Pedro Almodóvar has taken a rather dark turn in his last couple of outings including 2011’s The Skin I Live In and Broken Embraces (2009). Speaking in Cannes in 2011, Almodóvar admitted that he has a dark outlook on life, at least then, but he is still very capable of pulling out a comedy. And this teaser for his latest, I’m So Excited appears to be just that. [ Related: ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Bows A New & Haunting Trailer ] There are not many detail about the film that his longtime U.S. distributor Sony Pictures Classics will open domestically sometime in 2013, but its stars include Carlos Areces, Raul Arevalo, Javier Cámara, Lola Dueñas, Carmen Machi, Laya Martí, Cecilia Roth, Hugo Silva, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, and Blanca Suárez. The clip seems to indicate I’m So Excited (a not-so-subtle reference to the Pointer Sisters early ’80s hit) will be a high-flying Laugh Out Loud adventure complete with dancing queen flight attendants and at least one pilot asleep on the job. And even Pedro himself appears to be a passenger (seated in the back in the top image). Almodóvar teased two Mays ago he was working on a comedy and even his first English-language script, though I’m So Excited or Los amantes pasajeros , which is its official Spanish title, appears to be firmly in his Spanish roots. The trailer follows with English subtitles.
Latino Review is citing a source who says Warner Bros. has settled on storyline its 2015 Justice League movie. According to the tipster, the film will look to issues 183-185 of the Justice League comic, which was released back in 1980. That plot has Darkseid — confirmed as the movie’s villain — attempting to use a magical laser beam to blast planet Earth to bits and move his home world, Apokolips, into its place. Yikes! Latino Review ‘s stories are quite usually accurate, but until the news receives official confirmation, I’m taking this with a big-ass grain of Kryptonite. Besides, as cool as this sounds, there’s a hell of a lot more from DC’s storied history worth mining for the first cinematic team-up between Superman and Batman (and the rest, cough.) I think DC and WB need to consider all options available to them before committing, so to help them out, here are three other superpowered super stories worth exploiting: 1. Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) By the 1980s, the DC universe had stopped making sense thanks to 40-plus years of superhero funnybooks that had been reactively and haphazardly modified to suit the aesthetic tastes of the times. Batman was both the grumpy avenger of the 1970s AND the campy 1950s version whose relationship with Robin unfairly inspired the moral panic book Seduction of the Innocent . Superman was both a stiff-necked last son of Krypton and the guy who had Krypto the Super Dog. No superhero’s official backstory made any sense at all, basically, and DC’s official explanation, the Multiverse (all these various contradictory versions of characters existed in numerous parallel dimensions) now made less sense than Mulholland Drive. To fix this mess, DC writer Marv Wolfman came up with Crisis , in which two godlike beings — The Monitor and his evil counterpart the Anti-Monitor — used DC’s various character incarnations in a battle over control of the Multiverse. Total destruction was narrowly avoided when even stalwart villains like Darkseid joined the fight to stop the Anti-Monitor — the result being that DC became a single universe once more and some inconvenient characters were erased seemingly forever from Continuity. (RIP: Supergirl and Barry Allen.) Subsequently, that universe was rebooted, and the next two years saw Superman restarted at issue 1 and the publication of both Batman: Year One and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns . Since Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight series and Zack Snyder’s upcoming Man of Steel both take their cues from the post- Crisis DC universe, they don’t need a reboot, but not so the rest of the DC movie and television continuity. We know Darkseid is the villain of the Justice League movie, but that doesn’t mean his evil plan couldn’t have the happy result of willing the recent Green Lantern movie, and the old Wonder Woman and The Flash tv shows out of existence forever. A Crisis -inspired plot could give us new versions of those characters without the tedious need for any sort of origin-story movies. Just so long as Mark Hamill’s Trickster stays in the picture. 