January 27, 2011
Black Swan Blu-ray March 8 Possible Release Date
January 25, 2011
Severin Films to release Birdemic: Shock And Terror on Blu-ray February 22
Severin Films have announced their plans to release the cult horror film Birdemic: on Blu-ray February 22, 2011. Special features are set to include:
* Audio Commentary With Director James Nguyen
* Audio Commentary With Stars Alan Bagh and Whitney Moore
* Deleted Scenes
* Birdemic Experience Tour Featurette
* James Nguyen on "Movie Close Up"
* MOVIEHEAD: The James Nguyen Story Teaser
* Birdemic Experience 2010 Trailer
BIRDEMIC: SHOCK AND TERROR
The Soaring Midnight Movie Sensation of 2010 Swoops Down Onto Blu-ray and DVD on February 22, 2011, Carrying a Load of Must-See Bonus Material in Its Talons
“A high-flying cult hit!” – The New York Times
“A cult classic – the best worst movie of all time!” – CBS News
New York, NY – It is a tender love story. A graphic horror shocker. An urgent ecological warning. And around the world, it became the must-see midnight movie sensation of the year. From writer/producer/director/visionary James Nguyen – The Master of the Romantic Thriller – comes BIRDEMIC: SHOCK AND TERROR, perching onto Blu-ray and DVD from Severin Films on February 22, 2011, with an SRP of $29.98 and $24.98, respectively.
An outrageous homage to Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds, BIRDEMIC: SHOCK AND TERROR caught the attention of such mighty media powers as CBS News and The New York Times when Severin Films released it in more than 50 cities, where it enjoyed sold-out midnight showings. Judged an instant cult classic and hailed for its chutzpah as much as its cinematic ingenuity, the movie is truly a one-of-a-kind experience.
Alan Bagh stars as Rod, a Bay Area software salesman (named in apparent tribute to The Birds star Rod Taylor) who has just made a million-dollar deal. Riding high on his success, Rod snags a date with Nathalie (Whitney Moore), his former high school classmate who has become a knockout lingerie model. They hit if off immediately but awake from their first night together in a quaint seaside town to the horror of eagles and vultures swooping down and attacking the locals, turning this picturesque locale into an avian hell on earth.
Hollywood legend Tippi Hedren of Hitchcock’s 1963 classic makes a special appearance in the global cult movie phenomenon that Videogum says “might end up being the greatest film of all time!”
In addition to equally high praise from The New York Times and CBS, BIRDEMIC: SHOCK AND TERROR was called “our crazy new movie obsession!” by Entertainment Weekly, and Bloody-Disgusting.com described seeing it as “the greatest night of your life.”
The much-anticipated arrival of the movie on DVD and Blu-ray comes as the sequel, Birdemic II: The Resurrection, is being readied for theatrical release in 2011.
Both the Blu-ray and DVD of BIRDEMIC: SHOCK AND TERROR are filled with an abundance of hilarious special features. Additionally, two songs, “This Is Birdemic” and “Hangin’ Out With My Family,” are being released to coincide with the movie’s DVD/Blu-ray release.
Fox to release Love and Other Drugs on Blu-ray March 1
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment have announced their plans to release the Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway film Love and Other Drugs on Blu-ray March 1, 2011. Special features are set to include:
* Funny Extended Deleted Scenes
* An Actor's Discussion: Relationship between Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway
* Beautifully Complex: Anne Hathaway discribes Maggie
* Reformed Womanizer: Jake Gyllenhaal is Jamie
* Selling Love and Other Drugs
* Digital Copy
Fox to release Best Picture Nominee 127 Hours on Blu-ray March 1
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment have announced their plans to release the Best Picture nominee Danny Boyle (Best Director Nominee) film 127 Hours on a Blu-ray/Digital Copy Combo Pack March 1, 2011. The film stars Best Actor nominee James Franco. Special features are set to include:
DISC ONE
* Commentary with Danny Boyle, Christian Colson & Simon Beaufoy
* Search & Rescue - The events that aided the search and rescue of Aron Ralston
* 127 Hours: An Extraordinary View - A unique collaboration between the director and actor
* Deleted Scenes
* God of Love: short film by Luke Matheny
DISC TWO
* Digital Copy of movie
83rd Academy Awards Nominations Announced - Full List
83rd Academy Awards® Nominations Announced
Beverly Hills, CA – Nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards were announced today (Tuesday, January 25) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and 2009 Oscar® winner Mo'Nique.
