Their mutual passion for tennis is proving to be a good match. Sienna Miller was spotted attending the U.S. Open with her Foxcatcher director Bennett Miller on Sunday. Photos showed the pair sitting side-by-side and smiling as they watched the athletes compete. Sienna, 34, and Bennett, 49, were previously photographed together at Wimbledon in July, attending the tennis tournament twice in one week. The two had collaborated on 2014's Foxcatcher, the true-crime drama in which Sienna played the wife of slain pro wrestler David Schultz. It earned Bennett an Oscar nomination for Best Director. Reps haven't commented about whether the two are dating.
- 9/12/2016
- by Stephanie Petit, @stephpetit_
- PEOPLE.com
Millionaire John du Pont had always been a little strange. But in the mid-1990s, his behavior became increasingly bizarre. He thought tunnels were being dug under his 2,000-acre estate in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. He swore ghosts lived in his walls. And he began insisting people call him the Dalai Lama. That wasn't all. "One particular day, John came driving through our property at a ridiculous speed," Nancy Schultz, who lived on the estate for seven years while her husband trained for the Olympics, tells People. "I had a six year old and a nine year old who often played around the house.
- 4/29/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeegan
- PEOPLE.com
Millionaire John du Pont had always been a little strange. But in the mid-1990s, his behavior became increasingly bizarre. He thought tunnels were being dug under his 2,000-acre estate in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. He swore ghosts lived in his walls. And he began insisting people call him the Dalai Lama. That wasn't all. "One particular day, John came driving through our property at a ridiculous speed," Nancy Schultz, who lived on the estate for seven years while her husband trained for the Olympics, tells People. "I had a six year old and a nine year old who often played around the house.
- 4/29/2016
- by Nicole Weisensee Egan, @nweisenseeegan
- PEOPLE.com
Upon the release of Bennett Miller‘s Foxcatcher, we shared a documentary made in 1988 that explores the wrestling compound created by millionaire John du Pont (portrayed by Steve Carell in the film), before he would go on to murder wrestler David Schultz eight years later. For those looking to dive deeper into the tragic story, a much more expansive documentary will premiere at Tribeca Film Festival ahead of a Netflix release and today brings the first trailer.
Coming from director Jon Greenhalgh, it explores John du Pont’s descent from philanthropist to murderer with exclusive new footage. “I’m proud to be a part of this film that was six years in the making to honor the incredible legacy of David,” said Nancy Schultz. “With his ties to the wrestling community, we felt Jon Greenhalgh was the perfect filmmaker to tell this story and pay homage to the kind of man and athlete David was.
Coming from director Jon Greenhalgh, it explores John du Pont’s descent from philanthropist to murderer with exclusive new footage. “I’m proud to be a part of this film that was six years in the making to honor the incredible legacy of David,” said Nancy Schultz. “With his ties to the wrestling community, we felt Jon Greenhalgh was the perfect filmmaker to tell this story and pay homage to the kind of man and athlete David was.
- 3/15/2016
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Our Oscar coverage continues. Here we overview the best acting and best directing award nominees.
For Part 1 of our 2016 Oscar Previews, click here.
Best Actor Nominees
Bryan Cranston - as Dalton Trumbo, Trumbo
Age: 59
Previously Best Known For:
Walter White - TV’s Breaking Bad
Previous Oscar Nominations/Wins:
None
Interesting Fact: Became an ordained minister while he was in college as a part-time job.
Matt Damon - as Mark Watney, The Martian
Age: 45
Previously Best Known For:
Jason Bourne - The Bourne Films
Previous Oscar Nominations/Wins:
Nomination - Best Actor in a Leading Role 1998 - Will Hunting in Good Will Hunting
Won - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen 1998 - Good Will Hunting
Nominated - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 2010 - Francois Pienaar in Invictus
Interesting Fact: Started a bowling league in Berlin while making The Bourne Supremacy.
Leonardo DiCaprio - as Hugh Glass,...
For Part 1 of our 2016 Oscar Previews, click here.
Best Actor Nominees
Bryan Cranston - as Dalton Trumbo, Trumbo
Age: 59
Previously Best Known For:
Walter White - TV’s Breaking Bad
Previous Oscar Nominations/Wins:
None
Interesting Fact: Became an ordained minister while he was in college as a part-time job.
Matt Damon - as Mark Watney, The Martian
Age: 45
Previously Best Known For:
Jason Bourne - The Bourne Films
Previous Oscar Nominations/Wins:
Nomination - Best Actor in a Leading Role 1998 - Will Hunting in Good Will Hunting
Won - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen 1998 - Good Will Hunting
Nominated - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 2010 - Francois Pienaar in Invictus
Interesting Fact: Started a bowling league in Berlin while making The Bourne Supremacy.
Leonardo DiCaprio - as Hugh Glass,...
- 2/10/2016
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
Move over, Snoopy. Take a hike, Dora the Explorer! This is Billy Eichner's Thanksgiving parade, and the floats must have Oscar's approval.
In an exclusive sneak peek at the latest Billy on the Street, Katie Couric – a longtime fixture of NBC's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade telecast – joins Eichner, 37, to narrate an alternate version of the annual procession.
But instead of giant cartoon balloons, Eichner and Couric, 58, have invited only Academy Award-nominated stars to the party.
Rooney Mara, Sean Penn, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Mark Ruffalo are among the stars getting a helium high – because if you don't think of turkey...
In an exclusive sneak peek at the latest Billy on the Street, Katie Couric – a longtime fixture of NBC's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade telecast – joins Eichner, 37, to narrate an alternate version of the annual procession.
But instead of giant cartoon balloons, Eichner and Couric, 58, have invited only Academy Award-nominated stars to the party.
Rooney Mara, Sean Penn, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Mark Ruffalo are among the stars getting a helium high – because if you don't think of turkey...
- 11/17/2015
- by Lanford Beard, @lanfordbeard
- People.com - TV Watch
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Oxford Dictionaries has released their annual list of pop culture words added to their dictionary and ‘Kayfabe’ has made it this year.
Here’s how the word is officially described;
“Probably not familiar to those outside the world of pro wrestling, the term kayfabe refers to ‘the fact or convention of presenting staged performances as genuine or authentic’. The origin of the word is uncertain, although it is often said to have arisen in American travelling carnivals. The word has been interpreted by some as being an alteration of ‘be fake’ backwards, while the -ay- element is typical of the way words are formed in Pig Latin.”
And they try to tell us kayfabe is dead…
To qualify for this list, words quite frankly just need to be words. Nothing more. They’re taken quite literally from anywhere as the site describes as being ‘from television shows to 1980s films to Shakespeare.
Oxford Dictionaries has released their annual list of pop culture words added to their dictionary and ‘Kayfabe’ has made it this year.
Here’s how the word is officially described;
“Probably not familiar to those outside the world of pro wrestling, the term kayfabe refers to ‘the fact or convention of presenting staged performances as genuine or authentic’. The origin of the word is uncertain, although it is often said to have arisen in American travelling carnivals. The word has been interpreted by some as being an alteration of ‘be fake’ backwards, while the -ay- element is typical of the way words are formed in Pig Latin.”
And they try to tell us kayfabe is dead…
To qualify for this list, words quite frankly just need to be words. Nothing more. They’re taken quite literally from anywhere as the site describes as being ‘from television shows to 1980s films to Shakespeare.
