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Ooops — strike '2012' off your Oscars best-picture list

15 hours ago | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »

Since part of an Oscar pundit's job is to jump off cliffs, bravely and spectacularly, we salute New York Post film critic Lou Lumenick for daring to forecast a best-picture nomination for "2012," the upcoming apocalypse thriller from Roland Emmerich, director of "The Day After Tomorrow," "Godzilla" and "Independence Day." One of the chief reasons the academy expanded its best-picture list to 10 nominees from five was to include big popcorn pix that used to get nommed in the good ole days ("The Towering Inferno," "Jaws") but now are slighted. Unfortunately, alas, it looks like poor Lou will go splat against the Oscar rocks, according to Variety's gloomy review of "2012."

The trade paper predicts the doomsday thriller will strike lots of ticket gold: "This simultaneously spectacular and risible concoction looks likely to trigger a worldwide B.O. tsunami for Sony." But don't expect much academy gold: "On any level other than as sheer visual sensation, »

- tomoneil

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Anti-Catholic '2012' is a disaster movie in every sense (IrishCentral)

13 November 2009 6:27 AM, PST | IrishCentral | See recent IrishCentral news »

Niall O'Dowd / '2012' is anti-Catholic / Click here Video / Watch the ‘2012’ trailer / Click here Story / '2012' star John Cusak proud to be Chicago Irish / Click here John Cusack may have sabotaged the rest of his flailing career by appearing in "2012" this dog from director Roland Emmerich. Whatever the box office says the Irish American actor has descended to the lowest plane of his career in the type of movie that makes the "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes," an Oscar-winning proposition. Instead of tomatoes we have sun demons, huge fireballs that catapult to earth and destroy all the living and the undead (which is pretty much everyone) in a movie which has as much suspense as "Daddy Day Care." John Cusack is the "Daddy Day Care" figure at the beginning of this movie, driving his daughter to his ex-wife's when the world suddenly starts to end. It turns out that »

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Fat Guys at the Movies Ep. 140 – 2012 Pounds

13 November 2009 4:00 AM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

On This Week's Show: Kevin and Neil meet up in the Magical Studio in the Sky for an epic show about the end of the world. They gush (sort of) over Roland Emmerich's movies and dance a jig around how awesome Fantastic Mr. Fox is. And Neil takes to the high seas in support of Pirate Radio while Kevin grumbles after not being offered a press screening. They lay down a Fat Guy Five about Roland Emmerich's best movies, examine the box office numbers and even read an iTunes review and listen to a listener voice mail, proving that the phone number does work. Save us, John Cusack! Films Reviewed this Week: 2012, Pirate Radio and Fantastic Mr. Fox [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://media.filmschoolrejects.com/audio/episode140.mp3] Download this Episode Episode Schedule: Segment 1 [8:50] - Review of 2012 Segment 2 [10:40] - Review of Pirate Radio and Fantastic Mr. Fox Segment 3 [12:45] - Box office recap, listener feedback and the Fat Guy Five: Roland Emmerich's Five Best Movies »

- Kevin Carr

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Movie Review: 2012 (2009)

13 November 2009 1:24 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Special effects are the star in 2012

Photo: Columbia Pictures Roland Emmerich brought in aliens to destroy the world in 1996 with Independence Day. In 1998 he gave the keys to a giant mutant lizard trying to destroy New York City in Godzilla. Weather was to blame in 2004 when he directed The Day After Tomorrow and now, in 2009, the sun is the culprit as the Earth's core is heating up and 2012 will no longer be known as just another a year as much as it will be the year the Mayans predicted the world will end and Roland Emmerich gladly obliged for no less than two hours and 38 minutes.

