Friday, July 25, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Teen Choice Awards 2008
Teen Choice Awards 2008 Nominees:
Choice Movie: Action/Adventure
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
Speed Racer
The Forbidden Kingdom
Choice Movie: Drama
21
August Rush
Into The Wild
Step Up 2: The Streets
Stop-Loss
Choice Movie: Chick Flick
27 Dresses
Enchanted
Fool’s Gold
P.S. I Love You
Sex and the City
Choice Movie: Bromantic Comedy
Dan in Real Life
Definitely, Maybe
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Made of Honor
What Happens in Vegas
Choice Movie: Comedy
Baby Mama
College Road Trip
Juno
Semi-Pro
Superbad
Choice Movie: Horror/Thriller
30 Days of Night
Cloverfield
I Am Legend
The Strangers
Prom Night
Choice Movie Actor: Drama
Channing Tatum - Stop-Loss
Emile Hirsch - Into the Wild
Jake Gyllenhaal - Rendition
Mark Wahlberg - We Own the Night
Ryan Phillippe - Stop-Loss
Choice Movie Actress: Drama
Kate Bosworth - 21
Keira Knightley - Atonement
Keri Russell - August Rush
Reese Witherspoon - Rendition
Scarlett Johansson - The Other Boleyn Girl
Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure
Emile Hirsch - Speed Racer
Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Jackie Chan - The Forbidden Kingdom
Robert Downey Jr. - Iron Man
Shia LaBeouf - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Choice Movie Actress: Action/Adventure
Abigail Breslin - Nim's Island
Christina Ricci - Speed Racer
Diane Kruger - National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Gwyneth Paltrow - Iron Man
Rachel Bilson - Jumper
Choice Movie Actor: Comedy
Ashton Kutcher - What Happens in Vegas
James Marsden - 27 Dresses; Enchanted
Jonah Hill - Superbad
Michael Cera – Superbad; Juno
Will Ferrell - Semi-Pro
Choice Movie Actress: Comedy
Amy Adams - Enchanted
Cameron Diaz - What Happens in Vegas
Ellen Page - Juno
Kristen Bell - Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Sarah Jessica Parker - Sex and the City
Choice Movie Actor: Horror/Thriller
Will Smith - I Am Legend
Edward Burns - One Missed Call
Josh Hartnett - 30 Days of Night
Michael Stahl-David - Cloverfield
Scott Speedman - The Strangers
Choice Movie Actress: Horror/Thriller
Brittany Snow - Prom Night
Jessica Alba - The Eye
Liv Tyler - The Strangers
Odette Yustman - Cloverfield
Shannyn Sossamon - One Missed Call
Choice Movie: Villain
Cate Blanchett - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Jeff Bridges - Iron Man
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd
Samuel L. Jackson - Jumper
Susan Sarandon – Enchanted
Choice Movie: Female Breakout
Ellen Page - Juno
Briana Evigan - Step Up 2: The Streets
Jurnee Smollett -The Great Debaters
Kristen Bell - Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Mila Kunis - Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Choice Movie: Male Breakout
Jim Sturgess - 21, Across the Universe
Ben Barnes - The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Drake Bell - Superhero Movie
Jason Segel - Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Michael Cera – Superbad, Juno
Source: www.teenchoiceawards.com
Choice Movie: Action/Adventure
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
Speed Racer
The Forbidden Kingdom
Choice Movie: Drama
21
August Rush
Into The Wild
Step Up 2: The Streets
Stop-Loss
Choice Movie: Chick Flick
27 Dresses
Enchanted
Fool’s Gold
P.S. I Love You
Sex and the City
Choice Movie: Bromantic Comedy
Dan in Real Life
Definitely, Maybe
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Made of Honor
What Happens in Vegas
Choice Movie: Comedy
Baby Mama
College Road Trip
Juno
Semi-Pro
Superbad
Choice Movie: Horror/Thriller
30 Days of Night
Cloverfield
I Am Legend
The Strangers
Prom Night
Choice Movie Actor: Drama
Channing Tatum - Stop-Loss
Emile Hirsch - Into the Wild
Jake Gyllenhaal - Rendition
Mark Wahlberg - We Own the Night
Ryan Phillippe - Stop-Loss
