The Oscars are done for another year and Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy are newly minted Oscar winners for Oppenheimer! Overall, it was an expected and welcome result, with Oppenheimer also taking home Best Picture, while Poor Things star Emma Stone won a second Oscar, in a surprising, but well-earned result. Overall, it was the icing on the cake of a refreshingly entertaining edition of the Oscars – one of the best in years.
Right off the bat it was pretty amusing, Jimmy Kimmel made some pretty fun digs in his opening monologue, including some references to Robert Downey Jr’s checkered history (which he was happy to play along to) and Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling’s genetic perfection (he ain’t wrong). Plus, there was a close-up of Anatomy of a Fall’s breakout dog star, Messi (who showed up despite earlier giving the award show the high hat...
Right off the bat it was pretty amusing, Jimmy Kimmel made some pretty fun digs in his opening monologue, including some references to Robert Downey Jr’s checkered history (which he was happy to play along to) and Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling’s genetic perfection (he ain’t wrong). Plus, there was a close-up of Anatomy of a Fall’s breakout dog star, Messi (who showed up despite earlier giving the award show the high hat...
- 3/10/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
My, how much the race has evolved since the 96th Oscars nominations were announced January 23. We won’t say changed, since it seems like the certain sure bets at that time have become even surer bets. You all know “Oppenheimer,” long considered a frontrunner in many categories,” received the most nominations then with 13, followed by “Poor Things” with 11 and “Killers of the Flower Moon” with 10. Well, tonight, this evening of Sunday March 10 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles at 7:00pm Et, we’re finally gonna see if what we all assume to be true is actually going to pan out: That “Oppenheimer” is teed up for a very big night, as IndieWire’s own Anne Thompson has predicted, with her final Oscar picks, herself.
“Oppenheimer” has won top honors at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards, BAFTAs, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Surely Oscars domination is next, right?...
“Oppenheimer” has won top honors at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards, BAFTAs, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Surely Oscars domination is next, right?...
- 3/10/2024
- by Marcus Jones and Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
One man is preparing for a “quite unbelievable” Oscars night, having found himself nominated three times this year in the same category.
Special effects supervisor Neil Corbould is up against himself twice over, after being recognised in the category for his work on three movies – Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One, The Creator and Napoleon.
Corbould has two previous Oscars to his name – for Gladiator and Gravity. He told the BBC that this year’s close-to-hand competition could be “the kiss of death,” and said:
“I might have three seats and have to play musical chairs!” The best part? “I get invited to three different after parties.”
Corbould has been working in the film industry for nearly five decades, having followed his uncle into special effects. Colin Chilvers previously won an Oscar himself, for his work on the 1978 movie Superman. He also worked on The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), Condorman...
Special effects supervisor Neil Corbould is up against himself twice over, after being recognised in the category for his work on three movies – Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One, The Creator and Napoleon.
Corbould has two previous Oscars to his name – for Gladiator and Gravity. He told the BBC that this year’s close-to-hand competition could be “the kiss of death,” and said:
“I might have three seats and have to play musical chairs!” The best part? “I get invited to three different after parties.”
Corbould has been working in the film industry for nearly five decades, having followed his uncle into special effects. Colin Chilvers previously won an Oscar himself, for his work on the 1978 movie Superman. He also worked on The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), Condorman...
- 3/9/2024
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2024 Oscars Predictions:
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Weekly Commentary: “The Creator” has the advantage, but honesty, any film can win.
“Godzilla Minus One” is in the discussion and could be a cool choice for the Academy to make, similar to “Ex Machina.” However, don’t count out the power...
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2024 Oscars Predictions:
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
Weekly Commentary: “The Creator” has the advantage, but honesty, any film can win.
“Godzilla Minus One” is in the discussion and could be a cool choice for the Academy to make, similar to “Ex Machina.” However, don’t count out the power...
- 3/7/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The films in the running for the 2024 Best Visual Effects Oscar are “The Creator,” “Godzilla Minus One,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” and “Napoleon.” Our odds currently indicate that “Godzilla Minus One” (10/3) is the frontrunner, followed in order by “The Creator” (18/5), the new “Guardians” entry (9/2), “Napoleon” (9/2), and the latest “Mission: Impossible” chapter (9/2).
Included among the 17 individuals in this lineup are 13 first-timers who constitute the category’s largest newcomer rate since the minimum annual amount of nominated films was set at five in 2011. This vast majority comprises all four “Godzilla Minus One” team members, dual contender Simone Coco (“Mission: Impossible” and “Napoleon”), three artists from “The Creator”, two from “Guardians of the Galaxy” (Theo Bialek and Alexis Wajsbrot), two more from “Mission: Impossible” (Jeff Sutherland and Alex Wuttke), and one more from “Napoleon” (Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet).
The third “Guardians” volume is the 14th Marvel...
Included among the 17 individuals in this lineup are 13 first-timers who constitute the category’s largest newcomer rate since the minimum annual amount of nominated films was set at five in 2011. This vast majority comprises all four “Godzilla Minus One” team members, dual contender Simone Coco (“Mission: Impossible” and “Napoleon”), three artists from “The Creator”, two from “Guardians of the Galaxy” (Theo Bialek and Alexis Wajsbrot), two more from “Mission: Impossible” (Jeff Sutherland and Alex Wuttke), and one more from “Napoleon” (Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet).
The third “Guardians” volume is the 14th Marvel...
