Cinematographer David Watkin, best known for his Oscar- and BAFTA-winning work on Sydney Pollack’s Out of Africa (above, Meryl Streep and Robert Redford) and on Hugh Hudson’s Chariots of Fire, died of cancer this past February 19 at his home in Brighton, England. He was 82.
Watkin’s career as a feature-film cinematographer spanned nearly four decades [...]
This weekend, the University of Southern California is presenting the mini-festival "Films from the New Europe" on Friday, February 29, and Saturday, March 1, at the Norris Cinema Theatre/Frank Sinatra Hall.
As per the USC website, the showcase includes "recent feature films and animated shorts from Eastern and Southern Europe that directly engage with post-Cold War [...]
Paul Greengrass‘ The Bourne Ultimatum, starring Matt Damon, is the "British people’s choice" for the Richard Attenborough Film Award for best British film. The public vote took place via 25 regional media outlets. As per The Guardian, Greengrass’ thriller has been seen by more than 4 million viewers in the United Kingdom.
At the 2008 [...]
As it says on the cover, Allan R. Ellenberger’s Celebrities in the 1930 Census (McFarland, 2008, US$49.95) is a compilation of household data — as collected by 1930 census takers — of more than 2,000 "U.S. actors, musicians, scientists, athletes, writers, politicians and other public figures." (The woman in the photo is aviatrix Amelia Earhart.)
The [...]
Oscar 2008: More Backstage Photos
Photos: Matt Petit / © A.M.P.A.S.
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Oscar 2008 ceremony
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Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova - best original song winners
Tilda Swinton - best supporting actress winner
Javier Bardem - best supporting actor winner
Phillipe Pollet-Villard - best live action short film winner
Robert Elswit - best cinematography winner
Francesca Lo Schiavo, [...]
Oscar 2008: Backstage Photos
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Oscar 2008
Oscar 2008 ceremony
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Ethan Coen, Martin Scorsese, Joel Coen
Steve Carell, Brad Bird, Anne Hathaway
Marion Cotillard
Daniel Day-Lewis
Jan Archibald, Didier Lavergne - Best Makeup Oscar winners
Christopher Rouse - Best Film Editing Oscar winner
Dario Marianelli - Best Original Score Oscar winner
Daniel Day-Lewis, [...]
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Oscar 2008: Presenters’ and Performers’ Photos
Photos: Michael Yada (Clooney, Heigl, Adams, Chenoweth, Mirren, Irglova & Hansard), Darren Decker (Hudson, Wilson, Blanchett, McLaughlin). All photos: © A.M.P.A.S.
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Oscar 2008 ceremony
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Amy Adams performs "Happy Working Song" from Enchanted
Marketa Irglova, Glen Hansard perform "Falling Slowly" from Once
Owen Wilson
George Clooney
Jennifer Hudson
Helen Mirren, [...]
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Oscar 2008: Governors Ball Part II
Photos: Darren Decker (Mirren, Stewart), Greg Harbaugh (Clooney, Gibney, Reitman), Richard Harbaugh (Cotillard, Pink Martini, Hansard, Rouse), Todd Wawrychuk (Bardem & Clooney). All photos: © A.M.P.A.S.
Oscar 2008
Oscar 2008 ceremony
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Jon Stewart
Alex Gibney
George Clooney, Quincy Jones
Helen Mirren, Javier Bardem
Jason Reitman, Ivan Reitman, Jon Stewart
Christopher Rouse, [...]
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Oscar 2008: Red Carpet Photos - The Final Chapter
Photos: Matt Petit (Adams), Richard Harbaugh (Blanchett, Zellweger), Michael Yada (Hathaway, Garner), Armando Flores (Cotillard, Cruz). All photos: © A.M.P.A.S.
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Oscar 2008 ceremony
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Renee Zellweger
Cate Blanchett
Jennifer Garner
Anne Hathaway
Marion Cotillard
Penélope Cruz
Amy Adams
Oscar 2008: Red Carpet with Robert Osborne Photos
Oscar 2008: Red [...]
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Oscar 2008: Red Carpet with Robert Osborne Photos
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Oscar 2008
Oscar 2008 ceremony
Oscar 2008: Red Carpet Photos - The Final Chapter
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Julie Christie, Robert Osborne
Ronald Harwood, Robert Osborne
Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Osborne
Miley Cyrus, Robert Osborne
Jon McLaughin, Robert Osborne
Ellen Page, Robert Osborne
Michael Moore, Robert Osborne
Hilary Swank, Robert [...]
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Oscar 2008: Red Carpet Photos - Part III
Photos: Matt Petit (Asano, Depp, Kidman), Richard Harbaugh (Anderson, Ford, Lane), Michael Yada (Ryan, Irglova). All photos: © A.M.P.A.S.
Oscar 2008
Oscar 2008 ceremony
Oscar 2008: Red Carpet Photos - The Final Chapter
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Amy Ryan
Paul Thomas Anderson, Maya Rudolph
Diane Lane, Josh Brolin
Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman
Harrison [...]
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Oscar 2008: Red Carpet Photos - The Sequel
Photos: Matt Petit (Dempsey, Farrell, Heigl, Alba, Mortensen), Richard Harbaugh (Mirren), Michael Yada (McAvoy). All photos: © A.M.P.A.S.