2012 is a victim of its own ability to entertain. For 90 minutes of its running time it is a wild and insanely entertaining thrill park where limousines can outrun eroding fault lines and drive straight through crumbling skyscrapers just in time to make it to »

- Brad Brevet

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Brandon's Word: 2012 Will Send Your Eyes and Brain to War

12 November 2009 10:15 PM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

"It's the end of the world as we know it… [again]." -R.E.M. (Except that last part, of course.) I'm very tempted to make this review comprised of a single sentence. That review would read: 2012 is delicious candy for the eyes, brain-boggling insanity for your mind, and tooth-rotting idealism for your superego; and it's a film not to be missed in theatres. Since you all are so used to my verbosity, though, (and because 2012 does actually deserve more than a single sentence) I won't leave it to just that line. So let's get to it, shall we? This is Roland Emmerich's third, and reportedly last, film in his "disaster trilogy" that began in 1996 with Independence Day. Sure, you could include Godzilla in there, but Emmerich's Big Three are ID4, The Day After Tomorrow, and, now, 2012. And what each of those previous films had, the destruction, the familiar character archetypes, ... »

- Brandon Lee Tenney

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Exclusive Interview: Roland Emmerich

12 November 2009 9:40 AM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

Roland Emmerich has probably killed more people that any director in the history of humanity. Whether it's unleashing a giant lizard on New York in Godzilla or freezing the Eastern seaboard in The Day After Tomorrow, he's got a thing for destruction on a mass scale-- and he knows you like it too. With 2012 he's giving disaster movie fans all they ever wanted, death and destruction on a scale bigger than anything he, or anyone, has ever attempted. What like about Roland Emmerich, aside from the over-the-top enjoyment his movies bring, is he's a frank, straightforward interview, happy to talk about his plans for Independence Day 2 (you can watch that video here), his experience writing Day After Tomorrow when 9/11 happened, and why, as a filmmaker with millions of dollars to do whatever he wants, he chooses disaster movies. You may be surprised to learn that it's not all about the »

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Fearless Forecast - Nothing Will Stop '2012'

12 November 2009 9:22 AM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

Like it or not, director Roland Emmerich makes big-ass movies people generally want to see. Even Godzilla made big money. But he's coming off probably his most disappointing film, 10,000 B.C., but it was modestly budgeted as these things go (around $100 million). Still, that flick got horrible reviews and turned a profit.

That shouldn't be a problem with the explosive end-of-the-world picture, 2012. Yeah, it's got one of those production costs you can't believe studios still get behind (rumored to be around $200 million), but it should do half that much in the Us alone, and Columbia/Sony has exploited the global stage before this year with Angels & Demons. The Dan Brown adaptation didn't light it up in America, but in international territories it took in almost 300% of its domestic gross. Expect similar results here.

There's no true competition to steal its audience away, and it's a movie about death and destruction. »

- Colin Boyd

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The Week in Film: Oscar Bait

12 November 2009 9:02 AM, PST | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »

Why, hello, folks! Another week means another week closer to December, which means it’s another week closer to Oscar bait movies. Aren’t you curious? I know you are, so let’s begin!

First up, we have 2012. It’s one of those natural disaster movies, but this time, on a global scale. The whole thing is based on the end of the world that in turn is based on the Mayan calendar. Expect super visual effects in the likes of things blowing up, giant tsunamis, raining meteors, skyscrapers collapsing, and Godzilla. Oh wait, scratch that last one.

Okay, sure this isn’t Oscar bait. But still, if you’re feeling like July in November, go for it! Oh, yeah, 2012 stars John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Oliver Platt, and Amanda Peet.

The second of the two wide releases this week is Pirate Radio. In the 1960s, a bunch of DJs went on a boat, »

- Raiden251

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See How Roland Emmerich Blew Up Yellowstone in ‘2012′

12 November 2009 7:43 AM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Last night we sent Dr. Cole Abaius off to behold the 3-hours of destruction porn that is Roland Emmerich's latest film, 2012. Having already seen it earlier this week, I prepared him for the ridiculous amount of near-misses, the spectacle of explosion and as always, the trademark Emmerich schmaltz thanks to every character having to say a teary goodbye to anyone and everyone they are leaving behind. It's the exact sort of film that you'd expect from the German director. No matter what you think of his work though, there is not one of you who can deny that Roland Emmerich usually shows us something impressive. Even in his work on Godzilla, we were shown something larger than life -- a level of destruction unparalleled in its time. This new film is no exception. Emmerich does everything from dropping California into the Pacific Ocean to taking out the White House with the U.S »

- Neil Miller

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Director explains why New York escapes demolition in 2012