- 3/7/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Filmmaker Gareth Edwards gained recognition with 2010’s Monsters in which he not only served as the writer-director but also the cinematographer and visual effects artist. Monsters received a positive response upon its release and was followed by Edwards directing 2014’s Godzilla, and 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
The filmmaker returned to making original films with 2023’s The Creator. The story is set in 2070, 15 years after the AI has set off a nuclear detonation in Los Angeles starting a war between humans and AI. An ex-special force is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator of the weapon to end the power. The movie received a positive response from the audience and critics and Gareth Edwards’ visual effects were highly lauded making him a perfect choice for the upcoming Jurassic World.
John David Washington in The Creator
SUGGESTEDGareth Edwards’ Role as the Director For ‘Jurassic World 4’ Hides...
The filmmaker returned to making original films with 2023’s The Creator. The story is set in 2070, 15 years after the AI has set off a nuclear detonation in Los Angeles starting a war between humans and AI. An ex-special force is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator of the weapon to end the power. The movie received a positive response from the audience and critics and Gareth Edwards’ visual effects were highly lauded making him a perfect choice for the upcoming Jurassic World.
John David Washington in The Creator
SUGGESTEDGareth Edwards’ Role as the Director For ‘Jurassic World 4’ Hides...
- 2/24/2024
- by Avneet Ahluwalia
- FandomWire
After traveling to dozens of exotic locations around the world to film New Regency’s and 20th Century Studios’ The Creator, director Gareth Edwards made one last trek that was among his most consequential: to Industrial Light & Magic in Northern California. There, he showed a rough cut of the film to the VFX pros who would be tasked with helping him make his $80 million film look like it cost $200 million, turning human actors into robots — no uncanny valley allowed — and creating futuristic cities and secret labs by augmenting real-life locations with visual effects.
Many of the key moments onscreen were filled with temporary text such as “epic Nomad shot,” a reference to the killer space station at the center of the film concerning a war between humans and artificial intelligence.
The space station Nomad (and a robotic monk) were added over a mountain view in Thailand. Director Gareth Edwards generally...
Many of the key moments onscreen were filled with temporary text such as “epic Nomad shot,” a reference to the killer space station at the center of the film concerning a war between humans and artificial intelligence.
The space station Nomad (and a robotic monk) were added over a mountain view in Thailand. Director Gareth Edwards generally...
- 2/23/2024
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Best Visual Effects is one of my personal favorite Oscar categories, but this year it’s one without a single Best Picture nominee in the bunch, which isn’t that uncommon — it happened most recently in 2020. Not that it necessarily matters, since not a single movie that has won Best Picture has also won this category going all the way back to Peter Jackson‘s “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” in 2003. In fact, that was the last Best Picture winner to even be nominated in this category.
Two of the movies nominated this year received no other nominations, while the others only received one or two additional below-the-line bids. What’s interesting is that there is only one visual effects nominee that is also nominated for its production design: Ridley Scott‘s “Napoleon,” which only received three below-the-line nominations total. In most years that would...
Two of the movies nominated this year received no other nominations, while the others only received one or two additional below-the-line bids. What’s interesting is that there is only one visual effects nominee that is also nominated for its production design: Ridley Scott‘s “Napoleon,” which only received three below-the-line nominations total. In most years that would...
- 2/21/2024
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
The American Cinematheque announced the honorees for the third annual Tribute to the Crafts, which include “Oppenheimer” for cinematography and editing, “Poor Things” for costume design and “I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie” for song. The event will take place on Jan. 19, 2024, at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
Celebrating individuals in 15 categories across aspects of filmmaking, Tribute to the Crafts recognizes those “who are at the very heart of filmmaking and have exhibited extraordinary work behind the camera,” per the release. The event will also showcase clips from the films being honored.
With a 30-year career that includes 270 film credits, Oscar-winning sound mixer Kevin O’Connell will receive the Career Achievement Award. His projects from this year include “Oppenheimer,” “Barbie,” “Gran Turismo,” “Cocaine Bear” and “Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret.”
Producers and American Cinematheque board members Franklin Leonard and Paula Wagner will co-host the event.
“Celebrating the artisans and...
Celebrating individuals in 15 categories across aspects of filmmaking, Tribute to the Crafts recognizes those “who are at the very heart of filmmaking and have exhibited extraordinary work behind the camera,” per the release. The event will also showcase clips from the films being honored.
With a 30-year career that includes 270 film credits, Oscar-winning sound mixer Kevin O’Connell will receive the Career Achievement Award. His projects from this year include “Oppenheimer,” “Barbie,” “Gran Turismo,” “Cocaine Bear” and “Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret.”
Producers and American Cinematheque board members Franklin Leonard and Paula Wagner will co-host the event.
“Celebrating the artisans and...
- 12/14/2023
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety Film + TV
In its continuing effort to shine the spotlight on industry artisans who toil behind the scenes to make movie magic, the American Cinematheque on Thursday revealed the 2023 honorees for its third annual Tribute to the Crafts.
Winning multiple honors are Oppenheimer for Cinematography and Film Editing; Maestro for Hair & Makeup and Sound; and Barbie for Production Design/Set Decoration and Song (for “I’m Just Ken”).
American Fiction, The Color Purple, Poor Things, Killers of The Flower Moon (for the late Robbie Robertson’s final score) John Wick: Chapter 4 and The Creator also are being honored in the feature film categories, while Anselm, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie and American Symphony are being recognized for achievement in documentaries.