- 8/27/2015
- by Ross Tweddell
- Obsessed with Film
Bennett Miller’s five-time Oscar-nominated “Foxcatcher” was an outstanding look at some, well, unsportsmanlike qualities between du Pont family heir John E. du Pont and Mark and Dave Schultz, Olympic gold medalist brothers. The film was a critical success, with those aforementioned nominations and Miller’s win at Cannes for best director, but in this video below our friends at Between Frames take a deeper look into the film’s characterization. Read More: Why 'Foxcatcher' Director Bennett Miller Has Only Made Four Films in 16 Years The ubiquitous wide shots and camera angles Miller utilizes demonstrate just how emotionally distant these brothers and their eccentric coach truly were. Despite the physical closeness in wrestling and the arduous hours they spent maintaining their physiques, we see in this fantastic mashup that loneliness was certainly abound on the Foxcatcher Farm. Watch below, and let us know what you think.
- 8/13/2015
- by Samantha Vacca
- The Playlist
Now we've passed the halfway point of the year and summer blockbuster season is beginning to wind down, what better time to deliver our half-term report on 2015 so far?
From Oscar contenders like Selma and Foxcatcher to blockbusters Mad Max: Fury Road and Jurassic World, it's been a strong year for cinema. Read on to find out our rankings then comment below with your favourites...
15. Fast & Furious 7
The Fast & Furious saga's latest instalment carried with it all the insane action sequences and stunts we've come to expect, but few could have predicted just how emotionally affecting the film turned out to be.
The death of Paul Walker in November 2013 meant that production had to be called off while the filmmakers figured out how to complete the movie without him, and they gave him (and character Brian O'Connor) the perfect send off. Sometimes life presents a fork in the road...
From Oscar contenders like Selma and Foxcatcher to blockbusters Mad Max: Fury Road and Jurassic World, it's been a strong year for cinema. Read on to find out our rankings then comment below with your favourites...
15. Fast & Furious 7
The Fast & Furious saga's latest instalment carried with it all the insane action sequences and stunts we've come to expect, but few could have predicted just how emotionally affecting the film turned out to be.
The death of Paul Walker in November 2013 meant that production had to be called off while the filmmakers figured out how to complete the movie without him, and they gave him (and character Brian O'Connor) the perfect send off. Sometimes life presents a fork in the road...
- 7/19/2015
- Digital Spy
The American Dream goes wrong, Disney goes dark, a tribute to director Robert Altman and the return of a few old friends
If, amid the post-election fug of Great British doomsaying, it would be of some consolation to focus on the soured American Dream instead, this week’s DVD release slate has your back. Two terrific films take on the corruptive influence of capitalism and the creeping defeat of self-made success in not-quite-modern America.
In Bennett Miller’s Foxcatcher (Entertainment One, 15), the will to win and deference to team spirit that are the pillars of many a rousing sports movie here take an acrid, corruptive turn. This story of Olympic gold medallists Mark and Dave Schultz, brothers whose bond was insidiously exploited by sociopathic billionaire and self-styled wrestling guru John du Pont, has a blunt, psychologically jarring ending that many of us already know; if it were fiction, you’d say it hardly made sense.
If, amid the post-election fug of Great British doomsaying, it would be of some consolation to focus on the soured American Dream instead, this week’s DVD release slate has your back. Two terrific films take on the corruptive influence of capitalism and the creeping defeat of self-made success in not-quite-modern America.
In Bennett Miller’s Foxcatcher (Entertainment One, 15), the will to win and deference to team spirit that are the pillars of many a rousing sports movie here take an acrid, corruptive turn. This story of Olympic gold medallists Mark and Dave Schultz, brothers whose bond was insidiously exploited by sociopathic billionaire and self-styled wrestling guru John du Pont, has a blunt, psychologically jarring ending that many of us already know; if it were fiction, you’d say it hardly made sense.
- 4/2/2015
- by Guy Lodge
- The Guardian - Film News
Five Oscar nominations and no wins seems like an injustice to Bennett Miller's outstanding "Foxcatcher," but time will be the judge of the film, which will surely only grow in stature (be sure to read this great essay by Jessica Kiang about the movie). But if haven't seen the picture, then here's a pretty healthy taste. Indiewire has unveiled the first ten minutes of "Foxcatcher," and it's a great reminder of just how controlled Miller's craft is with every frame of his movie. In the opening minutes we meet Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum), who is a champion in sport, but defeated by life. It's clear he's living to hand-to-mouth, and even a shot as seemingly innocuous as Mark eating in his car carries real weight in regards to his character. And when his brighter, happier brother Dave Schultz (Mark Ruffalo) enters the picture, and we watch the dynamic between them unfold through wrestling warm-ups,...
- 2/26/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
The Oscars are only days away, and host Neil Patrick Harris is warming up his pipes, dry-cleaning his tux, and getting ready.
But what about you? Are you ready for the 87th Academy Awards? Have you watched all the Best Actor noms: The Theory of Everything, The Imitation Game, Foxcatcher, Birdman, and American Sniper? If you haven’t, we’ve got the lowdown on everything “Oscar” with this handy breakdown of all the nominees – with bonus interviews!
Best Actor Eddie Redmayne, The Theory Of Everything
Eddie Redmayne twists and turns his body to capture Stephen Hawking’s transformation from cavalier university student to the genius ravaged by motor neuron disease. Redmayne’s ability, using just the lift of an eyebrow or a half-smile, to illuminate Hawking’s inner life is remarkable, and Academy voters are renowned for rewarding such physically demanding performances come Oscar night.
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game...
But what about you? Are you ready for the 87th Academy Awards? Have you watched all the Best Actor noms: The Theory of Everything, The Imitation Game, Foxcatcher, Birdman, and American Sniper? If you haven’t, we’ve got the lowdown on everything “Oscar” with this handy breakdown of all the nominees – with bonus interviews!
Best Actor Eddie Redmayne, The Theory Of Everything
Eddie Redmayne twists and turns his body to capture Stephen Hawking’s transformation from cavalier university student to the genius ravaged by motor neuron disease. Redmayne’s ability, using just the lift of an eyebrow or a half-smile, to illuminate Hawking’s inner life is remarkable, and Academy voters are renowned for rewarding such physically demanding performances come Oscar night.
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game...
- 2/21/2015
- by Cineplex Magazine
- Cineplex
A pensive and unsettling film that defies genre description and keeps you wondering just what the heck sort of film you’re watching. I’m “biast” (pro): have really liked Bennett Miller’s other films
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
If you don’t already know the real-life story of millionaire John du Pont and Olympic wrestlers Mark and Dave Schultz, try to avoid learning about it before you see Foxcatcher. Because Bennett Miller has crafted a pensive and unsettling film that defies genre description and keeps you wondering — in a way that is intellectually thrilling yet also dolefully introspective in a way American movies hardly ever are — just what the heck sort of film you’re watching. Foxcatcher is a challenge to a movie ecosystem that, even on the arthouse end of the spectrum, caters to a lack...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
If you don’t already know the real-life story of millionaire John du Pont and Olympic wrestlers Mark and Dave Schultz, try to avoid learning about it before you see Foxcatcher. Because Bennett Miller has crafted a pensive and unsettling film that defies genre description and keeps you wondering — in a way that is intellectually thrilling yet also dolefully introspective in a way American movies hardly ever are — just what the heck sort of film you’re watching. Foxcatcher is a challenge to a movie ecosystem that, even on the arthouse end of the spectrum, caters to a lack...
- 2/19/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Our Oscar coverage continues. Here we overview the best acting and best directing award nominees.
The Best Actor Nominees
Steve Carell - as John du Pont in Foxcatcher
Age: 52
Previously Best Known For:
The Office
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
Previous Oscar Nominations/Wins:
None
Interesting Fact: Owns and operates the Marshfield Hills General Store in Marshfield, Massachusetts where he has a summer home.
