Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: The Artist made off with Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and and fistful of other hardware at tonight BAFTA Awards ceremony in London, its final stop before the silent film’s Oscar express pulls into the Kodak Theater terminus on Feb. 26. Meryl Streep also won a key awards-race victory as the institute’s Best Actress, while Octavia Spencer and Christopher Plummer continued their own hot streaks in the supporting categories. Read on for all of 2012’s winners, and drop back by Movieline on Wednesday to find out how the latest developments affect our Oscar Index . BEST FILM THE ARTIST OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER TYRANNOSAUR — Paddy Considine (Director), Diarmid Scrimshaw (Producer) DIRECTOR Michel Hazanavicius, THE ARTIST LEADING ACTOR Jean Dujardin, THE ARTIST LEADING ACTRESS Meryl Streep, THE IRON LADY SUPPORTING ACTOR Christopher Plummer, BEGINNERS SUPPORTING ACTRESS Octavia Spencer, THE HELP FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE THE SKIN I LIVE IN DOCUMENTARY SENNA ANIMATED FILM RANGO ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Michel Hazanavicius, THE ARTIST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan, TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY ORIGINAL MUSIC Ludovic Bource, THE ARTIST CINEMATOGRAPHY Guillaume Schiffman, THE ARTIST EDITING Gregers Sall and Chris King, SENNA PRODUCTION DESIGN Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo, HUGO COSTUME DESIGN Mark Bridges, THE ARTIST MAKE UP & HAIR Marese Langan, Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland, THE IRON LADY SOUND Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty, Tom Fleischman, John Midgley, HUGO SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS Tim Burke, John Richardson, Greg Butler and David Vickery, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 SHORT ANIMATION A MORNING STROLL SHORT FILM PITCH BLACK HEIST THE ORANGE WEDNESDAYS RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public) ADAM DEACON ### [Top photo of (L-R) Artist star Jean Dujardin, producer Thomas Langmann and director Michel Hazanavicius via AFP/Getty Images]
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: The Artist made off with Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and and fistful of other hardware at tonight BAFTA Awards ceremony in London, its final stop before the silent film’s Oscar express pulls into the Kodak Theater terminus on Feb. 26. Meryl Streep also won a key awards-race victory as the institute’s Best Actress, while Octavia Spencer and Christopher Plummer continued their own hot streaks in the supporting categories. Read on for all of 2012’s winners, and drop back by Movieline on Wednesday to find out how the latest developments affect our Oscar Index . BEST FILM THE ARTIST OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER TYRANNOSAUR — Paddy Considine (Director), Diarmid Scrimshaw (Producer) DIRECTOR Michel Hazanavicius, THE ARTIST LEADING ACTOR Jean Dujardin, THE ARTIST LEADING ACTRESS Meryl Streep, THE IRON LADY SUPPORTING ACTOR Christopher Plummer, BEGINNERS SUPPORTING ACTRESS Octavia Spencer, THE HELP FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE THE SKIN I LIVE IN DOCUMENTARY SENNA ANIMATED FILM RANGO ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Michel Hazanavicius, THE ARTIST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan, TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY ORIGINAL MUSIC Ludovic Bource, THE ARTIST CINEMATOGRAPHY Guillaume Schiffman, THE ARTIST EDITING Gregers Sall and Chris King, SENNA PRODUCTION DESIGN Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo, HUGO COSTUME DESIGN Mark Bridges, THE ARTIST MAKE UP & HAIR Marese Langan, Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland, THE IRON LADY SOUND Philip Stockton, Eugene Gearty, Tom Fleischman, John Midgley, HUGO SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS Tim Burke, John Richardson, Greg Butler and David Vickery, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 SHORT ANIMATION A MORNING STROLL SHORT FILM PITCH BLACK HEIST THE ORANGE WEDNESDAYS RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public) ADAM DEACON ### [Top photo of (L-R) Artist star Jean Dujardin, producer Thomas Langmann and director Michel Hazanavicius via AFP/Getty Images]
