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American Hustle (Blu-ray)

April 27, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner
Director: David O. Russell
Running Time: 139 mins
Certificate: 15
Release Date: April 28th 2014

American Hustle recently joined a select band of movies to get 10 Oscar nominations but not win a single award (although The Turning Point and Color Purple still hold the record with 11 noms and no wins). However the fact a film like this got 10 nods is a pretty impressive achievement on its own.

Christian Bale is Irving Rosenfeld, a small time hustler who finds his con man empire growing when he teams up with the smart and beautiful Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams). However things look like they’re going south after the FBI’s Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper) fingers them. [Read more…]

Ride Along Tops The US Box Office Once More, With Awkward Moment In Third

February 3, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Going into the weekend many had expected That Awkward Moment to top the US box office, but in the end Ride Along hit number 1 for the third week in a row. It took $12.3 million over the weekend, with $92 million in the bank so far. Frozen took second place with $9.3 million, thanks to the release of a sing-along version which pushed its gross up a little from last weekend.

Awkward Moment ended up in third spot with $9 million, less than the $10-$12 million that was expected. However as it only cost $7 million to make, it should still turn a profit.

The only other new entry was Labor Day, which took $5.3 million. It’s being seen as a bit of a disappointment, although the fact it got pushed from a prime Oscar-bait release to January shows the studio didn’t have a huge amount of faith in it.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of January 31st-February 2nd.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	Ride Along	$12.3	$92.9
2	Frozen	$9.3	$360.0
3	That Awkward Moment	$9.0	$9.0
4	The Nut Job	$7.6	$50.2
5	Lone Survivor	$7.1	$104.8
6	Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit	$5.4	$38.9
7	Labor Day	$5.3	$5.3
8	American Hustle	$4.3	$133.6
9	The Wolf Of Wall Street	$3.5	$104.0
10	I, Frankenstein	$3.5	$14.4

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FILMS: Ride Along, Frozen, That Awkward Moment, The Nut Job, Lone Survivor, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Labor Day, American Hustle, The Wolf Of Wall Street, I Frankenstein

Ride Along Tops The US Box Office Again While I Frankenstein Bombs

January 27, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

If I, Frankenstein had been hoping to be a big hit, its dream came crashing down over the weekend. It could only manage sixth place with an $8.2 million start, which means it’s now going to really struggle to make back its $65 million budget. The makers had been hoping it would open with similar numbers to the Underworld films, but it ended up starting with less than half of those movies.

It was however the only new entry in the top 10, with Ride Along once more taking the top spot with $21.1 million. It’s now taken $75 million, which is far more than most expected it to after only nine days.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of January 24th-26th.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	Ride Along	$21.1	$75.4
2	Lone Survivor	$12.6	$93.6
3	The Nut Job	$12.4	$40.2
4	Frozen	$9.0	$347.8
5	Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit	$8.8	$30.1
6	I, Frankenstein	$8.2	$8.2
7	American Hustle	$7.1	$127.0
8	August: Osage County	$5.0	$26.5
9	The Wolf Of Wall Street	$5.0	$98.0
10	Devil’s Due	$2.7	$12.8

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FILMS: Ride Along, Lone Survivor, The Nut Job, Frozen, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, I Frankenstein, American Hustle, August: Osage County, The Wolf Of Wall Street, Devil's Due

Ride Along Tops The US Box Office, While Jack Ryan Fails To Find An Audience

January 20, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Despite not having the biggest marketing campaign, the Ice Cube and Kevin Hart comedy Ride Along has surprised many not just by topping the US box office, but by having the highest January opening in history. It’s $41.2 million beats out previous champ Cloverfield’s $40.1 million.

It certainly helped that Kevin Hart is extremely hot right now, especially with African-American audiences, although the movie proved to have widespread appeal (although African-Americans did make up half the audience).

It was very bad news for Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, which Paramount has been eyeing as a second franchise for Chris Pine. However it wasn’t even the second highest opener of the weekend as it was beaten by the animated comedy The Nut Job, which took $20.5 million. Jack Ryan could only place fourth with $17.2 million, not helped by reviews that suggested it was a bit of a journeyman effort.

