Fans of thrash metal, folk rock, punk, and hill country blues will be able to find common ground this month in helping to fund support for people with cancer. The Ten Bands One Cause initiative, now in its 10th year, will release records by Anthrax, Lissie, R.L. Burnside, Face to Face, the Gaslight Anthem, and others, pressed on pink vinyl in October and November. One release, a reissue of the Wedding Singer soundtrack, features many more than 10 bands, including the Police, Billy Idol, New Order, and Ellen Dow (the...
- 10/18/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Apologies to André Bazin, Pauline Kael, and Andrew Sarris, but Roger Ebert was unquestionably the most influential film critic of the cinema's first century. In fact, unless the media landscape is drastically altered over the next few years, he may also wind up being the last film critic who ever truly mattered.
I do not mean this as a put-down of my colleagues. If you actually read film criticism nowadays, you know that there's never been a more thrillingly diverse assortment of voices in this too-cluttered arena. Manohla Dargis, Justin Chang, Scott Tobias, Angelica Jade Bastién, and Bilge Ebiri are must-reads in this house, and I could name a few dozen more who are reliably incisive and original in their thinking. I don't have time to read all of the critics I respect, which is both a frustrating and good thing.
But be honest, do you actually read film criticism nowadays?...
I do not mean this as a put-down of my colleagues. If you actually read film criticism nowadays, you know that there's never been a more thrillingly diverse assortment of voices in this too-cluttered arena. Manohla Dargis, Justin Chang, Scott Tobias, Angelica Jade Bastién, and Bilge Ebiri are must-reads in this house, and I could name a few dozen more who are reliably incisive and original in their thinking. I don't have time to read all of the critics I respect, which is both a frustrating and good thing.
But be honest, do you actually read film criticism nowadays?...
- 9/7/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
New remastered restorations of Val Lewton pictures? We’re there. This terrific double bill gives us two Lewton shockers that are in no way ‘lesser’. The progressive psycho killer picture The Ghost Ship suffered a legal setback and disappeared for almost fifty years; it’s a masterpiece of taste and tone. Bedlam is a costume picture with an ideal role for Boris Karloff, and multiple eerie moments worthy of Edgar Allan Poe. Both movies exhibit interesting storytelling techniques, too. Rko should have promoted Lewton to A pictures, as they did his collaborators Jacques Tourneur, Robert Wise and Mark Robson.
The Ghost Ship + Bedlam
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1943 + 1946 / B&w / 1:37 Academy / Available at Amazon.com / Street Date October 12, 2021 / 24.99
Starring: Richard Dix, Edith Barrett; Boris Karloff, Anna Lee.
Cinematography: Nicholas Musuraca
Art Directors: Albert S. D’Agostino, Walter E. Keller
Original Music: Roy Webb
Written by Donald Henderson Clarke; Carlos Keith & Mark Robson...
The Ghost Ship + Bedlam
Blu-ray
Warner Archive Collection
1943 + 1946 / B&w / 1:37 Academy / Available at Amazon.com / Street Date October 12, 2021 / 24.99
Starring: Richard Dix, Edith Barrett; Boris Karloff, Anna Lee.
Cinematography: Nicholas Musuraca
Art Directors: Albert S. D’Agostino, Walter E. Keller
Original Music: Roy Webb
Written by Donald Henderson Clarke; Carlos Keith & Mark Robson...
- 10/30/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
It was thirty years ago, on Valentine’s Day. A love affair with Oscar was about to begin. The psychological thriller “The Silence of the Lambs” opened in movie theaters to widespread critical acclaim. Based on the novel by Thomas Harris and starring 1988’s Best Actress Jodie Foster (“The Accused”) and Anthony Hopkins, the film knocked another spine-chiller (the Julia Roberts headlined “Sleeping with the Enemy”) off the top of the American box office chart. “Silence” would remain there for an impressive five weeks, grossing more than $130 million domestically and just over $270 million worldwide.
While the film pulled off the rare feat of pleasing both movie reviewers and regulars, it was initially seen as a wild card as an Oscar contender. After all, it was released before the 63rd Academy Awards (celebrating the best work of 1990) were even presented. Would “Silence” still resonate a year later? And then there was...
While the film pulled off the rare feat of pleasing both movie reviewers and regulars, it was initially seen as a wild card as an Oscar contender. After all, it was released before the 63rd Academy Awards (celebrating the best work of 1990) were even presented. Would “Silence” still resonate a year later? And then there was...
- 2/14/2021
- by Tariq Khan
- Gold Derby
John Ford's best war movie does a flip-flop on the propaganda norm. It's about men that must hold the line in defeat and retreat, that are ordered to lay down a sacrifice play while someone else gets to hit the home runs. Robert Montgomery, John Wayne and Donna Reed are excellent, as is the recreation of the Navy's daring sideshow tactic in the Pacific Theater, the 'speeding coffin' Patrol Torpedo boats. They Were Expendable Blu-ray Warner Archive Collection 1945 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 135 min. / Street Date June 7, 2016 / available through the WBshop / 21.99 Starring Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed, Jack Holt, Ward Bond, Marshall Thompson, Cameron Mitchell, Paul Langton, Leon Ames, Donald Curtis, Murray Alper, Harry Tenbrook, Jack Pennick, Charles Trowbridge, Louis Jean Heydt, Russell Simpson, Blake Edwards, Tom Tyler. Cinematography Joseph H. August Production Designer Film Editor Douglass Biggs, Frank E. Hull Original Music Earl K. Brent, Herbert Stothart, Eric Zeisl Writing credits Frank Wead, Comdr. U.S.N. (Ret.), Based on the book by William L. White Produced and Directed by John Ford, Captain U.S.N.R.
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
They Were Expendable has always been appreciated, but hasn't been given a high roost in John Ford's filmography. Yet it's one of his most personal movies, and for a story set in the military service, his most serious. We're given plenty of service humor and even more sentimentality -- with a sing-along scene like those that would figure in the director's later cavalry pictures, no less. Yet the tone is heavier, more resolutely downbeat. The war had not yet ended as this show went before the cameras, yet Ford's aim is to commemorate the sacrifices, not wave a victory flag. By 1945 Hollywood was already rushing its last 'We're at War!' morale boosters out the gate and gearing up for production in a postwar world. Practically a pet project of legendary director John Ford, They Were Expendable is his personal tribute to the Navy. Typical for Ford, he chose for his subject not some glorious victory or idealized combat, but instead a thankless and losing struggle against an invader whose strength seemed at the time to be almost un-opposable. They Were Expendable starts at Pearl Harbor and traces the true story of an experimental Patrol Torpedo Boat unit run by Lt. John Brickley (Robert Montgomery), his ambitious second in command Lt. Ryan (John Wayne) and their five boat crews. The ambience is pure Ford family casting: the ever-present Ward Bond and Jack Pennick are there, along with youthful MGM newcomers Marshall Thompson (It! The Terror from Beyond Space and Cameron Mitchell (Garden of Evil, Blood and Black Lace) being treated as new members of the Ford acting family. Along the way Ryan meets nurse Sandy Davyss (Donna Reed). Despite their battle successes, the Pt unit suffers casualties and loses boats as the Philippine campaign rapidly collapses around them. Indicative of the unusual level of realism is the Wayne/Reed romance, which falls victim to events in a very un-glamorous way. There's nothing second-rate about this Ford picture. It is by far his best war film and is as deeply felt as his strongest Westerns. His emotional attachment to American History is applied to events only four years past. The pace is fast but Expendable takes its time to linger on telling character details. The entertainer that responds to the war announcement by singing "My Country 'tis of Thee" is Asian, perhaps even Japanese; she's given an unusually sensitive close-up at a time when all Hollywood references to the Japanese were negative, or worse. MGM gives Ford's shoot excellent production values, with filming in Florida more than adequate to represent the Philippines. Even when filming in the studio, Ford's show is free of the MGM gloss that makes movies like its Bataan look so phony. We see six real Pt boats in action. The basic battle effect to show them speeding through exploding shells appears to be accomplished by pyrotechnic devices - fireworks -- launched from the boat deck. Excellent miniatures represent the large Japanese ships they attack. MGM's experts make the exploding models look spectacular. Ford's sentimentality for Navy tradition and the camaraderie of the service is as strong as ever. Although we see a couple of battles, the film is really a series of encounters and farewells, with boats not coming back and images of sailors that gaze out to sea while waxing nostalgic about the Arizona lost at Pearl Harbor. The image of civilian boat builder Russell Simpson awaiting invasion alone with only a rifle and a jug of moonshine purposely references Ford's earlier The Grapes of Wrath. Simpson played an Okie in that film and Ford stresses the association by playing "Red River Valley" on the soundtrack; it's as if the invading Japanese were bankers come to boot Simpson off his land. Equally moving is the face of Jack Holt's jut-jawed Army officer. He'd been playing basically the same crusty serviceman character for twenty years; because audiences had never seen Holt in a 'losing' role the actor makes the defeat seem all the more serious. The irony of this is that in real life, immediately after Pearl Harbor, Holt was so panicked by invasion fears that he sold his Malibu beach home at a fraction of its value. Who bought it? According to Joel Siegel in his book The Reality of Terror, it was Rko producer Val Lewton. John Wayne is particularly good in this film by virtue of not being its star. His character turn as an impatient but tough Lieutenant stuck in a career dead-end is one of his best. The real star of the film is Robert Montgomery, who before the war was known mostly for light comedies like the delightful Here Comes Mr. Jordan. Montgomery's Brickley is a man of dignity and dedication trying to do a