So much for “The Lion King” avoiding the animation label. Despite Disney’s best efforts to position Jon Favreau’s all-cg, photo-realistic game changer as a “live-action” awards contender, it grabbed Golden Globe and Art Directors Guild nominations on Monday for Best Animated Feature and Animation Film Production Design. And Disney had nothing to do with it.
That’s because the Hollywood Foreign Press Association chose to switch “The Lion King” from Best Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical (as submitted by Disney) to the animation category, while production designer James Chinlund submitted his own work to the Adg as an animated feature. (Disney encourages its craft artists to self-submit to guilds and professional organizations.)
Likewise, IndieWire has learned that “The Lion King” editors Adam Gerstel and Mark Livolsi submitted their work to the American Cinema Editors for Ace Eddie Awards consideration in animation.
Less surprising, though, was “The Lion King...
That’s because the Hollywood Foreign Press Association chose to switch “The Lion King” from Best Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical (as submitted by Disney) to the animation category, while production designer James Chinlund submitted his own work to the Adg as an animated feature. (Disney encourages its craft artists to self-submit to guilds and professional organizations.)
Likewise, IndieWire has learned that “The Lion King” editors Adam Gerstel and Mark Livolsi submitted their work to the American Cinema Editors for Ace Eddie Awards consideration in animation.
Less surprising, though, was “The Lion King...
- 12/9/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
KollywoodInterestingly, Shah Rukh Khan and his son Aryan are lending their voices for the Hindi version of the film.Digital NativeThe Tamil version of the Hollywood movie The Lion King has some talented people involved in the project. Lyricist and writer, Madan Karky is penning the dialogues for this film and actor Siddharth has been roped in to lend his voice for the lead character. The star is currently busy with several projects in the offing. He has been shifting his focus between various films such as Aruvam, Sivappu Manjal Pachai, and Shaitan Ka Bachcha and the Bollywood flick Chhichhore. On getting the opportunity to do the voice over, Siddharth has said in a statement, “I can never forget the first time I saw The Lion King on screen, as well as on stage. I had an equally unforgettable experience speaking and singing in Tamil, as Simba, in the new version of this timeless classic.
- 6/28/2019
- by Anjana
- The News Minute
For Sunday’s Oscars 2019 ceremony, producers had a difficult decision of which film industry people would make the cut and who would be left out of the “In Memoriam.” For the segment, Gustavo Dudamel and the L.A. Philharmonic performed music by Oscar winner John Williams.
Over 100 Academy members or film industry veterans died in the past 12 months. Visit our own Gold Derby memoriam galleries for the year of 2018 and the newly-started gallery for 2019.
SEEDirector Stanley Donen, dead at 94, was light on his feet and a movie musical heavyweight
Stanley Donen would have certainly been included, but he died on the weekend after the segment had been finalized (look for him on the 2020 show). Here is list of some of the people included in the Memoriam tribute for the ceremony (Academy members are indicated with ** by their names):
Susan Anspach (actor)
Bernardo Bertolucci (director)
Yvonne Blake (costume designer)**
Paul Bloch...
Over 100 Academy members or film industry veterans died in the past 12 months. Visit our own Gold Derby memoriam galleries for the year of 2018 and the newly-started gallery for 2019.
SEEDirector Stanley Donen, dead at 94, was light on his feet and a movie musical heavyweight
Stanley Donen would have certainly been included, but he died on the weekend after the segment had been finalized (look for him on the 2020 show). Here is list of some of the people included in the Memoriam tribute for the ceremony (Academy members are indicated with ** by their names):
Susan Anspach (actor)
Bernardo Bertolucci (director)
Yvonne Blake (costume designer)**
Paul Bloch...
- 2/25/2019
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
While Academy Awards producers have strived for a much shorter ceremony this year, the annual “In Memoriam” segment will definitely remain. In fact this moment on Sunday’s 2019 event should be extra classy since Gustavo Dudamel and the L.A. Philharmonic will be performing as part of the tribute.
Over 100 Academy members or film industry veterans died in the past 12 months. But which ones will be featured in the short segment? There are generally outcries each year from family members upset about people being left out. Visit our own Gold Derby memoriam galleries for the year of 2018 and the newly-started gallery for 2019.
Virtually certain to be part of the montage are Oscar-winning directors Bernardo Bertolucci and Milos Forman, Oscar-nominated actors Carol Channing, Albert Finney and Burt Reynolds, director and actress Penny Marshall, executive producer and entertainment icon Stan Lee and many more.
SEEDana Carvey, Mike Myers, Queen Latifah, Barbra Streisand...
Over 100 Academy members or film industry veterans died in the past 12 months. But which ones will be featured in the short segment? There are generally outcries each year from family members upset about people being left out. Visit our own Gold Derby memoriam galleries for the year of 2018 and the newly-started gallery for 2019.
Virtually certain to be part of the montage are Oscar-winning directors Bernardo Bertolucci and Milos Forman, Oscar-nominated actors Carol Channing, Albert Finney and Burt Reynolds, director and actress Penny Marshall, executive producer and entertainment icon Stan Lee and many more.
SEEDana Carvey, Mike Myers, Queen Latifah, Barbra Streisand...
- 2/22/2019
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Mark A. Livolsi, a respected film editor who collaborated with filmmakers including Cameron Crowe and Oliver Stone and edited “The Devil Wears Prada” and “The Blind Side” died September 23 in Pasadena, Calif. He was 56. The cause of death is not yet known.
Livolsi’s most recent project was editing the upcoming 2019 live-action remake of “The Lion King,” starring Donald Glover. He had also worked with director Jon Favreau on the remake of animated film “The Jungle Book” in 2016.
He worked several times with Crowe, editing “Vanilla Sky,” “We Bought a Zoo” and “Elizabethtown” in addition to cult classic “Almost Famous,” and worked on “Heaven & Earth” and “Wall Street” for Stone.
In addition to “The Devil Wears Prada,” he worked with director David Frankel on “Marley and Me” and “The Big Year.”
Livolsi was born in Mt. Lebanon, New Jersey. He graduated from Penn State University with a degree in...
Livolsi’s most recent project was editing the upcoming 2019 live-action remake of “The Lion King,” starring Donald Glover. He had also worked with director Jon Favreau on the remake of animated film “The Jungle Book” in 2016.
He worked several times with Crowe, editing “Vanilla Sky,” “We Bought a Zoo” and “Elizabethtown” in addition to cult classic “Almost Famous,” and worked on “Heaven & Earth” and “Wall Street” for Stone.
In addition to “The Devil Wears Prada,” he worked with director David Frankel on “Marley and Me” and “The Big Year.”
Livolsi was born in Mt. Lebanon, New Jersey. He graduated from Penn State University with a degree in...
- 10/4/2018
- by Margeaux Sippell
- Variety Film + TV
Mark Livolsi, the in-demand film editor who worked on features that included Wedding Crashers, The Devil Wears Prada, The Blind Side and the upcoming reimagining of The Lion King, has died. He was 56.
Livolsi died unexpectedly in his Pasadena apartment on Sept. 23, his wife, Maria, told The Hollywood Reporter. The cause of death is not yet known.
Livolsi collaborated with directors Cameron Crowe on Almost Famous (2000), Vanilla Sky (2001), Elizabethtown (2005) and We Bought a Zoo (2011) and with Oliver Stone on Wall Street (1987) and Heaven & Earth (1993).
A four-time Eddie Award nominee, Livolsi edited the remake of The Jungle Book (2016) and The Lion King (2019) for ...
Livolsi died unexpectedly in his Pasadena apartment on Sept. 23, his wife, Maria, told The Hollywood Reporter. The cause of death is not yet known.
Livolsi collaborated with directors Cameron Crowe on Almost Famous (2000), Vanilla Sky (2001), Elizabethtown (2005) and We Bought a Zoo (2011) and with Oliver Stone on Wall Street (1987) and Heaven & Earth (1993).
A four-time Eddie Award nominee, Livolsi edited the remake of The Jungle Book (2016) and The Lion King (2019) for ...
- 10/4/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Mark Livolsi, the in-demand film editor who worked on features that included Wedding Crashers, The Devil Wears Prada, The Blind Side and the upcoming reimagining of The Lion King, has died. He was 56.
Livolsi died unexpectedly in his Pasadena apartment on Sept. 23, his wife, Maria, told The Hollywood Reporter. The cause of death is not yet known.