2. War of the Gods (1991) You know which character is unfairly ignored, despite frequent, abortive attempts to revive her onscreen? Wonder Woman . By far the DC superhero with the most potential for epic plots full of crazy mythology this side of Superman, Wonder Woman is an immortal demigod and the second most powerful active superhero in the DC universe. Too bad though, because instead of the terrifyingly powerful Amazonian princess we need, every attempt to bring Wonder Woman back ends up being some silly faux-feminist nonsense that manages more than anything else to infantilize the character. This is why of all the trepidations I have about Justice League , the most troubling is how she’ll be portrayed. Warner Bros. can fix this by basing the plot of Justice League on the War of the Gods crossover, which was created to celebrate Wonder Woman’s 50 th anniversary. That story had the ancient Roman gods go to war against the ancient Greek gods (which is kind of like the original cast of Beverly Hills 90210 starting a gang war with the cast of the CW’s 90210 ), while pantheons of other ancient cultures rose up and tried grabbing a piece of whatever was left. Wonder Woman and her fellow Amazonians of Paradise Island end up having to save Earth, with some help from DC’s other heroes (including a Brainwashed Captain Marvel). Darksied, being the antagonist of DC’s New Gods, is the perfect behind-the-scenes manipulator to rile the old gods. And best of all, it gives Wonder Woman, criminally neglected in filmed-entertainment for almost 40 years, a chance to be front and center of Justice League without it coming off as painful tokenism. 3. Hostess Snack Cake Wars Finally, we come to the greatest and the timeliest crisis for Warner Bros.’ Justice League to overcome: The horrifying shortage of Twinkies. From 1975 through the early ’80s, Hostess advertised heavily in the pages of Marvel and DC comics via a series of hilariously irresponsible short comics featuring each company’s superheroes and villains battling over control of — no, seriously — Hostess snack cakes. You can see the whole series of them here . Each adventure involved either some nefarious villain’s plot to steal or disrupt the supply of these delicious, obesity-causing confections — believe me, I know. #formerfatkid — or superheroes using Hostess cakes to foil criminal activity. No matter who lost, we won, however, because Vanilla Pudding Pies were the shit. Of course, now we know that if the average super villain was serious about destroying the supply of Hostess Ding Dongs and Twinkies, they should have gotten their MBA. So why not make this current event the basis of Justice League ? Have the ruler of Apokolips form an asset management company, buy Hostess, and loot it from the inside via perfectly legal tricks like destroying the employee fund. Thrill to the helplessness of the Justice League as they fail to convince a bankruptcy court that not only should Hostess employees get to keep their pensions, but that Darkseid is planning to destroy the universe. Darkseid could even run for president, citing his business acumen as proof of competence and rendering Superman painfully impotent as cable news channels constantly demand to see his Kryptonian birth certificate. Far-fetched? Hell yes, but no more so than the idea that unions are a force more evil than the Legion of Doom. So what would you like to see in the Justice League movie? Sound off in comments. Ross Lincoln is a LA-based freelance writer from Oklahoma with an unhealthy obsession with comics, movies, video games, ancient history, Gore Vidal, and wine. READ MORE: DC’s Competitive Darkseid? Reported ‘Justice League’ Villain Inspired ‘Avengers 2’ Bad Guy Follow Ross A. Lincoln on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
Golden Globe nominees Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor turned out for a special screening of their epic tearjerker The Impossible and talked to me about how they summoned the emotional wherewithal to play a couple whose family is torn apart by a tsunami. The picture’s director, J.A.Bayona also attended and told me he had no qualms about casting a Scottish and an Australian actor to play the real-life Spanish couple on which the harrowing story is based. Bayona pointed out that the film never clarifies the couple’s nationality. Besides, the actual husband and wife who inspired the story were on the carpet and they were clearly supportive of the film. Check out my full interview below: RELATED: Golden Globes Unveil 70th Edition Nominees Globes Analysis: Hooper, Russell, De Niro Snubbed & Is Waltz Really A Supporting Actor?
