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Boos! & Whoop-doos!: 12 Months of Toilet Plunkers and Dumpster Diamonds!
23 December 2009 9:55 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
The End of 2009? Whoop-doo! This year has been one hellatious shit storm from the get-go. Pregnant ladies and babies, The Great Depression Part II, pig flu, more than a handful of horrible shootings, a balloon boy, Tiger's indiscretions, and our first black president. Not to mention more dead celebrities than I can shake a stick at. Every time I turned around, some other atrocious calamity was happening right before my eyes. Making 2009 one of the most interesting years of this entire decade. According to Michael Ruppert in his film Collapse its only going to get worse before it gets better. Yes, the Teens are going to see more than half of your friends and family dead. Take account of the folks around you. By the time 2020 rears its ugly head, most of these people will be gone. Turned to dust and painful memories. My advice to you this coming New Year? »
Oscar Update: 'Hurt Locker' and Streep Rise in the Latest Predictions
23 December 2009 3:13 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Well folks, the year is winding down, we are knee deep in the holiday season and I'm looking forward to taking it easy for a few days, but not before I deliver one more update to my Oscar predictions.
For those of you that keep an eye on my "The Contenders" section you probably already noticed I updated all six of the categories on December 18, so much of what I am about to cover you already know, but I made a couple of changes since then. A couple of changes, in fact, resulted in two new front-runners. I am sure many of you already know what one of them is (if not both), so let's get to that one first...
Best Actress (get the full chart here)
Yup, I can't ignore it any longer. Meryl Streep has moved into the top spot, dashing An Education breakout star Carey Mulligan's »
- Brad Brevet
The Messenger Review
23 December 2009 12:12 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
The Messenger Review Directed by: Oren Moverman Written by: Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman Starring: Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone, Steve Buscemi After a few years of movies about the war in Iraq that were both commercial and critical failures, it seems that American filmmakers are finally learning to tackle the subject without trying so hard to make a statement. Most notably, Kathryn Bigelow's action thriller The Hurt Locker has been hailed by many as one of the best films of the year, and is currently riding a huge wave of Oscar buzz. On the other side of the spectrum, we have Oren Moverman's quiet yet powerful indie drama The Messenger (not to be confused with Luc Besson's Joan of Arc biopic of the same name). The tale is a simple one with no immediate hook. Will Montgomery (Ben Foster) is a soldier who »
- Sean
DVD: Review:Know Your Mushrooms
22 December 2009 10:00 PM, PST | avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news »
Ron Mann’s Know Your Mushrooms initially appears to be an elaborate act of misdirection. Mann got psychedelic icons Flaming Lips to contribute new music to his film, and previously directed the stoner classic Grass and the Woody Harrelson-lectures-you-on-how-to-live monstrosity Go Further, so viewers can be excused for expecting a documentary about the more magical, psilocybin-happy side of the mushroom experience. Yet for its first half hour, Know Your Mushrooms seems to be exclusively about mushrooms of the non-hallucinogenic variety. It’s a giddy infomercial for the misunderstood fungi, which Mann posits as the most wondrous substance since hemp (which »
Detroit, Chicago, Utah, Etcetera
22 December 2009 4:45 PM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
In past years I have sort of enjoyed the slow trickle of critics organization announcements, but this year they all gushed through journalism's infrastructure so quickly I lost track immediately in the deluge. I'm also slightly suspicious that nobody cares this year (or am I projecting?) since it's about the fifth year in a row with a large degree of consensus. Some years consensus makes a great deal of sense. Others, not so much. Since this happens every year now, I think it's a sure sign that all we ever needed was a few big groups. I'm still a bit perplexed why all of these little groups don't merge to become something more awesomely super-sized.
But in case you do care (and because I have a photoshop problem) here's a few more chosen because these are cities or states where I've actually lived or visited frequently.
