"Scott Feinberg at The Envelope has created a list of his “The top 25 movies of the past 10 years that got no Oscar love” and it’s an interesting idea considering there has been so much hatred aimed at the Academy over The Dark Knight not getting a Best Picture nomination, but it did actually receive eight nominations, which is nothing to scoff at. We are talking about films that didn’t receive any nominations, zero, zilch, nada. Any come to mind?
I had never considered the idea since it is a relatively hard thing to imagine that a favorite film of yours didn’t receive any Oscar nominations — wait, is that why general audiences aren’t interested in the Oscars? — but then I went back over my 2003-2008 Top Ten lists and found several that weren’t nominated and put together a quick top ten and an example category I think they should have been nominated in. 1. Zodiac [2007] (Director, David Fincher) 2. Ballast [2008] (Film Editing) 3. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days [2008] (Director, Cristian Mungiu) 4. I’ve Loved You So Long [2008] (Supporting Actress, Elsa Zylberstein) 5. Inside Man [2006] (Original Screenplay, Russell Gewirtz) 6. Jarhead [2005] (Cinematography, Roger Deakins) 7. The Edge of Heaven [2008] (Foreign Language Film) 8. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang [2005] (Adapted Screenplay, Shane Black) 9. Things We Lost in the Fire [2007] (Actress, Halle Berry) 10. Spanglish [2004] (Original Screenplay, James L. Brooks) Source: www.ropeofsilicon.com
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" was nominated for 13 Oscars and 11 BAFTAs, and won three Oscar Awards: Best Achievement in Art Direction, Best Achievement in Makeup and Best Achievement in Visual Effects, comforting director David Fincher for the way that Zodiac was generally overlooked. "The story is that of the eponymous Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) who is born old and ages backwards throughout his life. Raised in an old folks' home, Benjamin at first doesn't realise that he's different from everyone else - as you can see in the first clip, with a five (or so) year-old Button getting up to gentle mischief that his adoptive mother Queenie (Taraji P. Henson) has to watch out for. Along the way he falls in love with a girl called Daisy (Cate Blanchett). Source: www.empireonline.com
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"Since Channing Tatum’s romantic drama ‘Dear John‘ tops the list of upcoming movies that CTU readers are most excited to see, I’m sure many of you will also be excited to check out the first promotional photo from Screen Gems courtesy of a new USA Today article.
We do learn one other important tidbit from the article that I’m not sure fans will be quite as happy about…Previously, I reported that ‘Dear John‘ may be released in early 2010 instead of late 2009, because both Channing Tatum and his love interest in the film, Amanda Seyfried of ‘Mamma Mia!’, already had a large number of films coming out this year.
Although the reason for the move is not mentioned, USA Today is now confirming the change in release date. I’m sorry to say, but fans will have to wait until 2010 to see ‘Dear John‘ hit theaters". Source: channingtatumunwrapped.com
"The official trailer for the upcoming romantic/comedy "Gigantic," starring Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood), Zooey Deschanel (The Happening) and John Goodman (Speed Racer), has been released. "Gigantic" is a comedy about Brian (Dano) -- a single man and mattress store salesman attempting to adopt a new baby from China while negotiating the possibility of a new relationship with Harriett (Deschanel) -- and then there's the threat that an anonymous homeless man is trying to kill him too.
The new movie is directed by Matt Aselton, who is making his helming debut. "Gigantic" has already been picked up for distribution by First Independent Pictures and is scheduled to hit theaters on April 3rd, in limited release."Source: www.worstpreviews.com
"Alexander Payne has been laying quite low since Sideways earned him all kinds of critical acclaim, but early rumors about his next project, Downsizing, indicate the wait might be worth it. An official casting notice for the film cites Sacha Baron Cohen, Paul Giamatti, Meryl Streep and Reese Witherspoon-- all in the same film!-- as the main cast.
That would be enough to pique pretty much anyone's interest, but Payne as the director seems almost too good to be true. Hollywood Elsewhere printed the casting info with a note that a source close to the production says the casting is by no means final.
