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Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema and more

Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema & more

Argo (Blu-ray)

March 2, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Alan Arkin, Victor Garber
Director: Ben Affleck
Running Time: 120 mins
Certificate: 15
Release Date: March 4th 2013

Although it’s not too unusual for the winner of the Best Picture Oscar not to also pick up the Best Director gong, it’s very rare for the winner of the biggest prize not to even get a nomination for its helmer. However that’s what happened with Argo, marking the first time it’s occurred since Driving Miss Daisy in 1989. (Incidentally it’s also now tied with Gigi as the Best Picture winner with the shortest title).

It was a real oversight on the part of the Academy, because it’s not like Ben Affleck’s direction is irrelevant to the movie’s success. Indeed it’s him probably more than anyone else who makes the film work. [Read more…]

Argo Takes The Best Picture Oscar – See The Full List Of Winners!

February 25, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

argo-posterIt was undoubtedly one of the most open Oscar races for years, with the result that rather than one film sweeping the entire thing, the Academy has spread the cheer amongst a bunch of movie. The winner of the big prize was Argo, marking one of the few times the Best Picture Oscar has gone to a film whose helmer wasn’t even nominated for Best Director. The film also won Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing

Although Best Picture and Best Director usually go hand-in-hand, that couldn’t happen this time, and so it was Ang Lee who scooped the gong for Life Of Pi. It’s the second time he’s picked up the award for a film that didn’t win Best Picture (after Brokeback Mountain).

In the acting categories, Daniel Day Lewis became the first man to win three Best Actor Oscars after winning for Lincoln, while Jennifer Lawrence become the second youngest Best Actress Oscar winner ever (she’s 22, while Marlee Matlin was 21) when she picked up the gong for Silver Linings Playbook.

Christoph Waltz took Best Supporting Actor, making it his second Tarantino film in a row to scoop him the award. And as expected, Best Supporting Actress went to Anne Hathaway for Les Miserables, in what was seen as one of the few certain categories of the night.

The Oscars spread the love in the other categories, with Skyfall winning Best Song, Brave picking up best Animated Feature and Amour getting the Best Foreign Language film. Even Anna Karenina won a gong for best Costumes.

Take a look below for the full list on winners.

BEST PICTURE:
WINNER:
Argo

Amour
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty

BEST DIRECTOR:
WINNER:
Ang Lee – Life of Pi

Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild
Michael Haneke – Amour
David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook
Steven Spielberg – Lincoln

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE:
WINNER:
Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln

Bradley Cooper – Silver Linings Playbook
Hugh Jackman – Les Miserables
Joaquin Phoenix – The Master
Denzel Washington – Flight

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE:
WINNER:
Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook

Jessica Chastain – Zero Dark Thirty
Emmanuelle Riva – Amour
Quvenzhané Wallis – Beasts of the Southern Wild
Naomi Watts – The Impossible

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
WINNER:
Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained

Alan Arkin – Argo
Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Master
Robert De Niro – Silver Linings Playbook
Tommy Lee Jones – Lincoln

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE:
WINNER:
Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables

Amy Adams – The Master
Sally Field – Lincoln
Helen Hunt – The Sessions
Jacki Weaver – Silver Linings Playbook

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
WINNER:
Argo – Chris Terrio

Beasts of the Southern Wild – Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin
Life of Pi – David Magee
Lincoln – Tony Kushner
Silver Linings Playbook – David O. Russell

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
WINNER:
Django Unchained – Quentin Tarantino

Amour – Michael Haneke
Flight – John Gatins
Moonrise Kingdom – Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
Zero Dark Thirty – Mark Boal

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
WINNER:
Austria, Amour, Michael Haneke, director;

Canada, War Witch, Kim Nguyen, director;
Chile, No, Pablo Larraín, director;
Denmark, A Royal Affair, Nikolaj Arcel, director;
Norway, Kon-Tiki, Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg, directors

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:
WINNER:
Brave

Frankenweenie
ParaNorman
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Wreck-It Ralph

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
WINNER:
Life of Pi – Claudio Miranda

Anna Karenina – Seamus McGarvey
Django Unchained – Robert Richardson
Lincoln – Janusz Kaminski
Skyfall – Roger Deakins

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
WINNER:
Anna Karenina – Jacqueline Duran

Les Miserables – Paco Delgado
Lincoln – Joanna Johnston
Mirror Mirror – Eiko Ishioka
Snow White and the Huntsman – Colleen Atwood

BEST FILM EDITING
WINNER:
Argo – William Goldenberg

Life of Pi – Tim Squyres
Lincoln – Michael Kahn
Silver Linings Playbook – Jay Crispin and Crispin Struthers
Zero Dark Thirty – Dyan Tichenor and William Goldenberg

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
WINNER:
Searching for Sugar Man – Malik Bendjelloul

5 Broken Cameras – Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi
The Gatekeepers – Dror Moreh
How to Survive a Plague – David France
The Invisible War – Kirby Dick

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING:
WINNER:
Les Miserables – Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell

Hitchcock – Howard Berger, Peter Montagna and Martin Samuel
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
WINNER:
“Skyfall” from Skyfall – Music and Lyrics by Adele and Paul Epworth

