82ND ACADEMY AWARDS® NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED Beverly Hills, CA — Nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards were announced today (Tuesday, February 2) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and 2008 Oscar® nominee Anne Hathaway. Sherak and Hathaway, who was nominated for an Academy Award® for her lead performance in “Rachel Getting Married,” announced the nominees in 10 of the 24 categories at a 5:38 a.m. PT live news conference attended by more than 400 international media representatives. Lists of nominations in all categories were then distributed to the media in attendance and online via the official Academy Awards Web site, www.oscar.com. Academy members from each of the branches vote to determine the nominees in their respective categories – actors nominate actors, film editors nominate film editors, etc. In the Animated Feature Film and Foreign Language Film categories, nominations are selected by vote of multi-branch screening committees. All voting members are eligible to select the Best Picture nominees; this year that category features 10 nominees instead of 5, as has been the case since 1943. Nominations ballots were mailed to the 5,777 voting members in late December and were returned directly to PricewaterhouseCoopers, the international accounting firm, for tabulation. Official screenings of all motion pictures with one or more nominations will begin for members this weekend at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Screenings also will be held at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood and in London, New York and the San Francisco Bay Area. All active and life members of the Academy are eligible to select the winners in all categories, although in five of them – Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject and Foreign Language Film – members can vote only if they have seen all of the nominated films in those categories. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide. Nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards Performance by an actor in a leading role Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight) George Clooney in “Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios) Colin Firth in “A Single Man” (The Weinstein Company) Morgan Freeman in “Invictus” (Warner Bros.) Jeremy Renner in “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment) Performance by an actor in a supporting role Matt Damon in “Invictus” (Warner Bros.) Woody Harrelson in “The Messenger” (Oscilloscope Laboratories) Christopher Plummer in “The Last Station” (Sony Pictures Classics) Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones” (DreamWorks in association with Film4, Distributed by Paramount) Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company) Performance by an actress in a leading role Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros.) Helen Mirren in “The Last Station” (Sony Pictures Classics) Carey Mulligan in “An Education” (Sony Pictures Classics) Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate) Meryl Streep in “Julie & Julia” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Performance by an actress in a supporting role Penélope Cruz in “Nine” (The Weinstein Company) Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios) Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight) Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios) Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate) Best animated feature film of the year “Coraline” (Focus Features), Henry Selick “Fantastic Mr. Fox” (20th Century Fox), Wes Anderson “The Princess and the Frog” (Walt Disney), John Musker and Ron Clements “The Secret of Kells” (GKIDS), Tomm Moore “Up” (Walt Disney), Pete Docter Achievement in art direction (more) |
| THE 82ND ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS 10 SEMIFINALISTS NAMED IN ACADEMY/MTVU “OSCAR® CORRESPONDENT CONTEST” 1/20/2010 Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and mtvU, MTV’s 24-hour college network, announced ten teams of college journalists as semifinalists in the 2010 Oscar Correspondent Contest, each vying for a coveted position on the red carpet at the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood. Video entries from the semifinalist teams are posted online at http://oscars.mtvU.com, where students and other viewers can vote for their favorite college journalists until February 10 at 2 p.m. PT. The semifinalists are (listed in alphabetical order by university): Chapman University, Orange, CA – Rachel Berry (anchor) and Christian Hartnett (videographer) Emerson College, Boston, MA – Terry Stackhouse (anchor) and Zach Cusson (videographer) Emerson College – Dean Dimitruk (anchor) and Tyler Weinberger (videographer) Florida A&M University, Tallahassee – Brandon