Nurse 3D – because a two-dimensional nurse film apparently just doesn’t cut it – heads to theaters on February 7, 2014 with Paz de la Huerta, Katrina Bowden, and Corbin Bleu in starring roles. And for those super anxious to find out what a 3D nurse movie is about, Lionsgate’s just released this trailer and a couple of photos from the film.
The Plot:
By day Abby Russell is a dedicated nurse, someone you wouldn’t hesitate to trust your life with. But by night, her real work begins…using her smoldering sexuality she lures cheating men to their brutal deaths and exposes them for who they really are. When a younger nurse starts to suspect Abby’s actions and compromises her master plan, Abby must find a way to outsmart her long enough to bring the cheater you’d least expect to justice.
The new psychological thriller Penny Dreadful will debut on Showtime on Sunday, May 11, 2014 at 10pm ET/PT. And in addition to announcing a premiere date, the network also unveiled a new super-creepy trailer. The series is described as a “frightening psychosexual thriller” and was created by John Logan (Hugo, Gladiator). Logan also executive produces along with Sam Mendes (Skyfall) and Pippa Harris.
Season one will consist of eight episodes.
The Plot:
In Penny Dreadful, some of literature’s most famously terrifying characters – including Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray and iconic figures from the novel Dracula, all brilliantly reimagined in a whole new light – have become embroiled in Victorian London. The series stars Josh Hartnett (Black Hawk Down), Timothy Dalton (The Living Daylights, License to Kill) and Eva Green (Casino Royale). Reeve Carney (Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark), Rory Kinnear (Skyfall), Billie Piper (Doctor Who, Secret Diary of a Call Girl), Harry Treadaway (The Lone Ranger) and Danny Sapani (The Bill) also star.
Overall, the big winner of the night was Gravity which set a new record for the most Critics’ Choice Movie Awards wins by a film with seven (Inception and Avatar had held the record with six). American Hustle earned four awards while 12 Years a Slave picked up three big wins, including Best Picture.
19TH ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS NOMINEES AND WINNERS
BEST PICTURE
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Dallas Buyers Club
Gravity
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
Saving Mr. Banks
WINNER: 12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street
BEST ACTOR
Christian Bale – American Hustle
Bruce Dern – Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
Tom Hanks – Captain Phillips
WINNER: Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club
Robert Redford – All Is Lost
BEST ACTRESS
WINNER: Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Judi Dench – Philomena
Brie Larson – Short Term 12
Meryl Streep – August: Osage County
Emma Thompson – Saving Mr. Banks
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
Daniel Bruhl – Rush
Bradley Cooper – American Hustle
Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave
James Gandolfini – Enough Said
WINNER: Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Scarlett Johansson – Her
Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
WINNER: Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts – August: Osage County
June Squibb – Nebraska
Oprah Winfrey – Lee Daniels’ The Butler
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Asa Butterfield – Ender’s Game
WINNER: Adele Exarchopoulos – Blue Is the Warmest Color
Liam James – The Way Way Back
Sophie Nelisse – The Book Thief
Tye Sheridan – Mud
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
WINNER: American Hustle
August: Osage County
Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Nebraska
12 Years a Slave
The Wolf of Wall Street
BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER: Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity
Paul Greengrass – Captain Phillips
Spike Jonze – Her
Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave
David O. Russell – American Hustle
Martin Scorsese – The Wolf of Wall Street
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Eric Singer and David O. Russell – American Hustle
Woody Allen – Blue Jasmine
WINNER: Spike Jonze – Her
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen – Inside Llewyn Davis
Bob Nelson – Nebraska
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Tracy Letts – August: Osage County
Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke – Before Midnight
Billy Ray – Captain Phillips
Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope – Philomena
