These should have been up at the beginning of the week, but as I’ve moaned about my laptop enough already, I won’t do it again….! Dance machines, sperm donation, a trip to the 1960s, Abraham Lincoln, drug heists, mind heists, sharks, tap dancing, orgies, Keira Knightley impressions and babies – let’s talk trailers. Continue reading
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The AWFJ have obviously had a lot of fun with their Actress Most In Need Of A New Agent and Hall Of Shame categories, but aside from that their choices aren’t particularly exciting (although they have opted for both Rickman and Serkis in the Best Supporting slot). Sacrilege occurs further down when naming Drive as a Movie You Wanted To Love But Just Couldn’t, but the Most Egregious Age Difference category is rather amusing. Check out these rather unconventional nominations below: Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, a dangerous method, a separation, abi morgan, adepero oduye, alan rickman, albert brooks, albert nobbs, alexandre payne, alliance of women film journalists, amanda seyfried, andy serkis, angelia jolie, anne hathaway, annie mumolo, arthur, arthur christmas, awards season, awfj, beginners, berenice bejo, bill cunningham new york, brad pitt, bridesmaids, buck, carey mulligan, cars 2, cave of forgotten dreams, christopher plummer, colombiana, coriolanus, daniel craig, december, dee rees, diablo cody, drive, elaine hendrix, elizabeth olsen, elizabeth taylor, emily blunt, emily browning, film, george clooney, glenn close, gnomeo & juliet, hanna, harry potter and the deathly hallows: part 2, helen mirren, higher ground, hoodwinded too!: hood vs. evil, hugo, i melt with you, in the land of blood and honey, isla fisher, j. edgar, jack and jill, janet mcteer, jean dujardin, jennifer aniston, jennifer yuh, jessica chastain, judi dench, kate hudson, kelly reichardt, kenneth branagh, kirsten dunst, kristin wiig, kung fu panda 2, le havre, lynne ramsay, margin call, martha marcy may marlene, martin scorsese, meek's cutoff, melancholia, meryl streep, mia wasikowska, michael fassbender, michael shannon, michel hazanavicius, michelle williams, midnight in paris, mission: impossible - ghost protocol, moneyball, my week with marilyn, new year's eve, octavia spencer, olivia wilde, oscar race, oscars, owen wilson, pariah, paula patton, pina, project nim, puss in boots, rango, rio, rise of the planet of the apes, rooney mara, rory kinnear, salma hayek, sandra bullock, saoirse ronan, sarah jessica parker, shailene woodley, shame, sleeping beauty, something borrowed, stacey snider, sucker punch, take shelter, terrence malick, the adventures of tintin: the secret of the unicorn, the artist, the debt, the descendants, the future, the girl with the dragon tattoo, the hangover part ii, the help, the interrupters, the iron lady, the skin i live in, the tree of life, the twilight saga: breaking dawn - part 1, thelma schoonmaker, tilda swinton, tinker tailor soldier spy, transformers: dark of the moon, trollhunter, vanessa redgrave, vera farmiga, viola davis, war horse, we need to talk about kevin, win win, woody allen, young adult, zoe saldana
Trailers come and trailers go and, to be fair, a lot of people don’t watch them unless they happen to be spliced onto the front of whatever film you’ve gone to see at the cinema. But that couldn’t be further from the truth in regards to Nadine (find her blog here) and I. So, we’ve decided to bring you The Great Trailer Debate, a bitesize and easy to digest way of glancing over what the week’s had to offer. This week we cover Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, ParaNorman, The Lorax, Shame, American Reunion, We Need To Talk About Kevin, Wanderlust, Underworld Awakening, Safe House and 21 Jump Street. And remember – a good trailer doesn’t necessarily bring us a good film. Continue reading
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DIRECTOR: Seth Gordon.
CAST: Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, Donald Sutherland, Lindsay Sloane, Julie Bowen, P.J. Byrne, Celia Finkelstein, Ioan Gruffudd.
SYNOPSIS: Nick (Bateman) hates his boss for making him work sunrise to sunset with no reward. Kurt (Sudeikis) hates his boss for being a coked-out idiot who has no interest in the company aside from the financial reward. Dale (Day) hates his boss for being a borderline rapist when he’s about to get married. A drunken conversation between the three of them leads to the hiring of a hit man (Foxx) to ensure an easy working environment. But things are never that straightforward.
Horrible Bosses is undoubtedly a massive step forward for director Seth Gordon, with his previous work on American TV shows The Office, Modern Family and Parks and Recreation showcasing his effortless capability of working with the current Hollywood darlings usually favoured by a certain Judd Apatow. Although the first half of the film may feel like a rehearsal to the better-paced and more enjoyable second half, this film is far from predictable with a wonderfully natural chemistry between the three male leads. Continue reading
Tagged 2011, arrested development, august, celia finkelstein, charlie day, colin farrell, donald sutherland, friends, horrible bosses, ioan gruffudd, jamie foxx, jason bateman, jason sudeikis, jennifer aniston, julie bowen, july, kevin spacey, lindsay sloane, new line cinema, p.j. byrne, seth gordon, the hangover
