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Duncan Jones’ Moon Wins Best Picture and Best Debut Director at the British Independent Film Awards

1 hour ago | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

One of the best sci-fi films of the past several years, Duncan Jones’ Moon took home both Best Picture and Best Debut Director at this year’s British Independent Film Awards.  The was also received nominations for Sam Rockwell for Best Actor, Duncan for Best Director (a category which included both debut and veteran directors), Nathan Parker for Best Screenplay, and two nominations in the Best Technical Achievement category with Clint Mansell getting a nod for Original Score and Tony Noble for Production Design.

Any victory for Moon is an important victory because while it received large critical acclaim, its June release may have left it slightly adrift in the minds of critics and societies compiling their Top 10 of 2009 lists.  I’ll admit that it is disappointing that Rockwell didn’t win, but he did lose to Tom Hardy’s universally loved performance in Bronson so it wasn’t like »

- Matt Goldberg

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The First Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Image Surfaces

1 December 2009 6:23 PM, PST | FusedFilm | See recent FusedFilm news »

USA Today has released the first photo for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Though the photo is somewhat boring, at least I liked what David Yates, the mastermind behind both Parts 1 and 2, had to say about the tone of the next film.

“It’s going to feel very real. We’re going for a vérité approach. Being away from Hogwarts, they’re like these three refugees on the run. They’re out in the big bad world, facing real danger, unguarded by those wonderful benign wizards at Hogwarts. They don’t have a home to go to. We’re kind of pulling away from the magic a bit and bringing more reality to it.”

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows finds Harry, Ron, and Hermione hiding in a world full of Muggles with the fate of the Wizarding world in their hands. Directed by David Yates and starring Emma Watson, »

- Kevin Coll

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Richard Hammond scoops children's TV Bafta

30 November 2009 3:51 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

Top Gear star bags best presenter for Richard Hammond's Blast Lab, while Hannah Montana wins two awards

Children's TV Baftas: full list of winners

Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond and Disney's Hannah Montana were among the winners at the children's Bafta TV awards last night.

Hammond won the best presenter prize for his Children's BBC show Richard Hammond's Blast Lab, while Hannah Montana, starring Miley Cyrus, won prizes for best TV programme and feature film, two of four Bafta awards voted for by more than 400,000 children.

The actor and presenter Bernard Cribbins, whose credits include Jackanory, The Wombles, Doctor Who and Wind in the Willows, won the special award for his outstanding creative contribution to the industry.

Cribbins, who holds the record for number of Jackanory appearances at 111, said the BBC should return the storytelling series to its original format.

Jackanory was dropped in 1996 after 31 years, but revived in 2006 with »

- John Plunkett

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Arnold's Fish Tank and Jones' Moon Lead 2009 Bifa nominations

30 November 2009 1:32 AM, PST | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

No surprises here with the noms for the 12th British Independent Film Awards as the overwhelming favorite Fish Tank grabbed a total of eight nominations, while a sci-fi film that looks big budget but was closer to shoestring in Duncan Jones' Moon placed second best in the noms tally with a total of seven. - No surprises here with the noms for the 12th British Independent Film Awards as the overwhelming favorite Fish Tank grabbed a total of eight nominations, while a sci-fi film that looks big budget but was closer to shoestring in Duncan Jones' Moon placed second best in the noms tally with a total of seven. The major "snub" is that the committee of 70 were high on Lone Scherfig’s An Education, Armando Iannucci’s In The Loop and Sam Taylor Wood’s Nowhere Boy (they all received 6 nominations) but failed »

- Ioncinema.com Staff

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Tiff 2009 Day 3: Ian Fitzgibbon's Perrier's Bounty

30 November 2009 1:32 AM, PST | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

I was hoping for something original a la In Bruges, what we have here with Ian Fitzgibbon's Perrier's Bounty is much of the same stuff we've seen before: find money within 24 hours and have goons chase you around town issuing death threats. - Too bad. You'd think the trifecta of vets Brendan Gleeson and Jim Broadbent and a desperate looking Cillian Murphy would make this crime romp into a tad more passable. I was hoping for something original a la In Bruges, what we have here with Ian Fitzgibbon's Perrier's Bounty is much of the same stuff we've seen before: find money within 24 hours and have goons chase you around town issuing death threats. Too dependent on drunken sailor's lingo, lame comedy elements, uninteresting romantic story-line and swinging motions a la Tiger Woods, this feels recycled and quickly forgettable. Full review coming soon.  »

