With absolutely no new ideas coming out of the Hollywood Studios, it was only a matter of time until someone got around to remaking the 1966 Sci-Fi schlock classic, Fantastic Voyage.
Apparently James Cameron is picking up where Roland Emmerich left off with a failed attempt at remaking Fantastic Voyage. Currently in development, Cameron doesn’t plan to direct the new take on the story of a group of scientists who are shrunk to microscopic size and then injected into a patient’s body to perform a sensitive surgery. According to Deadline, Shawn Levy who just directed Real Steel will be taking on the directions chores for this reimagined version of the story that will see a doctor who is injected into his estranged wife’s body to save her life. Yep … it’s a love story.
What disturbs me most about this news was the following passage from the source article:
Of course, with the massive advances in filmmaking technology in the 45 years since Richard Fleischer’s version, Fantastic Voyage is truly ripe for a reboot.
… Why? Just because special effects have advanced that somehow justifies yet another reboot to a movie that simply doesn’t need to happen? How about we get off of the reboot wagon and get back to making something, anything that is the least bit original? I know, there I go with that radical thinking of mine again. How dare I.
I’m just waiting for the truly atrocious reboots to start popping up. Aren’t we due for a new version fo Back to the Future?
You know, there comes a point where milking your audience for possible cent reaches a point of absurdity.
James Cameron’s Avatar broke every box office record, and when it came to DVD in April it followed suit selling record numbers. If you just wanted a copy of the theatrical release, good for you, but if you wanted more features, here they come.
The extended edition of the film in theaters this weekend contain 8.5 minutes of extra footage. One of the scenes is the much discussed sex scene, which is not at all graphic, but it does show show how the Na’vi share intimacy. This scene alone may drive people to the theater.
So, of course there should be another DVD coming, right? Yep, in November. Oh, and it will have the 8.5 minutes of the special edition, and almost another eight beyond that for a total of 16 minutes. So, if you see the new version in the theater, you still will want the DVD for an even more complete version. Then a 3D disc is expected sometime in 2011 bringing the total of home video releases to three.
People say Star Wars creator George Lucas is bad? I don’t think he’s ever released three different home video versions in about a year and a half. Nope, that’s all a new James Cameron ploy. Apparently he thinks his fans are made of money.
Oh well, still happy I haven’t seen this movie nor do I plan to.
The final milestone Avatar hadn’t reached has now been passed.
On Feb. 2nd, Avatar grossed $2,688,514 at the domestic United States box office, bringing its grand total after 47 days to $601,141,551. This puts it in the top position on the domestic box office chart, finally breaking Titanic’s 12-year run of $600,788,188.
In other words, James Cameron beat himself.
Seeing as the film brought in $30 million this past weekend, pushing it past the $2 billion dollar mark internationally, it is not inconceivable that this film is going to hit $700 million domestic. The true trick would be for it become the number 1 film on the chart for adjusted totals based on inflation, but I don’t think even this film can beat Gone With The Wind’s staggering $1,507,252,900 adjusted total. (adjusted totals are based on the number of tickets sold, multiplied by the current average price of tickets)
The awards show will air Sunday, March 7th, at 8 PM est/5 PM est on ABC in the United States, hosted by Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin.
The films with the most nominations are:
Avatar – 9
The Hurt Locker – 9
Inglourious Basterds – 8
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire – 6
Up in the Air – 5
Best Motion Picture of The Year
“Avatar” A Lightstorm Entertainment Production
James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers (20th Century Fox)
“The Blind Side” An Alcon Entertainment Production
Nominees to be determined (Warner Bros.)