Bradley Cooper - as Chris Kyle in American Sniper
Age: 40
Previously Best Known For:
The Hangover
Silver Linings Playbook
Previous Oscar Nominations/Wins:
Nomination - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 2013- as Richie Dimaso in American Hustle
Nomination - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 2012 - as Pat in Silver Linings Playbook
Interesting Fact: Had to miss his graduation commencement at Georgetown University because he was filming Wet Hot American Summer.
Benedict Cumberbatch - as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game...
The Best Actor Nominees
Steve Carell - as John du Pont in Foxcatcher
Age: 52
Previously Best Known For:
The Office
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
Previous Oscar Nominations/Wins:
None
Interesting Fact: Owns and operates the Marshfield Hills General Store in Marshfield, Massachusetts where he has a summer home.
Bradley Cooper - as Chris Kyle in American Sniper
Age: 40
Previously Best Known For:
The Hangover
Silver Linings Playbook
Previous Oscar Nominations/Wins:
Nomination - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 2013- as Richie Dimaso in American Hustle
Nomination - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 2012 - as Pat in Silver Linings Playbook
Interesting Fact: Had to miss his graduation commencement at Georgetown University because he was filming Wet Hot American Summer.
Benedict Cumberbatch - as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game...
- 2/18/2015
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
The 87th Academy Awards acting race is almost evenly divided between veterans and first-time nominees.
Nine of the 20 nominees in the four acting categories are newcomers — four lead actors (Steve Carell, Michael Keaton, Eddie Redmayne and Benedict Cumberbatch), two lead actresses (Rosamund Pike and Felicity Jones), two supporting actresses (Patricia Arquette and Emma Stone) and one supporting actor (J.K. Simmons).
As for the 11 veterans, the number of Oscar nominations between them ranges from 19 to one. Four of them have previously taken Oscars home.
Meryl Streep received her 19th nomination this year for her supporting role as The Witch in Disney’s Into the Woods, the film adaptation of James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim’s musical. She holds the record for most acting nominations ever received and is one of six actors to have won three or more Oscars. Streep was first nominated in 1979 for her...
Managing Editor
The 87th Academy Awards acting race is almost evenly divided between veterans and first-time nominees.
Nine of the 20 nominees in the four acting categories are newcomers — four lead actors (Steve Carell, Michael Keaton, Eddie Redmayne and Benedict Cumberbatch), two lead actresses (Rosamund Pike and Felicity Jones), two supporting actresses (Patricia Arquette and Emma Stone) and one supporting actor (J.K. Simmons).
As for the 11 veterans, the number of Oscar nominations between them ranges from 19 to one. Four of them have previously taken Oscars home.
Meryl Streep received her 19th nomination this year for her supporting role as The Witch in Disney’s Into the Woods, the film adaptation of James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim’s musical. She holds the record for most acting nominations ever received and is one of six actors to have won three or more Oscars. Streep was first nominated in 1979 for her...
- 2/3/2015
- by Anjelica Oswald
- Scott Feinberg
Santa Barbara — Controversy was at the forefront of discussion Saturday at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival's annual Writers Panel featuring behind-the-keyboard talent involved with some of the year's most celebrated films, all of them nominated for Academy Awards for their work. With "American Sniper" lighting up the box office and a tempest swirling around who Chris Kyle was, screenwriter and former actor Jason Hall claimed his work wasx was a willful dissection of a soldier "back home, but not back." Moderator Anne Thompson framed a question regarding negative response to the film quite favorably for Hall, calling it a "Rorschach" reflective of personal politics, so anything regarding Kyle's reported racism wasn't directly addressed. But Hall did say that the late soldier's memoir should be considered in a certain context. "This book is out in the world, so people think this is Chris Kyle," he said. "But this guy was back from the war,...
- 1/31/2015
- by Kristopher Tpaley
- Hitfix
This year's Oscar nominees for Best Makeup and Hairstyling — "Foxcatcher," "The Grand Budapest Hotel" and "Guardians of the Galaxy" — are a typically varied assortment. This is a branch, after all, whose choices often reflect consideration of the work itself above Best Picture-contending frontrunners. Just last year we got nominations for films like "Bad Grandpa" and "The Lone Ranger." This time around, the cream of the crop just happened to come in critically acclaimed films. Beginning with "Foxcatcher," Bill Corso and his co-nominee, Dennis Liddiard, had a gargantuan task ahead of them: transforming well-known comedic actors Steve Carell and Channing Tatum, as well as Mark Ruffalo, into something approaching blue blood John du Pont, wrestling wunderkind Mark Schultz and his ill-fated brother Dave. They split duties, with Liddiard handling Tatum's transformation, Corso working on Carell and the two of them coming to Ruffalo when needed. For both Tatum and Ruffalo, given that they were playing wrestlers,...
- 1/28/2015
- by Gerard Kennedy and Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
Spoiler alert, but Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) was, in fact, not my favorite film of the year. I figured I should just get that out of the way at the start for those of you who feared I might have the same #1 film as Brad and Mike, both of whom listed Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's latest as their favorite film from 2014. Don't get me wrong, I really liked Birdman, but in a surprise to even myself, it didn't make my list, which I think you can pretty much chalk up to the surprisingly good year 2014 wound up being. I was certainly among the scoffers last fall about it being a bit of down year, and just a month or so ago I was of the opinion 2014 offered a lot of films to like, but very few to love. After going through and finalizing my list, I'd like to retract that statement.
- 1/27/2015
- by Jordan Benesh
- Rope of Silicon
If you're betting on "Boyhood" to win big at the upcoming Academy Awards, think again! Richard Linklater's "Boyhood" was deemed to be the big Oscar frontrunner but a double-dose of guild awards over the weekend tamed those prospects down. First, the Producers Guild of America gave their top honor to Alejandro González Iñárritu's "Birdman," and the Screen Actors Guild followed suit!
"Birdman" took home the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture award! But, since the movie is about acting, this award is just fitting.
My biggest surprise, and it'a welcome surprise indeed, was "The Theory of Everything's" Eddie Redmayne taking home the Outstanding Male Actor trophy. Sorry Michael Keaton! I think Redmayne truly gave the Performance of the Year award!
The usual suspects took home the movie acting awards with wins for Julianne Moore for Best Actress in "Still Alice," J.K. Simmons for Best Supporting Actor for "Whiplash,...
"Birdman" took home the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture award! But, since the movie is about acting, this award is just fitting.
My biggest surprise, and it'a welcome surprise indeed, was "The Theory of Everything's" Eddie Redmayne taking home the Outstanding Male Actor trophy. Sorry Michael Keaton! I think Redmayne truly gave the Performance of the Year award!
The usual suspects took home the movie acting awards with wins for Julianne Moore for Best Actress in "Still Alice," J.K. Simmons for Best Supporting Actor for "Whiplash,...
- 1/26/2015
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
WCWWorldwide.com/WWE.com
Even if you completely adore it, nobody can deny that the professional wrestling business is pretty darn wacky. The industry itself is almost set-up to be bonkers, which only heightens the appeal for many people! Attracting life’s more colourful characters has long been a hallmark of wrestling – where else would one experience people with stage names like Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, The Ultimate Warrior, or even more modern examples like Dolph Ziggler?
There’s something seriously endearing about the fact that the grappling world lures such figures into its clutches, and that resonates over to the fans. Wrestling fans are looked upon by the rest of the world as a curious breed – whilst highly critical of the thing we love, we’re also fiercely loyal should anybody from the ‘outside’ attack it. It’s a strange brew indeed, but a wonderful one.