Honorees will be tributed at the gala event at American Cinematheque’s newly restored (in conjunction with Netflix) Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood on January 19, 2024.
Tribute to the Crafts honors those who...
Winning multiple honors are Oppenheimer for Cinematography and Film Editing; Maestro for Hair & Makeup and Sound; and Barbie for Production Design/Set Decoration and Song (for “I’m Just Ken”).
American Fiction, The Color Purple, Poor Things, Killers of The Flower Moon (for the late Robbie Robertson’s final score) John Wick: Chapter 4 and The Creator also are being honored in the feature film categories, while Anselm, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie and American Symphony are being recognized for achievement in documentaries.
Honorees will be tributed at the gala event at American Cinematheque’s newly restored (in conjunction with Netflix) Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood on January 19, 2024.
Tribute to the Crafts honors those who...
- 12/14/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
There are a lot of hype moments in Ridley Scott's new film "Napoleon," but perhaps the biggest is in the final act when we get the reveal that the battle Napoleon's preparing for is none other than the showdown at Waterloo. All the Abba fans in the audience leaned forward at that point, as did anyone unlucky enough to have read through the entirety of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel "Les Misérables" without skimming through that 50-page tangent about the battle in question. It's one of the most famous battles in world history, to the point where the name rings familiar even to those with only a vague recollection of 19th century France. This was the moment when Napoleon fell, after all. It's when the most important man in Europe for the past 20 years was finally forced into exile, for good this time.
But in the movie itself, the battle isn't conveyed particularly well.
But in the movie itself, the battle isn't conveyed particularly well.
- 11/28/2023
- by Michael Boyle
- Slash Film
Sir Ridley Scott is back with another historical epic with a big sense of humor in "Napoleon," a movie that looks at a great man doing important things while also showing him to be a bit of a giant baby — see also the hilarious Ben Affleck in "The Last Duel" or Jared Leto's incredible transformation as Paolo Gucci in "House of Gucci."
Also in Ridley Scott fashion, "Napoleon" is full of epic action and historical inaccuracies. From a scene where Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon literally shoots the Great Pyramid of Giza, to an incredible moment where the Napoleonic army wins a battle by drowning the enemy under an icy lake. That latter scene is a recreation of The Battle of Austerlitz, which the film depicts as having Napoleon luring the enemy Austrian and Russian armies onto an icy lake. Then, he orders the lake bombarded, trapping and drowning hundreds if not thousands.
Also in Ridley Scott fashion, "Napoleon" is full of epic action and historical inaccuracies. From a scene where Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon literally shoots the Great Pyramid of Giza, to an incredible moment where the Napoleonic army wins a battle by drowning the enemy under an icy lake. That latter scene is a recreation of The Battle of Austerlitz, which the film depicts as having Napoleon luring the enemy Austrian and Russian armies onto an icy lake. Then, he orders the lake bombarded, trapping and drowning hundreds if not thousands.
- 11/23/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Director Ridley Scott has been having a field day during the press tour for "Napoleon," his latest blockbuster epic starring Joaquin Phoenix, generally telling every historian within earshot to shove it whenever someone points out a historical inaccuracy in his film. And quite frankly, he has the right. At 85 years old, with more than a few masterpieces under his belt, Scott should be allowed to make the movies he wants to make, and adjust the facts to fit his vision as much as he wants. Especially when the quotes about his process have proven so dang entertaining. Go off, king.
But this is the part where I invite Scott to narrow his gaze at me, and practically beg him to tell me to get f*cked. Because I've spent the past few months reading "Napoleon: A Life" by Andrew Roberts, the 2015 biography that spans over 900 pages and utilizes tens of...
But this is the part where I invite Scott to narrow his gaze at me, and practically beg him to tell me to get f*cked. Because I've spent the past few months reading "Napoleon: A Life" by Andrew Roberts, the 2015 biography that spans over 900 pages and utilizes tens of...
- 11/22/2023
- by Jacob Hall
- Slash Film
Gareth Edwards’ “The Creator,” in theaters now, is a unique kind of sci-fi blockbuster from a major studio in that, while it looks like it cost a lot to make, the “Rogue One” director and his filmmaking team’s indie spirit and approach to the production actually kept the budget of the 20th Century Studios film under $100 million. Here’s how they did it.
The film is a tale set in the distant sci-fi future, where a war against artificial intelligence rages on. The U.S. is almost completely anti-ai while New Asia, a region of southeast Asia, still allows it. A former special operative (played by John David Washington), is tasked with tracking down the AI’s secret weapon: a little kid (Madeleine Yuna Voyles) who has the power to control technology.
While the plot will remind you of any number of movies and television series that have come before,...
The film is a tale set in the distant sci-fi future, where a war against artificial intelligence rages on. The U.S. is almost completely anti-ai while New Asia, a region of southeast Asia, still allows it. A former special operative (played by John David Washington), is tasked with tracking down the AI’s secret weapon: a little kid (Madeleine Yuna Voyles) who has the power to control technology.
While the plot will remind you of any number of movies and television series that have come before,...
- 10/9/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Gareth Edwards’ “The Creator” was a resourceful sci-fi endeavor with an $80 million production budget, but its visuals are on par with epic blockbusters that cost three times that amount. Rather than shoot on a studio backlot, the filmmaker behind “Godzilla” and “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” opted to shoot in eight different countries, including Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia and Japan.
