Hollywood’s biggest names in film and television returned to the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills for a celebration of the American Film Institute’s picks of the year’s top 10 offerings from those media.
The ballroom for the AFI Awards luncheon was crowded with top executives like Disney’s Bob Iger and Dana Walden, Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, WB TV’s Channing Dungey, FX’s John Landgraf, Universal’s Donna Langley, Warners’ Pam Abdy and Michael DeLuca, Apple’s Eddy Cue, AppleTV+’s Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg and Participant’s David Linde; filmmakers and creators including The Fabelmans’ Steven Spielberg, Abbott Elementary’s Quinta Brunson, Avatar: The Way of Water’s James Cameron, The White Lotus’ Mike White, Nope’s Jordan Peele and Top Gun: Maverick’s Joseph Kosinski; and stars such as Nope’s Daniel Kaluuya, The Woman King’s Viola Davis,...
The ballroom for the AFI Awards luncheon was crowded with top executives like Disney’s Bob Iger and Dana Walden, Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, WB TV’s Channing Dungey, FX’s John Landgraf, Universal’s Donna Langley, Warners’ Pam Abdy and Michael DeLuca, Apple’s Eddy Cue, AppleTV+’s Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg and Participant’s David Linde; filmmakers and creators including The Fabelmans’ Steven Spielberg, Abbott Elementary’s Quinta Brunson, Avatar: The Way of Water’s James Cameron, The White Lotus’ Mike White, Nope’s Jordan Peele and Top Gun: Maverick’s Joseph Kosinski; and stars such as Nope’s Daniel Kaluuya, The Woman King’s Viola Davis,...
- 1/14/2023
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Steven Spielberg wanted to tell a very personal story with “The Fabelmans,” one that was going to leave the Oscar-winning director vulnerable and raw while shooting the semi-autobiographical look at his childhood as a movie-loving kid in Arizona and Northern California. It helped, Spielberg admits, that most of the team on “The Fablemans” were the veterans of several of the filmmaker’s past productions, with some collaborators like editor Michael Kahn beginning their association as far back as 1977’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.”
“It was great having so many friends, and colleagues, and people who speak with each other and certainly to me in a kind of shorthand,” Spielberg said during a panel on “The Fabelmans” for Variety’s FYC Fest. “And it made making this movie so much easier than it would’ve been. It’s much easier for me to cry in front of friends than...
“It was great having so many friends, and colleagues, and people who speak with each other and certainly to me in a kind of shorthand,” Spielberg said during a panel on “The Fabelmans” for Variety’s FYC Fest. “And it made making this movie so much easier than it would’ve been. It’s much easier for me to cry in front of friends than...
- 12/19/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
How the Editors of ‘The Fabelmans’ Helped Spielberg Convey the Emotional Truth of His Personal Story
When it came to editing Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical “The Fabelmans” (available to stream on PVOD), it didn’t matter to editors Michael Kahn and Sarah Broshar which story belonged to Spielberg and which to Sammy Fabelman, his onscreen alter ego. They merged into a single legendary tale, echoing John Ford’s “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,” which figures prominently in the film. What mattered most was capturing the authentic spirit of the director’s origin story, a dramatization of his uprooted childhood and parents’ divorce, his journey West to the Promised Land of Hollywood, and embrace of movies and filmmaking for escape and empowerment.
“It’s gotta be a real story about Steven and why he picks the movies he does, but this is quite clear why he picked this one,” Kahn told IndieWire. He’s cut every Spielberg movie since 1977’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,...
“It’s gotta be a real story about Steven and why he picks the movies he does, but this is quite clear why he picked this one,” Kahn told IndieWire. He’s cut every Spielberg movie since 1977’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,...
- 12/13/2022
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Young Sammy Fabelman falls in love with movies after his parents take him to see “The Greatest Show on Earth.” Armed with a camera, Sammy starts to make his own films at home, much to the delight of his supportive mother. Critics Are Calling The Fabelmans “A Masterpiece.” It’S “The Movie We’Ve Been Waiting For Spielberg To Make.” From Steven Spielberg, Universal Pictures And Amblin Entertainment Proudly Present The Fabelmans. Rated PG-13. In Theaters Everywhere Thanksgiving.
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Directed by Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans is written by Spielberg and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner, who has earned...
Advance Screening is Monday, Nov. 21st at 7pm at Marcus Des Peres 14.
The screening will be filled on a first come first served basis, so we encourage you to arrive early. Seats will not be guaranteed. Rated PG 13.
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Directed by Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans is written by Spielberg and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner, who has earned...
- 11/17/2022
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
While “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” are expected to be Oscar craft juggernauts (“Avatar: The Way of Water” and “Babylon” are still Tbd), don’t discount Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical “The Fabelmans” as a major contender as well. That’s because of its status as Best Picture frontrunner (winning the influential TIFF People’s Choice audience award) and great craftsmanship in recreating the celebrated director’s troubled coming-of-age in the ’50s and ’60s and his early brilliance as a filmmaker.
“The Fabelmans” is obviously special to its director: The tribute to his late parents — computer engineer Arnold Spielberg and concert pianist Leah Adler — is his most personal film to date. The fictionalized cinematic memoir is filtered through alter ego Sammy Fabelman (Gabriel Labelle), an aspiring director who falls very under the spell of the movies at an early age (when he’s played by Mateo Zoryon Francis-DeFord...
“The Fabelmans” is obviously special to its director: The tribute to his late parents — computer engineer Arnold Spielberg and concert pianist Leah Adler — is his most personal film to date. The fictionalized cinematic memoir is filtered through alter ego Sammy Fabelman (Gabriel Labelle), an aspiring director who falls very under the spell of the movies at an early age (when he’s played by Mateo Zoryon Francis-DeFord...
- 11/2/2022
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The trailer for The Fabelmans, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen and Gabriel Labelle has been released, check it out right here on CinemaNerdz (just look above the story). The film will be in select theaters on November 11, and everywhere on November 23, 2022.
Directed by Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans is written by Spielberg and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner, who has earned Oscar® nominations for his screenplays for Spielberg’s Lincoln and Munich. The film is produced by three-time Oscar® nominee Kristie Macosko Krieger p.g.a., Steven Spielberg p.g.a. and Tony Kushner p.g.a. The film is executive produced by Carla Raij and Josh McLaglen.
