The winner of the 2010 Academy Award for Best Make-Up goes to Star Trek. Was there any doubt that this film would win in this category? Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow accepted the award on behalf of the film and thanked director JJ Abrams for keeping them inspired and Paramount Pictures for supporting them every step of the way.
See who they beat out this year in the Best Make-Up category…
The first thing you’ll notice when you look at this list of nominees is that there are many glaring omissions. Most notably, current Best Original Screenplay front-runner Inglorious Basterds. Not to worry, Tarantino fans, Basterds failed to qualify under WGA rules, which require scripts to be written for productions that are signatories to the guild’s Minimum Basic Agreement, or the agreement of affiliated international guilds.
Other big-time Oscar contenders for screenplay awards that didn’t meet these requirements include District 9, An Education, In The Loop, Fantastic Mr. Fox, A Single Man and Up.
Trekkies from all over can unite knowing that another major development has been made regarding Star Trek 2. So far, we’ve heard about the preliminary script updates, and the the major cast members returning to reprise there roles in the film. According to ComingSoon, Paramount Pictures has recently released a star…..I mean release date for the anticipated sequel.
Following the suit of Oscar, the Producers Guild has expanded their nominee list to ten films this year, and that move has yielded a few surprises.
Sci-Fi crowd favorites Star Trek and District 9 found their way onto the Guild’s shortlist along with the requisite cadre of prestige pictures and critical darlings to round out the rest of the top ten. Notably absent from the list is Nine, whose Oscar hopes are fading fast.
Will Oscar follow the PGA’s lead and use its ten slots to throw in a few movies that audiences liked as well as critics? We’ll have to wait and see.
Check out all the nominees below. . .
For all of you Trekkies who found your sci-fi faith restored with JJ Abrams take on the classic Gene Roddenberry property, we’ve got some good news for you. It’s no secret that a Star Trek sequel is on the horizon, it’s just a matter of when it will begin production and when it will actually hit theaters. Thanks to one of the film’s co-stars we finally have the answer to both those questions.
This past summer, Leonard Nimoy appeared in JJ Abrams‘ Star Trek reboot as his iconic character Mr. Spock alongside his replacement Zachary Quinto. A lot of us thought that William Shatner would do the same and reprise his role as Captain Kirk, but were disappointed when it didn’t happen. It turns out that the actor was written into the original screenplay, and a scene featuring Shatner has been dug up for all to see.
JJ Abrams may be getting his multiple hit TV shows confused with his multiple hit movies. There have been rumors that the villain in the sequel to last summer’s Star Trek will be none other than Khan, a role that was originated by the late Ricardo Montalban. According to reports, the director may have his Lost cast mate Nestor Carbonell, take over the part.
We have both sides of the spectrum hitting DVD shelves this week, as the mega-hit Star Trek flies into video stores at the same time as mega-bomb Bruno. One had the big buzz, the other had the biggest reverse-buzz of all time. Yet somehow, they both come out on the same day.
Plus, we finally have a good Christmas DVD as the “Always Sunny” gang does their best to desecrate the holiday as well as, the most extensive Gone With The Wind DVD you’ll ever see. And, as always, the three worst DVDs you’ll find anywhere.
Check it all out below…
Who likes cool stuff on sale? I know I do. Who likes it when you can be lazy enough that you don’t even have to go anywhere to buy cheap stuff? Blu-Ray discs are typically pretty expensive, but with Christmas coming up you can expect lots of sales and Amazon is always a good website to start with. So, we made a handy little list with some recent movies including, Up!, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Hangover, Star Trek, and District 9.
The available movies are divided into two categories, pre-order and currently available movies. Check out what Amazon has to offer you right now… Continue Reading
