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Cinematical Late Night: Buried, Ghost Recon, Gary Busey and Sandra Bullock's Oscar Plans
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- If you've been dying to see Ryan Reynolds buried alive, mark your calendars for September 24th, 2010; that's when Lionsgate will be dropping the much-buzzed Sundance hit Buried into theaters.
- Should Sandra Bullock make good on her claim that she's going to have husband Jesse James weld her Best Actress Oscar to the hood of her car, she'll instantly become my new favorite person. Sorry, Tron Guy, your reign had to come to an end some day.
- This Shining infused Cuckoo Clock isn't a real product, but if you happen to know where artist Chris Dimino lives, it could be yours. Please just don't tell the police that Cinematical advocates breaking and entering.
- The duo behind Logorama, the awesome animated short film that just took home an Oscar, will be making a live-action
Fan Rant: I'm Done with the Oscars
Filed under: Awards », Obits », Fan Rant »
I say it year after year, but I think I'm finally done with the Oscars. I know, it'll never really happen. Not only because I write about movies professionally and the Academy Awards are a necessary part of this job but also for the same reason that I'll never quit messing with that scab on my arm or slowing down to stare at highway accidents. I may be a film cynic, but I'm also a film masochist, and some of why I keep watching the Oscars is just part of my addiction to the pain of being a cinephile in the 21st century.
Of course, it's also part of the tradition. Like all of you, I grew up an Oscar zealot. I tuned in annually as if it were a yearly religious event, like midnight mass at Christmas or something. And I can't pull on the perspective cloak or go back in time to determine if the ceremony has truly gotten worse or if I'm simply less tolerant of decisions made by both the Academy and the telecast's producers in my old age. But I will say this much: to me, at this moment in my life, I do believe the marginalization of the deceased who didn't receive a lengthy tribute as did John Hughes is far more despicable than Rob Lowe grinding with Snow White 21 years ago.
Watch This: Sandra Bullock's Razzies Acceptance Speech
Filed under: Awards », Celebrities and Controversy », Newsstand », Oscar Watch »
If Sandra Bullock beats Meryl Streep to win the Academy Award for Best Actress tonight, she'll make history, because in addition to being nominated for Oscar honors for her turn in the football drama The Blind Side, she also earned a nomination -- from the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation -- for Worst Actress of the year for starring in the abysmally-received comedy All About Steve. Last night in Hollywood, the classy actress actually showed up to receive her Razzie award, and she came bearing gifts.
Bullock, ever the good sport about being "honored," teased the crowd in attendance, all of whom she guessed hadn't actually seen All About Steve (which she also produced). During her acceptance speech ("I didn't realize that in Hollywood that all you have to do is say you'll show up and you'll get [the award]. If I had known that, I would have said I was appearing at the Oscars a long time ago"), Bullock exacted a revenge of sorts when she carted out a wagon full of All About Steve DVDs to give to the audience.
Watch Bullock's speech after the jump.
Movieman's Final Predictions For The 82nd Annual Academy Awards
Filed under: Awards », Oscar Watch »
Every year we think we all have it figured out. Even before the votes have been cast we figure to know where the waters have shifted and must sit back idly waiting for the inevitable to occur. Those on the Oscar beat writing about it day-in and day-out find ways to invent stories and controversies. Some even suck up to powerful studio heads and jump on the bandwagon of an underdog despite evidence that they are doing nothing but printing the ramblings of a one-man hype machine. Shame on them and may they all lose their Oscar pool to the Grim Reaper.
There are locks though and then there are LOCKS. And this year looks more than ever to be full of the latter. We probably said the same thing last year too while we see-sawed on Mickey Rourke over Sean Penn or bought into the suggestion that Viola Davis was going to steal the award in a now Winslet-less category. We don't know in what order the non-surprises will be revealed on Sunday, so we might as well just go down the list in order of confidence. Of my own prognostication prowess that is. But we will finish with Best Picture anyway, even if such confidence would rank it much higher on this particular inventory.
Will 2010 Mark the End of Hollywood's A-List?
