John August: Behind the Scenes Filmmaker Series

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Nominated for BAFTA’s and Grammy’s alike, screenwriter John August has been garnering attention for the past decade.  He first received kudos for his multi-perspective indie film, Go, directed in 1998 by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity).  A frequent collaborator with director Tim Burton, August has provided the screenplays for Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Corpse Bride.  In 2007, he directed his first feature-length film, The Nines, based on his own script.  August’s next projects include Dark Shadows, a stop-motion adaptation of Burton’s short film, Frankenweenie, and an adaptation of graphic novel Preacher with Sam Mendes attached to direct.  A frequent advisor to the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, August also runs a web site aimed at budding screenwriters.
 
Nicholl Fellowships in [...]

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 [...]

Houston Film Critics Awards 2008

2008 Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2008 Houston Film Critics Society award winners: January 3, 2008
 

Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men
 

Best Picture: No Country for Old Men
Runners-up:
Juno
Atonement
Michael Clayton
Into the Wild
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
Charlie Wilson’s War
I’m Not There
Best Foreign Language Film: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Julian Schnabel
Best Documentary: The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters by Seth Gordon
Best Director of a Motion Picture: Tim Burton, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: Julie Christie, Away from Her
Best Performance by [...]