Curated by the IndieWire Crafts team, Craft Considerations is a platform for filmmakers to talk about recent work we believe is worthy of awards consideration. In partnership with Amazon, for this edition we look at how production designer Ondřej Nekvasil created the diverse, expansive environments for the world of “The Wheel of Time.”
Fantasy worlds are always, sneakily, a little post-apocalyptic. There has usually been some calamity, some clash of kingdoms, or some too-powerful concentration of magic that changed the very landscape of the world in the distant past and which a band of heroes need to reckon with now. One of the ideas that fantasy as a genre works through is the notion of living in the shadow of the past and the hubris of empires, of being given the chance to avert what eventually happens to all civilizations. Amazon Prime Video’s “The Wheel of Time”, based on...
Fantasy worlds are always, sneakily, a little post-apocalyptic. There has usually been some calamity, some clash of kingdoms, or some too-powerful concentration of magic that changed the very landscape of the world in the distant past and which a band of heroes need to reckon with now. One of the ideas that fantasy as a genre works through is the notion of living in the shadow of the past and the hubris of empires, of being given the chance to avert what eventually happens to all civilizations. Amazon Prime Video’s “The Wheel of Time”, based on...
- 5/31/2022
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
Your 9 to 5 might be (mostly) the same every day, but that is certainly not the case for production designers. “There are no typical days in designing. I think that’s why we all love this career,” Nelson Coates (“The Morning Show”) tells Gold Derby during our Meet the Experts: TV Production Design panel (watch above) with Gary Mackay (“Cowboy Bebop”), Rich Murray (“Only Murders in the Building”), Ondrej Nekvasil (“The Wheel of Time”) and Laura Fox (“The White Lotus”). “Every day is unexpected, no matter how it’s planned. That’s exciting. I think we all live off of that adrenaline.” Enjoy watching our group roundtable panel above. Click on each individual name to see that person’s solo interview.
For Nekvasil, he never dreads going into work. “I have the feeling that I would like to go to the office. I don’t have the feeling, ‘Oh, I would like to stay home,...
For Nekvasil, he never dreads going into work. “I have the feeling that I would like to go to the office. I don’t have the feeling, ‘Oh, I would like to stay home,...
- 11/17/2021
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Production designer Ondrej Nekvasil was not familiar with Robert Jordan‘s “The Wheel of Time” fantasy novel series and only read the first book of the 14-volume series after joining the Amazon Prime Video adaptation, which premieres Friday, Nov. 19. “At some point, I stopped reading the books and I’m just focusing on the scripts and working with the scripts mostly,” he tells Gold Derby at our Meet the Experts: Production Design panel (watch above). “There was no additional materials connected with the books because there was not like illustrations or an illustrator involved with the books. And the only kind of visual thing was the map of the world, which was created by Robert Jordan, the writer, and that was it. After that, there was fan art, but we never followed the fan art.”
Adapted by Rafe Judkins, a former “Survivor” castaway who’s worked on “Chuck” and “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,...
Adapted by Rafe Judkins, a former “Survivor” castaway who’s worked on “Chuck” and “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,...
- 11/17/2021
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Five top production designers will reveal secrets behind their programs when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2022 Emmy and guild contenders. Each person from these TV shows will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Monday, November 15, at 4:00 p.m. Pt; 7:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Joyce Eng and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
RSVP today to this specific event by clicking here to book your reservation. Or click here to RSVP for our entire ongoing panel series of 17 panels in November and December. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2022 awards contenders:
“Cowboy Bebop”: Gary Mackay
Synopsis: A ragtag crew of bounty hunters chases down the galaxy’s most dangerous criminals.
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This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2022 awards contenders:
“Cowboy Bebop”: Gary Mackay
Synopsis: A ragtag crew of bounty hunters chases down the galaxy’s most dangerous criminals.
- 11/8/2021
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
The vampires vs. werewolves mayhem continues in Underworld: Blood Wars, and so does our report from the film’s set in the Czech Republic. Today covers our in-person exploration of two of the environments in which the ancient war between the… Continue Reading →
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- 12/29/2016
- by Heather Buckley
- DreadCentral.com
Kate Beckinsale's return as Selene in Underworld: Blood Wars will now take place in the winter rather than the fall.
According to Box Office Mojo, Underworld: Blood Wars will be released by Screen Gems on January 6th, 2017. The film was previously slated to come out on October 14th, 2016.
A Lakeshore Entertainment film, Underworld: Blood Wars stars Beckinsale back in her role as the highly skilled vampire Selene, with Theo James once again playing David and Charles Dance returning as the vampire elder Thomas. Bradley James (Damien, iZombie) also plays a key role in the fifth Underworld film, which is directed by Anna Foerster from a screenplay by Cory Goodman (The Last Witch Hunter, Priest):
"Theo James (The Divergent Series) returns as Selene’s ally David, reprising the role he played in Underworld: Awakening. British actors Tobias Menzies (“Outlander”, “Rome”) and Lara Pulver (“Sherlock”) take on the respective roles...
According to Box Office Mojo, Underworld: Blood Wars will be released by Screen Gems on January 6th, 2017. The film was previously slated to come out on October 14th, 2016.
