“I would like to thank the Academy… I’m kidding, I’m kidding. This is the one that counts,” joked Ben Affleck Thursday night at the Critics Choice Awards, accepting his Best Director prize at the event hosted by the Broadcast Film Critics Association. If Affleck was more than simply disappointed by being passed up by the Academy in the Best Director category for Argo in yesterday’s Oscar nominations , he didn’t show it at last night at the event. [Related: Critics Choice Awards Spread The Love Around, Name ‘Argo’ Best Picture AND Academy Award Nominations — What Were The Biggest Snubs & Shocks Of The 2013 Oscar Noms? ] “It doesn’t feel like [I got robbed],” Affleck told Access Hollywood at the Critics Choice Awards. “We not nominated for Best Picture and seven other nominations. I guess I would of liked to personal have two or like three, four or five for myself, but I’ll take whatever we got – it’s a pretty cool thing.” Affleck along with other heavyweight Oscar contenders Kathryn Bigelow, Quentin Tarantino and Paul Thomas Anderson were passed over Thursday morning in Oscar’s Best Director category. The actor/filmmaker won an Academy Award in 1998 for Best Screenplay with pal Matt Damon in 1998 for Good Will Hunting . “If you go into the situation where you think you’re entitled to get nominated, you’re probably in trouble,” added Affleck. “The best picture nomination is an acknowledgement and then we got seven other nominations. Editing, score and all these like people who worked really hard. So, it’s really satisfying to see those folks get acknowledged.” [ Source: Access Hollywood ]
Since we can now utter the words “the Oscar-nominated Marvel’s The Avengers ,” let’s take a closer look at all that visual effects magic that went into making Joss Whedon’s blockbuster superhero pic such a bombastic VFX achievement. More specifically, as is apparent in ILM’s recently-released Oscar VFX reel, take a gander at the digital wizardry that bore Mark RuffaHulk and the maelstrom of Chitauri invaders and explosions and costumed superheroes that went into The Avengers ‘ carefully orchestrated chaos of a final showdown. The Avengers is up for the Visual Effects Academy Award against The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey , Life of Pi , Prometheus , and Snow White and the Huntsman . (I’m a bit surprised to see The Impossible ‘s tsunami VFX not on this list, especially after Hereafter’s similar waterworks earned an Oscar nod, but it’s a crowded field.) In an Indiewire roundtable I guested on yesterday, Devin Faraci of Badass Digest pointed out that this category feels like it boils down to the character-based VFX achievements of The Hobbit and The Avengers . I’d lean towards the shiny new Gollum, but ILM’s reel highlights just how much environment-smashing action was crafted for The Avengers in addition to creating the most lifelike Hulk we’ve seen in Marvel’s last few big-screen attempts. Then again, Richard Parker could roar out of nowhere and steal the category outright. What say you, Oscar-watchers? [via FirstShowing ] Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
The makers of Texas Chainsaw — or Texas Chainsaw 3D , as it’s being widely advertised — would like to you forget all about nearly 40 years’ worth of sequels, prequels, remakes and reboots, and pretend that only a couple of decades or so have passed since the events depicted way back in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). Helmer John Luessenhop ( Takers ) and a small army of scripters go back to the bloody roots of the long-running franchise to concoct a better-than-average horror-thriller that relies more on potent suspense than graphic savagery or stereoscopic tricks. Don’t be surprised if it scores a B.O. killing. Pic begins quite literally where Tobe Hooper’s ’74 original left off, with a shrieking, blood-splattered beauty fleeing the homestead of a psycho-killer clan, pursued by a masked and humongous brute wielding a chainsaw. The new plot kicks off when angry locals arrive on the scene, torch the home of the fiendish family, and prematurely celebrate as they rashly assume they’ve destroyed Leatherface, the chap with the chainsaw, and all his creepy kinfolk. Flash-forward about 20 years: Lovely young Heather Miller (Alexandra Daddario) is thrown for a loop when she’s informed that the white-trash couple she’s always known as mom and dad really are her adoptive parents. Truth to tell, however, this revelation doesn’t appear to strike her as bad news. Besides, she’s perked up by what she thinks is good news: A recently deceased grandmother she never knew she had has bequeathed her a palatial home near a small town in Texas. Accompanied by her boyfriend (R&B artist Tremaine “Trey Songz” Neverson ), another fun couple (Tania Raymonde, Keram Malicki-Sanchez) and a too-friendly hitchhiker (Shaun Sipos) they pick up along the way, Heather drives deep into the heart of Texas to check out her inheritance. Unfortunately, the house isn’t entirely empty. Even more unfortunately, the