Livolsi collaborated with directors Cameron Crowe on Almost Famous (2000), Vanilla Sky (2001), Elizabethtown (2005) and We Bought a Zoo (2011) and with Oliver Stone on Wall Street (1987) and Heaven & Earth (1993).
A four-time Eddie Award nominee, Livolsi edited the remake of The Jungle Book (2016) and The Lion King (2019) for ...
Livolsi died unexpectedly in his Pasadena apartment on Sept. 23, his wife, Maria, told The Hollywood Reporter. The cause of death is not yet known.
Livolsi collaborated with directors Cameron Crowe on Almost Famous (2000), Vanilla Sky (2001), Elizabethtown (2005) and We Bought a Zoo (2011) and with Oliver Stone on Wall Street (1987) and Heaven & Earth (1993).
A four-time Eddie Award nominee, Livolsi edited the remake of The Jungle Book (2016) and The Lion King (2019) for ...
- 10/4/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Director Jon Favreau has assembled quite an incredible cast of actors for Disney's realistic CGI animated remake of The Lion King. Most of the actors on the list we've already known about, but the one big confirmation is that Beyonce will officially be providing the voice of Nala. Here's the synopsis that was released:
From Disney Live Action, director Jon Favreau’s all-new “The Lion King” journeys to the African savanna where a future king is born. Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub’s arrival. Scar, Mufasa’s brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba’s exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure...
From Disney Live Action, director Jon Favreau’s all-new “The Lion King” journeys to the African savanna where a future king is born. Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub’s arrival. Scar, Mufasa’s brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba’s exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure...
- 11/2/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
The all-star lineup for director Jon Favreau’s new take on Disney’s 1994 classic animated film The Lion King includes stars from the film, TV, theater and music arenas. Featuring pioneering filmmaking techniques, the film welcomes back to the big screen iconic characters that audiences have long treasured—but in a whole new way.
From Disney Live Action, The Lion King is slated for U.S. theaters on July 19, 2019.
“It is a director’s dream to assemble a talented team like this to bring this classic story to life,” said Favreau.
Lions rule the African savanna in The Lion King which welcomes Donald Glover (“Atlanta,” “Solo: A Star Wars Story”) as future king Simba, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (“Dreamgirls,” “Lemonade” visual album) as Simba’s friend-turned-love interest Nala, and James Earl Jones (“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” “Field of Dreams”) as Simba’s wise and loving father, Mufasa, reprising his...
From Disney Live Action, The Lion King is slated for U.S. theaters on July 19, 2019.
“It is a director’s dream to assemble a talented team like this to bring this classic story to life,” said Favreau.
Lions rule the African savanna in The Lion King which welcomes Donald Glover (“Atlanta,” “Solo: A Star Wars Story”) as future king Simba, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (“Dreamgirls,” “Lemonade” visual album) as Simba’s friend-turned-love interest Nala, and James Earl Jones (“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” “Field of Dreams”) as Simba’s wise and loving father, Mufasa, reprising his...
- 11/2/2017
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
When Thelma Schoonmaker won the first of her three Academy Awards for “Raging Bull,” she humbly told journalists that she believed she was being honored for work done by the director, Martin Scorsese.
“I won the Oscar for ‘Raging Bull’ for those fight sequences,” said Schoonmaker in a 1991 interview with Wide Angle/Closeup. “If you look at those fight sequences, those were so incredibly storyboarded and shot in an incredible way – that is the conception a good director has to bring.”
Read More: Oscars 2017 -Editors on Bold Storytelling in ‘La La Land,’ ‘Manchester by the Sea,’ ‘Moonlight,’ and More
All below-the-line talent interprets a director’s vision through their crafts, but the editor’s work is most closely associated with the director’s. From 1981 to 2016, every Best Picture winner, except “Birdman,” was nominated for Editing. “Birdman” features long, unedited takes and elaborate camera movements; that might be the only way...
“I won the Oscar for ‘Raging Bull’ for those fight sequences,” said Schoonmaker in a 1991 interview with Wide Angle/Closeup. “If you look at those fight sequences, those were so incredibly storyboarded and shot in an incredible way – that is the conception a good director has to bring.”
Read More: Oscars 2017 -Editors on Bold Storytelling in ‘La La Land,’ ‘Manchester by the Sea,’ ‘Moonlight,’ and More
All below-the-line talent interprets a director’s vision through their crafts, but the editor’s work is most closely associated with the director’s. From 1981 to 2016, every Best Picture winner, except “Birdman,” was nominated for Editing. “Birdman” features long, unedited takes and elaborate camera movements; that might be the only way...
- 1/12/2017
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Read More: 2017 Oscar Predictions
The editors are often credited with picking the eventual Oscar-winner. So let’s assume that this year’s top four rivals, “Arrival,” “La La Land,” “Manchester By the Sea” and “Moonlight,” will land nods, along with war movie “Hacksaw Ridge.”
On the other hand, perhaps tellingly, Oscar hopefuls “20th Century Women,” “Jackie,” “Fences,” “Lion,” “Loving,” and “Hidden Figures” did not land drama or comedy editing nods from the American Cinema Editors, which leaves them on the cusp for Best Picture.
Frontrunners
Tom Cross (“La La Land”)
John Gilbert (“Hacksaw Ridge”)
Joe Walker (“Arrival”)
Joi McMillon, Nat Sanders (“Moonlight”)
Jennifer Lame (“Manchester by the Sea”)
Contenders
Julian Clarke (“Deadpool”)
Roderick Jaynes (“Hail, Caesar!”)
Mark Livolsi (“The Jungle Book”)
Yorgos Mavropsaridis (“The Lobster”)
Jake Roberts (“Hell or High Water”)
Thelma Schoonmaker (“Silence”)
Joan Sobel (“Nocturnal Animals”)
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The editors are often credited with picking the eventual Oscar-winner. So let’s assume that this year’s top four rivals, “Arrival,” “La La Land,” “Manchester By the Sea” and “Moonlight,” will land nods, along with war movie “Hacksaw Ridge.”
On the other hand, perhaps tellingly, Oscar hopefuls “20th Century Women,” “Jackie,” “Fences,” “Lion,” “Loving,” and “Hidden Figures” did not land drama or comedy editing nods from the American Cinema Editors, which leaves them on the cusp for Best Picture.
Frontrunners
Tom Cross (“La La Land”)
John Gilbert (“Hacksaw Ridge”)
Joe Walker (“Arrival”)
Joi McMillon, Nat Sanders (“Moonlight”)
Jennifer Lame (“Manchester by the Sea”)
Contenders
Julian Clarke (“Deadpool”)
Roderick Jaynes (“Hail, Caesar!”)
Mark Livolsi (“The Jungle Book”)
Yorgos Mavropsaridis (“The Lobster”)
Jake Roberts (“Hell or High Water”)
Thelma Schoonmaker (“Silence”)
Joan Sobel (“Nocturnal Animals”)
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- 1/10/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Read More: 2017 Oscar Predictions
The editors are often credited with picking the eventual Oscar-winner. So let’s assume that this year’s top four rivals, “Arrival,” “La La Land,” “Manchester By the Sea” and “Moonlight,” will land nods, along with war movie “Hacksaw Ridge.”
On the other hand, perhaps tellingly, Oscar hopefuls “20th Century Women,” “Jackie,” “Fences,” “Lion,” “Loving,” and “Hidden Figures” did not land drama or comedy editing nods from the American Cinema Editors, which leaves them on the cusp for Best Picture.
Frontrunners
Tom Cross (“La La Land”)
John Gilbert (“Hacksaw Ridge”)
Joe Walker (“Arrival”)
Joi McMillon, Nat Sanders (“Moonlight”)
Jennifer Lame (“Manchester by the Sea”)
Contenders
Julian Clarke (“Deadpool”)
Roderick Jaynes (“Hail, Caesar!”)
Mark Livolsi (“The Jungle Book”)
Yorgos Mavropsaridis (“The Lobster”)
Jake Roberts (“Hell or High Water”)
Thelma Schoonmaker (“Silence”)
Joan Sobel (“Nocturnal Animals”)
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The editors are often credited with picking the eventual Oscar-winner. So let’s assume that this year’s top four rivals, “Arrival,” “La La Land,” “Manchester By the Sea” and “Moonlight,” will land nods, along with war movie “Hacksaw Ridge.”
On the other hand, perhaps tellingly, Oscar hopefuls “20th Century Women,” “Jackie,” “Fences,” “Lion,” “Loving,” and “Hidden Figures” did not land drama or comedy editing nods from the American Cinema Editors, which leaves them on the cusp for Best Picture.