For an all-out climatic action sequence set in Thailand, a village comes under attack by the U.S. Military as John David Washington’s protagonist defuses a bomb. Visual effects supervisor at Industrial Light and Magic (Ilm) Jay Cooper and supervising sound editor Erik Aadahl explain how the setpiece came together.
“There was nothing temped in, it was just production dialogue and nothing else,” Aadahl explained. “It was an amazing blank canvas to start working with. There were no visual effects, just a title that said ‘Tank on the Hill.
For an all-out climatic action sequence set in Thailand, a village comes under attack by the U.S. Military as John David Washington’s protagonist defuses a bomb. Visual effects supervisor at Industrial Light and Magic (Ilm) Jay Cooper and supervising sound editor Erik Aadahl explain how the setpiece came together.
“There was nothing temped in, it was just production dialogue and nothing else,” Aadahl explained. “It was an amazing blank canvas to start working with. There were no visual effects, just a title that said ‘Tank on the Hill.
- 10/4/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
There really was a Queen Charlotte who married King George III in 1761 before they had a chance to get to know each other. The new Netflix series "Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story" is inspired by the real Charlotte and George, but uses them to tell their own story based on - but not exactly following - historical fact, set in the world of "Bridgerton."
The show itself, which premiered on May 4, acknowledges that it's not exactly "true" from the very first moments, when the voice of Lady Whistledown (Julia Andrews) says, "This is the story of Queen Charlotte from Bridgerton. It is not a history lesson." She goes on and says, "It is fiction inspired by fact. All liberties taken by the author are quite intentional."
However, if you do want to separate what's fact from fiction in "Queen Charlotte," find the true story behind the series ahead.
The Real...
The show itself, which premiered on May 4, acknowledges that it's not exactly "true" from the very first moments, when the voice of Lady Whistledown (Julia Andrews) says, "This is the story of Queen Charlotte from Bridgerton. It is not a history lesson." She goes on and says, "It is fiction inspired by fact. All liberties taken by the author are quite intentional."
However, if you do want to separate what's fact from fiction in "Queen Charlotte," find the true story behind the series ahead.
The Real...
- 5/4/2023
- by Victoria Edel
- Popsugar.com
Bridgerton‘s prequel series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story will give fans an inside look into life before an integrated ton. A young Charlotte is pushed into an arranged marriage and must deal with an aristocratic political world. Golda Rosheuvel will reprise her role as Queen Charlotte, but actor India Amarteifio will star as the younger version. When bringing to life the character’s past in Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, Amarteifio had to follow one crucial rule.
India Amarteifio at the press event for ‘Queen Charlotte A Bridgerton Story’ | via Netflix The prequel series has a young Charlotte learn to rule a divided monarch and find love
The gossip-loving character in Bridgerton has a detailed past tied to real-life history. Scholars believed Queen Charlotte to African American descent. Her marriage to King George III created a societal shift. While snippets of Queen Charlotte’s life are teased in the Netflix series,...
India Amarteifio at the press event for ‘Queen Charlotte A Bridgerton Story’ | via Netflix The prequel series has a young Charlotte learn to rule a divided monarch and find love
The gossip-loving character in Bridgerton has a detailed past tied to real-life history. Scholars believed Queen Charlotte to African American descent. Her marriage to King George III created a societal shift. While snippets of Queen Charlotte’s life are teased in the Netflix series,...
- 3/9/2023
- by Gabriela Silva
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The cast and crew of “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” have promised an “intimate story” in the prequel series to Shonda Rhimes’ Netflix hit.
At a global fan event at Claridge’s in London, host Gena Mour-Barrett welcomed showrunner, writer and executive producer Rhimes over Zoom, with cast members Golda Rosheuvel, Adjoa Andoh and Ruth Gemmell attending in person to discuss their characters in the new series, first introduced in the flagship Netflix show launched in 2020.
Also in attendance were the three main cast members new to the “Bridgerton” universe: India Amarteifio as young Queen Charlotte (with Rosheuvel reprising her role as the Queen in adulthood), Arsema Thomas as young Lady Danbury (her older counterpart played by Andoh) and with Corey Mylchreest joining the cast as young King George III.
Rhimes explained that the impetus for the show was to delve into “how the ‘Bridgerton’ world came to be” and...
At a global fan event at Claridge’s in London, host Gena Mour-Barrett welcomed showrunner, writer and executive producer Rhimes over Zoom, with cast members Golda Rosheuvel, Adjoa Andoh and Ruth Gemmell attending in person to discuss their characters in the new series, first introduced in the flagship Netflix show launched in 2020.
Also in attendance were the three main cast members new to the “Bridgerton” universe: India Amarteifio as young Queen Charlotte (with Rosheuvel reprising her role as the Queen in adulthood), Arsema Thomas as young Lady Danbury (her older counterpart played by Andoh) and with Corey Mylchreest joining the cast as young King George III.
Rhimes explained that the impetus for the show was to delve into “how the ‘Bridgerton’ world came to be” and...
- 2/14/2023
- by Ella Kemp
- Variety Film + TV
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The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, Sep. 19, is shaping up to be a global spectacle. World leaders, including President Biden, will be in attendance, and the world’s media will be there, too.
