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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 – [...]
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% [...]
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 [...]