Choice Movie Actress: Drama
Kate Bosworth - 21
Keira Knightley - Atonement
Keri Russell - August Rush
Reese Witherspoon - Rendition
Scarlett Johansson - The Other Boleyn Girl
Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure
Emile Hirsch - Speed Racer
Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Jackie Chan - The Forbidden Kingdom
Robert Downey Jr. - Iron Man
Shia LaBeouf - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Choice Movie Actress: Action/Adventure
Abigail Breslin - Nim's Island
Christina Ricci - Speed Racer
Diane Kruger - National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Gwyneth Paltrow - Iron Man
Rachel Bilson - Jumper
Choice Movie Actor: Comedy
Ashton Kutcher - What Happens in Vegas
James Marsden - 27 Dresses; Enchanted
Jonah Hill - Superbad
Michael Cera – Superbad; Juno
Will Ferrell - Semi-Pro
Choice Movie Actress: Comedy
Amy Adams - Enchanted
Cameron Diaz - What Happens in Vegas
Ellen Page - Juno
Kristen Bell - Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Sarah Jessica Parker - Sex and the City
Choice Movie Actor: Horror/Thriller
Will Smith - I Am Legend
Edward Burns - One Missed Call
Josh Hartnett - 30 Days of Night
Michael Stahl-David - Cloverfield
Scott Speedman - The Strangers
Choice Movie Actress: Horror/Thriller
Brittany Snow - Prom Night
Jessica Alba - The Eye
Liv Tyler - The Strangers
Odette Yustman - Cloverfield
Shannyn Sossamon - One Missed Call
Choice Movie: Villain
Cate Blanchett - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Jeff Bridges - Iron Man
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd
Samuel L. Jackson - Jumper
Susan Sarandon – Enchanted
Choice Movie: Female Breakout
Ellen Page - Juno
Briana Evigan - Step Up 2: The Streets
Jurnee Smollett -The Great Debaters
Kristen Bell - Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Mila Kunis - Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Choice Movie: Male Breakout
Jim Sturgess - 21, Across the Universe
Ben Barnes - The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Drake Bell - Superhero Movie
Jason Segel - Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Michael Cera – Superbad, Juno
Source: www.teenchoiceawards.com
San Diego Comic-Con
"The San Diego Comic-Con starts in just over 11 more days, which means it's time to yet again gear up and prepare for one hell of an adventure in the world of comics. While the last few years have featured everything from Spider-Man 3 to 300 to Iron Man to Superbad, this year doesn't look as immensely impressive, but is instead spotted with a few highlights. Presentations this year include: The Day The Earth Stood Still, Max Payne, Red Sonja, RocknRolla, Ninja Assassin, Punisher: War Zone, Repo! The Genetic Opera, Watchmen, The Wolfman, The Spirit, Terminator Salvation, Pixar's Up, Pineapple Express, Friday the 13th, Wes Craven's 25/8, and much more!
11:30-1:00 The Day The Earth Stood Still and Max Payne - Stars Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly, plus director Scott Derrickson and producer Erwin Stoff, present an exclusive look at The Day The Earth Stood Still, Fox's contemporary reinvention of its 1951 classic. Max Payne himself—Mark Wahlberg—will be on hand with Mila Kunis, Ludacris, and director John Moore to discuss turning the game's noirish, hard-hitting, and complex world and characters into a movie event. Hall H
2:00-3:00 Red Sonja: One-on-One - Robert Rodriguez (Sin City), Rose McGowan (Grindhouse), Doug Aarniokoski (2nd unit director, Resident Evil 3) and David White (Undisputed 2) are teaming up to bring back the red-headed warrior woman known as Red Sonja. Room 6CDEF
3:00-4:00 Disney: Race to Witch Mountain - What secrets does Witch Mountain hold? Stars Dwayne Johnson and Carla Gugino and director Andy Fickman talk about the mysterious, paranormal activity around Witch Mountain. Hall H
San Francisco Marriott Hotel.
