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January 8, 2010
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150,000 movie fans voted on their favorite movie and Moulin Rouge! came out on top beating out popular films like The Dark Knight, Lord of the Rings, and Pirates of the Caribbean.
Helen Cowley - editor of DVD rental service LOVEFILM, who carried out the survey - said: “‘Moulin Rouge!’ can’t claim to be on the same scale as some of its epic counterparts.
“But its place as the number one film of the decade goes to show that original cinematography, a solid love story and a creative soundtrack can truly stand the test of time.”
The Top 20 Films of the Decade according to LOVEFILM:
1. ‘Moulin Rouge!’ (2001)
2. ‘The Dark Knight’ (2008)
3. ‘Shaun of the Dead’ (2004)
4. ‘The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring’ (2001)
5. ‘Gladiator’ (2000)
6. ‘The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King’ (2003)
7. ‘Pan's Labyrinth’ (2006)
8. ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ (2003)
9. ‘Donnie Darko’ (2001)
10. ‘WALL-E’ (2008)
11. ‘Kill Bill Parts 1 and 2’ (2003 and 2004)
12. ‘Casino Royale’ (2006)
13. ‘Shrek’ (2001)
14. ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’ (2007)
15. ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ (2009)
16. ‘Batman Begins’ (2005)
17. ‘Memento’ (2000)
18. ‘Amelie’ (2001)
19. ‘Sin City’ (2005)
20. ‘Finding Nemo’ (2003)
January 14, 2009
The website is dedicated to providing movie reviews for almost every movie out there. What they do is compile a list of reviews from newspapers, online, and magazines, and average them into a single score. This year is their 10th year of the Golden Tomato awards, with the categories being: Wide Release, Limited Release, Top UK, Top AU, and Moldy, given to the worst-reviewed movie of the year. Just a little different from your average award show!
Here are the big winners this year:
WALL-E won the Golden Tomato for wide-release with a Tomatometer score of 96 per cent.
Man on Wire, a film that recalls Philippe Petit's tightrope feat between the World Trade Center towers in 1974, scored 100 per cent and won the Golden Tomato for limited-release films. It also won the award for best UK.
The Black Balloon took home the prize for best in the AU category, with a score of 95%.
The Moldy Tomato was awarded to the horror film One Missed Call. That movie had the unfortunate distinction of not finding a single positive review, earning a goose egg on the Tomatometer.
Not too shabby for an animated film to beat out films like The Dark Knight and Iron Man! Click here for the full list of top ranked films on the Tomatometer.
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Not too bad for a Disney flick! We think what draws viewers especially to this movie is the storyline that’s not too far off from happening on our planet. If you’re unfamiliar with the trash-collecting robot’s story, click here to read about it.
Over in at the Las Vegas Film Critics Association, they picked Frost/Nixon for Best Picture, which is quickly gaining buzz as one of the movies to see before award season. They heavily favored Frost/Nixon, also picking Frank Langella for Best Actor, and Ron Howard for Best Director. Here are the lists for both Critics Associations. Weigh in on your favorites!
Chicago:
* Picture: WALL-E
* Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
* Actor: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
* Actress: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
* Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
* Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet, The Reader
* Original Screenplay: Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon, WALL-E
* Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
* Foreign-Language Film: Let the Right One In
* Documentary: Man on Wire
* Animated Feature: WALL-E
* Cinematography: Wally Pfister, The Dark Knight
* Original Score: Thomas Newman, WALL-E
* Most Promising Performer: Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
* Most Promising Director: Tomas Alfredson, Let the Right One I
Las Vegas:
* Picture: Frost/Nixon
* Actor: Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
* Actress: Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road, The Reader
* Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
* Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
* Director: Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
* Screenplay (Original or Adapted): Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
* Cinematography: Claudio Miranda, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* Editing: Daniel P. Hanley and Mike Hill, Frost/Nixon
* Score: James Newton Howard, Defiance
* Song: “Another Way to Die,” Quantum of Solace
* Family Film: The Spiderwick Chronicles
* Documentary: Man on Wire
* Animated Film:Wall-E
* Foreign Film: Mongol (Russia)
* Costume Design: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* Art Direction: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* Visual Effects: Iron Man
* Youth in Film: David Kross, The Reader
December 15, 2008
The Danny Boyle Bollywood film won top honors for Satellite, but tied for first with Wall-E on the Boston critics list. This is the first time the group hasn't been able to decide on one definitive winner.
Here's the complete list of winners...