Sherak and Mo'Nique, who won an Academy Award® for her supporting performance in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," announced the nominees in 10 of the 24 Award categories at a 5:38 a.m. PT live news conference attended by more than 400 international media representatives. Lists of nominations in all categories were then distributed to the media in attendance and online via the official Academy Awards website, www.oscar.com.
Academy members from each of the branches vote to determine the nominees in their respective categories – actors nominate actors, film editors nominate film editors, etc. In the Animated Feature Film and Foreign Language Film categories, nominations are selected by vote of multi-branch screening committees. All voting members are eligible to select the Best Picture nominees.
Nominations ballots were mailed to the 5,755 voting members in late December and were returned directly to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the international accounting firm, for tabulation.
Official screenings of all motion pictures with one or more nominations will begin for members this weekend at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Screenings also will be held at the Academy's Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood and in London, New York and the San Francisco Bay Area.
All active and life members of the Academy are eligible to select the winners in all categories, although in five of them – Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject and Foreign Language Film – members can vote only if they have seen all of the nominated films in those categories.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2010 will be presented on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.
Nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards
Performance by an actor in a leading role
* Javier Bardem in "Biutiful" (Roadside Attractions)
* Jeff Bridges in "True Grit" (Paramount)
* Jesse Eisenberg in "The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing)
* Colin Firth in "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company)
* James Franco in "127 Hours" (Fox Searchlight)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
* Christian Bale in "The Fighter" (Paramount)
* John Hawkes in "Winter’s Bone" (Roadside Attractions)
* Jeremy Renner in "The Town" (Warner Bros.)
* Mark Ruffalo in "The Kids Are All Right" (Focus Features)
* Geoffrey Rush in "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company)
Performance by an actress in a leading role
* Annette Bening in "The Kids Are All Right" (Focus Features)
* Nicole Kidman in "Rabbit Hole" (Lionsgate)
* Jennifer Lawrence in "Winter’s Bone" (Roadside Attractions)
* Natalie Portman in "Black Swan" (Fox Searchlight)
* Michelle Williams in "Blue Valentine" (The Weinstein Company)
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
* Amy Adams in "The Fighter" (Paramount)
* Helena Bonham Carter in "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company)
* Melissa Leo in "The Fighter" (Paramount)
* Hailee Steinfeld in "True Grit"(Paramount)
* Jacki Weaver in "Animal Kingdom" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Best animated feature film of the year
* "How to Train Your Dragon" (Paramount), Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
* "The Illusionist" (Sony Pictures Classics), Sylvain Chomet
* "Toy Story 3" (Walt Disney), Lee Unkrich
Achievement in art direction
* "Alice in Wonderland" (Walt Disney), Production Design: Robert Stromberg, Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara
* "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1" (Warner Bros.), Production Design: Stuart Craig, Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
* "Inception" (Warner Bros.), Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas, Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat
* "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company), Production Design: Eve Stewart, Set Decoration: Judy Farr
* "True Grit" (Paramount), Production Design: Jess Gonchor, Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
Achievement in cinematography
* "Black Swan" (Fox Searchlight), Matthew Libatique
* "Inception" (Warner Bros.), Wally Pfister
* "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company), Danny Cohen
* "The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing), Jeff Cronenweth
* "True Grit" (Paramount), Roger Deakins
Achievement in costume design
* "Alice in Wonderland" (Walt Disney), Colleen Atwood
* "I Am Love" (Magnolia Pictures), Antonella Cannarozzi
* "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company), Jenny Beavan
* "The Tempest" (Miramax), Sandy Powell
* "True Grit" (Paramount), Mary Zophres
Achievement in directing
* "Black Swan" (Fox Searchlight), Darren Aronofsky
* "The Fighter" (Paramount), David O. Russell
* "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company), Tom Hooper
* "The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing), David Fincher
* "True Grit" (Paramount), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Best documentary feature
* "Exit through the Gift Shop" (Producers Distribution Agency), A Paranoid Pictures Production, Banksy and Jaimie D’Cruz
* "Gasland", A Gasland Production, Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
* "Inside Job" (Sony Pictures Classics), A Representational Pictures Production, Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
* "Restrepo" (National Geographic Entertainment), An Outpost Films Production, Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
* "Waste Land" (Arthouse Films), An Almega Projects Production, Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley
Best documentary short subject
* "Killing in the Name", A Moxie Firecracker Films Production, Nominees to be determined
* "Poster Girl", A Portrayal Films Production, Nominees to be determined
* "Strangers No More", A Simon & Goodman Picture Company Production, Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
* "Sun Come Up", A Sun Come Up Production, Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger
* "The Warriors of Qiugang", A Thomas Lennon Films Production, Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon
Achievement in film editing
* "Black Swan" (Fox Searchlight), Andrew Weisblum
* "The Fighter" (Paramount), Pamela Martin
* "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company), Tariq Anwar
* "127 Hours" (Fox Searchlight), Jon Harris
* "The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing), Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter
Best foreign language film of the year
* "Biutiful" (Roadside Attractions), A Menage Atroz, Mod Producciones and Ikiru Films Production, Mexico
* "Dogtooth" (Kino International), A Boo Production, Greece
* "In a Better World" (Sony Pictures Classics), A Zentropa Production, Denmark
* "Incendies" (Sony Pictures Classics), A Micro-Scope Production, Canada
* "Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)" (Cohen Media Group), A Tassili Films Production, Algeria
Achievement in makeup
* "Barney’s Version" (Sony Pictures Classics), Adrien Morot
* "The Way Back" (Newmarket Films in association with Wrekin Hill Entertainment and Image Entertainment), Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
* "The Wolfman" (Universal), Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
* "How to Train Your Dragon" (Paramount), John Powell
* "Inception" (Warner Bros.), Hans Zimmer
* "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company), Alexandre Desplat
* "127 Hours" (Fox Searchlight), A.R. Rahman
* "The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing), Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
* "Coming Home" from "Country Strong" (Sony Pictures Releasing (Screen Gems)), Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
* "I See the Light" from "Tangled" (Walt Disney), Music by Alan Menken, Lyric by Glenn Slater
* "If I Rise" from "127 Hours" (Fox Searchlight), Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
* "We Belong Together" from "Toy Story 3" (Walt Disney), Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Best motion picture of the year
* "Black Swan" (Fox Searchlight), A Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures Production, Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
* "The Fighter" (Paramount), A Relativity Media Production, David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
* "Inception" (Warner Bros.), A Warner Bros. UK Services Production, Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
* "The Kids Are All Right" (Focus Features), An Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision and Gilbert Films Production, Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
* "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company), A See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
* "127 Hours" (Fox Searchlight), An Hours Production, Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
* "The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing), A Columbia Pictures Production, Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
* "Toy Story 3" (Walt Disney), A Pixar Production, Darla K. Anderson, Producer
* "True Grit" (Paramount), A Paramount Pictures Production, Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
* "Winter’s Bone" (Roadside Attractions), A Winter’s Bone Production, Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers
Best animated short film
* "Day & Night" (Walt Disney), A Pixar Animation Studios Production, Teddy Newton
* "The Gruffalo", A Magic Light Pictures Production, Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
* "Let’s Pollute", A Geefwee Boedoe Production, Geefwee Boedoe
* "The Lost Thing", (Nick Batzias for Madman Entertainment), A Passion Pictures Australia Production, Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
* "Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)", A Sacrebleu Production, Bastien Dubois
Best live action short film
* "The Confession" (National Film and Television School), A National Film and Television School Production, Tanel Toom
* "The Crush" (Network Ireland Television), A Purdy Pictures Production, Michael Creagh
* "God of Love", A Luke Matheny Production, Luke Matheny
* "Na Wewe" (Premium Films), A CUT! Production, Ivan Goldschmidt
* "Wish 143", A Swing and Shift Films/Union Pictures Production, Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite
Achievement in sound editing
* "Inception" (Warner Bros.), Richard King
* "Toy Story 3" (Walt Disney), Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
* "Tron: Legacy" (Walt Disney), Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
* "True Grit" (Paramount), Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
* "Unstoppable" (20th Century Fox), Mark P. Stoeckinger
Achievement in sound mixing
* "Inception" (Warner Bros.), Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
* "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company), Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
* "Salt" (Sony Pictures Releasing), Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
* "The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing), Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
* "True Grit" (Paramount), Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland
Achievement in visual effects
* "Alice in Wonderland" (Walt Disney), Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
* "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1" (Warner Bros.), Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
* "Hereafter" (Warner Bros.), Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
* "Inception" (Warner Bros.), Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
* "Iron Man 2" (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment, Distributed by Paramount), Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick
Adapted screenplay
* "127 Hours" (Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
* "The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing), Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
* "Toy Story 3" (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Michael Arndt, Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
* "True Grit" (Paramount), Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
* "Winter’s Bone" (Roadside Attractions), Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini
Original screenplay
* "Another Year" (Sony Pictures Classics), Written by Mike Leigh
* "The Fighter" (Paramount), Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson, Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
* "Inception" (Warner Bros.), Written by Christopher Nolan
* "The Kids Are All Right" (Focus Features), Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
* "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company), Screenplay by David Seidler
Beverly Hills, CA – Nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards were announced today (Tuesday, January 25) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and 2009 Oscar® winner Mo'Nique.