A Lakeshore Entertainment film, Underworld: Blood Wars stars Beckinsale back in her role as the highly skilled vampire Selene, with Theo James once again playing David and Charles Dance returning as the vampire elder Thomas. Bradley James (Damien, iZombie) also plays a key role in the fifth Underworld film, which is directed by Anna Foerster from a screenplay by Cory Goodman (The Last Witch Hunter, Priest):
"Theo James (The Divergent Series) returns as Selene’s ally David, reprising the role he played in Underworld: Awakening. British actors Tobias Menzies (“Outlander”, “Rome”) and Lara Pulver (“Sherlock”) take on the respective roles...
- 7/2/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
For quite some time, this upcoming October has been an anticipated month for Underworld fans looking forward to seeing Kate Beckinsale return as Selene in the fifth film of the franchise. Now those fans know what to mark down on their calendars, as the new movie has officially been titled Underworld Blood Wars.
Announced on the franchise’s official Facebook page, Underworld Blood Wars is slated for an October 14th release from Lakeshore Entertainment and Screen Gems, according to Box Office Mojo.
While specific plot details have not yet surfaced, it has been revealed that Beckinsale will reprise her role as Selene, Theo James (Divergent) will return to play the vampire David from Underworld: Awakening, Bradley James (Damien) will play a villainous role, and Charles Dance (Game of Thrones) will once again portray Thomas, the Vampire elder.
The latest entry in the supernatural film series was directed by Anna Foerster (Starz’s Outlander,...
Announced on the franchise’s official Facebook page, Underworld Blood Wars is slated for an October 14th release from Lakeshore Entertainment and Screen Gems, according to Box Office Mojo.
While specific plot details have not yet surfaced, it has been revealed that Beckinsale will reprise her role as Selene, Theo James (Divergent) will return to play the vampire David from Underworld: Awakening, Bradley James (Damien) will play a villainous role, and Charles Dance (Game of Thrones) will once again portray Thomas, the Vampire elder.
The latest entry in the supernatural film series was directed by Anna Foerster (Starz’s Outlander,...
- 4/13/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Alain Guiraudie’s Stranger by the Lake leads the pack in this year’s International Cinephile Society Awards with nine nominations, while Xavier Dolan’s Mommy (a film considered a 2014 release but landed theatrically last month) places 2nd, with eight total noms. The Grand Budapest Hotel, Under the Skin and Boyhood all placed well and should effectively land wins in the multiple categories below. The winners of the 12th Ics Awards will be announced on the 20th. Here are the noms:
Picture
• Boyhood
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Goodbye to Language
• The Immigrant
• Inherent Vice
• Mommy
• Mr. Turner
• Only Lovers Left Alive
• Stranger by the Lake
• Two Days, One Night
• Under the Skin
Director
• Xavier Dolan – Mommy
• Jonathan Glazer – Under the Skin
• Jean-Luc Godard – Goodbye to Language
• Alain Guiraudie – Stranger by the Lake
• Richard Linklater – Boyhood
Film Not In The English Language
• Force Majeure
• A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night...
Picture
• Boyhood
• The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Goodbye to Language
• The Immigrant
• Inherent Vice
• Mommy
• Mr. Turner
• Only Lovers Left Alive
• Stranger by the Lake
• Two Days, One Night
• Under the Skin
Director
• Xavier Dolan – Mommy
• Jonathan Glazer – Under the Skin
• Jean-Luc Godard – Goodbye to Language
• Alain Guiraudie – Stranger by the Lake
• Richard Linklater – Boyhood
Film Not In The English Language
• Force Majeure
• A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night...
- 2/3/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Making for a fun-filled night in Hollywood, the 20th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards went down this evening (January 15) and honored plenty of amazing films.
Honoring the movie critics' praise, the night featured winners including "Boyhood" for Best Picture, Emily Blunt and Bradley Cooper for best performances in action films, along with the cast of "Birdman" for best ensemble.
In addition, Michael Strahan led the night as host and featured plenty of silly antics with the unsuspecting audience of super star actors. Check out the full list of 2015 Critics' Choice Movie Awards below:
Best Picture
Birdman (Fox Searchlight)
Winner Boyhood (IFC Films)
Gone Girl (20th Century Fox)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (Fox Searchlight)
The Imitation Game (The Weinstein Company)
Nightcrawler (Open Road)
Selma (Paramount Pictures)
The Theory of Everything (Focus Features)
Unbroken (Universal Pictures)
Whiplash (Sony Pictures Classics)
Best Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
Ralph Fiennes - The...
Honoring the movie critics' praise, the night featured winners including "Boyhood" for Best Picture, Emily Blunt and Bradley Cooper for best performances in action films, along with the cast of "Birdman" for best ensemble.
In addition, Michael Strahan led the night as host and featured plenty of silly antics with the unsuspecting audience of super star actors. Check out the full list of 2015 Critics' Choice Movie Awards below:
Best Picture
Birdman (Fox Searchlight)
Winner Boyhood (IFC Films)
Gone Girl (20th Century Fox)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (Fox Searchlight)
The Imitation Game (The Weinstein Company)
Nightcrawler (Open Road)
Selma (Paramount Pictures)
The Theory of Everything (Focus Features)
Unbroken (Universal Pictures)
Whiplash (Sony Pictures Classics)
Best Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
Ralph Fiennes - The...
