Posts Tagged ‘academy awards’

The Dude takes on the Duke – TFC Morning Report

Top Story: The Coen brothers are looking to draft Jeff Bridges for their upcoming adaptation of True Grit. Bridges will play Marshall Reuben J. ‘Rooster’ Cogburn, a role that won John Wayne the Best Actor Oscar for the 1969 adaptation. This will be the first time the Coens and Bridges have worked together since Bridges [...]

Ahh… Oscar Season

Six short months from now, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will hold the 82nd annual Academy Awards ceremony. It’s fitting then that this official end of summer is also the official start of Oscar season. Yes, now that the summer is over, the grown-ups can enjoy the cinemas again. We’re already getting [...]

Bill Nighy joins ‘Harry Potter’ – TFC Morning Report

Top Story: Bill Nighy has let the cat out of the bag. The self-described “only British actor who hasn’t been in Harry Potter” will finally join the series. No word yet on who he is playing, but some reports indicate that he’ll be Rufus Scrimgeour, who succeeds Cornelius Fudge the Ministry of Magic at the [...]

Transformers has $201 million 5-day opening – TFC Morning Report

Top Story: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen brought in $201 million to score the second highest 5-day opening of all time. The critic-proof blockbuster came within $2 million of toppling The Dark Knight‘s $203 million 5-day record.  Worldwide, the film debuted with $387 million. (erc BoxOffice) In Other News: The Academy Awards ceremony is undergoing [...]

10 Nominees to Compete for Best Picture!

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that there will be 10 nominees vying for Best Picture at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards ceremony. Not since 1944, when Casablanca was named the Best Picture of 1943, has the Academy nominated 10 films for its top prize. From the release: “After more than [...]

TFC Morning Report – Monday, Feb. 23, 2009 – Slumdog takes Best Picture

Top Story: Slumdog Millionaire won eight Oscars at the 81st annual Acadamy Awards last night, including Best Picture and Best Director. Sean Penn won his second Best Actor Oscar for Milk, while Kate Winslet finally took home the Best Actress trophy for her role in The Reader.  Supporting Oscars went to Heath Ledger and Penelope [...]

The Billion Dollar Bat

It may have taken 218 days, but The Dark Knight finally crossed the $1 billion mark worldwide on Friday.  Who needs a Best Picture nomination when you have a cool billion in the bank, right? (Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, and Chris Nolan all shoot me a dirty look.) Okay, an Oscar nod would have been [...]

TFC Morning Report – Monday, Feb. 16, 2009 – Slumdog looks to sweep after ASC and ACE wins

Top Story: Slumdog Millionaire took home the editing (ACE) and cinematography (ASC) awards this weekend underscoring its frontrunner status ahead of next Sunday’s Oscars, Variety’s Awards Central reports. It now looks like Slumdog has a chance to win in all nine categories for which it is nominated after locking in so much pre-Oscar support. The film has 10 nominations, including [...]

Hooray for Hollywood!

I’ve been light on posting for the past few days because the day job sent me to California. Being the responsible employee that I am, I dutifully performed my tasks. And as a reward, me and my traveling companion decided to take a short detour into Hollywood on our way to LAX. The road closure [...]

WGA goes for Slumdog, Milk

The Writers Guild of America gave out its awards last night, making the Best Picture race even less interesting as the inevitable Slumdog win becomes crystal clear.  Slumdog now has the DGA, PGA, SAG, and WGA (Adapted Screenplay) awards. Yes, that’s every major guild prize. In other news, Milk took home the WGA original screenplay [...]

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