‘Mr Turner’, ‘Birdman’ Lead London Critics’ Circle Film Awards Nominations
Mike Leigh's biopic Mr Turner earned seven London Critics' Circle Film Awards nominations this afternoon to lead the pack of a mix of UK, U.S. and foreign language titles. Mr Turner picked up nods for...
View ArticleThree English Brothers Are The Real-Life Nightcrawlers Who Inspired Jake...
In Dan Gilroy's Nightcrawler, videographer Lou Bloom--whose ambulance-chasing and crime-scene crashing nocturnal activities become ever more sociopathic--likes to tell people that if you're seeing him,...
View ArticleHow ‘Nightcrawler’ Found Daylight At The Boxoffice
Nightcrawler has grossed nearly $31.8 million through the weekend and sits among the upper echelon of this year's pack of crime dramas. That's all the more impressive given its comparatively small...
View ArticlePete Hammond’s Top 10 Films of 2014 (Part Two)
I wrap up my 10 Best Films of 2014 with the video above, picking my five most favorite films of the year (you can watch the video of the other half of my top 10 here). This half of the list definitely...
View ArticleOscars: Dan Gilroy Taking Creepy ‘Nightcrawler’ Deep Into Race With Sterling...
After spending his career as a writer of such screenplays as The Bourne Legacy, Chasers, Real Steel and many others, Dan Gilroy—in his fifties—finally made his debut behind the camera with the...
View ArticleOscar Voting Closing Today With Non-Stop Campaigning As Town Preps For Golden...
What has become commonly known in the trade as “Phase 1″ of awards season is about to phase out, with today’s 5 PM PT closing of 2014 Oscar nomination balloting being the most significant indicator...
View ArticleBAFTA: ‘Budapest’& Britannia Rule As Nominations Snub ‘Selma’, ‘Unbroken’
In something of a surprise this morning, Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel emerged with the most BAFTA nominations at a total of 11. The movie had its world premiere in Berlin last year, meaning...
View ArticleEastwood Talks Impact Of ‘American Sniper’ At PGA Nominees Breakfast
This morning's Producers Guild Nominees Awards breakfast at the Saban Theatre was more about congratulations than controversy. But panelist Clint Eastwood said his film American Sniper and other war...
View Article‘Birdman’ Wins Best Feature At Spirit Awards; Richard Linklater Best Director...
UPDATED with details: Birdman snagged Best Feature today at the 30th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards. The win in the final category gave it three trophies, breaking the four-way tie with Boyhood,...
View ArticleBold Films Inks Output Deals With Icon In The UK + Ireland And Elevation In...
Bold Films, the indie film financier behind the Keira Knightley biopic Colette and Nicholas Winding Refn’s Drive, has inked multi-year output deals in the UK and Ireland with Icon Film Distribution and...
View ArticleThe Rewards Behind Jake Gyllenhaal’s Extreme Physical & Emotional Character...
In a whirlwind month, Jake Gyllenhaal has just completed a lauded run starring in a Broadway revival of the seminal Stephen Sondheim musical Sunday in the Park with George. Between performances, he...
View ArticleHot Package: ‘Nightcrawler’s Dan Gilroy, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo Reteam
EXCLUSIVE: After the compelling team-up in Nightcrawler, writer-director Dan Gilroy is plotting a new untitled film set in the art world that will reunite his stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo....
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