Thursday, March 11, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
U.S Box Office: March 5-7, 2010
| # | Title | Mar 5 - 7 | % Chg. | Theaters | Weeks | AVG | Cumulative | ||
| 1 | Alice in Wonderland | $ 116,101,023 | 3,728 | 1 | $ 31,143 | $ 116,101,023 | |||
| 2 | Brooklyn's Finest | 13,350,299 | 1,936 | 1 | 6,896 | 13,350,299 | |||
| 3 | Shutter Island | 13,225,411 | -41.6 | 3,178 | 3 | 4,162 | 95,750,005 | ||
| 4 | Cop Out | 9,289,311 | -49.0 | 3,150 | 2 | 2,949 | 32,504,610 | ||
| 5 | Avatar | 8,118,102 | -40.5 | 2,163 | 12 | 3,753 | 720,607,444 | ||
| 6 | The Crazies | 7,078,851 | -55.9 | 2,479 | 2 | 2,856 | 27,472,164 | ||
| 7 | Percy Jackson & The Olympians | 5,124,623 | -46.5 | 2,994 | 4 | 1,712 | 78,057,749 | ||
| 8 | Valentine's Day | 4,154,110 | -54.2 | 3,040 | 4 | 1,366 | 106,303,870 | ||
| 9 | Crazy Heart | 3,312,591 | 34.5 | 1,274 | 12 | 2,600 | 29,532,002 | ||
| 10 | Dear John | 2,782,079 | -42.1 | 2,496 | 5 | 1,115 | 76,626,086 |
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Monday, March 8, 2010
82nd Academy Awards Winners
Best Motion Picture of the Year
WINNER
The Hurt Locker (2008): Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro
Other Nominees:
Avatar (2009): James Cameron, Jon Landau
The Blind Side (2009): Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson
District 9 (2009): Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham
An Education (2009): Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Lawrence Bender
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009): Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness
A Serious Man (2009): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Up (2009): Jonas Rivera
Up in the Air (2009/I): Daniel Dubiecki, Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
WINNER
Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart (2009)
Other Nominees:
George Clooney for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Colin Firth for A Single Man (2009)
Morgan Freeman for Invictus (2009)
Jeremy Renner for The Hurt Locker (2008)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
WINNER
Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side (2009)
Other Nominees:
Helen Mirren for The Last Station (2009)
Carey Mulligan for An Education (2009)
Gabourey Sidibe for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
Meryl Streep for Julie & Julia (2009)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
WINNER
Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Other Nominees:
Matt Damon for Invictus (2009)
Woody Harrelson for The Messenger (2009/I)
Christopher Plummer for The Last Station (2009)
Stanley Tucci for The Lovely Bones (2009)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
WINNER
Mo'Nique for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
Other Nominees:
Penélope Cruz for Nine (2009)
Vera Farmiga for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Maggie Gyllenhaal for Crazy Heart (2009)
Anna Kendrick for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Best Achievement in Directing
WINNER
Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker (2008)
Other Nominees:
James Cameron for Avatar (2009)
Lee Daniels for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009)
Jason Reitman for Up in the Air (2009/I)
Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
WINNER
The Hurt Locker (2008): Mark Boal
Other Nominees:
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Quentin Tarantino
The Messenger (2009/I): Alessandro Camon, Oren Moverman
A Serious Man (2009): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Up (2009): Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Thomas McCarthy
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published
WINNER
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009): Geoffrey Fletcher
Other Nominees:
District 9 (2009): Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
An Education (2009): Nick Hornby
In the Loop (2009): Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
Up in the Air (2009/I): Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner
Best Achievement in Cinematography
WINNER
Avatar (2009): Mauro Fiore
Other Nominees:
Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009): Christian Berger
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009): Bruno Delbonnel
The Hurt Locker (2008): Barry Ackroyd
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Robert Richardson
Best Achievement in Editing
WINNER
The Hurt Locker (2008): Bob Murawski, Chris Innis
Other Nominees:
Avatar (2009): Stephen E. Rivkin, John Refoua, James Cameron
District 9 (2009): Julian Clarke
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Sally Menke
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009): Joe Klotz
Best Achievement in Art Direction
WINNER
Avatar (2009): Rick Carter, Robert Stromberg, Kim Sinclair
Other Nominees:
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009): David Warren, Anastasia Masaro, Caroline Smith
Nine (2009): John Myhre, Gordon Sim
Sherlock Holmes (2009): Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer
The Young Victoria (2009): Patrice Vermette, Maggie Gray
Best Achievement in Costume Design