Early Thursday morning, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced its Golden Globe nominees , and, as you might expect, there were some surprises. Thanks to the Academy’s decision to unveil its Oscar nominations on Jan. 10, three days before Globe winners are revealed on Jan. 13, today’s nominations will have less bearing than usual on Oscar jockeying. But don’t let anyone kid you. Academy voters may have nothing in common with HFPA members, but they aren’t impervious to the media’s perception of who’s hot, cold or no longer in the running. With that in mind, here are a few preliminary observations about the nominations: The snubs: Although both Les Misérables and Silver Linings Playbook were nominated in the Best Musical or Comedy Picture category, those films’ directors, respectively, Tom Hooper and David O. Russell were conspicuously absent from the Best Directors category. Robert De Niro , who does his best work in years in Playbook was also not nominated. Beasts of The Southern Wild was shut out entirely, although I doubt that will be the case with the Academy. In some ways, the biggest surprise of all was the cold shoulder that Skyfall got despite its critical acclaim and spectacular overseas box-office success. Adele’s theme song, Skyfall , was the FHPA’s only nod to the film. Dame Judi Dench is among the nominees, but for her work in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel . We at Movieline are also extremely disappointed that Matthew McConaughey was not nominated for Magic Mike. The surprises: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen which netted nominations for Best Film, Actor ( Ewan McGregor ) and Actress ( Emily Blunt ) in the Comedy or Musical category. (The film may not have done Skyfall numbers, but it also performed surprisingly well at the box office.) Nicole Kidman’s Supporting Actress nomination for The Paperboy should at least get Academy voters to consider or reconsider her performance. Meanwhile, Rachel Weisz’s performance in The Deep Blue Sea is turning in to the most honored acting role that nobody saw, but that could be about to change. The Head Scratcher: I realize that the title of Quentin Tarantino’s movie is not Dr. King Schultz Unchained , but it’s a damn shame that Christoph Waltz’s extraordinary performance as the bounty hunter who frees Django and helps him locate his wife, has been relegated to the Supporting Actor category. Although Daniel Day-Lewis is probably going to win the Best Actor, Drama category, I actually think Waltz would have had a better shot in that race because his performance and Django Unchained are both very different from the other entries. In the supporting actor category, he and co-star Leonardo DiCaprio will inevitably cancel each other out. Technicalities and politics be damned, Waltz’s performance is as crucial to the movie as Jamie Foxx’s, and I say he got robbed here. Related: Golden Globes Unveil 70th Edition Nominees Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
Matt Damon and Frances McDormand starrer Promised Land by Gus Van Sant is one of six films that will screen in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival . Also starring John Krasinski and Rosemarie DeWitt, the film is one of two American titles the festival announced Thursday. Also joining the group is animated feature The Croods , playing out of competition. The title includes voices from Nicolas Cage , Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds . Promised Land centers on Steve Butler (Damon) a former farm boy turned big city business guy who teams up with Sue (Frances McDormand) to sell financial prosperity to a struggling Pennsylvania town that has rich deposits of natural gas deep underground. The sales execs offer up easy cash in return for drilling rights on their property, but the process of extraction – known as fracking – divides the town. [ Related: Gus Van Sant On ‘Promised Land’ & His Desire ‘To Always Work’ With Matt Damon ] Other titles included in the initial lineup of six films hail from Austria, Chile, France, Germany, the Republic of Korea, Romania and Spain. The 63rd Berlinale takes place February 7 – 17. The first six Berlinale ’13 titles follow with information provided by the festival . Competition : Gloria , Chile/Spain By Sebastián Lelio (La Sagrada Familia, Navidad, El año del tigre) With Paulina García, Sergio Hernández World premiere Nugu-ui Ttal-do Anin (Nobody’s Daughter Haewon), Republic of Korea By Hong Sangsoo (Night and Day, Hahaha, In Another Country) With Eunchae Jung, Sunkyun Lee World premiere Paradies: Hoffnung (Paradise: Hope), Austria/France/Germany By