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Jan Chapman - The Woman Behind So Many Great Films
10 November 2009 2:56 PM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
One of my longtime obsessions has been finding Australian films, especially those directed by women. It began almost 20 years ago when I first saw My Brilliant Career and I was blown away. Thinking back now, seeing that movie was another one of my seminal movie moments and that began a deep love for all things Gillian Armstrong and Judy Davis. One thing you will discover if you dig a little deeper on some of the most interesting flicks to have come out of Australia in the last 20 years is the recurrence of one name in particular producer, Jan Chapman. This woman has produced some great films (lots by women directors) including The Last Days of Chez Nous, The Piano, Lantana, Sommersault and the current Jane Campion film Bright Star. I had the privilege to speak with Jan recently and immediately I was struck (through the phone) with that same sense. »
- Melissa Silverstein
Frugal Christmas arrives early for Disney at UK box office
10 November 2009 9:04 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
It's only November and A Christmas Carol is already No 1, albeit with a lacklustre £1.92m. The box-office feast will only truly start next week with 2012 and the Twilight sequel
The chart-topper
Knocking Michael Jackson's This Is It off the top spot, Robert Zemeckis's motion-capture animation A Christmas Carol can at least be satisfied with its chart position. As for its opening gross – £1.92m – that's another matter entirely.
In the first place, it's behind the openings of the previous two motion-capture films from the Zemeckis stable: Polar Express earned £2.14m from its first weekend of wide play in 2004, and Beowulf debuted with £2.2m in November 2007. (And bear in mind, there were fewer than 60 3D screens in the UK when Beowulf opened, compared with 260 now.) Second, A Christmas Carol's debut is well behind that of 2009 big-hitters Bolt, Monsters Vs Aliens, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and Up. It's even »
- Charles Gant
People's Choice Awards nominate Bright Star, Hurt Locker, and True Blood
5 November 2009 1:00 AM, PST | Pretty/Scary | See recent pretty-scary news »
The incredibly inane, but nevertheless mainstream representative, People's Choice Awards have nominated some impressive women and films in their categories this year;
Abbie Cornish, of Bright Star, for fave breakout star; Christine Jeffs' Sunshine Cleaning, Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker and Jane Campion's Bright Star for fave independent films; Catherine Hardwicke's Twilight as fave film; and the Barrymore-directed Whip It's Ellen Page, Eve and Kristen Wiig as best onscreen pairing. Not to mention the Charlaine Harris-created True Blood, the Eliza Dushku-produced Dollhouse, and female-watched Ghost Whisperer as fave sci-fi/fantasy shows. True Blood, not surprisingly, appears in the TV Obsession category.
Did you know You can vote right here? You're people, and you can choose stuff.
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- Superheidi
Bright Star - More interview clips with Abbie Cornish, Ben Wishaw and Paul Schneider.
4 November 2009 5:42 AM, PST | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
We have three second-part clips from the interviews with "Bright Star" stars Abbie Cornish, Ben Wishaw and Paul Scheider. The Jane Campion romantic drama is currently in limited areas via Apparition. London 1818: a secret love affair begins between 23 year old English poet, John Keats, and the girl next door, Fanny Brawne, an outspoken student of fashion. This unlikely pair started at odds; he thinking her a stylish minx, she unimpressed by literature in general. It was the illness of Keats’s younger brother that drew them together. Keats was touched by Fanny’s efforts to help and agreed to teach her poetry. By the time Fanny’s alarmed mother and Keats’s best friend Brown realised their attachment, the relationship had an unstoppable momentum. Intensely and helplessly absorbed in each other... »
Good Morning, Oscar: November 2
2 November 2009 8:31 AM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Steve Pond
In this morning’s roundup of Oscar news ‘n’ notes from around the web, Vegas lays odds, "A Serious Man" wants consideration, and Michael Jackson wows ‘em at the Academy.
USA Today asks a bunch of heavy hitters what they think of the expanded best picture race. Obviously it’s a story that has been done before, but Susan Wloszcyna gets a good cross-section of interesting people and a variety of opinions, most of which tend toward the negative. (Pro: Pixar’s John Lasseter. Con: Willem Dafoe, Michael Sheen and Jane Campion, whose film &ldqu... »
- Steve Pond
BFI London Film Festival 2009 – Martyn’s Report
30 October 2009 6:29 AM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
And so the 53rd London Film Festival has come to a close. For the past two weeks cinema venues in the West End have hosted world premieres (Fantastic Mr. Fox), Royal Gala screenings (Bright Star) and closed with another world premiere: Nowhere Boy – the story of John Lennon’s youth, directed by Sam Taylor Wood.