Pro wrestling has...
Even if you completely adore it, nobody can deny that the professional wrestling business is pretty darn wacky. The industry itself is almost set-up to be bonkers, which only heightens the appeal for many people! Attracting life’s more colourful characters has long been a hallmark of wrestling – where else would one experience people with stage names like Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, The Ultimate Warrior, or even more modern examples like Dolph Ziggler?
There’s something seriously endearing about the fact that the grappling world lures such figures into its clutches, and that resonates over to the fans. Wrestling fans are looked upon by the rest of the world as a curious breed – whilst highly critical of the thing we love, we’re also fiercely loyal should anybody from the ‘outside’ attack it. It’s a strange brew indeed, but a wonderful one.
Pro wrestling has...
- 1/26/2015
- by Jamie Kennedy
- Obsessed with Film
The Screen Actors Guild handed out the 21st annual SAG Awards Sunday night live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Here is a rundown of all the nominees and winners as they are announced. And be sure to re-live our live blog of the show here! Theatrical Motion Pictures Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Steve Carell / John du Pont – "Foxcatcher" (Sony Pictures Classics) Benedict Cumberbatch / Alan Turing – "The Imitation Game" (The Weinstein Company) Jake Gyllenhaal / Louis Bloom – "Nightcrawler" (Open Road Films) Michael Keaton / Riggan – "Birdman" (Fox Searchlight Pictures) **Eddie Redmayne / Stephen Hawking – "The Theory Of Everything" (Focus Features)** - Winner Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Jennifer Aniston / Claire Bennett – "Cake" (Cinelou Films) Felicity Jones / Jane Hawking – "The Theory Of Everything" (Focus Features) **Julianne Moore / Alice Howland-Jones – "Still Alice" (Sony Pictures Classics)** - Winner Rosamund Pike / Amy Dunne – "Gone Girl...
- 1/26/2015
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
Mark Schultz, whose life is dramatised in the Oscar-nominated movie Foxcatcher, has once again apologised for criticising the movie.
Foxcatcher chronicles Olympic wrestler Mark (Channing Tatum) and his brother Dave Schultz's (Mark Ruffalo) deteriorating partnership with philanthropist and coach John E du Pont (Steve Carell).
Schultz initially supported the movie publicly, only to later hit out at director Bennett Miller for crafting "complete fiction" with the character relationships.
The wrestler recanted his criticism over the weekend by insisting that he was "temporarily insane", and writing: "I apologise to you before the world Bennett. I'm sorry."
Schultz has now posted a series of messages on Twitter to accuse "writers" of turning him against Miller and Foxcatcher.
"The consensus is in. Foxcatcher Is A Masterpiece," he tweeted over the weekend.
He continued: "I am praying so hard #Foxcatcher wins. Especially Bennett Miller, Steve Carell, and Mark Ruffalo.
"Thank you Bennett Miller...
Foxcatcher chronicles Olympic wrestler Mark (Channing Tatum) and his brother Dave Schultz's (Mark Ruffalo) deteriorating partnership with philanthropist and coach John E du Pont (Steve Carell).
Schultz initially supported the movie publicly, only to later hit out at director Bennett Miller for crafting "complete fiction" with the character relationships.
The wrestler recanted his criticism over the weekend by insisting that he was "temporarily insane", and writing: "I apologise to you before the world Bennett. I'm sorry."
Schultz has now posted a series of messages on Twitter to accuse "writers" of turning him against Miller and Foxcatcher.
"The consensus is in. Foxcatcher Is A Masterpiece," he tweeted over the weekend.
He continued: "I am praying so hard #Foxcatcher wins. Especially Bennett Miller, Steve Carell, and Mark Ruffalo.
"Thank you Bennett Miller...
- 1/20/2015
- Digital Spy
Former Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz again apologized on social media for his criticism of Foxcatcher, a film partly based on his life. He called the 5-time Oscar-nominated movie a "miracle," and plans to "ignore the haters." #Foxcatcher is a miracle. I'm sorry I said I hated it. I love it. I love my interpretation and will ignore the haters. I'm never getting mad — Mark Schultz (@MarkSchultzy) January 18, 2015 In December, Schultz, played by Channing Tatum in the film, posted on Twitter that he hated the film's director, Bennett Miller, calling him 'scum.' Schultz's criticism of Foxcatcher stems from a scene...
- 1/20/2015
- by Megan Daley
- EW - Inside Movies
After slamming Foxcatcher director Bennett Miller, Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz is taking back his criticism that the film portrayed him inaccurately. Schultz, whose brother David was shot dead by John du Pont in 1996, Tweeted a series of apologies Saturday and Sunday - and argued star Channing Tatum should have been nominated for an Oscar. "I feel terrible about what I did to Bennett," he Tweeted. "#Foxcatcher is a miracle. I'm sorry I said I hated it. I love it. I love my interpretation and will ignore the haters." He added: "I think the problem I had was the context of the movie.
- 1/20/2015
- by Michele Corriston, @mcorriston
- PEOPLE.com
After slamming Foxcatcher director Bennett Miller, Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz is taking back his criticism that the film portrayed him inaccurately. Schultz, whose brother David was shot dead by John du Pont in 1996, Tweeted a series of apologies Saturday and Sunday - and argued star Channing Tatum should have been nominated for an Oscar. "I feel terrible about what I did to Bennett," he Tweeted. "#Foxcatcher is a miracle. I'm sorry I said I hated it. I love it. I love my interpretation and will ignore the haters." He added: "I think the problem I had was the context of the movie.
- 1/20/2015
- by Michele Corriston, @mcorriston
- PEOPLE.com
Mark Schultz - whose life story was dramatised in Foxcatcher - has apologised for criticising the film and its director, saying that he was "temporarily insane".
Director Bennett Miller's movie dramatizes the murder of Olympic wrestler Mark's (Channing Tatum) brother Dave Schultz (Mark Ruffalo) at the hands of philanthropist John Eleuthère du Pont (Steve Carell).
Having hit out at director Miller over alleged historical inaccuracies earlier this year, Schultz took to Twitter to apologise for his criticisms.
Channing Tatum Got Robbed. He Was So Good It Was Unreal. I'm amazed he wasn't nominated.
— Mark Schultz (@MarkSchultzy) January 18, 2015
Bennett Miller is the greatest director ever. 3rd time's the charm. He's due an oscar.
— Mark Schultz (@MarkSchultzy) January 18, 2015
I feel terrible about what I did to Bennett. I should have followed God, not man.
— Mark Schultz (@MarkSchultzy) January 18, 2015
#Foxcatcher is a miracle. I'm sorry I said I hated it. I love it.
Director Bennett Miller's movie dramatizes the murder of Olympic wrestler Mark's (Channing Tatum) brother Dave Schultz (Mark Ruffalo) at the hands of philanthropist John Eleuthère du Pont (Steve Carell).
Having hit out at director Miller over alleged historical inaccuracies earlier this year, Schultz took to Twitter to apologise for his criticisms.
Channing Tatum Got Robbed. He Was So Good It Was Unreal. I'm amazed he wasn't nominated.
— Mark Schultz (@MarkSchultzy) January 18, 2015
Bennett Miller is the greatest director ever. 3rd time's the charm. He's due an oscar.
— Mark Schultz (@MarkSchultzy) January 18, 2015
I feel terrible about what I did to Bennett. I should have followed God, not man.
— Mark Schultz (@MarkSchultzy) January 18, 2015
#Foxcatcher is a miracle. I'm sorry I said I hated it. I love it.