Frontrunners
Tom Cross (“La La Land”)
John Gilbert (“Hacksaw Ridge”)
Joe Walker (“Arrival”)
Joi McMillon, Nat Sanders (“Moonlight”)
Jennifer Lame (“Manchester by the Sea”)
Contenders
Julian Clarke (“Deadpool”)
Roderick Jaynes (“Hail, Caesar!”)
Mark Livolsi (“The Jungle Book”)
Yorgos Mavropsaridis (“The Lobster”)
Jake Roberts (“Hell or High Water”)
Thelma Schoonmaker (“Silence”)
Joan Sobel (“Nocturnal Animals”)
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- 1/10/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
The editors of awards season front-runners La La Land, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight are among nominees.
La La Land, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight are among movies nominated for this year’s Eddie Awards, from the American Cinema Editors (Ace) guild.
In the best edited feature film (dramatic) category, Manchester (pictured) editor Jennifer Lame and Moonlight’s Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon are joined by the editors of Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge and Hell or High Water.
In the best edited feature film (comedy) category, La La Land’s Tom Cross is nominated alongside the editors of Deadpool, Hail, Caesar!, The Jungle Book andThe Lobster.
Eddie winners will be announced at the 67th Annual Ace Eddie Awardsceremony in Beverly Hills on January 27.
The Eddie feature film nominees in full:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Arrival - Joe Walker, Ace
Hacksaw Ridge - John Gilbert, Ace
Hell or High Water - Jake Roberts
Manchester by the Sea - [link...
La La Land, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight are among movies nominated for this year’s Eddie Awards, from the American Cinema Editors (Ace) guild.
In the best edited feature film (dramatic) category, Manchester (pictured) editor Jennifer Lame and Moonlight’s Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon are joined by the editors of Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge and Hell or High Water.
In the best edited feature film (comedy) category, La La Land’s Tom Cross is nominated alongside the editors of Deadpool, Hail, Caesar!, The Jungle Book andThe Lobster.
Eddie winners will be announced at the 67th Annual Ace Eddie Awardsceremony in Beverly Hills on January 27.
The Eddie feature film nominees in full:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Arrival - Joe Walker, Ace
Hacksaw Ridge - John Gilbert, Ace
Hell or High Water - Jake Roberts
Manchester by the Sea - [link...
- 1/4/2017
- ScreenDaily
The editors of awards season front-runners La La Land, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight are among the nominees for this year’s Eddie Awards, from the American Cinema Editors (Ace) guild.
In the best edited feature film (dramatic) category, Manchester (pictured) editor Jennifer Lame and Moonlight’s Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon are joined by the editors of Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge and Hell or High Water.
In the best edited feature film (comedy) category, La La Land’s Tom Cross is nominated alongside the editors of Deadpool, Hail, Caesar!, The Jungle Book andThe Lobster.
Eddie winners will be announced at the 67th Annual Ace Eddie Awardsceremony in Beverly Hills on January 27.
The Eddie feature film nominees in full:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Arrival - Joe Walker, Ace
Hacksaw Ridge - John Gilbert, Ace
Hell or High Water - Jake Roberts
Manchester by the Sea - Jennifer Lame
Moonlight - Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon
Best...
In the best edited feature film (dramatic) category, Manchester (pictured) editor Jennifer Lame and Moonlight’s Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon are joined by the editors of Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge and Hell or High Water.
In the best edited feature film (comedy) category, La La Land’s Tom Cross is nominated alongside the editors of Deadpool, Hail, Caesar!, The Jungle Book andThe Lobster.
Eddie winners will be announced at the 67th Annual Ace Eddie Awardsceremony in Beverly Hills on January 27.
The Eddie feature film nominees in full:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Arrival - Joe Walker, Ace
Hacksaw Ridge - John Gilbert, Ace
Hell or High Water - Jake Roberts
Manchester by the Sea - Jennifer Lame
Moonlight - Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon
Best...
- 1/4/2017
- ScreenDaily
The editors of awards season front-runners ‘La La Land,’ ‘Manchester by the Sea’ and ‘Moonlight’ are among the nominees for this year’s Eddie Awards, from the American Cinema Editors (Ace) guild.
In the best edited feature film (dramatic) category, Manchester (pictured) editor Jennifer Lame and Moonlight’s Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon are joined by the editors of Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge and Hell or High Water.
In the best edited feature film (comedy) category, La La Land’s Tom Cross is nominated alongside the editors of Deadpool, Hail, Caesar!, The Jungle Book andThe Lobster.
Eddie winners will be announcedat the 67th Annual Ace Eddie Awardsceremony in Beverly Hills on January 27.
The Eddie feature film nominees in full:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Arrival
Joe Walker, Ace
Hacksaw Ridge
John Gilbert, Ace
Hell or High Water
Jake Roberts
Manchester by the Sea
Jennifer Lame
Moonlight
Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy):
[link...
In the best edited feature film (dramatic) category, Manchester (pictured) editor Jennifer Lame and Moonlight’s Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon are joined by the editors of Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge and Hell or High Water.
In the best edited feature film (comedy) category, La La Land’s Tom Cross is nominated alongside the editors of Deadpool, Hail, Caesar!, The Jungle Book andThe Lobster.
Eddie winners will be announcedat the 67th Annual Ace Eddie Awardsceremony in Beverly Hills on January 27.
The Eddie feature film nominees in full:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Arrival
Joe Walker, Ace
Hacksaw Ridge
John Gilbert, Ace
Hell or High Water
Jake Roberts
Manchester by the Sea
Jennifer Lame
Moonlight
Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy):
[link...
- 1/4/2017
- ScreenDaily
The editors of awards season front-runners ‘La La Land,’ ‘Manchester by the Sea’ and ‘Moonlight’ are among the nominees for this year’s Eddie Awards, from the American Cinema Editors (Ace) guild.
In the best edited feature film (dramatic) category, Manchester (pictured) editor Jennifer Lame and Moonlight’s Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon are joined by the editors of Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge and Hell or High Water.
In the best edited feature film (comedy) category, La La Land’s Tom Cross is nominated alongside the editors of Deadpool, Hail, Caesar!, The Jungle Book andThe Lobster.
Eddie winners will be announcedat the 67th Annual Ace Eddie Awardsceremony in Beverly Hills on January 27.
The Eddie feature film nominees in full:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Arrival
Joe Walker, Ace
Hacksaw Ridge
John Gilbert, Ace
Hell or High Water
Jake Roberts
Manchester by the Sea
Jennifer Lame
Moonlight
Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy):
[link...
In the best edited feature film (dramatic) category, Manchester (pictured) editor Jennifer Lame and Moonlight’s Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon are joined by the editors of Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge and Hell or High Water.
In the best edited feature film (comedy) category, La La Land’s Tom Cross is nominated alongside the editors of Deadpool, Hail, Caesar!, The Jungle Book andThe Lobster.
Eddie winners will be announcedat the 67th Annual Ace Eddie Awardsceremony in Beverly Hills on January 27.
The Eddie feature film nominees in full:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Arrival
Joe Walker, Ace
Hacksaw Ridge
John Gilbert, Ace
Hell or High Water
Jake Roberts
Manchester by the Sea
Jennifer Lame
Moonlight
Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy):
[link...
- 1/4/2017
- ScreenDaily
The American Cinema Editors have announced the nominees for the 67th annual Ace Eddie Awards, with “Arrival,” “Moonlight,” “Manchester by the Sea” and “La La Land” among the contenders. On the comedy side, “Deadpool” and “The Lobster” continued their surprise awards-season runs by landing nods, while “Stranger Things” also had a strong showing in the TV category.
Final ballots will be mailed to Ace members on January 6, voting ends on January 17 and the ceremony takes place on January 27. Full list of nominees below.
Read More: 35 Directors Pick Their Favorite Movies of 2016
Best Edited Feature Film (Drama)
“Arrival” (Joe Walker)
“Hacksaw Ridge” (John Gilbert)
“Hell or High Water” (Jake Roberts)
“Manchester by the Sea” (Jennifer Lame)
“Moonlight” (Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon)
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy)
“Deadpool” (Julian Clarke)
“Hail, Caesar!” (Roderick Jaynes)
“The Jungle Book” (Mark Livolsi)
“La La Land” (Tom Cross)
“The Lobster” (Yorgos Mavropsaridis)
Best Edited Animated Feature...