The film stars Gabriel Labelle as 16-year-old aspiring filmmaker Sammy Fabelman; four-time Academy Award® nominee Michelle Williams as his artistic mother, Mitzi; Paul Dano as his successful, scientific father, Burt; Seth Rogen as Bennie Loewy, Burt...
Directed by Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans is written by Spielberg and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner, who has earned Oscar® nominations for his screenplays for Spielberg’s Lincoln and Munich. The film is produced by three-time Oscar® nominee Kristie Macosko Krieger p.g.a., Steven Spielberg p.g.a. and Tony Kushner p.g.a. The film is executive produced by Carla Raij and Josh McLaglen.
The film stars Gabriel Labelle as 16-year-old aspiring filmmaker Sammy Fabelman; four-time Academy Award® nominee Michelle Williams as his artistic mother, Mitzi; Paul Dano as his successful, scientific father, Burt; Seth Rogen as Bennie Loewy, Burt...
- 9/12/2022
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
The Fabelmans had its premiere on Saturday evening at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.
The film was met with a standing ovation at the Princess of Wales theater and rave reviews by critics. Read The Hollywood Reporter’s review Here. Oscar pundit and THR’s executive editor of awards Scott Feinberg writes in his wrap-up, “As for the film itself? It is, at least for now, the one to beat in the best picture race.”
Variety’s Peter Debruge says: “The master of escapist entertainment gets personal in this 150-minute self-portrait, crafting a loving homage to the complicated relationship with his parents that has informed so much of his work.”
Indiewire’s Eric Kohn states: “While Spielberg made history last year as the only director to receive Best Director nominations across six decades, he has never received a nomination for screenwriting. The movie is positioned to elbow its way into...
The film was met with a standing ovation at the Princess of Wales theater and rave reviews by critics. Read The Hollywood Reporter’s review Here. Oscar pundit and THR’s executive editor of awards Scott Feinberg writes in his wrap-up, “As for the film itself? It is, at least for now, the one to beat in the best picture race.”
Variety’s Peter Debruge says: “The master of escapist entertainment gets personal in this 150-minute self-portrait, crafting a loving homage to the complicated relationship with his parents that has informed so much of his work.”
Indiewire’s Eric Kohn states: “While Spielberg made history last year as the only director to receive Best Director nominations across six decades, he has never received a nomination for screenwriting. The movie is positioned to elbow its way into...
- 9/11/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The concept of auteur theory stipulates that directors are the true authors of their films – and if that’s true, then is it any wonder that some of the industry’s top filmmakers have turned their gazes inward in recent years to tell incredibly personal stories? From Greta Gerwig with “Lady Bird” to Alfonso Cuaron with “Roma” to Paul Thomas Anderson with “Licorice Pizza” to Kenneth Branagh with “Belfast” to this year, where James Gray (“Armageddon Time”), Sam Mendes (“Empire of Light”), and Alejandro G. Inarritu (“Bardo”), auto-fiction is all the rage for the world’s top auteurs. But based on the early responses to “The Fabelmans” on Saturday night following its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, perhaps Steven Spielberg has topped them all.
Based on his own life – Spielberg co-wrote the script with Tony Kushner, his frequent collaborator; it’s Spielberg’s first screenwriting credit since...
Based on his own life – Spielberg co-wrote the script with Tony Kushner, his frequent collaborator; it’s Spielberg’s first screenwriting credit since...
- 9/11/2022
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
The US premiere of Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” will close out the 2022 AFI Fest, the American Film Institute announced Tuesday.
“The Fabelmans,” which has been touted as Spielberg’s most personal film to date, stars Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Gabriel Labelle and Judd Hirsch in a story inspired by Spielberg’s own childhood. The film follows the formative years of a young man as he discovers a shattering family secret, causing him to use movies as a means to help him see the truth about others and himself.
The ensemble cast for “The Fabelmans” includes Jeannie Berlin, Julia Butters, Robin Bartlett and Keeley Karsten, with music by John Williams. Janusz Kaminski serves as cinematographer, and the film is edited by Michael Kahn and Sarah Broshar. Production design is helmed by Rick Carter, and the costume design is overseen by Mark Bridges.
“AFI Fest is where magic happens,...
“The Fabelmans,” which has been touted as Spielberg’s most personal film to date, stars Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Gabriel Labelle and Judd Hirsch in a story inspired by Spielberg’s own childhood. The film follows the formative years of a young man as he discovers a shattering family secret, causing him to use movies as a means to help him see the truth about others and himself.
The ensemble cast for “The Fabelmans” includes Jeannie Berlin, Julia Butters, Robin Bartlett and Keeley Karsten, with music by John Williams. Janusz Kaminski serves as cinematographer, and the film is edited by Michael Kahn and Sarah Broshar. Production design is helmed by Rick Carter, and the costume design is overseen by Mark Bridges.
“AFI Fest is where magic happens,...
- 9/6/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay and Carson Burton
- Variety Film + TV
Quick, run the vacuum and tidy up the living room, “The Fabelmans” are coming early. Who are “The Fabelmans”? Why, they’re just a stand-in for Steven Spielberg’s family in his forthcoming, memoir-ish film, one of the more unusual projects from the Oscar-winning director in his 50+ year career.
The Hollywood Reporter has reported that “The Fabelmans” will open in Los Angeles and New York on November 11, one week before the rest of the country. This kind of old-school platform release from Universal suggests a significant Oscar play. It’s not far-fetched to think the movie might have its world premiere at the New York Film Festival, which runs from September 30 through October 16th, then hit the AFI Film Festival in Los Angeles, which runs from November 2 through November 6, right before the release. That’s the same trajectory “Lincoln” took.
Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans opens in Los Angeles and New York City on Friday,...
The Hollywood Reporter has reported that “The Fabelmans” will open in Los Angeles and New York on November 11, one week before the rest of the country. This kind of old-school platform release from Universal suggests a significant Oscar play. It’s not far-fetched to think the movie might have its world premiere at the New York Film Festival, which runs from September 30 through October 16th, then hit the AFI Film Festival in Los Angeles, which runs from November 2 through November 6, right before the release. That’s the same trajectory “Lincoln” took.
Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans opens in Los Angeles and New York City on Friday,...