Ulrich Seidl (Dog Days, Import Export, Paradise: Love) With Melanie Lenz, Vivian Bartsch, Joseph Lorenz, Michael Thomas World premiere Poziţia Copilului (Child’s Pose), Romania By Călin Peter Netzer (Maria, Medal of Honor, Zapada mieilor) With Luminiţa Gheorghiu, Bogdan Dumitrache, Florin Zamfirescu World premiere Promised Land , USA By Gus Van Sant (My Own Private Idaho, Good Will Hunting, Milk) With Matt Damon, Frances McDormand, John Krasinski, Rosemarie DeWitt, Hal Holbrook International premiere The Croods – animated film in 3D, USA By Kirk De Micco (Space Chimps) Chris Sanders (How to Train Your Dragon) With the voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds World premiere / out of competition Berlinale Special Unter Menschen (Redemption Impossible) – Documentary, Germany By Christian Rost, Claus Strigel World premiere
Peter Jackson ‘s initial Hobbit is looking to match its Lord of the Rings brethren. Also in Wednesday’s news round-up, Joel Edgerton is eyeing to star in next Natalie Portman pic; Andy Samberg is set to take on the Spirit Awards ; Top Gun is flying toward IMAX; and Hobbit mock-buster gets a new title. The Hobbit Tracking for $70 Million Opening Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey looks like it will take in $70 million-plus at the box office this weekend, putting the 3-D pic on par with the Lord of the Rings franchise. On the same weekend in 2003, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King opened to $72.6 million in North America, THR reports . Joel Edgerton Eyes Jane Got a Gun Edgerton is in talks to join the Lynne Ramsey-directed Western action pic Jane Got a Gun , which stars Natalie Portman and Michael Fassbender. The film revolves around Jane Hammond (Portman), who reaches out to her ex-lover (Fassbender) to help her when her outlaw husband becomes the target of a violent gang, Deadline reports . Andy Samberg to Host 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards The Saturday Night Live veteran will host the 28th annual event in February, which honors the best in the indie film world. The 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards will take place in Santa Monica on February 23rd, LAT reports . Top Gun Aims for IMAX in 3-D The 1986 Tom Cruise feature has been remastered in 3-D, which the late director Tony Scott supervised. Top Gun will head back to the big screen for a six-day IMAX engagement beginning February 8th followed by the latest Blu-ray release in a 3D/2D two-disc set coming February 19, Deadline reports . Age of the Hobbits Set for Cambodian Release Under New Title Backers of the mock-buster who were stopped by a Federal judge Monday from releasing their film with the title saying it could be confused with Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey , will now release the pic under the title, The History of Mankind in its native Cambodia, THR reports .
Quentin Tarantino continues his quest to fight history’s great oppressors by way of the movies in Django Unchained . Inglourious Basterds conjured up a squadron of tough Jewish-American soldiers who took Nazi scalps and chased down Hitler with the help of a French Jewish theater owner, a British film critic turned lieutenant and a Allies-affiliated German movie star. Django Unchained doesn’t literally bring the forces of cinema to bear against slavery in the same fashion, but it does use tropes of Spaghetti Westerns and exploitation films to build the character of a former slave who learns to shoot and eventually faces down the residents of a plantation in order to retrieve his wife. There’s something inarguably rousing about Tarantino’s exuberant revisionist history, about the way he rewrites wretched eras in the past so that those who suffered are able to have their bloody revenge. And yet, Django Unchained and Inglourious Basterds are my two least favorite works in Tarantino’s oeuvre, not because of their concepts but because of their expansive, unhurriedly indulgent qualities. Don’t get me wrong — he’s still able to offer up scenes set to music that are the cinematic equivalent of a velvety slice of rich cheesecake, he has a facility with and takes an unbridled glee in dialogue in a way that’s unequalled among filmmakers working today, and he comes up with unforgettable characters that feel intensely modern but also like they’ve walked out of some long forgotten but incredible film. It’s possible that no one does momentary pleasures like Tarantino, and Django Unchained has no insignificant amount of instances of sheer enjoyment, from an introductory sequence in which a scene-stealing Christoph Waltz as Dr. King Schultz liberates