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Avatar: Crazy, Ridiculous, and Irresistible
22 December 2009 12:03 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
"I'd say that you were the perfect combination of imperfections. I'd say that your nose was just a little too short, your mouth just a little too wide. But yours was a face that a man could see in his dreams for the whole of his life." -- Louis Mazzini (Dennis Price), in Kind Hearts and Coronets James Cameron's Avatar isn't a great movie. The script (which Cameron wrote) is filled with thudding one-liners, a predictable romance, and a silly plot ripped from the pages of Ferngully; the score, by longtime Cameron collaborator James Horner, is similarly unmemorable. Yet its images are so arresting, so transcendent, that it stays with the viewer far longer than many better-made movies. And even the ham-fistedness of the message is part of its charm: few writer-directors other than Peter Jackson get the chance to make a »
- Alex Remington
Best Score Predictions
20 December 2009 7:46 AM, PST | AwardsDaily.com | See recent AwardsDaily news »
Cary from Film Score Monthly has sent us his annual predictions for score and song. And they are, as follows (his last year’s predictions after the jump): 2009: »
- Sasha Stone
'Avatar's' 'I See You' and Other Earworms
18 December 2009 4:05 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
This year's Golden Globes had some surprises and let-downs for everyone, but one of the stranger picks (in my opinion, anyway) was a nod for the Avatar theme by Leona Lewis, "I See You." Like it or not, this pop confection has become quite the ear worm and even has worn some fans of the film down to the point where they like it. (Maybe it's Stockholm syndrome?)
Coincidentally, James Cameron's Titanic also served up a seriously damaging, and perhaps more potent, ear worm in the form of Céline Dion's Oscar-winning song "My Heart Will Go On," written by James Horner and Will Jennings. Like it or not, Dion's soaring vocals stuck with you long after leaving the theater, probably because it was being played everywhere.
Others include "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston from The Bodyguard, which she also starred in with Kevin Costner, "The »
- Jenni Miller
Movie Preview: Avatar (2009) Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang
18 December 2009 3:42 PM, PST | ScreenStar | See recent ScreenStar news »
Avatar is one of the most-anticipated movies to come along in ages, and for all sort of reasons. It's the first fictional film from director James Cameron since a little something called Titanic (1997), which is only the top-grossing film of all time and established Cameron as the self-proclaimed King of the World. Cameron's been working on Avatar seemingly forever, having developed the idea more than a decade ago and having spent nearly four years in pre-production and production. Then there's the shroud of secrecy that had been spread over it, the excitement and/or concern based on trailers and footage shown at Comic-Con, and, finally, there's that insane budget. Avatar (2009) cost a reported $250 million or more to produce, with some sources putting the actual figure at $500 million inclusive of marketing expenses. Bottom line, Avatar has to earn more than $750 million at the box office just for its studio, 20th Century Fox, »
- ianspelling@corp.popstar.com (Ian Spelling)
Kevin Costner, director Phil Alden Robinson at Field Of Dreams Screening
18 December 2009 1:09 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Phil Alden Robinson’s Field of Dreams, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented a screening of the supernatural baseball drama on Wednesday, December 16, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Back in 1989, Field of Dreams, in which a farmer builds (a baseball field) so they’ll come ("they" being the Shoeless Joe Jackson and the other seven banned Chicago White Sox players), was nominated for three Academy Awards: best picture, best original screenplay, and best original score (James Horner). Based on W.P. Kinsella’s short novel, the film stars Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, Burt Lancaster, Ray Liotta, and James Earl Jones. Field of Dreams was also part of a [...] »
- Joan Lister
'Avatar': The Reviews Are In!
18 December 2009 8:54 AM, PST | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »
The critics universally praise James Cameron's visual spectacle, but what do they think of the rest?
By Eric Ditzian
"Avatar"
Photo: 20th Century Fox
The third Friday in August was dubbed "Avatar Day," when director James Cameron unleashed 16 minutes of 3-d-infused footage from his sci-fi opus in theaters across the globe for free. So what do you call December 18, the day that Cameron's alien love story actually opens in theaters?