The final new entry was Devil’s Due, which tanked with $8.5 million, suggesting, as several other recent films have, that the novelty of found footage films is wearing offer and audiences now need more than just that if they’re going to show up.

Some films also got a post Oscar nomination bump, with American Hustle the biggest beneficiary as it got a 27% bump from last weekend. However the likes of August: Osage County, Gravity, 12 Years A Slave, Dallas Buyer’s Club and Captain Phillips also rose from last weekend.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of January 17th-19th.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	Ride Along	$41.2	$41.2
2	Lone Survivor	$23.2	$74.0
3	The Nut Job	$20.5	$20.5
4	Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit	$17.2	$17.2
5	Frozen	$11.9	$332.6
6	American Hustle	$10.6	$116.4
7	Devil’s Due	$8.5	$8.5
8	August: Osage County	$7.5	$18.1
9	The Wolf Of Wall Street	$7.5	$90.2
10	Saving Mr. Banks	$4.1	$75.3

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FILMS: Ride Along, Lone Survivor, The Nut Job, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Frozen, American Hustle, Devil's Due, August: Osage County, The Wolf Of Wall Street, Saving Mr. Banks

American Hustle & Gravity Lead The Oscars Nominations, With LGBT Nods Pretty Thin On The Ground

January 16, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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Due to the Winter Olympics, the Oscars are a little later than they have been for the past couple of years, but now the competition is in full swing, with the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announcing the nominations for this year’s gongs.

It’s a bit of a three way race, with American Hustle and Gravity leading the way with ten nominations apiece, while 12 Years a Slave is just behind with nine. Although Hustle and 12 Years are seen by many as the frontrunners for Best Picture, Gravity certainly shouldn’t ruled out.

Hustle also becomes only the 15th film to get nominations in all the acting categories – for Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence – just a year after director David O. Russell did exactly the same with The Silver Linings Playbook. No movie has ever taken all of the acting Oscars, and it would be a surprise if American Hustle changed that.

Unfortunately there aren’t too many LGBT-interest noms. That said, Dallas Buyers Club did pretty well, with nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor (Matthew McConaughey), Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing and Best Makeup. Jared Leto is also by far the frontrunner in the Best Supporting Actor race, for his role as a transgender character in the movie.

The Lesbian-themed Blue Is The Warmest Color was a surprise snub in the Best Foreign Language film category. However Philomena, which includes a gay-themed subplot, scored four nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actress (Judi Dench), Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Score.

Take a look below for the full list of Oscar noms:

BEST PICTURE
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Nebraska
Philomena
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST DIRECTOR
Alfonso Cuarón – Gravity
Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave
Alexander Payne – Nebraska
David O. Russell – American Hustle
Martin Scorsese – The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Christian Bale – American Hustle
Bruce Dern – Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street
Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Amy Adams – American Hustle
Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Judi Dench – Philomena
Meryl Streep – August: Osage County

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
Bradley Cooper – American Hustle
Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave
Jonah Hill – The Wolf of Wall Street
Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Sally Hawkins – Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts – August: Osage County
June Squibb – Nebraska

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
American Hustle – David O. Russell and Eric Singer
Blue Jasmine – Woody Allen
Dallas Buyers Club – Craig Borten and Melissa Wallack
Her – Spike Jonze
Nebraska – Bob Nelson

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Before Midnight – Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater
Captain Phillips – Billy Ray
Philomena – Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
12 Years a Slave – John Ridley
The Wolf of Wall Street – Terence Winter

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Belgium, The Broken Circle Breakdown, Felix Van Groeningen, director
Cambodia, The Missing Picture, Rithy Panh, director
Denmark, The Hunt, Thomas Vinterberg, director
Italy, The Great Beauty, Paolo Sorrentino, director
Palestine, Omar, Hany Abu-Assad, director

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
Ernest & Celestine
Frozen
The Wind Rises

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The Act of Killing – Joshua Oppenheimer
Cutie and the Boxer – Zachary Heinzerling
Dirty Wars – Rick Rowley
The Square – Jehane Noujaim
20 Feet from Stardom – Morgan Neville

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Grandmaster – Philippe LeSourd
Gravity – Emmanuel Lubezki
Inside Llewyn Davis – Bruno Delbonnel
Nebraska – Phedon Papamichael
Prisoners – Roger Deakins

