Venice 2009: George Lucas Photos
Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich, George Lucas, John Lasseter, Brad Bird and Peter Docter at the Venice 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony for the Pixar filmmakers
George Lucas, John Lasseter
George Lucas
Photos: Elisabetta Villa / 2009 Getty Images
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John Lasseter at Venice 2009
by Pierre Philipe | September 10, 2009
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Venice 2009: John Lasseter Photos
Andrew Stanton, Peter Docter, John Lasseter, George Lucas, Lee Unkrich and Brad Bird attend the Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony for the Pixar filmmakers at the Sala Grande during the 2009 Venice Film Festival on September 6.
Photos: Elisabetta Villa / 2009 Getty Images
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Andrew Stanton, Peter Docter, John Lasseter, Brad Bird and Lee Unkrich
John Lasseter
George Lucas at Venice 2009
by Pierre Philipe | September 10, 2009
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Milt Kahl: The Animation Michelangelo, A Centennial Celebration
"Milt Kahl: The Animation Michelangelo, A Centennial Celebration," an homage to Disney animator Milt Kahl (right), will be presented on Monday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Animator Andreas Deja (creator of characters such as Gaston in Beauty and the Beast, Scar in The Lion King, and Lilo in Lilo & Stitch) will host the evening, which will include a panel discussion moderated by animation critic Charles Solomon.
Among the scheduled panelists are Kathryn Beaumont (the voice artist for Alice in Alice in Wonderland and Wendy in Peter Pan), Academy Award-winner Brad Bird (for The Incredibles and Ratatouille), [...]
by Andre Soares | March 28, 2009
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Tags: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Alice in Wonderland, Andreas Deja, Animation, Animators, Brad Bird, Centennial Tributes, Classic Movies, Floyd Norman, John Musker, Kathryn Beaumont, Los Angeles Screenings, Milt Kahl, Peter Pan, Ron Clements, Sleeping Beauty, Walt Disney
Nastri d’Argento 2008
2008 Nastri d’Argento
National Union of Italian Film Journalists’ 2008 Nastri d’Argento (Silver Ribbons) nominations: May 11, 2008
2008 Nastri d’Argento winners: Teatro Antico di Taormina, Sicily, on June 14, 2008
(”*” denotes the winner in each category)
Isabella Ragonese plays a college grad who struggles to find work in A Whole Life Ahead
Best Director
Antonello GRIMALDI – Caos calmo
Daniele LUCHETTI – Mio fratello è figlio unico
Silvio SOLDINI – Giorni e nuvole
* Paolo VIRZÌ – Tutta la vita davanti / A Whole Life Ahead
Gianni ZANASI – Non pensarci
Best European Film
Across the Universe – Julie Taymor
Elizabeth: The Golden Age – Shekar Kapur
Atonement – Joe Wright
La vie en [...]
by Andre Soares | June 14, 2008
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Tags: 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days, A Whole Life Ahead, Abdellatif Kechiche, Across the Universe, Agente matrimoniale, Alba Rohrwacher, Alessandro Gassman, Alina Marazzi, Amore bugie e calcetto, Andrea D’Ambrosio, Andrea Molaioli, Ang Lee, Angela Finocchiaro, Anita Caprioli, Anna Bonaiuto, Anna Negri, Antonello Grimaldi, Antonia Liskova, Antonio Albanese, Arnaldo Catinari, Atonement, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, Bianco e nero, Biùtiful càuntri, Brad Bird, Caos calmo, Carla Vangelista, Carlo Lizzani, Carlo Mazzacurati, Carlo Poggioli, Caroina Crescentini, Carolina Crescentini, Catia Dottori, Cemento armato, Chris Kraus, Civico Zero, Claudio Collepiccolo, Claudio Piersanti, Colpo d'occhio, Come tu mi vuoi, Cover boy, Cristian Mungiu, Cristiana Capotondi, Cristina Comencini, Daniel Silverman, Daniele Luchetti, Daniele Silvestri, Daniele Vicari, Dante Ferretti, Davide Marengo, Domenico Procacci, Doriana Leondeff, Eduardo Crespo, Elio Germano, Elisabetta Montaldo, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Ennio Morricone, Esmeralda Calabria, Fabio Bonifacci, Federica Pontremoli, Film Awards, Four Minutes, Francesca Calvelli, Francesca Lo Schiavo, Francesca Marciano, Francesco Bruni, Francesco Maselli, Francesco Piccolo, Gianna Nannini, Gianni Zanasi, Giorgio Diritti, Giorni e nuvole, Giulia Calenda, Giuliano Gemma, Giuliano Montaldo, Giuseppe Battiston, Hotel Meina, I