McCaskill (anchor) and Kiarra Hart (videographer) Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro – Nicki DeCroce (anchor) and Tony Holt (videographer) Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ – Kelly Dixon (anchor) and Gina Grosso (videographer) Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY – Eeshé White (anchor) and Patrick House (videographer) Texas State University-San Marcos – Amanda Dugan (anchor) and Colby Howell (videographer) University of South Dakota, Vermillion – Angie Lacompte (anchor) and Travis Berg (videographer) University of Texas at Austin – Loren Grush (anchor) and Xorje Olivares (videographer) On February 12, the three teams with the most online votes, and as agreed upon by the Academy and mtvU, will advance to the final round of competition. From February 16 to March 2, fans can continue to cast their votes for the teams of finalists as they compete for grand prize. All three teams will be flown to Los Angeles to cover Academy Awards pre-events, including the Animated Feature Symposium, Foreign Language Film Award media op, the Makeup Artist and Hairstylist Symposium and the Governors Ball preview. The grand prize-winning team will be revealed on Saturday, March 6, at an Academy press conference. The anchor and videographer will be awarded a spot on the red carpet for the 82nd Academy Awards arrivals, as well as credentials for access to backstage press rooms. The winning team’s coverage will be aired on MTV News and mtvU. The two finalist teams will receive bleacher seats along the red carpet and admission to an Oscar viewing party. The ten semifinalist teams were selected by the Academy and mtvU from videos submitted for the competition. The entries were judged based on criteria including originality, creativity, and how compelling the video was overall. The competition was open to teams of two college students, one anchor and one videographer, residing in the United States. For a complete list of rules and regulations for the Oscar Correspondent Contest, visit http://oscars.mtvu.com. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide. |
| THE 82ND ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS 9 FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILMS ADVANCE IN OSCAR® RACE 1//20//2010 Beverly Hills, CA — Nine films will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 82nd Academy Awards®. Sixty-five films had originally qualified in the category. The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are: Argentina, “El Secreto de Sus Ojos,” Juan Jose Campanella, director; Australia, “Samson & Delilah,” Warwick Thornton, director; Bulgaria, “The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks around the Corner,” Stephan Komandarev, director; France, “Un Prophète,” Jacques Audiard, director; Germany, “The White Ribbon,” Michael Haneke, director; Israel, “Ajami,” Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani, directors; Kazakhstan, “Kelin,” Ermek Tursunov, director; The Netherlands, “Winter in Wartime,” Martin Koolhoven, director; Peru, “The Milk of Sorrow,” Claudia Llosa, director. Foreign Language Film nominations for 2009 are again being determined in two phases. The Phase I committee, consisting of several hundred Los Angeles-based members, screened the 65 eligible films between mid-October and January 16. The group’s top six choices, augmented by three additional selections voted by the Academy’s Foreign Language Film Award Executive Committee, constitute the shortlist. The shortlist will be winnowed down to the five nominees by specially invited committees in New York and Los Angeles. They will spend Friday, January 29, through Sunday, January 31, viewing three films each day and then casting their ballots. The 82nd Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide. |
| THE 82ND ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS 80 Best Picture Posters to Premiere at the Academy 1/18/2010 Beverly Hills, CA —“The Wizard of Oz,” “Citizen Kane” and “Casablanca” will be among the 80 Best Picture nominees represented in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ new exhibition “The More the Merrier: Posters from the Ten Best Picture Nominees, 1936 – 1943,” opening on Saturday, January 23, in the Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery in Beverly Hills. Admission is free. Focusing on the eight consecutive years during which there were annually ten Best Picture nominees, the exhibition will showcase what are arguably some of the most striking movie posters ever created, including artwork for “Romeo and Juliet” (1936), “A Star Is Born” (1937), “Jezebel” (1938), “Stagecoach” (1939), “The Philadelphia Story” (1940), “The Maltese Falcon” (1941), “The Pride of the Yankees” (1942) and “Heaven Can Wait” (1943). Key artists and illustrators whose work will