BEST EDITING
American Hustle – Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers and Alan Baumgarten
Captain Phillips – Christopher Rouse
Dallas Buyers Club – John McMurphy and Martin Pensa
Gravity – Alfonso Cuaró and Mark Sanger12 Years a Slave – Joe Walker

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
American Hustle – Judy Becker & Heather Loeffle
Gravity – Andy Nicholson & Rosie Goodwin
The Great Gatsby – Catherine Martin & Beverly Dunn
Her – K.K. Barrett & Gene Serdena
12 Years a Slave – Adam Stochausen & Alice Baker

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
American Hustle – Michael Wilkinson
The Grandmaster – William Chang Suk Ping
The Great Gatsby – Catherine Martin
The Invisible Woman – Michael O’Connor
12 Years a Slave – Patricia Norris

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Book Thief – John Williams
Gravity – Steven Price
Her – William Butler and Owen Pallett
Philomena – Alexandre Desplat
Saving Mr. Banks – Thomas Newman

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Alone Yet Not Alone” from Alone Yet Not Alone – Music by Bruce Broughton, Lyrics by Dennis Spiegel
“Happy” from Despicable Me 2 – Music and Lyrics by Pharrell Williams
“Let It Go” from Frozen – Music and Lyric by Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez
“The Moon Song” from Her – Music by Karen O, Lyrics by Karen O and Spike Jonze
“Ordinary Love” from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – Music by Paul Hewson, Dave Evans, Larry Clayton and Larry Mullen, Lyrics by Paul Hewson

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Gravity – Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk and Neil Corbould
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and Eric Reynolds
Iron Man 3 – Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Erik Nash and Dan Sudick
The Lone Ranger – Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Edson Williams and John Frazier
Star Trek Into Darkness – Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossmann and Burt Dalton

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Dallas Buyers Club – Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa – Stephen Prouty
The Lone Ranger – Joel Harlow and Gloria Pasqua-Casny

BEST SOUND MIXING
Captain Phillips – Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith and Chris Munro
Gravity – Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick and Tony Johnson
Inside Llewyn Davis – Skip Lievsay
Lone Survivor – Andy Koyama, Beau Borders and David Brownlow

BEST SOUND EDITING
All Is Lost – Steve Boeddeker and Richard Hymns
Captain Phillips – Oliver Tarney
Gravity – Glenn Freemantle
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Brent Burge
Lone Survivor – Wylie Stateman

BEST ANNIMATED SHORT FILM
Feral, Daniel Sousa, director, and Dan Golden, music and sound design (Daniel Sousa)
Get a Horse, Lauren MacMullan, director, and Dorothy McKim, producer (Walt Disney Feature Animation)
Mr. Hublot, Laurent Witz, director, and Alexandre Espigares, co-director (Zeilt Productions)
Possessions, Shuhei Morita, director (Sunrise Inc.)
Room on the Broom, Max Lang and Jan Lachauer, directors (Magic Light Pictures)

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM
Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn’t Me), Esteban Crespo, director (Producciones Africanauan)
“Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything),” Xavier Legrand, director, and Alexandre Gavras, producer (KG Productions)
Helium, Anders Walter, director, and Kim Magnusson, producer (M & M Productions)
“Pitääö Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?),” Selma Vilhunen, director, and Kirsikka Saari, screenwriter (Tuffi Films)
The Voorman Problem, Mark Gill, director, and Baldwin Li, producer (Honlodge Productions)

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
CaveDigger, Jeffrey Karoff
Facing Fear, Jason Cohen
Karama Has No Walls, Sara Ishaq
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life, Malcolm Clarke
Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall, Edgar Barens

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FILMS: Dallas Buyers Club, Philomena, American Hustle, Gravity, 12 Years A Slave

Lone Survivor Tops The US Box Office With The Second Best January Opening Ever

January 13, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

A few months ago there was talk of Oscars for Lone Survivor. While that talk has died down, the film can take plenty of solace from an exceedingly good US opening, where it took $38.5 million over the weekend (it had been playing on a couple of screens before that, but only so it could qualify for the Oscars, which demand a movie opened on at least one screen in LA or New York before December 31st).

