February 2012
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Meet the Hottest Screenwriter Around - Abi Morgan →
This is Abi Morgan’s year. She’s had an incredibly well reviewed show—The Hour—air in England and here in the States. To top that off she has not one, but two, films hitting the movie theatres this awards season—Shame and The Iron Lady. Shame has gotten star making reviews for Michael Fassbender (and there are talks of an Oscar nomination) and The Iron Lady hasn’t even yet started to...
“At this time, many young Iranians all over this world are watching us, and I...”
– Iranian film director ASGHAR FARHADI, on accepting his Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, A Separation (via inothernews)
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Oscar Winner Jean Dujardin’s Villain Auditions
Congrats to Jean Dujardin and “The Artist” for your Oscar wins! Jean’s next role will be a villain, and these audition tapes prove he’s ready for any role possible.
Academy Awards - Best Actress
Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs
Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Viola Davis – The Help
Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams – My Week With Marilyn
Academy Awards - Best Original Screenplay
The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius
Bridesmaids – Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo
Margin Call – JC Chandor
Midnight In Paris – Woody Allen
A Separation – Asghar Farhadi
Academy Awards - Best Adapted Screenplay
The Descendants – Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
Hugo – John Logan
The Ides of March – George Clooney and Grant Heslov
Moneyball – Aaron Sorkin, Steven Zaillian and Stan Chervin
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy – Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughn
Academy Awards - Best Original Song
Man or Muppet from The Muppets – Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
Real in Rio from Rio – Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown Lyric by Siedah Garrett
“You’re only two years older than me, darling, where have you been all my life?”
– Christopher Plummer (via oldfilmsflicker)
“I’m wrapping up. I’m sorry. I’m freaking out.”
– Octavia Spencer (via oldfilmsflicker)
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Indie Spirit Awards 2012: Winners List | THR →
popculturebrain:
The Artist was a big winner (obviously), but this is what I’m happiest about…
Best First Screenplay Mike Cahill, Brit Marling - Another Earth J.C. Chandor - Margin Call Patrick deWitt - Terri Phil Johnston - Cedar Rapids Will Reiser - 50/50 *WINNER
“I try not to read too much into it, but there’s a bit of a bias, where you’re...”
– Peter Dinklage on how fantasy depicts dwarves (via saycatastrophe)
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Scorsese's List of 85 Films You Must See
In a recent interview with Rick Tetzeli Scorsese has revealed his list of 85 films that you must see if you’re a film-buff, filmmaker, aspiring film-maker, screenwriter and so on. It’s a wonderful list and gosh darn it, I think I’m going to be spending a bit of money increasing my collection of films. What strikes me about the list is the sheer range and breadth of it.
The list is below, but...
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“For years now, I’ve passed by the spot where they found Lindbergh’s...”
– Jim Cramer on “J. Edgar” Screenplay by Dustin Lance Black Variety in Focus - Writers on Writers 2011/2012 Jim Cramer is the author of “Getting Back to Even,” “Confessions of a Street Addict” and other finance tomes.
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Oscar Hall of Shame: The Bad Movie Pasts of the... →
Popsugar has a rather hilarious look of this year’s Oscar Nominees and their bad movie history.
““We’re finding an exciting potpourri of things we didn’t even think could...”
– Associated Press—
Astronomers see more planets than stars in galaxy
(via discoverynews)
The Directors, Cinematographers & More Who... →
From Indiewire, the list of those that probably should have scored a nomination across a range of categories.
Best Director - Bennett Miller - “Moneyball” Best Director - Rupert Wyatt - “Rise of the Planet of the Apes Best Score - Alberto Iglesias - “The Skin I Live In Best Cinematography - Sean Bobbit - “Shame” Best Cinematography - Robert Elswit -...
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The Essentials: The 5 Best Marilyn Monroe... →
In honor I suppose of the new film “My Week With Marilyn” being released shortly, The Playlist has listed their five best/favourite Marilyn Monoroe peformances. They quite rightly that her premature passing and her off-sreen life has somewhat overshadowed her screen performances which were quite brilliant in their own right.
Close to fifty years after to her premature passing at the...
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“Sometimes a film can help you locate yourself, in so much as a great one...”
– Jon Robin Baitz on “Beginners” Screenplay by Mike Mills
Via Variety’s Writers on Writers Focus - Best of 2011/2012
Notes… Jon Robin Baitz, author of “The Substance of Fire,” made his Broadway debut this season with “Other Desert Cities.”
Cannes 2012: Will 'The Master,' Terrence Malick's... →
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The Amazing Race: Does Box Office Still Matter To... →
This is an interesting article that weighs in on both the benefits of being nominated and winning a gold statue in February.