of AwardsDaily and posted some our favorite ones in the gallery below. Check out AwardsDaily for all the current Fyc ads circulating through out Hollywood. We have already posted an Up ad so it was not included in this gallery.
Tags: 2009 Films, Awards Season, For Your Consideration Ads, Fyc Ads 2010, Golden Globes, Hollywood,
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Twice the glitz and glamour?
5 December 2009 4:10 PM, PST
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The Academy has decided to extend the shortlist for next year's best picture Oscar from five to 10 films. Is that a good idea? We can't quite decide…
It has to be a bad idea, doesn't it?
Ten best picture nominations in the Oscars instead of five? It's a cynical move by the Academy to boost viewing figures by opening the field to crowd-pleasers such as The Dark Knight, the exclusion of which last year caused fanboy outrage. The Oscars aren't exactly the gold standard where quality is concerned, but they remain the most important fixture in the movie calendar and the nomination process is not to be treated lightly. Now the list will be swamped with button-pressing blockbusters such as Avatar and Star Trek, which may deserve their box-office receipts but absolutely should not be honoured alongside the all-time greats: All About Eve! Lawrence of Arabia! The Godfather!
True, but
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- Killian Fox
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Page 2
30 November 2009 6:00 AM, PST
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Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 30 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness.
Mini-lol: This Twilight Moms photo showed up on Reddit. I apologize in advance for the large amount of Twilight-related items in this edition of Page 2.
Ivan Vidovic redesigned posters for Martin Scorsese films.
Rejects teaches you how to fall off the grid, based on the lessons from movies.
Mike Peter’s Mother Goose and Grimm from Wednesday November 25th takes on edited for television movies. [brew]
Here is a For Your Consideration ad from Summit Entertainment for Hurt Locker. [awardsdaily]
And here is an ad for Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story for "Best Picture".
This week marks the 25th
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- Peter Sciretta
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‘For Your Consideration’ Ads Get Desperate
29 November 2009 4:22 PM, PST
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This year the Academy has expanded the “Best Picture” category to 10 nominees, which opens the door to even more expensive Oscar campaigns from major Hollywood studios. Every year the “For Your Consideration” ads pop up on popular industry websites like Variety but, as the Playlist points out, this year has been especially laughable as companies vie for one of those slots with a few questionable picks.
For example, Sony Pictures is pushing 2012 for consideration in unknown categories, though these campaigns are usually just “notice us for anything, please!” Presumably it has a shot at a visual effects nod, though it doesn’t deserve one. I can’t imagine it being nominated for anything but Razzies, really. Sony is also advertising This Is It, which already missed the short list for “Best Documentary,” so apparently they think it’s worthy of “every [other] category conceivable” at the suggestion of crazy Elizabeth Taylor.
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- Jeff Leins
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For Your Consideration: 'The Hangover'
23 November 2009 8:45 PM, PST
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Here's the first For Your Consideration ad for The Hangover, which is a
pop-up at Variety that First Showing noticed recently. It's not strictly speaking an Oscar
ad, but it's definitely gunning for some Golden Globes.
The ad reads that the film should be considered in all categories, as it relates to the Musical or Comedy division.
That would include the script, one of the better comedy screenplays in a long, long time, although it has virtually
no shot at that category. We somewhat controversially posited the notion that Warner
Bros. might push the movie and Zach Galifianakis for Academy Award nominations, and I still think
on the Robert-Downey-in-Tropic-Thunder scale, Galifianakis is not that far-fetched a notion, even though he
can't possibly win.
