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OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN SECRET SERVICE RECRUITS NEEDED

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Mar 142013
 

Join the Secret ServiceAttend The Red Carpet Premiere And Exclusive Screening in Hollywood, CA

Enroll Today for a Chance To Serve President Asher and his team!

 

WHO:             We want YOU to help protect the Red Carpet at the premiere of OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN.

 

WHAT:       In the film, The White House, code name “Olympus,” is under attack. The President, Vice President and Secretary of Defense are being held hostage, and unless we meet the demands of an extremist radical terrorist group, their lives remain in danger.

 

A task force of OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN special agents is being recruited to attend the World Premiere and work with our team of skilled professionals to deter any incursions at the event.

 

In order to apply for duty, visit http://www.olympusmovie.com/screening/

About OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN:

When the White House (Secret Service Code: “Olympus”) is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As our national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning’s inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger crisis.  Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) directs an all-star cast featuring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Melissa Leo, Ashley Judd and Rick Yune.  For more information visit the following media channels:

 

 

WHERE:         Hollywood, CA  Red Carpet Premiere & Exclusive Screening

 

WHEN:           Monday, March 18            5:00 PM PST

BSO Announces Goldspirit Award Nominees

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Mar 142013
 

I am seeing some well deserved names on these lists.

Goldspirit AwardBsoSpirit Announces Goldspirit Awards Nominees

Awards To Be Handed Out At Gala on June 29th

Voting Is Open For Film Music Fans to Vote at www.bsospirit.com

The BSOSpirit Association, which along with the company Leitmotiv Music and Córdoba Province Government organizes the International Film Music Festival ‘Province of Cordoba,’ has announced the nominees for the 12th Annual Goldspirit Awards.

Nominees were selected by vote by the association of contributors to the website www.bsospirit.com, dedicated to film, television and video games soundtracks. As always, the winners will be decided by the fans, who can vote for their favorite scores and composers in each of the categories at the website.

The winners of this 12th edition, which includes scores released in 2012, will be announced during the International Film Music Festival held for the second time in the Province of Cordoba, in a gala-concert to be held on Saturday 29 June 2013 at the Grand Theatre of the Andalusian city.

This year a new category has been added: Best Original Score for a Documentary.

The nominees are as follows:
BEST SCORE
Beasts of the Southern Wild (Dan Romer, Benh Zeitlin)
Dans la maison (Philippe Rombi)
Frankenweenie (Danny Elfman)
John Carter (Michael Giacchino)
Life of Pi (Mychael Danna)
Lincoln (John Williams)
The Imposible (Fernando Velázquez)
Rise of thse Guardians (Alexandre Desplat)
The Amazing Spider-Man (James Horner)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Howard Shore)

BEST COMPOSER
Alexandre Desplat
Danny Elfman
James Horner
Marco Beltrami
Mychael Danna

BEST SPANISH SCORE
Blancanieves (Alfonso de Vilallonga)
El cuerpo (Sergio Moure)
Fuga (Arturo Díez Boscovich)
Tad The Lost Explorer (Zacarías M. de la Riva)
The Impossible (Fernando Velázquez)

BEST SPANISH COMPOSER
Arturo Díez Boscovich
Fernando Velázquez
Sergio Moure
Zacarías M. de la Riva
Alfonso de Vilallonga

BEST EUROPEAN SCORE
A Fantastic Fear of Everything (Michael Price)
Anna Karenina (Dario Marianelli)
Bel Ami (Rachel Portman, Laksham Joseph de Saram)
Conquest 1453 (Benjamin Wallfisch)
Dans la maison (Philippe Rombi)

BEST EUROPEAN COMPOSER (not Spanish and for a European production)
Alexandre Desplat
Benjamin Wallfisch
Dario Marianelli
Philippe Rombi
Rachel Portman
Michael Price

BEST NEW COMPOSER
Arturo Díez Boscovich
Austin Wintory
Benjamin Wallfisch
Cyrille Aufort
Michael Price

BEST DRAMA SCORE
Argo (Alexandre Desplat)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (Dan Romer, Benh Zeitlin)
Life of Pi (Mychael Danna)
Lincoln (John Williams)
The Impossible (Fernando Velázquez)

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE SCORE
Conquest 1453 (Benjamin Wallfisch)
The Amazing Spider-Man (James Horner)
The Avengers (Alan Silvestri)
The Expendables 2 (Brian Tyler)
Zero Dark Thirty (Alexandre Desplat)