decent job no matter how hopeless or frustrating his situation gets. Whereas Wayne was a Hollywood soldier, Montgomery actually fought in Pt boats in the Pacific. When he stands exhausted in tropic shorts, keeping up appearances when everything is going wrong, he looks like the genuine article. Third-billed Donna Reed turns what might have been 'the girl in the picture' into something special. An Army nurse who takes care of Wayne's Ryan in a deep-tunnel dispensary while bombs burst overhead, Reed's Lt. Davyss is one of Ford's adored women living in danger, like Anne Bancroft's China doctor in 7 Women. A little earlier in the war, the films So Proudly We Hail and Cry 'Havoc' saluted the 'Angels of Bataan' that stayed on the job, were captured and interned by the Japanese. Expendable has none of the sensational subtext of the earlier films, where the nurses worry about being raped, etc.. We instead see a perfect girl next door (George Bailey thought so) bravely soldiering on, saying a rushed goodbye to Wayne's Lt. Ryan over a field telephone. Exactly what happens to her is not known. Even more than Clarence Brown's The Human Comedy this film fully established Ms. Reed's acting credentials. The quality that separates They Were Expendable from all but a few war films made during the fighting, is its championing of a kind of glory that doesn't come from gaudy victories. Hopelessly outnumbered and outgunned, the Navy, Army and Air Corps units in the Northern Philippines that weren't wiped out in the first attacks, had to be abandoned. The key scene sees Lt. Brickley asking his commanding officer for positive orders to attack the enemy. He's instead 'given the score' in baseball terms. In a ball club, some players don't get to hit home runs. The manager instead tells them to sacrifice, to lay down a bunt. Brickley's Pt squadron will be supporting the retreat as best it can and for long as it can, without relief or rescue. Half a year later, the U.S. was able to field an Army and a Navy that could take the offensive. Brickley's unit is a quiet study of honorable men at war, doing their best in the face of disaster. According to John Ford, Expendable could have been better, and I agree. He reportedly didn't hang around to help with the final cut and the audio mix, and the MGM departments finished the film without him. Although Ford's many thoughtful close-ups and beautifully drawn-out dramatic moments are allowed to play out, a couple of the battle scenes go on too long, making the constant peppering of flak bursts over the Pt boats look far too artificial. Real shell bursts aren't just a flash and smoke; if they were that close the wooden boats would be shattered by shrapnel. The overused effect reminds me of the 'Pigpen' character in older Peanuts cartoons, if he walked around accompanied by explosions instead of a cloud of dust. The music score is also unsubtle, reaching for upbeat glory too often and too loudly. The main march theme says 'Hooray Navy' even in scenes playing for other moods. Would Ford have asked for it to be dialed back a bit, or perhaps removed from some scenes altogether? That's hard to say. The director liked his movie scores to reflect obvious sentiments. But a few of his more powerful moments play without music. We're told that one of the un-credited writers on the film was Norman Corwin, and that Robert Montgomery directed some scenes after John Ford broke his leg on the set. They Were Expendable is one of the finest of war films and a solid introduction to classic John Ford. The Warner Archive Collection Blu-ray of They Were Expendable looks as good as the excellent 35mm copies we saw back at UCLA. This movie has always looked fine, but the previous DVDs were unsteady in the first reel, perhaps because of film shrinkage. The Blu-ray corrects the problem entirely. The B&W cinematography has some of the most stylized visuals in a war film. Emphasizing gloom and expressing the lack of security, many scenes are played in silhouette or with very low-key illumination, especially a pair of party scenes. Donna Reed appears to wear almost no makeup but only seems more naturally beautiful in the un-glamorous but ennobling lighting schemes. These the disc captures perfectly. Just as on the old MGM and Warners DVDs, the trailer is the only extra. We're told that MGM shoved the film out the door because victory-happy moviegoers were sick of war movies and wanted to see bright musicals instead. The trailer reflects the lack of enthusiasm -- it's basically two actor name runs and a few action shots. The feature has a choice of subtitles, in English, French and Spanish. On a scale of Excellent, Good, Fair, and Poor, They Were Expendable Blu-ray rates: Movie: Excellent Video: Excellent Sound: Excellent Supplements: DTS-hd Master Audio Deaf and Hearing Impaired Friendly? Yes; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Packaging: Keep case Reviewed: June 6, 2016 (5135expe)
Visit DVD Savant's Main Column Page Glenn Erickson answers most reader mail: dvdsavant@mindspring.com
Text © Copyright 2016 Glenn Erickson...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
They Were Expendable has always been appreciated, but hasn't been given a high roost in John Ford's filmography. Yet it's one of his most personal movies, and for a story set in the military service, his most serious. We're given plenty of service humor and even more sentimentality -- with a sing-along scene like those that would figure in the director's later cavalry pictures, no less. Yet the tone is heavier, more resolutely downbeat. The war had not yet ended as this show went before the cameras, yet Ford's aim is to commemorate the sacrifices, not wave a victory flag. By 1945 Hollywood was already rushing its last 'We're at War!' morale boosters out the gate and gearing up for production in a postwar world. Practically a pet project of legendary director John Ford, They Were Expendable is his personal tribute to the Navy. Typical for Ford, he chose for his subject not some glorious victory or idealized combat, but instead a thankless and losing struggle against an invader whose strength seemed at the time to be almost un-opposable. They Were Expendable starts at Pearl Harbor and traces the true story of an experimental Patrol Torpedo Boat unit run by Lt. John Brickley (Robert Montgomery), his ambitious second in command Lt. Ryan (John Wayne) and their five boat crews. The ambience is pure Ford family casting: the ever-present Ward Bond and Jack Pennick are there, along with youthful MGM newcomers Marshall Thompson (It! The Terror from Beyond Space and Cameron Mitchell (Garden of Evil, Blood and Black Lace) being treated as new members of the Ford acting family. Along the way Ryan meets nurse Sandy Davyss (Donna Reed). Despite their battle successes, the Pt unit suffers casualties and loses boats as the Philippine campaign rapidly collapses around them. Indicative of the unusual level of realism is the Wayne/Reed romance, which falls victim to events in a very un-glamorous way. There's nothing second-rate about this Ford picture. It is by far his best war film and is as deeply felt as his strongest Westerns. His emotional attachment to American History is applied to events only four years past. The pace is fast but Expendable takes its time to linger on telling character details. The entertainer that responds to the war announcement by singing "My Country 'tis of Thee" is Asian, perhaps even Japanese; she's given an unusually sensitive close-up at a time when all Hollywood references to the Japanese were negative, or worse. MGM gives Ford's shoot excellent production values, with filming in Florida more than adequate to represent the Philippines. Even when filming in the studio, Ford's show is free of the MGM gloss that makes movies like its Bataan look so phony. We see six real Pt boats in action. The basic battle effect to show them speeding through exploding shells appears to be accomplished by pyrotechnic devices - fireworks -- launched from the boat deck. Excellent miniatures represent the large Japanese ships they attack. MGM's experts make the exploding models look spectacular. Ford's sentimentality for Navy tradition and the camaraderie of the service is as strong as ever. Although we see a couple of battles, the film is really a series of encounters and farewells, with boats not coming back and images of sailors that gaze out to sea while waxing nostalgic about the Arizona lost at Pearl Harbor. The image of civilian boat builder Russell Simpson awaiting invasion alone with only a rifle and a jug of moonshine purposely references Ford's earlier The Grapes of Wrath. Simpson played an Okie in that film and Ford stresses the association by playing "Red River Valley" on the soundtrack; it's as if the invading Japanese were bankers come to boot Simpson off his land. Equally moving is the face of Jack Holt's jut-jawed Army officer. He'd been playing basically the same crusty serviceman character for twenty years; because audiences had never seen Holt in a 'losing' role the actor makes the defeat seem all the more serious. The irony of this is that in real life, immediately after Pearl Harbor, Holt was so panicked by invasion fears that he sold his Malibu beach home at a fraction of its value. Who bought it? According to Joel Siegel in his book The Reality of Terror, it was Rko producer Val Lewton. John Wayne is particularly good in this film by virtue of not being its star. His character turn as an impatient but tough Lieutenant stuck in a career dead-end is one of his best. The real star of the film is Robert Montgomery, who before the war was known mostly for light comedies like the delightful Here Comes Mr. Jordan. Montgomery's Brickley is a man of dignity and dedication trying to do a decent job no matter how hopeless or frustrating his situation gets. Whereas Wayne was a Hollywood soldier, Montgomery actually fought in Pt boats in the Pacific. When he stands exhausted in tropic shorts, keeping up appearances when everything is going wrong, he looks like the genuine article. Third-billed Donna Reed turns what might have been 'the girl in the picture' into something special. An Army nurse who takes care of Wayne's Ryan in a deep-tunnel dispensary while bombs burst overhead, Reed's Lt. Davyss is one of Ford's adored women living in danger, like Anne Bancroft's China doctor in 7 Women. A little earlier in the war, the films So Proudly We Hail and Cry 'Havoc' saluted the 'Angels of Bataan' that stayed on the job, were captured and interned by the Japanese. Expendable has none of the sensational subtext of the earlier films, where the nurses worry about being raped, etc.. We instead see a perfect girl next door (George Bailey thought