“Before My Time” from Chasing Ice – Music and Lyric by J Ralph
“Everybody Needs a Best Friend” from Ted – Music by Walter Murphy, Lyric by Seth MacFarlane
“Pi’s Lullaby” from Life of Pi – Music by Mychael Danna, Lyric by Bombay Jashiri
“Suddenly” from Les Miserables – Music by Herbert Kretzmer, Lyric by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
WINNER:
Life of Pi – Mychael Danna

Anna Karenina – Dario Marianelli
Argo – Alexandre Desplat
Lincoln – John Williams
Skyfall – Thomas Newman

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:
WINNER:
Lincoln – Rick Carter (Production Design); Jim Erickson (Set Decoration)

Anna Karenina – Sarah Greenwood (Production Design); Katie Spencer (Set Decoration)
Les Miserables – Eve Stewart (Production Design); (Set Decoration)
Life of Pi – David Gropman (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Dan Hennah (Production Design); Ra Vincent and Simon Bright (Set Decoration)

BEST SOUND MIXING:
WINNER:
Les Miserables – Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes

Argo – John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Jose Antonio Garcia
Life of Pi – Ron Bartlett, D.M. Hemphill and Drew Kunin
Lincoln – Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ronald Judkins
Skyfall – Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson

BEST SOUND EDITING:
WINNER:
Zero Dark Thirty – Paul N.J. Ottosson

Skyfall – Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers
Argo – Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn
Django Unchained – Wylie Stateman
Life of Pi – Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
WINNER:
Life of Pi – Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White
Marvel’s The Avengers – Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick
Prometheus – Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill
Snow White and the Huntsman – Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM:
WINNER:
Paperman – John Kahrs

Adam and Dog – Minkyu Lee
Fresh Guacamole – PES
Head Over Heels – Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly
Maggie Simpson in The Longest Daycare – {PEbf5gdf477Mde||David Silverman

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM:
WINNER:
Inocente – Sean Fine, Andrea Nix Fine

King’s Point – Sari Gilman, Jedd Wider
Monday’s At Racine – Cynthia Wade, Robin Honan
Open Heart – Kief Davidson, Cori Shepherd Stern
Redemption – Jon Alpert, Matthew O’Neill

BEST LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM:
WINNER:
Curfew – Shawn Christensen

Asad – Bryan Buckley and Mino Jarjoura
Buzukashi Boys – Sam French and Ariel Nasr
Death of a Shadow – Tom Van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele
Henry – Yan England

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Daniel Day Lewis, Jennifer Lawrence, Christoph Waltz  DIRECTORS: Ang Lee, Ben Affleck  FILMS: Argo, Life Of Pi, Django Unchained, Lincoln, The Silver Linings Playbook  

Identity Thief Proves A Big Hit At The US Box Office

February 11, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

identity-thief-poster1The Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman grossout comedy Identity Thief may have been faced with some vitriolic reviews, but US audiences obviously didn’t care as the film significantly outperformed expectations, taking $36.5 million in its first three days in cinemas. It’s one of the best starts ever for an R-rated comedy, suggesting the film should have strong legs over the coming weeks.

The only other new entry in the top 10 was Steven Soderbergh’s pharmaceutical thriller Side Effects, which took $10 million over the weekend. It’s not a disaster but not a great start for a film with a cast including Channing Tatum, Jude Law, Rooney Mara and Catherine Zeta-Jones. It certainly suggests diminishing returns for Soderbergh’s brand of ensemble thriller, as it’s less than half of what Contagion took in 2011.

Top Gun 3D returned to cinemas but placed just outside the top 10. However it was only showing on 300 screens, so did pretty well to make $1.9 million (it’s per screen average was double that of Side Effects).

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of February 8th-10th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Identity Thief $36.5 $36.5
2 Warm Bodies $11.5 $36.6
3 Side Effects $10.0 $10.0
4 Silver Linings Playbook $6.9 $90.0
5 Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters $5.7 $43.8
6 Mama $4.3 $64.0
7 Zero Dark Thirty $4.0 $83.6
8 Argo $2.5 $123.7
9 Django Unchained $2.2 $154.5
10 Bulllet To The Head $1,9 $8.1
CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
FILMS: Identity Thief, Warm Bodies, Side Effects, The Silver Linings Playbook, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Mama, Zero Dark Thirty, Argo, Django Unchained, Bullet To The Head  

Argo Wins The Top Prize At The BAFTAs, With Les Mis & Skyfall Also Doing Well

February 11, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

argo-posterIt’s a strange situation where the director who’s sweeping most of the awards ceremonies isn’t even nominated for the Oscar, but that’s the situation Ben Affleck is in. He’s added the BAFTA Best Director Award for Argo to the Golden Globe, DGA and various other gongs he’s won, even if he can only hope his movie will win Best Picture at next week’s Oscars.

Argo also picked up Best Film, but it wasn’t a clean sweep for the film, as Les Miserables actually won the most awards, including Best Supporting Actress (Anne Hathaway), Best Production Design, Best Sound and Best Make-Up.