WINNER: John Ridley – 12 Years a Slave
Terence Winter – The Wolf of Wall Street
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER: Emmanuel Lubezki – Gravity
Bruno Delbonnel – Inside Llewyn Davis
Phedon Papamichael – Nebraska
Roger Deakins – Prisoners
Sean Bobbitt – 12 Years a Slave
BEST ART DIRECTION
Andy Nicholson (Production Designer), Rosie Goodwin (Set Decorator) – Gravity
WINNER: Catherine Martin (Production Designer), Beverley Dunn (Set Decorator) – The Great Gatsby
K.K. Barrett (Production Designer), Gene Serdena (Set Decorator) – Her
Dan Hennah (Production Designer), Ra Vincent (Set Decorator) – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Adam Stockhausen (Production Designer), Alice Baker (Set Decorator) – 12 Years a Slave
BEST EDITING
Alan Baumgarten, Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers – American Hustle
Christopher Rouse – Captain Phillips
WINNER: Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger – Gravity
Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill – Rush
Joe Walker – 12 Years a Slave
Thelma Schoonmaker – The Wolf of Wall Street
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Michael Wilkinson – American Hustle
WINNER: Catherine Martin – The Great Gatsby
Bob Buck, Lesley Burkes-Harding, Ann Maskrey, Richard Taylor – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Daniel Orlandi – Saving Mr. Banks
Patricia Norris – 12 Years a Slave
BEST MAKEUP
WINNER: American Hustle
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Rush
12 Years a Slave
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
WINNER: Gravity
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Iron Man 3
Pacific Rim
Star Trek into Darkness
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
WINNER: Frozen
Monsters University
The Wind Rises
BEST ACTION MOVIE
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Iron Man 3
WINNER: Lone Survivor
Rush
Star Trek into Darkness
BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Henry Cavill – Man of Steel
Robert Downey Jr. – Iron Man 3
Brad Pitt – World War Z
WINNER: Mark Wahlberg – Lone Survivor
BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
WINNER: Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Evangeline Lilly – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Gwyneth Paltrow – Iron Man 3
BEST COMEDY
WINNER: American Hustle
Enough Said
The Heat
This Is the End
The Way Way Back
The World’s End
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Christian Bale – American Hustle
WINNER: Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street
James Gandolfini – Enough Said
Simon Pegg – The World’s End
Sam Rockwell – The Way Way Back
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
WINNER: Amy Adams – American Hustle
Sandra Bullock – The Heat
Greta Gerwig – Frances Ha
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Enough Said
Melissa McCarthy – The Heat
BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE
The Conjuring
WINNER: Gravity
Star Trek into Darkness
World War Z
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
WINNER: Blue Is the Warmest Color
The Great Beauty
The Hunt
The Past
Wadjda
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The Act of Killing
Blackfish
Stories We Tell
Tim’s Vermeer
WINNER: 20 Feet from Stardom
BEST SONG
Atlas – Coldplay – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Happy – Pharrell Williams – Despicable Me 2
WINNER: Let It Go – Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez – Frozen
Ordinary Love – U2 – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Please Mr. Kennedy – Justin Timberlake/Oscar Isaac/Adam Driver – Inside Llewyn Davis
Young and Beautiful – Lana Del Rey – The Great Gatsby
BEST SCORE
WINNER: Steven Price – Gravity
Arcade Fire – Her
Thomas Newman – Saving Mr. Banks
Hans Zimmer – 12 Years a Slave
Joel Siegel Award
Forest Whitaker
Louis XIII Genius Award
Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Richard Linklater for trilogy Before Sunrise, Before Sunset and Before Midnight
Dominic West and Ruth Wilson star in 'The Affair' (Photo by Craig Blankenhorn/Showtime)Showtime’s continuing to add original programs to its slate, with The Affair and Happyish the latest projects to pick up season orders. The one-hour dramatic series The Affair will star Dominic West, Ruth Wilson, Maura Tierney and Joshua Jackson; Happyish is a half-hour comedy starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kathryn Hahn And Rhys Ifans. Both shows were given 10 episode orders according to David Nevins, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc.