- 6/23/2022
- by Jordan Hoffman
- Gold Derby
The Critics Choice Association honored expected Oscars heavyweights “The Power of the Dog,” director Jane Campion, and actors Will Smith, Jessica Chastain, Troy Kotsur, and Ariana DeBose at the 2022 Critics Choice Awards on Sunday night.
“The Power of the Dog” won four awards overall, including three for Campion — Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. The film also won Best Cinematography for Ari Wegner.
Heading into the ceremony, both “West Side Story” and “Belfast” led all films with 11 nominations. Each movie went home with significant honors. “Belfast” won filmmaker Kenneth Branagh the Best Original Screenplay award, while the film’s cast was cited as the Best Ensemble and youngster Jude Hill won Best Young Actor. “West Side Story” won Best Supporting Actress for DeBose and Best Editing.
Historically, the Critics Choice Awards and Oscars match winners’ results roughly 70 percent of the time — although last year, the group of more...
“The Power of the Dog” won four awards overall, including three for Campion — Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. The film also won Best Cinematography for Ari Wegner.
Heading into the ceremony, both “West Side Story” and “Belfast” led all films with 11 nominations. Each movie went home with significant honors. “Belfast” won filmmaker Kenneth Branagh the Best Original Screenplay award, while the film’s cast was cited as the Best Ensemble and youngster Jude Hill won Best Young Actor. “West Side Story” won Best Supporting Actress for DeBose and Best Editing.
Historically, the Critics Choice Awards and Oscars match winners’ results roughly 70 percent of the time — although last year, the group of more...
- 3/14/2022
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Belfast wins best ensemble, original screenplay, young actor/actress.
The Power Of The Dog won best film and Jane Campion best director at the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards on Sunday night (13) while lead acting honours went to Will Smith and Jessica Chastain.
The latest awards ceremony continued a successful weekend for The Power Of The Dog and Campion after Baftas success earlier in the day. Campion also won top honours at the US DGA Awards on Saturday, and won the Critics Choice Award for adapted screenplay while Ari Wegner took the best cinematography award.
Smith repeated his Baftas lead...
The Power Of The Dog won best film and Jane Campion best director at the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards on Sunday night (13) while lead acting honours went to Will Smith and Jessica Chastain.
The latest awards ceremony continued a successful weekend for The Power Of The Dog and Campion after Baftas success earlier in the day. Campion also won top honours at the US DGA Awards on Saturday, and won the Critics Choice Award for adapted screenplay while Ari Wegner took the best cinematography award.
Smith repeated his Baftas lead...
- 3/13/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
From the moment I first watched Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story,” I knew I had seen something special. I immediately thought that this was, in fact, going to be the new Best Picture front-runner. Is that still the case as the Oscar nominations approach?
SEERachel Zegler (‘West Side Story’) missed SAG, but ‘there’s a place’ for her at the Oscars
The film was enjoyed by those who saw it, earning a grade-a CinemaScore, stellar reviews from critics, and an even higher audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. And it received a leading 11 nominations from the Critics Choice Awards. But “West Side Story,” however you want to slice it, is a remake. What’s more, it’s a remake of a beloved movie that won 10 Oscars 60 years ago; Spielberg was just 15 at that time. So there’s a question of whether Oscar voters will view Spielberg’s movie favorably compared to the original.
SEERachel Zegler (‘West Side Story’) missed SAG, but ‘there’s a place’ for her at the Oscars
The film was enjoyed by those who saw it, earning a grade-a CinemaScore, stellar reviews from critics, and an even higher audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. And it received a leading 11 nominations from the Critics Choice Awards. But “West Side Story,” however you want to slice it, is a remake. What’s more, it’s a remake of a beloved movie that won 10 Oscars 60 years ago; Spielberg was just 15 at that time. So there’s a question of whether Oscar voters will view Spielberg’s movie favorably compared to the original.
- 2/5/2022
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
Nominees for the 72nd annual Ace Eddie Awards include feature dramas “Dune,” “Belfast,” “King Richard,” “No Time to Die,” “The Power of the Dog,” along with feature comedies “Licorice Pizza” and “Don’t Look Up.” Also getting comedy nods were “Cruella,” “The French Dispatch,” and “Tick Tick Boom.” The winners will be announced live during the Ace Eddie awards March 5 at the Ace Hotel theater.
“Dune,” “Belfast,” “King Richard,” “Don’t Look Up,” and “The Power of the Dog” have the strongest chance of getting Oscar nominations. However, “Licorice Pizza” and “No Time to Die” could also make the cut. Although “West Side Story” was overlooked by Ace, there’s still the chance that three-time Oscar winner Michael Kahn and co-editor Sarah Broshar could squeeze into the race.
Animation nominations, much like previously announced guild votes, went to Disney’s “Encanto” and “Raya and the Last Dragon,” Pixar’s “Luca,” Netflix/Sony...
“Dune,” “Belfast,” “King Richard,” “Don’t Look Up,” and “The Power of the Dog” have the strongest chance of getting Oscar nominations. However, “Licorice Pizza” and “No Time to Die” could also make the cut. Although “West Side Story” was overlooked by Ace, there’s still the chance that three-time Oscar winner Michael Kahn and co-editor Sarah Broshar could squeeze into the race.
Animation nominations, much like previously announced guild votes, went to Disney’s “Encanto” and “Raya and the Last Dragon,” Pixar’s “Luca,” Netflix/Sony...
- 1/27/2022
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists has announced the 2021 AWFJ Eda winners for its 15th season. This year’s most-nominated film, “The Power of the Dog,” swept the awards with wins in 11 out of 25 categories including best film, best director for Jane Campion, supporting actress for Kirsten Dunst and adapted screenplay.
“Although our beloved film industry was plagued by the pandemic, 2021 turned out to be a rather magnificent year for movies — especially for films made by and about women,” said AWFJ president Jennifer Merin. “We at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists are delighted to note that last year’s crop of brilliant femme-helmed and femme-centric films are getting the awards recognition they deserve — as shown in our list of Eda Award winners, and in films and talent on our roster of nominees, as well as in awards presented by other film critics’ groups.”
Other winners included ties for documentary...
“Although our beloved film industry was plagued by the pandemic, 2021 turned out to be a rather magnificent year for movies — especially for films made by and about women,” said AWFJ president Jennifer Merin. “We at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists are delighted to note that last year’s crop of brilliant femme-helmed and femme-centric films are getting the awards recognition they deserve — as shown in our list of Eda Award winners, and in films and talent on our roster of nominees, as well as in awards presented by other film critics’ groups.”