be featured include Norman Rockwell, Al Hirschfeld, Jacques Kapralik, France’s Boris Grinsson and Pierre Pigeot, and Italy’s Ercole Brini. The exhibition also will present the only known three-sheet posters for “The Great Ziegfeld” (1936), the special British cinema display for “Lost Horizon” (1937), and an original painting for “Gone with the Wind” (1939) by the prolific artist Sergio Gargiulo. “The More the Merrier” is drawn from the collection of Academy member and poster art director Mike Kaplan, and augmented by materials from the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library. The posters include foreign versions from South American and Europe. The specific number of Best Picture nominees ranged from 3 to 12 in the Awards years from 1927/28 through 1943; in 1944 the number was set at 5, as it remained until 2009. The 82nd Academy Awards®, which will be televised on Sunday, March 7, will return to the Academy’s past practice of nominating 10 films for the Best Picture award. Kaplan will lead a public gallery talk at the Academy on Sunday, January 24, at 3 p.m. No reservations are required. “The More the Merrier: Posters from the Ten Best Picture Nominees, 1936 – 1943” will be on display through Sunday, April 18. The Academy’s Grand Lobby Gallery is located at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills and is open Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and weekends, noon to 6 p.m. For more information call (310) 247-3600 or visit www.oscars.org. |
BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT AIR BUD GOLDEN RECEIVER SPECIAL EDITION — Now you can kick off all-star family fun with the heartwarming Air Bud: Golden Receiver Special Edition, featuring exclusive all-new bonus action: Sports Channel play-by-play quarterbacked by the Buddies! This time out, Buddy, the hoop-shooting, hotshot canine, tackles a new sport—football. When his teenage owner reluctantly becomes the school’s new quarterback, Buddy catches the spirit and joins the team. Soon, the two find themselves leading the Timberwolves to the state championship. But victory hopes are sidelined when two sinister Russian circus owners take a bite out of everyone’s plans and dognap Buddy for their star attraction. Give three cheers for Disney’s hilarious hit that goes the whole nine yards for outrageous fun and adventure. Bonus Features • The Buddies Sports Channel – Join Budderball in the broadcasting booth as he and the rest of the Buddies, B-Dawg, Mudbud, Buddha and Rosebud, review the instant replay on the amazing football career of their dad, Air Bud. • Air Bud Sport Whistle Necklace – Exclusive on-pack while supplies last. SURROGATES — Action superstar Bruce Willis (the Die Hard franchise) headlines another spectacular thrill ride in the gripping film Surrogates, coming to Blu-ray® Hi-Def and DVD on January 26, 2010 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. Directed by Jonathan Mostow (Terminator Three: Rise of the Machines, U-571), Surrogates is a heart-pounding futuristic tale of splintered identity, treachery and murder. Both DVD and Blu-ray editions come with an array of bonus features that not only invite viewers to delve deep into the darkly imaginative world of Surrogates, but describe how this futuristic idea is not such a far-off reality. Based on the enormously popular graphic novel created by Robert Venditti and Brett Weldele, Surrogates also stars Radha Mitchell (Silent Hill), Ving Rhames (Mission Impossible), James Cromwell (Spider-man 3) and Rosamund Pike (An Education). Synopsis FBI agent Tom Greer (Bruce Willis) lives in a world where robotic surrogates stand in for people, protecting them from violence, contagion—and the appearance of aging. These picture perfect, real-life avatars—fit, good-looking, remotely controlled machines that assume their operator’s life role— enable the population to experience life vicariously from the comfort and safety of their own homes. Greer and his partner, Agent Peters (Radha Mitchell), are called in to probe the mysterious death of a college student, whose life ended when his surrogate was destroyed. When Greer’s surrogate is damaged in the investigation, he ventures out of his apartment for the first time in decades. In a world of masks, Greer must decide who is real and who can be trusted THE BOYS ARE BACK – The Boys Are Back, the deeply moving and often funny tale of a man who finds himself suddenly responsible for raising two sons alone, comes to DVD on January 26, 2010 from Miramax Films and Buena Vista Home Entertainment. The story of this irreverent and independent sportswriter who suddenly faces single fatherhood is inspired by the true story of Australian Simon Carr, The Boys Are Back is an original and uplifting story of one family’s journey. Exclusive bonus features include a behind-the-scenes