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The Iraq war film dominates the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards, winning in six of the eight categories it was nominated including best picture, director and original screenplay. (more…)Posts Tagged ‘where the wild things are’
Golden Globes Upsets Galore as Avatar, Hangover, Glee Score
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The Hollywood Foreign Press was happy to open Pandora’s box.
Avatar, James Cameron‘s years-in-the-making vision of the possibility of performance-capture technology, was named Best Motion Picture, Drama, at the 67th Annual Golden Globes, triumphing over the seemingly unstoppable Hurt Locker. (more…)
Complete List of 2010 Golden Globe Nominations
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged " "A Serious Man, " "An Education, " "Invictus, " "The Hurt Locker, " "Up", "Avatar, (500) Days of Summer, 2010 Golden Globe, 2010 Golden Globe Nominations, 201`0, 30 Rock, 57th Annual Golden Globes, A Prophet, A Single Man, Abel Korzeniowski, Alec Baldwin, Anna Kendrick, Anna Paquin, award, Baaria, BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM, BEST MOTION PICTURE, BEST ORIGINAL SCORE, BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE, BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION, BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE, BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, BEST SCREENPLAY, Big Love, Brendan Gleeson, Broken Embraces, brothers, Californication, Carey Mulligan, Chiewetel Ejiofor, Chloe Sevigny, Christoph Waltz, Christopher Plummer, Clint Eastwood, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Colin Firth, COMEDY OR MUSICAL, Coraline, Cougar Town, Courteney Cox, Crazy Heart, Damages, Daniel Day-Lewis, David Duchovny, Dexter, District 9, drama, Duplicity, Edie Falco, Emily Blunt, Endgame, entourage, EST MOTION PICTURE, Fantastic Mr. Fox, film, Gabourey Sidibe, George Clooney, glee, golden globe, Helen Mirren, How I Met Your Mother, Hung, Inglourious Basterds, Into the Storm, It's Complicated, James Cameron, James Horner, Jane Adams, Jane Lynch, Janet McTeer, Jason Reitman, Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, Jeff Bridges, Jeremy Piven, John Lithgow, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Julia Roberts, Julianne Moore, Julie & Julia, Karen O and Carter Burwell, Kathryn Bigelow, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Bacon, Lea Michele, Lost, Marion Cotillard, Mark Boal, Marvin Hamlisch, Matt Damon, Matthew Morrison, Meryl Streep, Michael Emerson, Michael Giacchino, Michael Stuhlbarg, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION, Mo'Nique, Modern Family, Morgan Freeman, movie, Nancy Meyers, Neil Patrick Harris, Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, nine, nomination, nurse jackie, Penelope Cruz, Prayers for Bobby, precious, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Downey Jr., Rose Byrne, Sandra Bullock, Sherlock Holmes, Sigourney Weaver, Stanley Tucci, Steve Carell, Taking Chance, The Blind Side, The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler, The Hangover, The Informant!, The Last Station, The Lovely Bones, The Maid, The Messenger, The Office, The Princess and the Frog, The Proposal, The White Ribbon, The Young Victoria, Thomas Jane, tina Fey, Tobey Maguire, Toni Collette, tv, tv series, tv show, United States of Tara, Up in the Air", Vera Farmiga, Wallander: One Step Behind, where the wild things are, William Hurt, Woody Harrelson on December 15, 2009| Leave a Comment »
from Eonline.com:
Up in the Air scored a leading six nominations for the 57th Annual Golden Globes. Nine was next with five, followed by Avatar and Inglourious Basterds with four.
On the TV side, newcomer Glee led all contenders with four nominations, followed by 30 Rock,Damages, Dexter and Big Love, with three apiece. (more…)
Where The Wild Things Are: Movie Review
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged arts and entertainment, cast, Catherine Keener, children, children's book, cinema, directing, director, entertainment, film, Mark Ruffalo, Maurice Sendak, movie, movie review, movies, review, spike jonze, where the wild things are, Where The Wild Things Are: Movie Review on October 23, 2009| Leave a Comment »
As an educator and a fellow kid at heart, I wanted to go loving this movie! Unfortunately, this movie falls flat. Based on the less-than-ten-sentences popular children’s book by Maurice Sendak, this is not a children’s film. At times it tries to be, but the subtleties are way over the heads of most children.
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It is beautifully shot and amazing job making everything look and feel realistic –but what is lacking is in the writing. The sound is simple OK.
From the start, we are supposed to feel empathy for Max, because of his neglect. We are hit over the head with it, and expected to immediately feel bad for the kid. I would have preferred more dimensional situations, which will make us feel for our main character, instead of having these scenes that scream, “you must feel sorry for him”.
The whole movie feels a bit contrived for me and again I am not buying the writing. THIS IS NOT REALLY A CHILDREN’S MOVIE, but I think there should have been more of a morality. Here there are great teaching lessons about anger, your emotions and how to deal your negative feelings. They could have really presented this to children and I think they would have taken away a lot. There are themes about acting out, family, and love. Also, coming away thinking families come in different shapes and sizes and appearance would have been two key themes that would make for great writing.
There were only a few moments where I actually felt touched, rather than feeling like I SHOULD be.
This movie is more violent than I thought –especially based on a children’s book. Catherine Keener (who I love) is underused and the big WTF is how Mark Ruffalo got a huge screen credit for the whole 20 seconds he was in the film. All the actors go a great job with making the voices colorful and rich.
With the right directing (and Spike Jonze –I’m surprised!) this could have been a movie for kids without watering their emotions.
Bottom line: DVD or Blue-Ray it! Or if you see it, go see this movie without a lot of expectations. It wasn’t horrible but it wasn’t the masterpiece I expected.
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