sole, secretive inhabitant is a masked maniac with a penchant for heavy-duty garden tools. Luessenhop occasionally springs a wink-wink allusion to Hooper’s original pic — most notably during a scene involving a well-stocked freezer — and sprinkles a few darkly comical touches into the mix. (Heather, it should be noted, is introduced carving steaks in the meat department at a supermarket.) For the most part, however, Texas Chainsaw is deadly serious as it goes about the business of sustaining tension and generating shocks. And while Luessenhop and his writers respectfully adhere to many genre conventions (rest assured that, during the first two-thirds of the story, just about everyone you’d expect to get killed does), they’re surprisingly clever when it comes to subversively shifting audience sympathies during the final 30 minutes of their briskly paced 92-minute pic. Daddario — who’s given ample opportunity to flaunt the flattest stomach of any scream queen in recent memory — makes an impressively resourceful heroine. Standout supporting players include Thom Barry as a sheriff who disapproves of vigilantism; Paul Rae as a mayor who only thinks he knows where all the bodies are buried, and Dan Yeager as the still-crazy-after-all-these-years Leatherface. Sharp-eyed movie buffs may notice Gunnar Hansen, the original Leatherface, and Marilyn Burns, the heroine of Hooper’s ’74 pic, in cameo roles. To his credit, Luessenhop doesn’t linger on the gore in intensely violent moments. (What he does show is more than adequately effective.) Nor does he exploit the 3D gimmickry to startle auds with gushers of blood or severed body parts. On the other hand, the helmer can’t resist the urge to make it appear, every so often, that a chainsaw blade is jutting off the screen, understandably enough for a pic with this particular pedigree. Read More on Texas Chainsaw 3D : Trey Songz On His ‘Texas Chainsaw 3D’ Debut (And R. Kelly’s ‘Trapped In The Closet’) Follow Movieline on Twitter.
In five decades, James Bond has racked up many feats from babes to bombs, but one figure 007 hasn’t charmed is Oscar, though that will begin to change this year. 007 will receive a full tribute at the 85th Academy Awards . [Related: Steven Spielberg Hoped To Direct James Bond – But Got A ‘No’ ] Oscar organizers will fete the franchise in celebration of its 50th anniversary during the telecast on Sunday February 24th. The original secret British operative was played by Sean Connery, starting with Dr. No in 1962. Connery stayed on for five Bond films when the mantle was handed off for one film to George Lazenby for 1969’s On Her Majesty’s Service before returning to Connery for 1971’s Diamonds Are Forever , Since then Roger Moore took on the role for seven installments, followed by Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan. Daniel Craig is 007’s latest manifestation with three features under his belt, including the franchise’s latest and most successful film yet, Skyfall , which became the 14th film to hit the $1 billion mark in its worldwide theatrical run. Despite not being a big seducer of Oscar, Bond has scored some wins over the decades, including seven nominations and two wins. Goldfinger (1964) won a Best Effects, Sound Effects Academy Award and 1965’s Thunderball took another for Best Effects, Special Visual Effects. Noted Oscar telecast producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron: “We are very happy to include a special sequence on our show saluting the Bond films on their 50th birthday. Starting with Dr. No back in 1962, the 007 movies have become the longest-running motion picture franchise in history and a beloved global phenomenon.”
Hollywood.TV is your source for all the latest celebrity news, gossip and videos of your favorite stars! bit.ly – Click to Subscribe! Facebook.com – Become a Fan! Twitter.com – Follow Us! Helen Mirren received the 2488th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, honoring an acclaimed career that has seen her portraying a wide array of roles in movies, television and theater. She described the occasion as “the most spectacular day for me” and joked, “I’m going to finally lie next to Colin Firth – something I’ve been wanting to do for a very long time.” Dame Helen has won an Academy Award, four Baftas, three Golden Globes, four Emmy Awards, and two Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Awards Hollywood.TV is the global leader in capturing celebrity breaking news as it happens. Launched in 2008, we capture all the latest news, exclusive celebrity interviews, star videos and hot celebrity gossip from around the world every minute of everyday. HTV is on the streets 24/7, at all the industry events and invited by the stars to cover their every move in Hollywood, New York and Miami. Hollywood.TV is currently the third most viewed reporter channel on www.youtube.com YouTube with almost 400 million views, and our footage is seen worldwide! Tune in daily for all the latest Hollywood news on www.hollywood.tv and http like us on Facebook!