Downsizing is a pretty perfect title for any comedy of the moment, and Payne has already proven himself so adept at satirizing American neuroses that we pretty much require him to come back and tease us about our pink slip fears. Here's hoping this dream cast actually gets to become a reality". Source: www.cinemablend.com
"Two video clips of 500 Days of Summer were quietly released to /FlimThe clips do a good job of juxtaposing the many different emotions that happen throughout the film. Clearly these two moments happen at very different times in Summer and Tom’s relationship. The clips give us a nice indication of the good chemistry between Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt and it also gives us a peak at the cinematography of the film. In this first clip, Tom tells Summer about his real passion (surprisingly not writing greeting cards) and Summer lets us in on her hilarious nickname in school.
In this second 500 Days of Summer clip, Tom and Summer sit in a late night diner as Summer compares their relationship to Sid Vicious and Nancy". Source: www.500days.com
"You remember Green Lantern, right? The guy in the green suit with the super powerful green ring that can do anything you can dream off, but, er, for some reason, can’t do squat against anything with the yellow in it? Yeah, that dude.LR is pretty good when it comes to these big-time casting rumors. Remember when they broke the Jake Gyllenhaal as the Prince of Persia? Yeah, that was them, too". Source: www.beyondhollywood.com
"With both a director and a release date firmly in place, the search is underway for Hal Jordan.
From what I gathered so far, Sam Worthington is obviously unavailable due to his role in Clash of Titans...Ryan Gosling, who we reported earlier as a candidate, passed on the role... According to a source, Emile Hirsch (Speed Racer) has also just passed on the role...
So the producers are looking at every young up and coming actor in Hollywood INCLUDING a name I at first found peculiar, but it grew on me and I wanted to share it with you guys. Anton Yelchin Source: www.latinoreview.com
Jake leaving a medical Center in Beverly Hills, on 27th February 2009.
Prince of Persia parkour video:
"Latino Review, who always manages to nab early script reviews, has recently taken a look at the Prince of Persia movie and given it an overwhelmingly positive A-.
Though the review attempts to abstain from spoilers, it does mention the script specifically calling for Parkour, a French physical art form that emphasizes momentum and efficient movement. You might remember seeing it in the French action flick District B13 or Casino Royale. It also fits really well given the Prince's acrobatic nature".Source: www.joystiq.com "Le Parkour (also known simply as Parkour, PK, or free running) was invented in 1988 in the Parisian suburb of Lisses by a group of teenagers including the legends David Belle and Sebastien Foucan, who formed a clan called the "Yamakasi", or new (modern) samurai. it is a sport in which practitioners, called "traceurs, run, jump, climb, and roll rhrough rooftops, gaps, pipes, practically anything in an urban environment. it demands great physical agility, and masters of PK, such as Belle, are able to jump over cars, leap 9-meter distances from one rooftop to another. It has been described as "obstacle-coursing" or "the art of movement". the fluid art of parkour is sometimes combined with the smooth flow of such arts such as capoeira and Xtreme martial arts. examples of such hybrid practitioners are Team Ryouko, the famous Toronto martial arts stunt team, and the mysterious Xyndicate, a tiny, underground clan located in the eastern United States."Source: www.fanpop.com
aimed at the Academy over The Dark Knight not getting a Best Picture nomination, but it did actually receive eight nominations, which is nothing to scoff at. We are talking about films that didn’t receive any nominations, zero, zilch, nada. Any come to mind?
1. Zodiac [2007] (Director, David Fincher)
6. Jarhead [2005] (Cinematography, Roger Deakins)
David Fincher for the way that Zodiac was generally overlooked. 
"The story is that of the eponymous Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) who is born old and ages backwards throughout his life. Raised in an old folks' home, Benjamin at first doesn't realise that he's different from everyone else - as you can see in the first clip, with a five (or so) year-old Button getting up to gentle mischief that his adoptive mother Queenie (Taraji P. Henson) has to watch out for. Along the way he falls in love with a girl called Daisy (Cate Blanchett).