- 1/16/2015
- GossipCenter
Birdman was lauded with seven gongs at this year's Critics' Choice Movie Awards.
Lead actor Michael Keaton scored two of the awards for Actor and Actor in a Comedy, while the movie also won in the Acting Ensemble, Score, Original Screenplay, Editing and Cinematography categories.
However, the Alejandro González Iñárritu-directed black comedy was unable to beat Boyhood to the Picture award.
The coming-of-age drama had the second highest number of awards in total, which included Director for Richard Linklater, Supporting Actress for Patricia Arquette and Young Actor/Actress for Ellar Coltrane.
The Grand Budapest Hotel followed suit with three awards for Comedy, Art Direction and Costume Design, while Guardians of the Galaxy took two with Action Movie and Hair & Make-up.
See the full list of winners for the Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2015 below:
Picture
Boyhood - Winner!
Birdman
Gone Girl
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Nightcrawler
Selma...
Lead actor Michael Keaton scored two of the awards for Actor and Actor in a Comedy, while the movie also won in the Acting Ensemble, Score, Original Screenplay, Editing and Cinematography categories.
However, the Alejandro González Iñárritu-directed black comedy was unable to beat Boyhood to the Picture award.
The coming-of-age drama had the second highest number of awards in total, which included Director for Richard Linklater, Supporting Actress for Patricia Arquette and Young Actor/Actress for Ellar Coltrane.
The Grand Budapest Hotel followed suit with three awards for Comedy, Art Direction and Costume Design, while Guardians of the Galaxy took two with Action Movie and Hair & Make-up.
See the full list of winners for the Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2015 below:
Picture
Boyhood - Winner!
Birdman
Gone Girl
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Nightcrawler
Selma...
- 1/16/2015
- Digital Spy
Birdman led the field heading into tonight's 2015 Critics Choice Awards with 13 total nominations followed by The Grand Budapest Hotel with 11 nominations, and Boyhood with eight. Of course, following this morning's 2015 Oscar nominations all eyes were on the Critics Choice Awards to see how this awards season will continue to flow. Some were already declaring the Oscars irrelevant, bypassed by the likes of the more diverse list of nominees at both the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards as the Oscars failed to nominate Selma and saw a list of acting nominees dominated by all-white actors. Personally, I think people are looking to blame the Academy for overall industry ills, but I guess there is some level of importance to be placed on being the organization to move the dial. Is that by nominations alonec How much do winners matterc That's probably a question best left for another time, as for tonight's awards.
- 1/16/2015
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Just as it made a strong showing in the Oscar nominations Thursday morning, “Birdman” was the front-runner with the most nominations for the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards Thursday night. It also ended the night with the most trophies, taking home seven, including both Best Actor and Best Actor in a Comedy for Michael Keaton, Best Acting Ensemble, and Best Editing — the film was shot to look as if it was a single continuous take.
“Boyhood” followed with four awards, including two of the biggest honors of the night: Best Picture and Best Director for Richard Linklater. The film’s star...
“Boyhood” followed with four awards, including two of the biggest honors of the night: Best Picture and Best Director for Richard Linklater. The film’s star...
- 1/16/2015
- by Jason Hughes and Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Awards season continued Thursday night with the 20th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. Live with Kelly and Michael's Michael Strahan hosted the show at the Hollywood Palladium, and kept the mood "light and easy," as promised (starting with a Magic Mike-inspired strip-tease to open the show). Birdman walked away with the most statues, and Kevin Costner, Ron Howard and Jessica Chastain received special awards during the ceremony. Birdman entered the race with the most nominations, 13, and took six of the categories. Not far behind was Boyhood, which took four of its eight nominated categories, and The Grand Budapest Hotel with 11 nominations and three wins.
- 1/16/2015
- by Dana Rose Falcone, @DanaRoseFalcone
- PEOPLE.com
The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards are days away. They will air live on A&E Thursday, January 15.
Thanks to my in-laws, my wife and I will be escaping our son and attending the event. I might tweet (@bayerjeff) a few things while I am there, but otherwise, I’ll just be enjoying myself. As a member of the Broadcast Film Critics’ Association (Bfca), I have a vote, and below is my official ballot.
Nominations For The 20th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards
Jeff Bayer’s votes are in bold italics.
Best Picture
Birdman
Boyhood
Gone Girl
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Nightcrawler
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Unbroken
Whiplash
Best Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
Ralph Fiennes – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Jake Gyllenhaal – Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton – Birdman
David Oyelowo – Selma
Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything
Best Actress
Jennifer Aniston – Cake
Marion Cotillard – Two Days, One Night...
Thanks to my in-laws, my wife and I will be escaping our son and attending the event. I might tweet (@bayerjeff) a few things while I am there, but otherwise, I’ll just be enjoying myself. As a member of the Broadcast Film Critics’ Association (Bfca), I have a vote, and below is my official ballot.