photographic tour and a visit with the three special guys who lived the story. Clive Owen (Closer, Duplicity) heads up an accomplished cast that includes Laura Fraser (A Knight’s Tale), Emma Booth (TV’s “The Circuit”) and George MacKay (Defiance). Directed by Scott Hicks (Shine), The Boys Are Back is a 2009 Heartland Truly Moving Picture Award winner that won the hearts of critics everywhere including Peter Travers of Rolling Stone who calls it “A funny, touching and vital film…Clive Owen gives a heartfelt, award- caliber performance.” The death of his wife leaves wisecracking sportswriter Joe Warr (Clive Owen) with a curious six year-old (Nicholas McAnulty) and a rebellious teen from a previous marriage (George MacKay) to bring up in a household devoid of feminine influence. So Joe takes on parenting the only way he knows how—full throttle. With an exuberance born of necessity, he teaches his boys to meet the joy and fragility of life head on. The Boys Are Back chronicles the fierce love and loyalty the three Warr men discover for each other as they make their way through the trials of everyday life. I HEART JONAS – Fans will get a kick out of the lovable antics of three of the world’s most famous musicians with 7 specially selected episodes of the hit Disney Channel Original Series in I Heart JONAS. Viewers will see how Joe reacts when he discovers that Stella has a date with another guy, and what happens when the tables are turned and a struggling young actress makes a play for Joe. Plus, with the never-before-seen bonus feature, “You’ ve Just Been Jo Bro’d—Surprising Jordin Sparks,” I Heart JONAS is a must-have for any Jonas Brothers fan! 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - A high-spirited, high school contest of wit and will marks a milestone when 10 Things I Hate About You 10th Anniversary Special Edition comes to Blu-ray™ Hi-Def and DVD on January 5, 2010 from Touchstone Pictures Home Entertainment. An inspired update of William Shakespeare’s classic comedy “The Taming of the Shrew,” the film’s entertaining tale of rocky romance between a pair of unconventional teens is an enduring favorite as fresh and funny today as it was a decade ago. Both the Blu-ray Hi-Def and DVD editions of 10 Things I Hate About You 10th Anniversary Special Edition include never-before-seen screen test footage of Heath Ledger, cast interviews, and more. Academy Award® winner Heath Ledger (Best Supporting Actor, 2008, Dark Knight) makes his American screen debut opposite Julia Stiles (the Bourne trilogy) as the independent, smart-mouthed girl of his dreams, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500 Days of Summer), Larisa Oleynik (Broken Windows), David Krumholtz (the Harold and Kumar movies), Gabrielle Union (Cadillac Records) and Larry Miller (Get Smart) completing the talented company of actors. Bonus Features for 10 Things I Hate About You: • 10 Things I Love About 10 Things I Hate About You 10 Years Later – How do you turn a high school teenage romance film into a cult hit? Start with a new approach to literary classic; find some talented young actors and pepper in the right amount of punk rock! Ten years after the film’s initial debut, we’ll sit with the director Gil Junger, and writers Kirsten Smith and Karen Lutz to reflect and hear the story about how this classic teen comedy came to be. Through these interviews and never-before-seen behind the scenes footage, original cast interviews, deleted scenes, original screen test and personal photos from the writers’ scrap books we will tell the remarkable story of this smash hit and why everyone loves 10 Things I Hate About You. Padua High sophomore Bianca Stratford (Larisa Oleynik) has two invitations to the prom and one big problem: her father (Larry Miller) won’t let her go unless her older sister Kat (Julia Stiles) agrees to attend as well. It looks like both girls are staying home, since independent and unconventional Kat has no interest in going—until she meets the school’s mysterious new bad boy Patrick Verona (Heath Ledger). What she doesn’t know is that her sister’s suitors (Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Andrew Keegan) have ponied up $300 to convince Patrick to woo her. Just as Patrick realizes he has unexpectedly fallen for his “assignment,” Kat finds out about the scheme and Patrick has to launch an all out campaign to win her back. Inspired by Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew," 10 Things I Hate About You takes a witty and contemporary look at the eternal battle between the sexes, high-school style. WINNIE THE POOH: A VALENTINE FOR YOU SPECIAL EDITION – On January 5, Disney DVD will release the beloved and heartwarming classic, Winnie the Pooh: a Valentine for You Special Edition. This Valentine themed animated collection features three Winnie the