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Available now is a second The Dark Knight international teaser poster featuring the Joker. It looks like the studio is continuing forward with its marketing push, even in the wake of the Heath Ledger tragedy.
Our observation is that the international posters seem to be more literal in their representations of the characters, while the domestic posters have so far been more abstract and moody.
Leading up to the upcoming Oscars, MovieGoods is THE place to get posters, photos and other items from all the top nominated films, including many hard-to-find original 1 Sheet posters.
Also available now are poster packs for the Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Actress nominees. Each poster pack is a set of five 27"x40" poster prints for each move in the category.
The nominations for Best Picture include "Atonement", "Juno", "Michael Clayton", "No Country for Old Men" and "There Will be Blood".
The nominations for Best Actor are George Clooney, Daniel Day-Lewis, Johnny Depp, Tommy Lee Jones and Viggo Mortensen.
The nominations for Best Actress are Cate Blanchett, Julie Christie, Marion Cotillard, Laura Linney and Ellen Page.
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Daniel Day-Lewis of "There Will Be Blood" and Julie Christie of "Away From Her" won the lead acting awards at last night's Screen Actors Guild Awards, matching similar honors at the Golden Globes earlier this month, and strengthening their run at the Oscars.
“No Country for Old Men” snagged two awards, one for Javier Bardem for Best Supporting Actor, as well as one for Best Cast. As well, actor Charles Durning was honored with a lifetime achievement award.
14th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards for Movies:
- Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, “There Will Be Blood.”
- Actress: Julie Christie, “Away From Her.”
- Supporting actor: Javier Bardem, “No Country for Old Men.”
- Supporting actress: Ruby Dee, “American Gangster.”
- Cast: “No Country for Old Men.”
- Lifetime Achievement: Charles Durning
"The Sopranos" swept all three television awards in the drama category last night at the SAG Awards, as leads James Gandolfini and Edie Falco picked up Best Actor and Actress awards, and a best drama series ensemble cast award, capping the shows sixth and final season.
NBC's "30 Rock," which is in its second season, took the top two comedy acting awards, with Alec Baldwin winning best actor and the show's creator Tina Fey winning best actress.
14th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards for Television:
- Actor in a movie or miniseries: Kevin Kline, “As You Like It.”
- Actress in a movie or miniseries: Queen Latifah, “Life Support.”
- Actor in a drama series: James Gandolfini, “The Sopranos.”
- Actress in a drama series: Edie Falco, “The Sopranos.”
- Actor in a comedy series: Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock.”
- Actress in a comedy series: Tina Fey, “30 Rock.”
- Drama series cast: “The Sopranos.”
- Comedy series cast: “The Office.”
The early weekend box office estimates are in, and it looks like the comedy/parody "Meet the Spartans" pulled off an upset victory for first place with $18.7 million, knocking off last week's champ, "Cloverfield" which had a surprising drop, falling to fourth place with around $12.7 million.
Sylvester Stallone's return as "Rambo" pulled in around what the forecasts were at $18.1 million - good enough for second place, but by no means a knock out punch, while Katherine Heigl and "27 Dresses" continued to pad their numbers with another $13.6 million in third place.
Oscar contender "There Will Be Blood" showed up on the top ten list for the first time in eighth place, as it continued it's theatre expansion, while Diane Lane tracked in slightly above industry levels with the thriller "Untraceable" in fifth place with $11.2 million.
Last weekend's full top 10 was as follows:
1. Meet the Spartans - $18.7 M
2. Rambo - $18.1 M
3. 27 Dresses - $13.6 M
4. Cloverfield - $12.7 M
5. Untraceable - $11.2 M
6. Juno - $10.3 M
7. The Bucket List - $10.2 M
8. There Will Be Blood - $4.9 M
9. National Treasure: Book of Secrets - $4.7 M
10. Mad Money - $4.6 M
Industry analysts are wondering how Warner Brothers will handle the marketing for "The Dark Knight", in light of Heath Ledger's death, and whether it will mean pulling The Joker from posters advertising the upcoming release this summer.
Lew Harris, editorial director of Movies.com is quoted by AFP as saying, "I think they have to take Heath Ledger's face off the posters." "I think the studio will be extremely sensitive and not want to be seen as trying to benefit from the tragedy in any way. "It would be appalling to start seeing posters of Heath Ledger's Joker appearing on billboards or bus-stops."
It's Rambo weekend, as Sylvester Stallone returns John Rambo to the screen for a fourth installment after a 20 year hiatus. The film finds him retired in northern Thailand, where he's running a longboat on the Salween River, but he's soon involved in the world's longest-running civil war, the Burmese-Karen conflict. Rambo is projected not to knock off last weekends box office champ, "Cloverfield", but to pull in probably around $20 million - good enough for a second place finish.