- 1/18/2015
- Digital Spy
wikipedia
(Spoilers from the start and throughout)
Foxcatcher has opened in cinemas to a rapture of critical acclaim. The story is centred around John DuPont and his eccentric involvement in funding Olympic wrestlers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz. Despite this being a true story, with several historically accurate scenes, the director Bennet Miller and his team have taken several liberties with the truth. The story, written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman, is very much a work of fiction that incorporates aspects of the real John du Pont / Dave Schultz controversy.
Despite problems with the story, it is still very much a satisfying film. Critics have praised the acting performances of Steve Carrell, Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo. It’s an emotionally engrossing film that will please fans who enjoy highbrow movies.
From a more sports orientated point of view, this film is also very satisfying. The wrestling scenes...
(Spoilers from the start and throughout)
Foxcatcher has opened in cinemas to a rapture of critical acclaim. The story is centred around John DuPont and his eccentric involvement in funding Olympic wrestlers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz. Despite this being a true story, with several historically accurate scenes, the director Bennet Miller and his team have taken several liberties with the truth. The story, written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman, is very much a work of fiction that incorporates aspects of the real John du Pont / Dave Schultz controversy.
Despite problems with the story, it is still very much a satisfying film. Critics have praised the acting performances of Steve Carrell, Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo. It’s an emotionally engrossing film that will please fans who enjoy highbrow movies.
From a more sports orientated point of view, this film is also very satisfying. The wrestling scenes...
- 1/15/2015
- by Grahame Herbert
- Obsessed with Film
Chicago – Sienna Miller creates illumination that a movie screen never forgets. From her early roles in “Alfie” and “Factory Girl,” to the more recent “Foxcatcher” and “American Sniper,” Miller adds an extra level of truth that generates expressive and notable characteristics to the roles that she portrays.
In “American Sniper,” Miller portrays the real-life Taya Kyle, wife of military man Chris Kyle. Chris is the subject of the film’s title, a trained Navy Seal who has the distinction of being the marksman who had the most “kills” of any sniper in American war history. In the film, Siena Miller represents the home front for Chris Kyle, the wife that is waiting for his adjustment to civilian life. Like her previous roles, Miller finds the nuance in Taya, and produces the conflict that gives no easy answers to a warrior without a war.
Sienna Miller Rehearses a Scene for Director...
In “American Sniper,” Miller portrays the real-life Taya Kyle, wife of military man Chris Kyle. Chris is the subject of the film’s title, a trained Navy Seal who has the distinction of being the marksman who had the most “kills” of any sniper in American war history. In the film, Siena Miller represents the home front for Chris Kyle, the wife that is waiting for his adjustment to civilian life. Like her previous roles, Miller finds the nuance in Taya, and produces the conflict that gives no easy answers to a warrior without a war.
Sienna Miller Rehearses a Scene for Director...
- 1/13/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Steve Carell is unrecognisable – and wonderful – as the strange, sports-obsessed millionaire who lost the battle against his own demons with disastrous results
Foxcatcher: the tale of two Olympic wrestlers and an offer they should have refused
Thanks to the heated news and awards attention it has received in recent weeks, it’s unlikely that anyone will find themselves watching Foxcatcher without a working knowledge of its headline-grabbing background. Yet when I first saw this strange and disturbing sports psychodrama last year, I not only knew nothing of the grim, real-life events upon which it was based, but I was also initially unaware that I was watching Steve Carell. So unrecognisable is he as creepy millionaire John Eleuthère du Pont, founder of the titular privately funded wrestling team, that one struggles to spy any semblance of the comic personae previously parlayed in films such as The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Date Night or even Hope Springs.
Foxcatcher: the tale of two Olympic wrestlers and an offer they should have refused
Thanks to the heated news and awards attention it has received in recent weeks, it’s unlikely that anyone will find themselves watching Foxcatcher without a working knowledge of its headline-grabbing background. Yet when I first saw this strange and disturbing sports psychodrama last year, I not only knew nothing of the grim, real-life events upon which it was based, but I was also initially unaware that I was watching Steve Carell. So unrecognisable is he as creepy millionaire John Eleuthère du Pont, founder of the titular privately funded wrestling team, that one struggles to spy any semblance of the comic personae previously parlayed in films such as The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Date Night or even Hope Springs.
- 1/11/2015
- by Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
- The Guardian - Film News
With great hype, comes even more hype. And amidst an ocean of awards buzz for Steve Carell and Channing Tatum, Foxcatcher wrestles its way into cinemas. And as a bunch of Public Enemies once said, “Don’t believe the hype” Based on the true story of Olympic and champion wrestling brothers Mark (Tatum) and Dave Schultz (Mark Ruffalo) Foxcatcher tells their tale of getting involved with multimillionaire John du Pont as they train for the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. This unlikely union (for those who don’t know the true story) provides some gripping and tragic viewing. Nominations no doubt will beckon for Carell here as his transformation to John du Pont is very good, but overrated. Complete with nearly half a prosthetic face, Carell’s performance here is good, but not necessarily award winning. Yes, he’s nearly unrecognisable and his physical appearance and mannerisms are brilliantly projected. However, his...
- 1/9/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (Vic Barry)
- www.themoviebit.com
Director Bennett Miller follows his American football film Moneyball with an altogether eerier exploration of the darker side of sporting triumph
• Steve Carell on Foxcatcher and fame: ‘I’ve never cared about being taken seriously’
Foxcatcher begins with victory: two brothers, two gold medals for wrestling at the 1984 Olympics. This fleeting glory, though, is the beginning of the end. Over the next two hours, Bennett Miller’s film dismantles the American dream, dragging Mark and Dave Schultz into a pit of disillusionment, exploitation and, ultimately, murder.
It begins in 1984, when John du Pont (played by Steve Carell), a patriotic wrestling fan and 45-year-old heir to an obscene family fortune, invites Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) to his Pennsylvania estate. There he outlines a grand plan: he will bankroll Schultz, who in turn will form and coach a team for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Despite his Olympic triumph, Schultz is out of work and needs funding,...
• Steve Carell on Foxcatcher and fame: ‘I’ve never cared about being taken seriously’
Foxcatcher begins with victory: two brothers, two gold medals for wrestling at the 1984 Olympics. This fleeting glory, though, is the beginning of the end. Over the next two hours, Bennett Miller’s film dismantles the American dream, dragging Mark and Dave Schultz into a pit of disillusionment, exploitation and, ultimately, murder.
It begins in 1984, when John du Pont (played by Steve Carell), a patriotic wrestling fan and 45-year-old heir to an obscene family fortune, invites Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) to his Pennsylvania estate. There he outlines a grand plan: he will bankroll Schultz, who in turn will form and coach a team for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Despite his Olympic triumph, Schultz is out of work and needs funding,...
- 1/9/2015
- by Alex Godfrey
- The Guardian - Film News
Mark Schultz has posted an apology for his "harsh comments" on the film Foxcatcher, which was inspired by his own life.
The movie, directed by Bennett Miller, looks at the murder of Olympic wrestler Mark's (Channing Tatum) brother Dave Schultz (Mark Ruffalo) at the hands of philanthropist John du Pont (Steve Carell) and the aftermath of Dave's death.
Schultz complained about "historical inaccuracies", before posting on Twitter: "Everything I've ever said positive about the movie I take back. I hate it. i hate it. i hate it. I hate it. i hate it. i hate it. I hate it.
"I Hate Bennett Miller. I Hate Everything That Scum Touches. Everything!!!"
The wrestler has since posted on his Facebook page, writing: "My story and my life are real. I am a real human being. While I may have tweeted out of anger, I in no way regret standing up for myself,...