It’s the second biggest January opening ever after Cloverfield’s $40.1 million. It’s also a lot better than most other movies that have concentrated on the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The only other new entry was The Legend Of Hercules, which placed fourth with $8.6 million. It’s not a great start but about in line with expectations due to its lack of marquee names. Kellan Lutz is Hercules, but even his copious shirtlessness couldn’t turn it into a hit. Modest marketing and the fact there was little to make it stand out didn’t help either.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of January 10th-12th.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	Lone Survivor	$38.5	$38.8
2	Frozen	$15.0	$317.6
3	The Wolf Of Wall Street	$9.0	$78.5
4	The Legend Of Hercules	$8.6	$8.6
5	American Hustle	$8.6	$101.5
6	The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug	$8.0	$242.2
7	August: Osage County	$7.3	$7.8
8	Saving Mr. Banks	$6.5	$68.9
9	Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones	$6.3	$28.4
10	Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues	$6.1	$118.5

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FILMS: Lone Survivor, Frozen, The Wolf Of Wall Street, The Legend Of Hercules, American Hustle, The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, August: Osage County, Saving Mr. Banks, Anchorman 2

Behind The Candelabra & Jared Leto Crown A Good Year For LGBTs At The Golden Globes

January 13, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The Golden Globe winners have been announced, with the two top prizes going to 12 Years A Slave for Best Motion Picture (Drama) and American Hustle for Best Motion Picture (Musical Or Comedy).

It’s tough to tell which is the best indicator towards the Best Picture, as while normally it’s the Drama Globe that’s more likely to go onto Academy Awards success, that was actually the only award 12 Years won, while American Hustle also picked up two film actress gongs for Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence.

The other good indicator, the Best Director award, went to Gravity, suggesting it’s still a pretty open field for the Oscars.

It was a good year on the LGBT front, as Dallas Buyers Club picked up Best Actor (Drama) for Matthew McConaughey (whose character is straight but fighting for better access to HIV meds for all those affected) and Best Supporting Actor for Jared Leto’s performance as a transgender character. Leo DiCaprio picked up the other Best Actor Award (Musical Or Comedy) for Wolf Of Wall Street.

On the TV front the gay-themed Behind The Candelabra also did well, picking up a couple of gongs, including Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television, and Best Actor for Michael Douglas.

There were a couple of disappointments, such as Taylor Schilling losing out for the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black and Jim Parsons missing out for Big Bang Theory, but overall it was a pretty good year for films & TV that include LGBT content at the Golden Globes.

Take a look at the full list of winner below.

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
WINNER: 12 Years a Slave – Plan B Entertainment, New Regency Productions and River Road Entertainment; Fox Searchlight Pictures

Captain Phillips – Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing
Gravity – Warner Bros. Pictures / Esperanto Filmoj / Heyday Films; Warner Bros. Pictures
Philomena – Pathe, BBC Films, BFI, Canal+, Cine+, Baby Cow/Magnolia Mae; The Weinstein Company
Rush – Universal Pictures, Cross Creek Pictures, Exclusive Media, Imagine Entertainment, Working Title, Revolution Films; Universal Pictures

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
WINNER: American Hustle – Columbia Pictures and Annapurna Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing

Her – Warner Bros. Pictures / Annapurna Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures
Inside Llewyn Davis – Mike Zoss Productions, Scott Rudin Productions, Studio Canal; CBS Films
Nebraska – Paramount Vantage; Paramount Pictures
The Wolf of Wall Street – Paramount Pictures and Red Granite Pictures; Paramount Pictures

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
WINNER: Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club

Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
Idris Elba – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Tom Hanks – Captain Phillips
Robert Redford – All Is Lost

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
WINNER: Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine

Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Judi Dench – Philomena
Emma Thompson – Saving Mr. Banks
Kate Winslet – Labor Day

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
WINNER: Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street

Christian Bale – American Hustle
Bruce Dern – Nebraska
Oscar Isaac – Inside Llewyn Davis
Joaquin Phoenix – Her

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
WINNER: Amy Adams – American Hustle

Julie Delpy – Before Midnight
Greta Gerwig – Frances Ha
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Enough Said
Meryl Streep – August: Osage County