Nominations For The 20th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards
Jeff Bayer’s votes are in bold italics.
Best Picture
Birdman
Boyhood
Gone Girl
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Nightcrawler
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Unbroken
Whiplash
Best Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
Ralph Fiennes – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Jake Gyllenhaal – Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton – Birdman
David Oyelowo – Selma
Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything
Best Actress
Jennifer Aniston – Cake
Marion Cotillard – Two Days, One Night...
- 1/13/2015
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
We're winding down the year-in-review game here at HitFix as 2014 draws to a close. For whatever reason I took a year off of the ballot/superlatives posts, but I'm back with those personal assessments of the best of the year, beginning today with my top picks across the Academy's 24 categories. Check back in tomorrow for a list of winners from this lot, as well as others in a slew of peripheral categories. And of course, feel free to let us know what your Oscar ballot would look like in the comments section below. (Oh, and naturally it goes without saying this post is living in a parallel reality where I'm not confined to a specific branch for nominations and reign supreme over all categories with selections for each.) We'll find out if the Academy agrees with any of this when the 87th annual Oscar nominations are announced on Jan. 15. *** Best...
- 12/30/2014
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
Jumping into the awards show ring, the Critics' Choice Awards just announced its picks for the upcoming 20th annual installment. And once again, “Birdman” is making an impressive showing thanks to a whopping 13 nods, followed by “The Grand Budapest Hotel” (11 nominations) and “Boyhood” (8 nominations).
Furthermore, Edward Norton, Michael Keaton, Emma Stone and director Alejandro G. Inarritu all have chances at glory for their work on the indie darling of the season.
Michael Strahan will host the 20th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards on January 15th, 2015.
And the nominees are:
Best Picture
Birdman
Boyhood
Gone Girl
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Nightcrawler
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Unbroken
Whiplash
Best Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
Ralph Fiennes – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Jake Gyllenhaal – Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton – Birdman
David Oyelowo – Selma
Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything
Best Actress
Jennifer Aniston – Cake
Marion Cotillard – Two Days, One Night
Felicity Jones...
Furthermore, Edward Norton, Michael Keaton, Emma Stone and director Alejandro G. Inarritu all have chances at glory for their work on the indie darling of the season.
Michael Strahan will host the 20th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards on January 15th, 2015.
And the nominees are:
Best Picture
Birdman
Boyhood
Gone Girl
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Imitation Game
Nightcrawler
Selma
The Theory of Everything
Unbroken
Whiplash
Best Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
Ralph Fiennes – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Jake Gyllenhaal – Nightcrawler
Michael Keaton – Birdman
David Oyelowo – Selma
Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything
Best Actress
Jennifer Aniston – Cake
Marion Cotillard – Two Days, One Night
Felicity Jones...
- 12/15/2014
- GossipCenter
Alejandro González Iñárritu's "Birdman" tops the nominations for the 20th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards brought to you by the Broadcast Film Critics Association of which I'm a proud voting member! Our deadline to vote for the nomination round was last Friday and I'm happy to say that most of my favorites made it to the final ballot!
"Birdman," which received 13 nods is now competing with "Boyhood," "Gone Girl," "The Grand Budapest Hotel," "The Imitation Game," "Nightcrawler," "Selma," "The Theory of Everything," "Unbroken," and "Whiplash" for the Best Picture of the Year!
The winners for the Critics' Choice Movie Awards will be revealed live on A&E from the Hollywood Palladium on January 15th at 9pm Et/ 6pm Pt. Coincidentally, this is the same day the Academy Award nominations will be announced. Legendary Super Bowl Champion Michael Strahan will serve as the show.s host.
Kevin Costner, Ron Howard...
"Birdman," which received 13 nods is now competing with "Boyhood," "Gone Girl," "The Grand Budapest Hotel," "The Imitation Game," "Nightcrawler," "Selma," "The Theory of Everything," "Unbroken," and "Whiplash" for the Best Picture of the Year!
The winners for the Critics' Choice Movie Awards will be revealed live on A&E from the Hollywood Palladium on January 15th at 9pm Et/ 6pm Pt. Coincidentally, this is the same day the Academy Award nominations will be announced. Legendary Super Bowl Champion Michael Strahan will serve as the show.s host.
Kevin Costner, Ron Howard...
- 12/15/2014
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Birdman is clearly a favorite this awards season, at least when it comes to nominations as it once again tops a list of nominees, this time the 2015 Critics Choice Awards as it leads the field with 13 total nominations followed by The Grand Budapest Hotel, which continues to surge this awards season with 11 nominations, and Boyhood with eight. Full disclosure, I'm part of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (Bfca), which nominates and votes on these awards, but I'm a little nervous my nominees this year weren't counted as I mistakenly missed the deadline by a few hours thinking it was on Saturday, not Friday. Oops, though looking at these nominations it doesn't seem as if it would have mattered. For example, I don't see Locke anywhere, Carrie Coon (Gone Girl) didn't get a supporting actress nomination, A Most Wanted Man didn't get an adapted screenplay nomination, no nomination for The Raid 2 in Best Action Movie,...