10:00-12:00 World Premiere! Mutant Chronicles - Special "work-in-progress" feature film screening hosted by stars Thomas Jane (The Mist), Ron Perlman (Hellboy II), and Devon Aoki (Sin City). This is the first public showing in our hemisphere of this steampunk action-adventure. A disparate squad of former enemy soldiers undertakes a suicide mission deep into the seething heart of the otherworldly mutant scourge bent on human extinction. Unrated, uncut, unreal. Q&A with cast, director Simon Hunter (Lighthouse), and producer Edward R. Pressman (The Crow). Room 6CDEF
Sunday, July 27th:
11:30-12:00 Focus Features: Hamlet 2 - Featuring appearances by Steve Coogan (24 Hour Party People, Night at the Museum and the upcoming Tropic Thunder), Elisabeth Shue (Adventures in Babysitting, The Karate Kid), writer Pam Brady (South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Team America: World Police), and writer/director Andrew Fleming (The Craft, Dick). There will be other surprise appearances, so don't miss it! Ballroom 20
12:00-12:45 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay - Comedy legends Harold, Kumar, and NPH (Kal Penn, John Cho, and Neil Patrick Harris) appear live and in-person ato talk about the creation of their latest masterpiece—Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay—available on DVD on July 29. Ballroom 20
1:00-1:30 Friday the 13th - Sneak a peek at the new movie retelling the original Friday the 13th about teenaged summer camp counselors who are systematically slaughtered by a mysterious killer. Ballroom 20
1:30-2:30 Rogue Pictures - Rogue Pictures presents select footage, key cast members, and filmmakers from its upcoming 2009 slate. Scheduled appearances include writer/director Wes Craven, discussing his suspense thriller 25/8, and writer/director David Goyer, discussing his supernatural thriller The Unborn. Ballroom 20".
Source: www.firstshowing.net
11:30-1:00 The Day The Earth Stood Still and Max Payne - Stars Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly, plus director Scott Derrickson and producer Erwin Stoff, present an exclusive look at The Day The Earth Stood Still, Fox's contemporary reinvention of its 1951 classic. Max Payne himself—Mark Wahlberg—will be on hand with Mila Kunis, Ludacris, and director John Moore to discuss turning the game's noirish, hard-hitting, and complex world and characters into a movie event. Hall H
2:00-3:00 Red Sonja: One-on-One - Robert Rodriguez (Sin City), Rose McGowan (Grindhouse), Doug Aarniokoski (2nd unit director, Resident Evil 3) and David White (Undisputed 2) are teaming up to bring back the red-headed warrior woman known as Red Sonja. Room 6CDEF
3:00-4:00 Disney: Race to Witch Mountain - What secrets does Witch Mountain hold? Stars Dwayne Johnson and Carla Gugino and director Andy Fickman talk about the mysterious, paranormal activity around Witch Mountain. Hall H
San Francisco Marriott Hotel.