What makes the London Film Festival different from all the rest is its lack of exclusivity: it is the people’s film festival! There is a wonderful “no nonsense” approach to the proceedings. It is all focused on celebrating the joy invoked by cinema. There has been pretty much something here for everyone: Hollywood movies, experimental film, comedies, auteur works, shorts, documentaries and animations.
Also packed into the two week programme were screen talks with celebrated actors (Julianne Moore and Clive Owen), director workshops (Gasper Noe, Jane Campion and Jacques Audiard) and retrospective screenings (Abel Gance’s 1919 masterpiece J’Accuse! »
- Martyn Conterio
Lff: I've Been Somewhere, Boy
29 October 2009 7:00 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Dave here, reporting from the London Film Festival one last time. It's been my first full-on film festival, and if I said I wasn't dying to lie in my bed for twenty-four hours in a deep sleep, I'd be lying. But it's been a fantastic few weeks, a reignition of my passion for film, and an experience I'll probably never forget. Below, you can read my full review of Nowhere Boy, the John Lennon picture that received its world premiere as the festival's Closing Night Gala, and then my own personal set of "awards". But first, a big thanks to Nat for making it all happen, and I really hope you've enjoyed my coverage and that you'll seek out some of these movies - should you, of course, be given the chance.
Nowhere Boy begins with a couple of coy nods to that which it avoids mentioning explicitly - the Beatles. »
- Dave
Exclusive: Bright Star Clip
29 October 2009 7:41 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
No one captures the gentle melancholy of the human condition like Michael Bay Jane Campion, and Bright Star, the tale of John Keats' tragic love affair with Fanny Brawne, is arguably her finest since The Piano.Set during the final two years of the young poet's life and with a title taken from the opening line of a Keats sonnet, Bright Star is awash with romance, heartache and heaving bosoms. As this clip shows, Campion's direction has lost none of its poetry as Keats (Ben Whishaw) and Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish) correspond and daydream in a field of bluebells.Aside from the clip, we also have some new stills from Bright Star, or you can wait until it's out in cinemas on Friday 6th November. »
'Education,' 'Moon' Among British Indie Film Nominees
29 October 2009 7:40 AM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
The British Independent Film Awards nominations prominently feature three movies with female directors. The one that will probably have the most staying power in the Us gold derby is An Education, featuring the star-making turn by Carey Mulligan. That film joins Jane Campion's Bright Star and Fish Tank by Andrea Arnold in the Best Independent category, along with Moon, the young John Lennon bio-pic Young Boy, and the political comedy In the Loop.
An Education earned six nominations, but Fish Tank led this year's crop of films with eight nominees. Moon grabbed seven nods. Unlike An Education and Bright Star, both of which have Us distribution deals, Fish Tank has yet to sign a deal with a studio. Very likely, that will change during next week's America Film Market in Santa Monica. That will follow a gig at AFI Fest, which gets underway tomorrow.
Here's the complete list of nominees from Awards Daily. »
- Colin Boyd
Mira Nair, We Still Love You
29 October 2009 4:45 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Yesterday, innocently walking cross town, I was suddenly struck by a bolt of sympathy for director Mira Nair. It's totally turned into the Year of the Female Director (yay!) but she hasn't been able to join the party that Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), Lone Scherfig (An Education), Jane Campion (Bright Star), Andrea Arnold (Fish Tank) and others are undoubtedly enjoying. Not with the critical drubbing that Amelia has taken at least.
I don't like what she did with Amelia at all (my review) but I definitely wish Nair well her next time behind the camera.
I remember being totally moved by her narrative feature debut Salaam Bombay! (1988) the second of only three films from India's massive film industry to have ever received an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film. [Trivia: It was up against another great 80s picture, Pedro Almodovar's Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, but they both lost to Denmark's Pelle the Conqueror]. It's a good underseen rental option the next time you're in the mood for street urchins. Step away from Oliver! »
- NATHANIEL R
Final Bright Star Clips - Interview clips with Ben Wishaw, Abbie Cornish and Paul Schneider!