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
WINNER: Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club

Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
Daniel Brühl – Rush
Bradley Cooper – American Hustle
Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
WINNER: Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle

Sally Hawkins – Blue Jasmine
Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts – August: Osage County
June Squibb – Nebraska

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
WINNER: Alfonso Cuaró – Gravity

Paul Greengrass – Captain Phillips
Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave
Alexander Payne – Nebraska
David O. Russell – American Hustle

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
WINNER: Brooklyn Nine-Nine – FOX – Universal Television

The Big Bang Theory – CBS – Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television
Girls – HBO – HBO Entertainment in association with Apatow Productions and I am Jenni Konner Productions
Modern Family – ABC – Twentieth Century Fox Television
Parks and Recreation – NBC – Universal Television

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
WINNER: Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation

Zooey Deschanel – New Girl
Lena Dunham – Girls
Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
WINNER: Frozen – Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Pictures

The Croods – DreamWorks Animation LLC; Twentieth Century Fox
Despicable Me 2 – Universal Pictures, A Chris Meledandri Production; Universal Pictures

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
WINNER: Michael Douglas – Behind the Candelabra

Matt Damon – Behind the Candelabra
Chiwetel Ejiofor – Dancing on the Edge
Idris Elba – Luther
Al Pacino – Phil Spector

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
WINNER: The Great Beauty (ITALY) (La Grande Bellezza) – Indigo Film, Medusa Film, BABE Films; Janus Films

Blue Is the Warmest Color (FRANCE) – (La vie d’Adele, chapitres 1 et 2) – Quat’sous Films; IFC Films
The Hunt (DENMARK) (Jagten) – Zentropa Entertainment; Magnolia Pictures
The Past (IRAN) (Le passé) – Memento Films Production, France 3 Cinema, BIM Distribuzione; Sony Pictures Classics
The Wind Rises (JAPAN) (Kaze tachinu) – Studio Ghibli; Touchstone Pictures

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
WINNER: Andy Samberg – Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Jason Bateman – Arrested Development
Don Cheadle – House of Lies
Michael J. Fox – The Michael J. Fox Show
Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
WINNER: Spike Jonze – Her

Bob Nelson – Nebraska
Jeff Pope, Steve Coogan – Philomena
John Ridley – 12 Years a Slave
Eric Singer, David O. Russell – American Hustle

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
WINNER: Robin Wright – House of Cards

Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife
Tatiana Maslany – Orphan Black
Taylor Schilling – Orange Is the New Black
Kerry Washington – Scandal

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
WINNER: Jon Voight – Ray Donovan

Josh Charles – The Good Wife
Rob Lowe – Behind the Candelabra
Aaron Paul – Breaking Bad
Corey Stoll – House of Cards

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
WINNER: “Ordinary Love” – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – Music by: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Brian Burton; Lyrics by: Bono

“Atlas” – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Music by: Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion; Lyrics by: Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion
“Let It Go” – Frozen – Music by: Kristen Anderson Lopez, Robert Lopez; Lyrics by: Kristen Anderson Lopez, Robert Lopez
“Please Mr. Kennedy” – Inside Llewyn Davis – Music by: Ed Rush, George Cromarty, T-Bone Burnett, Justin Timberlake, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen; Lyrics by: Ed Rush, George Cromarty, T-Bone Burnett, Justin Timberlake, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
“Sweeter than Fiction” – One Chance – Music by: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff; Lyrics by: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
WINNER: Alex Ebert – All Is Lost

Alex Heffes – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Steven Price – Gravity
John Williams – The Book Thief
Hans Zimmer – 12 Years a Slave

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
WINNER: Breaking Bad – AMC – Sony Pictures Television

Downton Abbey – PBS – Carnival Films
The Good Wife – CBS – CBS Television Studios in Association with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions
House of Cards – Netflix – Donen/Fincher/Roth and Trigger Street Productions, Inc. in association with Media Rights Capital for Netflix
Masters of Sex – SHOWTIME – Showtime, Sony Pictures Television, Round Two Productions, Timberman/Beverly Productions

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
WINNER: Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad

Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan
Michael Sheen – Masters of Sex
Kevin Spacey – House of Cards
James Spader – The Blacklist