Filed under: Awards », Celebrities and Controversy », Oscar Watch »
Yes sir, things have changed and it's a new day in Hollywood. Gone are the $20 million pay-days and even the top of the A-list are taking the hit (unless you're Angelina Jolie). In an article in the NYT, they took a look at the declining paychecks of Hollywood's biggest stars and the new financial model that has swept the movie factory: CB zero (which stands for cash-break zero). It's a departure from the previous set up which had stars taking a reduced paycheck for "a percentage of ...first-dollar gross receipts; that is, they began sharing in the profits from the first ticket sale, not waiting until the studio turned a profit." But the new deal is a little different because, now, stars won't see a dime beyond their paycheck until the film breaks even. According to experts (who remained anonymous), the reason for the change is that a big name just doesn't pull in the crowds like it used to. Plus, the all important 18-34 demographic just isn't that interested in the Hollywood A-list anymore. When you take a look at most of this years' Oscar nominations, smaller films and previously unheard of actors like Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) and Jeremy Renner from The Hurt Locker (who both worked for at or near guild minimums: $65,000, with negotiable overtime with some food and mandatory breaks) are competing alongside big names like George Clooney and Meryl Streep, who also took pay cuts, because according to the NYT, "[when] the estimated salaries of all 10 of the top acting nominees are combined, the total is only a little larger than the $20 million."
After the jump: the future of Hollywood's A-Listers...
Disney Passes on Sequel to 'The Proposal'
Filed under: New Releases », RumorMonger », Newsstand »
The 2009 romantic comedy The Proposal helped launch star Sandra Bullock's career comeback and raked in over $314 million worldwide. Fans loved it and Bullock notched a Golden Globe nomination for it -- and, if The Blind Side hadn't overshadowed it with its Oscar honors, that would have been reason enough for Bullock & Co. to toast a successful 2009. So why would Disney want to pass on developing The Proposal 2?
Not that I'm a proponent of Hollywood's sequelitis, but following up the hugely popular and profitable flick seemed like a no-brainer. I mean, did you see that scene where Bullock runs headlong into Ryan Reynolds, only both of them are butt naked? Hilarity! Well, apparently someone at Disney didn't see the potential in franchising a series of nude-on-nude pratfalls, because as New York Magazine's Vulture blog reports, the folks at Disney have a whole new game plan – and it doesn't involve projects like The Proposal 2.
Discuss: Sandra Bullock's Best/Worst Nominations
Filed under: Awards »
Sandra Bullock has recently given interviews proclaiming her enthusiasm for being nominated twice this year, for both an Oscar and a Razzie: for Best Actress in The Blind Side and for Worst Actress in All About Steve. She called the situation "brilliant" and added that it's "a great leveler." She has even hinted that she plans to attend both ceremonies (though she's not sure what to wear to the Razzies).
Certainly many, many actors and actresses have been nominated for both Oscars and Razzies. Eddie Murphy has been nominated for 13 Razzies, but not in 2006 when he received his Oscar nomination for Dreamgirls. John Travolta and Kevin Costner are also Oscar nominees with multiple Razzie nominations. Faye Dunaway has been nominated -- and has won -- many times on both sides. Kim Basinger is an Oscar winner and a frequent Razzie nominee.
I have combed through the acting nominees for both awards, and have come up with a few other examples to keep Bullock company: In 1992, Jack Nicholson was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for A Few Good Men, and Worst Actor for Hoffa. In 1994, Uma Thurman was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Pulp Fiction and Worst Actress for Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. In 2002, Christopher Walken was nominated for Worst Supporting Actor for The Country Bears and Best Supporting Actor for Catch Me If You Can. In 2003, Alec Baldwin was nominated for Worst Supporting Actor for The Cat in the Hat and Best Supporting Actor for The Cooler. Oddly, there is not one winner (or loser) for any of these nominations. Do they cancel each other out?