“District 9” A Block/Hanson Production
Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers (Sony Pictures Releasing)
“An Education” A Finola Dwyer/Wildgaze Films Production
Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers (Sony Pictures Classics)
“The Hurt Locker” A Voltage Pictures Production
Nominees to be determined (Summit Entertainment)
“Inglourious Basterds”
A Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures/A Band Apart/Zehnte Babelsberg Production
Lawrence Bender, Producer (The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures)
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)
A Lee Daniels Entertainment/Smokewood Entertainment Production
Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness and Gary Magness, Producers
“A Serious Man” A Working Title Films Production
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Producers (Focus Features)
“Up” A Pixar Production
Jonas Rivera, Producer (Walt Disney)
“Up in the Air” (Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
A Montecito Picture Company Production
Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman and Jason Reitman, Producers
Achievement In Directing
James Cameron – “Avatar” (20th Century Fox)
Kathryn Bigelow – “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)
Quentin Tarantino – “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures)
Lee Daniels – “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)
Jason Reitman – “Up in the Air” (Paramount with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role
Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight)
George Clooney in “Up in the Air” (Paramount 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 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 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 with Film4, Distributed by Paramount)
Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company)
Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role
Penélope Cruz in “Nine” (The Weinstein Company)
Vera Farmiga in “Up in the Air” (Paramount with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios)
Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight)
Anna Kendrick in “Up in the Air” (Paramount 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
Adapted Screenplay
Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell – “District 9” (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Nick Hornby – “An Education” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche – “In the Loop” (IFC Films)
Geoffrey Fletcher – “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner – “Up in the Air” (Paramount with Cold Spring and DW)
Original Screenplay
Mark Boal – “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)
Quentin Tarantino – “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company)
Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman – “The Messenger” (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – “A Serious Man” (Focus Features)
Bob Peterson, Pete Docter – “Up” (Walt Disney)
Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy
Achievement In Cinematography
“Avatar” (20th Century Fox) Mauro Fiore
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (Warner Bros.) Bruno Delbonnel
“The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment) Barry Ackroyd
“Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company) Robert Richardson
“The White Ribbon” (Sony Pictures Classics) Christian Berger
Achievement In Costume Design
“Bright Star” (Apparition) Janet Patterson
“Coco before Chanel” (Sony Pictures Classics) Catherine Leterrier
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” (Sony Pictures Classics) Monique Prudhomme
“Nine” (The Weinstein Company) Colleen Atwood
“The Young Victoria” (Apparition) Sandy Powell
Best Documentary Feature
“Burma VJ” A Magic Hour Films Production
Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
(Oscilloscope Laboratories)
“The Cove” An Oceanic Preservation Society Production
Nominees to be determined
(Roadside Attractions)
“Food, Inc.” A Robert Kenner Films Production
Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
(Magnolia Pictures)
“The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” A Kovno Communications Production
Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
“Which Way Home” A Mr. Mudd Production
Rebecca Cammisa
Best Documentary Short Subject
“China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province” A Downtown Community Television Center Production
Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill
“The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner” A Just Media Production
Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
“The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant” A Community Media Production
Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
“Music by Prudence” An iThemba Production
Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
“Rabbit à la Berlin” An MS Films Production
Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra
(Deckert Distribution)
Achievement In Film Editing
“Avatar” (20th Century Fox) Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
“District 9” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Julian Clarke
“The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment) Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
“Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company) Sally Menke
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate) Joe Klotz
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
“Ajami” An Inosan Production Israel (Kino International)
“El Secreto de Sus Ojos” A Haddock Films Production Argentina (Sony Pictures Classics)
“The Milk of Sorrow” A Wanda Visión/Oberon Cinematogràfica/Vela Production Peru
“Un Prophète” A Why Not/Page 114/Chic Films Production France (Sony Pictures Classics)
“The White Ribbon” An X Filme Creative Pool/Wega Film/Les Films du Losange/Lucky Red Production Germany (Sony Pictures Classics)
Achievement In Makeup
“Il Divo” (MPI Media Group through Music Box) Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
“Star Trek” (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment) Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
“The Young Victoria” (Apparition) Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore
Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original score)
“Avatar” (20th Century Fox) James Horner