The queen’s funeral will be the first time such an event has been broadcast on television. In 1952, when Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne, the funeral procession of King George VI was televised in the U.K., but the funeral itself remained private. Not so this time.
While the BBC will be the official broadcaster of the proceedings, every U.S. TV news organization will be in attendance, flying in many of their top anchors and blowing up their typical programming lineups to carry it live.
Here’s what’s planned from the U.S. TV news networks.
ABC News
Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts and...
The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, Sep. 19, is shaping up to be a global spectacle. World leaders, including President Biden, will be in attendance, and the world’s media will be there, too.
The queen’s funeral will be the first time such an event has been broadcast on television. In 1952, when Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne, the funeral procession of King George VI was televised in the U.K., but the funeral itself remained private. Not so this time.
While the BBC will be the official broadcaster of the proceedings, every U.S. TV news organization will be in attendance, flying in many of their top anchors and blowing up their typical programming lineups to carry it live.
Here’s what’s planned from the U.S. TV news networks.
ABC News
Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts and...
- 9/16/2022
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
February 21st isn’t necessarily a busy week on the home entertainment front, but horror and sci-fi fans definitely should keep an eye on several intriguing releases that arrive this Tuesday. The Oscar-nominated thriller Nocturnal Animals is coming to Blu-ray and DVD via Universal Studios Home Entertainment, and Arrow Video is giving the cult classic Psychomania an HD overhaul for their 2-Disc Special Edition.
Other notable releases for February 21st include Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio, It Watches, House on Haunted Hill / Tormented double feature, and Kill, Granny, Kill.
Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio (BBC Home Entertainment, Blu-ray & DVD)
This Christmas sees The Doctor join forces with a masked Superhero for an epic New York adventure. With brain-swapping aliens poised to attack, the Doctor and Nardole link up with an investigative reporter and a mysterious figure known only as The Ghost. Can the Doctor save Manhattan?...
Other notable releases for February 21st include Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio, It Watches, House on Haunted Hill / Tormented double feature, and Kill, Granny, Kill.
Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio (BBC Home Entertainment, Blu-ray & DVD)
This Christmas sees The Doctor join forces with a masked Superhero for an epic New York adventure. With brain-swapping aliens poised to attack, the Doctor and Nardole link up with an investigative reporter and a mysterious figure known only as The Ghost. Can the Doctor save Manhattan?...
- 2/21/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
A motorcycle gang comes back from the dead to wreak havoc on the living in 1973's Psychomania, aka The Death Wheelers. Following the recent UK Blu-ray / DVD release of the cult film, Arrow Video has now announced that they will bring the zombie bikers stateside in February with their Us Blu-ray / DVD release of Psychomania, complete with a 2K restoration from preservation negatives and plenty of bonus features.
From Arrow Video: "New Us Title: Psychomania Dual Format Blu-ray & DVD
Zombie bikers run amok is southern England.
Pre-orders links should be live soon!
Release Date: 21st February 2017
The United States gave motorcycle-mad cinemagoers Easy Rider, The Wild One and The Wild Angels. The United Kingdom gave them Psychomania, the tale of zombie bikers run amok is southern England.
The Living Dead are a delinquent biker gang, fond of causing havoc on British roadways and making out in graveyards. Gang leader...
From Arrow Video: "New Us Title: Psychomania Dual Format Blu-ray & DVD
Zombie bikers run amok is southern England.
Pre-orders links should be live soon!
Release Date: 21st February 2017
The United States gave motorcycle-mad cinemagoers Easy Rider, The Wild One and The Wild Angels. The United Kingdom gave them Psychomania, the tale of zombie bikers run amok is southern England.
The Living Dead are a delinquent biker gang, fond of causing havoc on British roadways and making out in graveyards. Gang leader...
- 11/16/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The Death Wheelers are coming to the UK! Well, they are coming to Blu-ray / DVD in the UK, anyway. Don Sharp’s PsychoMania aka The Death Wheelers (1973) follows Tom, a motorcycle gang leader, who kills himself and is successfully resurrected from the dead by his mother and a very knowledgeable cult. Psychomania will be released via the British Film Institute (BFI) on Blu-ray / DVD in the UK on September 19th:
From Blu-ray.com: “Look Out! The Living Dead motorcycle gang is on the rampage, wreaking havoc in their small English town. For gang leader Tom (Nicky Henson), however, mere earthly violence is not enough: he’s obsessed with the occult and is convinced that he can kill himself and then return from the dead – with the help of a frog-worshipping cult and his seance-conducting mother (Beryl Reid). Remarkably, Tom succeeds and soon joins the ranks of the walking – and riding – dead!
From Blu-ray.com: “Look Out! The Living Dead motorcycle gang is on the rampage, wreaking havoc in their small English town. For gang leader Tom (Nicky Henson), however, mere earthly violence is not enough: he’s obsessed with the occult and is convinced that he can kill himself and then return from the dead – with the help of a frog-worshipping cult and his seance-conducting mother (Beryl Reid). Remarkably, Tom succeeds and soon joins the ranks of the walking – and riding – dead!
- 8/9/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
The Visual Effects Society has announced the nominees for its 13th Annual Ves Awards, which recognize outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials and video games. Among the nominees — Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, Guardians of the Galaxy, Interstellar, Maleficent, The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies and X-Men: Days Of Future Past – for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture. The awards will be held February 4 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. See the complete list below.
Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Joe Letteri
Ryan Stafford
Matt Kutcher
Dan Lemmon
Hannah Blanchini
Guardians of the Galaxy
Stephane Ceretti
Susan Pickett
Jonathan Fawkner
Nicolas Aithadi
Paul Corbould
Interstellar
Paul Franklin
Kevin Elam
Ann Podlozny
Andrew Lockley
Scott Fisher
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- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline
In 1975, Gaddafi outlined his political tenets in The Green Book. From the Libyan dictator's views on women and breastfeeding to why "the black race [will] prevail," Andrew Roberts offers a speed read. Plus, full coverage of Libya's uprising.
Watching Colonel Gaddafi's public statements over the past two weeks, especially his long rants comparing his political role with that of Queen Elizabeth II and his TV interview claiming that all Libyans love him except those given hallucinogenic drugs by al Qaeda, one might be forgiven for assuming that the looming prospect of death or exile has sent him mad. Comparisons with Bruno Ganz's superb portrayal of Adolf Hitler in the movie Downfall, as the Red army closes in on the Fuhrerbunker in April 1945, are unavoidable. Yet in fact utter irrationality has long been the leitmotif of Gaddafi's thought, as is proved by his 1975 work of political and social philosophy, The Green Book.
Watching Colonel Gaddafi's public statements over the past two weeks, especially his long rants comparing his political role with that of Queen Elizabeth II and his TV interview claiming that all Libyans love him except those given hallucinogenic drugs by al Qaeda, one might be forgiven for assuming that the looming prospect of death or exile has sent him mad. Comparisons with Bruno Ganz's superb portrayal of Adolf Hitler in the movie Downfall, as the Red army closes in on the Fuhrerbunker in April 1945, are unavoidable. Yet in fact utter irrationality has long been the leitmotif of Gaddafi's thought, as is proved by his 1975 work of political and social philosophy, The Green Book.
- 3/3/2011
- by Andrew Roberts
- The Daily Beast
After two years in office it seems that President Obama has finally found a foreign policy doctrine says Andrew Roberts, but the trick will be sticking to it when the going gets tough like in Libya.
President Obama has stated, in a telephone call with Angela Merkel on Saturday about Colonel Gaddafi, that "When a leader's only means of staying in power is to use mass violence against his own people, he has lost the legitimacy to rule and needs to do what is right for his country by leaving now." Could this be the long-awaited "Obama Doctrine," at least in outline? It certainly seems to have the high-sounding tome of a presidential pronouncement.
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Every president strives to have a foreign policy Doctrine-note the capital D-that gets named after him. The Truman Doctrine prescribed the way to contain Communism,...
President Obama has stated, in a telephone call with Angela Merkel on Saturday about Colonel Gaddafi, that "When a leader's only means of staying in power is to use mass violence against his own people, he has lost the legitimacy to rule and needs to do what is right for his country by leaving now." Could this be the long-awaited "Obama Doctrine," at least in outline? It certainly seems to have the high-sounding tome of a presidential pronouncement.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Two Nations With Different Interests
Every president strives to have a foreign policy Doctrine-note the capital D-that gets named after him. The Truman Doctrine prescribed the way to contain Communism,...
- 2/28/2011
- by Andrew Roberts
- The Daily Beast
Those loyal to the English king during the American Revolution have been written out of history, but Andrew Roberts says that a new book, Liberty's Exiles, restores them to their proper place as true patriots.
When the British army and navy were forced to evacuate New York and other American cities in November 1783 after their defeat in the War of Independence, no fewer than 75,000 civilians left with them. These were the Loyalists who had supported George III in what had effectively been as much a civil war as a national liberation struggle. Although about one-quarter of all American colonists had decided to stay loyal to the king in 1776, after seven years of struggle only 3 percent of them were willing to go into lifelong exile sooner than live in the nascent American republic. This is their story.
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The Harvard historian...
When the British army and navy were forced to evacuate New York and other American cities in November 1783 after their defeat in the War of Independence, no fewer than 75,000 civilians left with them. These were the Loyalists who had supported George III in what had effectively been as much a civil war as a national liberation struggle. Although about one-quarter of all American colonists had decided to stay loyal to the king in 1776, after seven years of struggle only 3 percent of them were willing to go into lifelong exile sooner than live in the nascent American republic. This is their story.
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- 2/12/2011
- by Andrew Roberts
- The Daily Beast
The portrayal of Winston Churchill and the royals in The King's Speech is a blatant rewriting of history
• Reel history: our weekly series rating the accuracy of films
The King's Speech is an extremely well-made film with a seductive human-interest plot, very prettily calculated to appeal to the smarter filmgoer. But it perpetrates a gross falsification of history. One of the very few miscast actors – Timothy Spall as a woefully thin pastiche of Winston Churchill – is the exemplar of this bizarre rewriting. He is shown as a consistent friend of the stuttering prince and his loyal princess and as a man generally in favour of a statesmanlike solution to the crisis presented by the abdication of the prince's elder brother, King Edward VIII.
In point of fact, Churchill was – for as long as he dared – a consistent friend of conceited, spoiled, Hitler-sympathising Edward VIII. And he allowed his romantic attachment...