“The Affair is a beautiful pilot. It is an intense exploration of two marriages and the affair that disrupts them – with great acting and a very clever, deeply-observed script by the marvelously talented Sarah Treem,” said Nevins. “Shalom Auslander and Phillip Seymour Hoffman make for a formidable and unusual comedy team. The chance to get one of the truly great actors of our time into a such an incisive and current comedy was totally and completely irresistible.”
Details on The Affair:
The Affair explores the emotional and psychological effects of an extramarital affair. The provocative, one-hour drama will be told separately from the male and female perspectives – using the distinct memory biases to both misdirect and intrigue. Wilson plays Alison, a young woman waiting tables at a popular Hamptons diner, trying to piece her life back together in the wake of a tragedy. Her husband, Cole (Jackson), struggles to keep it all together, with his wife and with the financially-strained ranch that has been in his family for generations. Their emotionally-charged marriage becomes even more complicated when Alison begins an affair with Noah (West), a New York City public school teacher and aspiring novelist who is spending the summer at his in-laws’ estate out on the island. Tierney plays Helen, Noah’s college sweetheart, best friend, mother of his children, lover and wife of 17 years. Award-winning playwright and writer/producer Sarah Treem (House of Cards, In Treatment) wrote the original script from a story co-created with Hagai Levi. They first worked together on the American adaption of Levi’s show In Treatment. Treem and Levi will both serve as executive producers, along with director Jeffrey Reiner (Friday Night Lights).
Details on Happyish:
Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman stars in the SHOWTIME comedy Happyish, a dark examination of our pursuit of happiness, a pursuit that might just be the very thing causing our unhappiness in the first place. Thom Payne (Hoffman) is 42, his new bosses at work are half his age and they say the words ‘digital’ and ‘social’ far too often. His mentor and boss, Jonathan (Ifans) tells him to “rebrand” himself, his corporate headhunter tells him happiness is a myth, and Thom’s not sure if his Viagra will interfere with his Prozac, or vice versa. Acclaimed actress Kathryn Hahn stars as Lee Payne, Thom’s wife, who is looking for a larger goal, a purpose, a meaning. Good luck with that. Happiness? In this world? Happiness after all is pretty high bar; in a world as absurd as ours, maybe the best anyone can hope for is happyish. Created, written and executive produced by author and This American Life contributor Shalom Auslander, Happyish was developed by Ken Kwapis, who will executive produce, and Alexandra Beattie, who will co-executive produce, under their In Cahoots banner. John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch) directed the pilot. Philip Seymour Hoffman will also executive produce under his Cooperstown Productions banner.
That Awkward Moment opens in theaters on January 31, 2014.
The Plot:
That Awkward Moment is about three best friends who find themselves where we’ve all been – at that confusing “moment” in every dating relationship when you have to decide “So…where is this going?
Katy Perry, Goldfrapp, and Sky Ferreira will all contribute songs to the soundtrack of Vampire Academy, the much-anticipated upcoming film based on the book series by Richelle Mead. Vampire Academy – the movie – will hit theaters on February 14, 2014 and the soundtrack will be released by Universal Music Enterprises a few days earlier on February 11th.
Other artists featured on the Vampire Academy soundtrack include Iggy Azalea, Natalia Kills, Au Revoir Simone, Jaymes Bullett, Max Frost, Bear In Heaven, Rainy Milo, and CHVRCHES. CHVRCHES contribution to the soundtrack is a self-produced exclusive track of the Bauhaus cover “Bela Lugosi’s Dead.”
“‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’ is a genre-defining classic. It was equal parts thrilling and daunting to attempt a reworking of such an incredible song,” explained the indie group, commenting on their Vampire Academy track. We can only hope that we did The Count proud.”
“I think we all felt a big responsibility to capture the spirit of the books with the songs that were chosen,” said Howard Paar, music supervisor. “I hope everyone has as much fun listening to the soundtrack as we did making it.”