the titular slave (Jamie Foxx) from traders to one in which Django rides onto an estate to some anachronistic hip-hop. But the film also comes across like a rough cut that was never looked at as a coherent whole, and some segments that start off as promising become interminable while others feel entirely unnecessary. There’s no pressure on or expectation for Tarantino to please anyone other than himself, and the film feels overstuffed with ideas that should have been pruned. That sense of fun needed to power something this outsized wanes before the film reaches its ending, two hours and 45 minutes later — it’s not a feature that you want to last forever, but one that seems to take it for granted that you feel that way. There’s a good movie inside Django Unchained , maybe even a great one, but it hasn’t been carved out of the lopsided excess. Django Unchained begins two years before the Civil War in the wilds of Texas, where German dentist-turned bounty hunter Schultz pulls up alongside a line of slaves being transported across the state. He hates slavery, but needs the help of Django in order to identify a trio of murderous brothers who once worked on the plantation from which he came, and so he buys the man with a promise to free him and give him a share in the reward once the deed is done. Cheerful, eloquent and dryly funny — “If there are any astronomy aficionados among you,” he tells a group of slaves suddenly facing the possibility of freedom, “the North Star is that one” — Schultz gets many of the best lines, and the segment in which he takes Django under his wing and shows him the ropes of being a bounty hunter are outrageously enjoyable, as they enact a Southern Western, face down an angry town from the confines of a bar, venture onto a plantation owned by Big Daddy (Don Johnson) to find their targets in a confrontation that splatters blood across the cotton growing in the fields, and face down the Klan in a scene that’s pure Mel Brooks. Waltz and Foxx are terrific together, the verbose, flowery Schultz balancing out the taciturn Django as he shakes off his former identity as a slave (just as he casts off his blanket in extravagant slow motion, bearing a scarred back) and becomes a confident force to be reckoned with. But the film slows its pace to a crawl as the pair travel to a giant Mississippi estate owned by Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio) called, naturally, Candyland, where they come up with a plan to buy back Django’s wife Broomhilda (Kerry Washington). Samuel L. Jackson is there too, playing a canny house slave named Stephen even more concerned with enforcing the power structure than his owner seems to be. If the first part of the film is Schultz’s, the second is Django’s, but he’s competing with big, talky performances from DiCaprio and Jackson that diminish his presence in comparison, as Tarantino lets a pair of scenes at a club and later at a dinner spin out endlessly like a virtuoso playing his instrument past his audience’s threshold of enjoyment and, eventually tolerance. The film is so in love with certain elements, like DiCaprio’s monstrous preening, his sister’s (Laura Cayouette) exaggerated Southern belle simpering and Jackson’s toadying, that the suspense of the ruse that’s being played gets lost in the clutter. By the time the film ends, and then ends a second time, it feels exhausted, not electric. Django Unchained is filled with film geek touches, including a cameo from Franco Nero, who played the title character in the 1966 Spaghetti Western Django , music from Ennio Morricone, the presence of both Russ and Amber Tamblyn in a town scene, and Zoe Bell and Tom Savini playing two of a group of trackers. They’re classic Tarantino — but the film’s not short on auteurist touches. It’s an unfortunate example of a director disappearing so far into his own vision that he’s lost interest in taking a step back and looking at it in its entirety. Follow Alison Willmore on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