Other winners included ties for documentary...
- 1/25/2022
- by Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
They remain nowhere near as well-represented as their male counterparts in the editing Oscar realm — the best-known is Thelma Schoonmaker with eight Oscar nominations and three wins — but women such as Úna Ní Dhonghaíle (“Belfast”), Pamela Martin (“King Richard”) and Teresa Font (“Parallel Mothers”) are seeking to make their mark in the race.
Dhonghaíle was almost finished cutting “Death on the Nile” with Kenneth Branagh when he mentioned “Belfast” to her. “Kenneth shot in a very painterly style. A lot of the scenes were held and had a depth of field,” Dhonghaíle says. “The mise-en-scene was just as important as the rhythm of the film.”
The editor points out there was a simplicity to Branagh’s shooting style and sometimes footage was abundant, but other times, she had only one or two shots to work with. But, every time, she says, “We interrogated the structure. [Sometimes] we shortened them or even...
Dhonghaíle was almost finished cutting “Death on the Nile” with Kenneth Branagh when he mentioned “Belfast” to her. “Kenneth shot in a very painterly style. A lot of the scenes were held and had a depth of field,” Dhonghaíle says. “The mise-en-scene was just as important as the rhythm of the film.”
The editor points out there was a simplicity to Branagh’s shooting style and sometimes footage was abundant, but other times, she had only one or two shots to work with. But, every time, she says, “We interrogated the structure. [Sometimes] we shortened them or even...
- 1/24/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
When it comes to predicting the Oscar winner for Best Film Editing, you can’t go wrong by looking for the movie with the most cuts. Past winners “The Bourne Ultimatum” (2008), “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2016) and “Ford v Ferrari” (2020) included high-octane action sequences with frenetic cutting. And a slew of other champs — including “Saving Private Ryan” in 1999, “Black Hawk Down” (2002), “The Hurt Locker” (2010), “Hacksaw Ridge” (2017) and “Dunkirk” (2018) — have been war pictures. (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2021 Oscar predictions for Best Film Editing.)
Oscar voters also embrace film editors who skillfully juggle multiple storylines, as was the case with “Traffic” (2001) and “Crash” (2006). And they like films that expertly inter-cut music with images, such as “Cabaret” (1973), “Chicago” (2003), “Whiplash” (2015), “Bohemian Rhapsody” (2019) and last year’s winner “Sound of Metal.” Special effects extravaganzas like “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2004) and “Gravity” (2014) won by deftly blurring the lines between the real and the fantastic.
Oscar voters also embrace film editors who skillfully juggle multiple storylines, as was the case with “Traffic” (2001) and “Crash” (2006). And they like films that expertly inter-cut music with images, such as “Cabaret” (1973), “Chicago” (2003), “Whiplash” (2015), “Bohemian Rhapsody” (2019) and last year’s winner “Sound of Metal.” Special effects extravaganzas like “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2004) and “Gravity” (2014) won by deftly blurring the lines between the real and the fantastic.
- 1/23/2022
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
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Best Film Editing
Updated: Dec 27, 2021
Awards Prediction Commentary: While there have been a few examples of...
To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Oscars Collective
Visit each category, per the individual awards show from The Oscars Hub
Revisit the prediction archive of the 2021 season The Archive
Link to television awards is atTHE Emmys Hub
2022 Oscars Predictions:
Best Film Editing
Updated: Dec 27, 2021
Awards Prediction Commentary: While there have been a few examples of...
- 12/27/2021
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Awards to be handed out on January 9, 2022.
Belfast and West Side Story lead the Critics Choice Association’s film nominations on 11 apiece, followed by Dune and The Power Of The Dog on 10.
The awards group is making a play to step up this season in light of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s (HFPA) turbulent year and announced its nominees on Monday (December 13) like the HFPA, and has set its 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards on January 9, 2022 – the same day the HFPA will hand out the Golden Globes.
Belfast and West Side Story join Coda, Don’t Look Up, Dune, King Richard,...
Belfast and West Side Story lead the Critics Choice Association’s film nominations on 11 apiece, followed by Dune and The Power Of The Dog on 10.
The awards group is making a play to step up this season in light of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s (HFPA) turbulent year and announced its nominees on Monday (December 13) like the HFPA, and has set its 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards on January 9, 2022 – the same day the HFPA will hand out the Golden Globes.
Belfast and West Side Story join Coda, Don’t Look Up, Dune, King Richard,...
- 12/13/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The 2022 Critics Choice Awards are January 9, which is 18 days before Oscar nominations voting begins. That roster will be revealed on February 8 and the 94th Academy Awards are on March 27. Over their 26-year history these prizes bestowed by the Critics Choice Association (Cca) have previewed 15 Best Picture Oscar winners as well as 21 Best Director, 17 Best Actor, 14 Best Actress, 16 Supporting Actor and 18 Supporting Actress champs.
The Cca is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 400 television, radio and online critics and entertainment reporters. It was established in 2019 with the merger of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, recognizing the blurring of the distinctions between film, television, and streaming content.
See the 2022 Critics Choice Awards nominations list for both film and television nominees below.
Film
Best Picture
Belfast
Coda
Don’t Look Up
Dune
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
tick,...
The Cca is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 400 television, radio and online critics and entertainment reporters. It was established in 2019 with the merger of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, recognizing the blurring of the distinctions between film, television, and streaming content.
See the 2022 Critics Choice Awards nominations list for both film and television nominees below.
Film
Best Picture
Belfast
Coda
Don’t Look Up
Dune
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
tick,...
- 12/13/2021
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
In a busy awards season Monday morning, the Critics Choice Association has revealed its film nominations for the 2022 Critics Choice Awards — just a few hours after the Hollywood Foreign Press Association revealed their Golden Globes picks. Take a look at the full list of nominees below and stay tuned for further analysis from IndieWire.
“Belfast” from Focus Features and “West Side Story” from 20th Century Studios lead this year’s film contenders, earning 11 nominations each. In addition to Best Picture, “Belfast” racked up several acting nominations including Best Supporting Actor nods for both Jamie Dornan and Ciarán Hinds, Best Supporting Actress for Caitríona Balfe, Best Young Actor/Actress for Jude Hill, and Best Acting Ensemble, while Kenneth Branagh could take home both the Best Director and Best Original Screenplay trophies. “Belfast” also earned nominations for Haris Zambarloukos for Best Cinematography, Jim Clay and Claire Nia Richards for Best Production Design,...