Chicago Film Critics
Picture »
- NATHANIEL R
Add These Glorious Cinematic Gifts To Your Christmas Wish List
22 December 2009 1:00 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Christmas is almost upon us, and if you haven't checked everything and everyone off your holiday shopping list, you're a terrible person. We kid! But seriously: nothing says "You're important to me" like a last-minute trip to the mall for scented candles or your third consecutive pair of Christmas mittens.
We've all gotten those crappy goodies during less-than-memorable family get-togethers, just as we've all been given those prezzies that are so superlative they make our hearts sing. And you know who gets the best gifts of all? People in the movies. Before you check under the tree this year to see if your loved ones think you've been naughty or nice, check out our picks for the best presents in movie history.
Power-lacing Nikes ("Back to the Future Part II")
Fact: there are no cooler kicks in all of cinema than the auto-lacing Nike high tops Marty McFly slips on »
- Eric Ditzian
SAG Awards 2010 Prediction: Christoph Waltz, Best Supporting Actor
20 December 2009 10:57 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
2010 SAG Award Predictions Best Supporting Actor Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds Christoph Waltz, who plays a ruthless (but cultured) Nazi colonel in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, has been winning just about every best supporting actor award in sight in the United States; that in addition to his best actor prize at Cannes earlier this year. Though hardly a household name in the Us, Waltz seems all but unbeatable come Awards Season Part II early next year thanks to Basterds‘ success. Waltz’s closest competitors among Us critics have been Christian McKay, who plays Orson Welles in Richard Linklater’s little-seen Me and Orson Welles, and Woody Harrelson for his army captain in Oren Moverman’s The Messenger. But since McKay isn’t in the running [...] »
- Andre Soares
Blog: Daybreakers - Vampire Culture Is Here To Stay
20 December 2009 2:24 PM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
If I were a Zombie I would be jealous. Vampires have all the popularity and are clearly all the rage these days. Of course this trend didn’t begin just now but boy has it taken off with lightening speed. One could say it began with True Blood where due to the availability of the right type of blood, vampires went from scary monsters to ordinary and sexy citizens practically overnight. Or was it The Twilight Saga books turned to movies that offered us a series of romance fantasy films? And then there is always The Vampire Diaries series on regular television (as opposed to HBO), a series that is clearly a mix of teen drama and the supernatural.
Daybreakers, the new movie from Lionsgate, written and directed by The Spierig Brothers, refreshingly takes the genre to a new type of vampiric world while managing to continue some of our more beloved myths. »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Marla Newborn)
The Messenger's Ben Foster: 'I Love and Hate What I Do'
18 December 2009 9:30 AM, PST | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
With awards season in full swing, Movieline has launched a new recurring feature called "For Your Reconsideration," where we speak to the talented people whose contributions to the year in film are worthy of a second look. This week: Ben Foster from The Messenger.
For years, directors have counted on Ben Foster to add verve and nerve to a host of supporting parts in films like 3:10 to Yuma, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Alpha Dog, but Oren Moverman's The Messenger affords him a different opportunity: the chance to harness all of his skill and become a leading man. As Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery, Foster expertly illustrates a man who's unmoored upon his return from the war, yet pulled into the gravity of two very different people: his new partner in a casualty notification unit (Woody Harrelson), and a young widow (Samantha Morton) who Will becomes consumed with after »
Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominees Announced
18 December 2009 9:08 AM, PST | Makingof.com | See recent Makingof.com news »
On Thursday December 17th, nominations were announced for the 16th annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards. Jason Reitman’s “Up in the Air” walked away with three nominations including best actor for George Clooney, and best supporting actress for Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick, both of whom sat down with MakingOf for an exclusive interview earlier this month.
“Precious: Based on the novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” and “Inglorious Basterds” also walked away with 3 nominations each.
