The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon had Mark Wahlberg on the show to talk about his new film The Gambler and, of course, he talked him into competing in one of his goofy games. The two sat down for a Slapjack battle which involved a giant rubber hand and a game of blackjack. The loser of each round of blackjack had to sit still for a slap on the side of the head from the rubber hand.
The winner? Well, you probably don’t want to sit down at the same poker table as Wahlberg.
HBO once again leads the pack of TV nominees with 15 and Birdman rules the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards nominations list with seven. Also finding a lot of love from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association were Boyhood and The Imitation Game, both films receiving five nominations.
FX’s Fargo earned the most nominations among TV shows aired in 2014, picking up five nominations. HBO’s True Detective came in second, earning four nominations.
The 2015 Golden Globes will be held on January 11th. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will be back as hosts for the show, and George Clooney will have his career celebrated with the Cecil B. DeMille Award.
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
BOYHOOD
IFC Productions and Detour Filmproduction; IFC Films
FOXCATCHER
Annapurna Pictures; Sony Pictures Classic
THE IMITATION GAME
Black Bear Pictures; The Weinstein Company
SELMA
Paramount Pictures and Pathé; Paramount Pictures
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
Working Title Films; Focus Features
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
JENNIFER ANISTON – CAKE
FELICITY JONES – THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
JULIANNE MOORE – STILL ALICE
ROSAMUND PIKE – GONE GIRL
REESE WITHERSPOON – WILD
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
STEVE CARELL – FOXCATCHER
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH – THE IMITATION GAME
JAKE GYLLENHAAL – NIGHTCRAWLER
DAVID OYELOWO – SELMA
EDDIE REDMAYNE – THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
BIRDMAN
Regency Enterprises and M Productions and Le Grisbi Productions; Fox Searchlight Pictures
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
American Empirical Picture; Fox Searchlight Pictures
INTO THE WOODS
Disney; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
PRIDE
Pathé Productions Limited, British Broadcasting Corporation, The British Film Institute and Calamity Films; CBS Films Inc.
ST. VINCENT
Chernin Entertainment; The Weinstein Company
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
AMY ADAMS – BIG EYES
EMILY BLUNT – INTO THE WOODS
HELEN MIRREN – THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY
JULIANNE MOORE – MAPS TO THE STARS
QUVENZHANÉ WALLIS – ANNIE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
RALPH FIENNES – THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
MICHAEL KEATON – BIRDMAN
BILL MURRAY – ST. VINCENT
JOAQUIN PHOENIX – INHERENT VICE
CHRISTOPH WALTZ – BIG EYES
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
BIG HERO 6
Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
THE BOOK OF LIFE
Twentieth Century Fox and Reel FX Animation Studios; Twentieth Century Fox
THE BOXTROLLS
Laika; Focus Features
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2
DreamWorks Animation LLC; Twentieth Century Fox
THE LEGO MOVIE
Warner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow Pictures / RatPac-Dune Entertainment / Lego System A/S / Vertigo Entertainment/Lin Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
FORCE MAJEURE TURIST (SWEDEN)
Coproduction Office; Magnolia Pictures
GETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIANE AMSALEM GETT (ISRAEL)
Arte France Cinéma; Music Box Films
IDA (POLAND/DENMARK)
Phoenix film investments; Music Box Films
LEVIATHAN (RUSSIA)
Non-Stop Production, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation of the Cinema Funds, RuArts
Foundation; Sony Pictures Classics
TANGERINES MANDARIINID (ESTONIA)
Allfilm
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
PATRICIA ARQUETTE – BOYHOOD
JESSICA CHASTAIN – A MOST VIOLENT YEAR
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY – THE IMITATION GAME
EMMA STONE – BIRDMAN
MERYL STREEP – INTO THE WOODS
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
ROBERT DUVALL – THE JUDGE
ETHAN HAWKE – BOYHOOD
EDWARD NORTON – BIRDMAN
MARK RUFFALO – FOXCATCHER
J.K. SIMMONS – WHIPLASH
BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
WES ANDERSON – THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
AVA DUVERNAY – SELMA
DAVID FINCHER – GONE GIRL
ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ IÑÁRRITU – BIRDMAN
RICHARD LINKLATER – BOYHOOD
BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
WES ANDERSON – THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
GILLIAN FLYNN – GONE GIRL
ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ IÑÁRRITU, NICOLÁS GIACOBONE, ALEXANDER DINELARIS, ARMANDO BO – BIRDMAN
RICHARD LINKLATER – BOYHOOD
GRAHAM MOORE – THE IMITATION GAME
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT – THE IMITATION GAME
JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON – THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS – GONE GIRL
ANTONIO SANCHEZ – BIRDMAN
HANS ZIMMER – INTERSTELLAR
BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“BIG EYES” — BIG EYES
Music by: Lana Del Rey
Lyrics by: Lana Del Rey
