Monthly Archives: December 2013
RIP Peter O’Toole, Actor, Movie Star and All-Around Hero
I was lucky enough to attend the TCM Film Festival in 2011, where Peter O’Toole was the honored guest. I saw him introduce Beckett and sat so close to him that I could see the color of his socks. My friend Kristen and I also saw him talk with Robert Osborne for an hour and it was magical. He also received his handprints (pictured above) and I was covering that as press and got a prime spot. He was every inch the gentlemen during that weekend and I am so grateful that I got to have that time with him (even if it wasn’t really with him). He lit up the screen and he truly was an actor *and* a movie star. That he never won a competitive Oscar is one of the biggest travesties in film history. When asked by Osbourne about this, he said he really did want to win one and he wasn’t dead yet. I guess it’s too late now, but we all know he should have won it several times over. He will go down in both film history, as well as human history, as one of the great entertainers of all time. We were lucky he shared his talents with us and he will be sorely missed. But at least he’s reunited with his pals Burton and Taylor and Harris and Reed. They can raise hell on higher level now.
Movie Quote of the Day – Anna Karenina, 2012 (dir. Joe Wright)
Anna: You should leave me.
Vronsky: I don’t want to. I love you.
Anna: Why?
Vronsky: You can’t ask why about love.
Movie Quote of the Day – The Wheeler Dealers, 1963 (dir. Arthur Hiller)
Eloise Cott: You think he’s got more than business on his mind?
Molly Thatcher: Every man has sex on the brain, like it’s some sort of wonder drug. . .a cure-all for everything: colds, pleurisy, arthritis. I even had a guy once tell me that sex prevents cavities.
Eloise Cott: Cavities? In your teeth?
Molly Thatcher: Sure. When you’re tense, you have more acids in your mouth; and acids eat enamel. When you get rid of the tension, you get rid of the acids. And the best way to get rid of tension. . .
Eloise Cott: Don’t tell me! let me guess.
Movie Quote of the Day – H. M. Pulham, Esq., 1941 (dir. King Vidor)
Marvin Myles: Just try to forget that there’s anyone but me.
“12 Years A Slave,” “American Hustle” Top Golden Globe Nominations
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
12 Years A Slave
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Philomena
RushBEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr Banks
Kate Winslet, Labor DayBEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years A Slave
Idris Elba, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
Robert Redford, All Is LostBEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
American Hustle
Her
Inside Llewyn Davis
Nebraska
The Wolf of Wall StreetBEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Julie Delpy, Before Midnight
Greta Gerwig, Francis Ha
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Enough Said
Meryl Streep, August: Osage CountyBEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Christian Bale, American Hustle
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf Of Wall Street
Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
Joaquin Phoenix, HerBEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
The Croods
Despicable Me 2
FrozenBEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Blue is the Warmest Color (France)
The Great Beauty (Italy)
The Hunt (Denmark)
The Past (Iran)
The Wind Rises (Japan)BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years A Slave
Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
June Squibb, NebraskaBEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
Daniel Bruhl, Rush
Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years A Slave
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers ClubBEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
Steve McQueen, 12 Years A Slave
Alexander Payne, Nebraska
David O. Russell, American HustleBEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
Spike Jonze, Her
Bob Nelson, Nebraska
Jeff Pope & Steve Coogan, Philomena
John Ridley, 12 Years A Slave
Eric Warren Singer & David O Russell, American HustleBEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
Alex Ebert, All Is Lost
Alex Heffes, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
Steven Price, Gravity
John Williams, The Book Thief
Hans Zimmer, 12 Years A SlaveBEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“Atlas”, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
“Let It Go”, Frozen
“Ordinary Love”, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom
“Please Mr Kennedy”, Inside Llewyn Davis
“Sweeter Than Fiction”, One Chance
Movie Quote of the Day – The Girl in the Café, 2005 (dir. David Yates)
Gina: Scary.
Lawrence: Yes, but don’t worry. Some of the dullest people in the world are in this room. There are gold medalists in the Boredom Olympics here. Anything you say will be more interesting than anything they’ve ever said.
Movie Quote of the Day – One From the Heart, 1982 (dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
Hank: Did you make love to that guy?
Frannie: Of course I did!
Hank: Was it passionate?
Frannie: Yes, very.
Hank: You don’t have to say very! You know, you could just say yes! But, no, you gotta say very!
“12 Years A Slave” Tops SAG Award Nominations
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE
“12 Years A Slave”
“American Hustle”
“August: Osage County”
“Dallas Buyers Club”
“Lee Daniels’ The Butler”OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Bruce Dern, “Nebraska”
Chiwetel Ejiofor, “12 Years A Slave”
Tom Hanks, “Captain Phillips”
Matthew McConaughey, “Dallas Buyers Club”
Forest Whitaker, “Lee Daniels’ The Butler”OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”
Sandra Bullock, “Gravity”
Judi Dench, “Philomena”
Meryl Streep, “August: Osage County”
Emma Thompson, “Saving Mr. Banks”OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Barkhad Abdi, “Captain Phillips”
Daniel Bruhl, “Rush”
Michael Fassbender, “12 Years A Slave”
James Gandolfini, “Enough Said”
Jared Leto, “Dallas Buyers Club”OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jennifer Lawrence, “American Hustle”
Lupita Nyong’o, “12 Years A Slave”
Julia Roberts, “August: Osage County”
June Squibb, “Nebraska”
Oprah Winfrey, “Lee Daniels’ The Butler”OUTSTANDING ACTION PERFORMANCE BY STUNT ENSEMBLE MOTION PICTURE
“All is Lost”
“Fast and Furious 6”
“Lone Survivor”
“Rush”
“The Wolverine”
Movie Quote of the Day – Born to Dance, 1936 (dir. Roy Del Ruth)
Nora Paige: Oh, are you married?
Jenny Saks: Yes, we were partners in a marathon dance. About the 28th day business dropped off, so the management offered a cash prize to the couple who would get married during the contest. Well, gee, dancing with the same guy for 672 hours, naturally I thought I was in love, but I was just tired.
The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Name “12 Years A Slave” Best of 2013
Best Film:
12 Years a SlaveBest Director:
Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity)Best Actor:
Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)Best Actress:
Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)Best Supporting Actor:
Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)Best Supporting Actress:
Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave)Best Acting Ensemble:
12 Years a SlaveBest Youth Performance:
Tye Sheridan (Mud)Best Adapted Screenplay:
John Ridley (12 Years a Slave)Best Original Screenplay:
Spike Jonze (Her)Best Animated Feature:
FrozenBest Documentary:
BlackfishBest Foreign Language Film:
The Broken Circle BreakdownBest Art Direction:
Production Designer: Catherine Martin, Set Decorator: Beverley Dunn (The Great Gatsby)Best Cinematography:
Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, A.M.C. (Gravity)Best Editing:
Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger (Gravity)Best Original Score:
Hans Zimmer (12 Years a Slave)The Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, DC:
Lee Daniels’ The Butler
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