so) bravely soldiering on, saying a rushed goodbye to Wayne's Lt. Ryan over a field telephone. Exactly what happens to her is not known. Even more than Clarence Brown's The Human Comedy this film fully established Ms. Reed's acting credentials. The quality that separates They Were Expendable from all but a few war films made during the fighting, is its championing of a kind of glory that doesn't come from gaudy victories. Hopelessly outnumbered and outgunned, the Navy, Army and Air Corps units in the Northern Philippines that weren't wiped out in the first attacks, had to be abandoned. The key scene sees Lt. Brickley asking his commanding officer for positive orders to attack the enemy. He's instead 'given the score' in baseball terms. In a ball club, some players don't get to hit home runs. The manager instead tells them to sacrifice, to lay down a bunt. Brickley's Pt squadron will be supporting the retreat as best it can and for long as it can, without relief or rescue. Half a year later, the U.S. was able to field an Army and a Navy that could take the offensive. Brickley's unit is a quiet study of honorable men at war, doing their best in the face of disaster. According to John Ford, Expendable could have been better, and I agree. He reportedly didn't hang around to help with the final cut and the audio mix, and the MGM departments finished the film without him. Although Ford's many thoughtful close-ups and beautifully drawn-out dramatic moments are allowed to play out, a couple of the battle scenes go on too long, making the constant peppering of flak bursts over the Pt boats look far too artificial. Real shell bursts aren't just a flash and smoke; if they were that close the wooden boats would be shattered by shrapnel. The overused effect reminds me of the 'Pigpen' character in older Peanuts cartoons, if he walked around accompanied by explosions instead of a cloud of dust. The music score is also unsubtle, reaching for upbeat glory too often and too loudly. The main march theme says 'Hooray Navy' even in scenes playing for other moods. Would Ford have asked for it to be dialed back a bit, or perhaps removed from some scenes altogether? That's hard to say. The director liked his movie scores to reflect obvious sentiments. But a few of his more powerful moments play without music. We're told that one of the un-credited writers on the film was Norman Corwin, and that Robert Montgomery directed some scenes after John Ford broke his leg on the set. They Were Expendable is one of the finest of war films and a solid introduction to classic John Ford. The Warner Archive Collection Blu-ray of They Were Expendable looks as good as the excellent 35mm copies we saw back at UCLA. This movie has always looked fine, but the previous DVDs were unsteady in the first reel, perhaps because of film shrinkage. The Blu-ray corrects the problem entirely. The B&W cinematography has some of the most stylized visuals in a war film. Emphasizing gloom and expressing the lack of security, many scenes are played in silhouette or with very low-key illumination, especially a pair of party scenes. Donna Reed appears to wear almost no makeup but only seems more naturally beautiful in the un-glamorous but ennobling lighting schemes. These the disc captures perfectly. Just as on the old MGM and Warners DVDs, the trailer is the only extra. We're told that MGM shoved the film out the door because victory-happy moviegoers were sick of war movies and wanted to see bright musicals instead. The trailer reflects the lack of enthusiasm -- it's basically two actor name runs and a few action shots. The feature has a choice of subtitles, in English, French and Spanish. On a scale of Excellent, Good, Fair, and Poor, They Were Expendable Blu-ray rates: Movie: Excellent Video: Excellent Sound: Excellent Supplements: DTS-hd Master Audio Deaf and Hearing Impaired Friendly? Yes; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Packaging: Keep case Reviewed: June 6, 2016 (5135expe)
Visit DVD Savant's Main Column Page Glenn Erickson answers most reader mail: dvdsavant@mindspring.com
Text © Copyright 2016 Glenn Erickson...
- 6/11/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
“A lot of this was done at the very last minute.”
2007’s Grindhouse experiment between Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino was viewed as something of a misfire upon its initial release, but in the years since it’s enjoyed something of a reappraisal. Most viewers seem to have a strong opinion as to which of the two films is best, but regardless of where you land on that point there’s no denying that Rodriguez’s Planet Terror is far more attuned to the “grindhouse” aesthetic.
Where Death Proof feels like a slickly produced Tarantino film, Planet Terror is a gloriously intentional mess of jarring cuts, cheap tropes, B-movie dialogue, and crowd-pleasing beats. It’s not great cinema, but it’s a hell of a lot of fun and one of Rodriguez’s most consistently entertaining movies.
Keep reading to see what I heard on the Planet Terror commentary!
Planet Terror (2007)
Commentator: Robert Rodriguez (writer/director)
https:...
2007’s Grindhouse experiment between Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino was viewed as something of a misfire upon its initial release, but in the years since it’s enjoyed something of a reappraisal. Most viewers seem to have a strong opinion as to which of the two films is best, but regardless of where you land on that point there’s no denying that Rodriguez’s Planet Terror is far more attuned to the “grindhouse” aesthetic.
Where Death Proof feels like a slickly produced Tarantino film, Planet Terror is a gloriously intentional mess of jarring cuts, cheap tropes, B-movie dialogue, and crowd-pleasing beats. It’s not great cinema, but it’s a hell of a lot of fun and one of Rodriguez’s most consistently entertaining movies.
Keep reading to see what I heard on the Planet Terror commentary!
Planet Terror (2007)
Commentator: Robert Rodriguez (writer/director)
https:...
- 5/5/2016
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Alfonso Cuaron and Sandra Bullock picked up awards for Gravity, while 12 Years A Slave won three and Blue Is The Warmest Colour two
The largest film critics association in the United States held its annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards last night, giving Steve McQueen's 12 Years A Slave the top prize of Best Picture, while Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity won the most awards with seven.
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (Bcfa), made up of nearly 300 critics, also awarded 12 Years A Slave's Lupita Nyong'o the Best Supporting Actress award, and John Ridley was given Best Adapated Screenplay.
Matthew McConaughey followed up his Golden Globe win for Best Actor with a win in the same category for his performance in Dallas Buyers Club – as did his co-star Jared Leto in the Best Supporting Actor category. The critics also mirrored the Globes in giving Best Actress to Cate Blanchett for her performance in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine.
The largest film critics association in the United States held its annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards last night, giving Steve McQueen's 12 Years A Slave the top prize of Best Picture, while Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity won the most awards with seven.
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (Bcfa), made up of nearly 300 critics, also awarded 12 Years A Slave's Lupita Nyong'o the Best Supporting Actress award, and John Ridley was given Best Adapated Screenplay.
Matthew McConaughey followed up his Golden Globe win for Best Actor with a win in the same category for his performance in Dallas Buyers Club – as did his co-star Jared Leto in the Best Supporting Actor category. The critics also mirrored the Globes in giving Best Actress to Cate Blanchett for her performance in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine.
- 1/17/2014
- by Ben Beaumont-Thomas
- The Guardian - Film News
First time Oscar nominee, Lupita Nyong’o, stole the show at the Critics’ Choice Awards Thursday night with her emotional acceptance speech after winning Best Supporting Actress.
Nyong’o, who made her feature debut in 12 Years A Slave, beat fellow nominees Scarlett Johansson (Her), Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle), Julia Roberts (August: Osage County), June Squibb (Nebraska) and Oprah Winfrey (Lee Daniels’ The Butler) for the award. A clearly shocked Nyong’o began by thanking her fellow nominees, especially Roberts, saying, “Julia, thank you so much for making my brother the coolest guy in school by taking a picture of him.”
Nyong’o became emotional when she began talking about her film, especially director Steve McQueen, calling him “incredible” as she began to cry.
“Steve, your passion, your dedication, and your smile inspired me everyday on set and it continues to inspire me now,” she said.
Finally, Nyong’o concluded her...
Nyong’o, who made her feature debut in 12 Years A Slave, beat fellow nominees Scarlett Johansson (Her), Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle), Julia Roberts (August: Osage County), June Squibb (Nebraska) and Oprah Winfrey (Lee Daniels’ The Butler) for the award. A clearly shocked Nyong’o began by thanking her fellow nominees, especially Roberts, saying, “Julia, thank you so much for making my brother the coolest guy in school by taking a picture of him.”
Nyong’o became emotional when she began talking about her film, especially director Steve McQueen, calling him “incredible” as she began to cry.
“Steve, your passion, your dedication, and your smile inspired me everyday on set and it continues to inspire me now,” she said.
Finally, Nyong’o concluded her...
- 1/17/2014
- Uinterview
The critics have spoken, and 12 Years a Slave has been named Best Picture of the Year at the 19th Annual Critics' Choice Awards.
Slave beat out American Hustle, Her, Gravity, Captain Phillips, Nebraska, The Wolf of Wall Street, Saving Mr. Banks, Inside Llewyn Davis and Dallas Buyers Club at a ceremony that came just hours after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences named their nominations for this year's Oscars.
Getting off on a comedic foot, Anchorman 2 stars Christina Applegate and James Marsden presented the award for Best Actor in a Comedy Movie to Leonardo DiCaprio for The Wolf Of Wall Street, while Amy Adams was named Best Actress in a Comedy for American Hustle, which also won the award for Best Comedy Movie.
Related Pics: Fierce Fashions - The 2014 Critics' Choice Awards
DiCaprio was all smiles as he accepted his award and thanked everyone involved with making the movie. He ended on...