Final ballots will be mailed to Ace members on January 6, voting ends on January 17 and the ceremony takes place on January 27. Full list of nominees below.
Read More: 35 Directors Pick Their Favorite Movies of 2016
Best Edited Feature Film (Drama)
“Arrival” (Joe Walker)
“Hacksaw Ridge” (John Gilbert)
“Hell or High Water” (Jake Roberts)
“Manchester by the Sea” (Jennifer Lame)
“Moonlight” (Nat Sanders, Joi McMillon)
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy)
“Deadpool” (Julian Clarke)
“Hail, Caesar!” (Roderick Jaynes)
“The Jungle Book” (Mark Livolsi)
“La La Land” (Tom Cross)
“The Lobster” (Yorgos Mavropsaridis)
Best Edited Animated Feature...
- 1/3/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
‘The Jungle Book’ (Courtesy: Walt Disney Pictures)
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
Among the films critics believe might land a best picture nomination at the 2017 Oscars is one you probably weren’t expecting: The Jungle Book. The live-action and CGI-filled Disney remake — based on Rudyard Kipling’s book and borrowing from the 1967 animated film of the same name — could seem an out of left field prospect, but it really isn’t.
In fact, with Scott Feinberg’s most recent check-in on the prospective nominations at the beginning of November, The Jungle Book is considered in contention for a grand total of 11 categories including best picture. The movie is a frontrunner for best adapted screenplay (for Justin Marks), best cinematography (for Bill Pope), best sound editing, best sound mixing, and is on the projected shortlist for best visual effects.
Elsewhere, The Jungle Book is a major threat for best film editing...
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
Among the films critics believe might land a best picture nomination at the 2017 Oscars is one you probably weren’t expecting: The Jungle Book. The live-action and CGI-filled Disney remake — based on Rudyard Kipling’s book and borrowing from the 1967 animated film of the same name — could seem an out of left field prospect, but it really isn’t.
In fact, with Scott Feinberg’s most recent check-in on the prospective nominations at the beginning of November, The Jungle Book is considered in contention for a grand total of 11 categories including best picture. The movie is a frontrunner for best adapted screenplay (for Justin Marks), best cinematography (for Bill Pope), best sound editing, best sound mixing, and is on the projected shortlist for best visual effects.
Elsewhere, The Jungle Book is a major threat for best film editing...
- 11/2/2016
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
From Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures comes The Judge, which pairs two-time Oscar nominee Robert Downey Jr. and Oscar winner Robert Duvall, starring together for the first time on the big screen. The film also stars Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga and Oscar winner Billy Bob Thornton, and is directed by David Dobkin (“Wedding Crashers”).
In The Judge, Downey stars as big city lawyer Hank Palmer, who returns to his childhood home where his estranged father, the town’s judge (Duvall), is suspected of murder. He sets out to discover the truth and along the way reconnects with the family he walked away from years before.
The film also features a stellar supporting cast, including Vincent D’Onofrio, Jeremy Strong, Dax Shepard, Leighton Meester, Ken Howard, Emma Tremblay, Balthazar Getty, David Krumholtz, Sarah Lancaster, Grace Zabriskie and Denis O’Hare.
The Judge is being produced by Susan Downey (the “Sherlock Holmes” films), David Dobkin,...
In The Judge, Downey stars as big city lawyer Hank Palmer, who returns to his childhood home where his estranged father, the town’s judge (Duvall), is suspected of murder. He sets out to discover the truth and along the way reconnects with the family he walked away from years before.
The film also features a stellar supporting cast, including Vincent D’Onofrio, Jeremy Strong, Dax Shepard, Leighton Meester, Ken Howard, Emma Tremblay, Balthazar Getty, David Krumholtz, Sarah Lancaster, Grace Zabriskie and Denis O’Hare.
The Judge is being produced by Susan Downey (the “Sherlock Holmes” films), David Dobkin,...
- 9/26/2014
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Judge brings two-time Oscar nominee Robert Downey Jr. (Chaplin, Tropic Thunder) and Oscar winner Robert Duvall (Crazy Heart) together for the first time on the big screen.
In The Judge, Downey stars as big city lawyer Hank Palmer, who returns to his childhood home where his estranged father, the town’s judge (Duvall), is suspected of murder. He sets out to discover the truth and along the way reconnects with the family he walked away from years before.
Catch the first trailer below for the film that bows during the upcoming awards season.
The film also stars Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga (The Conjuring) and Oscar winner Billy Bob Thornton (Sling Blade), and is directed by David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers).
The film also features Vincent D’Onofrio, Jeremy Strong, Dax Shepard, Oscar winner Melissa Leo, Leighton Meester, Ken Howard, Emma Tremblay, Balthazar Getty, David Krumholtz, Sarah Lancaster, Grace Zabriskie and Denis O’Hare.
In The Judge, Downey stars as big city lawyer Hank Palmer, who returns to his childhood home where his estranged father, the town’s judge (Duvall), is suspected of murder. He sets out to discover the truth and along the way reconnects with the family he walked away from years before.
Catch the first trailer below for the film that bows during the upcoming awards season.
The film also stars Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga (The Conjuring) and Oscar winner Billy Bob Thornton (Sling Blade), and is directed by David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers).
The film also features Vincent D’Onofrio, Jeremy Strong, Dax Shepard, Oscar winner Melissa Leo, Leighton Meester, Ken Howard, Emma Tremblay, Balthazar Getty, David Krumholtz, Sarah Lancaster, Grace Zabriskie and Denis O’Hare.
- 6/20/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In a mildly interesting turn of events, if below-the-line categories at the Oscars are your thing, occurred last night as Captain Phillips was named the Best Edited Feature Drama by the American Cinema Editors (Ace) at the 2014 Eddie Awards while American Hustle won in the comedy category. Now this doesn't mean anything in the Best Picture race at the Oscars as we're still looking at a battle between 12 Years a Slave and Gravity there, but this does make the Editing race a little more interesting. In the animated category it was Frozen taking the win and 20 Feet from Stardom won for Best Documentary Editing. I've listed the winners below, highlighted in bold red text and updated the Oscar Overture with the wins for American Hustle and Captain Phillips. Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic): 12 Years a Slave - Joe Walker Captain Phillips - Chris Rouse, A.C.E. Gravity - Alfonso Cuar?...
- 2/8/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The nominees for the American Cinema Editors Awards (Ace) have arrived, with our Toh! predicted frontrunners "American Hustle," "12 Years a Slave," "Gravity" and "Captain Phillips" all landing nods. (Ron Howard's high-octane "Rush," which could still fare well with the Academy, didn't earn a nomination from Ace.) Full list below. Ace 2014 Nominations:best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic): 12 Years a Slave Joe Walker Captain Phillips Chris Rouse, A.C.E. Gravity Alfonso Cuarón & Mark Sanger Her Eric Zumbrunnen, A.C.E. & Jeff Buchanan Saving Mr. Banks Mark Livolsi, A.C.E. Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy Or Musical):Comedy or Musical Best Edited Feature, continued: American Hustle Jay Cassidy, A.C.E., Crispin Struthers & Alan Baumgarten, A.C.E. August: Osage County Stephen Mirrione, A.C.E. Inside Llewyn Davis Roderick Jaynes Nebraska Kevin Tent, A.C.E. The Wolf of Wall Street Thelma Schoonmaker, A.C.E. Best Edited...
- 1/10/2014
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
The American Cinema Editors (Ace) revealed the nominations for their 64th Annual Ace Eddie Awards for all categories including film, television, and documentaries. We'll find out the winners on Feb. 7 with the Ace Eddie Awards annual ceremony to be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Here's your full list of nominees of the 64th Annual Ace Eddie Awards:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
12 Years a Slave
Joe Walker
Captain Phillips
Chris Rouse, A.C.E.
Gravity
Alfonso Cuarón & Mark Sanger
Her
Eric Zumbrunnen, A.C.E. & Jeff Buchanan
Saving Mr. Banks
Mark Livolsi, A.C.E.
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy Or Musical):
American Hustle
Jay Cassidy, A.C.E., Crispin Struthers & Alan Baumgarten, A.C.E.
August: Osage County
Stephen Mirrione, A.C.E.
Inside Llewyn Davis
Roderick Jaynes
Nebraska
Kevin Tent, A.C.E.
The Wolf of Wall Street
Thelma Schoonmaker, A.C.E.
Best Edited...
Here's your full list of nominees of the 64th Annual Ace Eddie Awards:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
12 Years a Slave
Joe Walker
Captain Phillips
Chris Rouse, A.C.E.