“Fantastic Mr. Fox” (20th Century Fox) Alexandre Desplat
“The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment) Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
“Sherlock Holmes” (Warner Bros.) Hans Zimmer
“Up” (Walt Disney) Michael Giacchino
Achievement In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original song)
“Almost There” (Walt Disney)
Music and Lyric by Randy Newman from “The Princess and the Frog”
“Down in New Orleans” (Walt Disney)
Music and Lyric by Randy Newman from “The Princess and the Frog”
“Loin de Paname” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Music by Reinhardt Wagner, Lyric by Frank Thomas from “Paris 36”
“Take It All” (The Weinstein Company)
Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston from “Nine”
“The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)”
“Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight)
Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
Best Animated Short Film
“French Roast” A Pumpkin Factory/Bibo Films Production
Fabrice O. Joubert
“Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty” A Brown Bag Films Production
Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell
(Brown Bag Films)
“The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)” A Kandor Graphics and Green Moon Production
Javier Recio Gracia
“Logorama” An Autour de Minuit Production
Nicolas Schmerkin
(Autour de Minuit)
“A Matter of Loaf and Death” An Aardman Animations Production
Nick Park (Aardman Animations)
Best Live Action Short Film
“The Door” An Octagon Films Production
Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
(Network Ireland Television)
“Instead of Abracadabra” A Directörn & Fabrikörn Production
Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
(The Swedish Film Institute)
“Kavi” A Gregg Helvey Production
Gregg Helvey
“Miracle Fish” A Druid Films Production
Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
“The New Tenants” A Park Pictures and M & M Production
Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson
Achievement In Sound Editing
“Avatar” (20th Century Fox) Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
“The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment) Paul N.J. Ottosson
“Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company) Wylie Stateman
“Star Trek” (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment) Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
“Up” (Walt Disney) Michael Silvers and Tom Myers
Achievement In Sound Mixing
“Avatar” (20th Century Fox) Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
“The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment) Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
“Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company) Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
“Star Trek” (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment) Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” (DreamWorks and Paramount in association with Hasbro, Distributed by Paramount) Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson
Achievement In Visual Effects
“Avatar” (20th Century Fox) Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
“District 9” (Sony Pictures Releasing) Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
“Star Trek” (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment) Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton
Art Direction
“Avatar” Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
“Nine” Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
“Sherlock Holmes” Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
“The Young Victoria” Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray
Apparently nothing can stop the freight train that is Avatar.
Over the weekend, James Cameron’s Avatar became the first film to ever break the $2 billion dollar mark for international gross sales. In the United States it added another $30 million to its take to remain the number one film for a seventh week, and is now within $6,316,188 of tying Titanic as the all-time highest grossing film in the United States; this should happen either Tuesday or Wednesday of this week.
Here is an updated chart of its grosses:
Dollar Amount
% of total
Domestic
$594,472,000
29.2%
Foreign
$1,444,750,000
70.8%
TOTAL
$2,039,222,000
So, why do I keep reporting about the record breaking box office film that I have stated time and time again I have no interest in seeing? Because, at the end of the day, I am fascinated by the business of film, and this thing, despite my misgivings about it, has certainly set the box office on its ear. Say what you will about James Cameron and his enormous ego, he does bring in the bank for film studios.
If you need a good laugh, check out this two part “review” of the movie that probably isn’t too safe for work.
Avatar, the latest sci-fi flick from director James Cameron, has officially become the highest grossing movie all time worldwide. Despite a disappointing opening weekend domestically, the film has just not slowed down, and the international numbers have been huge. To date through Jan. 25th, the film has broken down as:
Dollar Amount
% of total
Domestic
$554,981,691
29.9%
Foreign
$1,303,885,198
70.1%
TOTAL
$1,858,866,889
This now surpasses Titanic as the top grossing film worldwide at $1,843,201,268, but domestically Titanic is at $600,788,188 to Avatar’s $554,981,691. It is expected that Avatar will be the number one domestic film sometime next week, but there is no doubt that it is going to happen.
It is estimated that Avatar cost $310 million to make, reduced to $280 million after tax rebates, making it the most expensive film ever made.
Normally Hollywood doesn’t crow too much about international numbers, but when you have numbers in this range, it’s difficult not to. Only three other films have ever cracked $1 billion box office: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and The Dark Knight.
(I still haven’t seen Avatar, and I still have no plans to do so … it just doesn’t intrigue me enough)
The Golden Globe winners for 2010 have been announce.
The Golden Globes is one of the few awards that acknowledges excellence in both television and film, and tends to be more relaxed than the Academy Awards. However, even if the relaxed attitude, the awards are considered a precursor to some of the things we will see from the Oscars.
Here is the full list, in the order they were presented.