It's D-Day for Cameron, that's for certain, as he'll finally get to see if the public will, in fact, fork over tens of millions of dollars to see the CGI film he's been planning since the mid-'90s. The critics certainly seem to be in favor of it. When we checked in on the reviews last week, "Avatar" had received near-unanimous praise. On Friday, we again scoured the critical responses to find out what everyone's saying.
The Visual Effects »
Review: Avatar
18 December 2009 2:05 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Firstly a huge thanks to Sky Movies HD for sending me along to the World Premiere of Avatar on Thursday night which was a truly amazing experience (See Dave’s Premiere footage and photos here and the press conference here). Seeing Sigourney Weaver, James Cameron, Sam Worthington, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Joel Moore, Giovanni Ribisi, Jon Landau and James Cameron all excitingly and passionately talking about Avatar was a great build up to the film.
Secondly before I review the film and give my opinions on this epic blockbusting and revolutionary movie I have to say this is the first film ever made, in my opinion, that you Have to see at the cinema, it’s what it’s made for and the only true way to experience the beauty of Avatar in all it’s true glory as you won’t have this experience on a dodgy copy bought in the pub, »
- Gary Phillips
Avatar Movie Review
17 December 2009 8:00 PM, PST | MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news »
Buckle up, partners, it's gonna get pretty nerdy around these parts.
Going into it, I thought Avatar, the long awaited sci-fi epic return to form of James Cameron, was going to be either a) a technological masterpiece and the game-changer the marketing has led us all to believe, b) an amazing visual feast that's long on style if a little lacking in the story department, or c) a complete waste of time that angered me to no end and gave me a headache. I was seriously hoping that it would at least be option B, so I don't have another "Attack of the Clones" or "Matrix Revolutions" on my hands. And now having just exited the theatre where I enjoyed the flick at a midnight showing of Avatar in 3-D IMAX, I'm proud to say that my initial reaction is... Option B.
Before going further, I will say this: It's »
Noms for 2009 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Unveiled
17 December 2009 12:31 AM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
On Wednesday, December 16, Chicago Film Critics Association (Cfca) has announced their nominees for the best of 2009, unraveling the dominations of "Up in the Air" and "Where the Wild Things Are". Scoring six nominations each, the two movies will compete in three categories, Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Beside those three nods, the Jason Reitman-directed drama lands Best Actor count for George Clooney and Best Supporting Actress gongs for Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick. Meanwhile, the Forest Whitaker-starring film places Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers among the nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay. This Warner Bros. Pictures' drama is additionally nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Original Score.
Other movies which are also among the nominees are "Inglourious Basterds" and "The Hurt Locker". The Iraq-set movie about an Army bomb squad and Quentin Tarantino-directed action drama will up against each other in three categories, including Best Picture, »
- AceShowbiz.com
Golden Globe 2010 Nominations
16 December 2009 3:17 PM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
The nominations for the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced. There are no big surprise nominations this year. The movie “Up In The Air” leads the list with 6 nominations. The awards presentation, hosted by Ricky Gervais, will be broadcast live on Sunday, January 17 at 8pm Et on NBC.
67th Annual Golden Globe Awards Movie Nominees List Below
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Avatar (20th Century Fox) The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment) Inglourious Basterds (The Weinstein Company) Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire (Lionsgate) Up in the Air (Paramount Pictures)
Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Drama
Emily Blunt – The Young Victoria Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side Helen Mirren – The Last Station Carey Mulligan – An Education Gabourey Sidibe – Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire
Ryan Bingham’s (George Clooney) and Natalie Keener (Anna Kendrick) in Up in The Air
Best Performance By An Actor »
- Allan Ford
Newcomers and veterans earn Globe noms
16 December 2009 8:50 AM, PST | MovieScore Magazine | See recent MovieScore Magazine news »
The Golden Globe nominations for the 2010 awards were revealed yesterday, and the score category was a mix of surprises and “usual suspects”. Veterans James Horner and Marvin Hamlisch were nominated for Avatar and The Informant respectively, fan favorite Michael Giacchino for Up and newcomer Abel Korzeniowski for A Single Man (Korzeniowski only just had his big break in the business with the big orchestral score for animated feature Battle »
- Mikael Carlsson
‘Up in the Air,’ ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ Lead Nominations By Chicago Film Critics Association
16 December 2009 8:29 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – The Chicago Film Critics Association, of which HollywoodChicago.com writers Brian Tallerico, Adam Fendelman, and Pat McDonald are all voting members, announced their nominees for the best of 2009 this morning. “Up in the Air” and “Where the Wild Things Are” led the way with six nominations each, closely followed by “The Hurt Locker” and “Inglourious Basterds,” each with five.