Skyfall could also celebrate, winning Best British Film and Best Original music. In the acting categories there was a bit of variety in the films honoured, with Hathaway joined by Daniel Day Lewis for Lincoln, Emmanuelle Riva for Amour and Christoph Waltz and Django Unchained.

Take a look below for the full list of BAFTA film winners.

BEST FILM
ARGO Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, George Clooney
LES MISÉRABLES Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward, Cameron Mackintosh
LIFE OF PI Gil Netter, Ang Lee, David Womark
LINCOLN Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy
ZERO DARK THIRTY Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow, Megan Ellison

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
SKYFALL Sam Mendes, Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, John Logan
ANNA KARENINA Joe Wright, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Paul Webster, Tom Stoppard
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL John Madden, Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin, Ol Parker
LES MISÉRABLES Tom Hooper, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward, Cameron Mackintosh, William Nicholson, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer
SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS Martin McDonagh, Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
BART LAYTON (Director), DIMITRI DOGANIS (Producer) The Imposter
DAVID MORRIS (Director), JACQUI MORRIS (Director/Producer) McCullin
DEXTER FLETCHER (Director/Writer), DANNY KING (Writer) Wild Bill
JAMES BOBIN (Director) The Muppets
TINA GHARAVI (Director/Writer) I Am Nasrine

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
AMOUR Michael Haneke, Margaret Ménégoz
HEADHUNTERS Morten Tyldum, Marianne Gray, Asle Vatn
THE HUNT Thomas Vinterberg, Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Morten Kaufmann
RUST AND BONE Jacques Audiard, Pascal Caucheteux
UNTOUCHABLE Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache, Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, Yann Zenou, Laurent Zeitoun

DOCUMENTARY
SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN Malik Bendjelloul, Simon Chinn
THE IMPOSTER Bart Layton, Dimitri Doganis
MARLEY Kevin Macdonald, Steve Bing, Charles Steel
McCULLIN David Morris, Jacqui Morris
WEST OF MEMPHIS Amy Berg

ANIMATED FILM
BRAVE Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman
FRANKENWEENIE Tim Burton
PARANORMAN Sam Fell, Chris Butler

DIRECTOR
ARGO Ben Affleck
AMOUR Michael Haneke
DJANGO UNCHAINED Quentin Tarantino
LIFE OF PI Ang Lee
ZERO DARK THIRTY Kathryn Bigelow

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
DJANGO UNCHAINED Quentin Tarantino
AMOUR Michael Haneke
THE MASTER Paul Thomas Anderson
MOONRISE KINGDOM Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
ZERO DARK THIRTY Mark Boal

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK David O. Russell
ARGO Chris Terrio
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin
LIFE OF PI David Magee
LINCOLN Tony Kushner

LEADING ACTOR
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS Lincoln
BEN AFFLECK Argo
BRADLEY COOPER Silver Linings Playbook
HUGH JACKMAN Les Misérables
JOAQUIN PHOENIX The Master

LEADING ACTRESS
EMMANUELLE RIVA Amour
HELEN MIRREN Hitchcock
JENNIFER LAWRENCE Silver Linings Playbook
JESSICA CHASTAIN Zero Dark Thirty
MARION COTILLARD Rust and Bone

SUPPORTING ACTOR
CHRISTOPH WALTZ Django Unchained
ALAN ARKIN Argo
JAVIER BARDEM Skyfall
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN The Master
TOMMY LEE JONES Lincoln

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
ANNE HATHAWAY Les Misérables
AMY ADAMS The Master
HELEN HUNT The Sessions
JUDI DENCH Skyfall
SALLY FIELD Lincoln

ORIGINAL MUSIC
SKYFALL Thomas Newman
ANNA KARENINA Dario Marianelli
ARGO Alexandre Desplat
LIFE OF PI Mychael Danna
LINCOLN John Williams

CINEMATOGRAPHY
LIFE OF PI Claudio Miranda
ANNA KARENINA Seamus McGarvey
LES MISÉRABLES Danny Cohen
LINCOLN Janusz Kaminski
SKYFALL Roger Deakins

EDITING
ARGO William Goldenberg
DJANGO UNCHAINED Fred Raskin
LIFE OF PI Tim Squyres
SKYFALL Stuart Baird
ZERO DARK THIRTY Dylan Tichenor, William Goldenberg

PRODUCTION DESIGN
LES MISÉRABLES Eve Stewart, Anna Lynch-Robinson
ANNA KARENINA Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
LIFE OF PI David Gropman, Anna Pinnock
LINCOLN Rick Carter, Jim Erickson
SKYFALL Dennis Gassner, Anna Pinnock

COSTUME DESIGN
ANNA KARENINA Jacqueline Durran
GREAT EXPECTATIONS Beatrix Aruna Pasztor
LES MISÉRABLES Paco Delgado
LINCOLN Joanna Johnston
SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN Colleen Atwood

MAKE UP & HAIR
LES MISÉRABLES Lisa Westcott
ANNA KARENINA Ivana Primorac
HITCHCOCK Julie Hewett, Martin Samuel, Howard Berger
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY Peter Swords King, Richard Taylor, Rick Findlater
LINCOLN Lois Burwell, Kay Georgiou