• Reel history: our weekly series rating the accuracy of films
The King's Speech is an extremely well-made film with a seductive human-interest plot, very prettily calculated to appeal to the smarter filmgoer. But it perpetrates a gross falsification of history. One of the very few miscast actors – Timothy Spall as a woefully thin pastiche of Winston Churchill – is the exemplar of this bizarre rewriting. He is shown as a consistent friend of the stuttering prince and his loyal princess and as a man generally in favour of a statesmanlike solution to the crisis presented by the abdication of the prince's elder brother, King Edward VIII.
In point of fact, Churchill was – for as long as he dared – a consistent friend of conceited, spoiled, Hitler-sympathising Edward VIII. And he allowed his romantic attachment...
- 2/2/2011
- by Christopher Hitchens
- The Guardian - Film News
Colin Firth's so impressive a Facebook campaign wants him to ascend to the throne
Age: The original speech in question was given in 1939, making it 71.
And the film? The film came out this month.
So it's . . . It's a one-week-old, yes, but a one-week-old doing shockingly well for itself. The film, which charts the rise of George VI from a nervous, stammering second-in-line to the rabble-rousing king of England, has led to long queues at the box office and could yet bag a sackful of little gold men.
Not another film about the monarchy. What good are they to anyone? Well, they're a godsend for the British film industry, that's for sure. Lead man Colin Firth probably isn't complaining either, after picking up the Golden Globe for Best Actor at the weekend. In fact his performance was so impressive that a newly created Facebook group is campaigning to have him ascend to the throne.
Age: The original speech in question was given in 1939, making it 71.
And the film? The film came out this month.
So it's . . . It's a one-week-old, yes, but a one-week-old doing shockingly well for itself. The film, which charts the rise of George VI from a nervous, stammering second-in-line to the rabble-rousing king of England, has led to long queues at the box office and could yet bag a sackful of little gold men.
Not another film about the monarchy. What good are they to anyone? Well, they're a godsend for the British film industry, that's for sure. Lead man Colin Firth probably isn't complaining either, after picking up the Golden Globe for Best Actor at the weekend. In fact his performance was so impressive that a newly created Facebook group is campaigning to have him ascend to the throne.
- 1/19/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
The King's Speech is an excellent film, but it does take a few pointless liberties with historical accuracy
Reading today's Guardian extracts from Alastair Campbell's diaries and hearing over breakfast that Colin Firth had won a Golden Globe for playing King George VI I couldn't help thinking that the House of Windsor gets its share of good luck. Actually no; what it mostly gets is good advice from its elected governments and – when all else has failed – mostly takes it.
Campbell's account reinforces – and there is little reason to disbelieve him – the claim that in 1997 Tony Blair cajoled the Queen into showing public and prudent contrition over Princess Diana's death which – let's put it no stronger – she might not have felt at the time.
What is it about Hollywood and British royals that makes the awards panels go weak at the knee – or brain – when they see a well-made British costume drama?...
Reading today's Guardian extracts from Alastair Campbell's diaries and hearing over breakfast that Colin Firth had won a Golden Globe for playing King George VI I couldn't help thinking that the House of Windsor gets its share of good luck. Actually no; what it mostly gets is good advice from its elected governments and – when all else has failed – mostly takes it.
Campbell's account reinforces – and there is little reason to disbelieve him – the claim that in 1997 Tony Blair cajoled the Queen into showing public and prudent contrition over Princess Diana's death which – let's put it no stronger – she might not have felt at the time.
What is it about Hollywood and British royals that makes the awards panels go weak at the knee – or brain – when they see a well-made British costume drama?...
- 1/17/2011
- by Michael White
- The Guardian - Film News
Tina Brown, Peter Beinart, John Avlon, Michelle Goldberg, and other Daily Beast writers and contributors pick their favorite books of 2010.
Tina Brown
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It takes a daring biographer to turn her sharp eye on her own life as Antonia Fraser does so movingly and beautifully in her memoir Must You Go? My Life with Harold Pinter. It's a compelling diary of a passionate love affair, marriage, and 40-year conversation of two soul mates in the milieu of London's chattering classes.
Harvard superstar professor Niall Ferguson wrote a superb book, High Financier, that I hope every Wall Street banker is receiving along with their fat bonus checks because Siegmund Warburg was a banker with style, integrity, and a serious intellect-rare qualities these days.
Daily Beast columnist Peter Beinart's The Icarus Syndrome is one of the most important books of the last...
Tina Brown
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It takes a daring biographer to turn her sharp eye on her own life as Antonia Fraser does so movingly and beautifully in her memoir Must You Go? My Life with Harold Pinter. It's a compelling diary of a passionate love affair, marriage, and 40-year conversation of two soul mates in the milieu of London's chattering classes.
Harvard superstar professor Niall Ferguson wrote a superb book, High Financier, that I hope every Wall Street banker is receiving along with their fat bonus checks because Siegmund Warburg was a banker with style, integrity, and a serious intellect-rare qualities these days.
Daily Beast columnist Peter Beinart's The Icarus Syndrome is one of the most important books of the last...
- 12/18/2010
- by The Daily Beast
- The Daily Beast
Prince William and Kate Middleton have set a date-April 29-and a location-Westminster Abbey-for their royal wedding, the palace announced Tuesday. The date was chosen to coincide with the feast day of St. Catherine of Siena (Middleton's full name is Catherine). The couple, both 28, decided against St. Paul's Cathedral, where William's father and mother married in 1981, instead opting for Westminster Abbey, chosen for its "staggering beauty," 1,000-year royal history, and intimate feeling despite its large size, the prince's private secretary said. The London church was also the site of Princess Diana's funeral and Queen Elizabeth II's wedding. Calling the wedding a "happy and momentous occasion," Prime Minister David Cameron said the event would be a public holiday.