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
WINNER: Elisabeth Moss – Top of the Lake

Helena Bonham Carter – Burton and Taylor
Rebecca Ferguson – The White Queen
Jessica Lange – American Horror Story: Coven
Helen Mirren – Phil Spector

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
WINNER: Behind the Candelabra – HBO – HBO Films in association with Jerry Weintraub Productions

American Horror Story: Coven – FX networks – Ryan Murphy Television and Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
Dancing on the Edge – Starz – Starz Entertainment
Top of the Lake – Sundance Channel – See-Saw Films
The White Queen – Starz – Starz Entertainment

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
WINNER: Jacqueline Bisset – Dancing on the Edge

Janet McTeer – The White Queen
Hayden Panettiere – Nashville
Monica Potter – Parenthood
Sofía Vergara – Modern Family

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ACTORS: Jared Leto, Matthew McConaughey DIRECTORS: Alfonso Cuaron FILMS: Dallas Buyers Club, Behind The Candelabra, American Hustle, 12 Years A Slave

The Hobbit Tops The Post-Christmas US Box Office

December 30, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

It was a busy weekend for new releases at the US box office, but in the end none of them could beat out The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, which topped the charts again with $29.8 million. Perhaps more impressive though was Frozen in second place. It’s $28.8 million is the second highest ever (behind Avatar) for a movie in its sixth week of release, and pushes the movie up to be Disney’s second highest grossing animated movie in the US, with only The Lion King beating it.

Of the five big new releases, The Wolf Of Wall Street did best with $18.5 million over the weekend and $34 million since it’s Christmas Day release. Although it only placed fifth on the chart, it’s still considered a good start for an R rated movie that runs nearly three hours.

Ben Stiller’s The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty grossed $13 million over the weekend and $23 million since Christmas. While about in line with expectations, it’s not great for a pretty expensive movie, especially one that had high Oscar hopes earlier this year.

The big disaster though was 47 Ronin, which cost $175 million to make, but only placed ninth with $9 million over the weekend and $20 million since Christmas. Once marketing costs are taken into account, some believe Universal will lose the entire $175 million it spent making the Keanu Reeves movie.

Outside the top 10, the Robert De Niro & Sylvester Stallone boxing movie had a passable $7.4 million opening, which isn’t bad at a packed box office, especially as it wasn’t a particularly expensive movie. Justin Bieber however had less to cheer about, as while his last concert movie, Never Say Never, opened to nearly $30 million, his new one, Believe, grossed just $4 million since it opened on Christmas Day. It certainly seems the Beliebers stayed home for this one, which shows just how fickle the concert movie business can be.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of December 27th-29th 2013.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug	$29.8	$190.3
2	Frozen	$28.8	$248.3
3	Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues	$20.1	$83.6
4	American Hustle	$19.5	$60.0
5	The Wolf Of Wall Street	$18.5	$34.3
6	Saving Mr. Banks	$14.0	$37.8
7	The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty	$13.0	$25.5
8	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire	$10.2	$391.1
9	47 Ronin	$9.8	$20.5
10	Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas	$7.4	$43.7

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FILMS: The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, Frozen, Anchorman 2, American Hustle, The Wolf Of Wall Street, Saving Mr. Banks, The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, 47 Ronin

The Hobbit Beats Out Anchorman 2 At The US Box Office

December 23, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

With a lot of films battling it out at the US box office, it wasn’t clear going into the weekend which would end up on top. In the end The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug took the number one spot, with $31.4 million.

That means it beat out the hotly tipped Anchorman 2, which came second with $26.6 million over the weekend and $40 million since it opened last Wednesday. Although not the mega-hit some had thought it might be, it’s still a pretty okay start and it should continue to have decent play of the Christmas period.

After expanding their screen count massively, both American Hustle and Saving Mr. Banks made their first appearance in the top 10 in fourth and fifth spot, with $19.1 million and $9.3 million respectively. It means that Hustle is playing ahead of expectations, which is likely to help its Oscar chances, while Saving Mr. Banks is probably going to need a few awards nods if it’s going to turn into a significant US hit.