In the latest round of Awards, the Broadcast Film Critics Association gave their nominations for the 18th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, with Steven Spielberg ‘s Lincoln leading the pack with 13 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Daniel Day-Lewis as well as Best Supporting Actor for Tommy Lee Jones and Best Supporting Actress for Sally Field . Les Misérables followed with 11 nominations from the organization, including Best Picture, Best Actor for Hugh Jackman and Best Supporting Actress for Anne Hathaway . [ Related: LA Film Critics Name ‘Amour’ Best Picture, Boost ‘The Master,’ Jazz Up Oscar Race ] David O. Russell’s Silver Linings Playbook also proved strong with 10 nominations including Best Picture, Best Actor for Bradley Cooper, Best Actress for Jennifer Lawrence and Best Supporting Actor for Robert De Niro. And Life of Pi followed up with nine nods, while Argo , The Master and Skyfall followed with seven nominations each. “This has been a truly spectacular year in filmmaking and our voters had an embarrassment of riches to choose from,” said BFCA President Joey Berlin in a statement. “To recognize the remarkable achievements across every genre of filmmaking we have added several new categories this year, including often overlooked performances in Comedy and Action. And to add even more fun, we’re letting fans in on the voting in one special category.” [ Related: Oscar Index: ‘Zero Dark’ Domination & McConaughey’s ‘Magic’ Moves ] The winners will be announced live at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony on Thursday, January 10, 2013 from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. The show will broadcast live on The CW Network. The 18th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards Nominees: BEST PICTURE Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les Misérables Life of Pi Lincoln The Master Moonrise Kingdom Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty BEST ACTOR Bradley Cooper – “Silver Linings Playbook” Daniel Day-Lewis – “Lincoln” John Hawkes – “The Sessions” Hugh Jackman – “Les Misérables” Joaquin Phoenix – “The Master” Denzel Washington – “Flight” [ Related: ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Takes Top National Board Of Review Honors ] BEST ACTRESS Jessica Chastain – “Zero Dark Thirty” Marion Cotillard – “Rust and Bone” Jennifer Lawrence – “Silver Linings Playbook” Emmanuelle Riva – “Amour” Quvenzhané Wallis – “Beasts of the Southern Wild” Naomi Watts – “The Impossible” BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Alan Arkin – “Argo” Javier Bardem – “Skyfall” Robert De Niro – “Silver Linings Playbook” Philip Seymour Hoffman – “The Master” Tommy Lee Jones – “Lincoln” Matthew McConaughey – “Magic Mike” BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Amy Adams – “The Master” Judi Dench – “Skyfall” Ann Dowd – “Compliance” Sally Field – “Lincoln” Anne Hathaway – “Les Misérables” Helen Hunt – “The Sessions” [ Related: NY Film Critics Circle Spices Up Oscar Race With ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Best Picture Pick ] BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS Elle Fanning – “Ginger & Rosa” Kara Hayward – “Moonrise Kingdom” Tom Holland – “The Impossible” Logan Lerman – “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” Suraj Sharma – “Life of Pi” Quvenzhané Wallis – “Beasts of the Southern Wild” BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE Argo The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Les Misérables Lincoln Moonrise Kingdom Silver Linings Playbook BEST DIRECTOR Ben Affleck – “Argo” Kathryn Bigelow – “Zero Dark Thirty” Tom Hooper – “Les Misérables” Ang Lee – “Life of Pi” David O. Russell – “Silver Linings Playbook” Steven Spielberg – “Lincoln” BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Quentin Tarantino – “Django Unchained” John Gatins – “Flight” Rian Johnson – “Looper” Paul Thomas Anderson – “The Master” Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola – “Moonrise Kingdom” Mark Boal – “Zero Dark Thirty” BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Chris Terrio – “Argo” David Magee – “Life of Pi” Tony Kushner – “Lincoln” Stephen Chbosky – “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” David O. Russell – “Silver Linings Playbook” BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY “Les Misérables” – Danny Cohen “Life of Pi” – Claudio Miranda “Lincoln” – Janusz Kaminski “The Master” – Mihai Malaimare Jr. “Skyfall” – Roger Deakins BEST ART DIRECTION “Anna Karenina” – Sarah Greenwood/Production Designer; Katie Spencer/Set Decorator “The Hobbit” – Dan Hennah/Production Designer; Ra Vincent & Simon Bright/Set Decorators “Les Misérables” – Eve Stewart/Production Designer; Anna Lynch-Robinson/Set Decorator “Life of Pi” – David Gropman/Production Designer; Anna Pinnock/Set Decorator “Lincoln” – Rick Carter/Production Designer; Jim Erickson/Set Decorator BEST EDITING “Argo” – William Goldenberg “Les Misérables” – Melanie Ann Oliver and Chris Dickens “Life of Pi” – Tim Squyres “Lincoln” – Michael Kahn “Zero Dark Thirty” – William Goldenberg and Dylan Tichenor BEST COSTUME DESIGN “Anna Karenina” – Jacqueline Durran “Cloud Atlas” – Kym Barrett and Pierre-Yves Gayraud “The Hobbit” – Bob