WINNER
The Young Victoria (2009): Sandy Powell
Other Nominees:
Bright Star (2009): Janet Patterson
Coco avant Chanel (2009): Catherine Leterrier
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009): Monique Prudhomme
Nine (2009): Colleen Atwood
Best Achievement in Makeup
WINNER
Star Trek (2009): Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, Joel Harlow
Other Nominees:
Il divo (2008): Aldo Signoretti, Vittorio Sodano
The Young Victoria (2009): John Henry Gordon, Jenny Shircore
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score
WINNER
Up (2009): Michael Giacchino
Other Nominees:
Avatar (2009): James Horner
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009): Alexandre Desplat
The Hurt Locker (2008): Marco Beltrami, Buck Sanders
Sherlock Holmes (2009): Hans Zimmer
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song
WINNER
Crazy Heart (2009): T-Bone Burnett, Ryan Bingham("The Weary Kind")
Other Nominees:
Faubourg 36 (2008): Reinhardt Wagner, Frank Thomas("Loin de Paname")
Nine (2009): Maury Yeston("Take It All")
The Princess and the Frog (2009): Randy Newman("Almost There")
The Princess and the Frog (2009): Randy Newman("Down in New Orleans")
Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
WINNER
The Hurt Locker (2008): Paul N.J. Ottosson, Ray Beckett
Other Nominees:
Avatar (2009): Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, Tony Johnson
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti, Mark Ulano
Star Trek (2009): Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson, Peter J. Devlin
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009): Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Geoffrey Patterson
Best Achievement in Sound Editing
WINNER
The Hurt Locker (2008): Paul N.J. Ottosson
Other Nominees:
Avatar (2009): Christopher Boyes, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
Inglourious Basterds (2009): Wylie Stateman
Star Trek (2009): Mark P. Stoeckinger, Alan Rankin
Up (2009): Michael Silvers, Tom Myers
Best Achievement in Visual Effects
WINNER
Avatar (2009): Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham, Andy Jones
Other Nominees:
District 9 (2009): Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros, Matt Aitken
Star Trek (2009): Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh, Burt Dalton
Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
WINNER
Up (2009): Pete Docter
Other Nominees:
Coraline (2009): Henry Selick
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009): Wes Anderson
The Princess and the Frog (2009): John Musker, Ron Clements
The Secret of Kells (2009): Tomm Moore
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
WINNER
El secreto de sus ojos (2009)(Argentina)
Other Nominees:
Ajami (2009)(Israel)
Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)(Germany)
Un prophète (2009)(France)
La teta asustada (2009)(Peru)
Best Documentary, Features
WINNER
The Cove (2009): Louie Psihoyos, Fisher Stevens
Other Nominees:
Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land (2008): Anders Østergaard, Lise Lense-Møller
Food, Inc. (2008): Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009): Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith
Which Way Home (2009): Rebecca Cammisa
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
WINNER
Music by Prudence (2010): Roger Ross Williams, Elinor Burkett
Other Nominees:
China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province (2009) (TV): Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill
The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner (2009): Daniel Junge, Henry Ansbacher
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant (2009) (TV): Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert
Królik po berlinsku (2009): Bartosz Konopka, Anna Wydra
Best Short Film, Animated
WINNER
Logorama (2009): Nicolas Schmerkin
Other Nominees:
French Roast (2008): Fabrice Joubert
Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty (2008): Nicky Phelan, Darragh O'Connell
La dama y la muerte (2009): Javier Recio Gracia
Wallace and Gromit in 'A Matter of Loaf and Death' (2008) (TV): Nick Park
Best Short Film, Live Action
WINNER
The New Tenants (2009): Joachim Back, Tivi Magnusson
Other Nominees:
The Door (2008): Juanita Wilson, James Flynn
Istället för abrakadabra (2008): Patrik Eklund, Mathias Fjällström
Kavi (2009): Gregg Helvey
Miracle Fish (2009): Luke Doolan, Drew Bailey
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Sunday, March 7, 2010
Tv Schedule: March 8-14, 2010
Monday March 8
24 Day 8 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM (S08E11)
Life Unexpected S01E08 "Bride Unbridled"
Damages S03E07 "You Haven’t Replaced Me"
How I Met Your Mother S05E17 "Of Course"
The Big Bang Theory S03E17 "The Precious Fragmentation"
House S06E14 "Private Lives"
Gossip Girl S03E13 "The Hurt Locker"
Tuesday March 9
Lost S06E07 "Dr. Linus"
Melrose Place S01E13 "Oriole"
Wednesday March 10
Human Target S01E07 "Salvage & Reclamation"
Thursday March 11
30 Rock S04E14 "Future Husband"
Friday March 12
Spartacus: Blood and Sand S01E08 "Mark of the Brotherhood"
Caprica S01E07 "Imperfections of Memory" Read more!