Sherak and Mo'Nique, who won an Academy Award® for her supporting performance in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," announced the nominees in 10 of the 24 Award categories at a 5:38 a.m. PT live news conference attended by more than 400 international media representatives. Lists of nominations in all categories were then distributed to the media in attendance and online via the official Academy Awards website, www.oscar.com.
Academy members from each of the branches vote to determine the nominees in their respective categories – actors nominate actors, film editors nominate film editors, etc. In the Animated Feature Film and Foreign Language Film categories, nominations are selected by vote of multi-branch screening committees. All voting members are eligible to select the Best Picture nominees.
Nominations ballots were mailed to the 5,755 voting members in late December and were returned directly to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the international accounting firm, for tabulation.
Official screenings of all motion pictures with one or more nominations will begin for members this weekend at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Screenings also will be held at the Academy's Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood and in London, New York and the San Francisco Bay Area.
All active and life members of the Academy are eligible to select the winners in all categories, although in five of them – Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject and Foreign Language Film – members can vote only if they have seen all of the nominated films in those categories.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2010 will be presented on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.
Nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards
Performance by an actor in a leading role
* Javier Bardem in "Biutiful" (Roadside Attractions)
* Jeff Bridges in "True Grit" (Paramount)
* Jesse Eisenberg in "The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing)
* Colin Firth in "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company)
* James Franco in "127 Hours" (Fox Searchlight)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
* Christian Bale in "The Fighter" (Paramount)
* John Hawkes in "Winter’s Bone" (Roadside Attractions)
* Jeremy Renner in "The Town" (Warner Bros.)
* Mark Ruffalo in "The Kids Are All Right" (Focus Features)
* Geoffrey Rush in "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company)
Performance by an actress in a leading role
* Annette Bening in "The Kids Are All Right" (Focus Features)
* Nicole Kidman in "Rabbit Hole" (Lionsgate)
* Jennifer Lawrence in "Winter’s Bone" (Roadside Attractions)
* Natalie Portman in "Black Swan" (Fox Searchlight)
* Michelle Williams in "Blue Valentine" (The Weinstein Company)
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
* Amy Adams in "The Fighter" (Paramount)
* Helena Bonham Carter in "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company)
* Melissa Leo in "The Fighter" (Paramount)
* Hailee Steinfeld in "True Grit"(Paramount)
* Jacki Weaver in "Animal Kingdom" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Best animated feature film of the year
* "How to Train Your Dragon" (Paramount), Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
* "The Illusionist" (Sony Pictures Classics), Sylvain Chomet
* "Toy Story 3" (Walt Disney), Lee Unkrich
Achievement in art direction
* "Alice in Wonderland" (Walt Disney), Production Design: Robert Stromberg, Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara
* "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1" (Warner Bros.), Production Design: Stuart Craig, Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
* "Inception" (Warner Bros.), Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas, Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat
* "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company), Production Design: Eve Stewart, Set Decoration: Judy Farr
* "True Grit" (Paramount), Production Design: Jess Gonchor, Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
Achievement in cinematography
* "Black Swan" (Fox Searchlight), Matthew Libatique
* "Inception" (Warner Bros.), Wally Pfister
* "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company), Danny Cohen
* "The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing), Jeff Cronenweth
* "True Grit" (Paramount), Roger Deakins
Achievement in costume design
* "Alice in Wonderland" (Walt Disney), Colleen Atwood
* "I Am Love" (Magnolia Pictures), Antonella Cannarozzi
* "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company), Jenny Beavan
* "The Tempest" (Miramax), Sandy Powell
* "True Grit" (Paramount), Mary Zophres
Achievement in directing
* "Black Swan" (Fox Searchlight), Darren Aronofsky
* "The Fighter" (Paramount), David O. Russell
* "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company), Tom Hooper
* "The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing), David Fincher
* "True Grit" (Paramount), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Best documentary feature
* "Exit through the Gift Shop" (Producers Distribution Agency), A Paranoid Pictures Production, Banksy and Jaimie D’Cruz