10:00-12:00 World Premiere! Mutant Chronicles - Special "work-in-progress" feature film screening hosted by stars Thomas Jane (The Mist), Ron Perlman (Hellboy II), and Devon Aoki (Sin City). This is the first public showing in our hemisphere of this steampunk action-adventure. A disparate squad of former enemy soldiers undertakes a suicide mission deep into the seething heart of the otherworldly mutant scourge bent on human extinction. Unrated, uncut, unreal. Q&A with cast, director Simon Hunter (Lighthouse), and producer Edward R. Pressman (The Crow). Room 6CDEF
Sunday, July 27th:
11:30-12:00 Focus Features: Hamlet 2 - Featuring appearances by Steve Coogan (24 Hour Party People, Night at the Museum and the upcoming Tropic Thunder), Elisabeth Shue (Adventures in Babysitting, The Karate Kid), writer Pam Brady (South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Team America: World Police), and writer/director Andrew Fleming (The Craft, Dick). There will be other surprise appearances, so don't miss it! Ballroom 20
12:00-12:45 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay - Comedy legends Harold, Kumar, and NPH (Kal Penn, John Cho, and Neil Patrick Harris) appear live and in-person ato talk about the creation of their latest masterpiece—Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay—available on DVD on July 29. Ballroom 20
1:00-1:30 Friday the 13th - Sneak a peek at the new movie retelling the original Friday the 13th about teenaged summer camp counselors who are systematically slaughtered by a mysterious killer. Ballroom 20
1:30-2:30 Rogue Pictures - Rogue Pictures presents select footage, key cast members, and filmmakers from its upcoming 2009 slate. Scheduled appearances include writer/director Wes Craven, discussing his suspense thriller 25/8, and writer/director David Goyer, discussing his supernatural thriller The Unborn. Ballroom 20".
Source: www.firstshowing.net
Rachel Cohn on "Nick and Norah"
Rachel Cohn on Nick and Norah: The following are questions answered in her myspace blog:
Q: How did you feel when you were told that they were turning N&N into a movie?Is the plot changing a lot? Who the hell is Lethario on IMDB? Can we know some of the songs on the soundtrack? I know Bishop Allen and Project Jenny/Project Jan.
A: ECSTATIC! But I didn't really believe it, until the first day we visited a shoot on Ludlow Street (see: David's awesome "On Ludlow" lyrics on pg. 113 of N&N) on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and we saw all the trucks, trailers, seemingly gazillion production crew running around coordinating Yugos and vans and taxis and actors, and freaking lights being brought down from a CRANE. Then, I started to go, WHOA, this is actually happening! Also, meeting supernice Superbad star Michael Cera, and seeing him in the "Salvatore" jacket, in a Yugo, also made clear this dream was real!
The plot is essentially the same as the book (two broken-hearted, straight edge bridge-and-tunnel teens meet at a punk show in Manhattan, and fall in and out of love throughout that same night wandering the city), but the main difference is probably that Nick and Norah's friends have bigger, broader and very, very funny stories in the movie, and the places Nick & Norah go change somewhat (although they did film a scene at the restaurant Veselka – same as the book! – and guess who got two extras sitting at a table behind Michael Cera and Kat Dennings? David and me!)
"Lethario" is not someone from the book. He's in the music club scene that opens the movie, and he becomes part of the group's adventures throughout the night. He's played by the very cool Jonathan B. Wright, one of the stars of one of my personal favorite shows on Broadway, Spring Awakening. (insert fangirl *squee*) I don't know about the soundtrack! I do know it's something all the filmmakers care very much about, so I'm betting it's going to be just as good as all the amazing people working on it.
Q: What will the Nick & Norah movie be rated? Do we know?
A: They're aiming for PG-13. Which seems hard to believe if you remember the language (and certain, ahem, scenes in the book), but I do think the filmmakers have very creatively and subversively figured out how to get that rating without sacrificing the spirit of the book. And I say this as the person who maybe most wanted all those F-bombs to stay in the movie. But they've made it work! No f*!$ing kidding!
Q: Why Kat Dennings?
A: Having met her and watched her film scenes as Norah, I can only answer back with another
Q: How could Norah be played by anyone but Kat Dennings?
I seriously, honestly, truly couldn't be happier that she was cast as Norah. If anything, her only "flaw" is that she's too beautiful! I imagined the Norah in the book to be not so glamorous looking, but hey, this is the movie version we're talking about. And the coolest thing about Kat is that even if she doesn't look exactly the way we imagined Norah in the book, I am telling you for sure for sure that in personality, she is PERFECT. She's got exactly the right attitude, humor and vulnerability. I couldn't love her more as movie Norah. And I feel that way about all the cast; while not all of them looked the way I pictured them in the book, in personality, they were all so well-chosen, but also, each actor made the characters their own. The movie is the movie and the book is the book...and I think each character/actor does and should stand independently on their own in each separate version.