BEST FANTASY/SCI-FI SCORE
Cloud Atlas (Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil)
Dark Shadows (Danny Elfman)
John Carter (Michael Giacchino)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Howard Shore)
Wrath of the Titans (Javier Navarrete)

BEST COMEDY SCORE
A Fantastic Fear of Everything (Michael Price)
Mirror, Mirror (Alan Menken)
Moonrise Kingdom (Alexandre Desplat)
Silver Linings Playbook (Danny Elfman)
Ted (Walter Murphy)
Trans Bavaria (Christoph Zirngibl)

BEST HORROR/THRILLER SCORE
El cuerpo (Sergio Moure)
Sinister (Christopher Young)
The Woman in Black (Marco Beltrami)

BEST ANIMATION SCORE
Brave (Patrick Doyle)
Frankenweenie (Danny Elfman)
Fuga (Arturo Díez Boscovich)
Tad The Lost Explorer (Zacarías M. de la Riva)
ParaNorman (Jon Brion)
Rise of the Guardians (Alexandre Desplat)
Wreck-it Ralph (Henry Jackman)

BEST TV SCORE
Arrow (Blake Neely)
Downton Abbey – Season 3 (John Lunn)
Frágiles (Arturo Díez Boscovich)
Game of Thrones – Season 2 (Ramin Djawadi)
Green Lantern: The Animated Series (Frederik Wiedmann)
Hatfields & McCoys (John Debney, Tony Morales)
Isabel (Federico Jusid)
TRON: Uprising (Joseph Trapanese)
Unmei no Hito (Naoki Sato)
World Without End (Mychael Danna)

BEST VIDEOGAME SCORE
Assassin’s Creed III (Lorne Balfe)
Call of Duty Black Ops II (Jack Wall)
Giana Sisters Twisted Dreams (Chris Huelsbeck)
Gravity Rush (Kouhei Tanaka)
Guild Wars 2 (Jeremy Soule)
Halo 4 (Neil Davidge)
Journey (Austin Wintory)
Medal of Honor: Warfighter (Ramin Djawadi)
Sorcery (Mark Mancina)
Starhawk (Christopher Lennertz)

BEST DOCUMENTARY SCORE
Kingdom of Plants (Joel Douek, Freddy Sheinfeld, Elik Alvarez)
Los mundos sutiles (Pascal Gaigne)
Metsän Tarina (Panu Aaltio)
Shady Lady (Moritz Schmittat)

BEST REISSUE
Conan the Barbarian (Basil Poledouris). Intrada
Hook (John Williams). La-La Land
The Shadow (Jerry Goldsmith). Intrada
The Black Cauldron (Elmer Bernstein). Disney/Intrada
Quo Vadis? (Miklos Rozsa). Prometheus/Tadlow

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Skyfall” (Skyfall) – Adele and Paul Epworth
“Song of the Lonely Mountain” (The Hobbit) – Neil Finn
“Pi’s Lullaby” (Life of Pi) – Mychael Danna and Bombay Jayashri
“Jose’s Martyrdom” (For Greater Glory) – James Horner
“Not Running Anymore” (Stand Up Guys) – Jon Bon Jovi

BEST THEME
“Calling the Guardians” (Rise of the Guardians)
“Cloud Atlas End Title” (Cloud Atlas)
“John Carter of Mars” (John Carter)
“Once There Was a Hushpuppy” (Beasts of the Southern Wild)
“Saving New York” (The Amazing Spiderman)
“The Avengers” (The Avengers)
“The Fire Rises” (The Dark Knight Rises)
“The Funeral” (Frankenweenie)
“The Impossible Main Titles” (The Impossible)
“The Peterson House and Finale” (Lincoln)

BEST LABEL
Intrada
La-La Land
MovieScore Media
Quartet
Tadlow
Varèse-Sarabande

About the Goldspirit Awards

Trasladado el Festival a Córdoba en 2012, los premios correspondientes a esta XII edición se entregarán en la gala-concierto que acogerá el Teatro Real el 29 de junio, trabajando desde finales de 2012 para que sea una realidad cada vez más presente entre los aficionados y un evento de gran relevancia en el ámbito cultural y cinematográfico mundial.

The Goldspirit Awards were created in 2001 with the launch of BSOSpirit.com. Although there were several awards given by other companies, these awards were created to recognize film music composers by the film music fans.

The first edition awarded the best scores from 2001. With the birth of the International Film Music Festival ‘City of Úbeda’ in 2005, the Goldspirit Awards were given as part of the annual festival.