- Ioncinema.com Staff

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The Young Victoria Preview, Clips, Images, And Interview With Martin Scorsese

24 November 2009 11:09 AM, PST | AreYouScreening.com | See recent AreYouScreening news »

Coming to select theaters December 18th is a film that has been receiving a lot of critical praise, and looks absolutely brilliant. The film is The Young Victoria, and it has an incredible team involved. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, written by Academy Award Winner Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park), and produced by a team including Graham King (The Departed), Martin Scorsese, Tim Headington and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York - the film has already received international acclaim. Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada) stars as Queen Victoria, and she is surrounded by a great cast - Rupert Friend (Pride & Prejudice) portrays Prince Albert, and also featured are: Paul Bettany (Iron Man, The Da Vinci Code), Miranda Richardson (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), Jim Broadbent (The Damned United, The Chronicles of Narnia), Thomas Kretschmann (Valkyrie), and Mark Strong (Sherlock Holmes, Tristan & Isolde). »

- Marc Eastman

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'The Young Victoria' - Trailer, 3 clips and images from the Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend and Paul Bettany starrer.

24 November 2009 3:27 AM, PST | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »

We have plenty new images as well as the trailer and three clips in from the Apparition-distributed drama "The Young Victoria," starring Emily Blunt, Miranda Richardson, Paul Bettany, Mark Strong, Rupert Friend, Jim Broadbent, Thoms Kretschmann, Jeanette Hain, Jesper Christensen, Harriet Walter, Rachael Stirling, Julian Glover, Princess Beatrix, Morven Christie, Jo Hartley, Michael Maloney and Genevieve O'Reilly. Jean-Marc Vallée directs from the writing by Julian Fellowes, Martin Scorsese produces with Graham King. In select U.S. theatres from December 18, 2009. See all of the images, trailers, clips and movie details in "The Young Victoria" group on MovieJungle.com! »

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10 closest Oscar races in the past 20 years

23 November 2009 1:12 PM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »

One of the shrewdest Oscarologists on the planet is Tariq Khan of Fox News, who often generously shares his views of current and past derbies with Gold Derby readers. Here he takes a nostalgic look  at the past two decades, offering his take on the most competitive derbies. Words below are Tariq's. Thanks, m'friend!

We’ve often discussed those Oscar races that seem just too close to call . . . where it’s clear (or at least seems clear) that the eventual winner will nab the Oscar with only a few more votes than his or her nearest competitor. While we can never really know for sure (unless we get one of those top jobs at the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers,) we do have some idea of what may have been the closest races in Oscar history. Allow me to present what I believe were the 10 closest acting races over the course of the past 20 years. »

- tomoneil

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Is having your Black Adder Remastered as painful as it sounds? Turns out it's wonderful!!

21 November 2009 11:43 AM, PST | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »

Actually this is titled the Ultimate Edition. But in any case I finally have a copy of the Black Adder! Wherever you stand on which of the four incarnations is best, funniest etc. there is no doubt that Black Adder is a Crown Jewel in the British Comedy Pantheon. Not only does this contain all four series but also every other Black Adder special. This is a program that was graced with the presence of an astonishing array of talent. Rotating through the episodes are notables like  Jim Broadbent, Hugh Laurie, Ralph Richardson, Tom Baker, Stephen Frye, Brian Blessed and Helen Mirren. Brit-philes will find even more. 

Add to that the enormous amount of supplemental material including new interviews, commentaries with all the principles etc. and this has to be one of the best sets of the year. 6 Discs in very easy to handle elegant packaging

Buy It Now

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Young Victoria, The | Review

16 November 2009 11:23 AM, PST | SmellsLikeScreenSpirit | See recent SmellsLikeScreenSpirit news »

Director: Jean-Marc Vallée Writer(s): Julian Fellowes Starring: Emily Blunt, Miranda Richardson, Jim Broadbent, Paul Bettany, Mark Strong, Rupert Friend, Thomas Kretschmann, Julian Glover, Michael Maloney, Rachael Stirling This costume drama, directed by Jean-Marc Vallée (C.R.A.Z.Y.), is just that – a costume drama about Queen Victoria’s (Emily Blunt) courting of, and eventual marriage to, Prince Albert (Rupert Friend). Rife with historical inaccuracies, The Young Victoria focuses more on costume and set design than dialogue or character development. Though the costume and set design is magnificent, the cinematography primarily relies upon overtly tight focuses which blur everything but one actor’s face at a time – a technique that is both distracting and frustrating. The scenes are purposefully chopped short, as the film barnstorms through the Cliff Notes of Victoria’s late teens. This is a mere outline of a plot, rather than a fleshed out story. As a result, there »

- Don Simpson

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Black Adder Remastered: The Ultimate Edition DVD Review

11 November 2009 1:45 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

I am an anglophile.  I will own up to that straight out of the gate.  I grew up watching every BBC program offered by my local PBS station.  That’s how I came to start my lifelong relationship with Monty Python.  That’s where my fascination with Red Dwarf began.  That’s how I came across Rowan Atkinson’s gem of a series Black Adder.  Brit humor fans click to find more after the jump.