Carey Mulligan received a best actress nomination for her performance in “An Education,” a role that she discusses in a recent interview with MakingOf. Adittionally, “An Education” was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, which could mean potential awards for seven cast members including Dominic Cooper and Alfred Molina, who talked with MakingOf at September’s Toronto International Film Festival
Also receiving double nominations were “Invictus,” “Nine,” Katheryn Bigelow’s “The Hurt Locker, »
Golden Idol: Screen Actors Guild Noms
18 December 2009 12:18 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
The Screen Actors Guild have announced their list of nominations for their upcoming awards on January 23rd with "Precious," "Inglourious Basterds" and "The Hurt Locker" scoring the most nominations. Here's the complete list:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:
Jeff Bridges for "Crazy Heart"
George Clooney for "Up In The Air"
Colin Firth for "A Single Man"
Morgan Freeman for "Invictus"
Jeremy Renner for "The Hurt Locker"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:
Sandra Bullock for "The Blind Side"
Helen Mirren for "The Last Station"
Carey Mulligan for "An Education"
Gabourey Sidibe for "Precious"
Meryl Streep for "Julie & Julia"
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:
Matt Damon for "Invictus"
Woody Harrelson for "The Messenger"
Christopher Plummer for "The Last Station"
Stanley Tucci for "The Lovely Bones"
Christoph Waltz for "Inglourious Basterds"
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in »
- Garth Franklin
Anna Kendrick Lands a Nod at 2010 SAG Awards
17 December 2009 5:46 PM, PST | Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news »
Anna Kendrick has really struck the gold with her Natalie Keener role in "Up in the Air". Having won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress and been nominated at the 67th Annual Golden Globes, the actress who plays Jessica Stanley in the "Twilight Saga" series is nominated for another prestigious awards, the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
On Thursday morning, December 17, the 24-year-old has been named among the nominees for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. For the title, she will be competing against fellow "Up in the Air" star Vera Farmiga as well as other
nominees, Penelope Cruz of "Nine", Mo'Nique of "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" and Diane Kruger of "Inglourious Basterds".
Beside Anna Kendrick, the Screen Actors Guild also put her co-star and leading
man of the drama movie George Clooney for the Best Actor category. »
- celebrity-mania.com
List of 16th Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominees
17 December 2009 5:27 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Next year's list of Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations puts three films and three television shows under three categories. In terms of number, critics' choice "Up in the Air" is battling it out with "Inglourious Basterds" and "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" while "30 Rock" gets heavy competition from "Dexter" and "The Closer".
The nominees that were read out on Thursday, December 17, also revealed that several actors receive multiple nominations. In motion picture category, Penelope Cruz earns two for starring in "Nine". In television, Tina Fey scores also two for being the lead of "30 Rock". Her co-star Alec Baldwin is also having two chances to walk away with an award.
Nomination by studio for theatrical motion pictures is led by Paramount Pictures which distributes "Up in the Air", "The Lovely Bones" and "Star Trek". Meanwhile, nomination by television network is dominated by NBC which is the home for »
- AceShowbiz.com
SAG Nominations
17 December 2009 3:10 PM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
The precursors have been squeezed into an unusually small period this year. The Globes, Bfca, Nyfcc, Lafca and SAG all announced in the space of one week. That's not business as usual. I guess this is one way to squeeze out all those regional critics groups because... who will care now? What does all this mean for Oscar? Generally clear consensus between the major precursors means that Oscar will be nearly a carbon copy. But with an unusual amount of time between the actors announcement and the announcement of Oscar nominations (Still more than a month away) it Might mean that Academy voters react to and against these lists, rather than along with them if you know what I mean. Do you know what I mean?
The Hurt Locker team is having a great awards season run.
Ensemble Cast
Precious
Thankfully they »
- NATHANIEL R
SAG Nominations
17 December 2009 1:39 PM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
The Screen Actors Guild nominations were announced this morning in Los Angeles at the Pacific Design Center’s Silver Screen Theater in West Hollywood. Some of the noms, or lack of, that make you go, hmmmm. The surprise, but crazy Best Supporting Actress nomination for Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds, no Up In The Air nom for Best Ensemble, even though it saw three acting nominations, and nothing for Julianne Moore of A Single Man or Alfred Molina of An Education.