The Festival moved to Cordoba in 2012. The 12th Edition of the Goldspirit Awards will be delivered during the gala-concert that will be held in the Grand Theatre on June 29th.

We Have a New Pope & No Seagulls In Sight

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Mar 142013
 

We have a new popePerfect timing on this films re-release.

SUNDANCE SELECTS TO RE-RELEASE NANNI MORETTI’S WE HAVE A POPE (HABEMUS PAPAM)

Film Will Head to New York’s Lincoln Plaza and Have Major Digital Release

New York, NY (March 14, 2013) – Sundance Selects announced today that the company is going to re-release director Nanni Moretti’s (Palme d’Or winner THE SON’S ROOM, DEAR DIARY) comedic drama WE HAVE A POPE (HABEMUS PAPAM) beginning next Wednesday at New York’s Lincoln Plaza Cinemas, and nationally on multiple digital platforms including iTunes, Amazon, Xbox, GooglePlay, Sony Play Station and SundanceNOW. Moretti produced the film with Domenico Procacci (GOMORRAH, QUIET CHAOS) and co-wrote the film with Francesco Piccolo and Federica Pontremoli. He also stars in it alongside veteran actor Michel Piccoli (CONTEMPT, THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE) and Jerzy Stuhr. WE HAVE A POPE (HABEMUS PAPAM) had its premiere at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival in competition.

In WE HAVE A POPE (HABEMUS PAPAM), the newly elected Pope (Piccoli) suffers a panic attack just as he is due to appear on St Peter’s balcony to greet the faithful, who have been patiently awaiting the conclave’s decision. His advisors, unable to convince him he is the right man for the job, seek help from a renowned psychoanalyst and atheist (Moretti). But his fear of the responsibility suddenly thrust upon him is one that he must face on his own.

President of Sundance Selects/IFC Films Jonathan Sehring said, “Recent world events made it irresistible for us to bring back WE HAVE A POPE which mirrors what much of the discussion on the world stage has been over the last few weeks. We’re happy to remind people of Nanni Moretti’s incredible film.”

Sundance Selects is a sister division to IFC Films and IFC Midnight, and is owned and operated by AMC Networks, Inc.

If you haven’t heard about the seagull or the new Pope you may want to do a quick Google search.

Strictly Ballroom on Blu-ray

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Feb 102013
 

Strictly BallroomAudiences can relive all the heat and passion in Miramax’s uplifting and iconic dance film, Strictly Ballroom, premiering on Blu-ray Disc this April from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.  From acclaimed director Baz Luhrmann (upcoming The Great Gatsby, Moulin Rouge!) comes the tale of a maverick dancer who chooses to risk it all by incorporating a new dance partner into a very unusual routine. Nominated for the 1994 Golden Globe® for Best Motion Picture (Comedy/Musical), Strictly Ballroom features a talented indie cast including Paul Mercurio (Exit To Eden), Tara Morice (TV’s “Dance Academy”) and Bill Hunter (Finding Nemo). The Strictly Ballroom Blu-ray Disc is loaded with bonus materials including two featurettes, a design gallery with narration, a deleted scene and an audio commentary with the filmmakers. The Blu-ray Disc will be available on April 30th for the suggested retail price of $14.99.

 

From Baz Luhrmann – the director of The Great Gatsby and Moulin Rouge! – comes the hilariously funny romantic comedy that will leave you singing, laughing and cheering for more. Experience the magical story of a championship ballroom dancer who’s breaking all the rules. A hit with fans and critics all across the globe, Strictly Ballroom will hold you tight and dance straight into your heart.

 

BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES*

  • “Strictly Ballroom: From Stage To Screen” featurette
  • “Samba to Slow Fox Dance” featurette
  • Deleted Scene
  • Design Gallery with Narration
  • Audio Commentary with Director Baz Luhrmann, Production Designer Catherine Martin and Choreographer John “Cha Cha” O’Connell

*Subject to change

 

CAST

Paul Mercurio                         TV’s “Dancing With The Stars,” Exit To Eden, Welcome to Woop Woop

Tara Morice                Moulin Rouge!, Candy, TV’s “Dance Academy”

Bill Hunter                  Finding Nemo, Muriel’s Wedding, TV’s “Matlock Police”

Pat Thomson               Birth of a Warrior, Feed, Man-Thing

Gia Carides                 TV’s “East of Everything,” Year One, Exposed, Stick It

Peter Whitford                        Fool’s Gold, TV’s “Bullpitt!,” TV’s “I’ve Married a Bachelor”

Barry Otto                   The Custodian, Cosi, Bliss

 

 

Anna Karina DVD

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Feb 102013
 

Anna-KareninaWho doesn’t love Keira Knightley? Especially when she’s in a love story of the ages now available on Blu-ray and DVD. I know, I know. But I am not all scifi and action films. Sometimes a good romance gets to me.