SOUND
LES MISÉRABLES Simon Hayes, Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson, Jonathan Allen, Lee Walpole, John Warhurst
DJANGO UNCHAINED Mark Ulano, Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti, Wylie Stateman
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY Tony Johnson, Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick, Brent Burge, Chris Ward
LIFE OF PI Drew Kunin, Eugene Gearty, Philip Stockton, Ron Bartlett, D. M. Hemphill
SKYFALL Stuart Wilson, Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell, Per Hallberg, Karen Baker Landers

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
LIFE OF PI Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer, Donald R Elliot
THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Peter Bebb, Andrew Lockley
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, R. Christopher White
MARVEL AVENGERS ASSEMBLE Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams, Dan Sudick
PROMETHEUS Richard Stammers, Charley Henley, Trevor Wood, Paul Butterworth

SHORT ANIMATION
THE MAKING OF LONGBIRD Will Anderson, Ainslie Henderson
HERE TO FALL Kris Kelly, Evelyn McGrath
I’M FINE THANKS Eamonn O’Neill

SHORT FILM
SWIMMER Lynne Ramsay, Peter Carlton, Diarmid Scrimshaw

THE CURSE Fyzal Boulifa, Gavin Humphries
GOOD NIGHT Muriel d’Ansembourg, Eva Sigurdardottir
TUMULT Johnny Barrington, Rhianna Andrews
THE VOORMAN PROBLEM Mark Gill, Baldwin Li

THE EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
JUNO TEMPLE

ELIZABETH OLSEN
ANDREA RISEBOROUGH
SURAJ SHARMA
ALICIA VIKANDER

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Emmanuelle Riva, Daniel Day Lewis, Christoph Waltz  DIRECTORS: Ben Affleck  FILMS: Argo, Skyfall  

GALECA (Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association) Announce Dorian Awards Winners

January 17, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

dorian-2013-winners
Who cares about the Oscars? The Dorian Awards are where it’s at, although I may be slightly biased as I’m a member of GALECA, the Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, which hands out the gongs to the best in TV and film.

The winners of this year’s awards have now been announced, with Argo and Keep The Lights on taking the biggest prizes of Best Film and Best LGBT Film. Daniel Day-Lewis and Anne Hathaway also have reason to celebrate, as they’ve picked up some love from the gay critics, who’ve awarded them Best Actor and Best Actress for Lincoln and Les Miserables respectively.

GALECA’s members deemed Ezra Miller worthy of their We’re Wilde About You Rising Star, honouring him for his portrayal of a bullied gay teen in The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

In the more unusual film categories, the comic drama Bernie, starring Jack Black as a murderous – but supernice – funeral director, was named Unsung Film of the Year. Channing Tatum’s guy-strippers melodrama Magic Mike and the Zac Efron-starring potboiler The Paperboy tied for the group’s novel Campy Film of the Year title.

On the TV side, American Horror Story won TV Drama of the Year for the second straight year (this time it tied with the conspiracy thriller Homeland). The series’ star, Jessica Lange, won TV Performance of the Year a second time as well. Girls took TV Comedy of the Year, while Modern Family and freshman gay-life satire The New Normal tied for LGBT TV Show of the Year. Campy TV Show of the Year honours went to the Lindsay Lohan starring biopic Liz & Dick, while the Unsung TV Show award was given to the comedy Happy Endings.

In new categories, GALECA named Ryan Murphy, co-creator of American Horror Story, The New Normal and Glee, as Wilde Artist of the Year. Fox’s Life of Pi was the group’s pick for Visually Striking Film of the Year, while TV or Movie Title of the Year went to Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23, which bested the likes of I Was Impaled and It’s Christmas, Carol! for that silly, er, title.

dorian galecaThe complete list of Dorian Award winners is below. A celebratory toast will be held Sunday, February 17the in Los Angeles. For more information, please visit: galeca.com and https://www.facebook.com/galecadorianawards

FILM OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Argo (Warner Bros.)

Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight)
Keep the Lights On (Music Box)
Les Miserables (Universal)
Lincoln (DreamWorks/Touchstone)
Moonrise Kingdom (Focus)

FILM PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR – ACTOR
WINNER: Daniel Day-Lewis / Lincoln (DreamWorks/Touchstone)

Alan Cumming / Any Day Now (Music Box)
Bradley Cooper / Silver Linings Playbook (Weinstein)
Hugh Jackman / Les Miserables (Universal)
Joaquin Phoenix / The Master (Weinstein)
John Hawkes / The Sessions (Fox Searchlight)

FILM PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR – ACTRESS
WINNER: Anne Hathaway / Les Miserables (Universal)

Emmanuelle Riva / Amour (Sony Pictures Classics)
Jennifer Lawrence / Silver Linings Playbook (Weinstein)
Jessica Chastain / Zero Dark Thirty (Sony/Columbia)
Marion Cotillard / Rust and Bone (Sony Pictures Classics)

LGBT FILM OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Keep the Lights On (Music Box)

Any Day Now (Music Box)
Cloud Atlas (Warner Bros.)
Gayby (Wolfe Releasing/The Film Collaborative)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Summit/Lionsgate)

DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
WINNER: How to Survive a Plague (Sundance Selects)