The movie, directed by Bennett Miller, looks at the murder of Olympic wrestler Mark's (Channing Tatum) brother Dave Schultz (Mark Ruffalo) at the hands of philanthropist John du Pont (Steve Carell) and the aftermath of Dave's death.
Schultz complained about "historical inaccuracies", before posting on Twitter: "Everything I've ever said positive about the movie I take back. I hate it. i hate it. i hate it. I hate it. i hate it. i hate it. I hate it.
"I Hate Bennett Miller. I Hate Everything That Scum Touches. Everything!!!"
The wrestler has since posted on his Facebook page, writing: "My story and my life are real. I am a real human being. While I may have tweeted out of anger, I in no way regret standing up for myself,...
- 1/2/2015
- Digital Spy
In case you’re unaware, Bennett Miller’s critically acclaimed “Foxcatcher”— which came in at number three on our 20 Best Films Of 2014 staff poll list—is based on a true story. It’s about the Olympian wrestlers Mark and David Schultz, and the wealthy philanthropist and heir John du Pont who took the athletes under his wing, before it all leads to a tragic finale. Steve Carell (who plays DuPont), Channing Tatum and Marc Ruffalo are absolutely terrific in the movie. In fact for our money, while Carell and Ruffalo are solid in the movie, its Tatum who plays the younger Mark Schultz who is a revelation; it’s easily his greatest performance to date. Rendered as insecure, and struggling with self-worth, Tatum shoulders this baggage astonishingly and you feel every inch of wrestler Mark Schultz's uncertainty, self-doubt, and anger. As for the real Mark Schultz, he's been an...
- 1/2/2015
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
Mark Schultz, one of the subjects of Foxcatcher, has slammed the movie and its director...
One of the frontrunners for this year's Oscars is Foxcatcher, the new film from Moneyball and Capote director Bennett Miller.
The film is based on the book of the same name by Mark Schultz, and it tells the story of how Schultz himself - Olympic wresting gold medallist in 1984 - came into the world of John Du Pont. Du Pont, an obscenely rich man, recruited both Mark and Dave Schultz for his Foxcatcher wrestling team, and Mark Schultz chronicled the story in his book.
However, it seems from a series of Tweets and subsequent Facebook post that Mark Schultz isn't happy with the movie at all (previously he'd retweeted praise for it, but noted its differences from his book).
Played by Channing Tatum in the movie, with Steve Carell playing Du Pont and Mark Ruffalo...
One of the frontrunners for this year's Oscars is Foxcatcher, the new film from Moneyball and Capote director Bennett Miller.
The film is based on the book of the same name by Mark Schultz, and it tells the story of how Schultz himself - Olympic wresting gold medallist in 1984 - came into the world of John Du Pont. Du Pont, an obscenely rich man, recruited both Mark and Dave Schultz for his Foxcatcher wrestling team, and Mark Schultz chronicled the story in his book.
However, it seems from a series of Tweets and subsequent Facebook post that Mark Schultz isn't happy with the movie at all (previously he'd retweeted praise for it, but noted its differences from his book).
Played by Channing Tatum in the movie, with Steve Carell playing Du Pont and Mark Ruffalo...
- 1/2/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Oscar voting opened Monday, and like clockwork, the haters have come calling. As Deadline’s Pete Hammond wrote on Monday, ’tis the season for controversy over fact-based awards contenders: Now, Bennett Miller’s real-life Olympian tragedy Foxcatcher and Tim Burton’s art exposé Big Eyes have joined Mlk Jr. drama Selma, the Alan Turing biopic The Imitation Game and Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken in ducking for cover over accuracy issues in mixing fact-based stories with narrative structure.
Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz, who’s played by Channing Tatum in Foxcatcher, publicly supported the film through its November theatrical release. That changed drastically in a series of angry online rants this week as Schultz turned on the Golden Globe-nominated pic, which won Miller the Best Director prize at Cannes. He blasted Miller and the film on Facebook after he read reviews dwelling on the suggestion of a sexual relationship between him and...
Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz, who’s played by Channing Tatum in Foxcatcher, publicly supported the film through its November theatrical release. That changed drastically in a series of angry online rants this week as Schultz turned on the Golden Globe-nominated pic, which won Miller the Best Director prize at Cannes. He blasted Miller and the film on Facebook after he read reviews dwelling on the suggestion of a sexual relationship between him and...
- 1/1/2015
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
January is so jam-packed with great movies we've been forced to jettison some corkers from our monthly '5 must-watch' list. In place of Eddie Redmayne's Theory of Everything and Kingsman: The Secret Service we've got Michael Keaton as a fading movie star, Miles Teller as a driven jazz drummer and much more!
Digital Spy rounds up the 5 must-see movies for January below...
1. Birdman
Release date: January 2
Why you should see it: Michael Keaton gets a sensational comeback role in Alejandro González Iñárritu's comedy-drama about a fading actor who launches a Broadway comeback. Keaton's Riggan Thomas experiences an emotional rollercoaster as Iñárritu presents the film in one glorious, unbroken take.
2. Foxcatcher
Release date: January 9
Why you should see it: Capote and Moneyball director Bennett Miller tackles the true-life story of American millionaire John du Pont and his murder of Olympic wrestler David Schultz. Steve Carell swaps Dunder Mifflin for...
Digital Spy rounds up the 5 must-see movies for January below...
1. Birdman
Release date: January 2
Why you should see it: Michael Keaton gets a sensational comeback role in Alejandro González Iñárritu's comedy-drama about a fading actor who launches a Broadway comeback. Keaton's Riggan Thomas experiences an emotional rollercoaster as Iñárritu presents the film in one glorious, unbroken take.
2. Foxcatcher
Release date: January 9
Why you should see it: Capote and Moneyball director Bennett Miller tackles the true-life story of American millionaire John du Pont and his murder of Olympic wrestler David Schultz. Steve Carell swaps Dunder Mifflin for...
- 1/1/2015
- Digital Spy
Mark Schultz - whose life story was dramatised in Foxcatcher - has condemned the film.
Director Bennett Miller's movie dramatizes the murder of Olympic wrestler Mark's (Channing Tatum) brother Dave Schultz (Mark Ruffalo) at the hands of philanthropist John Eleuthère du Pont (Steve Carell).
Mark initially supported the critically-acclaimed Foxcatcher by retweeting positive reviews of the movie, but has now hit out at director Miller over alleged historical inaccuracies.
He wrote: "I was not emotionally fragile as critics suggest. I didn't move to Pennsylvania to wrestle for [the] Foxcatcher [wrestling team]. I took an assistant coaching job at Villanova. I never looked up to duPont as a mentor, leader, father figure. He was a lot dirtier the first time I met him and he was drunk.
"He told me he would have nothing to do with Villanova which was the only reason I went there. du Pont was a repulsive sickening freak.
Director Bennett Miller's movie dramatizes the murder of Olympic wrestler Mark's (Channing Tatum) brother Dave Schultz (Mark Ruffalo) at the hands of philanthropist John Eleuthère du Pont (Steve Carell).
Mark initially supported the critically-acclaimed Foxcatcher by retweeting positive reviews of the movie, but has now hit out at director Miller over alleged historical inaccuracies.
He wrote: "I was not emotionally fragile as critics suggest. I didn't move to Pennsylvania to wrestle for [the] Foxcatcher [wrestling team]. I took an assistant coaching job at Villanova. I never looked up to duPont as a mentor, leader, father figure. He was a lot dirtier the first time I met him and he was drunk.
"He told me he would have nothing to do with Villanova which was the only reason I went there. du Pont was a repulsive sickening freak.