“Belfast” from Focus Features and “West Side Story” from 20th Century Studios lead this year’s film contenders, earning 11 nominations each. In addition to Best Picture, “Belfast” racked up several acting nominations including Best Supporting Actor nods for both Jamie Dornan and Ciarán Hinds, Best Supporting Actress for Caitríona Balfe, Best Young Actor/Actress for Jude Hill, and Best Acting Ensemble, while Kenneth Branagh could take home both the Best Director and Best Original Screenplay trophies. “Belfast” also earned nominations for Haris Zambarloukos for Best Cinematography, Jim Clay and Claire Nia Richards for Best Production Design,...
- 12/13/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
The 2022 Critics Choice Awards nominations announced on December 13 are topped by “Belfast” and “West Side Story” with a leading 11 bids each, followed closely by both “Dune” and “The Power of the Dog” at 10. “Licorice Pizza” and “Nightmare Alley” earned eight nominations apiece while both “King Richard” and “Don’t Look Up” picked up six. All of them number Best Picture bids among their haul. That race is rounded out by four-time nominee “Coda” and two-time contender “tick, tick…Boom!” (See the full 2022 Critics Choice Awards nominations list below.)
All of these titles save for “tick, tick…Boom!” make up our predicted Top 10 nominees for Best Picture at the Oscars. We have “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” which was also nominated in just two categories here, just ahead of this Netflix tuner in our official odds.
Winners of the 2022 Critics Choice Awards will be revealed on January 9 during a live CW telecast hosted...
All of these titles save for “tick, tick…Boom!” make up our predicted Top 10 nominees for Best Picture at the Oscars. We have “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” which was also nominated in just two categories here, just ahead of this Netflix tuner in our official odds.
Winners of the 2022 Critics Choice Awards will be revealed on January 9 during a live CW telecast hosted...
- 12/13/2021
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” led the nominations from the Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ). The emotional western was nominated for best film, director, adapted screenplay, and in acting and craft categories.
With 25 individual categories, the awards are divided into three sections: the standard “best of” section, the “Female Focus” awards and “Eda Special Mentions.” Women dominated the “best of” section, with three of the five slots occupied by women.
Rebecca Hall’s “Passing” was the second most-nominated film, landing nine nominations, and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Lost Daughter” scored eight.
“2021 has been a surprisingly great year for films, especially for female-directed films, as is indicated by AWFJ’s Eda Award nominees,” said AWFJ and Eda Awards founder Jennifer Merin. “Our list of eligible films exceeds 700, and we’re thrilled to see so many of them directed by women and femme-centric. We hope the trend will...
With 25 individual categories, the awards are divided into three sections: the standard “best of” section, the “Female Focus” awards and “Eda Special Mentions.” Women dominated the “best of” section, with three of the five slots occupied by women.
Rebecca Hall’s “Passing” was the second most-nominated film, landing nine nominations, and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Lost Daughter” scored eight.
“2021 has been a surprisingly great year for films, especially for female-directed films, as is indicated by AWFJ’s Eda Award nominees,” said AWFJ and Eda Awards founder Jennifer Merin. “Our list of eligible films exceeds 700, and we’re thrilled to see so many of them directed by women and femme-centric. We hope the trend will...
- 12/10/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Lifelong gaming fan Steven Spielberg goes all-in for motion capture, with much different results than The Adventures of Tintin. It’s an ode to 1980s videogame fads and pop culture that could be re-titled ‘Astounding Adventures in Licensing.’ It’s Star Wars, Tron and Avatar mashed together for young teens, and more interesting than it ought to be.
Ready Player One
Ultra-hd + Blu-ray + Digital
Warner Brothers Home Video
2018 / Color / 2:39 widescreen / 140 min. / Street Date July 26, 2018 / available through the WBshop / 44.95
Starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance, Philip Zhao, Win Morisaki, Hannah John-Kamen.
Cinematography: Janusz Kaminski
Production Design: Adam Stockhausen
Film Editors: Sarah Broshar, Michael Kahn
Original Music: Alan Silvestri
Written by Zak Penn and Ernest Cline based on his novel
Produced by Donald De Line, Dan Farah, Kristie Macosko, Steven Spielberg
Directed by Steven Spielberg
In early 1979 I was on the set...
Ready Player One
Ultra-hd + Blu-ray + Digital
Warner Brothers Home Video
2018 / Color / 2:39 widescreen / 140 min. / Street Date July 26, 2018 / available through the WBshop / 44.95
Starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance, Philip Zhao, Win Morisaki, Hannah John-Kamen.
Cinematography: Janusz Kaminski
Production Design: Adam Stockhausen
Film Editors: Sarah Broshar, Michael Kahn
Original Music: Alan Silvestri
Written by Zak Penn and Ernest Cline based on his novel
Produced by Donald De Line, Dan Farah, Kristie Macosko, Steven Spielberg
Directed by Steven Spielberg
In early 1979 I was on the set...
- 7/17/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Steven Spielberg’s excellent Pentagon Papers exposé thriller comes straight from the facts. If the project wasn’t begun in 2014 we’d think it was a direct response to today’s attacks on the news media. We’ll take it as that anyway. It’s a fine performing showcase for Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks, and the direction creates exciting drama without a single car chase, assassination attempt or superhero.
The Post
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital
20th Fox
2017 / Color /1:85 widescreen / 116 min. / Street Date April 17, 2018 / 34.99
Starring: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, Matthew Rhys, Alison Brie, Carrie Coon, Jesse Plemons, Michael Stuhlbarg.
Cinematography: Janusz Kaminsky
Film Editors: Michael Kahn, Sarah Broshar
Original Music: John Williams
Written by Liz Hannah, Josh Singer
Produced by Kristie Macosko Krieger, Amy Pascal, Steven Spielberg
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Imagine that — a new movie with almost no characters under thirty years of age.
The Post
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital
20th Fox
2017 / Color /1:85 widescreen / 116 min. / Street Date April 17, 2018 / 34.99
Starring: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, Matthew Rhys, Alison Brie, Carrie Coon, Jesse Plemons, Michael Stuhlbarg.