Friday, March 5, 2010
Editing for 3D on Alice in Wonderland: JC Bond, Additional Editor, on Wrangling 10,000 VFX Shots for 2D, 3D and IMAX
By Bryant Frazer
February 25, 2010 Source: Film & Video
Working in the editorial department on Alice in Wonderland, JC Bond was the point of first contact for principal photography, assembling scenes as quickly as director Tim Burton could shoot them. He was also the gatekeeper for the film's extensive visual-effects content, which he received and analyzed before it was cut into the movie. Working on a team led by film editor Chris Lebenzon, ACE, Bond made sure thousands of pieces of content fell into place as expected in the editorial pipeline — in stereo 3D, no less. Film & Video asked him about the challenge of managing massive quantities of footage, and found out why Alice might look ever so slightly different depending on where you see it.FILM & VIDEO: You’re credited as an “additional editor” on Alice in Wonderland. What were your responsibilities?
JC Bond: On a project this long, my responsibilities changed during the project. During the shooting phase, my initial responsibility was to assemble the scenes as they were being shot. One of the advantages we had on this project was that the movie was shot digitally for the most part. The bookends, which take place in “the real world,” were shot on film. The stuff in Underland, or Wonderland, was all shot digitally. We were connected directly to the shooting stage through servers, and we were working about 20 minutes behind camera. Right after they wrapped a particular set-up, we would load it into our [Avid] Media Composers and start cutting. My main responsibility during that phase was to assemble the dailies as they came in and have a version of the scene for Tim Burton to look at.
So you were making a rough assembly.
Sometimes that became the assembly. It depends on what happens. Some scenes got worked quite a bit more afterward, and for other scenes, what we got on day one was it.
How did your job change during post-production?
During post, my main responsibility was to receive the VFX shots from our facilities, analyze them, see if the artists were doing what we asked them to do, and cut them into the movie and have them ready to present to Tim Burton. That’s basically the breakdown between our two phases. On a project this long – for me, the job was 17 months, but the shooting was only two and a half months. The rest was all post-production.
So it was an extended process.
In reality, on a project of this size, that was short. We would have liked another year. We would have settled for another six months. We got neither.
How did shooting the film in 3D affect your work?
The reality is that our movie is not shot in stereo 3D. It was shot in 2D and then converted during the VFX process. The majority of our movie happens in Wonderland. In Wonderland, we used computer-generated backgrounds and computer-generated environments so all we were shooting was elements. Our entire main shoot was a gigantic green-screen shoot. The stereo process happened in post-production. We converted every single shot. Because the environment was computer-generated, it was created in 3D, and the elements that were [shot in] 2D were post-converted. We did have to manage stereo media from the moment we started getting VFX back from the facilities, and that was a little over a year of handling. But not during the actual shoot.
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
U.S Box Office February 26-28, 2010
| # | Title | Feb 26 - 28 | % Chg. | Theaters | Weeks | AVG | Cumulative | ||
| 1 | Shutter Island | $ 22,665,205 | -44.8 | 3,003 | 2 | $ 7,548 | $ 75,541,271 | ||
| 2 | Cop Out | 18,211,126 | 3,150 | 1 | 5,781 | 18,211,126 | |||
| 3 | The Crazies | 16,067,552 | 2,477 | 1 | 6,487 | 16,067,552 | |||
| 4 | Avatar | 13,655,274 | -15.9 | 2,456 | 11 | 5,560 | 706,560,068 | ||
| 5 | Percy Jackson & The Olympians | 9,583,421 | -37.2 | 3,302 | 3 | 2,902 | 70,998,280 | ||
| 6 | Valentine's Day | 9,063,036 | -45.6 | 3,578 | 3 | 2,533 | 99,916,240 | ||
| 7 | Dear John | 4,808,498 | -32.6 | 3,006 | 4 | 1,600 | 72,432,096 | ||
| 8 | The Wolfman | 4,259,865 | -56.9 | 3,043 | 3 | 1,400 | 57,380,125 | ||
| 9 | The Tooth Fairy | 3,425,333 | -21.3 | 2,249 | 6 | 1,523 | 53,841,454 | ||
| 10 | Crazy Heart | 2,462,384 | -16.9 | 1,148 | 11 | 2,145 | 25,009,496 |
Source: Box Office Guru Read more!