And director Marc Waters said, “I had happily planned a career as a doctor when I first saw The Hunger in the early eighties. I was immediately enraptured by it and its unforgettable use, in the classic opening sequence, of the seminal Bauhaus song, ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead.’ I saw the movie again the next day and, by the end of the week, I no longer wanted to be a doctor.
If and when my journey as a filmmaker took me down the dark alley of the Vampire genre, I knew I’d want to pay homage to The Hunger, Bauhaus, and ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’ in a way that took it all to another level. It was remarkable good luck we could hitch onto the comet that is CHVRCHES. I dare anyone to try walking out on the closing credits when their version of Bela is playing!”
Vampire Academy Soundtrack List
“In Your Grave” by Jaymes Bullet (unreleased)
“Red Lips” by Sky Ferreira
“Nice and Slow” by Max Frost
“Thea” by Goldfrapp
“Boys Don’t Cry” by Natalia Kills
“Bounce” by Iggy Azalea
“Sinful Nature” by Bear In Heaven
“Think About It” by Naughty Boy
“Rats” by Rainy Milo (unreleased)
“Spiritual” by Katy Perry
“Crazy” by Au Revoir Simone
“Bela Lugosi’s Dead” by CHVRCHES
The Vampire Academy Plot:
St. Vladimir’s is like any boarding school — it’s got cute boys, gossip queens, and a strict curfew, but that’s only because when you’re a vampire the sun is annoying. Rose Hathaway (Zoey Deutch), is the 17-year-old half human/half vampire guardian of her best friend, Princess Lissa Dragomir (Lucy Fry), the last in line to become queen of the Vampire Moroi. Someone or something wants Lissa dead.
To keep her alive, Rose will have to keep her hormones in check and actually learn from her hot guardian instructor Dimitri. Only then will she be able to fight off crazed vampires, deadly fire-spells, and murderous psi-hounds. If you thought high school was cut throat…
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 2014 Academy Awards and provided this helpful information on the nominees’ past Oscar history. Winners will be announced on March 2, 2014.
86th Academy Awards Fact Sheet [Courtesy of AMPAS]:
Best Motion Picture of the Year:
American Hustle (Sony Pictures Releasing) [Produced by Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison and Jonathan Gordon.] – This is the first nomination for Charles Roven and Richard Suckle. This is the third nomination for Megan Ellison, who is also nominated this year for Her. Her previous Best Picture nomination was for Zero Dark Thirty (2012). This is the second nomination for Jonathan Gordon. His previous Best Picture nomination was for Silver Linings Playbook (2012).
Captain Phillips (Sony Pictures Releasing) [Produced by Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca.] – This is the sixth nomination for Scott Rudin, who won the award in 2007 for No Country for Old Men. He was also nominated for The Hours (2002), The Social Network (2010), True Grit (2010) and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011). This is the second nomination for Dana Brunetti. His previous Best Picture nomination was for The Social Network (2010). This is the third nomination for Michael De Luca. His previous Best Picture nominations were for The Social Network (2010) and Moneyball (2011).
Dallas Buyers Club (Focus Features) [Produced by Robbie Brenner and Rachel Winter.] – This is the first nomination for both.
Gravity (Warner Bros.) [Produced by Alfonso Cuarón and David Heyman.] – This is the first nomination in this category for Alfonso Cuarón. He is also nominated this year in the Directing and Film Editing categories. He was nominated for the original screenplay of Y Tu Mamá También (2002), and received Film Editing and Adapted Screenplay nominations for Children of Men (2006). This is the first nomination for David Heyman.
Her (Warner Bros.) [Produced by Megan Ellison, Spike Jonze and Vincent Landay.] – This is the third nomination for Megan Ellison, who is also nominated this year for American Hustle. Her previous Best Picture nomination was for Zero Dark Thirty (2012). This is the first nomination in this category for Spike Jonze. He was nominated in the Directing category for Being John Malkovich (1999). He is also nominated in the Original Song and Original Screenplay categories this year. This is the first nomination for Vincent Landay.