“GLORY” — SELMA
Music by: John Legend, Common
Lyrics by: John Legend, Common
“MERCY IS” — NOAH
Music by: Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
Lyrics by: Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
“OPPORTUNITY” — ANNIE
Music by: Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck
Lyrics by: Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck
“YELLOW FLICKER BEAT” — THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 1
Music by: Lorde
Lyrics by: Lorde
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
THE AFFAIR – SHOWTIME
SHOWTIME Presents, SHELEG, HIGLEWATER
DOWNTON ABBEY – PBS
A Carnival Films/Masterpiece Co-Production in association
with NBCUniversal
GAME OF THRONES – HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead;
Television 360; Startling Television and Generator Productions
THE GOOD WIFE – CBS
CBS Television Studios with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions
HOUSE OF CARDS – NETFLIX
Donen/Fincher/Roth and Trigger Street Productions, Inc. in association with Media Rights Capital for Netflix
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
CLAIRE DANES – HOMELAND
VIOLA DAVIS – HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER
JULIANNA MARGULIES – THE GOOD WIFE
RUTH WILSON – THE AFFAIR
ROBIN WRIGHT – HOUSE OF CARDS
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
CLIVE OWEN – THE KNICK
LIEV SCHREIBER – RAY DONOVAN
KEVIN SPACEY – HOUSE OF CARDS
JAMES SPADER – THE BLACKLIST
DOMINIC WEST – THE AFFAIR
BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
GIRLS – HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with Apatow Productions and
I Am Jenni Konner Productions
JANE THE VIRGIN – THE CW
CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television in association
with Electus
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK – NETFLIX
Lionsgate Television for Netflix
SILICON VALLEY – HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with Judgemental Films, Alec
Berg, Altschuler Krinsky works, and 3 Arts Entertainment
TRANSPARENT – AMAZON
Amazon Studios
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
LENA DUNHAM – GIRLS
EDIE FALCO – NURSE JACKIE
JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS – VEEP
GINA RODRIGUEZ – JANE THE VIRGIN
TAYLOR SCHILLING – ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
LOUIS C. K. – LOUIE
DON CHEADLE – HOUSE OF LIES
RICKY GERVAIS – DEREK
WILLIAM H. MACY – SHAMELESS
JEFFREY TAMBOR – TRANSPARENT
BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
FARGO – FX
FX Productions & MGM Television
THE MISSING – STARZ
New Pictures, Company Pictures, Two Brothers Pictures,
Playground Entertainment, BBC
THE NORMAL HEART – HBO
HBO Films in association with Plan B Entertainment,
Blumhouse and Ryan Murphy Productions
OLIVE KITTERIDGE – HBO
HBO Miniseries in association with Playtone
TRUE DETECTIVE – HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with Neon Black,
Anonymous Content, Parliament of Owls and Passenger
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL – THE HONORABLE WOMAN
JESSICA LANGE – AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW
FRANCES MCDORMAND – OLIVE KITTERIDGE
FRANCES O’CONNOR – THE MISSING
ALLISON TOLMAN – FARGO
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
MARTIN FREEMAN – FARGO
WOODY HARRELSON – TRUE DETECTIVE
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY – TRUE DETECTIVE
MARK RUFFALO – THE NORMAL HEART
BILLY BOB THORNTON – FARGO
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
UZO ADUBA – ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
KATHY BATES – AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW
JOANNE FROGGATT – DOWNTON ABBEY
ALLISON JANNEY – MOM
MICHELLE MONAGHAN – TRUE DETECTIVE
BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
MATT BOMER – THE NORMAL HEART
ALAN CUMMING – THE GOOD WIFE
COLIN HANKS – FARGO
BILL MURRAY – OLIVE KITTERIDGE
JON VOIGHT – RAY DONOVAN
Don’t mess with Colin Firth in Kingsman: The Secret Service…he’s got skills you’d never expect. The just-released trailer for the 20th Century Fox action thriller features new clips of action scenes along with new footage of Samuel L Jackson’s bizarre character. Directed by Matthew Vaughn (Kick Ass), Kingsman: The Secret Service also stars Michael Caine and Taron Egerton.
Kingsman: The Secret Service opens in theaters on February 13, 2015.
The Plot:
Based upon the acclaimed comic book and directed by Matthew Vaughn, Kingsman: The Secret Service tells the story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency’s ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
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WellGo USA’s landed on a January 30, 2015 release date for the thriller Supremacy directed by Deon Taylor from a script by Eric J. Adams. The R-rated dramatic film’s based on true events and stars Joe Anderson, Danny Glover, Evan Ross, Dawn Olivieri and Anson Mount.
The Plot:
Supremacy follows a just paroled white supremacist who with his ruthless girlfriend kill a cop and take an African American family hostage. Meanwhile, Sobecki, the heavily-tattooed supremacist leader who oversees his criminal empire from behind bars, is not thrilled when he learns of his charge’s screw-up. The patriarch of the family, an ornery ex-con himself, must rely on his wit and understanding of the racist mind to find a plan to free his family, but not before he confronts his own brand of bigotry and anger.