* "Gasland", A Gasland Production, Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
* "Inside Job" (Sony Pictures Classics), A Representational Pictures Production, Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
* "Restrepo" (National Geographic Entertainment), An Outpost Films Production, Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
* "Waste Land" (Arthouse Films), An Almega Projects Production, Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley
Best documentary short subject
* "Killing in the Name", A Moxie Firecracker Films Production, Nominees to be determined
* "Poster Girl", A Portrayal Films Production, Nominees to be determined
* "Strangers No More", A Simon & Goodman Picture Company Production, Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
* "Sun Come Up", A Sun Come Up Production, Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger
* "The Warriors of Qiugang", A Thomas Lennon Films Production, Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon
Achievement in film editing
* "Black Swan" (Fox Searchlight), Andrew Weisblum
* "The Fighter" (Paramount), Pamela Martin
* "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company), Tariq Anwar
* "127 Hours" (Fox Searchlight), Jon Harris
* "The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing), Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter
Best foreign language film of the year
* "Biutiful" (Roadside Attractions), A Menage Atroz, Mod Producciones and Ikiru Films Production, Mexico
* "Dogtooth" (Kino International), A Boo Production, Greece
* "In a Better World" (Sony Pictures Classics), A Zentropa Production, Denmark
* "Incendies" (Sony Pictures Classics), A Micro-Scope Production, Canada
* "Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)" (Cohen Media Group), A Tassili Films Production, Algeria
Achievement in makeup
* "Barney’s Version" (Sony Pictures Classics), Adrien Morot
* "The Way Back" (Newmarket Films in association with Wrekin Hill Entertainment and Image Entertainment), Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
* "The Wolfman" (Universal), Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
* "How to Train Your Dragon" (Paramount), John Powell
* "Inception" (Warner Bros.), Hans Zimmer
* "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company), Alexandre Desplat
* "127 Hours" (Fox Searchlight), A.R. Rahman
* "The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing), Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
* "Coming Home" from "Country Strong" (Sony Pictures Releasing (Screen Gems)), Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
* "I See the Light" from "Tangled" (Walt Disney), Music by Alan Menken, Lyric by Glenn Slater
* "If I Rise" from "127 Hours" (Fox Searchlight), Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
* "We Belong Together" from "Toy Story 3" (Walt Disney), Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Best motion picture of the year
* "Black Swan" (Fox Searchlight), A Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures Production, Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
* "The Fighter" (Paramount), A Relativity Media Production, David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
* "Inception" (Warner Bros.), A Warner Bros. UK Services Production, Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
* "The Kids Are All Right" (Focus Features), An Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision and Gilbert Films Production, Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
* "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company), A See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
* "127 Hours" (Fox Searchlight), An Hours Production, Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
* "The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing), A Columbia Pictures Production, Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
* "Toy Story 3" (Walt Disney), A Pixar Production, Darla K. Anderson, Producer
* "True Grit" (Paramount), A Paramount Pictures Production, Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
* "Winter’s Bone" (Roadside Attractions), A Winter’s Bone Production, Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers
Best animated short film
* "Day & Night" (Walt Disney), A Pixar Animation Studios Production, Teddy Newton
* "The Gruffalo", A Magic Light Pictures Production, Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
* "Let’s Pollute", A Geefwee Boedoe Production, Geefwee Boedoe
* "The Lost Thing", (Nick Batzias for Madman Entertainment), A Passion Pictures Australia Production, Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
* "Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)", A Sacrebleu Production, Bastien Dubois
Best live action short film
* "The Confession" (National Film and Television School), A National Film and Television School Production, Tanel Toom
* "The Crush" (Network Ireland Television), A Purdy Pictures Production, Michael Creagh
* "God of Love", A Luke Matheny Production, Luke Matheny
* "Na Wewe" (Premium Films), A CUT! Production, Ivan Goldschmidt
* "Wish 143", A Swing and Shift Films/Union Pictures Production, Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite
Achievement in sound editing
* "Inception" (Warner Bros.), Richard King
* "Toy Story 3" (Walt Disney), Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
* "Tron: Legacy" (Walt Disney), Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
* "True Grit" (Paramount), Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
* "Unstoppable" (20th Century Fox), Mark P. Stoeckinger
Achievement in sound mixing
* "Inception" (Warner Bros.), Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
* "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company), Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
* "Salt" (Sony Pictures Releasing), Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
* "The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing), Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
* "True Grit" (Paramount), Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland
Achievement in visual effects
* "Alice in Wonderland" (Walt Disney), Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
* "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1" (Warner Bros.), Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
* "Hereafter" (Warner Bros.), Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
* "Inception" (Warner Bros.), Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
* "Iron Man 2" (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment, Distributed by Paramount), Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick
Adapted screenplay
* "127 Hours" (Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
* "The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing), Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
* "Toy Story 3" (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Michael Arndt, Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
* "True Grit" (Paramount), Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
* "Winter’s Bone" (Roadside Attractions), Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini
Original screenplay
* "Another Year" (Sony Pictures Classics), Written by Mike Leigh
* "The Fighter" (Paramount), Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson, Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
* "Inception" (Warner Bros.), Written by Christopher Nolan
* "The Kids Are All Right" (Focus Features), Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
* "The King’s Speech" (The Weinstein Company), Screenplay by David Seidler
Disney to release Tangled 3D Blu-ray on March 29
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment have announced their plans to release the animated film Tangled on a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack as well as a Blu-ray/3D Blu-ray/Digital Copy combo pack on March 29, 2011. Special features are set to include:
* Untangled: The Making of a Fairy Tale (Blu-ray Exclusive): - Exactly how long is Rapunzel's hair? How many lanterns were used? Where did Pascal's name come from? Which Disney animated feature first utilized CG animation? These and more will be answered when Mandy Moore and Zach Levi take viewers on a kooky behind-the-scenes tour to learn how the filmmakers styled this film's Golden Tresses.
* Three deleted scenes - Introductions by co-directors Byron Howard and Nathan Greno (Blu-ray Exclusive)
- "The Jaunty Moose"
- "Chemistry Develops"
- "Vigor The Visionary"
* Extended songs with introductions by the co-directors (Blu-ray Exclusive)
- "When Will My Life Begin"
- "Mother Knows Best
* Two original storybook openings - Two alternate versions of the film's opening sequence described by the co-directors Nathan Greno and Byron Howard
* 50th Animated Feature Countdown – A video montage celebrating Tangled as the 50th film to join The Walt Disney Studios' prestigious lineup of classic animated features.
* Nine Tangled teasers (Blu-ray Exclusive) - A collection of the most unique and quirky commercials made for the theatrical release of Tangled Some are spoofs based off of infomercials and/or breaking news, some are teasers and others are simply just funny filmstrips.
January 24, 2011
Rockstar Games Presents 'L.A. Noire' - Trailer 2
Rockstar Games has just released their latest trailer to the highly anticipated video game L.A. Noire. All footage shown is from the in game engine. Below is the full trailer:
WWE Raw: The Best of 2010 - DVD Review
Raw continues to roll on through 2010 as it saw the departure of Shawn Michaels, the shocking takeover by the Nexus, the ascension of Randy Orton, a new anonymous general manager, and so much more. Now fans can relive their favorite matches and moments with Raw: The Best of 2010. This 3-Disc DVD release will include more than 8 hours of the best of Raw. Below is the full content listing for each disc:
Michael Cole & Jerry “The King” Lawler
January Highlights
Bret “Hit Man” Hart Returns to RAW
4th January, 2010
Unified Tag Team Championship Match
D-Generation X vs. JeriShow
4th January, 2010
John Cena vs. Sheamus
25th January, 2010
February Highlights
Sheamus vs. Christian
8th February, 2010
Triple Threat Elimination Match for the Unified Tag Team Championship
D-Generation X vs. CM Punk & Luke Gallows vs. ShowMiz
8th February, 2010
“Undertaker… I can beat you.”
