Journalism drama “Spotlight” won the SAG ensemble cast award in a night that was dominated by a diverse roster of winners.
“Spotlight” won the cast award over “Beasts of No Nation,” “The Big Short,” “Straight Outta Compton” and “Trumbo.”
Solidifying his front-runner status, Leonardo DiCaprio has won the SAG Award for Best Actor for “The Revenant” for his role as a fur trapper bent on revenge. Brie Larson won Best Actress for her role as a tormented mother in “Room.”
Best Picture (Drama): The Revenant
Best Picture (Musical or Comedy): The Martian
Best Actor (Drama):Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
Best Actress (Drama): Brie Larson – Room
Best Director – Motion Picture: Alejandro G. Inarritu – The Revenant
Best Actor (Musical or Comedy): Matt Damon – The Martian
Best Actress (Musical or Comedy): Jennifer Lawrence – Joy
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Kate Winslet – Steve Jobs
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture: Sylvester Stallone – Creed
Best Original Score: The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone
Best Screenplay:Steve Jobs – Aaron Sorkin
Best Original Song:Spectre – “Writings on the Wall”
Best Foreign Language Film: Son of Saul (Hungary)
Best Animated Feature: Inside Out
Best TV Series (Drama): Mr. Robot
Best TV Series (Comedy):Mozart in the Jungle
Best Limited Series, Mini-series or TV Movie:Wolf Hall
Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama:Taraji P. Henson – Empire
Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama:Jon Hamm – Mad Men
Best Actress in a Musical Or Comedy Series: Rachel Bloom – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Best Actor in a Musical Or Comedy Series: Gael García Bernal – Mozart in the Jungle
Best Actor in a Limited Series Made For Television: Oscar Isaac – Show Me a Hero
Best Actress in a Limited Series Made For Television: Lady Gaga – American Horror Story: Hotel
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie: Maura Tierney – The Affair
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie: Christian Slater – Mr. Robot
By Armando
What a lovely day. Following last week’s surprise announcement from the National Board of Review naming Mad Max: Fury Road as the best film of 2015, George Miller and company received another unexpected nods from yet another Oscar precursor: Golden Globe lavished the movie with Best Picture and Best Director nominations.
Below is the full list:
Best Picture, Drama
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Best Picture, Comedy or Musical
The Big Short
Joy
The Martian
Spy
Trainwreck
Best Director
Todd Haynes, Carol
Alejandro Innaritu, The Revenant
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Ridley Scott, The Martian
By Armando Inquig
‘Steve Jobs’ depicts the man as a flawed yet brilliant innovator: a salesman who expects employees to meet his standards, and a creative and artistic mind obsessed with product design.
Starring Michael Fassbender as Jobs, the movie is structured like a three-act play. Each act focuses on a pivotal product launch: the Macintosh in 1984, the NeXT (also known as The Cube) in 1988, and the iMac in 1998. Each act is preceded by flashbacks or a series of TV and news montages.
Just before Jobs takes the stage for each product launch, he’s confronted by various figures from his past. These include his ex-girlfriend Chrisann Brennan (Katherine Waterston), Lisa, a daughter he once denied was his, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Apple CEO John Scully who played a role in Jobs’s dismissal, and original Mac team member Andy Hertzfeld. Through these interactions, his exasperated marketing executive Joanna Hoffman (Kate Winslet) consistently supports him, striving to maintain focus amidst the distractions that always seem to surface at the most inopportune moments.
While the film’s structure offers an intriguing approach, it leaves the characterization of the title character feeling unsatisfying and inconsistent. The movie doesn’t delve deeply into his history as an adopted child, omits key aspects of his professional relationship with Wozniak, and the reference to the invention of the iPad—shown as Jobs reacts to his daughter’s use of a portable cassette player—comes off as forced. Given the numerous recent portrayals of Jobs, this film fails to provide fresh insight.
The movie reaches its pinnacle in the third act, set in 1998 before the iMac launch, as Jobs reconciles with his daughter. Here, Fassbender truly captures the essence of Jobs, closely resembling the tech icon’s familiar image. This segment is a pleasure to watch.
Aaron Sorkin’s script provides a riveting, humorous, and captivating glimpse behind the scenes of Steve Jobs during pivotal product launches. However, it doesn’t match the depth, purpose, or impact of his work on ‘The Social Network’.
CALABASAS, CA-June 23, 2015—Profiles in History will pay tribute and honor to special effects master Grant McCune as they present McCune Masterworks at the 2015 Comic-Con International: San Diego, July 8 – 12. Profiles in History will devote its entire Comic-Con booth (#1605) to McCune’s work, highlighted by the original, screen-used, Star Wars IV: A New Hope 18″ miniature “Blockade Runner,” the ship that set the tone for the entire Star Wars franchise, creating an epic cultural phenomenon that would capture audiences worldwide for generations to come. The “Blockade Runner” was the first flying ship audiences around the world saw hurtling through space in the opening sequence of the first Star Wars film, carrying Princess Leia, C-3PO and R2-D2 among its crew.
Comic-Con fans will be treated to a rare opportunity to see this iconic piece of movie history up close, as it hasn’t been seen or displayed publicly for nearly 40 years! Mr. McCune, as Chief Model Maker, was one of the primary members of the Team that won the 1978 Academy Award® for Best Visual Effects for the film-and his Oscar® will also be on display.
By Armando
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Bentonville Film Festival runs from May 5-9. For more about the festival and how to get ticketes, visit: http://bentonvillefilmfestival.com/
By Armando
Right after the season finale of Arrow, Amell immediately picks up the mask and stick of Casey Jones, his next role in TMNT2.
Jones goes around with a hockey mask and several pieces of sports equipment as his weapon, including a baseball bat and hockey stick which is exactly what we see in this new photo released by Michael Bay, the film’s producer.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is set for release in 2016, so we are sure to see more glimpses of the other characters soon.
Here is an official glimpse at Arrow’s Stephen Amell suited up as Casey Jones.
By Armando
The long-awaited first trailer for Spectre premiered Friday night. Spectre is the 24th instalment of the Bond franchise which has been shrouded in secrecy throughout its production.
The trailer picks up right where “Skyfall” left off and seem to delve deeper into Bond’s past. Sam Mendes, who helmed Skyfall, is back for another go. A couple of years ago, reports surfaced that he wouldn’t direct a follow-up, but judging by the dark, ominous tone of the trailer, elements that suggest tight narrative continuity from recent Bond movies, it looks like a natural move for Mendes to return and continue along that same old school Bond antics that he successfully set out on Skyfall.
“You’re a kite dancing in a hurricane, Mr. Bond,” says Mr. White. The character is played by Jesper Christensen, and appeared in earlier “Casino Royale” and “Quantum of Solace”.
Daniel Craig returns as 007 for the fourth time, with Christoph Waltz as Oberhauser, Ralph Fiennes (taking over as the new M), Naomie Harris as Moneypenny and Andrew Scott as Denbigh.
“Spectre” opens in theaters on November 6, 2015.