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (IFC)
Bully (Weinstein)
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel (Samuel Goldwyn)
The Invisible War (Cinedigm)
The Queen of Versailles (Magnolia)

VISUALLY STRIKING FILM OF THE YEAR
(honoring a production of stunning beauty, from art direction to cinematography)
WINNER: Life of Pi (Fox)

Anna Karenina (Focus)
Cloud Atlas (Warner Bros.)
Les Miserables (Universal)
Moonrise Kingdom (Focus)

CAMPY FLICK OF THE YEAR (TIE)
WINNER: Magic Mike (Warner Bros.)
WINNER: The Paperboy (Millennium)

2016: Obama’s America (Rocky Mountain)
Cloud Atlas (Warner Bros.)
Pitch Perfect (Universal)
Rock of Ages (Warner Bros./New Line)

UNSUNG FILM OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Bernie (Millennium)

The Cabin in the Woods (Lionsgate)
Chronicle (Fox)
Holy Motors (Indomina)
Looper (Sony)
Your Sister’s Sister (IFC)

TV DRAMA OF THE YEAR (TIE)
WINNER: American Horror Story: Asylum (FX)
WINNER: Homeland (Showtime)

Breaking Bad (AMC)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Mad Men (AMC)

TV COMEDY OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Girls (HBO)

The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Happy Endings (ABC)
Louie (FX)
Modern Family (ABC)

TV PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR – ACTOR
WINNER: Damian Lewis / Homeland (Showtime)

Aaron Paul / Breaking Bad (AMC)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson / Modern Family (ABC)
Jim Parsons / The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Jon Hamm / Mad Men (AMC)

TV PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR – ACTRESS
WINNER: Jessica Lange / American Horror Story: Asylum (FX)

Claire Danes / Homeland (Showtime)
Julianne Moore / Game Change (HBO)
Edie Falco / Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
Lena Dunham / Girls (HBO)
Sofia Vergara / Modern Family (ABC)

TV MUSICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Jennifer Hudson, Tribute to Whitney Houston, The Grammys (CBS)

Darren Criss, “Teenage Dream,” Glee (Fox)
De’Borah Garner, The Fray’s “You Found Me,” The Voice (NBC)
Megan Hilty and Katharine McPhee, “Let Me Be Your Star, Smash (NBC)
Raza Jaffrey, Katharine McPhee and cast: “A Thousand and One Nights, Smash (NBC)

LGBT TV SHOW OF THE YEAR (TIE)
WINNER: Modern Family (ABC)
WINNER: The New Normal (NBC)

American Horror Story: Asylum (FX)
Happy Endings (ABC)
Smash (NBC)

CAMPY TV SHOW OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Liz & Dick (Lifetime)

666 Park Avenue (ABC)
American Horror Story: Asylum (FX)
GCB (ABC)
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (TLC)
Smash (NBC)

UNSUNG TV SHOW OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Happy Endings (ABC)

Bunheads (ABC Family)
Catfish (MTV)
Fringe (FX)
GCB (ABC)
Parenthood (NBC)

TV OR MOVIE TITLE OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Don’t Trust the B—- in Apt. 23 (ABC)

GCB (ABC)
I Was Impaled (Discovery Fit & Health)
I’m Having Their Baby (Oxygen)
It’s Christmas, Carol! (Hallmark Channel)

WE’RE WILDE ABOUT YOU (NEWCOMER AWARD)
WINNER: Ezra Miller

Andrew Rannells
Anna Camp
Ben Whishaw
Eddie Redmayne

WILDE WIT OF THE YEAR
(honoring a performer, writer or commentator whose observations both challenge and amuse)
WINNER: Jon Stewart

Bill Maher
Chelsea Handler
Lena Dunham
Sarah Silverman
Stephen Colbert

WILDE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(honoring a truly groundbreaking force in the fields of film, theatre and/or television)
WINNER: Ryan Murphy

Lena Dunham
Louis C.K.
Tony Kushner
Tig Notaro

TIMELESS AWARD (previously announced)
(honoring an actor or performer whose exemplary career has been marked by character, wisdom and wit)
WINNER: Sir Ian McKellen

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Ezra Miller, Daniel Day Lewis  FILMS: Argo, Keep The Lights On, How To Survive A Plague, Lincoln, Life Of Pi  

Argo & Les Miserables Top the Golden Globes

January 14, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

argo-posterBen Affleck should have a big smile on his face this morning, having picked up Best Director for Argo at the Golden Globe Awards, while the movie also won Best Film, Drama. They weren’t the only ones with reasons to be happy, as Les Miserables got the Best Film, Musical Or Comedy gong, while Hugh Jackman got Best Actor, Musical Or Comedy and Anne Hathaway swiped Best Supporting Actress for the movie.

In other acting categories, Daniel Day-Lewis was feted for Lincoln in the Best Actor, Drama category, Jessica Chastain won Best Actress, Drama for Zero Dark Thirty, Jennifer Lawrence got Best Actress, Musical Or Comedy for Silver Linings Playbook, while Christoph Waltz bagged Best Supporting Actor for Django Unchained.

The only British winner amongst the film nominees was Adele, who picked up Best Original Song for Skyfall. However us Brits did better in the TV categories, with Damien Lewis winning Best TV Series Actor, Drama for Homeland, and Maggie Smith picking up a Best Supporting Actress award for Downton Abbey.