Cinematography: Janusz Kaminsky
Film Editors: Michael Kahn, Sarah Broshar
Original Music: John Williams
Written by Liz Hannah, Josh Singer
Produced by Kristie Macosko Krieger, Amy Pascal, Steven Spielberg
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Imagine that — a new movie with almost no characters under thirty years of age.
- 5/3/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
In Steven Spielberg’s new science fiction action adventure, “Ready Player One,” the race is on to be the first to find three keys in the virtual world of the Oasis. But fans don’t have to wait to 2045 to level up their lives in the digital universe. In anticipation of the film’s March 29th release, Warner Bros. is giving fans the opportunity to win one of three keys opening the door to fantastic prizes from Atom Tickets, Spotify or Lyft.
Launching on February 26th, the Join the Leaderboard Sweepstakes offers three prizes that will be gamechangers for years to come:
Copper Key: Atom Tickets – Enjoy movies on the big screen for free until 2045.
Jade Key: Spotify – Win codes for 27 years’ worth of Spotify Premium.
Crystal Key: Lyft – Let Lyft take you where you need to go until 2045.
The sweepstakes will close on March 12th and winners will be...
Launching on February 26th, the Join the Leaderboard Sweepstakes offers three prizes that will be gamechangers for years to come:
Copper Key: Atom Tickets – Enjoy movies on the big screen for free until 2045.
Jade Key: Spotify – Win codes for 27 years’ worth of Spotify Premium.
Crystal Key: Lyft – Let Lyft take you where you need to go until 2045.
The sweepstakes will close on March 12th and winners will be...
- 2/27/2018
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The American Cinema Editors handed out the Eddie Awards on Friday (Jan. 26). Oscar watchers were in attendance for the ceremony at the Beverly Hilton as they are keenly aware that Ace is aces as one of the best indicators of which film takes home the Best Picture Oscar
Since 1990, the film that came up with an Ace went on to win the top prize at the Academy Awards 17 times. And in seven of the 10 years when the Ace barometer was wrong, the Eddie champ was at least a contender for Best Picture, including last year when both the drama winner (“Arrival”) and the comedy/musical champ (“La La Land”) were among the eight Best Picture nominees that lost the top Oscar to “Moonlight.”
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Six of this year’s nine Oscar nominees for Best Picture — “Dunkirk,...
Since 1990, the film that came up with an Ace went on to win the top prize at the Academy Awards 17 times. And in seven of the 10 years when the Ace barometer was wrong, the Eddie champ was at least a contender for Best Picture, including last year when both the drama winner (“Arrival”) and the comedy/musical champ (“La La Land”) were among the eight Best Picture nominees that lost the top Oscar to “Moonlight.”
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Six of this year’s nine Oscar nominees for Best Picture — “Dunkirk,...
- 1/27/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
The Shape of Water and all of the winners at the Critics Choice AwardsThe Shape of Water and all of the winners at the Critics Choice AwardsAdriana Floridia1/12/2018 12:42:00 Pm
Last night, The Broadcast Film Critics Association handed out their top prizes for film and television.
The same films keep coming out on top. It looks like this year's awards race is going to be a tight one between Guillermo Del Toro's The Shape of Water, which won Best Picture among other awards from the Bfca, and Three Billboard's Outside Ebbing, Missouri which picked up three acting honours.
Check out all of the Critics Choice winners below!
Best Picture
The Big Sick
Call Me by Your Name
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
The Florida Project
Get Out
Lady Bird
The Post
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Director
Guillermo del Toro – The Shape of Water
Greta Gerwig...
Last night, The Broadcast Film Critics Association handed out their top prizes for film and television.
The same films keep coming out on top. It looks like this year's awards race is going to be a tight one between Guillermo Del Toro's The Shape of Water, which won Best Picture among other awards from the Bfca, and Three Billboard's Outside Ebbing, Missouri which picked up three acting honours.
Check out all of the Critics Choice winners below!
Best Picture
The Big Sick
Call Me by Your Name
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
The Florida Project
Get Out
Lady Bird
The Post
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Director
Guillermo del Toro – The Shape of Water
Greta Gerwig...
- 1/12/2018
- by Adriana Floridia
- Cineplex
Following the Golden Globes earlier this month, the 2017-18 awards season continues with the 23rd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards. The ceremony honored the best in film and television from 2017. Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” led all films with 14 nominations this year, including Best Picture and Best Director. “Feud: Betty and Joan” leds the television categories with six nominations, but HBO’s highly competitive “Big Little Lies” is a close second with five.
Read More:2018 Oscar Predictions
The Critics’ Choice Award honored director Damien Chazelle and actors Casey Affleck, Mahershala Ali, and Viola Davis with prizes last year. All of them went on to earn Oscars. The Best Picture award went to “La La Land.”
Check out all of the nominations for the 2018 Critics’ Choice Awards below. Winners will appear in bold.
Film Award Winners
Best Picture
The Big Sick
Call Me by Your Name
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk...
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The Critics’ Choice Award honored director Damien Chazelle and actors Casey Affleck, Mahershala Ali, and Viola Davis with prizes last year. All of them went on to earn Oscars. The Best Picture award went to “La La Land.”
Check out all of the nominations for the 2018 Critics’ Choice Awards below. Winners will appear in bold.
Film Award Winners
Best Picture
The Big Sick
Call Me by Your Name
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk...
- 1/12/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
I am a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (Bfca), which means I vote for the 23nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards. The winners will be revealed live from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on CW on Thursday, January at 8Pm Et (delayed Pt). Olivia Munn will host.
I will be bringing my mom for the first time this year, so there is a good chance I’ll have something during the show. Follow along on Twitter — @bayerjeff.
Here are my official choices. They have been bolded and italicized.
Best Picture
The Big Sick
Call Me by Your Name
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
The Florida Project
Get Out
Lady Bird
The Post
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet – Call Me by Your Name
James Franco – The Disaster Artist
Jake Gyllenhaal – Stronger
Tom Hanks – The Post
Daniel Kaluuya – Get Out
Daniel Day-Lewis – Phantom Thread...
I will be bringing my mom for the first time this year, so there is a good chance I’ll have something during the show. Follow along on Twitter — @bayerjeff.
Here are my official choices. They have been bolded and italicized.