Oscar 2008
Oscar 2008 ceremony
Oscar 2008: Red Carpet Photos - The Final Chapter
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Colin Farrell, Robert Osborne
Jessica Alba, Robert Osborne
Patrick Dempsey, Robert Osborne
Anne-Marie Duff, James McAvoy
Viggo [...]
Posted in Film, Film Awards, Television on February 25th, 2008 1 Comment »
According to Oscar savants, experts, and know-it-alls everywhere, one TV-ratings point was lost per unfunny repartee at the 2008 Oscarcast. If so, the one between Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway was both long and unfunny enough to lose the show about 2 million viewers.
Blame it on the dark-themed films, the (relatively speaking) little-known nominees (in [...]
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Oscar 2008: Governors Ball Photos
Photos: Greg Harbaugh (Day-Lewis, Dee, Brolin), Darren Decker (Johnson, Linney, Travolta, Ford, Clooney). All photos: © A.M.P.A.S.
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Oscar 2008 ceremony
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George Clooney, Joel Coen
Daniel Day-Lewis
Ruby Dee and friends
John Travolta, Kelly Preston
Laura Linney, Jason Reitman
Harrison Ford, Scott Rudin
Dwayne Johnson - "The Rock"
Josh Brolin (with [...]
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Oscar 2008 - Red Carpet Photos
Photos: Matt Petit (Clooney), Richard Harbaugh (Ronan, Gilroy, Dee, Day-Lewis), Greg Harbaugh (Diaz, Mortensen, Kidman). All photos: © A.M.P.A.S.
Oscar 2008
Oscar 2008 ceremony
Red Carpet Photos: The Sequel
Red Carpet Photos Part III
Red Carpet Photos: Robert Osborne and His Guests
Red Carpet Photos: The Final Chapter
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Nicole Kidman
George [...]
It’s not over until the fat lady sings. Since gorgeous Amy Adams is anything but fat, that meant another three hours of Oscars after her rendition of "Happy Working Song" from Enchanted.
Nearly four hours into the Oscarcast 2008…
And it’s finally over. No Country for Old Men has been voted best film of 2007.
I must admit [...]
80th Academy Awards
2007 Academy Award nominations: Kathy Bates and Academy president Sid Ganis made the announcement at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills on January 22, 2008.
2007 Academy Award winners: Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles on February 24, 2008.
Host: Jon Stewart
Oscar Ceremony 2008
Oscar 2008: Presenters’ and Performers’ Photos
Oscar 2008: [...]
The 80th Academy Awards‘ Foreign Language Film Award Symposium was held yesterday, February 23, 2008, at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
All five directors of this year’s nominated films were present: Joseph Cedar (Beaufort, Israel); Nikita Mikhalkov (12, Russia); Andrzej Wajda (Katyn, Poland); Sergei Bodrov (Mongol, Kazakhstan); [...]
2007 Danish Film Critics Association’s Bodil Awards
2007 Bodil Award nominations: January 2008.
2007 Bodil Award winners: Imperial Cinema in Copenhagen on February 24, 2008.
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Jannik Johansen’s drama White Night (above) received the most nominations — five in all — for the 2007 Danish Film Critics Association’s Bodil Awards. The film [...]
Film Independent’s 23rd Spirit Awards - 2007
2007 Spirit Award nominations: November 27, 2007.
2007 Spirit Award winners: February 23, 2008.
Spirit Award 2007 Nominations - Article
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
BEST FEATURE (Award given to the Producer)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Producers: Kathleen Kennedy, Jon Kilik
I’m Not There, Producers: Christine Vachon, John Sloss, [...]
It’s Oscar time. What better way to celebrate the 80th Academy Awards than by having a q&a about the best actress Oscar winner …
… of 1931?
(Or rather, for the period 1930-31, as the Oscars in those days covered films released in the Los Angeles area from August 1 to July 31.)
And who was the best [...]
French Academy of Film Arts and Sciences’ 33rd César Awards - 2007
2007 César du Cinéma nominations: January 25, 2008.
2007 César du Cinéma winners: the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, on February 22, 2008. President of the ceremony: Jean Rochefort. Host: Antoine de Caunes.
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
BEST FILM / MEILLEUR FILM
* La graine [...]
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Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times:
"Military Intelligence and You! is two movies for the price of one. It’s both a loving spoof of World War II films and a pointed satire on America’s involvement in Iraq. These two different aims complement each other surprisingly well, the geniality of the spoof making it possible for [...]
John Horn’s "Oscar bumps up ego, sure, but box office?" in the Los Angeles Times:
"With the studios and their specialized film divisions spending tens of millions of dollars on award campaigns, it’s natural to assume the holy grail is the Oscar statuette. It’s an attractive myth, and one that gets a lot of media attention. [...]
2007 Costume Designers Guild Awards
2007 Costume Designers Guild award nominations: January 16, 2008.
2007 Costume Designers Guild award winners: Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills on February 19, 2008.
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
FEATURE FILMS
EXCELLENCE IN CONTEMPORARY FILM:
* Blades of Glory — Julie Weiss
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly — Olivier Bériot
Into the Wild — [...]
