The Hurt Locker
May 12, 2010
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According to the Hollywood Reporter, BitTorrent users who downloaded the movies illegally could get a nasty letter from the "U.S. Copyright Group (USCG), a Washington D.C.-based group of attorneys that has obtained the IP addresses of thousands of BitTorrent users and has begun suing them for downloading other independent films."
Avatar to be Re-Released this Fall
And they already have a list of IP addresses of persons who likely downloaded the movies! Yikes!
Watching a crappy downloaded version of 'Avatar' can never compare to seeing it in theaters or on Blu-Ray, so skip that potential lawsuit, cough up the $20 and buy it on DVD.
March 8, 2010
And though the two were each other’s biggest competition, there doesn’t seem to be any bad blood between the two. Prior to last night’s show, Hollyscoop spoke with Bigelow and asked if she was nervous. “No,” she told us. “Excited.”
That positive energy paid off big, as Kathryn became the first female director to be honored with the golden statue. And she was quick to praise James for his work. "I think he's an extraordinary filmmaker. I have to say, all the nominees are phenomenal, powerful, talented filmmakers, and what an honor," Bigelow said. "And for me, how humbling it was for me to be in that company, in that conversation. So I have to say, for me, it's a humbling experience."
And apparently that feeling between James and Kathryn is mutual—he told E! during the pre-show, "She sees my films when I'm writing them and cutting them and vice versa. She saw Avatar five times at different stages and gave notes. So we're actually helping each other!"
Bigelow seems thrilled with being the first woman to win Best Director. "I hope I'm the first of many,” she said. “And, of course, I'd love to just think of myself as a filmmaker, and I long for the day when a modifier can be a moot point. But I'm ever grateful if I can inspire some young, intrepid, tenacious male or female filmmaker and have them feel that the impossible is possible and never give up on your dream."
Congratulations to both Kathryn and James for being such inspiring filmmakers!
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Bigelow barely had a chance to walk off the stage with her Oscar when her movie 'The Hurt Locker' was announced the Best Picture of the Year as well. Producer Mark Boal greeted Bigelow on stage where they gave one of the most emotional speeches of the night.
An emotional Mark Boal told the audience, "Thank you so much. This has been such a dream. Beyond a dream for all of us who have lived for so long with this story. And, you know, we had this fantasy of making our film our way with the talent that we hoped to have. And hopefully, we would find a distributor and somebody might even like the movie."
He continued, "So to be standing here, this was really, truly, honestly never part of anything we even imagined in our wildest dreams. So thank you so much to each and every member of the Academy for really honoring us beyond anything we could've ever imagined."
Kathryn Bigelow added, "I was just gonna reiterate that with Rob and Patrick, who took a very brave shot with this movie. And we owe them dearly. Perhaps one more dedication, to men and women all over the world who... Sorry to reiterate, but wear a uniform, but even not just the military – HazMat, emergency, firemen. They're there for us and we're there for them. Thank you. Thank you."
Check out the emotional win below and you tell us, do you think 'The Hurt Locker' deserved the Best Picture of the year?
March 3, 2010
According to EW, US Army bomb disposal expert Jeffrey Sarver filed a lawsuit Tuesday, claiming “The Hurt Locker motion picture and DVD are nothing more than an exploitation of a real life honorable, courageous, long serving member of our armed forces, by greedy multi-billion dollar ‘entertainment’ corporations.”
Those mentioned in the lawsuit include the film’s producer Mark Boal, director Kathryn Bigelow, and distributor Summit Entertainment.
Summit has since replied with the statement, Summit said, “We have no doubt that Master Sgt. Sarver served his country with honor and commitment risking his life for a greater good, but we distributed the film based on a fictional screenplay written by Mark Boal. We hope for a quick resolution to the claims made by Master Sgt. Sarver.”
Talk about a bad week! Just yesterday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences denied Hurt Locker producer Nicolas Chartier entry to the show because of an email he sent encouraging people to vote for his film, and putting down the fellow Best Picture contender Avatar.
Regardless of either of these hiccups, The Hurt Locker was an excellent film, and we’re expecting it to win more than one Oscar on Sunday!
March 3, 2010
Nicolas Chartier was left red faced when he was banned from the award show for sending an email to industry colleagues, urging the Academy members to vote for 'The Hurt Locker' in the Best Picture category before the ballot closed on March 2nd.
In the email, obtained by the Los Angeles Times, he wrote, "I hope you liked Hurt Locker and if you did and want us to win, please tell your friends who vote for the Oscars, if everyone tells one or two of their friends, we will win and not a $500 million film, we need independent movies to win."
Well his campaign ended up backfiring because even if 'The Hurt Locker' wins for best picture, he won't be there in person to see it. His email broke Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences rules, which restrict campaigning to garner Oscars votes.
In a following email Chartier apologized, writing, "My email to you was out of line and not in the spirit of the celebration of cinema that this acknowledgement is... As passionate as I am about the film we made, this was an extremely inappropriate email to send, and something that the Academy strongly disapproves of in the rules. I truly apologize to anyone I have offended."
But his apology isn't enough because he's still banned from the show. A spokeswoman for the Academy says, "The executive committee of the Academy’s Producers Branch, at a special session late Monday, ruled that the ethical lapse merited the revocation of Chartier’s invitation to the Awards.
"The group stopped short of recommending that the Academy governors rescind Chartier’s nomination. If The Hurt Locker were to be selected as Best Picture, Chartier would receive his Oscar statuette at some point subsequent to the March 7 ceremonies."
Hey, rules are rules and we don't blame the Academy for being upset with him. What do you guys think? Should he have been banned from the show, even after apologizing?
February 22, 2010
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Accepting her award for Best Director, Bigelow said, "What an honor, especially to be in this room filled with so many incredibly talented people that I've admired and been inspired by for decades."
Newcomer Carey Mulligan from An Education won the Leading Actress award while Colin Firth took home the best leading actor award for A Single Man.
Firth paid tribute to Ford while picking up the trophy, saying, "I think an encounter with Tom Ford is to come away resuscitated, a little more worldly, better informed, better groomed, more fragrant and more nominated than one has ever been before. I've worked with a lot of great directors and he's definitely up there with the very best of them."
The list of winners is as follows:
Best Film - The Hurt Locker
Director - Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Leading Actor - Colin Firth, A Single Man
Leading Actress - Carey Mulligan, An Education
Outstanding debut by a U.K. filmmaker - Duncan Jones, Moon
Outstanding British Film - Fish Tank
Supporting Actor - Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Supporting Actress - Mo'nique, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Animated Film - Up
Adapted Screenplay - Up In The Air
Orange Rising Star Award - Kristen Stewart
Special Visual Effects - Avatar
Original Screenplay - The Hurt Locker
Production Design - Avatar
Film Not In The English Language - A Prophet
Sound - The Hurt Locker
Editing - The Hurt Locker
Cinematography - The Hurt Locker
Fellowship - Vanessa Redgrave
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