The most talked about moment of the night though was probably Jodie Foster picking up The Cecil B. Demille lifetime achievement award, where she acknowledged fully for the first time that she is a lesbian. It’s something that’s been known for a long time, and she did tangentially talk about it in a 2007 speech where she thanked her then female partner, but this is the first time she’s dealt with it head on – although her speech suggested that in an ideal world she’d keep the information private.

Take a look below for the full list of winners.

FILM
BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA

Argo

Django Unchained
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty

BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Les Miserables

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Moonrise Kingdom
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Silver Linings Playbook

BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Affleck, Argo

Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR, DRAMA
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln

Richard Gere, Arbitrage
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Denzel Washington, Flight

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS, DRAMA
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty

Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone
Helen Mirren, Hitchcock
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables

Jack Black, Bernie
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Ewan McGregor, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Bill Murray, Hyde Park on the Hudson

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS, MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook

Emily Blunt, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Judi Dench, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Maggie Smith, Quartet
Meryl Streep, Hope Springs

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained

Alan Arkin, Argo
Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables

Amy Adams, The Master
Sally Field, Lincoln
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy

BEST SCREENPLAY
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained

Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty
Tony Kushner, Lincoln
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Chris Terrio, Argo

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Brave

Frankenweenie
Rise of the Guardians
Wreck-It Ralph

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE
Amour

A Royal Affair
The Intouchables
Kon-Tiki
Rust and Bone

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Mychael Danna, Life of Pi

Alexandre Desplat, Argo
Dario Marianelli, Anna Karenina
Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil, Cloud Atlas
John Williams, Lincoln

ORIGINAL SONG
Skyfall, Skyfall – Music by: Adele, Paul Epworth Lyrics by: Adele, Paul Epworth

For You, Act of Valor – Music by: Monty Powell, Keith Urban Lyrics by: Monty Powell, Keith Urban
Not Running Anymore, Stand Up Guys – Music by: Jon Bon Jovi Lyrics by: Jon Bon Jovi
Safe & Sound, The Hunger Games – Music by: Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams, T-Bone Burnett Lyrics by: Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams, T-Bone Burnett
Suddenly, Les Miserables – Music by: Claude-Michel Schönberg Lyrics by: Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg

TV
BEST TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA

Homeland

Breaking Bad
Boardwalk Empire
Downton Abbey
The Newsroom

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA
Damian Lewis, Homeland

Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Jon Hamm, Mad Men

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA
Claire Danes, Homeland

Connie Britton, Nashville
Glenn Close, Damages
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

BEST TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY
Girls

The Big Bang Theory
Episodes
Modern Family
Smash

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Don Cheadle, House of Lies

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Louis C.K., Louie
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Lena Dunham, Girls

Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

BEST MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Game Change

The Girl
Hatfields & McCoys
The Hour
Political Animals

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys

Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock
Woody Harrelson, Game Change
Toby Jones, The Girl
Clive Owen, Hemingway & Gellhorn

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Julianne Moore, Game Change

Nicole Kidman, Hemingway & Gellhorn
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Asylum
Sienna Miller, The Girl
Sigourney Weaver, Political Animals

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES, OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Ed Harris, Game Change

Max Greenfield, New Girl
Danny Huston, Magic City
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES, OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

Hayden Panettiere, Nashville
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Sarah Paulson, Game Change
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

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ACTORS: Daniel Day Lewis, Jessica Chastain, Christoph Waltz, Jodie Foster  DIRECTORS: Ben Affleck  FILMS: Argo, Lincoln, Zero Dark Thirty  

GALECA (Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association) Announce Award Nominees

January 9, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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The BAFTA award nominees were announced this morning and the Oscars reveal their shortlist tomorrow, but now it’s time for a list that’s much closer to our hearts (not least because I’m a member), as GALECA – the Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association – has announced the nominees for their Dorian Awards.

This year GALECA has put Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Keep the Lights On, Les Miserables, Lincoln and Moonrise Kingdom up for its Best Picture Award, while Any Day Now, Cloud Atlas, Gayby, Keep the Lights On and The Perks of Being a Wallflower are up for LGBT Film Of The Year.

Keeping things fresh GALECA also has some more unusual categories, such as Unsing Film Of The Year (Bernie, The Cabin in the Woods, Chronicle, Holy Motors, Looper and Your Sister’s Sister), and Campy Film Of The Year (2016: Obama’s America, Cloud Atlas, Magic Mike, The Paperboy, Pitch Perfect, Rock of Ages), which goes to an OTT movie rather than something deliberately trying to be camp.

Sir Ian McKellan will also be honoured with the Timeless Award, ‘honoring an actor or performer whose exemplary career has been marked by character, wisdom and wit’. He certainly deserves it both for his exemplary career and his outspoken and ceaseless LGBT advocacy.