Andrew Roberts on why the ceremony is so important and why Kate possesses the skill to be a great asset for Britain. Plus, view our full coverage of William & Kate-photos, videos, and more.
Andrew Roberts on why the ceremony is so important and why Kate possesses the skill to be a great asset for Britain. Plus, view our full coverage of William & Kate-photos, videos, and more.
- 11/23/2010
- by Andrew Roberts
- The Daily Beast
With Colin Firth playing a royal with a stutter, The King's Speech is certain for Oscar magic, but Andrew Roberts says it gets the story all wrong and is simply bad history.
The buzzy new movie, The King's Speech, is an affectionate portrait of Queen Elizabeth II's parents, Bertie, the Duke of York (later King George VI) and Elizabeth the Duchess of York (later the Queen Mother), told through the prism of the King's overcoming of his stammer. Starring Colin Firth as the king, Helena Bonham Carter as the queen, and Geoffrey Rush as the king's Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue, it also boasts a cast that includes Derek Jacobi, Michael Gambon, Timothy Spall, and Anthony Andrews. Yet before it is accepted as an accurate historical record of what happened to the Royal Family between 1925 and 1939, viewers should know of the very many glaring and egregious inaccuracies and tired...
The buzzy new movie, The King's Speech, is an affectionate portrait of Queen Elizabeth II's parents, Bertie, the Duke of York (later King George VI) and Elizabeth the Duchess of York (later the Queen Mother), told through the prism of the King's overcoming of his stammer. Starring Colin Firth as the king, Helena Bonham Carter as the queen, and Geoffrey Rush as the king's Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue, it also boasts a cast that includes Derek Jacobi, Michael Gambon, Timothy Spall, and Anthony Andrews. Yet before it is accepted as an accurate historical record of what happened to the Royal Family between 1925 and 1939, viewers should know of the very many glaring and egregious inaccuracies and tired...
- 11/21/2010
- by Andrew Roberts
- The Daily Beast
The royals are under pressure to have an austere wedding in the teeth of a recession. Andrew Roberts on why the House of Windsor should live it up. Plus, view our full coverage of William & Kate-photos, videos, and more.
"The age of chivalry is gone," wrote the British philosopher Edmund Burke at the time of the French Revolution. "That of sophisters, economists, and calculators, has succeeded; and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever." So we must feel today when the very first question that the media are asking of Prince William's wedding to Kate Middleton is: "How much will it cost?"
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The engagement ring has hardly been slipped on Kate's winsome finger before economists and calculators have started estimating the cost of security and police overtime, and worked out that the street-cleaning alone will come to $60,000. The argument about...
"The age of chivalry is gone," wrote the British philosopher Edmund Burke at the time of the French Revolution. "That of sophisters, economists, and calculators, has succeeded; and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever." So we must feel today when the very first question that the media are asking of Prince William's wedding to Kate Middleton is: "How much will it cost?"
Related story on The Daily Beast: Waity Katie's Marriage Gamble
The engagement ring has hardly been slipped on Kate's winsome finger before economists and calculators have started estimating the cost of security and police overtime, and worked out that the street-cleaning alone will come to $60,000. The argument about...
- 11/20/2010
- by Andrew Roberts
- The Daily Beast
Britain's Queen Elizabeth is "furious" with Prime Minister Gordon Brown over the war in Afghanistan. Royal historian Andrew Roberts claims the 83-year-old monarch, her husband Prince Philip and the heir to the throne Prince Charles had all raised their concerns about equipment shortages in war-torn country. In his column in Britain's Tatler magazine, Roberts wrote: "I've now heard the same thing from a minor member of the royal family, a serving general and a recent ex-Cabinet minister, so I'm certain it's true and worth passing on. "The Queen, Prince Philip and Prince Charles are all furious with Gordon Brown over substandard equipment in Helmand, principally the under-armoured cars and the lack of helicopters, and have been making their views known...
- 9/8/2009
- Monsters and Critics
Britain's Queen Elizabeth is "furious" with Prime Minister Gordon Brown over the war in Afghanistan. Royal historian Andrew Roberts claims the 83-year-old monarch, her husband Prince Philip and the heir to the throne Prince Charles had all raised their concerns about equipment shortages in war-torn country.
In his column in Britain's Tatler magazine, Roberts wrote: "I've now heard the same thing from a minor member of the royal family, a serving general and a recent ex-Cabinet minister, so I'm certain it's true and worth passing on."
"The Queen, Prince Philip and Prince Charles are all furious with Gordon Brown over substandard equipment in Helmand, principally the under-armored cars and the lack of helicopters, and have been making their views known to him in no uncertain terms."
A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: "Private conversations between the Queen and the Prime Minister remain private."...
In his column in Britain's Tatler magazine, Roberts wrote: "I've now heard the same thing from a minor member of the royal family, a serving general and a recent ex-Cabinet minister, so I'm certain it's true and worth passing on."
"The Queen, Prince Philip and Prince Charles are all furious with Gordon Brown over substandard equipment in Helmand, principally the under-armored cars and the lack of helicopters, and have been making their views known to him in no uncertain terms."
A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: "Private conversations between the Queen and the Prime Minister remain private."...
- 9/8/2009
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