Best Picture
The Big Sick
Call Me by Your Name
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
The Florida Project
Get Out
Lady Bird
The Post
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet – Call Me by Your Name
James Franco – The Disaster Artist
Jake Gyllenhaal – Stronger
Tom Hanks – The Post
Daniel Kaluuya – Get Out
Daniel Day-Lewis – Phantom Thread...
- 1/9/2018
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
Michael Kahn’s creative relationship with Steven Spielberg dates back over four decades. Sarah Broshar, Kahn’s trusted associate for years, stepped in to work alongside Kahn on Spielberg’s latest film,...
- 1/6/2018
- by Jazz Tangcay
- AwardsDaily.com
This morning, the American Cinema Editors announced their nominees for 68th annual Ace Eddie Awards. This is one of the most important guilds to take notice of, due to how Best Film Editing at the Academy Awards can often link up to Best Picture. It’s not a perfect correlation, but when looking for hints as to what voters might do, anything helps. Here, they’ve nominated almost all of the likely Best Picture nominees, so that’s a help. In fact, outside of Baby Driver and Molly’s Game, I’d say the other eight contenders here are among the favorites to make the big lineup. Time will tell, of course, but Ace is working from a list of frontrunners this year, that’s for sure. Below you can see the nominees for the Ace Eddie. Last year, the big winners were Arrival and La La Land, though Hacksaw Ridge...
- 1/3/2018
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic): Blade Runner 2049 Joe Walker, Ace Dunkirk Lee Smith, Ace Molly’s Game Alan Baumgarten, Ace, Josh Schaeffer & Elliot Graham, Ace The Post Michael Kahn,...
- 1/3/2018
- by Jazz Tangcay
- AwardsDaily.com
The American Cinema Editors (Ace) have announced nominations for the 68th Annual Ace Eddie Awards. The ceremony recognizes outstanding editing in 10 film, television, and documentary categories. Nominated for best edited feature film this year are “Dunkirk” and “Blade Runner 2049” in the dramatic category and “Baby Driver” and “Get Out” in the comedy category.
Read More:2018 Oscar Predictions: Best Editing
Emmy winners such as “Veep,” “Big Little Lies,” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” will also compete for Ace prizes this year. “Fargo,” “Better Call Saul,” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” all have multiple Ace television nominees.
Winners will be revealed on January 26. Check out the full nominations list below.
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic)
“Blade Runner 2049,” Joe Walker
“Dunkirk,” Lee Smith
“Molly’s Game,” Alan Baumgarten, Josh Schaeffer & Elliot Graham
“The Post,” Michael Kahn & Sarah Broshar
“The Shape of Water.” Sidney Wolinsky
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy)
“Baby Driver,” Jonathan Amos & Paul Machliss
“Get Out,...
Read More:2018 Oscar Predictions: Best Editing
Emmy winners such as “Veep,” “Big Little Lies,” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” will also compete for Ace prizes this year. “Fargo,” “Better Call Saul,” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” all have multiple Ace television nominees.
Winners will be revealed on January 26. Check out the full nominations list below.
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic)
“Blade Runner 2049,” Joe Walker
“Dunkirk,” Lee Smith
“Molly’s Game,” Alan Baumgarten, Josh Schaeffer & Elliot Graham
“The Post,” Michael Kahn & Sarah Broshar
“The Shape of Water.” Sidney Wolinsky
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy)
“Baby Driver,” Jonathan Amos & Paul Machliss
“Get Out,...
- 1/3/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Frankly, there is only one probably lock in this category and that’s Lee Smith for “Dunkirk.” Questions still surround the rest of the frontrunners. Moreover, don’t sleep on “Detroit’s” William Goldenberg as an upset nominee. He’s a two-time winner and five-time nominee and very well respected within the branch. [Posted Jan 2]
Frontrunners
Michael Kahn, Sarah Broshar, “The Post”
Gregory Plotkin, “Get Out”
Lee Smith, “Dunkirk”
Joe Walker, “Blade Runner 2049”
Sidney Wolinsky, “The Shape of Water”
Almost there
Sean Baker, “The Florida Project”
Valerio Bonelli, “Darkest Hour”
Bob Ducsay, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”
Walter Fasano, “Call Me By Your Name”
William Goldenberg, “Detroit”
Jon Gregory “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Nick Houy, “Lady Bird”
Mako Kamitsuna, “Mudbound”
Paul Machliss, Jonathan Amos, “Baby Driver”
Claire Simpson, “All The Money In The World”
Tatiana S.
Continue reading 2018 Best Editing Oscars Predictions at The Playlist.
Frontrunners
Michael Kahn, Sarah Broshar, “The Post”
Gregory Plotkin, “Get Out”
Lee Smith, “Dunkirk”
Joe Walker, “Blade Runner 2049”
Sidney Wolinsky, “The Shape of Water”
Almost there
Sean Baker, “The Florida Project”
Valerio Bonelli, “Darkest Hour”
Bob Ducsay, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”
Walter Fasano, “Call Me By Your Name”
William Goldenberg, “Detroit”
Jon Gregory “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Nick Houy, “Lady Bird”
Mako Kamitsuna, “Mudbound”
Paul Machliss, Jonathan Amos, “Baby Driver”
Claire Simpson, “All The Money In The World”
Tatiana S.
Continue reading 2018 Best Editing Oscars Predictions at The Playlist.
- 1/3/2018
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
From filmmaker Steven Spielberg comes the science fiction action adventure Ready Player One, based on Ernest Cline’s bestseller of the same name, which has become a worldwide phenomenon.
The film is set in 2045, with the world on the brink of chaos and collapse. But the people have found salvation in the Oasis, an expansive virtual reality universe created by the brilliant and eccentric James Halliday (Mark Rylance). When Halliday dies, he leaves his immense fortune to the first person to find a digital Easter egg he has hidden somewhere in the Oasis, sparking a contest that grips the entire world. When an unlikely young hero named Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) decides to join the contest, he is hurled into a breakneck, reality-bending treasure hunt through a fantastical universe of mystery, discovery and danger.
As you watch the first trailer, be on the listen for a Back To The Future flourish.