12 November 2009 4:35 AM, PST | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »

If viewing new disaster flick 2012 is part of your plans this weekend (it hits cinemas from tomorrow), be prepared for non-stop cinematic carnage. Director Roland Emmerich has a proven flair for the destructive (Independence Day, Godzilla, The Day After Tomorrow) and is again giving the world a mighty ass-kicking in his latest blockbuster, with the likes of everything from the Washington Monument to the Christ the Redeemer statue coming off second best against the elements (though interestingly not Islamic site, the Kaaba in Saudi Arabia, read more about that in Related Content, right). But it’s not just those local to the Kaaba that are breathing a sigh of relief as the German director has revealed another familiar corner of the globe that hasn’t attracted his onscreen ire – New York City. »

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2012 Reviews

12 November 2009 12:53 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

Advance buzz for director Roland Emmerich's 2012 has not been very good, but it seems that if you don't take his third blow-up-the-world pic too seriously, it isn't bad.

"This is fun. 2012 delivers what it promises, and since no sentient being will buy a ticket expecting anything else, it will be, for its audiences, one of the most satisfactory films of the year."

— Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

"...God forgive me, but I enjoyed the nerve-racking silliness of this newest, loudest exercise in destruction."

— Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

"If you rolled every disaster movie into one spectacular package, you would wind up with something close to 2012, Roland Emmerich's latest apocalyptic fantasy."

— Stephen Farber, Hollywood Reporter

"On any level other than as sheer visual sensation, 2012 is a joke, for the simple reason that it has no point of view; the film offers no philosophical, metaphysical, intellectual and certainly no religious perspective on the cataclysm, »

- reelz reelz

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HitFix Interview: '2012' director Roland Emmerich

11 November 2009 11:29 PM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »

 It's the end of the world as we know it, but Roland Emmerich feels fine. And he should feel fine.   No filmmaker of his generation has made more money off of destroying the world, one internationally famous landmark at a time.    Between "Independence Day," "Godzilla" and "The Day After Tomorrow," Emmerich's disaster oeuvre has yielded more than $1.7 billion in worldwide box office (that doesn't take into account films like "Stargate," "10,000 B.C." and "The Patriot").    On Friday (Nov. 13), Emmerich's latest global destroyer hits theaters. Given the other names on his resume, it's hard to believe, but... »

- Daniel Fienberg

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Five Favorite Films with Roland Emmerich

10 November 2009 8:17 AM, PST | Rotten Tomatoes | See recent Rotten Tomatoes news »

We're fairly certain Roland Emmerich's movies hold the record for combined body count. Such a feat is a result of career built around movies like Independence Day, Godzilla, and The Day After Tomorrow, bombastic, crowd-pleasing disaster movies that frequently leave the planet in runs. His latest effort is 2012, opening this Friday and starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet, and Chiwetel Ejiofor as survivors in a world tearing apart at the seams and submerged in water. Rotten Tomatoes spoke to Emmerich to get his Five Favorite Films, and on the following page you can read our interview, where he discusses the... »

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Stargate: 15th Anniversary Edition - Blu-ray Review

10 November 2009 7:46 AM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

From Director Roland Emmerich (The Day After Tomorrow, The Patriot, and Godzilla) comes the cult classic Stargate in High Definition 1080p picture. Haled as .a must-see sci-fi classic., Stargate grew into something bigger with the expansion of the franchise to the world of television and direct-to-dvd movies. Fans will want to revisit the film that started the Stargate franchise. The picture holds up well, and the special features make it worth the money. This anniversary edition has over four hours of extras. For the purists out there, you can view the movie in its original 1994 theatrical version, but if you like a little something extra to go with the popcorn and a relaxing Friday night, you can view »

- Dana Rae

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Pixar Looks 'Up,' 'Watchmen' Gets Ultimate And More In The DVD Report For November 10

10 November 2009 7:00 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

After last week's jam-packed release schedule led by "G.I. Joe," we're given an opportunity to breath today with only two new theatrical titles coming to market, along with an assortment of action-filled catalog offerings making their way to Blu-ray. This is your DVD Report for Tuesday, November 9.