28 October 2009 4:06 AM, PDT | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
In the final film clip additions for the Apparition-distributed "Bright Star," we have interview clips with stars Abbie Cornish, Ben Wishaw and Paul Schneider. The Jane Campion-directed and written romantic drama is currently in theatres and is rated PG. Don't forget to read our review of the film. London 1818: a secret love affair begins between 23 year old English poet, John Keats, and the girl next door, Fanny Brawne, an outspoken student of fashion. This unlikely pair started at odds; he thinking her a stylish minx, she unimpressed by literature in general. It was the illness of Keats’s younger brother that drew them together. Keats was touched by Fanny’s efforts to help and agreed to teach her poetry. By the time Fanny’s alarmed mother and Keats’s best friend Brown realised their attachment, the relationship had an unstoppable... »
Abbie Cornish: Lingering Sensations, No Touching
27 October 2009 1:40 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Steve Pond
Playing Fanny Brawne in writer-director Jane Campion’s film “Bright Star,” Abbie Cornish has what might be considered an unenviable task: persuading audiences that her character, a headstrong, stylish young woman in 18th Century England, is passionately in love with poet John Keats (Ben Whishaw) even though neither of them can show it, and that their love is one for the ages even though it remains chaste. That she pulled if off it evidenced by reviews that are for the most part raves, significant Oscar buzz, and high-profile fans like Quentin Tarantino, who sent Campion a... »
- Steve Pond
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
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
Abbie Cornish shines in Jane Campion’s new film, Bright Star
27 October 2009 5:22 AM, PDT | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »
In her new film, Bright Star, Jane Campion tells the true story of the intensely passionate, yet restrained, love affair that developed between the young Romantic poet John Keats and fashion student Fanny Brawne, who literally was, while Keats lived in a house next to her in Hampstead, “the girl next door.” There was nothing ordinary or commonplace about this relationship however. The affair sparked a prolific period of creativity for the poet, during which Keats wrote some of his most inspired and celebrated works, including the sonnet ‘Bright Star,’ before his untimely death at the age of 25. Opposites often attract. His first impressions were that she was something of a vacuous fashion student, a “minx." She comments that poetry is “something of a strain to work out.” Despite these differences, Brawne (Abbie Cornish) finds him beguiling enough to persevere with puzzling over rhyming couplets, while Keats (Ben Whishaw) gradually »
- Charlotte Browne
Moon a top contender for a Bifa
27 October 2009 1:33 AM, PDT | TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news »
The nominations for this year's British Independent Film Awards are out, and the likes of Moon, Fish Tank, In The Loop and An Education are all in the running for gongs. Fish Tank tops the list with eight nominations, while Duncan Jones' Moon scores seven. And jostling for position behind them are An Education, In The Loop, and Nowhere Boy with six. In an encouraging nod towards female directors, Lone Scherfig, Andrea Arnold and Jane Campion are all nominated. The awards will be announced on Sunday 6 December and the full list is...
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- James White
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
Fish Tank Leads Bifa Nominations
26 October 2009 11:14 PM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
The first cab off the award-season ranks, the British Independent Film Awards, or BIFAs, has announced its nominations, with the Andrea Arnold's high-acclaimed Brit drama Fish Tank picking up eight and Duncan Jones' space elergy Moon in hot pursuit with seven nods.In a strong year for high-calibre British filmmaking, Arnold and Jones joined Lone Scherfig, Jane Campion, and Armando Iannucci in the Best Director category. Iannucci's sweary satire was also recognised in the Best Film category, alongside An Education, Fish Tank, Moon, and Nowhere Boy, while Peter Capaldi's turn as Malcolm T#ck@r has scored him a Best Actor nomination.Among those picking the lucky winners will be Jodie Whittaker, Idris Elba, Liam Cunningham, Eddie Marsan and Peter Mullan. One shoe-in for a gong is Daniel Day Lewis who'll be honoured with the Richard Harris Award for outstanding contribution to British film by an actor. »
British Independent Film Awards nominations
26 October 2009 4:43 PM, PDT | AwardsDaily.com | See recent AwardsDaily news »
(Katie Jarvis in Fish Tank) Thanks to ladylurks, who points out that 3 of the 5 nominated directors are women. Best British Independent Film An Education Fish Tank In The Loop Moon Nowhere Boy Best Director Andrea Arnold – Fish Tank Armando Iannucci – In The Loop Duncan Jones – Moon Jane Campion – Bright Star Lone Scherfig – An Education The Douglas Hickox Award [Best Debut Director] Armando Iannucci [...] »
- Ryan Adams
Arnold's Fish Tank and Jones' Moon Lead 2009 Bifa nominations
26 October 2009 | 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. 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 to include Jane Campion's Bright Star in the Best British Independent Film category. Of the nominations we are most happy to see Edward Hogg receive some love for White Lightnin’ in the Most Promising Newcomer category and we are happy to see that Tom Hardy received kudos for his psychotic perf in Bronson. With only one nomination, it »
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