Synopsis: Academy Award® nominee Keira Knightley, Academy Award® nominee Jude Law and Aaron Taylor-Johnson dazzle in this stunning new vision of Leo Tolstoy’s epic love story. At the twilight of an empire, Anna Karenina (Knightley), the beautiful high-ranking wife of one of imperial Russia’s most esteemed men (Law), has it all. But when she meets the dashing cavalry officer Vronsky (Taylor-Johnson), there is a mutual spark of instant attraction that cannot be ignored. She’s immediately swept up in a passionate affair that will shock a nation and change the lives of everyone around her. From acclaimed director Joe Wright (Atonement, Pride & Prejudice) and Academy Award®-winning writer Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love) comes this visually enchanting masterpiece hailed by critics as “ecstatic” (Time), “rapturous” (MSN Movies) and “a spectacle that has to be seen to be believed!” (The Huffington Post)

• Digital Copy of Anna Karenina (redeem by 4/30/2015)
• Includes UltraViolet (redeem by 4/30/2015)
• Anna Karenina: An Epic Story About Love
• Adapting Tolstoy
• Keira as Anna
• On Set with Director Joe Wright
• Dressing Anna
• Anna Karenina: Time-Lapse Photography
• Feature Commentary with Director Joe Wright
• My Scenes
• pocket BLU App

Check Out The Moonrise Kingdom Script

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Jan 202013
 

Moonrise KingdomMoonrise Kingdom has been nominated and won a ton of awards.

  • Academy Award Nominee: Best Original Screenplay
  • BAFTA Award Nominee: Best Original Screenplay
  • Spirit Award Nominee: Best Original Screenplay
  • Writers Guild of America Nominee: Best Original Screenplay
  • Online Film Critics Society Winner: Best Original Screenplay
  • Phoenix Film Critics Society Winner: Best Original Screenplay
  • Denver Film Critics Society Winner: Best Original Screenplay
  • Central Ohio Film Critics Association Winner: Best Original Screenplay
  • Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Winner: Best Original Screenplay
  • Southeastern Film Critics Association Winner: Best Original Screenplay

Now you can download an interactive version of the script (or simply view it online. (It is really cool much better than the standard script of just text with maybe a storyboard or two thrown in for good measure. This script has all that plus photos and more.)

Get it at: http://focusguilds2012.com/mrkscript/

MOONRISE KINGDOM, directed by Wes Anderson and written by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola, is set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965. It tells the story of two 12-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in every which way. Bruce Willis plays the local sheriff, Captain Sharp. Edward Norton is a Khaki Scout troop leader, Scout Master Ward. Bill Murray and Frances McDormand portray the young girl’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bishop. The cast also includes Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, and Bob Balaban; and introduces Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward as the boy and girl.

MOONRISE KINGDOM is now available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download.  It is also available to view On Demand.

Official Websites: http://www.MoonriseKingdom.com & http://www.focusfeatures.com/moonrisekingdom

The Master Coming to Blu-ray & DVD

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Jan 192013
 

The MasterAnchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company announced today the Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD release of THE MASTER, the innovative film that has won over audiences and critics alike.  Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood), the 1950s-set drama centers on the relationship between a charismatic intellectual known as “The Master” (Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Moneyball) who creates a belief system which catches on with other lost souls – and a young WW-II veteran (Joaquin Phoenix, Gladiator) who becomes his right-hand man.  In addition to Hoffman and Phoenix, the film also stars Amy Adams (Doubt) and Laura Dern (Little Fockers). THE MASTER heads to retail on February 26, 2013 for an SRP of $39.99 for the Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and $29.98 for the DVD.

Haunted by his past, WW-II veteran and drifter Freddie Quell crosses paths with a mysterious movement called The Cause, led by Lancaster Dodd aka “The Master” and his wife Peggy.  Their twisted relationship is the core of this film that is “a glorious and haunting symphony of color, emotion and sound with camera movements that elicit an involuntary gasp and feats of acting that defy comprehension (A.O Scott, The New York Times).”