Slave beat out American Hustle, Her, Gravity, Captain Phillips, Nebraska, The Wolf of Wall Street, Saving Mr. Banks, Inside Llewyn Davis and Dallas Buyers Club at a ceremony that came just hours after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences named their nominations for this year's Oscars.
Getting off on a comedic foot, Anchorman 2 stars Christina Applegate and James Marsden presented the award for Best Actor in a Comedy Movie to Leonardo DiCaprio for The Wolf Of Wall Street, while Amy Adams was named Best Actress in a Comedy for American Hustle, which also won the award for Best Comedy Movie.
Related Pics: Fierce Fashions - The 2014 Critics' Choice Awards
DiCaprio was all smiles as he accepted his award and thanked everyone involved with making the movie. He ended on...
- 1/17/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Digital Spy presents the major winners and nominees at the 19th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards, held on Thursday, January 16 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. Eligible films were released in 2013.
Best Picture
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
Saving Mr Banks
12 Years a Slave - Winner
The Wolf of Wall Street
Best Actor
Christian Bale - American Hustle
Bruce Dern - Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave
Tom Hanks - Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club - Winner
Robert Redford - All Is Lost
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine - Winner
Sandra Bullock - Gravity
Judi Dench - Philomena
Brie Larson - Short Term 12
Meryl Streep - August: Osage County
Emma Thompson - Saving Mr Banks
Best Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi - Captain Phillips
Daniel Bruhl - Rush
Bradley Cooper - American Hustle
Michael Fassbender...
Best Picture
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
Saving Mr Banks
12 Years a Slave - Winner
The Wolf of Wall Street
Best Actor
Christian Bale - American Hustle
Bruce Dern - Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave
Tom Hanks - Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club - Winner
Robert Redford - All Is Lost
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine - Winner
Sandra Bullock - Gravity
Judi Dench - Philomena
Brie Larson - Short Term 12
Meryl Streep - August: Osage County
Emma Thompson - Saving Mr Banks
Best Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi - Captain Phillips
Daniel Bruhl - Rush
Bradley Cooper - American Hustle
Michael Fassbender...
- 1/17/2014
- Digital Spy
Oprah Winfrey presented her ‘The Butler’ costar Forest Whitaker with the prestigious Joel Siegel Award during the Jan. 16 Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, for his awe-inspiring charity work in Africa and beyond.
The Broadcast Film Critics’ Association handed Forest Whitaker the prestigious Joel Siegel Award on Jan. 16, celebrating Forest’s long and decorated career as a philanthropist. Find out what presenter Oprah Winfrey had to say about her Academy Award winning The Butler costar below!
Oprah Presents Forest Whitaker With Joel Siegel Award
Oprah was beaming when she gave the award to her longtime friend Forest, who was honored for his charity work for once, instead of his amazing acting.
“Forest subtly and so masterfully embodies the soul of a character,” Oprah said, before commenting on Forest’s love for his family, friends, and charity. Forest founded the Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative, which is dedicated to helping people in nations like Uganda,...
The Broadcast Film Critics’ Association handed Forest Whitaker the prestigious Joel Siegel Award on Jan. 16, celebrating Forest’s long and decorated career as a philanthropist. Find out what presenter Oprah Winfrey had to say about her Academy Award winning The Butler costar below!
Oprah Presents Forest Whitaker With Joel Siegel Award
Oprah was beaming when she gave the award to her longtime friend Forest, who was honored for his charity work for once, instead of his amazing acting.
“Forest subtly and so masterfully embodies the soul of a character,” Oprah said, before commenting on Forest’s love for his family, friends, and charity. Forest founded the Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative, which is dedicated to helping people in nations like Uganda,...
- 1/17/2014
- by Shaunna Murphy
- HollywoodLife
Hollywood's hottest stars hit the red carpet on Thursday at the 2014 Critics’ Choice Awards, and there's some red hot fashion!Kristen Bell showed off her hot bod in a black halter dress with a keyhole cut-out, sweeping her hair into an edgy up 'do.Amy Adams donned an off-the-shoulder pink dress with a black bow, emphasizing her fabulous figure.Margot Robbie skipped the glamorous gown, opting for a black lace jumpsuit with sheer sleeves. The "Wolf of Wall Street" stunner kept her blonde locks down with soft curls.The star-studded red carpet also included appearances by Sandra Bullock, Lupita Nyong'o, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, Kellan Lutz, Christina Applegate and more. Aisha Tyler is hosting the show.It will also be a big night for Forest Whitaker.The actor will be honored with the Joel Siegel Award for using his celebrity status to help others.
- 1/16/2014
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
The stars presenting prizes at this year's Critics' Choice Movie Awards have been announced.
Oprah Winfrey, Jessica Chastain, Julia Roberts and Jonah Hill will all present awards, along with Kristen Bell, James Marsden, Ian Somerhalder and Kellan Lutz.
Matthew McConaughey will be presenting Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater with the Louis Xiii Genius Award, which recognises "an unprecedented demonstration of excellence in the cinematic arts" for their film Before.
Winfrey will be honouring Forest Whitaker with the Joel Siegel Award, which is bestowed to those who use their celebrity as a platform to do good work for others.
The 19th annual awards ceremony, hosted by Aisha Tyler, will be broadcast live on January 16 on The CW.
Catch up on all the latest TV and Movies releases in Digital Spy's Screen Time:...
Oprah Winfrey, Jessica Chastain, Julia Roberts and Jonah Hill will all present awards, along with Kristen Bell, James Marsden, Ian Somerhalder and Kellan Lutz.
Matthew McConaughey will be presenting Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater with the Louis Xiii Genius Award, which recognises "an unprecedented demonstration of excellence in the cinematic arts" for their film Before.
Winfrey will be honouring Forest Whitaker with the Joel Siegel Award, which is bestowed to those who use their celebrity as a platform to do good work for others.
The 19th annual awards ceremony, hosted by Aisha Tyler, will be broadcast live on January 16 on The CW.
Catch up on all the latest TV and Movies releases in Digital Spy's Screen Time:...
- 1/15/2014
- Digital Spy
Forest Whitaker will receive the Joel Siegel Award and Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke will receive the Louis Xiii Genius Award at the 19th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards on Thursday night, the Broadcast Film Critics Association announced on Tuesday. Whitaker will accept his award from Oprah Winfrey, his co-star in “Lee Daniels’ The Butler.” The Joel Siegel Award is named after the late film critic and honors a star who has also done exceptional humanitarian work. Previous honorees include Sean Penn, Matt Damon and Don Cheadle. Also read: ‘American Hustle,’ ’12 Years a Slave’ Lead Critics’ Choice Movie.
- 1/14/2014
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The Broadcast Film Critics Association has announced recipients of honorary awards for the upcoming Critics' Choice Movie Awards being held on Thursday, Jan. 16. "Before Midnight" scribes Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater have been tapped for the Louis Xiii Genius Award, to be presented by actor Matthew McConaughey. Given inaugurally to Judd Apatow last year, the honor recognizes an unprecedented demonstration of excellence in the cinematic arts. "The Butler" star Forest Whitaker, meanwhile, will receive the organization's Joel Siegel Award, presented by Oprah Winfrey and honoring its namesake's legacy and belief that the true value of celebrity is an...
- 1/14/2014
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
Twitter is abuzz with recollections and thanks as president, peers and the movie world pay tribute
Actors, directors, fellow critics and the Us president have paid tribute to the eminent American film reviewer Roger Ebert, who has died aged 70.
Ebert, who began writing for the Chicago Sun-Times in 1967 and became the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize eight years later, died early on Thursday afternoon at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago after revealing a day earlier that he was undergoing radiation treatment for a recurrence of cancer. Many tributes mentioned the critic's famous "thumbs up, thumbs down" verdicts or the familiar "the balcony is closed" sign-off from the long-running Us television film review show At the Movies, which Ebert presented for many years.
Us president Barack Obama said in a statement: "Roger was the movies. When he didn't like a film, he was honest; when he did, he...
Actors, directors, fellow critics and the Us president have paid tribute to the eminent American film reviewer Roger Ebert, who has died aged 70.
Ebert, who began writing for the Chicago Sun-Times in 1967 and became the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize eight years later, died early on Thursday afternoon at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago after revealing a day earlier that he was undergoing radiation treatment for a recurrence of cancer. Many tributes mentioned the critic's famous "thumbs up, thumbs down" verdicts or the familiar "the balcony is closed" sign-off from the long-running Us television film review show At the Movies, which Ebert presented for many years.
Us president Barack Obama said in a statement: "Roger was the movies. When he didn't like a film, he was honest; when he did, he...
- 4/5/2013
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Acclaimed film critic Roger Ebert has written many words of praise over the years for celebrated, prolific filmmakers like Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Harvey Weinstein. Now, following the news of Ebert’s death on Thursday, these three filmmakers have their own words of admiration for Ebert.
Spielberg — whom Ebert praised for his enduring “talent and flexibility” in an ever-changing industry — said in a statement that the Chicago Sun-Times critic “wrote with passion through a real knowledge of film and film history.” Read his full statement below, which also highlights the success of the multiple television programs Ebert hosted for 23 years (including At the Movies,...
Spielberg — whom Ebert praised for his enduring “talent and flexibility” in an ever-changing industry — said in a statement that the Chicago Sun-Times critic “wrote with passion through a real knowledge of film and film history.” Read his full statement below, which also highlights the success of the multiple television programs Ebert hosted for 23 years (including At the Movies,...