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The Hangover Wants A Golden Globe
23 November 2009 11:44 AM, PST
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Months after its release and immense box office success, The Hangover is still all over the place in movie news, which can only mean one thing-- it wants an award. No, seriously. While the expanded Best Picture category still probably doesn't make room for The Hangover, the movie does stand a chance at the Golden Globes, which likely explains the For Your Consideration ad that ran in Variety recently (as spotted by First Showing). While they treat it as a joke, it's more than possible-- the Comedy or Musical category is typically much lighter on eventual Best Picture contenders, and aside from Julie & Julia, A Serious Man and Nine, it's hard to think of other likely Best Picture nominees to fill the space. Why not include the year's highest-grossing comedy and give Zach Galifianakis a chance to dress up in a tux? Check out the ad below:
In other Hangover
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For Your Consideration: The Hangover
23 November 2009 10:55 AM, PST
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Earlier today I caught a glimpse of a 'For Your Consideration' ad (click to enlarge above) for Warner Bros.' comedy The Hangover over on First Showing. Alex had clipped it from Variety and posted it with a big question mark: "The Hangover for Best Picture?!" As Alex points out, It sounds like a ludicrous suggestion for Warner Bros. to be pitching The Hangover to awards voters in any, not to mention all categories. But it is no joke -- and I object to his rather naive assessment of this, saying that he thought it to initially be "a big joke." It isn't a joke, and it's not just about the Golden Globes.
Paramount had success with their campaign for Tropic Thunder, the breakout comedy of 2008. Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise earned Golden Globe nominations, with Downey scoring an Oscar nom as well for Best Supporting Actor. There's
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The Hangover Launches Award Campaign for Best Picture?
23 November 2009 10:47 AM, PST
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With the end of the year approaching, we can expect to see a lot of the Oscar campaigns kicking into high gear as the various studios try to ensure that their prestige films are getting noticed by the Academy. These campaigns often include ads in industry publications such as Variety using the phrase "For Your Consideration", along with the various award categories they are bidding for. It may seem weird that marketing campaigns play a role in the Oscars, but hey, it's Hollywood. Anyway, imagine my surprise when I visited the Variety website this morning only to find a giant pop-up ad for The Hangover staring back at me!
As you can see, the ad reads "For Your Consideration In All Categories" including "Best Picture". My first thought was that they can't possibly be serious, and that this must be a clever viral marketing ploy to promote The Hangover DVD coming out next month.
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For Your Consideration: The Hangover?
23 November 2009 12:31 AM, PST
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Some folks are scratching their heads over a recent “For Your Consideration” ad is for one of the year’s most profitable films, Todd Phillips’ The Hangover. For those who don’t know, For Your Consideration-ads are attempts by a studio to get a movie nominated for awards but namely Oscars. It may sound crazy but with ten Oscar slots open and a more concentrated approach, I don’t think it’s impossible for The Hangover to be out of the game. Hit the jump to find out why.
FirstShowing.net noticed the ad running on Variety. However, the site also noted that while The Hangover was asking for consideration in all categories, it was specifically asking for “Best Picture” (Musical or Comedy) which means it’s aiming at a Golden Globe. Since the Golden Globes is an easy-going shindig, The Hangover has pretty good shot at landing a nomination.
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For Your Consideration - The Hangover for Best Picture?!
22 November 2009 11:30 PM, PST
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Wait, what?! Yep, this is real. While browsing Variety tonight, this ad popped up on the website, asking for Academy voters to nominate the Warner Brothers' comedy The Hangover for Best Picture. We've seen plenty of For Your Consideration ads before (I featured the ad for Pixar's Up last week), but this is not an ad I ever expected to see. I liked The Hangover, but as the Best Picture? No way! What the heck is wrong with Warner Brothers? Is this a joke? It even says on the top: "For Your Consideration In All Categories." Does anyone actually think that Zach Galifianakis or Ed Helms should be nominated for Best Actor? Oh come on!
At first I thought this was a big joke. Maybe someone at Warner Brothers wanted to have fun and put an ad in Variety saying that The Hangover should win Best Picture. I mean,
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‘Precious,’ ‘Serious’ Oscar Campaigns Ramp ‘Up’
19 November 2009 10:34 AM, PST
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Earlier today, I was flexing some of my Oscar-predicting muscle by saying that Sandra Bullock might have placed herself in the Best Actress conversation with her role in The Blind Side. What I haven't talked about yet is the dearth of great female performances this year that might allow for a rather schmaltzy movie like The Blind Side to sneak in and get a nomination. Of course, this dearth does not include the two sensational ladies in Precious, lead Gabby Sibide and supporting star Mo'nique. Sibide is front and center in the new poster for Precious, which will serve as the film's first leap into this year's 'For Your Consideration' campaign.