Gravity
Alfonso Cuarón & Mark Sanger
Her
Eric Zumbrunnen, A.C.E. & Jeff Buchanan
Saving Mr. Banks
Mark Livolsi, A.C.E.
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy Or Musical):
American Hustle
Jay Cassidy, A.C.E., Crispin Struthers & Alan Baumgarten, A.C.E.
August: Osage County
Stephen Mirrione, A.C.E.
Inside Llewyn Davis
Roderick Jaynes
Nebraska
Kevin Tent, A.C.E.
The Wolf of Wall Street
Thelma Schoonmaker, A.C.E.
Best Edited...
- 1/10/2014
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
American Cinema Editors (Ace) today announced nominations for the 64th Annual Ace Eddie Awards recognizing outstanding editing in ten categories of film, television and documentaries. Winners will be revealed during Ace’s annual black-tie awards ceremony on Friday, February 7, 2014 in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
The Ace Eddie Awards is considered an integral precursor to the Oscars. No film has won Best Picture at the Oscars without also having received at least a Best Editing nomination since Ordinary People in 1981. Since the Ace membership boasts a very high crossover within its membership of Academy members, it represents a very accurate bellwether for the eventual Oscar outcome.
The Ace Eddie Award nominees are listed below.
Nominees For 64th Annual Ace Eddie Awards
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
12 Years a Slave
Joe Walker
Captain Phillips
Chris Rouse, A.C.E.
Gravity
Alfonso Cuarón & Mark Sanger
Her
Eric Zumbrunnen,...
The Ace Eddie Awards is considered an integral precursor to the Oscars. No film has won Best Picture at the Oscars without also having received at least a Best Editing nomination since Ordinary People in 1981. Since the Ace membership boasts a very high crossover within its membership of Academy members, it represents a very accurate bellwether for the eventual Oscar outcome.
The Ace Eddie Award nominees are listed below.
Nominees For 64th Annual Ace Eddie Awards
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
12 Years a Slave
Joe Walker
Captain Phillips
Chris Rouse, A.C.E.
Gravity
Alfonso Cuarón & Mark Sanger
Her
Eric Zumbrunnen,...
- 1/10/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The American Cinema Editors (Ace) announced the nominations for the 64th Annual Ace Eddie Awards -- which recognize outstanding editing in ten categories of film, television and documentaries. On the film end of things, categories split into drama and comedy saw the likes of "12 Years a Slave," "Captain Phillips," "Gravity," "Her," "Saving Mr. Banks," "American Hustle," "Inside Llewyn Davis," "Nebraska" and "The Wolf of Wall Street" nominated. "Dallas Buyers Club," "Rush," "Lone Survivor" and "Philomena" were left out. Winners will be revealed during Ace’s annual ceremony on Friday, February 7, 2014 in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The Ace Eddie Award nominees are listed below. Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic): 12 Years a Slave Joe Walker Captain Phillips Chris Rouse, A.C.E. Gravity Alfonso Cuarón & Mark Sanger Her Eric Zumbrunnen, A.C.E. & Jeff Buchanan Saving Mr. Banks Mark Livolsi,...
- 1/10/2014
- by Peter Knegt
- Indiewire
Spike Jonze's Her may be competing at the Golden Globes on Sunday as a comedy, but as far as the American Cinema Editors (Ace) are concerned it's a drama as the org announced the nominees for the 2014 Ace Eddie Awards this morning in three categories. Last year these nominations were announced before the Oscars, giving little reason to look at them and add to the speculation as to which films would eventually be nominated for Best Editing at the Oscars. Looking over the list, I must say I'm surprised to see Daniel P. Hanley and Mike Hill's work on Rush didn't make the cut, instead replaced by Mark Livolski's Saving Mr. Banks. I guess editing in all those flashbacks was looked at as impressive. Otherwise, while I haven't touched my Best Film Editing predictions since first posting them, four of my top five were nominated by the Ace...
- 1/10/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
12 Years A Slave, American Hustle and Breaking Bad are among the nominees in the drama, comedy/musical and one-hour commercial TV categories for the 64th Ace Eddie Awards. The American Cinema Editors revealed their nominees today. Here’s the full list of finalists, with the winners to be revealed in a ceremony February 7 at the Beverly Hilton: Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic): 12 Years a Slave Joe Walker Captain Phillips Chris Rouse, A.C.E. Gravity Alfonso Cuarón & Mark Sanger Her Eric Zumbrunnen, A.C.E. & Jeff Buchanan Saving Mr. Banks Mark Livolsi, A.C.E. Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy Or Musical): American Hustle Jay Cassidy, A.C.E., Crispin Struthers & Alan Baumgarten, A.C.E. August: Osage County Stephen Mirrione, A.C.E. Inside Llewyn Davis Roderick Jaynes Nebraska Kevin Tent, A.C.E. The Wolf of Wall Street Thelma Schoonmaker, A.C.E. Best Edited Animated...
- 1/10/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Nominees For 64th Annual Ace Eddie Awards Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic): 12 Years a Slave, Joe Walker Captain Phillips, Chris Rouse, A.C.E. Gravity, Alfonso Cuarón & Mark Sanger Her,...
- 1/10/2014
- by Ryan Adams
- AwardsDaily.com
Indiewire will provide updates of our predictions for the 86th Academy Award nominations through January 16th, 2014, when the nominations are announced. Here's our take on the best film editing race. "12 Years a Slave," "Rush," "Captain Phillips" and "Gravity" are all looking very strong here, with the anticipated duo of "The Wolf of Wall Street," and "American Hustle" the big spoilers. Best film editing predictions below. Check out all predictions in all the categories here. Strong Bets: 1. Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger, Gravity 2. Joe Walker, 12 Years a Slave 3. Christopher Rouse, Captain Phillips For The Last Two Slots: 4. Thelma Shoonmaker, The Wolf of Wall Street 5. Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill, Rush 6. Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers, American Hustle 7. Roderick Jaynes, Inside Llewyn Davis 8. Pete Beaudreau, All Is Lost Outside Possibilities: 9. Colby Parker Jr., Lone Survivor 10. Jeff Buchanan and Eric Zumbrunnen, Her 11. Mark Livolsi, Saving Mr....
- 12/2/2013
- by Peter Knegt
- Indiewire
Disney and Travers
Disney began production today on Saving Mr. Banks the account of Walt Disney.s twenty-year pursuit of the film rights to P.L. Travers. popular novel, Mary Poppins, and the testy partnership the upbeat filmmaker develops with the uptight author during the project.s pre-production in 1961.
Saving Mr. Banks will film entirely in the Los Angeles area, with key locations to include Disneyland in Anaheim and the Disney Studios in Burbank. Filming will conclude around Thanksgiving, 2012, with no specific 2013 release date yet set. I’d suspect an end-of-the-year bow for an awards season push. But who will this type of subject matter appeal to exactly? Unless your a fan of Mary Poppins and Walt Disney, it seems boring. They better jazz it up somehow. It reads like an old-peoples’ movie. An HBO showing may have been a better venue for Saving Mr. Banks. On the other hand it could be huge,...
Disney began production today on Saving Mr. Banks the account of Walt Disney.s twenty-year pursuit of the film rights to P.L. Travers. popular novel, Mary Poppins, and the testy partnership the upbeat filmmaker develops with the uptight author during the project.s pre-production in 1961.
Saving Mr. Banks will film entirely in the Los Angeles area, with key locations to include Disneyland in Anaheim and the Disney Studios in Burbank. Filming will conclude around Thanksgiving, 2012, with no specific 2013 release date yet set. I’d suspect an end-of-the-year bow for an awards season push. But who will this type of subject matter appeal to exactly? Unless your a fan of Mary Poppins and Walt Disney, it seems boring. They better jazz it up somehow. It reads like an old-peoples’ movie. An HBO showing may have been a better venue for Saving Mr. Banks. On the other hand it could be huge,...
- 9/19/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Disney began production today on “Saving Mr. Banks,” the account of Walt Disney’s twenty-year pursuit of the film rights to P.L. Travers’ popular novel, Mary Poppins, and the testy partnership the upbeat filmmaker develops with the uptight author during the project’s pre-production in 1961.
