The Golden Globe nominations were announced this morning. A lot of love for Lincoln (7 nominations, 5 apiece for Argo and Django Unchained and even Joaquin Phoenix and The Master got some love.). I'm personally excited to see Cloud Atlas (Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil) among the nominees for Best Score. Well-deserved! See the complete list below!
1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. ARGO
Warner Bros. Pictures, GK Films, Smokehouse Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures
b. DJANGO UNCHAINED
The Weinstein Company, Columbia Pictures; The Weinstein Company/Sony Pictures Releasing
c. LIFE OF PI
Fox 2000 Pictures; Twentieth Century Fox
d. LINCOLN
DreamWorks Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox; Touchstone Pictures
e. ZERO DARK THIRTY
Columbia Pictures and Annapurna Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing
2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
I know I'm a little late to the party, but the SAG nominations were announced yesterday! I love this time of year. It's cool to see what different organizations across the film and television industry think of the years' films. Sometimes I'm dumbfounded with each groups' decision, but still excited - especially when a favorite film or two get some recognition. That being said, I would love Argo to go all the way and am so glad the entire cast got a nomination! I'm giddy Alan Arkin got singled out, but would have loved for John Goodman to get a supporting nom too. They play off each other so well. Have a look at the nominations below. What do you think? Were you disappointed with any nominations? Who do you think was snubbed and deserved some recognition from their fellow actors?
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
BRADLEY COOPER / Pat - “SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK” (The Weinstein Company)
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS / Abraham Lincoln - "LINCOLN” (Touchstone Pictures)
JOHN HAWKES / Mark - "THE SESSIONS" (Fox Searchlight)
HUGH JACKMAN / Jean Valjean - "LES MISÉRABLES" (Universal Pictures)
DENZEL WASHINGTON / Whip Whitaker - "FLIGHT" (Paramount Pictures) Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
So now we're getting into the thick of Oscar season. Based on recent rumblings from lucky viewers who got to watch its first screening (The Hollywood Reporter) (Huffington Post), Les Miserables may be the film to beat this year! Harkening back to Oscar winners of past, it has everything from epic sweeping shots, grand musical sequences and transformative roles that could very well guarantee noms for Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman - something that has been lacking in recent years.
While I'm excited to see how the film will make waves this Christmas, another movie is on my mind: Cloud Atlas, based on the book by David Mitchell. You see, I was visiting with my family over the Thanksgiving weekend when this film came up. My relatives were quite taken with the film. I had watched it opening weekend for fear that it wouldn't be in theaters too long (as there were only two showings available), and while it had a lot to offer, at the time I thought it was really good, but not great. However, since watching the film, I have grown to think more and more about it and come to like it more and more. Rarely does a film stick with me that long after watching it in the theater (these days, at least). True, the ambitious film may have not fully hit the mark in some places (the controversial and distracting makeup for habitants of Neo Seoul caused an uproar), but I still liked it a great deal and continue to find it truly thought-provoking. I'm sad that it hasn't been doing so well at the box office and am concerned it may wrongly get passed over when nominees are announced. But if there's one category I hope Cloud Atals gets recognized for, above all others, I hope it's for best score.
A huge character that truly brings the film together is the beautiful music composed by Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil. If you haven't heard any of the music, just look up the soundtrack or this composition in particular: All Boundaries Are Conventions.
I dare you not to emote! The music truly is breathtaking, exciting, and humbling to listen to. Below is a lovely piano cover of music from the trailer that Thilo Voissel posted on YouTube:
October is flying by! We're excited that our "trailer" for Where's Candace? was completed just in time! We had a lot of fun working on this project. Take a look and feel free to let us know what you think.
Hey folks!
We have finally, FINALLY completed our fun teaser trailer we worked on last Fall. Expect to see a link to it soon. When you have a small crew, sometimes things take a little longer than expected. We are so excited it's complete and can't wait to share it with you! We also just completed our script for a web series we hope to start filming within the next year, so fun future projects abound!
Also, here's a personal shout-out to a couple of films that this gal really wants to see. What about you? Any films you can't wait to watch this season?
Okay, been awhile. But face it…you haven’t noticed really. Anyway-
Been looking at some of the new films coming in out and spotted
Lincoln (2012) on the main page of imdb. I’m looking at the poster wondering if it’s a
biopic or some space ninja version when I notice Daniel Day Lewis above his
head. I get that he’s a good actor but HOLY HANDGRENADE he’s not the only actor
in LA is he? There’s probably some sort of plan in development that will make it possible for Daniel Day Lewis to be in every film but they’re having trouble with the cloning process.
Development: “Heard casting was having a hard time with some
of our new projects. What are they?”
Lowly Assistant: “Well, sir. Churchill needs a lead.”
Development Big Wig: “Get Daniel Day Lewis. He can do the
accent.”
Assistant: “There’s also that Lewis and Clark biopic.”
Development: “Oh, Daniel’s good for that.”
Assistant: “Which part?”
Development: “Both. We’ve got wigs.”
Assistant: “Sandlot 5
is looking at some local high school students...”
Development: “That doesn’t film till the spring, let’s get
Daniel to come in for some CGI tests. Oh, and how’s Wonder Woman coming along?”
Assistant: “They’re good. Yeah, don’t worry about that.”
You know what...he'll probubly do a great job of it and he is close in appearance but COME ON. It doesn't help that theres been a run of Lincoln-esque films lately. It was a joke in school and its even more frustrating at this moment. Why must it always be Daniel Day Lewis? They’re making it such a cliché I’m not really interested in
going to see Lincoln.
As some of you know (if you're one of the few - nay, the PROUD- who read this blog), I love autumn. The cool weather, the gloomy skies, colorful leaves covering the ground... I could go on and on. Yes, it is still August, but I knew it was time to get excited for Fall when I got an email from Bath & Body Works telling its mailing list that yes, it's true! Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin (my fave Fall scent) is back in stock and ready for purchase! Oh, and, uh... all of the awesome (arguably) Halloween-themed movies coming out!
Yes, I love my horror films. In high school, I went through a period where I bought a ton of cheap horror film VHS's (remember those? Well, ya better. I was still purchasing them up til 2006) every other week during the Fall season. But it's not those films I'm talking about. Blame it on the kid at heart that lies within me, but I'm super excited about all of the kid-centric movies this year! Here are the trailers for the 3 that caught my eye. What do you think? Will you go see any of them? Be honest now...
ParaNorman - Out Now!
If your partial to Coraline (the film adaptation), you may like ParaNorman. It's by the same people! And you're just in time, because it comes out in theaters this weekend!
Hotel Transylvania - September 28th
It's a cute premise. Where do all the monsters and creatures go to get away from ordinary people? And what happens when an average Joe winds up there and falls for Dracula's daughter?
Frankenweenie - October 5th
We showed you the trailer the instant it came out! When Victor loses his dog, he finds a way to bring him back to life! I loved the original, and I'm excited to see how they expand the world of Frankenweenie.
