Golden Globe Winners 2020: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Fleabag Won Big

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Quentin Tarantino and Sam Mendes reigns supreme at the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, setting the stage for the 2020 Oscar race.

Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which follows an actor and his stunt double as they navigate the changing film industry, took Best Picture in a Comedy or Musical, while Sam Mendes’ late year arrival to the awards season “1917” took Best Picture in a Drama. Mendes and Tarantino also won Best Director and Best Screenplay respectively.

For the lead acting categories, Joaquin Phoenix took Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama for Joker, while Reneé Zellweger won Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama for Judy.

Its also a surprising night for Netflix. Heading into Sundaty’s show, Netflix had 34 total nomination in film and television categories, but in the end won just two: one for Best Supporting Actress, Laura Dern (“Marriage Story”), and another for Best Actress in a TV Drama Series, Olivia Colman (The Crown).

Overall the TV categories were pretty spread out, with two wins each for Chernobyl, Fleabag and Succession.

Here is the full list of winners.

Movies

Best Motion Picture, Drama
“1917”

Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
“Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood”

Best Director, Motion Picture
Sam Mendes, “1917”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker”

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Taron Egerton, “Rocketman”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Renée Zellweger, “Judy”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Awkwafina, “The Farewell”
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ASC Awards Announces Nominees

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The American Society of Cinematographers has revealed its nominees for the 34th annual ASC Awards.

Among the nominees include cinematographer Lawrence Sher, who received his first nominations for Warner Bros’ “Joker”.

Also in contention are Rodrigo Prieto for The Irishman, the epic crime film from veteran director Martin Scorsese, as well as Phedon Papamichael for the James Mangold directed sports action drama Ford v Ferrari. This is Prieto and Papamichael’s third time as nominees.

Robert Richardson received nomination for his work on Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” This is Richardson’s 11th nomination.

Four time winner Roger Deakins received his 16th nomination for the Sam Mendes directed epic war film “1917”. Deakins previously won for “The Shawshank Redemption,” “The Man Who Wasn’t There,” “Skyfall,” and “Blade Runner 2049”

Last November, nominees for TV and documentary categories were announced, with FX’s “Legion” leading the list with two noms for TV, while “Honeyland,” “Anthropocene: The Human Epoch” and “Obscuro Barroco” in the documentary category.

ASC awards is set to take place on Jan. 25 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland, where winners for all categories will be announced.

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Intense First Trailer For ‘A Quiet Place’ Sequel Released

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It was just two years ago when John Krasinski completely transformed his career; when his modestly-budgeted horror directorial debut, “A Quiet Place” became a massive commercial and critical hit.

Now he’s back behind the camera for the highly-anticipated sequel, “A Quiet Place Part II.” On New Year’s Day, Paramount Pictures released the film’s stunning first full-length trailer.

The trailer shows us a few flash backs of how it all started, showing Emily Blunt’s character Evelyn, driving her kids amidst the street chaos and glimpses of monsters on the loose.

The family runs away, searches for a safe haven as well as the father Lee (John Krasinski), who didn’t appear in the trailer. We know now that they survived that ordeal based on what transpired on the first film.

The trailer then picks up shortly after the events of the original. We see the The Abbotts leaving their home as their farm burns. They journey by foot into an unknown ghost town, baby in tow. Later we see another survivor, Cillian Murphy’s character, who seem determined to cut contact with other humans.

“The people that are left are not the kind of people worth saving,” Murphy’s character warned Evelyn, suggesting there might be more to the terrifying monsters than what we have seen so far. There is also Djimon Hounsou, but details of his character is unclear.

It remains to be seen how much of the film takes place in the past. But its an intense and slick trailer, and looks to be a much bigger undertaking for Krasinski. This certainly looks like another winner for the actor-director, who is also working for his own script.

Paramount Pictures is set to release “A Quiet Place: Part II” on March 20, 2020.

Here’s the film’s official synopsis, for those who can’t resist:

“Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family (Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe) must now face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence. Forced to venture into the unknown, they quickly realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.”