- 12/15/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Continuing its romp through the critics kudos this awards season, Fox Searchlight’s Birdman drew a whopping 13 nominations from the Broadcast Film Critics Association’s 20th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. In fact it’s a big day for Fox in general as Searchlight’s March release, The Grand Budapest Hotel was remembered to the tune of 11 nominations, while big Fox scored 6 nominations with Gone Girl. All three compete for Best Picture, Director, Screenplay and significant acting nods. This is a big boost in particular for Budapest, coming on the heels of its SAG nod for Outstanding Cast as well as four key Golden Globe nominations. Usually films opening as early as March are largely forgotten when it comes to Best Picture attention, but Budapest could be a rare exception in recent years if this triumph for the Wes Anderson comedy is repeated at the Oscars. The last film that opened as early as March,...
- 12/15/2014
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline
"Birdman" is coming out really strong with the critics awards nominations lately, heading up another list this weekend with the Chicago Film Critics Association. The film picked up nine tips of the hat, with fellow critical darlings "Boyhood" and "The Grand Budapest Hotel" not far behind. And a lovely note: naturally, "Life Itself," about the life of Chicago staple Roger Ebert, was nominated for Best Documentary as it continues to be one of the top contenders of that field. I picture him giving a hearty thumbs up to that. Check out the full list of nominees below. Winners will be announced on Dec. 15. And remember to track it all at The Circuit. Best Picture "Birdman" "Boyhood" "The Grand Budapest Hotel" "Under the Skin" "Whiplash" Best Director Wes Anderson, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" David Fincher, "Gone Girl" Alejandro González Iñárritu, "Birdman" Richard Linklater, "Boyhood" Christopher Nolan, "Interstellar" Best Actor Benedict Cumberbatch,...
- 12/14/2014
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association announced their 2014 film awards today and it was Boyhood taking Best Picture and The Grand Budapest Hotel claiming runner up as both films did very well with the La critics org. All the updates and my previous commentary are included below and I have already updated the Oscar Overture with Boyhood's win, click here for that. Updates Update #15: And Best Picture goes to... Boyhood Update #14: Wonderful surprise at Best Actor with Tom Hardy (Locke) taking it with Michael Keaton (Birdman) getting runner-up status. Update #13: Best Director goes to Richard Linklater for Boyhood with Wes Anderson coming in runner-up for The Grand Budapest Hotel Update #12: Best Foreign Language feature goes to Ida with Cannes winner Winter Sleep claiming runner-up. Update #11: The New Generation award has gone to Selma director Ava DuVernay. Update #10: Best Screenplay is another win for...
- 12/7/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Awards: Boyhood wins best feature, director, actress and editing.
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association lavished most of its awards on Boyhood, which earned best feature and three other prizes, and The Grand Budapest Hotel, which took best screenplay for Wes Anderson and best production design for Adam Stockhausen.
Richard Linklater — in London to collect Boyhood’s best international independent award at the BIFAs — prevailed in the directing category, while Patricia Arquette was named best actress and Sanda Adair picked up best editing honours.
Ida was named best foreign-language film, Citizenfour best documentary/nonfiction film and The Lego Movie best animation.
The 40th annual awards ceremony will take place on January 10. As previously announced, Gena Rowlands will collect the 2014 Career Achievement Award.
Full list of winners:
Best Picture
Boyhood
Runner-up: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Actor
Tom Hardy, Locke
Runner-up Michael Keaton, Birdman
Best Director
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Runner-up: Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest...
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association lavished most of its awards on Boyhood, which earned best feature and three other prizes, and The Grand Budapest Hotel, which took best screenplay for Wes Anderson and best production design for Adam Stockhausen.
Richard Linklater — in London to collect Boyhood’s best international independent award at the BIFAs — prevailed in the directing category, while Patricia Arquette was named best actress and Sanda Adair picked up best editing honours.
Ida was named best foreign-language film, Citizenfour best documentary/nonfiction film and The Lego Movie best animation.
The 40th annual awards ceremony will take place on January 10. As previously announced, Gena Rowlands will collect the 2014 Career Achievement Award.
Full list of winners:
Best Picture
Boyhood
Runner-up: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Actor
Tom Hardy, Locke
Runner-up Michael Keaton, Birdman
Best Director
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Runner-up: Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest...
- 12/7/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Awards: Tom Hardy named best actor for Locke.
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association is announcing its 2014 winners live via Twitter on December 7.
Best Picture Coming Up Next
Best Actor
Tom Hardy, Locke
Runner-up Michael Keaton, Birdman
Best Director
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Runner-up: Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Foreign-language Film
Ida
Runner-up: Winter Sleep
Best Screenplay
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Runner-up: Alejandra Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr, Armando Bo, Birdman
Best Actress
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Runner-up: Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Best Documentary/Nonfiction Film
Citizenfour
Runner-up: Life Itself
Best Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman
Runner-up: Dick Pope, Mr. Turner
Best Supporting Actress
Agata Kulesza, Ida
Runner-up: Rene Russo, Nightcrawler
Best Animation
The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya
Runner-up: The Lego Movie
Best Supporting Actor
Jk Simmons, Whiplash
Runner-up: Edward Norton, Birdman
Best Editing
Sandra Adair, Boyhood
Runner-up: Barney Pilling, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Production Design
Adam Stockhausen, The Grand Budapest...