“Up in the Air” and “Where the Wild Things Are” each scored nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. “The Hurt Locker” and “Inglourious Basterds” scored a similar trifecta of Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. The fifth Best Picture slot went to the latest work by Joel & Ethan Coen, “A Serious Man,” a pair who were also nominated for Best Director. The Coen’s “Fargo” and “No Country For Old Men” are previous Best Picture winners of the Cfca. “A Serious Man” also landed »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Music Video for Leona Lewis' 'Avatar' Theme Song Emerges
15 December 2009 6:32 PM, PST | Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news »
Music video to support Leona Lewis' single "I See You" has been debuted on Tuesday, December 15. In the video, the winner of "The X Factor" season 3 is seen sporting a sexy silver dress when serenading the ballad, which will be played over the end credits of James Cameron-directed movie "Avatar". Several scenes from the sci-fi film are also showcased in the more-than-three-minute video.
"I See You" music video is directed by Jake Lava. The track, in the meantime, was produced by James Horner and Simon Franglen, the team behind Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" that served as the soundtrack of 1997 hit movie "Titanic". "I See You", which was debuted on December 4, was recently announced to be one of the nominees of 2010 Golden Globes in Best Original Song - Motion Picture category.
"Avatar" itself follows a paraplegic ex-marine as he is thrust unwillingly into an effort »
- celebrity-mania.com
Video Premiere: Leona Lewis' 'I See You' From 'Avatar'
15 December 2009 6:21 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
A music video for "Avatar" soundtrack, "I See You", which is performed by Leona Lewis has been debuted. It mashes up scenes of the singer's live performance and the ones from James Cameron's movie. Sam Worthington's Jake Sully and Zoe Saldana's Neytiri are seen walking in the jungle where flowers, trees and the earth glow in the dark.
"I See You" will be played during the closing credit of the forthcoming big screen project. It comes from the production hands of James Horner and Simon Frangle, the masterminds behind Celine Dion's Grammy-winning single "My Heart Will Go On" from movie "Titanic". Its music video is directed by Jake Nava.
The rest of the materials in the film's soundtrack album are composed by James Horner. The compilation is plotted to be put out for U.S. purchase on December 15, while the film is due to open wide »
- AceShowbiz.com
The 67th Golden Globe Award Nominees! - Up in the Air leads the pack
15 December 2009 6:20 PM, PST | SmellsLikeScreenSpirit | See recent SmellsLikeScreenSpirit news »
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Hfpa) announced the nominations for the 2010 Golden Globes early this morning. The honors were called out by John Krasinski (The Office), Diane Kruger (Inglourious Basterds) and pop-star/actor/Mouseketeer Justin Timberlake. The Golden Globes will be presented on January 17th at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California hosted by British funny man Ricky Gervais. Here's the full list of nominees: Best Motion Picture -- Drama Avatar The Hurt Locker Inglorious Basterds Precious Up in the Air Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture -- Drama Emily Blunt, The Young Victoria Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side Helen Mirren, The Last Station Carey Mulligan, An Education Gabourey Sadibe, Precious Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture -- Drama Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart George Clooney, Up in the Air Colin Firth, A Single Man Morgan Freeman, Invictus Tobey Maguire, Brothers Best Motion Picture »
- Dave Campbell
Sandra Bullock Grabs Two Nominations for 2010 Golden Globes, Full List Nominees
15 December 2009 5:26 PM, PST | Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news »
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has finally come up with the full nominees for the 2010 Golden Globe Awards, and among those unraveled as contenders for the Globes was Sandra Bullock. In the wee hours of Tuesday, December 15, the actress who had been nominated for the awards two times before was revealed to have got two nods.