Nebraska (Paramount) [Produced by Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa.] – This is the first nomination for both.
Philomena (The Weinstein Company) [Produced by Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan and Tracey Seaward.] – This is the first nomination for Gabrielle Tana. This is the first nomination in this category for Steve Coogan. He is also nominated in the Adapted Screenplay category this year. This is the second nomination for Tracey Seaward. Her previous Best Picture nomination was for The Queen (2006).
12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight) [Produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Anthony Katagas.] – This is the second nomination in this category for Brad Pitt. His previous Best Picture nomination was for Moneyball (2011), for which he also received a Best Actor nomination. He was also nominated for his supporting role in 12 Monkeys (1995) and his leading role in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008). This is the second nomination for Dede Gardner. Her previous Best Picture nomination was for The Tree of Life (2011). This is the first nomination in this category for Steve McQueen. He is also nominated in the Directing category this year. This is the first nomination for both Jeremy Kleiner and Anthony Katagas.
American Hustle – David O. Russell – This is his third nomination in this category. His previous Directing nominations were for The Fighter (2010) and Silver Linings Playbook (2012). He also received a nomination for the adapted screenplay for Silver Linings Playbook and is nominated this year in the Original Screenplay category.
Gravity – Alfonso Cuarón – This is his first nomination in this category. He is also nominated this year in the Best Picture and Film Editing categories. He was nominated for the original screenplay of Y Tu Mamá También (2002), and received Film Editing and Adapted Screenplay nominations for Children of Men (2006).
Nebraska – Alexander Payne – This is his third nomination in this category. His previous Directing nominations were for Sideways (2004) and The Descendants (2011). He was nominated in the Adapted Screenplay category for Election (1999), and won Oscars® in that category for Sideways and The Descendants. He also received a Best Picture nomination for The Descendants.
12 Years a Slave – Steve McQueen – This is his first nomination in this category. He is also nominated in the Best Picture category this year.
The Wolf of Wall Street – Martin Scorsese – This is his eighth nomination in this category. His previous Directing nominations were for Raging Bull (1980), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Good Fellas (1990), Gangs of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004), The Departed (2006), for which he won an Oscar®, and Hugo (2011). He was also nominated for the adapted screenplays for Good Fellas and The Age of Innocence (1993). He received a Best Picture nomination for Hugo.
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:
Christian Bale (“Irving Rosenfeld” in American Hustle) – This is his second nomination and the first in this category. He won an Oscar for his supporting role in The Fighter (2010).
Bruce Dern (“Woody Grant” in Nebraska) – This is his second nomination and the first in this category. He was nominated for his supporting role in Coming Home (1978).
Leonard DiCaprio (“Jordan Belfort” in The Wolf of Wall Street) – This is his fourth nomination and the third in this category. His other nominations were for his leading roles in The Aviator (2004) and Blood Diamond (2006), and for his supporting role in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993).
Chiwetel Ejiofor (“Solomon Northup” in 12 Years a Slave) – This is his first nomination.
Matthew McConaughey (“Ron Woodroof” in Dallas Buyers Club) – This is his first nomination.
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:
Barkhad Abdi (“Muse” in Captain Phillips) – This is his first nomination.
Bradley Cooper (“Richie DiMaso” in American Hustle) – This is his second nomination and the first in this category. His other nomination was for his leading role in Silver Linings Playbook (2012).
Michael Fassbender (“Edwin Epps” in 12 Years a Slave) – This is his first nomination.
Jonah Hill (“Donnie Azoff” in The Wolf of Wall Street) – This is his second nomination in this category. His previous nomination was for his performance in Moneyball (2011).
Jared Leto (“Rayon” in Dallas Buyers Club) – This is his first nomination.
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:
Amy Adams (“Sydney Prosser” in American Hustle) – This is her fifth nomination and the first in this category. Her previous nominations were for her supporting roles in Junebug (2005), Doubt (2008), The Fighter (2010) and The Master (2012).