demoni di San Pietroburgo, I Viceré, I'm Not There, Il mio paese, Il vento fa il suo giro, Ilaria Fraioli, Into the Wild, Io l'altro, Irina Palm, Isabella Ragonese, Jason Reitman, Joe Wright, Joel and Ethan Coen, Julian Schnabel, Julie Taymor, Kasia Smutniak, Kazuko Kurosawa, La giusta distanza, La graine et le mulet, La ragazza del lago, La seconda volta non si scorda mai, La Vie en Rose, Le ferie di Licu, Lele Marchitelli, Lezioni di cioccolato, Lezioni di felicità, Lionello Cerri, Luca Lionello, Luca Lucini, Lucia Ragni, Lust Caution, Maddalena Ravagli, Marco Chimenz, Marco Pettenello, Marco Stabilini, Margherita Buy, Marina Confalone, Mario Venuti, Marjane Satrapi, Massimo Ghini, Massimo Zamboni, Michele Pellegrini, Milena Canonero, Mio fratello è figlio unico, Mirco Garrone, Mohsen Melliti, Nanni Moretti, Nastri d'Argento, Nastri d'Argento 2008, National Union of Italian Film Journalists, Nelle tue mani, Nero bifamiliare, Nessuna qualità agli eroi, Nicola Pecorini, Nicola Piovani, Nicoletta Ercole, No Country for Old Men, Non pensarci, Notturno bus, Olivier Dahan, Paolo Virzì, Parlami d'amore, Paul Thomas Anderson, Peppe Ruggiero, Persepolis, Peter Del Monte, Piano solo, Piera Degli Esposti, Piero De Bernardi, Pino Daniele, Questa notte è ancora nostra, Ramiro Civita, Ratatouille, Riccardo Tozzi, Riprendimi, Roberto Cimatti, Sabrina Ferilli, Sam Garbarski, Sean Penn, Sergio Rubini, Seta, Shekar Kapur, Sidney Lumet, Signorina Effe, Silver Ribbons, Silvio Muccino, Silvio Soldini, Sonetàula, Sweeney Todd, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The Secret of the Grain, The Simpsons Movie, There Will Be Blood, Tideland, Tim Burton, Tiro Mancino, Todd Haynes, Toni Servillo, Tonino Zera, Tre donne morali, Tutta la vita davanti, Valerio Mastandrea, Vier Minuten, Vincent Paronnaud, Vittorio Moroni, Vittorio Storaro, Vogliamo anche le rose, Wilma Labate
Oscar 2008: Marion Cotillard, Martin Scorsese, Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway
Ethan Coen, Martin Scorsese, Joel Coen
Steve Carell, Brad Bird, Anne Hathaway
Marion Cotillard
Photos: Matt Petit / © A.M.P.A.S.
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by Andre Soares | February 26, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, Anne Hathaway, Brad Bird, Film Awards, Joel and Ethan Coen, Marion Cotillard, Martin Scorsese, Photos, Steve Carell
Oscar 2008 Predictions: Best Film, Foreign Language Film, Documentary, Animated Film
Best Film: No Country for Old Men
Until late last week, things were still somewhat murky in the best film race. No Country for Old Men (above, with Tommy Lee Jones) and There Will Be Blood were the front-runners, while Juno was the fluffy dark horse that could potentially tip the scale against the heavy-drama heavyweights. But after its SAG best ensemble and DGA wins, No Country for Old Men, about a drug deal gone murderously wrong, has become the official front-runner.
Best Foreign Language Film: Katyn (Poland)
As I’ve said before, this is the toughest feature-film category to predict. None of the five nominees — Beaufort, 12, The Counterfeiters, Mongol, and Katyn — has been widely reviewed in the United States.
I’d [...]
by Andre Soares | January 29, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, Andrzej Wajda, Brad Bird, Charles Ferguson, Film Awards, Joel and Ethan Coen, Katyn, No Country for Old Men, No End in Sight, Oscar Predictions, Ratatouille
Oscar 2008 Predictions: Best Screenplay, Animated Feature
Elle Page, Michael Cera in Juno
Oscar 2008 Predictions: Acting Categories
Best Original Screenplay:
Diablo Cody, Juno
Kelly Masterson, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
Tamara Jenkins, The Savages
Brad Bird, Ratatouille
Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
Possibly: Steven Zaillian, American Gangster (though actually "inspired" by a magazine article)
Mathieu Amalric, Marie-Joseé Croze in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Joel and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
Christopher Hampton, Atonement
Ronald Harwood, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Possibly: Sarah Polley, [...]
by Andre Soares | January 3, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, Atonement, Brad Bird, Diablo Cody, Film Awards, Juno, Oscar Predictions, Ratatouille, Ronald Harwood, Seamus McGarvey, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