Our friends at HitFix debuted the first poster:
Joining Precious in the early race to get the attention of Academy members is Pixar's Up, which recently bought a spot on the front page of Daily Variety to kick-off their campaign not only for Best
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Fred Willard to Crack Us Up on Modern Family
18 November 2009 12:35 PM, PST
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Just when we thought Modern Family couldn't get any more hilarious...
The best new sitcom in years has announced that Fred Willard will guest star on a future episode. The actor - a veteran of movies such as Best in Show and For Your Consideration - will play Phil's father.
Said Ty Burrell (Phil), who campaigned for this casting addition earlier in the year:
“Fred is not just a pioneer for this type of comedy, but somebody who has really set the tone for how it can be done, so it was just a total honor [to work with him]. He really established, even going back to Spinal Tap, some of the funniest stuff out of the medium.”
Willard joins a long list of impressive Modern Family guest stars, including: Shelley Long, Edward Norton, Benjamin Bratt, Chazz Palmenteri and Minnie Driver.
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Pixar's Up Gets a Gorgeous For Your Consideration Ad in Variety
16 November 2009 4:19 PM, PST
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One of the many perks of the awards season are the For Your Consideration ads that studios run at this time of year. Basically, full-page ads are taken out in the trade mags to get Academy voters to consider that movie when they're voting. It's part of the epic political process of getting a movie nominated at the Oscars. While this may seem a bit odd to those not a part of the industry, I like these Fyc ads because they're always beautifully designed and they always highlight a great movie. For example, this full-page ad for Pixar's Up (scanned via Awards Daily) is quite gorgeous and shows that Disney really wants this to win Best Picture.
I could go into how it was smart that they chose to use two photos from the best, and most emotional, part of the movie, but that's really overthinking this simple ad. In
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Up For Best Picture and a Look Back at Steve Jobs’ 1997 Goal to Establish Pixar as the Third Brand in Movies
16 November 2009 1:00 PM, PST
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Disney purchased the front cover of the Hollywood trade newspaper Variety to push Pixar's computer animated film Up for Award season (thanks to Awards Daily for the scan). The advertisement For Your Consideration section pushes the feature for not only the Best Animated Feature category, but also Best Picture (an no, this isn't a surprise). With ten best picture nominees, Up is sure to at least get a nod, but does the film really have a chance for Best Picture? It's interesting that they are selling the Best Picture campaign purely on the opening of Up, and the montage of Carl and his wife.
Check out the full cover after the jump followed by an interesting excerpt from a 1997 letter from Steve Jobs talking about how he wants to establish Pixar as the third brand in entertainment, alongside Steven Spielberg and Disney,
Another thing I came across recently was Steve Jobs
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Nine New Contender Scripts: 'A Serious Man,' 'Harry Potter,' 'Precious' and More
12 November 2009 3:04 PM, PST
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Opening to the Coen bros.' script for A Serious Man
Photo: Focus Features
Do you have an opinion on what scripts should take home the awards for Best Original and Best Adapted Screenplays at the 2010 Oscars? Well, if not you may want to begin by reading a few yourself as I have once again updated the online script database for this year's contenders as more and more For Your Consideration sites open up their doors.
Today I have added nine new scripts as Focus, Lionsgate, Warner Bros. and Overture have brought their award sites online.
If you are interested, the Focus Features site is incredibly involved and quite fancy. It features not only the scripts for A Serious Man, 9, Coraline and Sin Nombre but also the complete scores/soundtracks in 192kbps .MP3 quality. Carter Burwell's score for A Serious Man is worth the visit alone. Warner Bros. also
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