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FeaturesQuentin Tarantino
When he started writing Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino wanted to come up with a “bunch-of-guys-on-a-mission movie”. “It was a sub-genre of Second World War movies,” he says, “like The Guns Of Navarone. They hadn’t been made in a long time and I thought that would be ...
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FeaturesKathryn Bigelow
For many, Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker is one of the most tense cinematic experiences of the year, but Bigelow insists she is merely reflecting the real lives of the US bomb-disposal units in Baghdad.“A day in the life of a bomb ‘tech’ in Baghdad, where ...
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FeaturesJason Reitman
Jason Reitman came across Walter Kirn’s novel Up In The Air at the famous Sunset Boulevard shop Book Soup. He had written his first screenplayThank You For Smoking, based on the novel by Christopher Buckley, but could not get it financed and was looking for new ...
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FeaturesLee Daniels
“When I read the book [published in 1996], I thought it was just for me,” says Lee Daniels of the novel Push by Sapphire, on which his award-winning film Precious is based.
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FeaturesJulie & Julia
Director Nora EphronProducers Amy Robinson, Laurence Mark, Nora Ephron, Eric SteelProduction companies Easy There Tiger Productions, Scott Rudin ProductionsUS distribution Sony PicturesInternational distribution Sony Pictures Releasing InternationalUS release date August 7Worldwide gross $128.1m to December 13Best picture chancesA feelgood film for the adult crowd, Julie & ...
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FeaturesBright Star
Director Jane CampionProducers Jan Chapman, Caroline HewittProduction company Jan Chapman ProductionsUS distribution ApparitionInternational sales Pathé InternationalUS release date September 18Worldwide gross $6.3m to December 13Best picture chancesAlthough Bright Star did not perform at the box office with the success of Jane Campion’s 1993 breakthrough The Piano, ...
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FeaturesThe Road
Director John HillcoatProducers Nick Wechsler, Paula Mae Schwartz, Steve SchwartzProduction companies 2929 ProductionsUS distribution Dimension PicturesInternational sales Magnolia Pictures/2929 InternationalUS release date November 25Worldwide gross $6m to December 13Best picture chancesIt may be too bleak for some but The Road is also one of the year’s ...
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FeaturesThe Lovely Bones
Director Peter JacksonProducers Carolynne Cunningham, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, Aimée PeyronnetProduction companies Wingnut Films, DreamWorks Pictures, Film4US distribution Paramount PicturesInternational distribution Paramount Pictures InternationalUS release date December 11Worldwide gross to date n/aBest picture chancesJackson leaves the fantasy milieu for which he won his Oscars and tackles ...
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FeaturesIt’s Complicated
Director Nancy MeyersProducers Nancy Meyers, Scott RudinProduction companies Waverly Films, Scott Rudin ProductionsUS distribution Universal PicturesInternational distribution Universal Pictures InternationalUS release date December 25Worldwide gross to date n/aBest picture chancesMeyers has so far failed to snag Oscar nominations for herself or her films as a director ...
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FeaturesNine
Director Rob MarshallProducers Marc Platt, John DeLuca, Harvey WeinsteinProduction companies The Weinstein Company, Relativity MediaUS distribution The Weinstein CompanyInternational sales The Weinstein Company InternationalUS release date December 18Worldwide gross to date n/aBest picture chancesRob Marshall’s second big-screen musical after 2002 best picture Oscar winner Chicago, Nine ...
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FeaturesA Serious Man
Directors Joel Coen, Ethan CoenProducers Joel Coen, Ethan CoenProduction company Working Title FilmsUS distribution Focus FeaturesInternational sales Focus Features InternationalUS release date October 2Worldwide gross $15m to December 13Best picture chancesA Serious Man has its detractors but its supporters are passionate, and the Coens have an ...
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FeaturesBrothers
Director Jim SheridanProducers Ryan Kavanaugh, Sigurjon Sighvatsson, Michael De LucaProduction company Relativity MediaUS distribution LionsgateInternational sales Relativity Media/Mandate InternationalUS release date December 4Worldwide gross $17.7m to December 13Best picture chancesSheridan has a knack of making intense character dramas that catch fire with Academy voters. My Left ...
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FeaturesThe Last Station
Director Michael HoffmanProducers Chris Curling, Jens Meurer, Bonnie ArnoldProduction companies Egoli Tossell Film, Zephyr Films, Andrei Konchalovsky Production CenterUS distribution Sony Pictures ClassicsInternational sales The Little Film CompanyUS release date December 4Worldwide gross to date n/aBest picture chancesA sprightly period piece that is both amusing and ...
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FeaturesA Single Man
Director Tom FordProducers Tom Ford, Chris Weitz, Andrew Miano, Robert SalernoProduction companies Fade To Black Productions, Depth Of Field ProductionsUS distribution The Weinstein CompanyInternational sales IM GlobalUS release date December 11Worldwide gross $217,000 to December 13Best picture chancesThe journey of fashion icon Tom Ford and his ...
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FeaturesUp
Director Pete Docter, Bob Peterson (co-director)Producer Jonas RiveraProduction company Pixar Animation StudiosUS distribution Walt Disney Studios Motion PicturesInternational distribution Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures InternationalUS release date May 29Worldwide gross $683m to December 13Best picture chancesIf any animated film has a shot of securing a best ...
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FeaturesInglourious Basterds
Director Quentin TarantinoProducer Lawrence BenderProduction companies A Band Apart, Zehnte Babelsberg FilmUSdistribution The Weinstein CompanyInternational distribution Universal Pictures InternationalUS release date August 21Worldwide gross $311.8mBest picture chancesThe biggest hit of Tarantino’s career to date, Inglourious Basterds was also embraced by audiences and many critics as his ...
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FeaturesAn Education
Director Lone ScherfigProducers Finola Dwyer, Amanda PoseyProduction companies Wildgaze Films, Finola Dwyer Productions, BBC Films, Endgame EntertainmentUS distribution Sony Pictures ClassicsInternational distribution Odyssey EntertainmentUS release date October 16Worldwide gross $11.7m to December 13Best picture chancesIf the focus at this stage is on the performances of Carey ...
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FeaturesThe Hurt Locker
Director Kathryn BigelowProducers Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg ShapiroProduction company Voltage Pictures, First Light, Kingsgate FilmsUSdistribution Summit EntertainmentInternational sales Voltage PicturesUS release date June 26Worldwide gross $17.8m to December 13Best picture chancesOf all the films to date involving the Iraq or Afghanistan conflicts, The ...
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FeaturesUp In The Air
Director Jason ReitmanProducers Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Daniel Dubiecki, Jeffrey CliffordProduction companies Montecito Picture Company, Rickshaw Productions, Right Of Way Films, Cold Spring Pictures, DW StudiosUS distribution Paramount PicturesInternational distribution Paramount Pictures InternationalUS release date December 4Worldwide gross $4m to December 13Best picture chancesJason Reitman’s Juno ...