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
MO’NIQUE PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
TONI COLLETTE UNITED STATES OF TARA
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
JOHN LITHGOW DEXTER
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM UP
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
MICHAEL C. HALL DEXTER
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
JULIANNA MARGULIES THE GOOD WIFE
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“THE WEARY KIND (THEME FROM CRAZY HEART)” — CRAZY HEART
Music & Lyrics by: Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
MICHAEL GIACCHINO UP
BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION GREY GARDENS (HBO)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
MERYL STREEP JULIE & JULIA
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
KEVIN BACON TAKING CHANCE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
DREW BARRYMORE GREY GARDENS
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
JASON REITMAN, UP IN THE AIR
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
ALEC BALDWIN 30 ROCK
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM THE WHITE RIBBON (GERMANY)
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA MAD MEN (AMC)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
CHLOË SEVIGNY BIG LOVE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
CHRISTOPH WALTZ INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
CECIL B. DEMILLE AWARD
Martin Scorsese
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
JAMES CAMERON AVATAR
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL GLEE (FOX)
BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL THE HANGOVER
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
SANDRA BULLOCK THE BLIND SIDE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. SHERLOCK HOLMES
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
JEFF BRIDGES CRAZY HEART
Avatar is finally here, and while professional reviewers seem to be falling all over themselves to heap praise on it, it’s getting the oddest reviews from users, and it is somewhat reflected by the opening weekend box office numbers.
In an unusual turn of events, Avatar’s box office numbers dropped from Friday to Saturday, an almost unheard of happening for a film with this amount of hype surrounding it. True, the east coast was socked by a massive winter storm which is sure to have impacted the box office, but it is also suspected that word of mouth is not running favorably for the film.
Jumping to the juice of this, the film looks to have taken in $73 million domestically, which for a film of this magnitude on its opening weekend is pretty weak. As I have discussed numerous times, most times foreign box office isn’t considered that much, but in the case of this film, the studio is trumpeting the number this time which was $159,180,000 from 106 territories. Considering this film cost $310 million to make, which was knocked down to $280 million after tax rebates, and add on top of that around $150 million spent on marketing, this film is going to have to gross a ton of money to be profitable for the involved parties.
I admit I haven’t seen the movie, and I will also admit I have zero interest in seeing it. The plot looks so generic, so cookie cutter and familiar that I just can’t be bothered to waste 2 hours, 40 minutes on it. And what kills me is that people on Rotten Tomatoes are saying it’s pretty to look at, but that the plot is “pedestrian”, “takes itself way too seriously”, “eventually gets boring” and more. Folks, do you realize you have all just admitted you are willing victims in a game of “Oh! SHINY!”? The shiny, pretty things replaced the plot, and you don’t care that the movie seemingly lacks any semblance of originality in its plot.
The coming weekend will be the real important barometer of this film’s long term prospects, but my gut is telling me this won’t be a repeat of James Cameron’s last film, Titanic.
Update: The final domestic box office take was $77 million
The Golden Globe nominations for 2010 have been announced, and there are some really interesting nods this year.
The Golden Globes is one of the few awards that acknowledges excellence in both television and film, and tends to be more relaxed than the Academy Awards. However, even if the relaxed attitude, the awards are considered a precursor to some of the things we will see from the Oscars.
In the TV realm, well, those are just fun to look at, and yay for Big Love getting some notice for what is quite possibly its best season yet!
Here is the full list.
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA AVATAR
THE HURT LOCKER
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
UP IN THE AIR
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
EMILY BLUNT THE YOUNG VICTORIA
SANDRA BULLOCK THE BLIND SIDE
HELEN MIRREN THE LAST STATION
CAREY MULLIGAN AN EDUCATION
GABOUREY SIDIBE PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
JEFF BRIDGES CRAZY HEART
GEORGE CLOONEY UP IN THE AIR
COLIN FIRTH A SINGLE MAN
MORGAN FREEMAN INVICTUS
TOBEY MAGUIRE BROTHERS
BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL 500 DAYS OF SUMMER
THE HANGOVER
IT’S COMPLICATED
JULIE & JULIA
NINE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
SANDRA BULLOCK THE PROPOSAL
MARION COTILLARD NINE
JULIA ROBERTS DUPLICITY
MERYL STREEP IT’S COMPLICATED
MERYL STREEP JULIE & JULIA
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
MATT DAMON THE INFORMANT!