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Disney+ Moves “WandaVision” Release Up To 2020

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Its New Year’s Day, and Disney+ gave Marvel fans a great surprise, announcing that “WandaVision” will now be released in 2020 as it dropped its “What’s Coming to Disney+ in 2020″ teaser trailer.

That moves the series a year earlier than its original release date. The series’ exact date is yet to be announced.

It is set to star Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany, who are reprising their Avengers roles as Wanda Maximoff and Vision respectively. Joining them are Kat Dennings and Randall Park (Thor, Thor: The Dark World) and Agent Jimmy Woo (Ant-Man and The Wasp).

The characters were last seen in together “Avengers: Infinity War.” In the film, Thanos tore the Mind Stone from Visions’ forehead which killed him. Scarlet Witch returned in Avengers: Endgame.

WandaVision now joins The Falcon and The Winter Soldier as the second Marvel show appearing this year. Falcon and Winter Soldier is reportedly coming out in the fall.

See Disney+ 2020 trailer below.

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‘Murder Mystery’, ‘The Witcher ’ Among Netflix’s Most Viewed In 2019

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Netflix has released its Top 10 most viewed titles in movies, TV series and specials in 2019, showing that the Adam Sandler-Jennifer Aniston comedy feature Murder Mystery is the streaming service’s top title.

Also in the list are the streaming giant’s sci-fi horror Stranger Things, on its third season, and new fantasy drama series Henry Cavill’s The Witcher.

Murder Mystery was a massive hit when Neflix released it back in June. It gained more than 30 million views in its third three days, which is the largest viewership in the streaming service’s history.

Though Netflix did not reveal its methodology for the list, it mentioned that “the lists are ranked based on accounts that choose to watch two minutes or more of a title during its first 28 days on Netflix in 2019.

Top 10 most popular releases of 2019:

1. Murder Mystery
2. Stranger Things 3
3. 6 Underground
4. The Incredibles 2
5. The Irishman
6. The Witcher
7. The Triple Frontier
8. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
9. The Umbrella Academy
20.The Highwaymen

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“Parasite” Black and White Version To Be Released

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“Parasite”, one of the awards seasons major contenders, is set to be released in a black and white version at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, The Film Stage reports.

Winner of Cannes’ coveted Palme d’Or, director Bong Joon-ho’s comedy thriller film has so far grossed $127 million worldwide, including more than $20 million in the US, an impressive haul for a foreign-language film.

Attention to the film has intensified over the last few weeks as film the award seasons come into full swing. Up next is this weekend’s 77th Golden Globe Awards, where it is nominated for three awards including Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Foreign Language
Film.

The decision to convert the film in black and white follows previously acclaimed films that received the same treatment. In early 2016, it director George Miller announced the release of the black and white version of his acclaimed action epic “Mad Max: Fury Road”. A year later, James Mangold did the same with “Logan Noir,” the black-and-white version of Logan, the final installment in the Wolverine trilogy.

Bong himself released a black-and-white version of his acclaimed drama drama “Mother” at the Mar Del Plata International Film Festival.

There’s no word yet on whether the version will be available on the film’s Blu-Ray release, which is set on January 28th.

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UK Honors Steve McQueen, Sam Mendes and More

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Oscar-winning directors Steve McQueen and Sam Mendes have both received knighthoods in the New Year Honours. The two are among the 1,097 honored on Friday.

Also in the honours list were Grammy Award-winning singer Olivia Newton-John, playwright Christopher Hampton, and Queen drummer Roger Taylor.

Mendes, whose latest World War I film “1917” reshuffled the current award season contenders after a late December release, broke out in Hollywood in a big way after winning the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Director in 1999’s American Beauty.

That film also won the Best Picture at the Oscars. He’s also directed blockbusters such as the crime drama Tom Hanks starrer Road to Perdition, and the last two James Bond installments Spectre and Skyfall. He is recognized for “services to drama”.

Critically acclaimed director Steve McQueen was recognized for services to film. He is the first black filmmaker to win an Academy Award for Best Picture, which he won for his 2013 historical drama 12 Years a Slave. He also directed erotic drama Shame (2011), and last year’s heist film Widows (2018).