Two-time Academy Award®-winner Tom Hanks (“Philadelphia,” “Forrest Gump”) will essay the role of the legendary Disney (the first time the entrepreneur has ever been depicted in a dramatic film) alongside fellow double Oscar®-winner Emma Thompson (“Howard’s End,” “Sense and Sensibility”) in the role of the prickly novelist. Before actually signing away the book’s rights, Travers’ demands for contractual script and character control circumvent not only Disney’s vision for the film adaptation, but also those of the creative team of screenwriter Don DaGradi and sibling composers Richard and Robert Sherman, whose original score and song (Chim-Chim-Cher-ee) would go on to win...
Two-time Academy Award®-winner Tom Hanks (“Philadelphia,” “Forrest Gump”) will essay the role of the legendary Disney (the first time the entrepreneur has ever been depicted in a dramatic film) alongside fellow double Oscar®-winner Emma Thompson (“Howard’s End,” “Sense and Sensibility”) in the role of the prickly novelist. Before actually signing away the book’s rights, Travers’ demands for contractual script and character control circumvent not only Disney’s vision for the film adaptation, but also those of the creative team of screenwriter Don DaGradi and sibling composers Richard and Robert Sherman, whose original score and song (Chim-Chim-Cher-ee) would go on to win...
- 9/19/2012
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
DVD Playhouse—April 2012
By Allen Gardner
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Warner Bros.) An eleven year-old boy (newcomer Thomas Horn, in an incredible debut) discovers a mysterious key amongst the possessions of his late father (Tom Hanks) who perished in 9/11. Determined to find the lock it matches, the boy embarks on a Picaresque odyssey across New York City. Director Stephen Daldry and screenwriter Eric Roth have fashioned a film both grand and intimate, beautifully-adapted from Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel, thought by most who read it to be unfilmable. Fine support from Jeffrey Wright, Sandra Bullock, John Goodman, Viola Davis and the great Max von Sydow. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Featurettes. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 5.1 surround.
Battle Royale: The Complete Collection (Anchor Bay) Adapted from Koushun Takami’s polarizing novel (compared by champions and detractors alike as a 21st century version of A Clockwork Orange) and set in a futuristic Japan,...
By Allen Gardner
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Warner Bros.) An eleven year-old boy (newcomer Thomas Horn, in an incredible debut) discovers a mysterious key amongst the possessions of his late father (Tom Hanks) who perished in 9/11. Determined to find the lock it matches, the boy embarks on a Picaresque odyssey across New York City. Director Stephen Daldry and screenwriter Eric Roth have fashioned a film both grand and intimate, beautifully-adapted from Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel, thought by most who read it to be unfilmable. Fine support from Jeffrey Wright, Sandra Bullock, John Goodman, Viola Davis and the great Max von Sydow. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Featurettes. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 5.1 surround.
Battle Royale: The Complete Collection (Anchor Bay) Adapted from Koushun Takami’s polarizing novel (compared by champions and detractors alike as a 21st century version of A Clockwork Orange) and set in a futuristic Japan,...
- 4/13/2012
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Chicago – Cameron Crowe’s “We Bought a Zoo” should have made more money. Sure, it’s a cheesy slice of family entertainment but when the cheese is this well-crafted, performed, and delivered, one can’t complain too much about it. “We Bought a Zoo” is too long, not subtle enough, and pretty manipulative, but it the manipulation works. Matt Damon is stellar (as he always seems to be lately) and Crowe tells this old-fashioned tale with enough skill to make it entertaining. “We Bought a Zoo” is one of those rare cross-demographic films — from children to grandparents — that doesn’t insult the intelligence of any of them.
Blu-ray Rating: 3.5/5.0
Those who did see and love “We Bought a Zoo” will be happy to learn that the Blu-ray release is as packed with special features as nearly any 2011 film. Cameron Crowe is a documentarian at heart, so it’s not surprising...
Blu-ray Rating: 3.5/5.0
Those who did see and love “We Bought a Zoo” will be happy to learn that the Blu-ray release is as packed with special features as nearly any 2011 film. Cameron Crowe is a documentarian at heart, so it’s not surprising...
- 4/13/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Blu-ray Review
We Bought a Zoo
Cast: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Colin Ford, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Elle Fanning
Running Time: 2 hr 4 mins
Rating: PG
Due Out: April 3, 2012
Plot: Journalist Benjamin Mee (Damon) moves his daughter (Jones) and son (Ford) to southern California after their mother dies, where they work to maintain a zoo.
Who’S It For? The PG-rating does guarantee family friendliness, but adults will take away more from this than kids. We Bought a Zoo has much more mature intentions than just making a more serious version of Zookeeper. It doesn’t talk down to kids nor adults.
Movie:
Based on the memoir of Benjamin Mee, a man who really did buy a zoo, this film isn’t necessarily “too good to be true,” as the saying goes, but instead feels maybe too incredible to ever happen in our world. The story of We Bought a Zoo...
We Bought a Zoo
Cast: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Colin Ford, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Elle Fanning
Running Time: 2 hr 4 mins
Rating: PG
Due Out: April 3, 2012
Plot: Journalist Benjamin Mee (Damon) moves his daughter (Jones) and son (Ford) to southern California after their mother dies, where they work to maintain a zoo.
Who’S It For? The PG-rating does guarantee family friendliness, but adults will take away more from this than kids. We Bought a Zoo has much more mature intentions than just making a more serious version of Zookeeper. It doesn’t talk down to kids nor adults.
Movie:
Based on the memoir of Benjamin Mee, a man who really did buy a zoo, this film isn’t necessarily “too good to be true,” as the saying goes, but instead feels maybe too incredible to ever happen in our world. The story of We Bought a Zoo...
- 4/11/2012
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
2011 was a year that saw Matt Damon in a surprising number of releases, and it may be remembered as the year he (and his films) didn’t manage nearly the level of credit they deserve. Though The Adjustment Bureau was received positively, by the end of the year it seemed that most had forgotten about it. The same is true of Contagion, although you’ll find that one on some lists of the best of the year. Margaret, in the category of “finally released films” was a hit with many critics, but most among the general public never even heard of it.
And then there’s We Bought a Zoo. Even with Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson starring, and Cameron Crowe directing, the film’s theatrical run, despite making a solid showing in ticket sales, seemed to fizzle out, and certainly didn’t have people talking nearly as much as I expected.
And then there’s We Bought a Zoo. Even with Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson starring, and Cameron Crowe directing, the film’s theatrical run, despite making a solid showing in ticket sales, seemed to fizzle out, and certainly didn’t have people talking nearly as much as I expected.
- 4/11/2012
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
I’ll tell you right up front that I had a stronger emotional reaction to the film than most audience members, largely because of the theme of loss that permeates most of the story. As a result, I found myself loving the We Bought a Zoo and have been recommending it to families ever since. Now that it is out on DVD from 20th Century Home Entertainment, I’m here to recommend it as a purchase as well.
Since we’re all about to fall in love with Scarlet Johansson all over again when she kicks ass in The Avengers, it’s good to see her actually acting here, paired nicely with Matt Damon, the grieving patriarch who needs to change his life in some way and chooses to do so in a rather radical fashion.
Based on a real family – The Mees, of the Dartmoor Zoological Park in Devon,...
Since we’re all about to fall in love with Scarlet Johansson all over again when she kicks ass in The Avengers, it’s good to see her actually acting here, paired nicely with Matt Damon, the grieving patriarch who needs to change his life in some way and chooses to do so in a rather radical fashion.
Based on a real family – The Mees, of the Dartmoor Zoological Park in Devon,...
- 4/10/2012
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
From Director Cameron Crowe Comes The Uplifting Tale Based On A True Story
Featuring Family Friendly Audio Track The Whole Family Will Go Wild for this Heartwarming Adventure Starring Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson On Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download April 3
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous, Jerry Maguire) and starring Matt Damon (Contagion, True Grit), Scarlett Johansson (Iron Man 2, Vicky Cristina Barcelona) and Thomas Haden Church (Easy A, Sideways), We Bought A Zoo is .a sweet-natured tale.that you.ll want to see with your kids. (Liz Braun, Jam! Movies).
Benjamin Mee (Damon) is a Los Angeles newspaper columnist and adventure writer who, as a single father, faces the challenges of raising his two young children. Hoping that a fresh start and a new life will restore their family spirit, Mee quits his job and buys an old rural house outside the city with a unique...
Featuring Family Friendly Audio Track The Whole Family Will Go Wild for this Heartwarming Adventure Starring Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson On Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download April 3
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous, Jerry Maguire) and starring Matt Damon (Contagion, True Grit), Scarlett Johansson (Iron Man 2, Vicky Cristina Barcelona) and Thomas Haden Church (Easy A, Sideways), We Bought A Zoo is .a sweet-natured tale.that you.ll want to see with your kids. (Liz Braun, Jam! Movies).
