— by SEAN GERSKI — The 2011 Writers Guild Awards will take place Feb. 5 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel-Grand Ballroom in Los Angeles and the AXA Equitable Center in New York City. Here are the 2011 nominees:[...]
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Warner Bros. Pictures Earns 2010 Triple Crown
The Warner Bros. Pictures Group broke the all-time industry worldwide box office record with a 2010 gross of $4.814 billion, which surpasses the prior record of $4.010 billion (set by Warner Bros. in 2009). The announcement was made today by Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group. Sett[...]
New Co-Host of ‘Ebert Presents: At the Movies’ Named
Ebert Productions has announced that Ignatiy Vishnevetsky has joined the team at “Ebert Presents: At the Movies.” Vishnevetsky will accompany the previously-announced Christy Lemire of The Associated Press as co-host on the new weekly program.[...]
PGA Announces Nominees for 2011 Producers Guild Awards
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced the television and motion picture nominations for the 2011 Producers Guild Awards today. The three Producers Guild Awards categories for film include: The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures; The Award for Outst[...]
Films Selected for Preservation in the 2010 National Film Registry
The year 2010 will mark yet another December to remember in film preservation. Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today named 25 motion pictures — Hollywood classics, documentaries and innovative shorts reflecting genres from every era of American film-making — to the National Film Regist[...]
Michael Douglas to Receive Icon Award at Film Festival
The 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will present Academy Award winner Michael Douglas with the Icon Award on Jan. 13, 2011, followed by a screening of “Solitary Man.” The Icon Award honors a creative talent who, through the course of his or her career, has cr[...]
Online Film Critics Society Announces 2010 Nominees
The Online Film Critics Society announced its nominees for the 2010 OFCS Awards today. OFCS members will submit their final votes over the next few days, and winners will be announced Jan. 3, 2010.[...]
Berlinale Shorts: International Short Film Jury Named
Since 1955, the Berlinale awards Golden and Silver Bears to the best short films. And since 2003, the Berlinale Shorts has its own international jury each year. This jury awards the two Bears, picks the EFA Short Film Nominee Berlin and awards the DAAD Short Film Prize for the Berlin Artist-in-Resid[...]
15th Annual Satellite Award Winners Announced
The International Press Academy has announced the winners of its 15th Annual Satellite Awards. The Satellite Awards honor achievement in motion pictures, television, and new media.[...]
‘Crazy, Stupid, Love’ Moving to Summer Date
Responding to “overwhelmingly positive” test screening results, Warner Bros. Pictures is moving the release date of “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” — starring Steve Carell — to July 29, 2011. The announcement was made today by Dan Fellman, president of domestic[...]
Armin Mueller-Stahl to be Awarded an Honorary Golden Bear
German actor and artist Armin Mueller-Stahl will be awarded an Honorary Golden Bear at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival. “[We] are delighted we’ll be awarding this extraordinary artist the Honorary Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement in February,” said Festival Director Dieter Koss[...]
Daniel Stern, Matt Frewer Star in ‘Battle of the Bulbs’
Daniel Stern (“Home Alone”) and Matt Frewer (“Eureka”) will put the cool in Yule in the Hallmark Channel original movie world premiere of “Battle of the Bulbs.” Premiering Dec. 18 (8 p.m. ET/PT, 7 p.m. CT), the film is about dueling neighbors whose Christmas decorating rivalry turns so o[...]
Berlinale 2011: First Competition Films Announced
The first eight titles for the competition program of the 61st Berlin International Film Festival have been confirmed. In addition to the opening film — “True Grit by Joel and Ethan Coen (which is screening out of competition, as announced previously) — another seven productions an[...]