The winners will be announced on January 16th. GALECA was founded in 2008 and consists of around 80 film and TV critics and entertainment journalists. Take a look below for the full list of nominees (via THR):

FILM OF THE YEAR
Argo (Warner Bros.)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight)
Keep the Lights On (Music Box)
Les Miserables (Universal)
Lincoln (DreamWorks/Touchstone)
Moonrise Kingdom (Focus)

FILM PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR – ACTOR
Alan Cumming / Any Day Now (Music Box)
Bradley Cooper / Silver Linings Playbook (Weinstein)
Daniel Day-Lewis / Lincoln (DreamWorks/Touchstone)
Hugh Jackman / Les Miserables (Universal)
Joaquin Phoenix / The Master (Weinstein)
John Hawkes / The Sessions (Fox Searchlight)

FILM PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR – ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway / Les Miserables (Universal)
Emmanuelle Riva / Amour (Sony Pictures Classics)
Jennifer Lawrence / Silver Linings Playbook (Weinstein)
Jessica Chastain / Zero Dark Thirty (Sony/Columbia)
Marion Cotillard / Rust and Bone (Sony Pictures Classics)

LGBT FILM OF THE YEAR
Any Day Now (Music Box)
Cloud Atlas (Warner Bros.)
Gayby (Wolfe Releasing/The Film Collaborative)
Keep the Lights On (Music Box)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Summit/Lionsgate)

DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (IFC)
Bully (Weinstein)
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel (Samuel Goldwyn)
How to Survive a Plague (Sundance Selects)
The Invisible War (Cinedigm)
The Queen of Versailles (Magnolia)

VISUALLY STRIKING FILM OF THE YEAR
(honoring a production of stunning beauty, from art direction to cinematography)
Anna Karenina (Focus)
Cloud Atlas (Warner Bros.)
Les Miserables (Universal)
Life of Pi (Fox)
Moonrise Kingdom (Focus)

CAMPY FLICK OF THE YEAR
2016: Obama’s America (Rocky Mountain)
Cloud Atlas (Warner Bros.)
Magic Mike (Warner Bros.)
The Paperboy (Millennium)
Pitch Perfect (Universal)
Rock of Ages (Warner Bros./New Line)

UNSUNG FILM OF THE YEAR
Bernie (Millennium)
The Cabin in the Woods (Lionsgate)
Chronicle (Fox)
Holy Motors (Indomina)
Looper (Sony)
Your Sister’s Sister (IFC)

TV DRAMA OF THE YEAR
American Horror Story: Asylum (FX)
Breaking Bad (AMC)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Homeland (Showtime)
Mad Men (AMC)

TV COMEDY OF THE YEAR
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Girls (HBO)
Happy Endings (ABC)
Louie (FX)
Modern Family (ABC)

TV PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR – ACTOR
Aaron Paul / Breaking Bad (AMC)
Damian Lewis / Homeland (Showtime)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson / Modern Family (ABC)
Jim Parsons / The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Jon Hamm / Mad Men (AMC)

TV PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR – ACTRESS
Claire Danes / Homeland (Showtime)
Jessica Lange / American Horror Story: Asylum (FX)
Juliane Moore / Game Change (HBO)
Edie Falco / Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
Lena Dunham / Girls (HBO)
Sofia Vergara / Modern Family (ABC)

TV MUSICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Darren Criss, “Teenage Dream,” Glee (Fox)
De’Borah Garner, The Fray’s “You Found Me,” The Voice (NBC)
Jennifer Hudson, Tribute to Whitney Houston, The Grammys (CBS)
Megan Hilty and Katherine McPhee, “Let Me Be Your Star,” Smash (NBC)
Raza Jaffrey, Katherine McPhee and cast: “A Thousand and One Nights,” Smash (NBC)

LGBT TV SHOW OF THE YEAR
American Horror Story: Asylum (FX)
Happy Endings (ABC)
Modern Family (ABC)
The New Normal (NBC)
Smash (NBC)

CAMPY TV SHOW OF THE YEAR
666 Park Avenue (ABC)
American Horror Story: Asylum (FX)
GCB (ABC)
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (TLC)
Liz & Dick (Lifetime)
Smash (NBC)

UNSUNG TV SHOW OF THE YEAR
Bunheads (ABC Family)
Catfish (MTV)
Fringe (FX)
GCB (ABC)
Happy Endings (ABC)
Parenthood (NBC)

TV OR MOVIE TITLE OF THE YEAR
Don’t Trust the B—- in Apt. 23 (ABC)
GCB (ABC)
I Was Impaled (Discovery Fit & Health)
I’m Having Their Baby (Oxygen)
It’s Christmas, Carol! (Hallmark Channel)

WE’RE WILDE ABOUT YOU (NEWCOMER AWARD)
Andrew Rannells
Anna Camp
Ben Whishaw
Eddie Redmayne
Ezra Miller

WILDE WIT OF THE YEAR
(honoring a performer, writer or commentator whose observations both challenge and amuse)
Bill Maher
Chelsea Handler
Jon Stewart
Lena Dunham
Sarah Silverman
Stephen Colbert

WILDE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(honoring a truly groundbreaking force in the fields of film, theater and/or television)
Lena Dunham
Louis C.K.
Ryan Murphy
Tony Kushner
Tig Notaro

TIMELESS AWARD
(honoring an actor or performer whose exemplary career has been marked by character, wisdom and wit)
Sir Ian McKellen

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FILMS: Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Keep The Lights On, Lincoln, Moonrise Kingdom, Any Day Now, Cloud Atlas, Gayby, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower  

Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 Rips Into US Box Office

November 19, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

It might not have hit the $150-$160 million opening some were predicting, but The Twilight Saga – Breaking Dawn Part 2 was certainly no slouch at the US box office, taking $141 million, which is the eighth biggest first three-day take ever. It was slightly behind New Moon, which still holds the franchise record with $142 million, but slightly ahead of Breaking Dawn Part 1.

