February, 2010
the Cesar Awards,”Un Prophete” (A Prophet) won the night’s big prizes
POSTED IN Movie News, Read February 28, 2010
The Cesar Awardswere held Saturday night “Un Prophete” (A Prophet) won the night’s big prizes.Jacques Audiard’s “A Prophet” stole the show at the 35th Cesar Awards, winning nine kudos out of 13 nominations, including film, director, actor and original screenplay.
Produced by Chic Films and Why Not, “A Prophet” is an Oscar contender for best foreign film.
“A Prophet’s” breakout star Tahar Rahim snatched up two awards — actor and breakthrough performance — for his role as 19-year-old small-time hood who becomes a mafia kingpin behind bars.
“At the beginning I was extremely nervous and intimidated because I was aware the film was a big machine,” said Rahim. “But at one point, the mental block just disappeared.”
Rahim, who already nabbed an European Film nod this year, beat out strong contenders, notably Rapt’s Yvan Attal and Francois Cluzet, who was nommed twice in the best actor category for “In The Beginning” and “One for the Road.”
French-Algerian scribe Abdel Raouf Dafri nabbed original screenplay for “A Prophet,” along with Nicolas Peufaillit, Jacques Audiard and Thomas Bidegain.
“More than any other films I’ve directed, making a ‘A Prophet’ was very challenging and tedious,” said Audiard, who had faced resistance to cast mainly unknown actors for his $17 million-prison drama. “Seeing Tahar’s victory tonight reminds me of my initial objective for this film, which was to let audiences discover the new faces of French cinema.”
Nominated for nine awards, underdog immigrant drama “Welcome” was also expected to dominate kudo affairs,but was snubbed. Philippe Lioret’s character driven drama nabbed best picture honors at the Lumiere Awards, France’s version of the Golden Globes earlier this year.
Isabelle Adjani won best actress her role as a professor on takes her students hostage in controversial pic “Skirt Day,’ which marked her comeback to the bigscreen after a five-year break.
“It’ s a tiny film which deals with a taboo subject,” said Adjani of the high school-set drama. “And it took a deep passion and conviction to believe in it when no one wanted to produce or distribute it.”
Other winners included Stephane Brize’s “Mademoiselle Chambon” for adapted screenplay and comicbook-based comedy Riad Sattouf’s “The French Kissers” for the debut film prize
Emmanuelle Devos, who previously won best actress for Jacques Audiard’s “Read My Lips” took best supporting actress.
In the foreign film category, Clint Eastwood’s “Gran Torino” beat out James Cameron’s box office tsunami “Avatar” and Palme d’Or winning film “The White Ribbon.”
Hollywood was well repped at the French ceremony with Sigourney Weaver presenting her “Working Girl” co-star Harrison Ford with the honorary Cesar award.
“You are never the superhero. . .even in the blockbusters, you remain unpredictable,” said Weaver on stage, speaking half-French, half-English. “No one in your generation comes close.”
And the winners are:
DIRECTOR
Jacques Audiard, “A Prophet”
ACTOR
Tahar Rahim, “A Prophet”
ACTRESS
Isabelle Adjani, “Skirt Day”
Iron Man 2 Promo
POSTED IN Movie Trailers,Clips, Video February 26, 2010
Promo from Iron Man 2, with behind the scenes and new footage
Angelina Jolie is leaving Wanted 2 to star in Alfonso Cuarón’s space thriller
POSTED IN Movie News, Read February 26, 2010
Angelina Jolie left Wanted 2 to star in Alfonso Cuarón’s space thriller titled Gravity. Cuarón, the filmmaker behind Children of Men, the best movie in the Harry Potter series: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, as well as the classic Y tu mamá también, will be directing a space thriller, written by his 28-year-old son, Jonás (The Shock Doctrine).
According to Vulture, Jolie will play the sole surviving human member of a space mission, desperately trying to return home to Earth. She will be the only actor on screen for most of the movie.
Anthony Hopkins to star in supernatural thriller ‘The Rite’
POSTED IN Movie News, Read February 26, 2010
According to Variety, Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins has been tapped to headline the fact-based supernatural thriller The Rite; he will star as a priest and exorcism expert.
The script is adapted from a book by Matt Baglio and follows what have been dubbed the true events of an American seminary student who travels to the Vatican to attend an exorcism school, and rediscovers his faith there through encounters with demonic forces.
Natalie Portman to produce and star in stoner comedy
POSTED IN Movie News, Read February 26, 2010
Natalie Portman is set to produce and star in the stoner road trip comedy Best Buds, according to Variety. The actress will play a bride-to-be who blows off her wedding for a marijuana-fueled drive to San Diego with two of her best friends. Other upcoming projects for Portman include this fall’s fantasy comedy Your Highness, the upcoming Darren Aronofsky thriller Black Swan, and Kenneth Branagh’s comic book adaptation Thor.
Date Night — Clip
POSTED IN Movie Trailers,Clips, Video February 25, 2010
New Clip from Date Night debuted on Yahoo, With Steve Carell, Tina Fey, and Mark Wahlberg, opens April 10.
Ke$ha ft. 3OH!3- Blah Blah Blah
POSTED IN Music Videos, Clips, Video February 25, 2010
Music video by Ke$ha featuring 3OH!3 performing Blah Blah Blah. (C) 2010 RCA Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) Movie Trailer
POSTED IN Movie Trailers,Clips, Video February 25, 2010
Warner Bros/New Line Cinema has released a new movie trailer for Samuel Bayer’s remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Plot Synopsis: Freddy Krueger returns in A Nightmare on Elm Street, a contemporary re-?imagining of the horror classic. A group of suburban teenagers share one common bond: they are all being stalked by Freddy Krueger, a horribly disfigured killer who hunts them in their dreams. As long as they stay awake, they can protect one another…but when they sleep, there is no escape
Monica – Everything To Me
POSTED IN Music Videos, Clips, Video February 24, 2010
Music video by Monica performing Everything To Me. (C) 2010 J Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Avril Lavigne – Alice
POSTED IN Music Videos, Clips, Video February 24, 2010
Music video by Avril Lavigne performing Alice. (C) 2010 RCA Records, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