Welp Jamie Foxx Says He Has To “Be White” In Order To Work In Hollywood Via RadarOnline Jamie Foxx isn’t shy about sharing his views on the differences between black people and white people. The Academy Award winning actor, who was snubbed for his performance in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained at the Golden Globe nominations on Thursday, candidly sounded off in the December/January issue of VIBE about how everything in his life is built around race, and RadarOnline.com has all the details. “As black folks we’re always sensitive,” Foxx said. “As a black person it’s always racial. I come into this place to do a photo shoot and they got Ritz crackers and cheese — I’ll be like, ain’t this a b*tch. Y’all didn’t know black people was coming. What’s with all this white sh*t? By the same token, if there is fried chicken and watermelon I’ll say ain’t this a b*tch? So, no matter what we do as black people it’s always gonna be that.” Jamie went on to talk about how he has to alter his behavior to assimilate to Hollyweird culture. Every single thing in my life is built around race,” he explained. “I don’t necessarily speak it because you can’t. But the minute I leave my house, I gotta put my other jacket on and say, ‘Hey, Thomas, Julian and Greg.’ And I gotta be a certain person.” Leonardo DiCaprio, who was part of the VIBE roundtable interview along with Kerry Washington, didn’t understand Foxx’s name references, to which VIBE clarified, “Those are white people.” “No, some of those are black,” Foxx corrected. “But when I get home my other homies are like ‘how was your day?’ Well, I only had to be white for at least eight hours today, [or] I only had to be white for four hours. Everything we do is that.” He also explained how he feels that whites and blacks react to movies differently. “Black people watch a movie different than white folks,” he said. “When you watch Inglourious Basterds, Jewish people have a more quiet response. [Whispers] ‘I can’t believe they did that.’ When black people don’t like something it’s like: [louder] ‘Ay dawg, why Olivia Pope went down like that. That sh*t is f*cked up.’ “Because there’s certain things that we watch as black people that if we don’t agree with it, we not only turn off the movie but we turn off that person. When we feel like the character was compromised by the white establishment.” Jamie makes some valid points about the black perspective, but obviously he doesn’t speak for all black folks. What do you think? Is any of Jamie’s rhetoric legit?
Jennifer Lawrence is looking thick and dumpy…with a fat sloppy ass…that lacks all personality…shape and fun…especially since it is still a teen…making me wonder if those tits are real from her fatness just being pushed up properly to look like are implants….or if they are actually implants…to help advance her career as she already has….by turning her back on academy award performances…for movie franchise cash money….shit….you know like a sell out opportunist hooker… It really doesn’t matter…hat matters is that being in hunger games…should inspire her to be hungry a little…just cuz she can afford all that food doesn’t men she should eat it….cuz I see these hips not lying and heading to a dark place…. But the good news is that…she’s not too thick yet to be considered disgusting….here are the pics…that could end up going either way down the road..in terms of fatness…but for now are on the cusp….walking that fine line…and in a bikini…and I give thanks for that…even if it could be better… Happy thanksgiving…. TO SEE THE REST OF THE PICS FOLLOW THIS LINK
Jennifer Lawrence is looking thick and dumpy…with a fat sloppy ass…that lacks all personality…shape and fun…especially since it is still a teen…making me wonder if those tits are real from her fatness just being pushed up properly to look like are implants….or if they are actually implants…to help advance her career as she already has….by turning her back on academy award performances…for movie franchise cash money….shit….you know like a sell out opportunist hooker… It really doesn’t matter…hat matters is that being in hunger games…should inspire her to be hungry a little…just cuz she can afford all that food doesn’t men she should eat it….cuz I see these hips not lying and heading to a dark place…. But the good news is that…she’s not too thick yet to be considered disgusting….here are the pics…that could end up going either way down the road..in terms of fatness…but for now are on the cusp….walking that fine line…and in a bikini…and I give thanks for that…even if it could be better… Happy thanksgiving…. TO SEE THE REST OF THE PICS FOLLOW THIS LINK
I have no idea why I am posting this….Halle Berry in Instyle…who fucking cares….I am sure Halle Berry doesn’t even fucking care…or even know she’s in the shit…she’s too busy practicing being black so that when she gets another run at a black role, she’ll be believable…hiding that she’s related to Sarah Palin, and that she was raised in a white school, in a white neighborhood and only met her first black person when she was 20….a cover-up that I’d consider Academy Award worthy…if Hollywood wasn’t just a massive lie to begin with….on that note…here she is in Instyle…. TO SEE SOME OF HALLE BERRY’S BEST WORK (NUDE SCENES) FOLLOW THIS LINK
I have to apologize. I thought Adrianne Curry was only a professional Twitter model, but it turns out she’s also a professional magazine signer. Here she is dressed up as Dark Lily at the Comikaze Expo in LA and I can’t believe there are nerds who’d actually pay to have her autograph. You’d that they would be smarter than that, but I guess not. You know, I’m actually friends with Wonder Woman. That’s right,the “real” Wonder Woman and if you guys send me $20 to my PayPal account, I can get her to give you a call. Did I mention, she talks dirty? Email me for more info.
