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Who will win: The Artist

There is no way around it, this movie is solid. It’s an node to old,old Hollywood hay day of silent  films while taking a fresh approach on an forever told story of when Hollywood went sound. I type this an I am watching ‘Singing in the Rain’ another film that tackle the moment in time when films went from silent to sound. French actor Jean Dujardin scored a Best Actor nod from this and it is well deserved. In the days of 3d movies The Artist did a fantastic job of holding on to you attention and even forgetting that the film is silent.  If The Artist wins it will be the silent film to score Best Picture in 83 years.

Who deserves to Win: The Help

I honestly wasn’t sure about The Help before I saw it last year, but if The Artist wasn’t nominated this would be the sure winner tonight. The cast is amazing and so in sync with each other and as every has said this entire award season Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer were the movie. It’s such a movie that you can not, not see. It’s out on DVD go rent, buy it, stream just go see it. NOW.

Runner Up: The Descendants

Honorable Mention: Midnight in Paris

Universal and Relativity Media release first images in on going Snow White Race to cinematic theaters

Universal released the first pictures of their upcoming Snow White and the Huntsman at Comic Con this weekend. Directed by Rupert Sanders it stars Kristen Stewart as Snow White, Chris Hemsworth as The Huntsman, Charlize Theron as The Evil Queen and Sam Chiflan as the Prince.This film is set to arrive in theaters June 1, 2012.

Universal released the first pictures of their upcoming Snow White and the Huntsman at Comic Con this weekend. Directed by Rupert Sanders it stars Kristen Stewart as Snow White, Chris Hemsworth as The Huntsman, Charlize Theron as The Evil Queen and Sam Chiflan as the Prince.This film is set to arrive in theaters June 1, 2012.

Box Office shake up for second weekend in a row as Cowboys and Aliens and The Smurfs battle for #1

Box Office predictors who thought Cowboys and Aliens would take the weekend were in for a  surprise as some movie goers opted to see the movie staring the little blue people from your childhood instead giving ‘Cowboys’ come competition. Final numbers will be out tomorrow but currently both studios Universal and Sony are claiming the number one spot. This is the second weekend in a row where box office predictions have turned out wrong. Last weekend Captain America was up against Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II and it was predicted that Potter would reign for a second weekend when in the end Captain America came out victorious.

Date: July 31, 2011

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Todd Philips has optioned the rights to ‘Arms and Dudes’ based on an aritcle in the March 2011 edition of Rollin Stone about two stoners who became major weapon dealers. He is also set to direct and produce the film.

Story, which appeared in the March 31, 2011 issue of Rolling Stone, chronicled the tale of David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America’s allies in Afghanistan. Duo made 85 deliveries of munitions to Afghanistan worth more than $66 million before their arms-dealing careers were cut short when federal agents raided their Miami Beach offices in Aug. 2007, culminating in 71 counts of fraud. Variety

Neil Burger is eyeing to direct ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ based on the book ‘Go Down Together: The True Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde’ by Jeff Guinn. The film will be financed by Marrissa McMahon daughter of WWE owner Vince McMahon.

Guinn is a journalist whose book chronicles two of America’s legendary outlaws, Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, as the young lovers rob banks throughout the Depression-era South, leaving at least seven bodies in their wake. Variety

Universal released the first pictures of their upcoming Snow White and the Huntsman at Comic Con this weekend. Directed by Rupert Sanders it stars Kristen Stewart as Snow White, Chris Hemsworth as The Huntsman, Charlize Theron as The Evil Queen and Sam Chiflan as the Prince.This film is set to arrive in theaters June 1, 2012.

Not to be outdone Relativity Media also released their first images of their version of the classic tale. Directed by Tarsem Singh staring Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen, Lily Collins as Snow White and Armie Hammer as the Prince. This film is due in theaters weeks late on June 29, 2012.

Leading up and during the weekend at Comic Con Marvel.com released The Avengers character posters. The Marvel/Disney super hero venture is set to hit theaters May 4, 2012. Directed by Joss Whedon, it stars Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Evans as Captain America, Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk and Chris Hemsworth as Thor. Also stars Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Jeremy Reener as Hawkeye, Cobie Smulders Maria Hill, Clark Gregg as Agent Coulston, Tom Hiddleston as Loki.

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Leading up and during the weekend at Comic Con Marvel.com released The Avengers character posters. The Marvel/Disney super hero venture is set to hit theaters May 4, 2012. Directed by Joss Whedon, it stars Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Evans as Captain America, Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk and Chris Hemsworth as Thor. Also stars Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Jeremy Reener as Hawkeye, Cobie Smulders Maria Hill, Clark Gregg as Agent Coulston, Tom Hiddleston as Loki.

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Over the weekend at Comic Con 2011 in San Diego the creators of the original Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender treated everyone to the first trailer to their follow up titled The Last Airebender:The Legend of Korra. This new series sticks with the same backdrop of the original but takes place 70 years later. Korra is the new reincarnation of the Avatar. Nickelodeon is set to debut this sometime in 2012. Until then check out the trailer below. http://youtu.be/m_VkHYtS6MY

Weekend Estimate Chart Title (Distributor) Engagements Weekend Box Office Estimate 1. Captain America: The First Avenger (Paramount ) 3715 $65,800,000 2. Harry Potter…Deathly Hallows: Part 2  (Warner Bros.) 4375 $48,100,000 3. Friends With Benefits (Sony) 2926 $18,500,000 4. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Paramount ) 3375 $12,000,000 5. Horrible Bosses (Warner Bros.) 3104 $11,700,000 6. Zookeeper (Sony) 3215 $8,700,000 7. Cars 2 (Disney) 2668 $5,700,000 8. Winnie the Pooh (Disney) 2405 $5,100,000 9. Bad Teacher (Sony) 2034 $2,600,000 10. Midnight in Paris (Sony Classics) 621 $1,900,000 Data provided by Rentrak