I was shocked, utterly dismayed actually, by the number of my friends who consider themselves pop culture princes and princesses and yet weren’t familiar with the masterpiece that is Black Adder.  For those similarly uninitiated, Black Adder encompasses four series, each series containing six episodes a piece.  Each series is set in a specific time period and follows the Blackadder that lives during that age.  While the exact characters differ between series the actor and name stays consistent. »

- Nico

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Movie Review: The Damned United

1 November 2009 8:31 AM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

Starring: Michael Sheen, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Spall, Colm Meany, Giles Alderson

Director: Tom Hooper

Release Date: October 29, 2009

Running Time: 97 miin

MPAA Rating: R

Distributor: BBC Films

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"The Damned United" is a "based on a true life story about sports", in fact a great one, but director Tom Hooper finds it necessary to fulfill the film with off-field drama and tension, relying very little on the actual game of soccer. The lack of on-field action isn't missed at all because there is a hypnotizing portrait of hatred being presented, and that is the film's main priority. Mr. Hooper perceives a myriad of vanities within a single human being which ultimately lead him being reduced to a man without a moral center, establishing himself solely within his own mad ambitions. This represents a tale Shakespeare or the Greeks would examine, where one man is so consumed by his own »

- rlpolo04@aol.com (David DiMichele)

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Movie Review: The Damned United

1 November 2009 8:31 AM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

Starring: Michael Sheen, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Spall, Colm Meany, Giles Alderson

Director: Tom Hooper

Release Date: October 29, 2009

Running Time: 97 miin

MPAA Rating: R

Distributor: BBC Films

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"The Damned United" is a "based on a true life story about sports", in fact a great one, but director Tom Hooper finds it necessary to fulfill the film with off-field drama and tension, relying very little on the actual game of soccer. The lack of on-field action isn't missed at all because there is a hypnotizing portrait of hatred being presented, and that is the film's main priority. Mr. Hooper perceives a myriad of vanities within a single human being which ultimately lead him being reduced to a man without a moral center, establishing himself solely within his own mad ambitions. This represents a tale Shakespeare or the Greeks would examine, where one man is so consumed by his own »

- rlpolo04@aol.com (David DiMichele)

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Movie Review: The Damned United

1 November 2009 8:31 AM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

Starring: Michael Sheen, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Spall, Colm Meany, Giles Alderson

Director: Tom Hooper

Release Date: October 29, 2009

Running Time: 97 miin

MPAA Rating: R

Distributor: BBC Films

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"The Damned United" is a "based on a true life story about sports", in fact a great one, but director Tom Hooper finds it necessary to fulfill the film with off-field drama and tension, relying very little on the actual game of soccer. The lack of on-field action isn't missed at all because there is a hypnotizing portrait of hatred being presented, and that is the film's main priority. Mr. Hooper perceives a myriad of vanities within a single human being which ultimately lead him being reduced to a man without a moral center, establishing himself solely within his own mad ambitions. This represents a tale Shakespeare or the Greeks would examine, where one man is so consumed by his own »

- rlpolo04@aol.com (David DiMichele)

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Movie Review: The Damned United

1 November 2009 8:31 AM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

Starring: Michael Sheen, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Spall, Colm Meany, Giles Alderson

Director: Tom Hooper

Release Date: October 29, 2009

Running Time: 97 miin

MPAA Rating: R

Distributor: BBC Films

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"The Damned United" is a "based on a true life story about sports", in fact a great one, but director Tom Hooper finds it necessary to fulfill the film with off-field drama and tension, relying very little on the actual game of soccer. The lack of on-field action isn't missed at all because there is a hypnotizing portrait of hatred being presented, and that is the film's main priority. Mr. Hooper perceives a myriad of vanities within a single human being which ultimately lead him being reduced to a man without a moral center, establishing himself solely within his own mad ambitions. This represents a tale Shakespeare or the Greeks would examine, where one man is so consumed by his own »

