Wednesday, April 11, 2012 11:30PM - By Adam Spunberg
The loss of Gary Ross as a director of The Hunger Games sequels has been absolutely devastating for devoted fans of burgeoning franchise. As a rabid fan myself (and as a friend of many other rabid fans), I can’t even begin to tell you how crestfallen we are. Ross was truly one of us – an ardent admirer of the series who happened to also don a director’s cap. His respect for the source material was well known, which is why many supporters trusted him with Suzanne Collins’ words. Now, we’re all left scratching our heads and anxious about what’s to come.
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Friday, March 25, 2011 2:14PM - By Damon Houx
Tom Hooper won an Oscar for directing The King’s Speech, but in terms of the big screen he’s still a relative newcomer. So his follow-up has the added pressure of Hooper having been knighted a great director. He’s tackling a challenging one, as Deadline Hollywood is reporting that he’s now up to bring Les Miserables to the big screen for Universal Pictures. Les Miz is now the longest running play in Broadway history, having been going for twenty-six years since its English-language debut in 1985.
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Thursday, March 24, 2011 12:26PM - By Damon Houx
In an attempt to squeeze the last few coins out of the domestic box office of the Academy award-winning film The King’s Speech, The Weinstein Company will put out a PG-13 cut of the film which changes the four letter words that got the film rated R. The sanitized version will come out April 1 on 1000 screens and will be the only version in theaters. The film won Best Picture, and won Oscars for director Tom Hooper and star Colin Firth, and got co-stars Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter nominated.
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Sunday, February 27, 2011 8:09PM - By Krystal Clark
The winner of the 2011 Academy Award for Best Director is Tom Hooper for The King’s Speech. This was somewhat of an upset considering David Fincher was the frontrunner to win the award. In his speech he thanked Geoffrey Rush and Colin Firth. He also thanked his mother who brought The King’s Speech to his attention when she attended a play reading in London. He said the moral of the story is “Listen to your mother.”
***For Our Live Blog: Part 1 – Red Carpet to Best Supporting Actress; Part 2 – Best Animated Short to Costume Design; Part 3 – Best Original Song to Memoriam; Part 4 – Best Actor to Best Picture ***
See who did he beat…
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Monday, January 10, 2011 10:36AM - By Krystal Clark
The Directors Guild of America has announced its nominees for the 63rd annual ceremony. None of the names mentioned come as a shock but there are two very bold, and very obvious omissions. Before we get to the negative, let’s concentrate of those who were chosen for their outstanding directorial skills in 2010. Check out the five lucky helmers below…
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Thursday, November 25, 2010 8:00AM - By Mali Elfman
There’s not much to say about this film — other than so far, this is the best screenplay, with the best performances in the best film of the year. That’s all! The best piece of advice I can give you is to go and see this film as soon as you possibly can. This film is the whole package, every part of it from the tiny details about driving through fog to the grand speeches given by a King declaring WWII to the necessary comedic swearing that helps the Kind overcome his stutter — everything in this film is perfectly executed. Colin Firth (read interview), who rightfully was nominated for an Oscar and won a Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Award for his role in A Single Man last year, is set to win that golden statue this year. Don’t let people tell you about this film, go and see it for yourself.
If you still need convincing, find out more about the film below…
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