Boston Critics' picks:
Best Picture:
(tie) Slumdog Millionaire
and WALL-E
Best Director:
Gus Van Sant, Milk
Paranoid Park
Best Actor:
(tie) Sean Penn, Milk , and Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Best Actress:
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Best Supporting Actor:
Heath Ledger , The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress:
Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Screenplay:
Milk
Best Cinematography:
Paranoid- Park
Best Documentary:
Man on Wire
Best Foreign-Language Film:
Let the Right One In
Best Animated Film:
WALL-E
Best Film Editing:
Slumdog Millionaire
Best New Filmmaker:
Martin McDonough, In Bruges
Best Ensemble Cast:
Tropic Thunder
December 15, 2008
To qualify, the movie had to be a narrative fiction feature longer than 60 minutes "with significant creative and/or production elements from the United States."
According to Variety, AFI picked The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, Frost/Nixon, Frozen River, Gran Torino, Iron Man, Milk, Wall-E, Wendy and Lucy, and The Wrestler as the top ten.
We think this is a good mix of light films, and ones with a more in –depth story line. Do you think they got the list right? And speaking of top ten, AFI also named their favorites for television shows as well. In the top ten are: Breaking Bad, In Treatment, John Adams, Life, Lost, Mad Men, The Office, Recount, The Shield and The Wire.
December 9, 2008
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Over 200 members of The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) vote for the Critics’ Choice Awards and this year they got a new category to weigh in on as ‘Best Action Film’ joined the list of notables.
Also raising eye brows… a whopping 10 films made the cut for Best Picture; including Wall-E which Neil Rosen, NY1 Movie Critic, “was surprised to see crop onto the best picture list and not just the best animated.”
The large scale Wall-E mingles with smaller productions on the coveted Best Pic list, which shows “A great film is a great film no matter how big the catering budget was on the set” according to Ben Lyons.
The Critics’ Choice Awards is the first show to kick off the award season and it has historically predicted who will make the Academy Award short list. Rosie Perez {dressed in Amanda Uprichard with a necklace by her fave jewelry designer Tuleste} says she wants “my girl Marisa Tomei to get the nod” for her role in The Wrestler and Ben Lyons could “barely contain himself” as he announced the 8 noms for his top pick for the year The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Are you curious to see who will win this year? Tune into VH1 on January 8th at 9pm (ET/PT) for the live airing of the Critics’ Choice Awards and keep checking out hollyscoop.com for more award season surprises.
Now drum roll please… here is the full list of nominees…
BEST PICTURE
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E
The Wrestler
BEST ACTOR
Clint Eastwood - Gran Torino
Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn - Milk
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
BEST ACTRESS
Kate Beckinsale - Nothing But the Truth
Cate Blanchett - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Melissa Leo - Frozen River
Meryl Streep - Doubt
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Josh Brolin - Milk
Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
James Franco - Milk
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis - Doubt
Vera Farmiga - Nothing But the Truth
Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler
Kate Winslet - The Reader
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Milk
Rachel Getting Married
BEST DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight
Gus Van Sant -Milk
November 15, 2008
The 14 submitted features are:
“Bolt”
“Delgo”
“Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!”
“Dragon Hunters”
“Fly Me to the Moon”
“Igor”
“Kung Fu Panda”
“Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa”
“$9.99”
“The Sky Crawlers”
“Sword of the Stranger”
“The Tale of Despereaux”
“WALL-E”
“Waltz with Bashir”
Under the rules for this category, a maximum of 3 films can be nominated in a year. The 81st Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 22, 2009, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Which film do you think deserves a nomination?
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2008 will be presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live by the ABC Television Network.
August 11, 2008
The Dark Knight--$26 million
Pineapple Express--$22.4 million
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor--$16.1 million
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2--$10.7 million
Step Brothers--$8.9 million
Mamma Mia!--$8 million
Journey to the Center of the Earth--$4.8 million
Hancock--$3.3 million
Swing Vote--$3.1 million
Wall-E--$3 million
August 4, 2008
The rest of the top ten is as follows:
The Dark Knight-$43,800,000
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor-$42,450,000
Step Brothers-$16,300,000
Mamma Mia!-$13,121,000
Journey to the Center of the Earth-$6,875,000
Swing Vote-$6,300,000
Hancock-$5,200,000
WALL-E-$4,747,000
The X-Files: I Want to Believe-$3,425,000
Space Chimps-$2,840,000
Hellboy II: The Golden Army-$2,527,000 Wanted-$1,257,000
July 28, 2008
Here's this weekends box office recap:
1. 'The Dark Knight' --$75.6 million
2. 'Step Brothers'--$30 million
3. 'Mamma Mia!'--$17.9 million
4. 'The X-Files: I Want to Believe'-- $10.2 million
5. 'Journey to the Center of the Earth'-- $9.41 million
6. 'Hancock' -- $8.2 million
7. 'Wall-E'--$6.35 million
8. 'Hellboy II: The Golden Army' -- $4.93 million
9. 'Space Chimps'--$4.38 million
10. 'Wanted' --$2.73 million
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