Benjamin Mee (Damon) is a Los Angeles newspaper columnist and adventure writer who, as a single father, faces the challenges of raising his two young children. Hoping that a fresh start and a new life will restore their family spirit, Mee quits his job and buys an old rural house outside the city with a unique...
- 2/16/2012
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Members of the American Cinema Editors have cut together an assembly of 10 nominees in two film categories for next month's 2007 Eddie Awards recognizing outstanding editing.
Making the dramatic feature film cut are Stephen Mirrione and Douglas Crise for Babel, Stuart Baird for Casino Royale, Thelma Schoonmaker for The Departed, Lucia Zucchetti for The Queen and the triumvirate of Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse and Richard Pearson for United 93.
In the comedy feature heat, the nominees are Mark Livolsi for The Devil Wears Prada, Virginia Katz for Dreamgirls, Pamela Martin for Little Miss Sunshine, Craig Wood and Stephen Rivkin for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," and Dana Glauberman for Thank You for Smoking.
In the documentary competition, the nominees are Jay Cassidy and Dan Swietlik for An Inconvenient Truth, Patrick McMahon and Carrie Goldman for Baghdad ER and Samuel D. Pollard for Part 1 of Spike Lee's "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts."
The nominees for miniseries or motion picture for noncommercial television are Beverley Mills for HBO's Elizabeth I, Part 1, Curtiss Clayton and Lee Percy for HBO's Mrs. Harris, and Trevor Waite for A&E's "Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act, Part 1."
Best-edited miniseries or motion picture for commercial television earned nominations for Sue Blainey, Sarah Boyd and Stephen Semel for ABC's Lost: Live Together, Die Alone, Geoffrey Rowland, Eric Sears, Bryan Horne, David Handman and Mitchell Danton for ABC's "The Path to 9/11, Part Two," and Heather Persons for TNT's The Ron Clark Story.
In the half-hour series for television race, the contenders are Jon Corn for HBO's Entourage: Sorry Ari, Lance Luckey for NBC's My Name Is Earl: Number One, and Dean Holland and David Rogers for NBC's The Office: Casino Nights.
The one-hour series nominees for commercial television are Leon Ortiz-Gil for Fox's 24: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Conrad Gonzalez, Keith Henderson and Steve Michael for NBC's Friday Night Lights: Pilot, and Edward Ornelas for ABC's "Grey's Anatomy: It's the End of the World."
All eight film, television and documentary category winners will be disclosed during the editors' 57th annual awards ceremony Feb.
Making the dramatic feature film cut are Stephen Mirrione and Douglas Crise for Babel, Stuart Baird for Casino Royale, Thelma Schoonmaker for The Departed, Lucia Zucchetti for The Queen and the triumvirate of Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse and Richard Pearson for United 93.
In the comedy feature heat, the nominees are Mark Livolsi for The Devil Wears Prada, Virginia Katz for Dreamgirls, Pamela Martin for Little Miss Sunshine, Craig Wood and Stephen Rivkin for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," and Dana Glauberman for Thank You for Smoking.
In the documentary competition, the nominees are Jay Cassidy and Dan Swietlik for An Inconvenient Truth, Patrick McMahon and Carrie Goldman for Baghdad ER and Samuel D. Pollard for Part 1 of Spike Lee's "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts."
The nominees for miniseries or motion picture for noncommercial television are Beverley Mills for HBO's Elizabeth I, Part 1, Curtiss Clayton and Lee Percy for HBO's Mrs. Harris, and Trevor Waite for A&E's "Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act, Part 1."
Best-edited miniseries or motion picture for commercial television earned nominations for Sue Blainey, Sarah Boyd and Stephen Semel for ABC's Lost: Live Together, Die Alone, Geoffrey Rowland, Eric Sears, Bryan Horne, David Handman and Mitchell Danton for ABC's "The Path to 9/11, Part Two," and Heather Persons for TNT's The Ron Clark Story.
In the half-hour series for television race, the contenders are Jon Corn for HBO's Entourage: Sorry Ari, Lance Luckey for NBC's My Name Is Earl: Number One, and Dean Holland and David Rogers for NBC's The Office: Casino Nights.
The one-hour series nominees for commercial television are Leon Ortiz-Gil for Fox's 24: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Conrad Gonzalez, Keith Henderson and Steve Michael for NBC's Friday Night Lights: Pilot, and Edward Ornelas for ABC's "Grey's Anatomy: It's the End of the World."
All eight film, television and documentary category winners will be disclosed during the editors' 57th annual awards ceremony Feb.
- 1/16/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Members of the American Cinema Editors have cut together an assembly of 10 nominees in two film categories for next month's 2007 Eddie Awards recognizing outstanding editing.
Making the dramatic feature film cut are Stephen Mirrione and Douglas Crise for Babel, Stuart Baird for Casino Royale, Thelma Schoonmaker for The Departed, Lucia Zucchetti for The Queen and the triumvirate of Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse and Richard Pearson for United 93.
In the comedy feature heat, the nominees are Mark Livolsi for The Devil Wears Prada, Virginia Katz for Dreamgirls, Pamela Martin for Little Miss Sunshine, Craig Wood and Stephen Rivkin for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," and Dana Glauberman for Thank You for Smoking.
In the documentary competition, the nominees are Jay Cassidy and Dan Swietlik for An Inconvenient Truth, Patrick McMahon and Carrie Goldman for Baghdad ER and Samuel D. Pollard for Part 1 of Spike Lee's "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts."
The nominees for miniseries or motion picture for noncommercial television are Beverley Mills for HBO's Elizabeth I, Part 1, Curtiss Clayton and Lee Percy for HBO's Mrs. Harris, and Trevor Waite for A&E's "Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act, Part 1."
Best-edited miniseries or motion picture for commercial television earned nominations for Sue Blainey, Sarah Boyd and Stephen Semel for ABC's Lost: Live Together, Die Alone, Geoffrey Rowland, Eric Sears, Bryan Horne, David Handman and Mitchell Danton for ABC's "The Path to 9/11, Part Two," and Heather Persons for TNT's The Ron Clark Story.
In the half-hour series for television race, the contenders are Jon Corn for HBO's Entourage: Sorry Ari, Lance Luckey for NBC's My Name Is Earl: Number One, and Dean Holland and David Rogers for NBC's The Office: Casino Nights.
The one-hour series nominees for commercial television are Leon Ortiz-Gil for Fox's 24: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Conrad Gonzalez, Keith Henderson and Steve Michael for NBC's Friday Night Lights: Pilot, and Edward Ornelas for ABC's "Grey's Anatomy: It's the End of the World."
All eight film, television and documentary category winners will be disclosed during the editors' 57th annual awards ceremony Feb.
Making the dramatic feature film cut are Stephen Mirrione and Douglas Crise for Babel, Stuart Baird for Casino Royale, Thelma Schoonmaker for The Departed, Lucia Zucchetti for The Queen and the triumvirate of Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse and Richard Pearson for United 93.
In the comedy feature heat, the nominees are Mark Livolsi for The Devil Wears Prada, Virginia Katz for Dreamgirls, Pamela Martin for Little Miss Sunshine, Craig Wood and Stephen Rivkin for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," and Dana Glauberman for Thank You for Smoking.
In the documentary competition, the nominees are Jay Cassidy and Dan Swietlik for An Inconvenient Truth, Patrick McMahon and Carrie Goldman for Baghdad ER and Samuel D. Pollard for Part 1 of Spike Lee's "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts."
The nominees for miniseries or motion picture for noncommercial television are Beverley Mills for HBO's Elizabeth I, Part 1, Curtiss Clayton and Lee Percy for HBO's Mrs. Harris, and Trevor Waite for A&E's "Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act, Part 1."
Best-edited miniseries or motion picture for commercial television earned nominations for Sue Blainey, Sarah Boyd and Stephen Semel for ABC's Lost: Live Together, Die Alone, Geoffrey Rowland, Eric Sears, Bryan Horne, David Handman and Mitchell Danton for ABC's "The Path to 9/11, Part Two," and Heather Persons for TNT's The Ron Clark Story.
In the half-hour series for television race, the contenders are Jon Corn for HBO's Entourage: Sorry Ari, Lance Luckey for NBC's My Name Is Earl: Number One, and Dean Holland and David Rogers for NBC's The Office: Casino Nights.