Streak vs. Career
22nd February, 2010
Michael Cole & Jerry “The King” Lawler
March Highlights
John Cena & Batista’s Bad Blood
“The Name and Face of the WWE”
1st March, 2010
Win by Pinfall or Submission Only
Shawn Michaels vs. Kane
22nd March, 2010
A Career in Retrospect
Shawn Michaels Says Farewell
29th March, 2010
Michael Cole & Jerry “The King” Lawler
April Highlights
Jack Swagger vs. Randy Orton
5th April, 2010
Divas Championship Match
Maryse vs. Eve
12th April, 2010
Unified Tag Team Championship Match
ShowMiz vs. The Hart Dynasty
26th April, 2010
May Highlights
Randy Orton on The Cutting Edge
3rd May, 2010
Edge vs. Christian
17th May, 2010
“This place is nothing without me!”
24th May, 2010
John Cena & Evan Bourne vs. Edge & Sheamus
31st May, 2010
Michael Cole & Jerry “The King” Lawler
June Highlights
“The start of something much, much greater.”
7th June, 2010
The Raw Roster Battles The Nexus
14th June, 2010
Chris Jericho vs. Evan Bourne
14th June, 2010
July Highlights
Randy Orton vs. Edge
12th July, 2010
Triple Threat #1 Contender Match
Randy Orton vs. Edge vs. Chris Jericho
19th July, 2010
August Highlights
John Cena & Bret ‘Hit Man’ Hart vs. Edge & Chris Jericho
9th August, 2010
Chris Jericho vs. Wade Barrett
16th August, 2010
John Cena vs. The Miz
23rd August, 2010
CM Punk Looks Back at 900 Episodes of Raw
30th August, 2010
September Highlights
Poster Child
6th September, 2010
Falls Count Anywhere Match
John Morrison vs. Sheamus
13th September, 2010
Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho
27th September, 2010
October Highlights
“You’re a Coward, Cena.”
11th October, 2010
Champion vs. Champion Match
Daniel Bryan vs. Dolph Ziggler
25th October, 2010
November Highlights
Tea Time with Santino
8th November, 2010
Piper’s Pit with John Cena & Randy Orton
15th November, 2010
The Miz Cashes In
22nd November, 2010
King of the Ring Tournament Final
John Morrison vs. Sheamus
29th November, 2010
December Highlights
Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match for the WWE Tag Team Titles
Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov vs. Mark Henry & Yoshi Tatsu
vs. The Usos vs. Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel
6th December, 2010
Michael Cole & Jerry “The King” Lawler
2010 Raw Recap
What an exciting year 2010 was for the WWE and its fans. We fianlly saw the ascension of new main event talent such as The Miz, Wade Barret, and Sheamus. It saw the retirement of Shawn Michaels and yes the build up to his legendary match with The Undertaker at Wrestlemania XXVI is included here in great detail. One of the greatest moments in wrestling history saw the return of Bret "The Hitman" Hart to WWE for the first time since November 1997 and the result is an emotional but happy memory. The matches that are included were well chosen and highlight a lot of talent. This set is a definite must own. 9/10
WWE Raw: Best of 2010 arrives on DVD with a 480i standard definition transfer in the original aspect ratio of 1.78:1. With Raw being captured with full HD cameras the downgrade to DVD resolution isn't bad at all. There are some signs of compression artifacts during superstar entrances but as a whole this a very crisp and enjoyable presentation. Primary colors were rock solid with really nice saturation. Clothing and close up shots exhibited some very nice detail. Blacks were good throughout. WWE has provided fans a solid presentation. 8/10
Audio is provided by a Dolby Digital 5.1 track. Commentary and narration was crisp and clean. The superstar entrance themes had a nice full sound without drowning out the crowd. Surround usage is minimal with some instances of crowd noise placed in the rear. A good presentation overall though. 7/10
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