- 4/4/2013
- by Emily Rome
- EW - Inside Movies
And here we are, the last big hurrah before the granddaddy of the awards season, the Academy Awards. As expected, "Zero Dark Thirty" won Original Screenplay but the most surprising winner was "Argo," beating the writing frontrunner, "Lincoln" by Tony Kushner. So more "Argo" power! It's definitely the film to beat this Oscars, and I'm happy that it's my No. 1 film of 2012!
Here's the complete list of WGA winners; for other winners/nominees this awards season, click here:
Film
Original Screenplay
"Zero Dark Thirty" - Written by Mark Boal; Columbia Pictures
Adapted Screenplay
"Argo" - Screenplay by Chris Terrio; based on a selection from "The Master of Disguise" by Antonio J. Mendez and the Wired magazine article "The Great Escape" by Joshuah Bearman; Warner Bros. Pictures
Documentary Screenplay
"Searching for Sugar Man" - Written by Malik Bendejelloul; Sony Pictures Classics
Television
Drama Series
"Breaking Bad" - Written by Sam Catlin,...
Here's the complete list of WGA winners; for other winners/nominees this awards season, click here:
Film
Original Screenplay
"Zero Dark Thirty" - Written by Mark Boal; Columbia Pictures
Adapted Screenplay
"Argo" - Screenplay by Chris Terrio; based on a selection from "The Master of Disguise" by Antonio J. Mendez and the Wired magazine article "The Great Escape" by Joshuah Bearman; Warner Bros. Pictures
Documentary Screenplay
"Searching for Sugar Man" - Written by Malik Bendejelloul; Sony Pictures Classics
Television
Drama Series
"Breaking Bad" - Written by Sam Catlin,...
- 2/18/2013
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Argo continued its domination of award season by claiming one of the last of the pre-Oscar prizes — the Writers Guild Award, where screenwriter Chris Terrio won the honor for adapted screenplay.
Terrio’s competition included Tony Kushner’s Lincoln, David O. Russell’s Silver Linings Playbook, David Magee’s Life of Pi and Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower. All but Chbosky are also up for the Oscar next weekend, with Beasts of the Southern Wild’s Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin taking that slot.
Best original screenplay went to Mark Boal for Zero Dark Thirty, who bested John Gatins’ Flight,...
Terrio’s competition included Tony Kushner’s Lincoln, David O. Russell’s Silver Linings Playbook, David Magee’s Life of Pi and Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower. All but Chbosky are also up for the Oscar next weekend, with Beasts of the Southern Wild’s Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin taking that slot.
Best original screenplay went to Mark Boal for Zero Dark Thirty, who bested John Gatins’ Flight,...
- 2/18/2013
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
As we enter the home stretch to the Academy Awards, writers were celebrated Sunday. The 2012 Writers Guild Awards honored the best writing in film, television, radio, new media, and video games. "Zero Dark Thirty" and "Argo" took home the original and adapted screenplay awards, respectively. While "Breaking Bad," and "Louie" took home awards for best drama and comedy series.
Here is the full winners list:
Television
Drama SERIESBreaking Bad (AMC), Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett
Comedy SERIESLouie (FX), Written by Pamela Adlon, Vernon Chatman, Louis C.K.
New SERIESGirls (HBO), Written by Judd Apatow, Lesley Arfin, Lena Dunham, Sarah Heyward, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Jenni Konner, Deborah Schoeneman, Dan Sterling
Episodic DRAMAMad Men (AMC) - "The Other Woman" - Written by Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner
Episodic COMEDYModern Family (ABC) - "Virgin Territory" - Written by Elaine Ko
Long Form -...
Here is the full winners list:
Television
Drama SERIESBreaking Bad (AMC), Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett
Comedy SERIESLouie (FX), Written by Pamela Adlon, Vernon Chatman, Louis C.K.
New SERIESGirls (HBO), Written by Judd Apatow, Lesley Arfin, Lena Dunham, Sarah Heyward, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Jenni Konner, Deborah Schoeneman, Dan Sterling
Episodic DRAMAMad Men (AMC) - "The Other Woman" - Written by Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner
Episodic COMEDYModern Family (ABC) - "Virgin Territory" - Written by Elaine Ko
Long Form -...
- 2/18/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The less time Peter Parker spends in costume the better. A superhero without an alter ego is just a megalomaniac in a cape
Here are some of the things that Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man, gets up to in the course of his new movie, The Amazing Spider-Man: he shuffles along the hallway of his school, mumbles, gets bullied, rides his skateboard, skips class, fails to finish his sentences, broods like James Dean over his parents, catches a cab, catches a subway, smashes an alarm clock, and has Branzino for dinner with his high-school crush Gwen Stacy.
"This Spidey reboot refreshes an old story through the on-trend notion of making a Marvel superhero less super-heroic" noted Lisa Schwarzbaum in Entertainment Weekly.
Not that he doesn't get up to his usual tricks — swinging through the canyons of New York, saving kids from burning cars, and fighting off giant green lizards — but...
Here are some of the things that Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man, gets up to in the course of his new movie, The Amazing Spider-Man: he shuffles along the hallway of his school, mumbles, gets bullied, rides his skateboard, skips class, fails to finish his sentences, broods like James Dean over his parents, catches a cab, catches a subway, smashes an alarm clock, and has Branzino for dinner with his high-school crush Gwen Stacy.
"This Spidey reboot refreshes an old story through the on-trend notion of making a Marvel superhero less super-heroic" noted Lisa Schwarzbaum in Entertainment Weekly.
Not that he doesn't get up to his usual tricks — swinging through the canyons of New York, saving kids from burning cars, and fighting off giant green lizards — but...
- 7/5/2012
- by Tom Shone
- The Guardian - Film News
On the eve of Academy Awards® weekend, moviegoers have voted DreamWorks Pictures’ The Help as the Best Picture of the Year in Fandango’s fourth annual Fan Choice Awards. The awards are based on a survey of tens of thousands of film fans on Fandango, the nation’s leading moviegoer destination. With the majority of the vote [...]
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- 2/24/2012
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has announced the winners of the WGA Awards for outstanding achievement in writing. In the Screenplay category, "Midnight in Paris," written by Woody Allen, took home the Original Screenplay award while "The Descendants," written by Alexander Payne, and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemming, received the Best Adapted Screenplay award.
Winners of the WGA awards were announced Sunday, Feb. 19 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. Zooey Deschanel and Joel McHale served as hosts of the ceremony.
Here is the full list of winners (highlighted) and nominees of the 2012 WGA Awards (to see winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies, visit our Awards Avenue coverage right here)
Screenplay Nominees
Original Screenplay
50/50, Written by Will Reiser; Summit Entertainment
Bridesmaids, Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig; Universal Studios
*** (Winner) Midnight in Paris, Written by Woody Allen; Sony Pictures Classics
Win Win,...
Winners of the WGA awards were announced Sunday, Feb. 19 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. Zooey Deschanel and Joel McHale served as hosts of the ceremony.
Here is the full list of winners (highlighted) and nominees of the 2012 WGA Awards (to see winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies, visit our Awards Avenue coverage right here)
Screenplay Nominees
Original Screenplay
50/50, Written by Will Reiser; Summit Entertainment
Bridesmaids, Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig; Universal Studios
*** (Winner) Midnight in Paris, Written by Woody Allen; Sony Pictures Classics
Win Win,...
- 2/20/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
I realize it's weird, but the Oscar nominations announcement has been almost as big an event for me as watching the awards themselves. For decades, it's been a ritual. I make my coffee, sit on the couch, and watch Good Morning America and E! as the news pours in. As a kid, I used to tape the nominations and watch them when I got home from school. Without the Internet, I never had to worry about anyone spoiling the news. As years went on, my interest only peaked. I used to go into high school late on "announcement day" because movies meant so much more to me than Earth Science did. By college, I'd bring a beat-up Watchman (yes, I'm showing my age) and listened with headphones on in the middle of class. For years, "announcement day" meant comparing my predictions to the always on-point critic Joel Siegel before the real ones were revealed.
- 1/17/2012
- by Jon Chattman
- Moviefone
Sean Penn and the humanitarians behind him, Critics Choice Awards George Clooney, Viola Davis: Critics Choice Awards Ceremony Speeches Best Supporting Actor winner Christopher Plummer (Beginners) announced he had discovered a substitute for the Fountain of Youth. "I feel terribly young tonight suddenly," Plummer told the crowd, "and, at my age, I need all the help I can get in that department." (Academy members eager for clever acceptance speeches at the Oscars might want to follow the Twitter account of potential Best Supporting Actor contender Albert Brooks — and then vote for him. "Just got home from Critics Choice," Brooks tweeted last night. "Did not win but beat up Plummer in parking lot and took his award.") Despite Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life (which shared the Best Cinematography Critics Choice Award with Steven Spielberg's War Horse), Sean Penn isn't truly in contention for any awards this year.
- 1/13/2012
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Well, for those of you that followed me on Twitter last night you saw a few of my updates from the floor at the 2012 Critics Choice Movie Awards where The Artist was named the Best Film of the year along with winning Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius. The film also won for Best Costumes and Score. As far as my predictions were concerned I wasn't too far off as I knew it would come down to deciding between The Artist and The Descendants when it came to both Picture and Director, I just went with the wrong film. With The Artist winning, however, it's definitely a good start as the Critics Choice winner has gone on to win Best Picture nine times out of the last 12 years. Does this mean I need to change my Best Picture predictions? Outside of The Artist, I would say The Help gained some serious...