Cate Blanchett (“Jasmine” in Blue Jasmine) – This is her sixth nomination and the third in this category. She won an Oscar for her supporting role in The Aviator (2004). Her other nominations were for her leading roles in Elizabeth (1998) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), and for her supporting roles in Notes on a Scandal (2006) and I’m Not There (2007).
Sandra Bullock (“Ryan Stone” in Gravity) – This is her second nomination in this category. She won an Oscar for her performance in The Blind Side (2009).
Judi Dench (“Philomena” in Philomena) – This is her seventh nomination and the fifth in this category. She won an Oscar for her supporting role in Shakespeare in Love (1998). Her other nominations were for her leading roles in Mrs. Brown (1997), Iris (2001), Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005) and Notes on a Scandal (2006), and for her supporting role in Chocolat (2000).
Meryl Streep (“Violet Weston” in August: Osage County) – This is her eighteenth nomination and the sixteenth in this category. She won Oscars for her supporting role in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and her leading roles in Sophie’s Choice (1982) and The Iron Lady (2011). Her other leading role nominations were for The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1981), Silkwood (1983), Out of Africa (1985), Ironweed (1987), A Cry in the Dark (1988), Postcards from the Edge (1990), The Bridges of Madison County (1995), One True Thing (1998), Music of the Heart (1999), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Doubt (2008) and Julie & Julia (2009). Her other supporting role nominations were for The Deer Hunter (1978) and Adaptation (2002).
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:
Sally Hawkins (“Ginger” in Blue Jasmine) – This is her first nomination.
Jennifer Lawrence (“Rosalyn Rosenfeld” in American Hustle) – This is her third nomination and the first in this category. She won an Oscar last year for her leading role in Silver Linings Playbook and was previously nominated for her leading role in Winter’s Bone (2010).
Lupita Nyong’o (“Patsey” in 12 Years a Slave) – This is her first nomination.
Julia Roberts (“Barbara Weston” in August: Osage County) – This is her fourth nomination and the second in this category. Her previous nomination in the supporting category was for Steel Magnolias (1989). She was nominated for her leading roles in Pretty Woman (1990) and Erin Brockovich (2000), for which she won an Oscar.
June Squibb (“Kate Grant” in Nebraska) – This is her first nomination.
Achievement in Writing (Adapted Screenplay):
Before Midnight – Written by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke (based on characters created by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan). – This is the second nomination in this category for all three. They were previously nominated for the adapted screenplay for Before Sunset (2004). Ethan Hawke was also nominated for his supporting performance in Training Day (2001).
Captain Phillips – Screenplay by Billy Ray (based on the book A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty). – This is his first nomination.
Philomena – Screenplay by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope (based on the book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee by Martin Sixsmith). – This is the first nomination in this category for Steve Coogan. He is also nominated in the Best Picture category this year. This is the first nomination for Jeff Pope.
12 Years a Slave – Screenplay by John Ridley (based on the book Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup). – This is his first nomination.
The Wolf of Wall Street – Screenplay by Terence Winter (based on the book by Jordan Belfort). – This is his first nomination.
Achievement in Writing (Original Screenplay):
American Hustle – Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell. – This is the first nomination for Eric Warren Singer. This is the fifth nomination for David O. Russell and his second for Writing. He was nominated in the Adapted Screenplay category for Silver Linings Playbook (2012). He has also been nominated in the Directing category for The Fighter (2010), Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle.
Blue Jasmine – Written by Woody Allen. – This is his sixteenth nomination in this category. He won Oscars for his original screenplays for Annie Hall (1977), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and Midnight in Paris (2011). He also received Writing nominations for Interiors (1978), Manhattan (1979), Broadway Danny Rose (1984), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Radio Days (1987), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Alice (1990), Husbands and Wives (1992), Bullets over Broadway (1994), Mighty Aphrodite (1995), Deconstructing Harry (1997) and Match Point (2005). He won in the Directing category for Annie Hall and received nominations in that category for Interiors, Broadway Danny Rose, Hannah and Her Sisters, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Bullets over Broadway and Midnight in Paris. He also received an acting nomination for his leading role in Annie Hall.