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association is announcing its 2014 winners live via Twitter on December 7.
Best Picture Coming Up Next
Best Actor
Tom Hardy, Locke
Runner-up Michael Keaton, Birdman
Best Director
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Runner-up: Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Foreign-language Film
Ida
Runner-up: Winter Sleep
Best Screenplay
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Runner-up: Alejandra Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr, Armando Bo, Birdman
Best Actress
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Runner-up: Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Best Documentary/Nonfiction Film
Citizenfour
Runner-up: Life Itself
Best Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman
Runner-up: Dick Pope, Mr. Turner
Best Supporting Actress
Agata Kulesza, Ida
Runner-up: Rene Russo, Nightcrawler
Best Animation
The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya
Runner-up: The Lego Movie
Best Supporting Actor
Jk Simmons, Whiplash
Runner-up: Edward Norton, Birdman
Best Editing
Sandra Adair, Boyhood
Runner-up: Barney Pilling, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Production Design
Adam Stockhausen, The Grand Budapest...
- 12/7/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
My apologies to Boston, Los Angeles and the online contingency of New York City for their shared billing but what can you do? When they all announce on the same weekend they share column space. The DC Film Critics also announced nominations today but in the interest of sanity, Tfe only covers actual awards from critics groups, not their nomination rounds (which give performers and films no real juice publicity wise anyway); we have 30+ critics organizations in the Us alone so any requested coverage other than wins for the non-institutions feels ego-driven.
It was another good day for Birdman and Boyhood or "Boyman" as Sasha likes to call it. Particularly Boyhood which no films seem to be able to squirm around for top billing. Grand Budapest Hotel probably came close in L.A., Birdman looked like a distant second in Boston, but Nyfco seemed very committed. Is it now the Oscar frontrunner for Best Picture?...
It was another good day for Birdman and Boyhood or "Boyman" as Sasha likes to call it. Particularly Boyhood which no films seem to be able to squirm around for top billing. Grand Budapest Hotel probably came close in L.A., Birdman looked like a distant second in Boston, but Nyfco seemed very committed. Is it now the Oscar frontrunner for Best Picture?...
- 12/7/2014
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Austin - "Everly" puts me in an uncomfortable position. Sure, nowhere near as uncomfortable as the circumstances faced by Everly (Salma Hayek) over the course of the film, a one-room action movie, but as a film critic, I find myself really wrestling with my reaction. On the one hand, I like the energy of the film, and I think Hayek is about as appealing a lead as she's been in a while as the film opens in media hell, with her as a sex slave who finds herself at a turning point, freedom in her sights, but with a whole wall of mayhem between her and escape. The film makes a lot out of its single location, and I'm a fan of films where you watch one space get more and more destroyed over the course of an evening. Director Joe Lynch directs the film like a hungry man chasing a ham sandwich,...
- 9/26/2014
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
Chances are you have not seen Snowpiercer yet due to its limited availability and release fiasco. If so, skip this interview and watch the film first. Go in clean, because Snowpiercer really is as good as everyone’s telling you. Based on the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige, it is essentially a dark (often literally) sci-fi thriller about a perpetual motion train carrying the last remnants of society after a global ice age. Themes of cruelty, disparity and sacrifice abound, and strong, sometimes horrific visual references bombard the screen. The exceptional costume design by Catherine George ties all this together in a way that is readable and indicative, yet never threatens to take over the film.
Catherine George, however unintentionally, seems to specialise in this form of costume design; you only need to watch We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) to gather this. This is not to say her work is showy in any way.
Catherine George, however unintentionally, seems to specialise in this form of costume design; you only need to watch We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) to gather this. This is not to say her work is showy in any way.
- 8/1/2014
- by Lord Christopher Laverty
- Clothes on Film
What would happen if, thanks to an attempt to stop global warming that went awry, our big blue marble were plunged into a new ice age? The result would be pretty much what you would expect: Humanity's survivors would find themselves trapped on a perpetually moving supertrain divided by strict us-vs.-them barriers (plebians in the back, patricians in the front), and the huddled masses would have to fight their way to the front, one bloody siege at a time.
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That's the central idea behind Snowpiercer,...
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That's the central idea behind Snowpiercer,...
- 6/26/2014
- Rollingstone.com
A few months after he played Captain America for the second time in The Avengers, and a few months before he’d play Captain America for the third time in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Chris Evans went to Prague in the spring of 2012 to film Snowpiercer (rated R, out now). For Bong Joon-ho, a South Korean phenom shooting his first English-language feature, this presented a supersize challenge. You see, Evans’ character, who leads a ragtag, rag-wearing lower-class community in a full-blown revolt against their decadent overseers, is supposed to be malnourished. “The only difficult aspect of shooting Chris was hiding all his muscle mass,...