- 1/13/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (Bfca) announced the winners of the 17th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards earlier this evening. Hosted by comedians Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel , the star-studded ceremony was held at the Hollywood Palladium and aired live on VH1. “The Artist” was named the year’s Best Picture and Michael Hazanavicius won [...]
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- 1/13/2012
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
Silent film "The Artist" won for Best Picture at the 2012 Critics' Choice Awards in Hollywood last night. "The Help" actress Viola Davis won for Best Actress, while George Clooney took home the award for Best Actor in "The Descendants."
Check out the complete list of winners!
Best Picture: "The Artist"
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius -- "The Artist"
Best Actor: George Clooney -- "The Descendants"
Best Actress: Viola Davis -- "The Help"
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer...
Check out the complete list of winners!
Best Picture: "The Artist"
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius -- "The Artist"
Best Actor: George Clooney -- "The Descendants"
Best Actress: Viola Davis -- "The Help"
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer...
- 1/13/2012
- Extra
The Help and The Artist dominated the Critics' Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Thursday night, scooping the event's top prizes.
The film about the treatment of black maids in 1960s America landed three of the coveted acting honours, including a Best Actress prize for Viola Davis, while her co-star Octavia Spencer picked up the night's first award, Best Supporting Actress.
Davis told the crowd at the Hollywood Palladium, "I consider it an honour to pay homage to these woman who at that time period were not allowed to dream."
The ladies were handed another trophy, Best Acting Ensemble, but it was The Artist which was named Best Picture.
The silent movie also earned Michel Hazanavicius the Best Director honour and gained nods for Best Score and Best Costume Design.
George Clooney's chances of landing an Academy Awards nomination for his role in The Descendants were boosted when he was named Best Actor, while Christopher Plummer scooped the Best Supporting Actor for Beginners.
However, it was director Martin Scorsese who was the toast of the ceremony - as well as winning the Best Documentary Feature prize for George Harrison: Living in the Material World, he was also handed the Broadcast Film Critics Association's second Critics' Choice Music and Film Award.
Bob Dylan played in honour of Scorsese, who received his award from Leonardo DiCaprio and Harrison's widow Olivia.
The moviemaking icon told the audience, "Such a great honour and an amazing performance by the great one, Bob Dylan. This award has a very special significance to me."
Sean Penn was honoured with the prestigious Joel Siegel Award for his humanitarian efforts in Haiti, and the prize was extra poignant for the actor as it landed on the second anniversary of the 2010 earthquake which devastated the nation.
The full list of winners is as follows:
Best Picture: The Artist
Best Actor: George Clooney (The Descendants)
Best Actress: Viola Davis (The Help)
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer (The Help)
Best Young Actor/Actress: Thomas Horn (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close)
Best Acting Ensemble (The Help)
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
Best Original Screenplay: Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, Steve Zaillian and Stan Chervin (Moneyball)
Best Cinematography: (tie) The Tree of Life and War Horse
Best Art Direction: Hugo
Best Editing: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Best Costume Design: The Artist
Best Make-up: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Best Visual Effects: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Best Sound: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Best Animated Feature: Rango
Best Action Movie: Drive
Best Comedy: Bridesmaids
Best Foreign Language Film: A Separation
Best Documentary Feature: George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Best Song: Life's a Happy Song (Bret McKenzie, The Muppets)
Best Score: The Artist
Joel Siegel Award: Sean Penn
Music + Film Award: Martin Scorsese.
The film about the treatment of black maids in 1960s America landed three of the coveted acting honours, including a Best Actress prize for Viola Davis, while her co-star Octavia Spencer picked up the night's first award, Best Supporting Actress.
Davis told the crowd at the Hollywood Palladium, "I consider it an honour to pay homage to these woman who at that time period were not allowed to dream."
The ladies were handed another trophy, Best Acting Ensemble, but it was The Artist which was named Best Picture.
The silent movie also earned Michel Hazanavicius the Best Director honour and gained nods for Best Score and Best Costume Design.
George Clooney's chances of landing an Academy Awards nomination for his role in The Descendants were boosted when he was named Best Actor, while Christopher Plummer scooped the Best Supporting Actor for Beginners.
However, it was director Martin Scorsese who was the toast of the ceremony - as well as winning the Best Documentary Feature prize for George Harrison: Living in the Material World, he was also handed the Broadcast Film Critics Association's second Critics' Choice Music and Film Award.
Bob Dylan played in honour of Scorsese, who received his award from Leonardo DiCaprio and Harrison's widow Olivia.
The moviemaking icon told the audience, "Such a great honour and an amazing performance by the great one, Bob Dylan. This award has a very special significance to me."
Sean Penn was honoured with the prestigious Joel Siegel Award for his humanitarian efforts in Haiti, and the prize was extra poignant for the actor as it landed on the second anniversary of the 2010 earthquake which devastated the nation.
The full list of winners is as follows:
Best Picture: The Artist
Best Actor: George Clooney (The Descendants)
Best Actress: Viola Davis (The Help)
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer (The Help)
Best Young Actor/Actress: Thomas Horn (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close)
Best Acting Ensemble (The Help)
Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
Best Original Screenplay: Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris)
Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, Steve Zaillian and Stan Chervin (Moneyball)
Best Cinematography: (tie) The Tree of Life and War Horse
Best Art Direction: Hugo
Best Editing: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Best Costume Design: The Artist
Best Make-up: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Best Visual Effects: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Best Sound: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Best Animated Feature: Rango
Best Action Movie: Drive
Best Comedy: Bridesmaids
Best Foreign Language Film: A Separation
Best Documentary Feature: George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Best Song: Life's a Happy Song (Bret McKenzie, The Muppets)
Best Score: The Artist
Joel Siegel Award: Sean Penn
Music + Film Award: Martin Scorsese.
- 1/13/2012
- WENN
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (Bfca) announced the winners of the 17th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards earlier this evening. Hosted by comedians Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel, the star-studded ceremony was held at the Hollywood Palladium and aired live on VH1. “The Artist” was named the year’s Best Picture and Michael Hazanavicius won Best Director honors for the film.
Other big winners of the night included George Clooney, who took Best Actor for his role in “The Descendants” and Viola Davis, who won Best Actress for her role in “The Help.” Also honored was Christopher Plummer with the Best Supporting Actor award and Octavia Spencer for Best Supporting Actress both for her work in “The Help.”
Additional awards included a tie for Best Cinematography, going to both “The Tree of Life” and “War Horse.” Best Art Direction went to “Hugo” and Best Editing went to “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Other big winners of the night included George Clooney, who took Best Actor for his role in “The Descendants” and Viola Davis, who won Best Actress for her role in “The Help.” Also honored was Christopher Plummer with the Best Supporting Actor award and Octavia Spencer for Best Supporting Actress both for her work in “The Help.”
Additional awards included a tie for Best Cinematography, going to both “The Tree of Life” and “War Horse.” Best Art Direction went to “Hugo” and Best Editing went to “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
- 1/13/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The movie about the movies was the big winner at the 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards, which were held at the Hollywood Palladium on Thursday night.
"The Artist" took home the awards for Best Picture, Best Director (Michel Hazanavicius), Best Costume Design and Best Score. The other big winner of the night was "The Help," which won Best Actress (Viola Davis, with a moving acceptance speech), Best Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer) and Best Acting Ensemble.
Other highlights include George Clooney winning Best Actor for his melancholy turn in "The Descendants," Christopher Plummer getting Best Supporting Actor for his sly-fox performance in "Beginners" and "Life's a Happy Song" from "The Muppets" scoring Best Song.
"Drive" got a little love as Best Action Movie and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" got technical nods for both Makeup and Sound, though "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" dominated the...
"The Artist" took home the awards for Best Picture, Best Director (Michel Hazanavicius), Best Costume Design and Best Score. The other big winner of the night was "The Help," which won Best Actress (Viola Davis, with a moving acceptance speech), Best Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer) and Best Acting Ensemble.
Other highlights include George Clooney winning Best Actor for his melancholy turn in "The Descendants," Christopher Plummer getting Best Supporting Actor for his sly-fox performance in "Beginners" and "Life's a Happy Song" from "The Muppets" scoring Best Song.
"Drive" got a little love as Best Action Movie and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" got technical nods for both Makeup and Sound, though "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" dominated the...
- 1/13/2012
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
The critics have spoken! See who got the top honors at VH1's Critics' Choice Awards Jan. 12! The 2012 Critics' Choice Awards are here and it's one of the first shows to kick of award season! This year the film The Help swept up major kudos, but so did Bridesmaids. Check out our list of all the winners and tell us if you agree with the picks -- or if your favorites were totally ignored! Best Picture The Artist Best Actor George Clooney, The Descendants Best Actress Viola Davis, The Help Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer, The Help Best Supporting Actor Christopher Plummer, Beginners Best Acting Ensemble The Help Best Comedy Bridesmaids Best Animated Feature Rango Best Foreign Language Film A Separation Best Original Screenplay Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris Best Adapted Screenplay Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, and Stan Chervin, Moneyball Best Young Actor/Actress Thomas Horn, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close...
- 1/13/2012
- by Kirstin Benson
- HollywoodLife
By Sean O’Connell
hollywoodnews.com: If the “Critics” have their way this year, the Academy Award will be a silent affair.