- rlpolo04@aol.com (David DiMichele)

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Movie Review: The Damned United

1 November 2009 8:31 AM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

Starring: Michael Sheen, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Spall, Colm Meany, Giles Alderson

Director: Tom Hooper

Release Date: October 29, 2009

Running Time: 97 miin

MPAA Rating: R

Distributor: BBC Films

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"The Damned United" is a "based on a true life story about sports", in fact a great one, but director Tom Hooper finds it necessary to fulfill the film with off-field drama and tension, relying very little on the actual game of soccer. The lack of on-field action isn't missed at all because there is a hypnotizing portrait of hatred being presented, and that is the film's main priority. Mr. Hooper perceives a myriad of vanities within a single human being which ultimately lead him being reduced to a man without a moral center, establishing himself solely within his own mad ambitions. This represents a tale Shakespeare or the Greeks would examine, where one man is so consumed by his own »

- rlpolo04@aol.com (David DiMichele)

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caption this! image from ‘The Young Victoria’

28 October 2009 11:40 AM, PDT | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »

Fun for Wednesdays! We look at an image from an upcoming movie and write snarky, witty, or otherwise entertaining captions for it. No prizes, it’s just for fun. The Young Victoria is not amused to be weighed down with such ridiculous baubles: About the flick: Emily Blunt delivers an incredibly appealing performance as Queen Victoria in the turbulent first years of her reign. Rupert Friend portrays Prince Albert, the suitor who wins her heart and becomes her partner in one of history’s greatest romances. This love story, set amongst all the intrigue of the court, also features Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson, Jim Broadbent, Thomas Kretschmann, and Mark Strong. Miranda Richardson will always be Edmund Blackadder’s Queenie to me. The Young Victoria is already available on DVD in the U.K.; it opens in the U.S. on December 18. Visit the film’s IMDb page or official site for more info. »

- MaryAnn Johanson

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Moon, Fish Tank & An Education Lead the Bifa Nominations

27 October 2009 8:00 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

The 12th annual British Independent Film Awards announced their nominations for the 2009 awards this morning and Duncan Jones’ Moon and Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank lead the way with 7 and 8 nominations respectively.

Looking down the list, which you can find after the jump, the variety of talent being honoured here is truly astounding and shows the British Film Industry is very good health. Armando Iannucci’s In The Loop has a number of nominations for its cast and crew, Peter Capaldi and director Iannucci as well as a nomination for its exceptional script in Best Screenplay catergory.

One of my favourite films of the year, Lone Scherfig’s An Education, has a host of nominations for its script, actors and Scherfig herself as Best Director. The ceremony takes place on the 6th of December and HeyUGuys hope to on hand to help celebrate what has been as outstanding year for British film. »

- Jon Lyus

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Bifa Nominees: Abbie Cornish, Michael Fassbender and More

27 October 2009 5:29 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

Oh, agony! The British Independent Film Award nominations have arrived (in October? Damn that’s early) to serve up the dread reminder that there is no such thing as ‘day and date” releases outside of rare mega blockbusters. I suppose I should thank the celluloid cosmos. In a way the erratic nature of film distribution helps me to continue living my blissfully delusional life wherein I pretend that people would actually flock to more challenging higher quality international cinema if they only had access to it and could see it and talk about it at the same time. Isn’t this one reason that television is so popular? It’s communal. Movies are supposed to be communal but it doesn’t work out that way so much.

Michael Fassbender in Fish Tank

I have no idea when I’ll ever have a chance to see Fish Tank for example, which »

- NATHANIEL R

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BIFAs Uncovers 2009 Nominees

26 October 2009 11:36 PM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

Which movies are vying for the 12th annual British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) have been unraveled on Monday, October 26 at Soho House in London with the announcement of 2009 nominees. Receiving the most nods was "Fish Tank", an Andrea Arnold's drama that won the Jury Prize at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.

The movie revolving around the turbulent relationship a 15-year-old girl has with her mother and her new boyfriend has collected 8 nominations in total. Vying for the major categories including best British film, best director and best screenplay, it also placed its leading actress Katie Jarvis in competition for best actress and most promising newcomers.

Following behind "Fish Tank" with seven noms was Duncan Jones' sci-fi thriller "Moon". "An Education", "In the Loop" and "Nowhere Boy", in the meantime, gathered six counts each. Other movies with multiple nominations were "Bright Star" with four, "Katalin Varga" with three, and »

- AceShowbiz.com

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