Walking With Dinosaurs failed to attract much of an audience, earning just $7.3 million in its first three days. Although it will continue to play over Christmas, it’s still likely to be seen as a significant failure.

More impressive was Dhoom 3, which may have earned only around half of what Walking With Dinosaurs did, but it did so on less than 10% of the screens the dino movie had. It’s $3.3 million weekend is a record for a Bollywood movie in the US, which very rarely make the top 10.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of December 20th-22nd 2013.

Rank	Title	Weekend Gross (millions)	Total Gross to date (millions)
1	The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug	$31.4	$127.5
2	Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues	$26.7	$40.0
3	Frozen	$19.1	$191.5
4	American Hustle	$19.1	$20.2
5	Saving Mr. Banks	$9.3	$9.9
6	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire	$8.7	$321.7
7	Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas	$8.5	$28.2
8	Walking With Dinosaurs	$7.3	$7.3
9	Dhoom 3	$3.3	$3.3
10	Thor: The Dark World	$1.3	$200.7

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The Golden Globe Nominations Are Announced, With Behind The Candelabra Leading The TV Way

December 12, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The Awards Season truly kicked off today with Zoe Saldana, Olivia Wilde and Aziz Ansari heading for the Beverly Hilton Hotel to announce the nominations for The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are set to return to host The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards, which will be given out on Sunday, January 12th, 2014.

12 Years a Slave and American Hustle led the film nominations getting an impressive seven each. Nebraska did well with five nominations, while Captain Phillips and Gravity picked up four each. On the TV front, with House of Cards and Behind the Candelabra getting four apiece. Candelabra’s haul includes nominations for both Matt Damon and Michael Douglas.

Extra gay interest in the film categories was added by Philomena getting a Best Comedy Or Musical Film nomination. The lesbian-themed Palm d’Or winner Blue Is the Warmest Color is nominated for Best Foreign Language film.

There were a few surprises though, particularly The Butler not managing to score any nominations, despite many expecting it to make a decent Oscar run. Many also questioned why Pixar didn’t get a Best Animated Feature nom for Monsters University.

The 2014 Golden Globe Nominations are as follows:

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
12 Years a Slave – Plan B Entertainment, New Regency Productions and River Road Entertainment; Fox Searchlight Pictures
Captain Phillips – Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing
Gravity – Warner Bros. Pictures / Esperanto Filmoj / Heyday Films; Warner Bros. Pictures
Philomena – Pathe, BBC Films, BFI, Canal+, Cine+, Baby Cow/Magnolia Mae; The Weinstein Company
Rush – Universal Pictures, Cross Creek Pictures, Exclusive Media, Imagine Entertainment, Working Title, Revolution Films; Universal Pictures

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Judi Dench – Philomena
Emma Thompson – Saving Mr. Banks
Kate Winslet – Labor Day

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
Idris Elba – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Tom Hanks – Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club
Robert Redford – All Is Lost

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
American Hustle – Columbia Pictures and Annapurna Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing
Her – Warner Bros. Pictures / Annapurna Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures
Inside Llewyn Davis – Mike Zoss Productions, Scott Rudin Productions, Studio Canal; CBS Films
Nebraska – Paramount Vantage; Paramount Pictures
The Wolf of Wall Street – Paramount Pictures and Red Granite Pictures; Paramount Pictures

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Amy Adams – American Hustle
Julie Delpy – Before Midnight
Greta Gerwig – Frances Ha
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Enough Said
Meryl Streep – August: Osage County

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Christian Bale – American Hustle
Bruce Dern – Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street
Oscar Isaac – Inside Llewyn Davis
Joaquin Phoenix – Her

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
The Croods – DreamWorks Animation LLC; Twentieth Century Fox
Despicable Me 2 – Universal Pictures, A Chris Meledandri Production; Universal Pictures
Frozen – Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Pictures

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Blue Is the Warmest Color (FRANCE) – (La vie d’Adele, chapitres 1 et 2) – Quat’sous Films; IFC Films
The Great Beauty (ITALY) (La Grande Bellezza) – Indigo Film, Medusa Film, BABE Films; Janus Films
The Hunt (DENMARK) (Jagten) – Zentropa Entertainment; Magnolia Pictures
The Past (IRAN) (Le passé) – Memento Films Production, France 3 Cinema, BIM Distribuzione; Sony Pictures Classics
The Wind Rises (JAPAN) (Kaze tachinu) – Studio Ghibli; Touchstone Pictures

