I'm just about ready to get to work on updating "The Contenders" section of the site for the 2011 Oscar race and now that we're just over 25% of the way completed with the new year I figured I may as well take a quick look back and see if there's anything to concern myself with.
January is easy to dismiss as there wasn't a single film that caused a blip on the Oscar radar and February can be just as easily dismissed leaving March as the lone month with anything worth possibly discussing.
The obvious titles to begin with include The Adjustment Bureau (solid chemistry between Damon and Blunt, but no chance), Jane Eyre (could possibly remain part of the conversation, but only as a "last one in" contender) and Win Win, which is the one with the best shot, but where?
If you wanted to extend to the first two...
January is easy to dismiss as there wasn't a single film that caused a blip on the Oscar radar and February can be just as easily dismissed leaving March as the lone month with anything worth possibly discussing.
The obvious titles to begin with include The Adjustment Bureau (solid chemistry between Damon and Blunt, but no chance), Jane Eyre (could possibly remain part of the conversation, but only as a "last one in" contender) and Win Win, which is the one with the best shot, but where?
If you wanted to extend to the first two...
- 4/11/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Jane Eyre led all limited releases thanks to its theater count advantage, and Win Win showed signs of growth potential. None of the weekend's new entries really stood out, with sports drama The 5th Quarter stumbling out of the gate and controversial drama Miral failing to leverage substantial press coverage.Jane Eyre finished in 16th place on the overall weekend chart, up 108 percent to $969,993. This gain was mostly attributed to an increase from 26 to 90 theaters, but the movie's per-theater average declined 40 percent to $10,778. The Mia Wasikowska-Michael Fassbender drama continued to outperform similar movies The Duchess and The Young Victoria, which ended their runs with $13.9 million and $11 million, respectively. With $1.9 million so far, Jane Eyre is set to expand to at least 150 locations this coming weekend. Win Win added 18 theaters for a total of 23 and was up 209 percent to $464,420. That's just a few thousand dollars behind what Jane Eyre did in its second weekend,...
- 3/28/2011
- by Ray Subers <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
Four new specialty films - "Miral," "Potiche," "Mia and the Migoo," and "My Perestroika" - reported box office estimates this morning, each scoring per-theater-averages above $10,000. Alongside a trio of robust holdover films including, "Bill Cunningham, New York," "Win Win" and "Jane Eyre," all combined for another strong weekend for the specialty market, in contrast to the studio box office, which continued to slump. On 7 screens, Francois Ozon "Potiche" ...
- 3/28/2011
- Indiewire
The hardware for the 2009 European Film Awards has been handed out and Michael Haneke is the clear winner, with his latest - The White Ribbon - taking film, director and screenwriter nods. Here's the complete list of winners:
The 22nd European Film Awards
The Winners
European Film 2009
Das Weisse Band (The White Ribbon), Germany/Austria/France/Italy
written and directed by Michael Haneke
produced by Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka, Michael Katz, Margaret Menegoz
& Andrea Occhipinti
European Director 2009
Michael Haneke for Das Weisse Band (The White Ribbon)
European Actor 2009
Tahar Rahim in Un ProphEte (A Prophet)
European Actress 2009
Kate Winslet in The Reader (Der Vorleser)
European Screenwriter 2009
Michael Haneke for Das Weisse Band (The White Ribbon)
Carlo Di Palma European Cinematographer Award 2009
Anthony Dod Mantle for Antichrist & Slumdog Millionaire
European Film Academy Prix D'Excellence 2009
Brigitte Taillandier, Francis Wargnier, Jean-Paul Hurier & Marc Doisne for
the Sound Design, Un ProphEte (A Prophet...
The 22nd European Film Awards
The Winners
European Film 2009
Das Weisse Band (The White Ribbon), Germany/Austria/France/Italy
written and directed by Michael Haneke
produced by Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka, Michael Katz, Margaret Menegoz
& Andrea Occhipinti
European Director 2009
Michael Haneke for Das Weisse Band (The White Ribbon)
European Actor 2009
Tahar Rahim in Un ProphEte (A Prophet)
European Actress 2009
Kate Winslet in The Reader (Der Vorleser)
European Screenwriter 2009
Michael Haneke for Das Weisse Band (The White Ribbon)
Carlo Di Palma European Cinematographer Award 2009
Anthony Dod Mantle for Antichrist & Slumdog Millionaire
European Film Academy Prix D'Excellence 2009
Brigitte Taillandier, Francis Wargnier, Jean-Paul Hurier & Marc Doisne for
the Sound Design, Un ProphEte (A Prophet...
- 12/12/2009
- Screen Anarchy
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