16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Nominations
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges / Bad Blake – “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
George Clooney / Ryan Bingham – “Up In The Air” (Paramount Pictures)
Colin Firth / George Falconer – “A Single Man” (The Weinstein Company)
Morgan Freeman / Nelson Mandela – “Invictus” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Jeremy Renner / Staff Sgt. William James – “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)
Outstanding »
- Michelle
Precious, Inglorious Basterds, and the Hurt Locker Dominate SAG Nominations
17 December 2009 11:31 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
The Screen Actors Guild, better known as SAG, announced their list of nominations for 2009, with Inglourious Basterds, Precious, and The Hurt Locker earning the most nods. The sixteenth annual SAG Awards ceremony will be broadcast on TNT and TBS Saturday, January 23, 2010. Here is the full list of nominations:Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart George Clooney, Up In The Air Colin Firth, A Single Man Morgan Freeman, Invictus
 Jeremy Renner, The Hurt LockerOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side Helen Mirren, The Last Station Carey Mulligan, An Education Gabourey Sidibe, Precious: Based On The Novel 'Push' By Sapphire
 Meryl Streep, Julie & JuliaOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Matt Damon, Invictus
 Woody Harrelson, The Messenger Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
 Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones Christoph Waltz, Inglourious BasterdsOutstanding Performance by a »
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominees
17 December 2009 10:11 AM, PST | Gossipvita | See recent Gossipvita news »
‘Up in the Air’ star George Clooney is up for the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of corporate downsizer Ryan Bingham, while the film’s female stars Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick will both battle it out for the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role prize.
‘Inglourious Basterds’ sees its’ stars up for the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for Christoph Waltz and Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for Diane Kruger.
‘Precious…’ – full title ‘Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire’ – will compete with ‘Inglourious Basterds’ for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture accolade, while Gabourey Sidibe competes with Diane for the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role gong.
Mo'nique earns »
- Alice
Screen Actors Guild Nominations Announced
17 December 2009 9:57 AM, PST | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
The morning the Screen Actors Guild announced the nominees for the 16th annual SAG awards. The actual ceremony will be held Saturday, January 23rd. There are a lot of gay-faves on the list of nominees.
For starters, Colin Firth picked up a nomination for A Single Man,and Sigourney Weaver is in the running for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries thanks to Prayers for Bobby.
Freshmen series Glee and Modern Family are competing against each other for Beest TV Comedy Ensemble.
And surprisingly (at least for me) the cast of True Blood is up for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
You can check out the full list of nominess after the break!
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges / Bad Blake - "Crazy Heart" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
George Clooney / Ryan Bingham »
- dennis
Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations Announced
17 December 2009 9:03 AM, PST | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
Up In The Air, Precious and Inglourious Basterds and have all received three nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAGs).
Up In The Air star George Clooney is up for the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor In A Leading Role for his portrayal of corporate downsizer Ryan Bingham, while the film's female stars Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick will both battle it out for the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role prize.
Inglourious Basterds sees its stars up for the Outstanding Performance By A Cast In A Motion Picture, Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Supporting Role for Christoph Waltz and Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Leading Role for Diane Kruger.
Precious will compete with .Inglourious Basterds' for Outstanding Performance By A Cast In A Motion Picture accolade, while Gabourey Sidibe competes with Diane for the Outstanding Performance by »
Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations Announced
17 December 2009 8:57 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Causing a yawn followed by sad resignation, this year’s Screen Actors Guild Award nominations are unimaginative and a depressing indicator of what we could be seeing when the Oscar nominations are announced on February 2nd. There’s not a single nominee that surprises. Even the out-of-left-field Best Supporting Actress nomination of Diane Kruger for Inglourious Basterds feels more like a comment on the lack of good roles for actresses rather than an attempt to bring attention to an overlooked performance.
You can see the full list of nominees after the jump along with the equally-dull nominations for TV actors.
16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Nominations
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Jeff Bridges / Bad Blake - “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight Pictures) George Clooney / Ryan Bingham - “Up In The Air” (Paramount Pictures) Colin Firth / George Falconer - “A Single Man” (The »
- Matt Goldberg
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