- 6/26/2014
- by Darren Franich
- EW - Inside Movies
Hell Frozen Over: Joon-Ho’s Dystopic Thrill Ride an Arresting Examination of Cold Humanity
His first feature film since 2009’s Mother, as well as his English language debut, Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer, based on the French graphic novel series “Le Transperceneige,” has been hyped at fever pitch ever since storming the box office in his native South Korea last year. After a much publicized haggling between the director and the Weinstein’s’ wish to trim twenty minutes away for the American palette, it’s a glorious win for art over commerce with the release of the title as the director originally intended it. Not to mention it moves as slickly as the rattling train upon which its set, speeding through a running time that slightly curbs over two hours at a brilliant pace.
Simply, a post apocalyptic tale showcasing mankind’s innate need for degrading hierarchies even when facing extinction,...
His first feature film since 2009’s Mother, as well as his English language debut, Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer, based on the French graphic novel series “Le Transperceneige,” has been hyped at fever pitch ever since storming the box office in his native South Korea last year. After a much publicized haggling between the director and the Weinstein’s’ wish to trim twenty minutes away for the American palette, it’s a glorious win for art over commerce with the release of the title as the director originally intended it. Not to mention it moves as slickly as the rattling train upon which its set, speeding through a running time that slightly curbs over two hours at a brilliant pace.
Simply, a post apocalyptic tale showcasing mankind’s innate need for degrading hierarchies even when facing extinction,...
- 6/26/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
One of the things that has been fascinating during the last 15 years of writing about films has been watching the way various genres or movements or international scenes have had their moment. One of the most exciting of those was the emergence of the new Korean cinema, and there were so many good movies and so many exciting filmmakers working all at once that it felt like something very special. I have a particular fondness for the work of Bong Joon-ho, and I think he's managed to avoid being pigeonholed because of the way he's never really repeated himself as a filmmaker. My first exposure to his work was at the Fantasia Film Festival, where I saw "Barking Dogs Never Bite." Right away, I was drawn in by his kinetic sense and by the very human weaknesses of his characters. "Memories Of Murder," his next film, positively destroyed me. It's...
- 6/23/2014
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Like Father, Like Son won best film and best director at the 56th Asia Pacific Film Festival (Apff), which wrapped in Macau on Sunday night (Dec 15).
India’s The Lunchbox, written and directed by Ritesh Batra, continued its awards run by scooping three prizes – best screenplay, best supporting actor for Nawazuddin Siddiqui and an outstanding achievement award for Irrfan Khan.
Zhang Ziyi won best actress for The Grandmaster, while best actor went to Lee Kang-sheng for Stray Dogs, which also won best sound (Tu Duu-chih, Kuo Li-chi). The Grandmaster also picked up best cinematography (Philippe Le Sourd).
Best supporting actress went to Yeo Yann Yann for Anthony Chen’s Ilo Ilo. Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer picked up best art director for the work of Ondrej Nekvasil.
Indonesia’s What They Don’t Talk About When They Talk About Love picked up best music for the work of Zeke Khaseli and Yudhi Arfani, while Australia...
India’s The Lunchbox, written and directed by Ritesh Batra, continued its awards run by scooping three prizes – best screenplay, best supporting actor for Nawazuddin Siddiqui and an outstanding achievement award for Irrfan Khan.
Zhang Ziyi won best actress for The Grandmaster, while best actor went to Lee Kang-sheng for Stray Dogs, which also won best sound (Tu Duu-chih, Kuo Li-chi). The Grandmaster also picked up best cinematography (Philippe Le Sourd).
Best supporting actress went to Yeo Yann Yann for Anthony Chen’s Ilo Ilo. Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer picked up best art director for the work of Ondrej Nekvasil.
Indonesia’s What They Don’t Talk About When They Talk About Love picked up best music for the work of Zeke Khaseli and Yudhi Arfani, while Australia...
- 12/16/2013
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Like Father, Like Son won best film and best director at the 56th Asia Pacific Film Festival (Apff), which wrapped in Macau on Sunday night (Dec 15).
India’s The Lunchbox, written and directed by Ritesh Batra, continued its awards run by scooping three prizes – best screenplay, best supporting actor for Nawazuddin Siddiqui and an outstanding achievement award for Irrfan Khan.
Zhang Ziyi won best actress for The Grandmaster, while best actor went to Lee Kang-sheng for Stray Dogs, which also won best sound (Tu Duu-chih, Kuo Li-chi). The Grandmaster also picked up best cinematography (Philippe Le Sourd).
Best supporting actress went to Yeo Yann Yann for Anthony Chen’s Ilo Ilo. Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer picked up best art director for the work of Ondrej Nekvasil.
Indonesia’s What They Don’t Talk About When They Talk About Love picked up best music for the work of Zeke Khaseli and Yudhi Arfani, while Australia...
India’s The Lunchbox, written and directed by Ritesh Batra, continued its awards run by scooping three prizes – best screenplay, best supporting actor for Nawazuddin Siddiqui and an outstanding achievement award for Irrfan Khan.
Zhang Ziyi won best actress for The Grandmaster, while best actor went to Lee Kang-sheng for Stray Dogs, which also won best sound (Tu Duu-chih, Kuo Li-chi). The Grandmaster also picked up best cinematography (Philippe Le Sourd).
Best supporting actress went to Yeo Yann Yann for Anthony Chen’s Ilo Ilo. Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer picked up best art director for the work of Ondrej Nekvasil.