Razzies Nominate 'New Moon' and Sandra Bullock as Worst of 2009
Filed under: Awards », Newsstand »
What was the worst movie of 2009? According to the Razzie Award nominations, which were announced this morning, the five contenders for that title are G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra, Old Dogs, Land of the Lost, Transformers: Rise of the Fallen and All About Steve. That last film also featured one of the worst actresses of 2009: Sandra Bullock, who has otherwise had a more honorable year with Best Actress wins at the Golden Globes and the SAG Awards (and an expected Oscar nomination, to be announced tomorrow morning) for her dramatic turn in The Blind Side and a Best Actress Golden Globe nomination for The Proposal. Her competition for the Razzie includes Beyonce, Miley Cyrus, Sarah Jessica Parker and Megan Fox (for both Jennifer's Body and the Transformers sequel).Worst lead male performances of the year came from Will Ferrell, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, John Travolta and all three Jonas Brothers, who share a nomination for their eponymous 3-D concert film (did they not just appear as themselves?). The Jonas' are also up for the Razzie for Worst Screen Couple, where their challengers include Kristen Stewart and "EITHER Robert Pattinson OR Taylor Whatz-His-Fang." Twilight fans will be furious to learn Pattinson is up for Worst Supporting Actor and New Moon is nominated for Worst Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel and Worst Screenplay, too. Surprisingly, the first film in the franchise avoided any nominations last year.
For this special 30th-anniversary year, the Razzies will also (dis)honor the worst of the past decade. Film nominees include Battlefield Earth, Freddy Got Fingered, Gigli, I Know Who Killed Me and the Guy Ritchie-directed Swept Away remake. Worst actor and actresses of the decade include Rob Schneider, Eddie Murphy, John Travolta, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and Madonna.
Check out a full list of nominees after the jump.
The Movieman's Oscar Nomination Predictions: Actor/Actress
Filed under: Awards », Oscar Watch »
The supporting actors and actresses have been broken down. Percentages are pretty high on at least eight of the ten predicted to be announced next Tuesday morning. With ten more available acting slots, there are potentially 17 performances in the running to grab them. Good luck to all of them since it has practically been decided who the winners will be already.
THE LOCKS
Since 1998, every winner of the Screen Actors Guild Awards have been nominated for an Oscar. That makes things pretty easy, don't it? Congratulations to Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) and Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) on their impending nominations. As with all, we will examine their chances to win the Oscar at a later date. Plenty of time for that. Since 2001, there have been 33 leading men and women who have been nominated from the following five groups: The BFCA, the Golden Globes, the Chicago Film Critics Association, the Screen Actors Guild and the BAFTAs. All 33 were nominated for an Oscar. This year there are five that fall into that illustrious category. One of them being Bridges. The other four are George Clooney (Up In The Air), Carey Mulligan (An Education), Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) and Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia)
THE LOCKS
Since 1998, every winner of the Screen Actors Guild Awards have been nominated for an Oscar. That makes things pretty easy, don't it? Congratulations to Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) and Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) on their impending nominations. As with all, we will examine their chances to win the Oscar at a later date. Plenty of time for that. Since 2001, there have been 33 leading men and women who have been nominated from the following five groups: The BFCA, the Golden Globes, the Chicago Film Critics Association, the Screen Actors Guild and the BAFTAs. All 33 were nominated for an Oscar. This year there are five that fall into that illustrious category. One of them being Bridges. The other four are George Clooney (Up In The Air), Carey Mulligan (An Education), Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) and Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia)
The Inaugural On-Screen Geek-Off Tournament: Round #1!
Filed under: Action », Comedy », Fandom », James Bond », Comic/Superhero/Geek », Polls »
In the time-honored tradition of last summer's Superhero Movie Tournament, Cinematical humbly presents its first ever Geek-Off, pitting the most endearingly nerdy characters of the silver screen against one another, armed with nothing but their wits and their pocket protectors.
As we mentioned yesterday, we've excluded the likes of Peter Parker because of his involvement with the above-mentioned superhero showdown, and after much discussion, we've decided to also leave out C-3PO on the grounds that he was programmed to be geeky as no other characters here have. Also, to prevent any sort of monopoly, we've only selected one character per movie -- the only pick this really seems to have any bearing on is Revenge of the Nerds, but your vote counts whether it's for the ensemble or just for that one character. (We honestly wouldn't know the difference.)
The first pairing out of sixteen characters is listed below, with more after the jump and even more coming over the weekend (so don't lose it if you don't see a fave -- there are sixteen more to come). Ready? Set... Vote!
Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum), Jurassic Park vs. Erwin "Whistler" Emory (David Strathairn), Sneakers
When Netflix Isn't Enough
Full-Length 'Predators' Trailer Debuts
Frankenstein is 100 Years Old! Watch His First Movie Now!
Bryan Singer May Direct 'X-Men 4' and 'Wolverine 2'
UPDATE: Tim Burton Making 3-D Animated 'Addams Family'
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