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The 63rd  Emmy Awards airs September 18th on Fox. Comedy Series The Big Bang Theory Glee Modern Family The Office Parks and Recreation 30 Rock Drama Series Boardwalk Empire Dexter Friday Night Lights Game of Thrones The Good Wife Mad Men Lead Actress in a Comedy Laura Linney, The Big C Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope Tina Fey, 30 Rock Lead Actor in a Comedy Matt LeBlanc, Episodes Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory Steve Carell, The Office Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory Louis C.K., Louie Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock Lead Actor in a Drama Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire Michael C. Hall, Dexter Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights Jon Hamm, Mad Men Hugh Laurie, House Timothy Olyphant, Justified Lead Actress in a Drama Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU Mireille Enos, The Killing Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law Supporting Actor in a Comedy Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men Chris Colfer, Glee Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family Ed O’Neill, Modern Family Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family Ty Burrell, Modern Family Supporting Actor in a Drama John Slattery, Mad Men Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age Walton Goggins, Justified Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones Josh Charles, The Good Wife Alan Cumming, The Good Wife Supporting Actress in a Comedy Jane Lynch, Glee Betty White, Hot in Cleveland Julie Bowen, Modern Family Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock Sofia Vergara, Modern Family Supporting Actress in a Drama Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire Christina Hendricks, Mad Men Michelle Forbes, The Killing Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife Margo Martindale, Justified Mini-series or Made-for-Television Movie Cinema Verite Downton Abbey The Kennedys Mildred Pierce The Pillars Of The Earth Too Big To Fail Variety, Music or Comedy Series The Colbert Report Conan The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Real Time With Bill Maher Saturday Night Live Lead Actor in a Mini-Series or movie Edgar Ramirez, Carlos Greg Kinnear, The Kennedys Barry Pepper, The Kennedys Idris Elba, Luther Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood William Hurt, Too Big To Fail Lead Actress in a Mini-Series or movie Diane Lane, Cinema Verite Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce Taraji P. Henson, Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story Jean Marsh, Upstairs Downstairs Reality Program Antiques Roadshow Deadliest Catch Hoarders Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List MythBusters Undercover Boss Reality Competition The Amazing Race American Idol Dancing With The Stars Project Runway So You Think You Can Dance Top Chef Host of a Reality Program or Competition Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race Ryan Seacrest, American Idol Tom Bergeron, Dancing With The Stars Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance Jeff Probst, Survivor

Dreamworks/ Paramounts Transformers: The Dark of the Mon once again dominated the weekend box office raking in over $47 million dollars bringing it’s worldwide total to $261 million dollars in just two weeks of release and it’s being boasted as the biggest movie of 2011 so far surpassing that of The Hangover Part II which ranked in similar numbers back in May. Warner Bros.’ rated R comedy Horrible Bosses comes in at #2 with over $ 28 million dollars followed by Sony’s Zookeeper with $21 million. Disney/Pixars’ Cars 2 and Sony’s Bad Teacher rounds out the top 5.

Date: July 10, 2011

Variety

Yahoo! Movies has posted the first two movie posters from the Warner Bros.  Sherlock Holmes sequel. The first trailer from the much anticipated movie is expected to be released later this week. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows stars Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Naomi Rapace, Jared Harris, Stephen Fry and will be in theaters December 16, 2011.

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Horrible Bosses (Warner Bros.) staring Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farell, Kevin Spacey. Rated R Three employess who have had enough, plot to kill their out of line bosses.

http://horriblebossesmovie.warnerbros.com/index.html

Zookeeper (Sony) staring Kevin James, Leslie Bibb, Rosario Dawson. Rated PG. Talking animals try to persuade the zookeeper to stay after he wants to start a new career to win back his ex-fiance.

http://zookeeper-movie.com/

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The Space Shuttle program rapidly coming  to a close with the final launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Among throngs of spectators, Atlantis lifts off.

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Date: April 03, 2011

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All four ladies are teaming up with Lifetime to direct 5 short films which will be mearged into an anthology called Project Five for the network. The project will be about the impact breast cancer has on people’s lives.  A fifth female director hasn’t been announced yet. Jennifer Aniston is also serving as one of the executive producers along with Marta Kauffman,Paula Wagner,Kevin Chinoy, Kristin Hahn and Francesca Silvestri.

“Our hope with Project Five is to entertain, inform and inspire dialogue, research and prevention. Otherwise, our goals are small,” Aniston said in a statement. “We want these films to move people and empower those affected by breast cancer to stand tall through this challenge, which impacts ALL of our lives, no matter who we are.” Hollywood Reporter

“I’m a big fan of this amazing group of powerful and creative women, and we are thrilled to be working with them on Project Five,” said Dubuc. “It’s an awesome feeling to be able to give them such a strong platform to do what they do best – entertain and tell great stories – so that we all educate viewers about breast cancer through these five films of courage, love and hope.”

“We are proud to be partnering with this amazing creative team on a project of such importance and impact for women,” said Helen Verno, executive vice president of movies and miniseries, Sony Pictures Television. TV By Numbers

I am interested in Alicia Keys involvement from the film-making aspect since she is a singer first. However, over the years she has done a little bit of acting here and there. I thought she was great in 2008’s “The Secret Life of Bees”. And the executive producers have some great films under their belts so the project will mostly likely be very well done in the end. The subject is something that does affect everyone’s life directly or indirectly.

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