The British-born Australian singer and actress Olivia Newton-John has been honoured with a Damehood for services to charity, cancer research, and entertainment. Newton-John has starred in hugely successful 70s musical Grease, the soundtrack of which is regarded as one of the most successful in history. She’s also a four-time Grammy award winner and achieved five number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100.

Sir Elton John was also made a Companion of Honour for services to music and charity.

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New Trailer: Guy Ritchie Returns To His Roots In “The Gentlemen”

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The past couple of years saw the director tackle fantasy films including this summer’s Disney’s live-action version of Aladdin, and 2017’s King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.

The upcoming star-studded action crime “The Gentlemen” is a return to familiar territory for Guy Ritchie, who wrote and directed the film starring Matthew McConaughey.

The action-packed trailer has that look and feel that recall the director’s earlier works such as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch.

Also co-starring in the the film are Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Eddie Marsan, Colin Farrell and Hugh Grant.

The Gentlemen is set to be released by STXfilms on January 24, 2020

Here’s the film’s official synopsis:

THE GENTLEMEN follows American expat Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) who built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.

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Double E Pictures And Live Nation Productions Sign On To Shannon Hoon Of Blind Melon’s Documentary All I Can Say

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Double E Pictures and Live Nation Productions announced today that they have come on-board as executive producers for the award-winning documentary, All I Can Say. The documentary was co-directed by a triumvirate of Grammy® award nominated filmmakers, Danny Clinch, Taryn Gould, and Colleen Hennessey; and was produced by Lindha Narvaez, Samuel Gursky, and Taryn Gould. The pic is executive produced by Eric Eisner (Long Strange Trip), founder and CEO of Double E Pictures; Michael Rapino, CEO of Live Nation Entertainment; Ryan Kroft, Senior Vice President of Production & Development for Live Nation Productions; Danny Clinch and John Beug.

All I Can Say is an intimate account of the final five years of Shannon Hoon’s life, the lead singer of the rock band Blind Melon, which he meticulously documented and recorded up until a few hours before his sudden death at the age of 28. Created with his own footage, voice and music, this intimate autobiography is a prescient exploration of experience and memory in the age of video. Hoon’s footage provides an inside look into his family, his creative process, his television, his band’s rise to fame, and his struggle with addiction. He filmed his daughter’s birth, and archived the politics and culture of the 90’s, an era right before the internet changed the world.

“I am pleased to be partnering with everyone on such a quality film,” said Eisner. “There are many important layers to this film that hit you with a soft, emotional touch.”

“We are delighted to be able to help bring this dramatic, thoughtful, and heart-wrenching story to music fans everywhere. The self-shot footage combined with the filmmakers’ keen eye makes this documentary truly special and unique,” said Kroft.

All I Can Say has received accolades at multiple festivals including the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, New Hampshire Film Festival winning best feature documentary, Sound Unseen Festival winning the grand jury prize, and will have its International premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam on November 22nd.

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The Stadium Tour Summer 2020: Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, with Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Record Breaking Sell Outs Lead To Additional Stadiums

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With over 700,000 tickets sold and gross box office receipts of over $90 million in the first weekend of sales, The Stadium Tour featuring Def Leppard and Motley Crue with Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts will be the biggest rock tour of 2020.

The tour saw the fastest sell out in Miller Park history in Milwaukee with additional shows selling out instantly in Atlanta, Seattle, Charlotte, Dallas, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Chicago and Denver. The bands responded to the unprecedented fan demand by announcing SEVEN new shows will be added in all new cities: San Antonio, Kansas City, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Nashville, Cincinnati and Cleveland. Produced by Live Nation, the added tour dates will begin pre-sales January 6th, check local venue listings for timing and more details.

“The word on the street was that fans were overly excited about this stadium tour even before it was announced … well it’s out there now & it keeps getting bigger & bigger … this is going to be a MONSTER of a tour!” says Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott.

Added Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx “Little did we know that making The Dirt movie would lead us to this exciting new place touring stadiums with our friends in Def Leppard. We are beyond excited for this tour to begin”.

Poison’s Bret Michaels also added “There are not enough words to thank the three generations of fans for making this such an exciting, record breaking, historical tour with the fastest sell outs in history at these stadiums”.

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