Also opening is the latest comedy from writers-directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, "Meet the Spartans". The pair have built a successful franchise in the parody genre with movies like "Scary Movie", "Date Movie" and "Epic Movie".
And lastly, we have the thriller, "Untraceable" starring Diane Lane. The premise of the movie is a tech-savvy internet predator is displaying his graphic murders on his own website – and the fate of each of his tormented captives is left in the hands of the public: the more hits his site gets, the faster his victims die.
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A surprise hit in 2006, the first Step Up teen dance film has spawned a new sequel.
Step Up 2: The Streets finds rebellious street dancer Andie (Briana Evigan) fighting to fit in at the elite Maryland School of the Arts while also trying to hold onto her old life. She joins forces with the school's hottest dancer Chase (Robert Hoffman) to form a crew of classmate outcasts to compete in Baltimore's underground dance battle called The Streets. The movie features the directorial debut of award-winning up-and-comer Jon M. Chu, and reunites much of the production team behind the original film.
Opening in theatres on February 14th, Step Up 2 also features an Atlantic Records soundtrack with the smash hit "Low" by Flo Rida and T-Pain, as well as new singles and videos from Missy Elliott, Enrique Iglesias featuring Lil Wayne, Trey Songz, Plies featuring Akon, Cassie, Kevin Michael featuring Wyclef, Cherish featuring Yung Joc and more.
The Writers Guild offered up a goodwill gesture yesterday with a decision not to picket outside next month's 80th Academy Awards, which offers up hope that the show will go on as planned. It is said that there is an informal deadline to reach a deal before February 24, and with the recent settlement with the Directors Guild over royalties from downloaded and streamed internet content, it's felt that the two sides in the dispute might be inching closer to a deal. There was fear that the Oscars would be reduced to a press conference, much like what happened with the Golden Globes earlier this month. Since 1929, the Oscars have been held ever year without interruption.
Meanwhile, the nominations which were announced on Tuesday were generally as expected, with a couple of surprises and a few notable snubs. In the Best Actor category, Daniel Day-Lewis is emerging as a favorite, while in the Best Actress category, it looks like possibly a showdown between Julie Christie and Marion Cotillard. Some of the snubs included Emile Hirsch ("Into the Wild"), Denzel Washington ("American Gangster"), Josh Brolin, ("No Country for Old Men"), Philip Seymour Hoffman ("The Savages" and "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead"), James McAvoy ("Atonement"), Keira Knightley ("Atonement"), Angelina Jolie ("A Mighty Heart").
The nominations for best performance by an actor in a leading role were:
George Clooney in "Michael Clayton" (Warner Bros.)
Daniel Day-Lewis in "There Will be Blood" (Paramount Vantage and Miramax)
Johnny Depp in "Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
Tommy Lee Jones in "In the Valley of Elah" (Warner Independent)
Viggo Mortensen in "Eastern Promises" (Focus Features)
The nominations for best performance by an actress in a leading role were:
Cate Blanchett in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" (Universal)
Julie Christie in "Away from Her" (Lionsgate)
Marion Cotillard in "La Vie en Rose" (Picturehouse)
Laura Linney in "The Savages" (Fox Searchlight)
Ellen Page in "Juno" (Fox Searchlight)
With the shocking news of Heath Ledger's death yesterday at the age of 28, family, friends and fans are still trying to cope with the loss and how it happened. His father, Kim Ledger, said his son's death was "tragic, untimely and accidental."
Ledger was found by his housekeeper and masseuse early Tuesday morning, and police initially said it appeared to be an accidental drug overdose. The medical examiners office stated today that an autopsy was inconclusive, and it would take about 10 days to complete the investigation.
Ang Lee, who directed Ledger in his Oscar nonimated role as a gay cowboy in "Brokeback Mountain", said "working with Heath was one of the purest joys of my life," and called his death a "heartbreaking" ending to a superb acting career and life.
Ledger got his start in teen movies like the 1999 "10 Things I Hate About You", and generally favoured grueling, intense roles such as the drug addict in "Candy," and an incarnation of Bob Dylan in "I'm Not There."
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| Updated Weekly | |
| 1. | Twilight |
| 2. | The Dark Knight |
| 3. | The Express |
| 4. | Quantum of Solace |
| 5. | Bolt |
| 6. | High School Musical 3 |
| 7. | Appaloosa |
| 8. | Eagle Eye |
| 9. | Miracle at St. Anna |
| 10. | Watchmen |