- 1/1/2015
- Digital Spy
The real life figure behind Bennett Miller‘s “Foxcatcher” is furious with the director and how he was portrayed in the film.
Mark Schultz, the Olympic and World Champion wrestler played by Channing Tatum in Miller’s biopic, took to social media to angrily refute Miller’s portrayal of his character in the movie.
See photos: Golden Globes 2015: The Nominees (Photos)
“Pretty lousy what the director did to my character huh?” he tweeted Monday, and then his anger escalated from there.
“You Crossed The Line Miller. We’Re Done,” the rant continued on Wednesday. “You’Re Career Is Over.
Mark Schultz, the Olympic and World Champion wrestler played by Channing Tatum in Miller’s biopic, took to social media to angrily refute Miller’s portrayal of his character in the movie.
See photos: Golden Globes 2015: The Nominees (Photos)
“Pretty lousy what the director did to my character huh?” he tweeted Monday, and then his anger escalated from there.
“You Crossed The Line Miller. We’Re Done,” the rant continued on Wednesday. “You’Re Career Is Over.
- 12/31/2014
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
‘Tis the season for awards, and while voters are busy weighing the merits of top Oscar contenders, the industry’s intangibles have fallen by the wayside. The year in film is comprised of so many movie moments and overlooked details that go unrecognized by Hollywood, so here’s a list of superlatives and unconventional awards that serve as an alternative to the prim-and-proper Oscars. There’s even more ground to cover than last year, so let’s get started …
Movies
Best Animal Title: Gold: “Birdman” Silver: “The Dog” Bronze: “Foxcatcher” Honorable Mention: “Big Bad Wolves”
Best Movie Set Primarily in One Location: “Locke,...
Movies
Best Animal Title: Gold: “Birdman” Silver: “The Dog” Bronze: “Foxcatcher” Honorable Mention: “Big Bad Wolves”
Best Movie Set Primarily in One Location: “Locke,...
- 12/31/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
As I said a few weeks ago in spotlighting some of the most exciting cinematographers working today, I believe we're quietly going through a golden age for the form. There are some dynamic ideas making their way through the system these days thanks to exceptional artists behind the camera, and hopefully this little feature does its part in celebrating what they have to offer. It has been a staggeringly good year for cinematography, and the last few years haven't been too shabby, either. I frankly had a tough time settling on my own favorites for my imaginary Oscar ballot, but in addition, I'd also spotlight films like "Calvary," "Selma," "Under the Skin," "Cold in July," "Enemy," "The Babadook," "A Most Wanted Man," "Fury" and more. (To say nothing of the films that have shown up on the top 10 shots two-parter yesterday and today: "The Homesman," "The Immigrant," "The Rover," "Nightcrawler,...
- 12/30/2014
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
When we launched our Oscars prediction center in late August, our current Best Actor frontrunner Michael Keaton ("Birdman") was a distant second to Steve Carell ("Foxcatcher"). And Jake Gyllenhaal ("Nightcrawler") -- who just reaped bids at the Golden Globes, Critics' Choice and SAG Awards -- did not even figure into our calculations. -Break- To compare the state of the race at various points in time, go to this page, scroll down and click any two dates (after Aug. 22) on the calendars. You will see who our Experts were predicting to prevail on each date. And be sure to click on the different categories on the left-hand side of the page to see the changes in those races as well. At the start of the awards season, Carell was coming off of a triumphant screening at Cannes of Bennett Miller's dark drama about millionaire John DuPont and his deadly obsession...
- 12/22/2014
- Gold Derby
No one knows for sure why wealthy Olympic wrestling patron John Du Pont flew off the rails in the winter of1996, abruptly murdering wrestler David Schultz in the driveway of his 800-acre Pennsylvania estate. But director Bennett Miller does his best to unpack the many psychoanalytic layers of the incident, and of the menacing, quirky psyche of John Du Pont. In this "sizzle reel" of sorts, we get a sense of who this enigmatic man — celebrated for his legacies as an "ornithologist, philatelist, philanthropist" — really was. (He's played by Steve Carell in the film.) Here's what videographer Dave Speace had to say: "I shot this video in 1988 for an awards banquet. Du Pont donated money to Crozier-Chester Hospital for their new trauma center. The hospital held a banquet in his honor where this video was shown! So if you are going to see the movie... Foxcatcher, you can learn a little about who he was.
- 12/18/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Actor agrees that if awards season hype gets moviegoer butts in seats, it’s worth it; “It matters,” adds the director
Organizations handing out awards have power, said “Foxcatcher” director Bennett Miller at TheWrap Screening Series presentation at the Landmark Theatre in Los Angeles Thursday.
“It influences, I think, a perception — on a pretty vast level — about what’s valuable and what’s not, and it affects the decisions, I think, about what gets made,” Miller said, responding to TheWrap film reporter Jeff Sneider’s question about the meaningfulness of awards season.
See photos: Golden Globes 2015: The Nominees (Photos...
Organizations handing out awards have power, said “Foxcatcher” director Bennett Miller at TheWrap Screening Series presentation at the Landmark Theatre in Los Angeles Thursday.
“It influences, I think, a perception — on a pretty vast level — about what’s valuable and what’s not, and it affects the decisions, I think, about what gets made,” Miller said, responding to TheWrap film reporter Jeff Sneider’s question about the meaningfulness of awards season.
See photos: Golden Globes 2015: The Nominees (Photos...
- 12/12/2014
- by Deborah Day
- The Wrap
Nominees for the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards for outstanding performances in 2014 in five film and eight television categories, as well as the SAG Awards honors for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles were announced this morning in Los Angeles at the Pacific Design Center’s SilverScreen Theater in West Hollywood.
SAG-AFTRA President Ken Howard introduced Ansel Elgort (“The Fault in Our Stars,” “Divergent”) and actress/director/producer and SAG Award recipient Eva Longoria, who announced the nominees for this year’s Actors. SAG Awards Committee Chair JoBeth Williams and Vice Chair Daryl Anderson announced the stunt ensemble nominees.
The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015 at 8 p.m. (Et) / 5 p.m. (Pt) from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. An encore performance will air immediately following on TNT. The SAG Awards can...
SAG-AFTRA President Ken Howard introduced Ansel Elgort (“The Fault in Our Stars,” “Divergent”) and actress/director/producer and SAG Award recipient Eva Longoria, who announced the nominees for this year’s Actors. SAG Awards Committee Chair JoBeth Williams and Vice Chair Daryl Anderson announced the stunt ensemble nominees.
The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015 at 8 p.m. (Et) / 5 p.m. (Pt) from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. An encore performance will air immediately following on TNT. The SAG Awards can...
- 12/10/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations were revealed Wednesday morning, serving as yet another precursor on the long road to the Oscars.
In the film categories, Birdman was the big winner, scoring four nominations, including for Michael Keaton, Edward Norton and Emma Stone, as well as the collective ensemble cast. Boyhood followed right in its footsteps with three nods for Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette and another ensemble nomination.
The big surprises of the morning’s nominations started with Jake Gyllenhaal for Nightcrawler, a bubble contender in a crowded Best Actor race, Jennifer Aniston for Cake, a bubble contender in a disappointingly less crowded Best Actress race, Robert Duvall in the poorly reviewed The Judge and Naomi Watts for St. Vincent (Watts was in Birdman as well, but that must’ve slipped SAG’s minds).
Rounding out the prize for Outstanding Cast, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game,...
In the film categories, Birdman was the big winner, scoring four nominations, including for Michael Keaton, Edward Norton and Emma Stone, as well as the collective ensemble cast. Boyhood followed right in its footsteps with three nods for Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette and another ensemble nomination.