Globally the movie made $340 million over the weekend, which ain’t a bad total at all. It’s the franchise’s best opening internationally.

While there were no other brand new openers in the US top 10, Lincoln made its first appearance after its strong opening on just 11 screens last week. After expanding onto 1700 screen, it took $21 million to place third on the chart. It’s a very healthy take considering the subject matter and period setting – and the fact it doesn’t promise vast amounts of action.

Take a look below for the US box office Top 10 for the weekend of November 16th-18th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 $141.3 $141.3
2 Skyfall $41.5 $161.3
3 Lincoln $21.0 $22.4
4 Wreck-It Ralph $18.3 $121.4
5 Flight $8.6 $61.3
6 Argo $4.0 $92.0
7 Taken 2 $2.1 $134.6
8 Pitch Perfect $1.2 $62.0
9 Here Comes The Boom $1.2 $41.0
10 Cloud Atlas $0.9 $24.8
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FILMS: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, Skyfall, Lincoln, Wreck It Ralph, Flight, Argo, Pitch Perfect, Here Comes The Boom, Cloud Atlas  

Skyfall Takes Over The US Box Office With A Franchise Record

November 12, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Throughout last week, the predictions of how well Skyfall would do on its US opening kept growing. It went from a possible $50 million debut, until the day before its opening many were thinking $60 million, perhaps even $70 million. By Friday the predictions had reached $80 million, but in the end even that was too conservative, as by Sunday it had hit $90 million.

That’s way ahead of the previous biggest Bond opening, which was Quantum Of Solace’s $67 million, and more than double Casino Royal’s $40 million first three days take. It’s an impressive debut, especially as for many years, 007 has been softer in the US than elsewhere. But then, perhaps Americans had gotten wind of how crazy the rest of the world has been for the movie, as it’s predicted that by the end of today, the film will have taken more outside the US than any previous Bond movie, and it’s done that in less than three weeks.

Skyfall was the only new entry in the US top 10, but a little further down, Spielberg’s Lincoln placed 15th with $900,000 on its opening, but it was only playing on 11 screens. That means it took an impressive $81,818 per cinema. The real test through will come next weekend, when it expands massively across the country.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend on November 9th-11th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Skyfall $87.7 $90.0
2 Wreck-It Ralph $33.0 $93.6
3 Flight $15.1 $47.7
4 Argo $6.7 $85.7
5 Taken 2 $4.0 $131.2
6 Here Comes The Boom $2.5 $39.0
7 Cloud Atlas $2.5 £23
8 Pitch Perfect $2.5 $59.0
9 The Man With The Iron Fists $2.4 $12.7
10 Hotel Transylvania $2.0 $140.9
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FILMS: Skyfall, Wreck It Ralph, Flight, Argo, Here Comes The Boom, Cloud Atlas, Pitch Perfect, The Man With The Iron Fists, Hotel Transylvania  

Wreck-It Ralph Smashes Into US Box Office

November 5, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Wreck-It Ralph certainly got a good start this weekend, with the highest opening ever for a non-Pixar Disney animated movie. The film took $49.1 million, just ahead of Tangled’s $48.8 million debut. It’s a great start, helped by the fact it appealed to both boys and girls, and with little to challenge it in the family demographic over the next few weeks, it should have strong legs.

Robert Zemeckis’ return to live action, Flight, was no slouch either, with the Denzel Washington starring film taking a far better than expected $25.1 million in its first three days. On a per-theater average, that’s actually better than Wreck-It Ralph, as going against the conventional wisdom that for a big opening you need 3000+ screens, Flight opened on just 1800. It’s particularly good as well for an R rated movie with mixed reviews.

The final new entry on the chart was RZA’s directorial debut, The Man With The Iron Fists, which placed fourth with $8.2 million. Although about what was expected, it’s not a great start, although it’s always been thought the stylised kung-fu action would play better outside the US.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of November 2nd-4th:

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Wreck-It Ralph $49.1 $49.1
2 Flight $25.0 $25.0
3 Argo $10.2 $75.8
4 The Man With The Iron Fists $8.2 $8.2
5 Taken 2 $6.0 $125.6
6 Cloud Atlas $5.2 $18.2
7 Hotel Transylvania $4.5 $137.4
8 Paranormal Activity 4 $4.3 $49.5
9 Here Comes The Boom $3.6 $35.5
10 Silent Hill: Revelation $3.3 $13.9
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FILMS: Wreck It Ralph, Flight, Argo, The Man With The Iron Fists, Cloud Atlas, Hotel Transylvania, Paranormal Activity 4, Here Comes The Boom, Silent Hill: Revelation  
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