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS NINE
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. SHERLOCK HOLMES
JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT 500 DAYS OF SUMMER
MICHAEL STUHLBARG A SERIOUS MAN
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS
CORALINE
FANTASTIC MR. FOX
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
UP
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM BAARIA (ITALY) BROKEN EMBRACES (SPAIN) THE MAID (CHILE) A PROPHET (FRANCE) THE WHITE RIBBON (GERMANY)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
PENÉLOPE CRUZ NINE
VERA FARMIGA UP IN THE AIR
ANNA KENDRICK UP IN THE AIR
MO’NIQUE PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
JULIANNE MOORE A SINGLE MAN
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
MATT DAMON INVICTUS
WOODY HARRELSON THE MESSENGER
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER THE LAST STATION
STANLEY TUCCI THE LOVELY BONES
CHRISTOPH WALTZ INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
KATHRYN BIGELOW THE HURT LOCKER
JAMES CAMERON AVATAR
CLINT EASTWOOD INVICTUS
JASON REITMAN UP IN THE AIR
QUENTIN TARANTINO INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
NEILL BLOMKAMP, DISTRICT 9
TERRI TATCHELL, MARK BOAL THE HURT LOCKER
NANCY MEYERS IT’S COMPLICATED
JASON REITMAN, UP IN THE AIR
SHELDON TURNER, QUENTIN TARANTINO INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
MICHAEL GIACCHINO UP
MARVIN HAMLISCH THE INFORMANT!
JAMES HORNER AVATAR
ABEL KORZENIOWSKI A SINGLE MAN
KAREN O, CARTER BURWELL WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“CINEMA ITALIANO” — NINE
Music & Lyrics by: Maury Yeston
“I WANT TO COME HOME” — EVERYBODY’S FINE
Music & Lyrics by: Paul McCartney
“I WILL SEE YOU” — AVATAR
Music by: James Horner, Simon Franglen
Lyrics by: James Horner, Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell
“THE WEARY KIND (THEME FROM CRAZY HEART)” — CRAZY HEART
Music & Lyrics by: Ryan Bingham, T Bone Burnett
“WINTER” — BROTHERS
Music by: U2
Lyrics by: Bono
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA BIG LOVE (HBO) DEXTER (SHOWTIME) HOUSE (FOX) MAD MEN (AMC) TRUE BLOOD (HBO)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
GLENN CLOSE DAMAGES
JANUARY JONES MAD MEN
JULIANNA MARGULIES THE GOOD WIFE
ANNA PAQUIN TRUE BLOOD
KYRA SEDGWICK THE CLOSER
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
SIMON BAKER THE MENTALIST
MICHAEL C. HALL DEXTER
JON HAMM MAD MEN
HUGH LAURIE HOUSE
BILL PAXTON BIG LOVE
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL 30 ROCK (NBC) ENTOURAGE (HBO) GLEE (FOX) MODERN FAMILY (ABC) THE OFFICE (NBC)
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
TONI COLLETTE UNITED STATES OF TARA
COURTENEY COX COUGAR TOWN
EDIE FALCO NURSE JACKIE
TINA FEY 30 ROCK
LEA MICHELE GLEE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
ALEC BALDWIN 30 ROCK
STEVE CARELL THE OFFICE
DAVID DUCHOVNY CALIFORNICATION
THOMAS JANE HUNG
MATTHEW MORRISON GLEE
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I have no clue what it is, but this new Avatar film from James Cameron is just not capturing my interest in the least.
Perhaps it is the fact that Cameron, director of Titanic, has been working on it for nearly 10 years, or maybe it is the fact I think he is horribly over rated as a director, but something just isn’t clicking with me. There was a day that I should have been bouncing off the walls for this new trailer, and instead I find myself going, “eh”.
I think if I was to nail it down to anything is that I am simply growing fatigued of CGI fests. No matter how advanced the systems get, certain things still don’t look life like. Sure the Na’vi are supposed to look alien, and they do, but at the base level they still look like a bunch of really pretty computer pixels. When you add up the over the top environment of the planet, the rubbery look of the aliens, and I just walk away from this without feeling any emotional weight, any sense of true peril or threat … in short, I’m bored.
Maybe I’ll be proven wrong, but for now judge for yourself by watching the new 3 and 1/2 minute trailer below.
With absolutely no new ideas coming out of the Hollywood Studios, it was only a matter of time until someone got around to remaking the 1966 Sci-Fi schlock classic, Fantastic Voyage.
You know, there comes a point where milking your audience for possible cent reaches a point of absurdity.
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The final milestone Avatar hadn’t reached has now been passed.
The Golden Globe winners for 2010 have been announce.
