Archive for December, 2007
Screen Actors’ Guild announces SAG Awards nominees
The Screen Actors Guild has announced the nominees for this year’s SAG Awards. The films that scored several noms include Ridley Scott’s American Gangster, Tony Gilroy’s Michael Clayton, the Coen brothers’ No Country for Old Men and Sean Penn’s Into the Wild, the film that earned the most nominations (four). The SAG Awards will be [...]
Ben Affleck to replace Ed Norton in State of Play
Ben Affleck is rumoured to be replacing Edward Norton in the upcoming political thriller State of Play, directed by Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland).
Norton was set to play a congressman entangled in a murder scandal, while his Fight Club co-star Brad Pitt was to play the journalist investigating the scandal. The screenplay was [...]
Brad Pitt in talks to replace Heath Ledger in Malick’s Tree of Life
Brad Pitt is negotiating to replace Heath Ledger and appear alongside Sean Penn in Terrence Malick’s upcoming film, Tree of Life.
Produced by River Road Entertainment, Tree of Life is a project that has been around since the 1970s in some form or another. Latest info suggests that it is scheduled to exit production limbo and [...]
Satellite Awards winners announced
The winners of the Satellite Awards were announced on Sunday, December 16. Here they are:
FILM
ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
Marion Cotillard, “La Vie En Rose”
ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA
Viggo Mortensen, “Eastern Promises”
ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Ellen Page, “Juno”
ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Ryan Gosling, “Lars and the Real Girl”
ACTRESS [...]
U.S. weekend box office December 14 – 16
Top ten movies at the box office this weekend and film critics’ ratings at Rotten Tomatoes:
1. I Am Legend – $77,211,321 – 62% fresh
2. Alvin and the Chipmunks – $44,307,417 – 25% rotten
3. The Golden Compass – $8,825,549 – 43% rotten
4. Enchanted – $5,533,884 – 93% fresh
5. No Country for Old Men – $2,827,530 – 95% fresh
6. The Perfect Holiday – [...]
American Film Institute’s top ten movies and television shows in 2007
The American Film Institute has released a list of the top ten movies and television series in 2007. Here they are:
TOP TEN FILMS:
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Into the Wild
Juno
Knocked Up
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
Ratatouille
The Savages
There Will Be Blood
TOP TEN TELEVISION SERIES:
Dexter
Everybody Hates Chris
Friday Night Lights
Longford
Mad [...]
Golden Globe nominees announced
The Golden Globe nominations were announced yesterday. Here they are:
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
American Gangster
Atonement
Eastern Promises
The Great Debaters
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie – Away From Her
Jodie Foster – The Brave One
Angelina Jolie [...]
U.S. weekend box office, December 7-9
The top ten movies at the U.S. box office this weekend and their ratings at Rotten Tomatoes:
1. The Golden Compass – $25,783,232 – 44% rotten
2. Enchanted – $10,709,515 – 94% fresh
3. This Christmas – $4,961,083 – 49% rotten
4. Fred Claus – $4,608,314 – 23% rotten
5. Beowulf – $4,536,667 – 70% fresh
6. No Country for Old Men – $4,116,888 – 95% fresh
7. August [...]
Transformers director slams Microsoft for backing HD DVD
The Island and Transformers director Michael Bay has slammed software giant Microsoft on his forum, saying that Microsoft has an agenda to get the world to embrace digital downloads and that this is the reason why the software company is supporting the HD DVD format and paying top money to Hollywood studios to choose this [...]
National Board of Review names the best in 2007
The National Board of Review has named the winners of the awards for best achievements in cinema this year. The awards ceremony will take place in Gotham on January 15. Here are the winners:
Best Picture – No Country for Old Men
Best Director – Tim Burton, Sweeney Todd
Best Adapted Screenplay – Joel and Ethan Coen, No [...]