Monday, March 1, 2010
Tv Schedule: March 1-7, 2010
Monday March 1
24 Day 8 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM (S08E10)
Life Unexpected S01E07 "Crisis Unaverted"
Damages S03E06 "Don’t Forget to Thank Mr. Zedeck"
How I Met Your Mother S05E16 "Hooked"
The Big Bang Theory S03E16 "The Excelsior Acquisition"
Tuesday March 2
Lost S06E06 "Sundown"
Wednesday March 3
Nip/Tuck S07E09 "Hiro Yoshimura" (Series Finale)
Thursday March 4
Burn Notice S03E16 "Devil You Know" (Season Finale)
Friday March 5
Spartacus: Blood and Sand S01E07 "Great and unfortunate things"
Caprica S01E06 "Know the enemy" Read more!
Friday, February 26, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
U.S Box Office February 19-21, 2010
| # | Title | Feb 19 - 21 | % Chg. | Theaters | Weeks | AVG | Cumulative | ||
| 1 | Shutter Island | $ 41,062,440 | 2,991 | 1 | $ 13,729 | $ 41,062,440 | |||
| 2 | Valentine's Day | 16,665,299 | -70.4 | 3,665 | 2 | 4,547 | 86,927,385 | ||
| 3 | Avatar | 16,240,857 | -31.2 | 2,581 | 10 | 6,292 | 687,962,011 | ||
| 4 | Percy Jackson & The Olympians | 15,254,421 | -51.2 | 3,396 | 2 | 4,492 | 58,714,813 | ||
| 5 | The Wolfman | 9,895,105 | -68.6 | 3,223 | 2 | 3,070 | 50,363,730 | ||
| 6 | Dear John | 7,130,552 | -55.6 | 3,062 | 3 | 2,329 | 65,801,765 | ||
| 7 | The Tooth Fairy | 4,354,280 | -28.1 | 2,523 | 5 | 1,726 | 49,721,400 | ||
| 8 | Crazy Heart | 2,964,586 | -30.5 | 1,089 | 10 | 2,722 | 21,524,784 | ||
| 9 | From Paris With Love | 2,661,829 | -51.6 | 2,311 | 3 | 1,152 | 21,361,504 | ||
| 10 | Edge of Darkness | 2,243,311 | -53.7 | 2,118 | 4 | 1,059 | 40,347,222 |
Source: Box Office Guru Read more!
Monday, February 22, 2010
Tv Schedule: February 22-28, 2010
Monday February 22
24 Day 8 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM (S08E09)
Life Unexpected S01E06 "Truth Unrevealed"
Damages S03E05 "«It’s not my Birthday"
Tuesday February 23
Lost S06E05 "Lighthouse"
Wednesday February 24
Nip/Tuck S07E08 "Edith and Walter Krieger"
Thursday February 25
Burn Notice S03E15 "Good Intentions"
The Deep End S01E06 "White Lies, Black Lies"
Friday February 26
Spartacus: Blood and Sand S01E06 "Delicate Things"
Smallville S09E14 "Conspiracy"
Caprica S01E05 "This is another sky" Read more!
Friday, February 19, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
U.S Box Office February 12-15, 2010
| # | Title | Feb 12 - 15 | % Chg. | Theaters | Weeks | AVG | Cumulative | ||
| 1 | Valentine's Day | $ 63,135,312 | 3,665 | 1 | $ 17,227 | $ 63,135,312 | |||
| 2 | Percy Jackson & The Olympians | 38,661,634 | 3,356 | 1 | 11,520 | 38,661,634 | |||
| 3 | The Wolfman | 35,555,065 | 3,222 | 1 | 11,035 | 35,555,065 | |||
| 4 | Avatar | 28,782,849 | 26.0 | 2,685 | 9 | 10,720 | 666,388,502 | ||
| 5 | Dear John | 18,200,188 | -40.3 | 2,975 | 2 | 6,118 | 56,077,760 | ||
| 6 | The Tooth Fairy | 8,005,767 | 20.8 | 2,748 | 4 | 2,913 | 43,934,502 | ||
| 7 | From Paris With Love | 6,352,780 | -22.1 | 2,722 | 2 | 2,334 | 17,465,570 | ||
| 8 | Edge of Darkness | 5,570,476 | -18.7 | 2,615 | 3 | 2,130 | 37,054,157 | ||
| 9 | Crazy Heart | 4,982,062 | 39.6 | 1,005 | 9 | 4,957 | 17,509,037 | ||
| 10 | When in Rome | 4,277,925 | -22.9 | 2,125 | 3 | 2,013 | 26,875,654 |
Source: Box Office Guru Read more!
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