Dallas Buyers Club – Written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack. – This is the first nomination for both.
Her – Written by Spike Jonze. – This is his first nomination in this category. He received a Directing nomination for Being John Malkovich (1999). He is also nominated in the Best Picture and Original Song categories this year.
Nebraska – Written by Bob Nelson. – This is his first nomination.
Best Foreign Language Film:
The Broken Circle Breakdown (Belgium) [Directed by Felix van Groeningen.] – This is the seventh nomination for Belgium. Previous nominations were for Paix Sur Les Champs (1970), The Music Teacher (1988), Daens (1992), Farinelli: Il Castrato (1994), Everybody Famous! (2000) and Bullhead (2011).
The Great Beauty (Italy) [Directed by Paolo Sorrentino.] – This is the twenty-eighth nomination for Italy. It has taken home ten Oscars, for La Strada (1956), The Nights of Cabiria (1957), Federico Fellini’s 8 1⁄2 (1963), Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1964), Investigation of a Citizen above Suspicion (1970), The Garden of the Finzi Continis (1971), Amarcord (1974), Cinema Paradiso (1989), Mediterraneo (1991) and Life Is Beautiful (1998). Additionally, Italy received three Special/Honorary Awards prior to the establishment of Foreign Language Film as a regular category in 1956: Shoe-Shine (1947), The Bicycle Thief (1949) and The Walls of Malapaga (1950) [shared with France]. Other nominations were for The Usual Unidentified Thieves (1958), The Great War (1959), Kapo (1960), The Four Days of Naples (1962), Marriage Italian Style (1965), The Battle of Algiers (1966), The Girl with the Pistol (1968), Scent of a Woman (1975), Seven Beauties (1976), A Special Day (1977), Viva Italia! (1978), To Forget Venice (1979), Three Brothers (1981), The Family (1987), Open Doors (1990), The Star Maker (1995) and Don’t Tell (2005).
The Hunt (Denmark) [Directed by Thomas Vinterberg.] – This is the tenth nomination for Denmark. It won back-to-back Oscars for Babette’s Feast (1987) and Pelle the Conqueror (1988), and won again for In a Better World (2010). Other nominations were for Qivitoq (1956), Paw (1959), Harry and the Butler (1961), Waltzing Regitze (1989), After the Wedding (2006) and A Royal Affair (2012).
The Missing Picture (Cambodia) [Directed by Rithy Panh.] – This is the first nomination for Cambodia.
Omar (Palestine) [Directed by Hany Abu-Assad.] – This is the second nomination for Palestine. Its previous nomination was for Paradise Now (2005).
Best Animated Feature Film:
The Croods (20th Century Fox) – Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco and Kristine Belson – This is the third nomination in this category for Chris Sanders. His previous nominations were for Lilo & Stitch (2002) and How to Train Your Dragon (2010). This is the first nomination for both Kirk DeMicco and Kristine Belson.
Despicable Me 2 (Universal) – Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin and Chris Meledandri – This is the second nomination for Chris Renaud and the first in this category. He was nominated for the animated short film No Time for Nuts (2006). This is the first nomination for both Pierre Coffin and Chris Meledandri.
Ernest & Celestine (GKIDS) – Benjamin Renner and Didier Brunner – This is the first nomination for both.
Frozen (Walt Disney) – Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho – This is the second nomination in this category for Chris Buck. His previous nomination was for Surf’s Up (2007). This is the first nomination for both Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho.
The Wind Rises (Walt Disney) – Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki – This is the third nomination in this category for Hayao Miyazaki. He won an Oscar for Spirited Away (2002) and was also nominated for Howl’s Moving Castle (2005).