Buck, Ann Maskrey and Richard Taylor “Les Misérables” – Paco Delgado “Lincoln” – Joanna Johnston BEST MAKEUP Cloud Atlas The Hobbit Les Misérables Lincoln BEST VISUAL EFFECTS The Avengers Cloud Atlas The Dark Knight Rises The Hobbit Life of Pi BEST ANIMATED FEATURE Brave Frankenweenie Madagascar 3 ParaNorman Rise of the Guardians Wreck-It Ralph BEST ACTION MOVIE The Avengers The Dark Knight Rises Looper Skyfall BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE Christian Bale – “The Dark Knight Rises” Daniel Craig – “Skyfall” Robert Downey Jr. – “The Avengers” Joseph Gordon-Levitt – “Looper” Jake Gyllenhaal – “End of Watch” BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE Emily Blunt – “Looper” Gina Carano – “Haywire” Judi Dench – “Skyfall” Anne Hathaway – “The Dark Knight Rises” Jennifer Lawrence – “The Hunger Games” BEST COMEDY Bernie Silver Linings Playbook Ted This Is 40 21 Jump Street BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY Jack Black – “Bernie” Bradley Cooper – “Silver Linings Playbook” Paul Rudd – “This Is 40” Channing Tatum – “21 Jump Street” Mark Wahlberg – “Ted” BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY Mila Kunis – “Ted” Jennifer Lawrence – “Silver Linings Playbook” Shirley MacLaine – “Bernie” Leslie Mann – “This Is 40” Rebel Wilson – “Pitch Perfect” BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE The Cabin in the Woods Looper Prometheus BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Amour The Intouchables A Royal Affair Rust and Bone BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Bully The Central Park Five The Imposter The Queen of Versailles Searching for Sugar Man West of Memphis BEST SONG “For You” – performed by Keith Urban/written by Monty Powell & Keith Urban – Act of Valor “Learn Me Right” – performed by Birdy with Mumford & Sons/written by Mumford & Sons – Brave “Skyfall” – performed by Adele/written by Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth – Skyfall “Still Alive” – performed by Paul Williams/written by Paul Williams – Paul Williams Still Alive “Suddenly” – performed by Hugh Jackman/written by Claude-Michel Schonberg & Alain Boublil & Herbert Kretzmer – Les Misérables BEST SCORE “Argo” – Alexandre Desplat “Life of Pi” – Mychael Danna “Lincoln” – John Williams “The Master” – Jonny Greenwood “Moonrise Kingdom” – Alexandre Desplat
Can Johnny Depp and Gore Verbinski do for cowboys and Indians what they previously did for pirates? We’ll find out soon enough, as today we have proof that the troubled, years-in-development new version of The Lone Ranger will actually hit theaters. A new full-length trailer for next summer’s The Lone Ranger hit the web today, and it’s full of everything you’ve come to expect from the people who convinced us that the British East India Company operated in the West indies. It’s definitely an original story, but it’s also apparent that the film will treat the desert of west Texas with the same kind of cheesy awe that the Pirates films did the Caribbean, which is fine by me. The trailer shows us how Tonto and Kemosabe become pals, how the Ranger takes up the mask, and how the west Texas (actually, New Mexico) desert has some rather spectacular scenery. Incidentally, despite seeing more of Armie Hammer’s Ranger, I’m still getting the impression that Tonto is the main character. If that turns out to be the case, it’ll be an interesting twist on the Anglo-centric view of the old West. So, will this be a hit? There hasn’t been a successful filmed take on the character since The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold in 1958, that film an extension of the popular TV series which ran on ABC from 1949 to 1957. The last theatrical attempt was the 1981 flop The Legend of The Lone Ranger , the less said about which, the better. And after the failure of Cowboys and Aliens , there’s a real sense that Westerns tend to flop ( Brokeback Mountain notwithstanding). It’s probably more likely that boring Westerns flop, however. More importantly, Johnny Depp remains Johnny Depp to the point that even an underperforming movie like Dark Shadows still rakes in $239 million. So what do you think? Fire off your silver bullets in comments.
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! Matt Damon and John Krasinski both attended the premiere of their film Promised Land in LA at the Directos Guild of America. Matt and John co-wrote the film. The film is about the practice of natural-gas drilling, or fracking. Krasinski plays an environmental activist and Damon is a salesman for a natural gas company. Check out Hollywood.TV’s exclusive interviews with the stars of the movie.