The big surprises of the morning’s nominations started with Jake Gyllenhaal for Nightcrawler, a bubble contender in a crowded Best Actor race, Jennifer Aniston for Cake, a bubble contender in a disappointingly less crowded Best Actress race, Robert Duvall in the poorly reviewed The Judge and Naomi Watts for St. Vincent (Watts was in Birdman as well, but that must’ve slipped SAG’s minds).
Rounding out the prize for Outstanding Cast, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game,...
- 12/10/2014
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
Birdman garnered four Screen Actors Guild nominations on December 10 for Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Emma Stone and ensemble, while Norton and Benedict Cumberbatch earned three apiece. Fox Searchlight led the studios on six nods.
There are career-first nods for Norton — who arrived in style with an individual nomination for Fox Searchlight/New Regency’s Birdman and ensemble recognition for Birdman and Fox Searchlight’s The Grand Budapest Hotel — as well as for Jones, Keira Knightley and TV’s Uzo Aduba, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Tatiana Maslany.
Focus Features’ The Theory of Everything earned three for Redmayne, Jones and ensemble; IFC Films’ Boyhood garnered three for Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke and ensemble; and The Weinstein Company/Black Bear’s The Imitation Game earned three for Cumberbatch, Knightley and ensemble.
Cumberbatch is also in contention for his individual work in Sherlock: His Last Vow, broadcast in the Us by PBS.
Spc’s Foxcatcher generated nods for Steve Carell and Marc...
There are career-first nods for Norton — who arrived in style with an individual nomination for Fox Searchlight/New Regency’s Birdman and ensemble recognition for Birdman and Fox Searchlight’s The Grand Budapest Hotel — as well as for Jones, Keira Knightley and TV’s Uzo Aduba, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Tatiana Maslany.
Focus Features’ The Theory of Everything earned three for Redmayne, Jones and ensemble; IFC Films’ Boyhood garnered three for Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke and ensemble; and The Weinstein Company/Black Bear’s The Imitation Game earned three for Cumberbatch, Knightley and ensemble.
Cumberbatch is also in contention for his individual work in Sherlock: His Last Vow, broadcast in the Us by PBS.
Spc’s Foxcatcher generated nods for Steve Carell and Marc...
- 12/10/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
As some of you may know, I'm a bit of a jack(ass) of all trades. I follow the film industry for Lr, and critique films. But I'm also an actor, I front a rock band, I'm a DJ, film editor, and director as well. Basically, when it comes to entertainment, there's nothing I don't do. For some time now, I've been mulling over bringing some of my other interests to Lr, and I'll be starting with the SAG Awards. How? Well, I've been a member of SAG for 6 years now and I also am part of the voting process. That means every year I am sent screeners of all the films being considered for awards.
Here's where a new running feature comes into play:
As I start receiving these screeners, I will write special reviews for each one and publish them here. Then, as we near the voting deadline,...
Here's where a new running feature comes into play:
As I start receiving these screeners, I will write special reviews for each one and publish them here. Then, as we near the voting deadline,...
- 12/10/2014
- by Mario-Francisco Robles
- LRMonline.com
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's "Birdman (Or the Unexpected Virture of Ignorance" topped the Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations with 4 nods including Outstanding Actor for Michael Keaton, Supporting Actor for Edward Norton, Supporting Actress for Emma Stone, and Outstanding Performance By A Cast.
"Boyhood," "The Imitation Game," and "The Theory of Everything" each received three nominations.
Winners will be announced on January 25, 2015.
Here's the full list of SAG Awards nominations including TV categories:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Steve Carell / John du Pont . .Foxcatcher. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Benedict Cumberbatch / Alan Turing . .The Imitation Game. (The Weinstein Company)
Jake Gyllenhaal / Louis Bloom . .Nightcrawler. (Open Road Films)
Michael Keaton / Riggan . .Birdman. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Eddie Redmayne / Stephen Hawking . .The Theory Of Everything. (Focus Features)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Jennifer Aniston / Claire Bennett . .Cake. (Cinelou Films)
Felicity Jones / Jane Hawking . .The Theory Of...
"Boyhood," "The Imitation Game," and "The Theory of Everything" each received three nominations.
Winners will be announced on January 25, 2015.
Here's the full list of SAG Awards nominations including TV categories:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Steve Carell / John du Pont . .Foxcatcher. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Benedict Cumberbatch / Alan Turing . .The Imitation Game. (The Weinstein Company)
Jake Gyllenhaal / Louis Bloom . .Nightcrawler. (Open Road Films)
Michael Keaton / Riggan . .Birdman. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Eddie Redmayne / Stephen Hawking . .The Theory Of Everything. (Focus Features)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Jennifer Aniston / Claire Bennett . .Cake. (Cinelou Films)
Felicity Jones / Jane Hawking . .The Theory Of...
- 12/10/2014
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The nominations for the 21 annual Screen Actors Guild Awards have just been announced, with Birdman leading the way, earning all four of its possible nominations out of the five film categories. Boyhood, The Imitation Game, and The Theory of Everything followed right behind with three.
As usual, there were plenty of surprises to be had. In the supporting categories, it was a slight shock seeing Meryl Streep make the cut for Into the Woods after not having gotten very much buzz for the role thus far, but then again, awards groups have always loved Streep, so it wasn’t something that was entirely unexpected. The nominee that was completely unexpected, however, was Naomi Watts for St. Vincent, taking a spot that was thought to belong to Jessica Chastain for A Most Violent Year or perhaps Laura Dern for Wild.
Looking at the nominations in the lead categories, we find a few more somewhat unanticipated results,...
As usual, there were plenty of surprises to be had. In the supporting categories, it was a slight shock seeing Meryl Streep make the cut for Into the Woods after not having gotten very much buzz for the role thus far, but then again, awards groups have always loved Streep, so it wasn’t something that was entirely unexpected. The nominee that was completely unexpected, however, was Naomi Watts for St. Vincent, taking a spot that was thought to belong to Jessica Chastain for A Most Violent Year or perhaps Laura Dern for Wild.
Looking at the nominations in the lead categories, we find a few more somewhat unanticipated results,...
- 12/10/2014
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
Here is the full list of nominations for the 21st annual SAG Awards, which were announced this morning at La’s Pacific Design Center.
Fox Searchlight topped the film studios with six nominations, led by Alexander Gonzales Inarritu’s Birdman, which nabbed four total nominations: for Outstanding Cast, which is the closest thing the guild has to a Best Picture category; and for star Michael Keaton and supporting actors Edward Norton and Emma Stone. It was joined in the top cast category by IFC Films’ Boyhood, which also got nods for its co-stars Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette; Searchlight’s Wes Anderson pic The Grand Budapest Hotel; the Weinstein Co’s The Imitation Game; and Focus Features’ The Theory Of Everything. The latter two biopics landed lead noms for Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones.
On The TV side, HBO led all networks with 14 noms, thanks to multiple acting...
Fox Searchlight topped the film studios with six nominations, led by Alexander Gonzales Inarritu’s Birdman, which nabbed four total nominations: for Outstanding Cast, which is the closest thing the guild has to a Best Picture category; and for star Michael Keaton and supporting actors Edward Norton and Emma Stone. It was joined in the top cast category by IFC Films’ Boyhood, which also got nods for its co-stars Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette; Searchlight’s Wes Anderson pic The Grand Budapest Hotel; the Weinstein Co’s The Imitation Game; and Focus Features’ The Theory Of Everything. The latter two biopics landed lead noms for Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones.
On The TV side, HBO led all networks with 14 noms, thanks to multiple acting...
- 12/10/2014
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline
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