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The three-piece indie band Pearl and the Beard will be touring in January 2015, kicking off in Asheville, NC and finishing up in Chicago. They’ll be supporting Wild Child on the road, hitting 13 cities including a stop in Brooklyn where they’ll be the headlining act.
*supporting Wild Child
Jan. 13, 2015- Asheville, NC / Mill Room*
Jan. 14, 2015- Durham, NC / Motorco*
Jan. 15, 2015- DC / 9:30 Club*
Jan. 16, 2015- Philadelphia, PA / Johnny Brenda’s*
Jan. 21, 2015- Boston, MA / Sinclair *
Jan. 22, 2015- Portland, ME / One Longfellow Square *
Jan. 23, 2015- Burlington, VT / HG Showcase*
Jan. 24, 2015- Northampton, MA / Iron Horse *
Jan. 25, 2015- Ithaca, NY / The Dock*
Jan. 27, 2015- Syracuse, NY / The Westcott *
Jan. 29, 2015- Brooklyn, NY / Rough Trade – Headline show
Jan. 30, 2015- Pittsburgh, PA / Rex Theatre*
Jan. 31, 2015- Chicago, IL / Lincoln Hall *
Disney/Pixar’s 2015 animated film Inside Out won’t hit theaters until June 19th, however, the studio’s just put out a new trailer for animated family comedy. Directed by Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen, Inside Out features the voices of Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Mindy Kaling, and Phyllis Smith.
The Plot:
From an adventurous balloon ride above the clouds to a monster-filled metropolis, Academy Award®-winning director Pete Docter (Monsters, Inc., Up) has taken audiences to unique and imaginative places. In Disney•Pixar’s original movie Inside Out, he will take us to the most extraordinary location of all—inside the mind.
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it’s no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions – Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith). The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley’s mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley’s main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school.
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John Cusack’s missing but the rest of the time-travelers from 2010’s Hot Tub Time Machine – Rob Corddry, Clark Duke, and Craig Robinson – are back for Hot Tub Time Machine 2, coming to theaters on February 20, 2014. Directed by Steve Pink, the sequel brings Adam Scott on board as Cusack’s character’s son and in the new trailer, we see how Scott’s character is brought into the group.
The Plot:
When Lou (Rob Corddry) finds himself in trouble, Nick (Craig Robinson) and Jacob (Clark Duke) fire up the hot tub time machine in an attempt to get back to the past. But they inadvertently land in the future with Adam Jr. (Adam Scott). Now they have to alter the future in order to save the past… which is really the present, in the sequel from the same team that brought you the original cult hit.
The first teaser trailer for the 2015 action film The Veil is now online starring William Levy and directed by Brent Ryan Green. The cast also includes Chronicles of Narnia‘s William Moseley, Serinda Swan, and Nick Tarabay.
The Plot:
Set in a war-torn land where tribal factions live in fear of annihilation, the film tells the story of a deadly warrior leading a destructive war campaign. When he is betrayed by his own and left for dead, he is healed by a mysterious princess and taken in by a hidden tribe that believes he was chosen to wage a final battle.
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FX’s critically acclaimed series Fargo returns for a second season next fall but it’ll be with new actors and new characters leading the way. Today, FX has revealed that season two will star Kirsten Dunst and Breaking Bad‘s Jesse Plemons and that executive producer/writer Noah Hawley will be back as showrunner. Executive producers Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Warren Littlefield, and John Cameron are also returning for the second season of the award-winning series.
Filming’s expected to begin on the 10 episode season two in January 2015 in Calgary.
Fargo Season Two Plot and Characters, Courtesy of FX:
Fargo‘s new chapter will travel back to 1979 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Luverne, Minnesota, where a young State Police Officer “Lou Solverson” (yet to be cast), recently back from Vietnam, will tackle an all new “true crime” case. Solverson’s wife, “Betsy,” (yet to be cast) their four-year-old daughter, “Molly,” (yet to be cast) and fellow officer, “Ben Schmidt,” (yet to be cast) will also be featured in the new installment.
Dunst will play “Peggy Blomquist,” a small town beautician with big city dreams who is trying to figure out who she really is and what she really wants as she struggles with traditional societal expectations. She shares her home with her husband “Ed” (Plemons), a butcher’s assistant, who wants to be supportive of his wife’s self-discovery, even if he doesn’t quite understand it.
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For your viewing pleasure Warner Bros Pictures has released a new trailer for the upcoming 2015 sci-fi action movie Mad Max: Fury Road. Director George Miller, the filmmaker behind the original Mad Max movies, helms this new entry in the post-apocalyptic franchise with Tom Hardy taking over the lead role and Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Nathan Jones, Zoë Kravitz, Riley Keough, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Abbey Lee playing key roles.
The Plot:
Haunted by his turbulent past, Mad Max believes the best way to survive is to wander alone. Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa. They are escaping a Citadel tyrannized by the Immortan Joe, from whom something irreplaceable has been taken. Enraged, the Warlord marshals all his gangs and pursues the rebels ruthlessly in the high-octane Road War that follows.
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