Pooh stories including a new-to-DVD adventure (“My Hero) a fun bonus feature (“Catch the Love Bug” game), Pooh-themed Valentines cards inside each DVD plus all features from the original. In Un-Valentines Day, it's that warm and wonderful time when Pooh and his pals like to show how much they care. But Rabbit wants to cancel Valentine's Day because last year, he was up to his ears in the flood of cards that littered the Hundred Acre Wood. Reluctantly, everyone agrees – until someone anonymously sends Pooh a pot of honey. Suddenly, the Valentine rush is again out of control, much to the delight of all -- including Rabbit. In A Valentine for You, Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, and Rabbit see Christopher Robin making a valentine for a girl and find he's been bitten by a "Smitten" and is lovesick. Worried that he'll no longer have time for them, and hoping a second bite from the love bug will cure him, they set out on a wild adventure to capture the Smitten. My Hero is a new-to-DVD adventure that shows the lesson of two friends truly helping each other. When Piglet saves Tigger’s life, Tigger decides to repay the favor by being Piglet’s servant. But Tigger’s new job causes Piglet more harm than good. When Tigger saves Piglet’s life, his obligation to be the servant is erased and all is back to normal. BONUS FEATURES *”Catch the Love Bug Game” – Flying “Love Bugs” are on the loose in the Hundred Acre Wood and it’s up to the viewer to catch as many as possible *Pooh-themed Valentine’s Day cards |
LEGION INTERVIEW WITH TYRESE GIBSON By Jayme L. Jones Scott Stewart, visual effect genius, makes his directorial debut with his all new, star studded, action/horror film, Legion. Among those stars is Hollywood hottie, Tyrese Gibson. Tyrese plays Kyle Williams, a father on his way to court who just happens to stop at an out-of- the-way diner to prepare himself for his upcoming divorce hearing, “I was able to relate to Kyle a lot because even though I wasn’t specifically going through [a divorce] at that time, I could relate to relationship issues and issues that have to do with a child and that type of stuff”. Legion is an apocalyptic type movie that ends in a standoff at this out-of-the-way diner with only the diner’s inhabitants to defend the world; one of these defenders is the Archangel Michael played by Paul Bettany and “once Paul Bettany signed on to [this] Sony Screen Gems project, it was like, okay, this is [a] heavyweight actor that’s classically trained … and coming off of [a huge film,] Da Vinci Code…[I (Tyrese) said] let me see this script…because, more than likely, I’m going to want to sign on”. The other diner inhabitants include veterans, Charles Dutton and Dennis Quaid. When asked what it was like working with Charles Dutton and Dennis Quaid, Tyrese humbly responded that it was like “a mentoring session on camera” and he “learned a lot”. While Legion is not a religious film, it does use familiar elements from Judeo-Christian ideology and Tyrese being a spiritual man said that it was “just another movie, man [and] at the end of the day my faith was not tampered with”. Tyrese’s humble attitude was very refreshing and even though he has been in some huge box office hits like Transformers and Death Race he still gave credit to the other Legion actors, as he quoted “working with Charles Dutton and Paul Bettany and Dennis Quaid, I’m on the set taking notes. I’m watching. . I’m on the set even when I’m not filming, looking at them do what they do, just trying to better myself. I’m a student”. |
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| THE 82ND ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS DANETTE HERMAN NAMED COORDINATING PRODUCER FOR OSCAR® TELECAST 1/14/2010 Beverly Hills, CA — Danette Herman will serve as coordinating producer for the 82nd Academy Awards®, telecast producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic announced today. “Danette is a key ally for Adam and me as we plan out the talent aspects of the show,” said Mechanic. ”She’s a wealth of knowledge and will be a great creative resource for us.” “I don’t think it’s possible to underestimate the challenges a show the size and scale of the Oscars®,” said Shankman. “Danette is a warrior.” A specialist in live and taped television specials and events, Herman has served in various capacities on the Academy Awards telecast for more than 30 years. She served as co-producer for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ inaugural Governors Awards, held in November 2009, and subsequently completed her duties as coordinating producer for “The 32nd Kennedy Center Honors.” Also in 2009, Herman served as co-producer for “The 61st Primetime Emmy® Awards” and recently wrapped work on “CNN Heroes.” The 82nd Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide. |