Indonesia’s What They Don’t Talk About When They Talk About Love picked up best music for the work of Zeke Khaseli and Yudhi Arfani, while Australia...
- 12/16/2013
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
The Lunchbox actor Irrfan Khan won an award for Outstanding Achievement while Nawazuddin Siddiqui won the award for Best Supporting Actor for the film at the 56th Asia-Pacific Film Festival.
The Lunchbox continued its winning spree by winning the Best Screenplay award. The film was nominated in six categories.
The Best Picture award went to Japanese film Like Father Like Son while director Kore-eda Hirokazu won the Best Director award.
The 56th Asia-Pacific Film Festival was held from December 13-15, 2013 in Macau.
Full list of awards:
Best Picture: Like Father Like Son [Japan]
Best Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu; Like Father Like Son [Japan]
Best Actor: Lee Kang-sheng; Stray Dogs [Taiwan/France]
Best Actress: Zhang Ziyi; The Grandmaster [Hong Kong/China]
Outstanding Achievement: Irrfan Khan; The Lunchbox [India]
Best Supporting Actor: Nawazuddin Siddiqui; The Lunchbox [India]
Best Supporting Actress: Yeo Yann Yann; Ilo Ilo [Singapore]
Best Screenplay: Ritesh Batra; The Lunchbox [India]
Best Art Director: Ondrej Nekvasil; Snowpiercer [South Korea]
Best Editing: Simon Price, Sally Blenheim,...
The Lunchbox continued its winning spree by winning the Best Screenplay award. The film was nominated in six categories.
The Best Picture award went to Japanese film Like Father Like Son while director Kore-eda Hirokazu won the Best Director award.
The 56th Asia-Pacific Film Festival was held from December 13-15, 2013 in Macau.
Full list of awards:
Best Picture: Like Father Like Son [Japan]
Best Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu; Like Father Like Son [Japan]
Best Actor: Lee Kang-sheng; Stray Dogs [Taiwan/France]
Best Actress: Zhang Ziyi; The Grandmaster [Hong Kong/China]
Outstanding Achievement: Irrfan Khan; The Lunchbox [India]
Best Supporting Actor: Nawazuddin Siddiqui; The Lunchbox [India]
Best Supporting Actress: Yeo Yann Yann; Ilo Ilo [Singapore]
Best Screenplay: Ritesh Batra; The Lunchbox [India]
Best Art Director: Ondrej Nekvasil; Snowpiercer [South Korea]
Best Editing: Simon Price, Sally Blenheim,...
- 12/16/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Ritesh Batra’s The Lunchbox has bagged six nominations at the 56th Asia-Pacific Film Festival including Best Film and Best Director.
Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur and Nawazuddin Siddiqui have secured nominations in Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor categories respectively.
Rajeev Ravi has been nominated in Best Cinematography category for Monsoon Shootout.
The awards will be announced on December 15 in Macau. The Asia-Pacific Film Festival (Apff) is an annual event hosted by the Federation of Motion Picture Producers in Asia-Pacific (Fpa).
Best Picture:
“The Grandmaster” (Hong Kong)
“Like Father Like Son” (Tokyo)
“The Lunchbox” (Mumbai)
“Stray Dogs” (Taipei)
“Ilo Ilo” (Singapore)
“In Bloom” (Tbilisi)
Best Director:
Tsai Ming-liang, “Stray Dogs” (Taipei)
Bong Joon-ho, “Snowpiercer” (Seoul)
Ritesh Batra, “The Lunchbox” (Mumbai)
Jafar Panahi and Kamboziya Partovi, “Closed Curtain” (Tehran)
Wong Kar-wai, “The Grandmaster” (Hong Kong)
Hirokazu Kore-eda, “Like Father Like Son” (Tokyo)
Best Actor:
Irrfan Khan, “The Lunchbox” (Mumbai)
Nick Cheung,...
Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur and Nawazuddin Siddiqui have secured nominations in Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor categories respectively.
Rajeev Ravi has been nominated in Best Cinematography category for Monsoon Shootout.
The awards will be announced on December 15 in Macau. The Asia-Pacific Film Festival (Apff) is an annual event hosted by the Federation of Motion Picture Producers in Asia-Pacific (Fpa).
Best Picture:
“The Grandmaster” (Hong Kong)
“Like Father Like Son” (Tokyo)
“The Lunchbox” (Mumbai)
“Stray Dogs” (Taipei)
“Ilo Ilo” (Singapore)
“In Bloom” (Tbilisi)
Best Director:
Tsai Ming-liang, “Stray Dogs” (Taipei)
Bong Joon-ho, “Snowpiercer” (Seoul)
Ritesh Batra, “The Lunchbox” (Mumbai)
Jafar Panahi and Kamboziya Partovi, “Closed Curtain” (Tehran)
Wong Kar-wai, “The Grandmaster” (Hong Kong)
Hirokazu Kore-eda, “Like Father Like Son” (Tokyo)
Best Actor:
Irrfan Khan, “The Lunchbox” (Mumbai)
Nick Cheung,...
- 12/2/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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