The film is set in 2045, with the world on the brink of chaos and collapse. But the people have found salvation in the Oasis, an expansive virtual reality universe created by the brilliant and eccentric James Halliday (Mark Rylance). When Halliday dies, he leaves his immense fortune to the first person to find a digital Easter egg he has hidden somewhere in the Oasis, sparking a contest that grips the entire world. When an unlikely young hero named Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) decides to join the contest, he is hurled into a breakneck, reality-bending treasure hunt through a fantastical universe of mystery, discovery and danger.
As you watch the first trailer, be on the listen for a Back To The Future flourish.
- 12/11/2017
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Virtual reality isn't just an escape f0r Wade Watts, it's a chance for a better real life. Following its infectiously fun trailer debut at San Diego Comic-Con this past summer, the official trailer for Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One (based on the book of the same name by Ernest Cline) has been released by Warner Bros., giving viewers the chance to rock out to Van Halen's "Jump."
"From filmmaker Steven Spielberg comes the science fiction action adventure “Ready Player One,” based on Ernest Cline’s bestseller of the same name, which has become a worldwide phenomenon.
The film is set in 2045, with the world on the brink of chaos and collapse. But the people have found salvation in the Oasis, an expansive virtual reality universe created by the brilliant and eccentric James Halliday (Mark Rylance). When Halliday dies, he leaves his immense fortune to the first person...
"From filmmaker Steven Spielberg comes the science fiction action adventure “Ready Player One,” based on Ernest Cline’s bestseller of the same name, which has become a worldwide phenomenon.
The film is set in 2045, with the world on the brink of chaos and collapse. But the people have found salvation in the Oasis, an expansive virtual reality universe created by the brilliant and eccentric James Halliday (Mark Rylance). When Halliday dies, he leaves his immense fortune to the first person...
- 12/11/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Thomas S. Hammock Digs Deep With The Last Survivors
By Terry Keefe
With the growth of technology over the past decade, it’s become possible for literally anybody to record a song, write a book or make a movie. With the inundation of content into the marketplace, it’s become more difficult than ever before for real filmmakers to get their work made, seen and, perhaps most significantly, monetized. Hollywood wants $300 million-budgeted tentpole comic book movies that will play as well in Beijing and New Delhi as they do in Muncie and Canoga Park. The indie film movement, once occupied by names like Quentin Tarantino, P.T. Anderson and Steven Soderbergh during its 1990s heyday, is basically non-existent now, those filmmakers having moved on to big-budget (or at least bigger than their salad days), more epic filmmaking. Many aspiring directors and producers find this landscape to be a bleak one, akin...
By Terry Keefe
With the growth of technology over the past decade, it’s become possible for literally anybody to record a song, write a book or make a movie. With the inundation of content into the marketplace, it’s become more difficult than ever before for real filmmakers to get their work made, seen and, perhaps most significantly, monetized. Hollywood wants $300 million-budgeted tentpole comic book movies that will play as well in Beijing and New Delhi as they do in Muncie and Canoga Park. The indie film movement, once occupied by names like Quentin Tarantino, P.T. Anderson and Steven Soderbergh during its 1990s heyday, is basically non-existent now, those filmmakers having moved on to big-budget (or at least bigger than their salad days), more epic filmmaking. Many aspiring directors and producers find this landscape to be a bleak one, akin...
- 8/14/2015
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes Save Yourself first details, a new clip from The Well, a look at the first four minutes from Discopath, the teaser trailer for Bestseller, and much more:
New Clip from The Well and Screening Details: “At the edge of an expansive barren valley, all that remains of The Wallace Farm for Wayward Youth is a few hollowed-out husks of buildings. Seventeen-year-old Kendal (Haley Lu Richardson) can barely recall when the Oregon valley was still lush. It’s been a decade since the last rainfall, and society at large has dried up and blown away. Kendal and the few others that remain barely scrape by, while dreaming of escape. When a greedy water baron lays claim to what little of the precious resource remains underground, Kendal must decide whether...
New Clip from The Well and Screening Details: “At the edge of an expansive barren valley, all that remains of The Wallace Farm for Wayward Youth is a few hollowed-out husks of buildings. Seventeen-year-old Kendal (Haley Lu Richardson) can barely recall when the Oregon valley was still lush. It’s been a decade since the last rainfall, and society at large has dried up and blown away. Kendal and the few others that remain barely scrape by, while dreaming of escape. When a greedy water baron lays claim to what little of the precious resource remains underground, Kendal must decide whether...
- 6/8/2014
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
In a post-apocalyptic world you have to do whatever it takes to survive against its many dangers. Need an example? Check out this exclusive clip from Tom Hammock's (You're Next, V/H/S/2, The Guest) new flick, The Well.
From the Press Release
At the edge of an expansive barren valley, all that remains of The Wallace Farm for Wayward Youth is a few hollowed-out husks of buildings. Seventeen-year-old Kendal (Haley Lu Richardson) can barely recall when the Oregon valley was still lush.
It's been a decade since the last rainfall, and society at large has dried up and blown away. Kendal and the few others that remain barely scrape by, while dreaming of escape. When a greedy water baron lays claim to what little of the precious resource remains underground, Kendal must decide whether to run and hide or bravely fight for the few cherished people and things she has left.
From the Press Release
At the edge of an expansive barren valley, all that remains of The Wallace Farm for Wayward Youth is a few hollowed-out husks of buildings. Seventeen-year-old Kendal (Haley Lu Richardson) can barely recall when the Oregon valley was still lush.
It's been a decade since the last rainfall, and society at large has dried up and blown away. Kendal and the few others that remain barely scrape by, while dreaming of escape. When a greedy water baron lays claim to what little of the precious resource remains underground, Kendal must decide whether to run and hide or bravely fight for the few cherished people and things she has left.
- 5/21/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
Before someone gets a $200 million budget and a time frame of two or three years to make a big-studio feature film, they make a lot of little ones — usually spending their own money, just trying to get noticed.
Here’s the story of a group of budding filmmakers who put together a clever short in two days for about a million times less than the aforementioned price. They also did it in practically no time at all. First, check out the short below:
“I woke up last Wednesday with this image of a girl with a dragon cake at a Mad Men cocktail party,...
Here’s the story of a group of budding filmmakers who put together a clever short in two days for about a million times less than the aforementioned price. They also did it in practically no time at all. First, check out the short below:
“I woke up last Wednesday with this image of a girl with a dragon cake at a Mad Men cocktail party,...
- 3/31/2012
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW.com - PopWatch
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