Oscar 2010: Early Predictions – Best Supporting Actress

Best Supporting Actress

Penélope Cruz, Nine
A film director’s seductive mistress (if she’s half as tantalizing in the film as she is in the above photo, Cruz deserves not only a nod but the golden statuette itself)

Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
A professional downsizer’s trainee

Mo’Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
A pregnant, illiterate teen’s Mom from Hell

Julianne Moore, A Single Man (with Colin Firth)
A married alcoholic pining for an English professor — who just happens to be both gay and suicidal

Emma Thompson, An Education
A school headmistress in 1960s London

The most disputed acting category in the 2010 Oscar race. In addition to the aforementioned five actresses, five others who could easily land a nomination (in case their movies open [...]

by Andre Soares | October 16, 2009
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Tags: 2010 Oscar, 2010 Oscar Predictions, A Single Man, Academy Awards, An Education, Anna Kendrick, Emma Thompson, Film Awards, Julianne Moore, Kathy Bates, Mariah Carey, Mo'Nique, Nine, Penélope Cruz, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, Rachel Weisz, Sigourney Weaver, Up in the Air, Vera Farmiga

Outfest 2009: PRAYERS FOR BOBBY, Boys Shorts, EATING OUT 3, Don Roos

Outfest 2009 hightlights on Sunday, July 19. Synopses from the Outfest website.

Prayers for Bobby (Sun, Jul 19th Noon, DGA 1)
(USA, 2009, 89 mins)
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Directed By: Russell Mulcahy
SCR: Katie Ford (teleplay), Leory Aarons (book)
Prayers for Bobby is the story of Mary Griffith (Sigourney Weaver), a devout Christian who has raised her children with a conservative religious perspective. When her younger son, Bobby (Ryan Kelley), reveals to his older brother that he is gay, the entire family dynamic is irrevocably shifted. While Bobby’s father (Henry Czerny) and siblings slowly come to terms with his homosexuality, Mary turns to her steadfast beliefs in an attempt to cure her son. Alienated and quickly becoming more detached from the safety [...]

by Andre Soares | July 17, 2009
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Tags: Boys Shorts, Don Roos, Eating Out 3, Film Festivals, Gay Film Festivals, Gay Interest, Gay Movies, Los Angeles Screenings, Outfest, Outfest 2009, Prayers for Bobby, Sigourney Weaver

Outfest 2009: Panels & Special Screenings

Before Stonewall (top); Sigourney Weaver, Ryan Kelley in Prayers for Bobby (middle); Zach Gilford in Dare (bottom)

Special Events and Panels at Outfest 2009 include q&a’s with the talent and creative teams of HBO’s drama Big Love (July 19 at 5:00pm at DGA 1) and Fox’s musical series Glee. Actors Matthew Morrison, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Chris Colfer, and Jane Lynch, co-creator and writer Ian Brennan, and executive producer Dante Di Loreto will be present for the Glee q&a on Saturday, July 18 at 1:30pm at DGA 1.
Additionally, "Words, Pictures and Music," a panel discussion about musicals on the big screen, will feature Bill Condon (Chicago), [...]

by Andre Soares | July 7, 2009
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Tags: Barbra Streisand, Before Stonewall, Film Festivals, Funny Girl, Gay Film Festivals, Gay Interest, Los Angeles Screenings, Outfest, Outfest 2009, Sigourney Weaver