Note Pad Archive for October, 2005
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Read the full article »58 Countries Vying for 2005 Foreign Language Film Oscar®
Beverly Hills, CA — A record fifty-eight countries from four continents, including new entrants Costa Rica, Fiji and Iraq, have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film Award category, Academy President Sid Ganis announced today. The 2005 submissions are: Argentina, “El Aura,” Fabian Bielinsky, director; Bangladesh, “Shyamol Chaya,” Humayun Ahmed, director; Belgium, “The…
Read the full article »Capote Image From New Yorker
Would you give an Oscar to these men? Clifton Collins, Jr. & Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Read the full article »The Cinea thing
The Hollywood Reporter tells us that Cinea finally landed one… Disney… for this year. So far, no one else. And apparently, Universal, Sony, and Paramount have passed on the technology. But here is where it gets interesting. With Cinea in place, Disney could be comfortable sending out all of their films (Chicken Little, Shopgirl) )almost…
Read the full article »The Producers Trailer (America)
Not only is the trailer for The Producers a vast improvement over the one that leaked out from Europe a few months ago, but it is one of the best marketing examples in recent months. *They get in a good 4 or 5 big laughs in 2 minutes. *They address any question people might have…
Read the full article » 4 Comments »The White Countess Gets Dated
Sony Classics sets for a limited run on 12/21
Read the full article »19 Weeks To Go
20 Weeks To Oscar It’s a commercial movie… it’s an Oscar movie… it’s both a commercial movie and an Oscar movie. It’s been niche theme week at The Hot Button and the discussion extends here today, as the business of chasing Oscars has become a very distinct niche in recent years. The Lord of the…
Read the full article » 2 Comments »A Lovely Send Off
While James Ivory was in the midst of a difficult shoot of The White Countess in Shanghai, the director called Sony Classics chief Tom Bernard and Michael Barker and told them that they should start planning something big for the premiere of the film… he wanted something special. Little did he (or anyone else) know…
Read the full article »The Family Stone Movies To Dec 16
The Press Release – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 14, 2005 IN THE SPIRIT OF THE HOLIDAYS,THE FAMILY STONE IS MOVING TO DECEMBER! LOS ANGELES…Twentieth Century Fox is capitalizing on the feel-good playability of this holiday comedy and its amazing ensemble cast (Diane Keaton, Sarah Jessica Parker, Rachel McAdams, Luke Wilson, Claire Danes, Dermot Mulroney, Craig…
Read the full article »20 Weeks To Oscar – Week One
The Year Of The Actor This year, you have Phoenix & Witherspoon making the great love story of Johnny and June Carter Cash work… Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins are this year’s Hope & Crosby (though Hope was never nominated)… Capote is about Phil Hoffman… All The King’s Men relies on Sean Penn’s ability to…
Read the full article »First Screenplay To Arrive In Voters’ Homes…
Broken Flowers
Read the full article »GoldDerby Daringly Brings Oscar Contenders Into Focus
Now, in early October, Tom O’Neil manages to reduce his lists of contenders down to a shockingly skimpy 25 frontrunners, here
Read the full article » 1 Comment »The New Cinea Is Here! The New Cinea Is Here!
My SV300 Secure DVD Player arrived today, as I suspect it arrived for all BFCA members. Academy members got their’s last year. Cinea has told some folks that at least 3 studios have signed up for their program already, though according to the trades, none of the deals are official yet. I was kind of…
Read the full article » 2 Comments »Dates Moving
The Family Stone moves from Nov 4 to Nov 11 Pride & Prejudice moves from Nov 18 to Nov 11
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DreamWorks is pushing Match Point as “From Director Woody Allen,” as opposed to the traditional Woody Allen push. Here is the trailer.
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