The one-hour series nominees for commercial television are Leon Ortiz-Gil for Fox's 24: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Conrad Gonzalez, Keith Henderson and Steve Michael for NBC's Friday Night Lights: Pilot, and Edward Ornelas for ABC's "Grey's Anatomy: It's the End of the World."
All eight film, television and documentary category winners will be disclosed during the editors' 57th annual awards ceremony Feb.
- 1/12/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The premise is a winner, the two key roles are wonderfully cast with Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn and the gross-but-not-too-gross humor will score with young moviegoers -- at least those able to get into an R-rated comedy. But Wedding Crashers is still a letdown. The film never quite lives up to the promise of its premise. The film starts out quirky, but settles for the routine. And characters, instead of deepening, flatten out.
Nevertheless, pairing Wilson and Vaughn strengthens the weaker moments and makes the better ones explode with comic energy. Wedding Crashers is enough of a laugh-getter that New Line can anticipate a boxoffice hit.
Wilson and Vaughn play John and Jeremy, a couple of guys making a living in Washington, D.C., as divorce mediators -- this gets established in a funny opening scene -- but that's not their real claim to fame. No, what makes them very special guys is this great girl-catching gimmick they have developed: They crash weddings. Weddings, you see, bring out a lot of hot women, the ceremonies get them all romantic and the parties lessen their inhibitions. As long as the two have a well-rehearsed explanation as to who they are and how they are related to the bride or groom, the game is almost too easy.
Then the inevitable -- read predictable -- happens: One of the guys breaks the rules of the game by falling in love. This happens when they crash the wedding of the daughter of Treasury Secretary William Cleary (Christopher Walken) and hit on bridesmaids Claire (Rachel McAdams) and Gloria (Isla Fisher) Cleary. Each spells trouble.
For John, Claire presents a double challenge. He not only falls for her but also is blocked by an obstacle in the form of her highly competitive boyfriend, Sack (Bradley Cooper), scion of another East Coast political clan. For Jeremy, Gloria turns out to be a "clinger." After a satisfying tryst on the beach, Gloria refuses to leave her new love's side. She even gets her father to invite the boys back to the family compound for an exclusive post-wedding party.
Jeremy wants to flee fast, but John clearly needs more time with Claire to win her over -- a whole lot more time. So John insists that Jeremy must tarry and back him up. Soon their cover stories are looking shaky.
The central feature of the midsection of the movie are the eccentricities of the Cleary clan, who are Kennedy-esque only much naughtier. The secretary is a self-centered philanderer; his wife, Kathleen (Jane Seymour), a lush on the make for younger men like John; Gloria, a virtual nymphomaniac; and brother Todd (Keir O'Donnell), a bad artist and, as Grandma Cleary so inelegantly puts it, "a homo."
Then a funny thing happens to this comedy with an edge of political satire: It takes a detour into SitcomLand. Characters turn into caricatures, and soon the family is more crackpot than eccentric. None is capable of getting appointed rat catcher much less Secretary of the Treasury.
It's a loss but a minor one as the film still has merry fun with Wilson and Vaughn cutting loose in this loony household. And McAdams and Fisher are more than just good-looking actresses; each has a solid knack for comedy. Walken always makes more of such roles than is really there, but much more should have been done with Seymour's character.
Director David Dobkin (Shanghai Knights) moves the two-hour comedy quickly enough so few viewers will dwell on plot holes or character deficiencies. The technical side is bright, especially a montage by editor Mark Livolsi of the boys working their amorous magic at a series of Jewish, Irish and Italian weddings. Julio Macat's cinematography is sharp, and Barry Robison's sets and Denise Wingate's costumes portray a class of people exceedingly comfortable with their undeserved riches.
THE WEDDING CRASHERS
New Line Cinema
A Tapestry Films production
Credits:
Director: David Dobkin
Screenwriters: Steve Faber & Bob Fisher
Producers: Peter Abrams, Robert L. Levy, Andrew Panay
Executive producers: Guy Riedel
Toby Emmerich, Richard Brener, Cale Boyter
Director of photography: Julio Macat
Production designer: Barry Robison
Music: Rolfe Kent
Costumes: Denise Wingate
Editor: Mark Livolsi
Cast:
John Beckwith: Owen Wilson
Jeremy Klein: Vince Vaughn
Secretary Cleary: Christopher Walken
Claire Cleary: Rachel McAdams
Gloria Cleary: Isla Fisher
Kathleen Cleary: Jane Seymour
Grandma Cleary: Ellen Albertini Dow
Todd Cleary: Keir O'Donnell
Sack Lodge: Bradley Cooper
MPAA rating: R
Running time -- 119 minutes...
Nevertheless, pairing Wilson and Vaughn strengthens the weaker moments and makes the better ones explode with comic energy. Wedding Crashers is enough of a laugh-getter that New Line can anticipate a boxoffice hit.
Wilson and Vaughn play John and Jeremy, a couple of guys making a living in Washington, D.C., as divorce mediators -- this gets established in a funny opening scene -- but that's not their real claim to fame. No, what makes them very special guys is this great girl-catching gimmick they have developed: They crash weddings. Weddings, you see, bring out a lot of hot women, the ceremonies get them all romantic and the parties lessen their inhibitions. As long as the two have a well-rehearsed explanation as to who they are and how they are related to the bride or groom, the game is almost too easy.
Then the inevitable -- read predictable -- happens: One of the guys breaks the rules of the game by falling in love. This happens when they crash the wedding of the daughter of Treasury Secretary William Cleary (Christopher Walken) and hit on bridesmaids Claire (Rachel McAdams) and Gloria (Isla Fisher) Cleary. Each spells trouble.
For John, Claire presents a double challenge. He not only falls for her but also is blocked by an obstacle in the form of her highly competitive boyfriend, Sack (Bradley Cooper), scion of another East Coast political clan. For Jeremy, Gloria turns out to be a "clinger." After a satisfying tryst on the beach, Gloria refuses to leave her new love's side. She even gets her father to invite the boys back to the family compound for an exclusive post-wedding party.
Jeremy wants to flee fast, but John clearly needs more time with Claire to win her over -- a whole lot more time. So John insists that Jeremy must tarry and back him up. Soon their cover stories are looking shaky.
The central feature of the midsection of the movie are the eccentricities of the Cleary clan, who are Kennedy-esque only much naughtier. The secretary is a self-centered philanderer; his wife, Kathleen (Jane Seymour), a lush on the make for younger men like John; Gloria, a virtual nymphomaniac; and brother Todd (Keir O'Donnell), a bad artist and, as Grandma Cleary so inelegantly puts it, "a homo."
Then a funny thing happens to this comedy with an edge of political satire: It takes a detour into SitcomLand. Characters turn into caricatures, and soon the family is more crackpot than eccentric. None is capable of getting appointed rat catcher much less Secretary of the Treasury.
It's a loss but a minor one as the film still has merry fun with Wilson and Vaughn cutting loose in this loony household. And McAdams and Fisher are more than just good-looking actresses; each has a solid knack for comedy. Walken always makes more of such roles than is really there, but much more should have been done with Seymour's character.
Director David Dobkin (Shanghai Knights) moves the two-hour comedy quickly enough so few viewers will dwell on plot holes or character deficiencies. The technical side is bright, especially a montage by editor Mark Livolsi of the boys working their amorous magic at a series of Jewish, Irish and Italian weddings. Julio Macat's cinematography is sharp, and Barry Robison's sets and Denise Wingate's costumes portray a class of people exceedingly comfortable with their undeserved riches.
THE WEDDING CRASHERS
New Line Cinema
A Tapestry Films production
Credits:
Director: David Dobkin
Screenwriters: Steve Faber & Bob Fisher
Producers: Peter Abrams, Robert L. Levy, Andrew Panay
Executive producers: Guy Riedel
Toby Emmerich, Richard Brener, Cale Boyter
Director of photography: Julio Macat
Production designer: Barry Robison
Music: Rolfe Kent
Costumes: Denise Wingate
Editor: Mark Livolsi
Cast:
John Beckwith: Owen Wilson
Jeremy Klein: Vince Vaughn
Secretary Cleary: Christopher Walken
Claire Cleary: Rachel McAdams
Gloria Cleary: Isla Fisher
Kathleen Cleary: Jane Seymour
Grandma Cleary: Ellen Albertini Dow
Todd Cleary: Keir O'Donnell
Sack Lodge: Bradley Cooper
MPAA rating: R
Running time -- 119 minutes...
- 7/29/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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