Hobnobbing helps you get to know the album’s featured artists through their best works. By Amy Wilkinson Jennifer Lawrence in “The Hunger Games” Photo: Lionsgate On Monday, Taylor Swift will enter the MTV arena to debut the music video for her Civil Wars collaboration, “Safe and Sound,” which appears on the “Hunger Games” soundtrack. And following the premiere, the country cutie will stick around MTV.com for an exclusive 30-minute interview about the lead single, her upcoming projects and more. So for Peeta’s sake, tune in, OK? But as any “Hunger Games” fan can attest, Swift isn’t the only artist to be reaped for the T-Bone Burnett-produced companion album (out March 20). Arcade Fire, the Decemberists, Neko Case and Miranda Lambert are all reportedly contributing to the effort. So to prepare for what’s sure to be an epic soundtrack, we’ve asked several music experts to recommend top tunes from each performer—a pre-Games playlist, if you will. So put down your bow and arrow, grab your earbuds and settle in with these hand-picked selections: The Decemberists “No shortage of truly great tunes (with truly epic titles) from the Pacific Northwest’s leading purveyors of erudite indie. From the hard-charging horns of ‘Sixteen Military Wives’ (off 2005’s Picaresque ) to the 12-string shimmy of ‘Down by the Water’ (from last year’s The King Is Dead ) — with proggy dalliances like ‘You’ll Not Feel the Drowning’ and ‘The Prettiest Whistles Won’t Wrestle the Thistles Undone’ in between — the ‘rists have never met a genre they wouldn’t tackle … or a song title they couldn’t stretch to infinity. — James Montgomery, Rock Writer, MTV News “The Decemberists are often described as ‘indie-folk’ or ‘chamber pop,’ but they are constantly shifting into new genres and playing with foreign sounds. ‘Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect’ is from their first album and doesn’t have the same epic quality that their later albums (most of which are sprawling mini-operas), but it does capture frontman Colin Meloy’s unending melancholy and slightly fanciful worldview. It’s catchy as hell too.” — Kyle Anderson, Staff Writer, Entertainment Weekly “Asking me to choose a favorite Decemberists song is like asking me to choose a favorite pair of shoes — I have so many! It’s almost impossible! But I’ll do it. The apotheosis of the entire Decemberists catalogue, for me, is ‘Shanty for the Arethusa’ off of their 2003 album Her Majesty the Decemberists . This isn’t a song. It’s a sensory odyssey. Dude, the way they bring to life the creaking of the rotten hull of an olde-timey ship feels so real that I can almost feel myself getting scurvy.” — Tamar Anitai, Managing Editor, MTV Buzzworthy Arcade Fire “They broke through with Funeral, thanks in no small part to anthemic, wide-screen melodramas like ‘Wake Up’ and ‘Rebellion (Lies)’ — songs seemingly created for stadium-uniting sing-alongs — backtracked on that all-encompassing stance with insular, world-weary Neon Bible tracks like ‘Black Mirror’ and ‘My Body is a Cage,’ and, finally, with The Suburbs, ‘Month of May’ and ‘We Used to Wait,’ just decided to ditch all the subtlety and subterfuge and just become Springsteen disciples. Hey, whatever works.” — Montgomery “Canada’s finest indie exports move at only two speeds: Epic and super-epic. ‘No Cars Go’ falls in the latter category, beginning with a simple hum-and-strum, then building into great swirls of chaotic orchestral noise, with the damaged, desperate voices of frontpeople/couple Win Butler and R
From the film’s premiere to casting ‘Catching Fire,’ Hobnobbing takes a look at what to look forward to this year. By Amy Wilkinson Jennifer Lawrence in the “Hunger Games” trailer Photo: Lionsgate The past year boasted a cornucopia of ” Hunger Games ” highlights for fans to chew on, from the casting of Jennifer Lawrence as gritty heroine Katniss Everdeen to the first full-length trailer to the recent debut of Taylor Swift’s soundtrack song “Safe and Sound.” But as bountiful as 2011’s harvest was, 2012 will offer a bumper crop of news from the big-screen adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ dystopian tome as it finally hits theaters March 23. Though our calls to Greasy Sae’s Psychic Hotline have gone unanswered, we have a few educated guesses about what the new year holds for Panem’s people. Read on for our five forecasts: 1. One more trailer With just about two and a half months to go until the first film’s debut, we’d bet a silver parachute that fans will get to feast on one more look at Katniss, Peeta and Gale before the tributes enter the arena. What another clip would include , well, we’re less sure about that, but we wouldn’t mind a closer look at life in District 12 or a more detailed glimpse at the other 22 tributes. 2. A full soundtrack announcement Swift, the Civil Wars, the Decemberists and Arcade Fire’s husband/wife duo of Win Butler and Regine Chassagne have all been secured for the T-Bone Burnett-produced soundtrack, but we suspect a few more artists will enter the fray before all is said and sung. I’ve already made my plea for Florence and the Machine , while NextMovie suggested acts like Snow Patrol and Regina Spektor for the much-anticipated album. We’ll keep our ears to the ground for this one. 3. The film’s premiere Unless the apocalypse comes early, March 23 will be a blessed day for “Hunger Games” acolytes, as the flick will finally blaze into theaters. We expect more than a few faithful to camp out at their local cineplex for a midnight showing. And we’re more than ready to drool over whatever confections Lawrence wears on the red carpet during the movie’s premieres and publicity circuit. 