That’s because Michel Hazanavicius’ silent, black-and-white “The Artist” has claimed the Best Picture award from the Broadcast Film Critics Association at the 17th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards, a relatively accurate predictor of the Oscars. Though the Bfca went with “The Social Network” last year, a movie that went on to lose to “The King’s Speech,” the group usually lines up with the Academy, and I expect that they will in several categories this year, as well.
If an award existed for best speech of the evening, Viola Davis of “The Help” would win hands down. Her Best Actress speech was emotional, heartfelt, poignant and beautiful. Performances at early awards programs can help set the stage for later awards shows (the Golden Globes, the SAG, the Oscars...
hollywoodnews.com: If the “Critics” have their way this year, the Academy Award will be a silent affair.
That’s because Michel Hazanavicius’ silent, black-and-white “The Artist” has claimed the Best Picture award from the Broadcast Film Critics Association at the 17th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards, a relatively accurate predictor of the Oscars. Though the Bfca went with “The Social Network” last year, a movie that went on to lose to “The King’s Speech,” the group usually lines up with the Academy, and I expect that they will in several categories this year, as well.
If an award existed for best speech of the evening, Viola Davis of “The Help” would win hands down. Her Best Actress speech was emotional, heartfelt, poignant and beautiful. Performances at early awards programs can help set the stage for later awards shows (the Golden Globes, the SAG, the Oscars...
- 1/13/2012
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
Critics’ Choice Movie Awards Countdown: Best Picture
The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards air tonight at 8 Pm Eastern, 7 Pm Central, on VH1. Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel will host the show and welcome presenters such as George Clooney, who will honor Sean Penn with the Joel Siegel Humanitarian Award and Leonardo DiCaprio; who will honor Martin Scorsese. Also scheduled to appear: Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson and Bob Dylan among many, many other major stars. Ahead of the events I have been profiling the major categories. Today: Best Picture
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The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards air tonight at 8 Pm Eastern, 7 Pm Central, on VH1. Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel will host the show and welcome presenters such as George Clooney, who will honor Sean Penn with the Joel Siegel Humanitarian Award and Leonardo DiCaprio; who will honor Martin Scorsese. Also scheduled to appear: Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson and Bob Dylan among many, many other major stars. Ahead of the events I have been profiling the major categories. Today: Best Picture
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- 1/13/2012
- by Sean Kernan
- We Got This Covered
First of all, you shouldn’t actually be reading this. You should be over at CriticsChoice.VH1.com right now, watching our own Mark Graham, Best Week Ever’s Michelle Collins and a slew of bloggerati in our red-carpet live stream. But if you aren’t yet convince that you should watch the CCMAs on VH1 at 8 p.m. Et, here is why we’re watching (other than the fact that, well, they pay us to):
1. It’s how you’ll win the office Oscar pool. Seriously, the Broadcast Critics Association have the best record in predicting the nominees And the major category winners.
2. You will get to see George Clooney talking about meaningful things when presenting Sean Penn with an award for doing meaningful things (actually called the Joel Siegel Award). No man can move me to care about important things like Clooney. Also Leonardo DiCaprio, Bob Dylan...
1. It’s how you’ll win the office Oscar pool. Seriously, the Broadcast Critics Association have the best record in predicting the nominees And the major category winners.
2. You will get to see George Clooney talking about meaningful things when presenting Sean Penn with an award for doing meaningful things (actually called the Joel Siegel Award). No man can move me to care about important things like Clooney. Also Leonardo DiCaprio, Bob Dylan...
- 1/12/2012
- by Sabrina Rojas Weiss
- TheFabLife - Movies
'The Artist,' George Clooney and Martin Scorsese among the other big winners at the show.
By Ryan J. Downey
Octavia Spencer and the cast of "The Help" at the 2012 Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images
Donald Glover wagged his tongue at Charlize Theron, George Clooney talked Naugahyde leisure suits, Patton Oswalt drank scotch, and a pair of Muppets chimed in via satellite as "The Help" and "The Artist" cleaned up at the 2012 Critics' Choice Movie Awards.
Funnymen hosts Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer jokingly called it "the ninth most exciting night in Hollywood," but while it may not be as prestigious as the Academy Awards, the Critics' Choice Awards are traditionally the strongest indicator of who will get Oscars. All four winners from the major acting categories last year — Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale and Melissa Leo — later won Oscars.
"The Artist" won Best...
By Ryan J. Downey
Octavia Spencer and the cast of "The Help" at the 2012 Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images
Donald Glover wagged his tongue at Charlize Theron, George Clooney talked Naugahyde leisure suits, Patton Oswalt drank scotch, and a pair of Muppets chimed in via satellite as "The Help" and "The Artist" cleaned up at the 2012 Critics' Choice Movie Awards.
Funnymen hosts Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer jokingly called it "the ninth most exciting night in Hollywood," but while it may not be as prestigious as the Academy Awards, the Critics' Choice Awards are traditionally the strongest indicator of who will get Oscars. All four winners from the major acting categories last year — Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale and Melissa Leo — later won Oscars.
"The Artist" won Best...
- 1/12/2012
- MTV Movie News
'The Artist,' George Clooney and Martin Scorsese among the other big winners at the show.
By Ryan J. Downey
Octavia Spencer and the cast of "The Help" at the 2012 Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images
Donald Glover wagged his tongue at Charlize Theron, George Clooney talked Naugahyde leisure suits, Patton Oswalt drank scotch, and a pair of Muppets chimed in via satellite as "The Help" and "The Artist" cleaned up at the 2012 Critics' Choice Movie Awards.
Funnymen hosts Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer jokingly called it "the ninth most exciting night in Hollywood," but while it may not be as prestigious as the Academy Awards, the Critics' Choice Awards are traditionally the strongest indicator of who will get Oscars. All four winners from the major acting categories last year — Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale and Melissa Leo — later won Oscars.
"The Artist" won Best...
By Ryan J. Downey
Octavia Spencer and the cast of "The Help" at the 2012 Critics' Choice Movie Awards
Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images
Donald Glover wagged his tongue at Charlize Theron, George Clooney talked Naugahyde leisure suits, Patton Oswalt drank scotch, and a pair of Muppets chimed in via satellite as "The Help" and "The Artist" cleaned up at the 2012 Critics' Choice Movie Awards.
Funnymen hosts Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer jokingly called it "the ninth most exciting night in Hollywood," but while it may not be as prestigious as the Academy Awards, the Critics' Choice Awards are traditionally the strongest indicator of who will get Oscars. All four winners from the major acting categories last year — Colin Firth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale and Melissa Leo — later won Oscars.
"The Artist" won Best...
- 1/12/2012
- MTV Music News
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (Bfca) has announced that Leonardo DiCaprio and Olivia Harrison will present “Hugo” director Martin Scorsese with the Critics’ Choice Music+Film Award, in addition to a special musical tribute from Bob Dylan at the 17th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards . Hosted by comedians Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel , the [...]
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- 1/12/2012
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
NextMovie has exclusively learned that Robin Wright (she of "The Princess Bride" and, most recently, "Moneyball" and "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" fame) will join the already impressive roster of presenters at the 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. The Tinseltown love-fest will broadcast live on VH1 from the Hollywood Palladium on January 12 at 8:00 Pm Et/ Pt.
Other presenters include George Clooney (who will bestow the Joel Siegel Award on Robin Wright's ex Sean Penn) as well as Melissa McCarthy, Owen Wilson, Kirsten Dunst, Dustin Hoffman, Diane Kruger, Paul Rudd, Vin Diesel, Mindy Kaling, Ben Kingsley, Elizabeth Olsen, Patton Oswalt, Maya Rudolph, Jason Segel and Donald Glover.
In other words, there's a whole lot of A-listers up in here.
Oh, and in case that's not enough to get you to tune in, Leonardo DiCaprio and Olivia Harrison will present "Hugo" director and living legend Martin Scorsese with...
Other presenters include George Clooney (who will bestow the Joel Siegel Award on Robin Wright's ex Sean Penn) as well as Melissa McCarthy, Owen Wilson, Kirsten Dunst, Dustin Hoffman, Diane Kruger, Paul Rudd, Vin Diesel, Mindy Kaling, Ben Kingsley, Elizabeth Olsen, Patton Oswalt, Maya Rudolph, Jason Segel and Donald Glover.
In other words, there's a whole lot of A-listers up in here.
Oh, and in case that's not enough to get you to tune in, Leonardo DiCaprio and Olivia Harrison will present "Hugo" director and living legend Martin Scorsese with...
- 1/11/2012
- by Elizabeth Durand
- NextMovie
By Sean O’Connell
hollywoodnews.com: Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney, Dustin Hoffman, Sir Ben Kingsley and more have been announced as presenters at Thursday night’s 17th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, which are being held at the Hollywood Palladium and televised live on VH1.
The star-studded affair, thrown annually by the Broadcast Film Critics’ Association, already announced that it will honor Sean Penn with the group’s Joel Siegel Award (by Clooney), and that Martin Scorsese will receive the Music+Film Award.
Presenting to Scorsese will be DiCaprio and Olivia Harrelson, as Scorsese is being nominated for his George Harrison documentary at the event. Also, as part of Scorsese’s presentation, the Bfca has secured a live performance by the icon, Bob Dylan.