Songs Mentioned in "Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist"
Q: Are you planning on using all or most of the music from Nick and Norah's Playlist in the movie?
A: I'm pretty sure some of David's great Nick song lyrics make it into the movie. And just a reminder that I have playlists for Nick & Norah and Naomi & Ely posted on iTunes. To find them, go to the iTunes Music Store, choose the Music section, then go to the "iMix" link on the side, and type in my name, David's name, or either of the books' titles to find the playlists. Hope you enjoy them!
Q: How did you feel when you were told that they were turning N&N into a movie?Is the plot changing a lot? Who the hell is Lethario on IMDB? Can we know some of the songs on the soundtrack? I know Bishop Allen and Project Jenny/Project Jan.
A: ECSTATIC! But I didn't really believe it, until the first day we visited a shoot on Ludlow Street (see: David's awesome "On Ludlow" lyrics on pg. 113 of N&N) on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and we saw all the trucks, trailers, seemingly gazillion production crew running around coordinating Yugos and vans and taxis and actors, and freaking lights being brought down from a CRANE. Then, I started to go, WHOA, this is actually happening! Also, meeting supernice Superbad star Michael Cera, and seeing him in the "Salvatore" jacket, in a Yugo, also made clear this dream was real!
The plot is essentially the same as the book (two broken-hearted, straight edge bridge-and-tunnel teens meet at a punk show in Manhattan, and fall in and out of love throughout that same night wandering the city), but the main difference is probably that Nick and Norah's friends have bigger, broader and very, very funny stories in the movie, and the places Nick & Norah go change somewhat (although they did film a scene at the restaurant Veselka – same as the book! – and guess who got two extras sitting at a table behind Michael Cera and Kat Dennings? David and me!)
"Lethario" is not someone from the book. He's in the music club scene that opens the movie, and he becomes part of the group's adventures throughout the night. He's played by the very cool Jonathan B. Wright, one of the stars of one of my personal favorite shows on Broadway, Spring Awakening. (insert fangirl *squee*) I don't know about the soundtrack! I do know it's something all the filmmakers care very much about, so I'm betting it's going to be just as good as all the amazing people working on it.
Q: What will the Nick & Norah movie be rated? Do we know?
A: They're aiming for PG-13. Which seems hard to believe if you remember the language (and certain, ahem, scenes in the book), but I do think the filmmakers have very creatively and subversively figured out how to get that rating without sacrificing the spirit of the book. And I say this as the person who maybe most wanted all those F-bombs to stay in the movie. But they've made it work! No f*!$ing kidding!
Q: Why Kat Dennings?
A: Having met her and watched her film scenes as Norah, I can only answer back with another
Q: How could Norah be played by anyone but Kat Dennings?
I seriously, honestly, truly couldn't be happier that she was cast as Norah. If anything, her only "flaw" is that she's too beautiful! I imagined the Norah in the book to be not so glamorous looking, but hey, this is the movie version we're talking about. And the coolest thing about Kat is that even if she doesn't look exactly the way we imagined Norah in the book, I am telling you for sure for sure that in personality, she is PERFECT. She's got exactly the right attitude, humor and vulnerability. I couldn't love her more as movie Norah. And I feel that way about all the cast; while not all of them looked the way I pictured them in the book, in personality, they were all so well-chosen, but also, each actor made the characters their own. The movie is the movie and the book is the book...and I think each character/actor does and should stand independently on their own in each separate version.
Songs Mentioned in "Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist"
Q: Are you planning on using all or most of the music from Nick and Norah's Playlist in the movie?
A: I'm pretty sure some of David's great Nick song lyrics make it into the movie. And just a reminder that I have playlists for Nick & Norah and Naomi & Ely posted on iTunes. To find them, go to the iTunes Music Store, choose the Music section, then go to the "iMix" link on the side, and type in my name, David's name, or either of the books' titles to find the playlists. Hope you enjoy them!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
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