4. Casting “Catching Fire” With the second “Hunger Games” installment already slated for a November 22, 2013, release (and an Oscar-winning writer being eyed for the script), we expect the follow-up to begin shooting in mid- to late 2012 — which means a whole new slew of casting calls! Where are you Finnick , Johanna, Beetee and Mags? 5. First look at “Catching Fire” Asking for a celluloid sneak would be a stretch, but we don’t think it’s completely inconceivable to think a first snapshot might find its way to the Web by the final days of 2012. Here’s hoping the “Catching Fire” director (whomever he/she will be) isn’t afraid to take a cue from “Breaking Dawn” helmer Bill Condon, who released the first photographic teaser for the final “Twilight” installments over Thanksgiving in 2010. Happy holidays, “Hunger Games” fans? What are your expectations for “The Hunger Games” in 2012? Sound off in the comments below and tweet me @amymwilk with your thoughts and suggestions for future columns! Check out everything we’ve got on “The Hunger Games.” For young Hollywood news, fashion and “Twilight” updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com .
Yesterday (December 22nd), Will Smith shared a photo via Facebook of himself with his former cast mates on “ The Fresh Prince of Bel Air .” No word on who the men are on the far left, third from the left, and far right in this picture, but Tatyana Ali , Karyn Parsons , Alfonso Ribeiro and James Avery are pictured on the left side of Will. Will Smith Spotted Having Dinner With Another Woman [PHOTOS] Both of the women who played Aunt Vivian were missing, and so is the butler Geoffrey. The photo was taken before Will shaved his head bald, and his Facebook caption says, “Got the Holiday season started right with a ‘Fresh Prince of Bel Air’ reunion…there’s nothin’ like spending Holidays with fam!” Will Smith Goes Bald! [PHOTO] “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” aired from 1990-1996, before Will went on to become the superstar we know him to be today.
I’m Julia and I’m 18 years old! I never thought I’d get the chance to post an MBE as fast as this happened. This past February, Justin came to NML at MuchMusic in Toronto and I wasn’t able to get wristbands. I cried for so long, so I thought I’d try my luck! My friend and I ended up being 2nd in line so we got autographs when Justin came outside to see fans. All I wanted was a nice picture with Justin. So finally, the MMVA’s came around in June and I heard that Justin may be making an appearance. I freaked out. I went to a hotel and saw Kenny, Ryan Good and some of the crew around it. So obviously Justin was there too! I died inside. We waited about 3 hours until the red carpet time and we saw Justin leave his hotel in an escalade with Ryan Butler and Kenny. I got a cute picture of them in the car, but I wish he stopped! This past month, Bell Media announced that Justin would do a secret show in Toronto . The secret came out when Justin tweeted the location of it, Massey Hall, the Sunday before. Tickets came for sale and I managed to get 3 tickets with a pretty awesome view! I was happy I got tickets to the show. A lot of my friends didn’t get tickets because they sold out in minutes and the venue was small and intimate, so only a small number of tickets were released for sale. Wednesday, December 21st came around and I was so nervous and sick to my stomach this whole week before. I wanted to meet Justin soooooo bad! We thought it would be smart to go to his hotel in the morning early, so we did. My four friends and I were first there and waited over an hour in the rain. Right when we got to the hotel, we saw Jeremy was waiting for his friend to pick him up. A few minutes later we saw one of Justin’s bodyguards go to Starbucks. A few minutes later we saw Alfredo and Vanessa go to Starbucks and we said hi to Alfredo smiling, balancing a tray of coffees. We saw press start coming into the hotel so we didn’t think Justin would be leaving any time soon. All of a sudden we saw Allison, Chaz and Alfredo get into a car and then it parked closer to the doors. We saw the press start leaving so we were really confused because they just got there. Then we saw Scooter, Justin and Kenny come out of the elevators. Justin and Kenny waved at me and my friends and then pointed, directing us to come to the side door where Justin would be leaving to say hi. Unfortunately, at this point, other fans that came called all their friends