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Sally Hawkins – Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts – August: Osage County
June Squibb – Nebraska

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
Daniel Brü – Rush
Bradley Cooper – American Hustle
Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave
Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
Alfonso Cuaró – Gravity
Paul Greengrass – Captain Phillips
Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave
Alexander Payne – Nebraska
David O. Russell – American Hustle

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
Spike Jonze – Her
Bob Nelson – Nebraska
Jeff Pope, Steve Coogan – Philomena
John Ridley – 12 Years a Slave
Eric Singer, David O. Russell – American Hustle

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
Alex Ebert – All Is Lost
Alex Heffes – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Steven Price – Gravity
John Williams – The Book Thief
Hans Zimmer – 12 Years a Slave

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“Atlas” – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Music by: Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion; Lyrics by: Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion
“Let It Go” – Frozen – Music by: Kristen Anderson Lopez, Robert Lopez; Lyrics by: Kristen Anderson Lopez, Robert Lopez
“Ordinary Love” – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – Music by: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Brian Burton; Lyrics by: Bono
“Please Mr. Kennedy” – Inside Llewyn Davis – Music by: Ed Rush, George Cromarty, T-Bone Burnett, Justin Timberlake, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen; Lyrics by: Ed Rush, George Cromarty, T-Bone Burnett, Justin Timberlake, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
“Sweeter than Fiction” – One Chance – Music by: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff; Lyrics by: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Breaking Bad – AMC – Sony Pictures Television
Downton Abbey – PBS – Carnival Films
The Good Wife – CBS – CBS Television Studios in Association with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions
House of Cards – Netflix – Donen/Fincher/Roth and Trigger Street Productions, Inc. in association with Media Rights Capital for Netflix
Masters of Sex – SHOWTIME – Showtime, Sony Pictures Television, Round Two Productions, Timberman/Beverly Productions

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife
Tatiana Maslany – Orphan Black
Taylor Schilling – Orange Is the New Black
Kerry Washington – Scandal
Robin Wright – House of Cards

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad
Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan
Michael Sheen – Masters of Sex
Kevin Spacey – House of Cards
James Spader – The Blacklist

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
The Big Bang Theory – CBS – Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television
Brooklyn Nine-Nine – FOX – Universal Television
Girls – HBO – HBO Entertainment in association with Apatow Productions and I am Jenni Konner Productions
Modern Family – ABC – Twentieth Century Fox Television
Parks and Recreation – NBC – Universal Television

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES -COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Zooey Deschanel – New Girl
Lena Dunham – Girls
Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep
Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Jason Bateman – Arrested Development
Don Cheadle – House of Lies
Michael J. Fox – The Michael J. Fox Show
Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory
Andy Samberg – Brooklyn Nine-Nine

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
American Horror Story: Coven – FX networks – Ryan Murphy Television and Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
Behind the Candelabra – HBO – HBO Films in association with Jerry Weintraub Productions
Dancing on the Edge – Starz – Starz Entertainment
Top of the Lake – Sundance Channel – See-Saw Films
The White Queen – Starz – Starz Entertainment

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Helena Bonham Carter – Burton and Taylor
Rebecca Ferguson – The White Queen
Jessica Lange – American Horror Story: Coven
Helen Mirren – Phil Spector
Elisabeth Moss – Top of the Lake

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Matt Damon – Behind the Candelabra
Michael Douglas – Behind the Candelabra
Chiwetel Ejiofor – Dancing on the Edge
Idris Elba – Luther
Al Pacino – Phil Spector

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Jacqueline Bisset – Dancing on the Edge
Janet McTeer – The White Queen
Hayden Panettiere – Nashville
Monica Potter – Parenthood
Sofí Vergara – Modern Family

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Josh Charles – The Good Wife
Rob Lowe – Behind the Candelabra
Aaron Paul – Breaking Bad
Corey Stoll – House of Cards
Jon Voight – Ray Donovan

Golden Globes will be handed out on January 12th, 2014.

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