Joe Neumaier of The New York Daily News declared THE MASTER, “the season’s first Oscar contender.” THE MASTER received the following 2012 Academy Award® nominations -  Joaquin Phoenix for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Philip Seymour Hoffman for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Amy Adams for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.  The film received three Golden Globes® Nominations including Best Actor in a Drama Joaquin Phoenix, Best Supporting Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and Best Supporting Actress Amy Adams.

Awarded Best Actor for both Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix and Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson at the 2012 Venice Film Festival, THE MASTER is a film “that casts a spell like a fever dream (David Ansen, Newsweek).”

Stunningly photographed in 65mm, THE MASTER stands as an undeniable cinematic experience. Will Freddie be able to outrun his past?  Will The Cause help or hurt him? Can this tortured, violent creature be civilized?  Or is man, after all, just a dirty animal?

 The Master (2) JOAQUIN PHOENIX and PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN star in THE MASTER JOAQUIN PHOENIX stars in THE MASTER BRAY_20110808_UW_5448.CR2

THE MASTER Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD special features include: “Back Beyond” which features outtakes and additional scenes edited to music by Johnny Greenwood; “Unguided Message,” an 8 minute short / behind the scenes; Teasers/ Trailers.  The Combo Pack also includes an additional special feature “Let Their Be Light (1946), John Huston’s landmark documentary about WW-II veterans.”  Note: Special features are subject to change.

Jodie Foster Inspires Young LGBT Fans to Kinda-Sorta Come Out But Not Really

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Jan 172013
 

gg-jodie_fosterStraight from The Onion comes this video of how Jodie Foster’s Golden Globe speech has inspired LGBT youth to come out in a very round about, vague sorta way.

I am thinking maybe Jodie wants to ask the writers at The Onion to writer her next speech. I think it would be funnier at least.

At least Jodie is getting a lot of internet play out of this and has inspired memes like this one. It will keep her in the spotlight for her return to acting. Wait she said she was retiring. Wait no she didn’t. I am so confused.


Jodie Foster Inspires Teens To Come Out Using Vague, Rambling Riddles 

My Ramblings About Jodie Fosters Ramblings

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Jan 152013
 

Jodie Foster Golden GlobesFirst off, I have to admit I did not watch the Golden Globes (I hate award shows), but was later “forced” into watching the Jodie Foster speech.

I am not sure why folks are thinking she came out in that speech. She came out a few years back in a speech. This speech was really a bunch of nonsense to be honest.

What I take away from it is Jodie trying to be funny and failing. Her main point seemed to be about privacy and for people to mind their own damn business without ever really getting straight to that point. (But maybe that was a comment about stuff too…she’s not straight so how can she come straight to the point?)

Any who, let’s just call this an epic speech fail and just say congrats for the award and next time hire writers (or better writers) for your speech.

Watch it for yourself.

Cosmic Catnip Bubble Shooter

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Jan 132013
 

Cosmic Catnip Bubble ShooterThe Cosmic Catnip Bubble shooter has been thoroughly tested in the kitty testing lab (aka my home). I have seen this type of bubble blower in the toy stores and find it an interesting idea and a great way to save on batteries. This one just does not quite work. The kids versions of course are being used outside not inside so it does not matter what kind of mess is being made. Inside the house that is a different matter entirely.

This drips bubble fluid profusely. Since the star is so small and cannot be grabbed or squeezed with only one hand there is no way to hold the lid under the nozzle to catch all the dripping liquid. I had a soaking wet knee by the time I was done playing with Piper (and I think her head was a bit wet too). The packaging shows it being held and used with one hand. Unless you have immense hand strength there is no way you are getting bubbles out of this toy with one hand. Even with two hands it is sometimes hard to get more than one bubble at a time.

Cosmic Catnip Bubble ShooterOne of my cats (Piper) simply adores bubbles and has even become very aware that this toy makes her prized bubbles. If I pick up the blower she will run over and wait for the bubbles to be made. However, we both soon became very frustrated with the lack of bubbles that come out of the blower (she is used to a battery operated blower – the noise does not bother her and she gets tons of bubbles without the mess), so this small shooter was a big disappointment for her and me.

Simply put, the amount of mess it makes combined with the difficulty in blowing the bubbles the toy is just not worth it. Sorry.

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

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Dec 242012
 

This movie looks pretty funny (heck with Steve Carell & Steve Buscemi it has to be, right). Synopsis:  Superstar magicians Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carell) and Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) have ruled the Las Vegas strip for years, raking in millions with illusions as big as Burt’s growing ego. But lately the duo’s greatest deception is [...]

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