to come so there was over 20 girls screaming so loud and freaking out. Us five were calm and content, but obviously dying inside. So then, the hotel security made sure no one went near the car. KENNY POINTED AT ME AND MY FRIENDS AND DIRECTED US TO COME TO HIM. HE MOVED THE CAR DOOR SO WE COULD GET BY AND HAVE A PICTURE WITH JUSTIN. MY DREAM CAME TRUE. I WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO GET A PICTURE. HE WAS SO SWEET. HE PUT HIS ARMS ON MY SIDE. I had my camera and Nicole C was taking our picture with hers so I put mine in my pocket and Justin arms were still around me. I was shaking inside because it was my first time I got to meet him!! I forget exactly how it went but I said thank you for doing a show for us or something like that. And he said something like, “I’m so happy to be here and excited for the show tonight”. My other two friends, Nicole C and Jenny got a picture as well. After that, no one else got a picture because Justin went right into his car. Vanessa and Nicole M really wanted a picture and Vanessa also had a gift to give Justin so Kenny grabbed her arm and pulled her through to talk to her. While Justin was in the car, Vanessa gave Kenny the gift. We’re hoping we see him wear the shirt and hat someday in pictures! I think I made Nicole and Jenny deaf after we met him because I screamed so loud of excitement. Vanessa and Nicole M obviously wanted a picture because they didn’t manage to get one at the hotel, so we thought we could go to the venue. There was so sign of Justin. We saw all of his Instagrams and were trying to figure out where he was. We went to eat lunch and walked around but then on Twitter, I saw a tweet that Justin was in the Maple Leafs dressing room . We couldn’t believe it. We went to the Air Canada Centre as fast as we could and waited at the private exit. After waiting only a few minutes, we saw a huge van with people inside leaving. We thought we recognized Scooter inside by his hat because the windows were tinted. He clearly saw us waving. THIS WAS A NEVER SAY NEVER MOMENT. I REGRET NOT RECORDING THIS . So there was traffic as they were turning out of the exit. We waited and kept watching the van. It slowed down when it turned at the lights and pulled over to the side. We saw the door open and bam, Scooter came out of the van and walked towards us . We tried our best not to run and freak out, but c’mon we were excited. So Scooter came and gave Vanessa and Nicole M tickets to the show! It made up for them not really meeting Justin earlier in the day, like Nicole C, Jenny and I did. We were so thankful and happy Scooter gave them tickets to the show! Scooter told us that Justin probably wouldn’t stop because he has to go straight to the venue when he leaves. They hugged and we were all so happy. We left the ACC and went to Massey Hall. We all got to go to the concert, which was amazing. It was my first Justin Bieber concert. I cried when he came out and was so happy! Justin brought up Jazzy on stage and it was the CUTEST thing ever!!!!! Justin also sang for us a new song that may be on the Believe album. It was amazing. I’m extremely thankful I got the opportunity to finally meet Justin. My friends and I had such a long day, but it was all worth it and we had a lot of fun. I love how everything worked out in the end. If you haven’t met Justin, don’t give up. Your chance will come someday, I promise you! -@juliaaa_xo Continued here: I’m Julia and I’m 18 years old! I never thought…
Bones ‘ Emily Deschanel and her husband, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia co-star David Hornsby, welcomed their first child Wednesday. His name is Henry. The happy couple married in 2010. The new mom’s co-star TJ Thyne took to Twitter to share the happy news after. “CONGRATULATIONS EMILY D!!!!!!!!!!!!” he Tweeted. “Yay yay yay!!! :o)” Congratulations to Emily and David! Shortly after her sister Emily announced the news, Zooey Deschanel could hardly contain her excitement, Tweeting: “I am super excited to be an aunt!” Bones returns November 3 with a slightly shorter season due to Emily’s pregnancy (also playing out on the show). Zooey is now starring in New Girl . [Photo: WENN.com]
Machine Gun Preacher recounts the true story of Sam Childers, a former drug dealer who undergoes an astonishing transformation in Sudan, finding an unexpected calling as the savior of hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children. Gerard Butler stars as Childers, and emits a tidal wave of emotion as his character sees the horrors in Africa with his own eyes and transforms himself wholly. Our partners at Movie Fanatic sat down with him this week to discuss the film. Follow the links for their Gerard Butler interview and official Machine Gun Preacher review . Here’s the trailer for the film, opening Friday … Machine Gun Preacher Trailer