The 45-year-old was given a Best Actress in a Drama nomination for her performance in "The Blind Side". In addition to that, the star of "Crash" also collected Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical nod for portraying an uptight boss in "The Proposal". She has been nominated for the latter nomination twice before for "Miss Congeniality" and for "While You Were Sleeping".
While Bullock stood out in the performers category, "Up in the Air" dominated the nominations in the movie category with six nominations including for Best Motion Picture. It overshadowed "Nine", which collected five, »
- celebrity-mania.com
2009-2010 Golden Globe Nominations
15 December 2009 3:01 PM, PST | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
This morning the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominations for the 67th Annual Golden Globes scheduled to broadcast January 17. They’re a second tier award for sure and ultimately meaningless outside of marketing the movie or performer further for the Oscars. Nor are the a very predictable indicator of who will be nominated or win the Academy Award.
But Ricky Gervais is hosting, so I’m watching.
Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air lead the field with six nominations, which I’m thrilled about. It’s my favorite film of the year and deserves recognition now and in March at the real awards ceremony.
Both Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep picks up two acting nominations. One for the former in The Prosposal, which is either a perfect example of the irrelevancy of the Globes or how short the list was for female comedy roles this year.
There were »
- Jeff Leins
List of nominees for the Golden Globe Awards
15 December 2009 2:36 PM, PST | Filmicafe | See recent Filmicafe news »
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Motion Pictures</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Picture, Drama: </span>"Avatar," "The Hurt Locker," "Inglourious Basterds," "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," "Up in the Air."<span style="font-weight: bold;">Picture, Musical or Comedy:</span> "(500) Days of Summer," "The Hangover," "It's Complicated," "Julie & Julia," "Nine."<span style="font-weight: bold;">Actor, Drama:</span> Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart"; George Clooney, "Up in the Air"; Colin Firth, "A Single Man"; Morgan Freeman, "Invictus"; Tobey Maguire, "Brothers."<br style="font-weight: bold;" /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Actress, Drama</span>: Emily Blunt, "The Young Victoria"; Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side"; Helen Mirren, "The Last Station"; Carey Mulligan, "An Education"; Gabourey Sidibe, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire."<span style="font-weight: bold;">Director: </span>Kathryn Bigelow, "The Hurt Locker"; James Cameron, "Avatar"; Clint Eastwood, "Invictus"; Jason Reitman, »
Motion picture nomiees for the 67th annual Golden Globes
15 December 2009 11:36 AM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
Here’s your complete list of the nominees for motion pictures:
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Lightstorm Entertainment; Twentieth Century Fox
Voltage Pictures C/O 42West; Summit Entertainment
The Weinstein Company; Universal Pictures
Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire
Lee Daniels Entertainment / Smokewood Entertainment Group;
Lionsgate
Paramount Pictures; Paramount Pictures
Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Drama
Emily Blunt – The Young Victoria
Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side
Helen Mirren – The Last Station
Gabourey Sidibe – Precious
Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture – Drama
George Clooney – Up In The Air
Tobey Maguire – Brothers
Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
(500) Days Of Summer
Watermark Pictures; Fox Searchlight Pictures
The Hangover
Warner Bros. Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures
It’S Complicated
- Reel Loop News Staff
Golden Globe Nominees
15 December 2009 11:16 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Just start discussing. I know you lack the, what's it called... "patience"? I'm also unfamiliar with that word or concept. What could it possibly mean? The word I mean. We know what the Globes mean: buzz buzz buzz.
Motion Picture Drama
Avatar The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Precious: Based on the Novel Push By Sapphire Up in the Air
I nearly called this category in my predictions which is very hard to do. That's not bragging but bewilderment. There are so many ways the Globe might go each year so getting 4/5 is a sweet surprise. Especially since I really like all of these movies. Yay.
Actress In A Drama
Emily Blunt, The Young Victoria Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side Helen Mirren, The Last Station Carey Mulligan, An Education Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
The sudden rush of support for Blunt (by both the Bfca and the Hfpa) who, as far as I can recall, »
- NATHANIEL R
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