Disney's Pixar was flying high after the critically and commercially acclaimed "Wall-e," so naturally they looked to the skies for their next animated outing, "Up." The film focuses on Carl Fredricksen, an elderly shut-in who aims to pay homage to his late wife by relocating to the top of a South American paradise the couple had always dreamed of visiting. Equipping his home with hundreds of helium balloons, the house lifts off its foundation and floats away, inadvertently taking with it a young wilderness scout who grows attached to the grumpy septuagenarian at the start of a grand adventure.

Like most Pixar films, »

- Brian Jacks

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2012 - Movie Review

10 November 2009 3:46 AM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

Roland Emmerich.s up to his familiar old ways . .My films are bigger, louder and splashier than yours are!. and while that may be true, it doesn.t make them good or worthy. Emmerich has never been able to get out of his own way in making films . he requires jothing less than total annihilation of earth. They.re about sound, fury and shallow anthology storylines that signify nothing much. His overused End of Days scenario is as tired as this film is long; he has nothing to say that he didn.t already sayd in Godzilla, 10,000 B.C., Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow. Disaster epics are so mid- nineties, the golden era of CGI, when computer geeks »

- Anne Brodie

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Len Wiseman Set To Direct Nocturne

10 November 2009 2:53 AM, PST | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »

Len Wiseman, rolling on the success of his first three films, Die Hard 4.0, Underworld and Underworld : Evolution, has sold his pitch for Nocturne to Fox. The story follows a group of people who survive the end of the world and investigates the mystery of how they ended up there. At present Fox is searching for screenwriters to script the pic.

Wiseman is currently attached to direct the aquatic military action film 'Atlantic Rising' and a war film set in the future called Shrapnel, though neither of the films have got the greenlight.

Wiseman is no stranger to apocalypse scenes, having worked on creating that look while in the art department for films such as Godzilla and Independence Day. His background suggests, if nothing else, at least the film will look authentically calamitous.

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Review: 2012

10 November 2009 1:57 AM, PST | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »

Plot: A global catastrophe threatening to end the world, throws together a disparate group of survivors. Review: 2012 is exactly what the trailers make it look like- a bombastic disaster film that, like many of director Roland Emmerich's films, manages to be both wildly stupid, and entertaining- although a couple of his films (Godzilla & 10,000 BC) didn't succeed in the latter. This really is your quintessential, check your brain at the door type of film. If you're anything... »

- Chris Bumbray

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2012 director Roland Emmerich admits turning down superhero film offers

6 November 2009 9:31 AM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »

Roland Emmerich, whose disaster movie 2012 erupts on to the big screen on November 13, has revealed he finds superhero movies boring and has rejected every offer to direct a comic book adaptation.

Emmerich, whose other credits include Godzilla, The Day After Tomorrow, Independence Day and Stargate, admitted he was "a little worried" about the culture of remakes and adaptations.

He said: "I don't know how many more superheroes they can pull out of their hat. I hate superheroes.

"I always say no to every one that I get offered because I feel that it's boring. But they seem to be successful for some of the people.

"Some of them do [make money], some don't. But they make more money than they lose so they keep making them, and when one works then they have a franchise."

Speaking in Sci Fi Now magazine, he continued: "It's very unimaginative. I'm a total fan of people »

- David Bentley

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2012 director fearful of destroying Islamic site onscreen

5 November 2009 2:56 AM, PST | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »

John Woo has his doves, Quentin Tarantino his fictional brands and Hitchcock had his cameos; directors love putting their signature stamp on movies and they come in all shapes and forms. Just look at the cinematic CV of German filmmaker, Roland Emmerich. 1996 – Independence Day, aliens lay siege to earth, taking out the likes of the Empire State Building and the White House. 1998 – Godzilla – New York under attack by a giant Japanese monster. 2004 – The Day After Tomorrow – global warming bites us in the ass with a giant storm that brings a new ice age. And now 2009 – 2012, a tale of global destruction based on the theory that the world will end according to the Mayan Long Count Calendar. Spot the similarities? Not that Emmerich is happy to destroy any old landmark that stands in his wake, with one apparently off limits to the disaster-loving director. »

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