The Bfca also revealed an array of presenters for the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards including Vin Diesel, Kirsten Dunst, Donald Glover, Mindy Kaling, Ben Kingsley, Diane Kruger,...
hollywoodnews.com: Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney, Dustin Hoffman, Sir Ben Kingsley and more have been announced as presenters at Thursday night’s 17th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, which are being held at the Hollywood Palladium and televised live on VH1.
The star-studded affair, thrown annually by the Broadcast Film Critics’ Association, already announced that it will honor Sean Penn with the group’s Joel Siegel Award (by Clooney), and that Martin Scorsese will receive the Music+Film Award.
Presenting to Scorsese will be DiCaprio and Olivia Harrelson, as Scorsese is being nominated for his George Harrison documentary at the event. Also, as part of Scorsese’s presentation, the Bfca has secured a live performance by the icon, Bob Dylan.
The Bfca also revealed an array of presenters for the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards including Vin Diesel, Kirsten Dunst, Donald Glover, Mindy Kaling, Ben Kingsley, Diane Kruger,...
- 1/11/2012
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
As a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (Bfca), I vote in the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. They air January 12 on VH1, and my wife and I will be in the audience (look for the tall couple, she’ll be in some impressive heels).
My Ballot for the 16th Critics’ Choice Movie Awards – click here
My wife’s goal was to meet Ryan Gosling, after all, this was “The Year of the Gosling” with three great films (Drive, Crazy Stupid Love and The Ides of March). That might be in jeopardy, but there will be plenty of other stars at the awards show. I’m hoping to shake George Clooney’s hand, stand next to Martin Scorsese, give Bob Dylan a head nod, and everything beyond that would be cream cheese. Oh, and if Jason Segel doesn’t bring some Muppets, he’s in trouble. Here’s the news release.
My Ballot for the 16th Critics’ Choice Movie Awards – click here
My wife’s goal was to meet Ryan Gosling, after all, this was “The Year of the Gosling” with three great films (Drive, Crazy Stupid Love and The Ides of March). That might be in jeopardy, but there will be plenty of other stars at the awards show. I’m hoping to shake George Clooney’s hand, stand next to Martin Scorsese, give Bob Dylan a head nod, and everything beyond that would be cream cheese. Oh, and if Jason Segel doesn’t bring some Muppets, he’s in trouble. Here’s the news release.
- 1/11/2012
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
The Critics’s Choice Movie Awards are only a couple of days away now, and I really hope you’re going to be tuning in. I’ve cast my votes, the film’s are great, and it’s going to be a great time.
The awards are Thursday, January 12th at 8:00 Pm Et/Pt on VH1, and I think they are going to be especially good this year.
Among the usual fantasticness in store, it was recently announced that Sean Penn will be receiving our Joel Siegel award this year, and George Clooney will be presenting.
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (Bfca) announced today that renowned actor and humanitarian Sean Penn will be presented with the fifth annual Joel Siegel Award at the 17th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. The award will be presented by fellow actor and 13-time Critics’ Choice Award nominee George Clooney. The ceremony will air live on VH1 on Thursday,...
The awards are Thursday, January 12th at 8:00 Pm Et/Pt on VH1, and I think they are going to be especially good this year.
Among the usual fantasticness in store, it was recently announced that Sean Penn will be receiving our Joel Siegel award this year, and George Clooney will be presenting.
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (Bfca) announced today that renowned actor and humanitarian Sean Penn will be presented with the fifth annual Joel Siegel Award at the 17th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. The award will be presented by fellow actor and 13-time Critics’ Choice Award nominee George Clooney. The ceremony will air live on VH1 on Thursday,...
- 1/10/2012
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
George Clooney was up early to stop by the Good Morning America studios in NYC today. The star of both The Descendants and The Ides of March broke from his busy award season circuit to share the anchor desk with hosts George Stephanopoulos and Robin Roberts. After declining to do a teaser for Celebrity Wife Swap, George spoke about his amazing 2011 and multiple nominations. He said, "It's been a fun year, yeah. Now I have to go back to work. I need to get another job!" George is in the Big Apple for this evening's National Board of Review Awards, where he'll picked up a best actor statue. Then it's back to La for Thursday's Critics Choice Awards. George will see if The Descendants wins any of its seven nominations, or if Ides takes home best acting ensemble. George will also present Sean Penn with the Joel Siegel Award. View...
- 1/10/2012
- by Allie Merriam
- Popsugar.com
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (Bfca) has announced that renowned actor and humanitarian Sean Penn will be presented with the fifth annual Joel Siegel Award at the 17th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. The award will be presented by fellow actor and 13-time Critics’ Choice Award nominee George Clooney.
The ceremony will air live on VH1 on Thursday, January 12 at 8:00 Pm Et/Pt.
Given annually, this special award pays homage to beloved “Good Morning America” film critic and Bfca member Joel Siegel, who lost his long struggle with cancer in June 2007. It seeks to honor those who understand, as Joel did, that the greatest value of celebrity is as an enhanced platform to do good works for others.
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The ceremony will air live on VH1 on Thursday, January 12 at 8:00 Pm Et/Pt.
Given annually, this special award pays homage to beloved “Good Morning America” film critic and Bfca member Joel Siegel, who lost his long struggle with cancer in June 2007. It seeks to honor those who understand, as Joel did, that the greatest value of celebrity is as an enhanced platform to do good works for others.
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- 1/10/2012
- Look to the Stars
Critics’ Choice Movie Awards Countdown: Best Actor
The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards will air live on Thursday, January 12th on VH1. Hosted by Rob Huebel (Children’s Hospital) and Paul Scheer (The League), the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards will feature a special award, the 5th Annual Joel Siegel Humanitarian Award, given to Sean Penn as well as an award for director Martin Scorsese. As we countdown to January 12th I am profiling the nominees in each of the major categories.
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The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards will air live on Thursday, January 12th on VH1. Hosted by Rob Huebel (Children’s Hospital) and Paul Scheer (The League), the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards will feature a special award, the 5th Annual Joel Siegel Humanitarian Award, given to Sean Penn as well as an award for director Martin Scorsese. As we countdown to January 12th I am profiling the nominees in each of the major categories.
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- 1/10/2012
- by Sean Kernan
- We Got This Covered
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (Bfca) announced today that renowned actor and humanitarian Sean Penn will be presented with the fifth annual Joel Siegel Award at the 17th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. The award will be presented by fellow actor and 13-time Critics’ Choice Award nominee George Clooney. The ceremony will air live on [...]
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- 1/9/2012
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
Reformed Hollywood bad boy Sean Penn will be the recipient of the fifth annual Joel Siegel Award at the 17th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. The ceremony is set to be broadcast from the Hollywood Palladium on January 12th by VH1. Word is that George Clooney who himself is nominated for best actor at the ceremony will present Penn with the award. The annual ceremony named after the late Bfca member and movie critic Joel Siegel, the organisation said of it’s inspiration that it honours those who “understand, as Joel did, that the greatest value of celebrity is as an enhanced platform to do good work for others” Penn founded the J/P Haitian Relief Organization after the devastation of the 7.0 earthquake which struck Haiti in January 2010. His efforts in raising awareness and fundraising have helped the community considerably. Bfca president Joey Berlin had this to say: “While it...
- 1/9/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (gercooney)
- www.themoviebit.com
George Clooney will present Sean Penn with the Joel Siegel Award at the Broadcast Film Critics Association's 17th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards this coming Thursday. Siegel was the “Good Morning America” film critic for over a quarter of a century as well as a Bfca member. The award is meant to “honor those who understand, as Joel did, that the greatest value of celebrity is as an enhanced platform to do good works for others.” Among other charitable and political endeavors he is and has been associated with, Penn founded the J/P Haitian Relief Organization in the aftermath of the 7.0...
- 1/9/2012
- by Roth Cornet
- Hitfix
Sean Penn will be presented with the fifth annual Joel Siegel Award at the 17th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, which will be broadcast live Thursday, Jan. 12 by VH1 from the Hollywood Palladium. George Clooney, who is nominated as best actor in The Descendants at the awards, voted by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, will present Penn with the honor. Photos: Redbox's Top 10 Most-Rented Movies of 2011 The annual award, named after the late Bfca member and Good Morning, America film critic Joel Siegel, honors those who “understand, as Joel did, that the greatest value of celebrity
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- 1/9/2012
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (Bfca) announced today that Sean Penn will be presented with the fifth annual Joel Siegel Award at the 17th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. The award will be presented by fellow actor and 13-time Critics' Choice Award nominee George Clooney. The ceremony will air live on VH1 on Thursday, January 12 at 8:00 Pm Et/Pt. As a member of the Bfca, I'll be at the awards show and I'll be live tweeting. Follow along with me on Twitter @jennabusch.
This award pays homage to "Good Morning America" film critic and Bfca member Joel Siegel who lost his battle with cancer in June 2007. It's meant to honor those who believe the that the greatest value of celebrity is to use that celebrity to do good works.
Penn founded the J/P Haitian Relief Organization after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti in January 2010 and killed more than 200,000 people.
This award pays homage to "Good Morning America" film critic and Bfca member Joel Siegel who lost his battle with cancer in June 2007. It's meant to honor those who believe the that the greatest value of celebrity is to use that celebrity to do good works.
Penn founded the J/P Haitian Relief Organization after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti in January 2010 and killed more than 200,000 people.
- 1/9/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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