Lionsgate’s unleashed this new trailer as well as a photo from the horror film The Quiet Ones based on a true story and directed by John Pogue. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire‘s Sam Claflin stars in the thriller along with Jared Harris, Erin Richards, Rory Fleck-Byrne, and Olivia Cooke.
Lionsgate’s set an April 25, 2014 theatrical release date.
The Plot:
A university student (Claflin) and some classmates are recruited to carry out a private experiment — to create a poltergeist. Their subject: an alluring but dangerously disturbed young woman (Olivia Cooke of Bates Motel). Their quest: to explore the dark energy that her damaged psyche might manifest. As the experiment unravels along with their sanity, the rogue PHD students are soon confronted with a terrifying reality: they have triggered an unspeakable force with a power beyond all explanation.
Benjamin Bratt has signed on to a role in 24: Live Another Day starring Kiefer Sutherland who will be reprising his role as Jack Bauer. The new ‘event series’ is set to premiere on May 5, 2014 8pm ET/PT with a special two-hour episode before moving to Mondays at 9pm.
Returning 24 actors include Mary Lynn Rajskub, Kim Raver, and William Devane. Michael Wincott and Judy Davis join the 24 family with this new series.
Per the official announcement from Fox, Bratt will be playing Steve Harris who “commands the CIA operation in London that is pursuing Jack, now an exile and a fugitive from justice. Supporting Harris are CIA agent Kate Morgan (Yvonne Strahovski), who is both resourceful and driven; Jordan Reed (Giles Matthey), a smart and sophisticated CIA computer tech; and Erik Ritter (Gbenga Akinnagbe), a sharp, strong, and arrogant field operative.”
Bratt was nominated for an Emmy for his performance in Law & Order and also starred in The Cleaner and Private Practice, and has a supporting role on Modern Family (as Sofia Vergara’s ex-husband).
Bill Maher (Photo: Janet Van Ham / HBO)HBO’s already renewed Real Time with Bill Maher for a 13th season before season 12 even premieres. The network’s asked Maher to stick around at least through 35 more editions, with season 13 set for a January 2015 premiere. The series has been averaging 4.1 million viewers.
“Bill Maher has been a treasured member of the HBO family since the late ‘80s, and his irreverent wit and fearless insights make him the perfect observer for these unpredictable times,” said Michael Lombardo, president, HBO programming. “I’m delighted that we can continue to offer an uncensored forum for his original and thoughtful humor.”
Maher stated, “It’s a pleasure to be returning for a 13th season on HBO. It’s something you rarely see in Hollywood: an on-again, on-again relationship.”
Season 12 will premiere on Friday, January 17th at 10pm ET/PT. Maher serves as an executive producer along with Scott Carter, Sheila Griffiths, Marc Gurvitz, Brad Grey and Billy Martin.
More on Bill Maher [Courtesy of HBO]:
Bill Maher headlined his first special on the network in 1989, starring in nine solo specials, including the hour-long presentations Bill Maher…But I’m Not Wrong, The Decider and I’m Swiss (both nominated for an Emmy® in the Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special category), Victory Begins at Home, Be More Cynical, The Golden Goose Special and Stuff That Struck Me Funny, and two half-hour stand-up specials, plus the specials 30 Seconds Over Washington and Comic Relief VI™. Maher is also an executive producer of the innovative news magazine show VICE, which returns for its second season March 14 on HBO.
He was the creator and host of Politically Incorrect, which was produced by HBO Downtown Productions and debuted on Comedy Central in 1993. The series moved to ABC in 1997 and ran through 2002.
His last book, The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How Everybody but Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass, was published in November 2011 and made the New York Times bestseller list. Maher’s 2006 book, New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer, also made the New York Times list, as well as bestseller lists across the country. He is also author of the books When You Ride Alone You Ride with Bin Laden: What the Government Should Be Telling Us to Help Fight the War on Terrorism, Does Anybody Have a Problem with That? The Best of Politically Incorrect and the novel True Story. Maher produced and starred in the 2008 feature film Religulous, the seventh most successful documentary of all time.