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WOLFMAN, THE - FEATURE
We love the dark, freaky thrills of movies about werewolves, and this remake of
the 1941 original of The Wolf Man takes its credentials seriously, says Andrew
L. Urban.
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OSCARS 2010 - NOMINATIONS (82ND ACADEMY AWARDS)
It’s not all James Cameron and Avatar, although it leads the field along
with The Hurt Locker; the Coen brothers are nominated (A Serious Man), so is
Quentin, so are smaller films like An Education and Precious, in a year that
allows 10 films to get the nomination for Best Picture. And an Aussie short also
gets a nomination, as Andrew L. Urban reports.
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SAG AWARDS 2010 - WINNERS
Hollywood actors have responded to the rousing, bravura delivery of Inglourious Basterds, voting it the Best Ensemble Cast in the year’s SAG Awards, and Christoph Waltz waltzed off with the individual Best Supporting Actor award, replicating his Golden Globe win – as did Mo’Nique (Precious).
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BAFTA AWARDS 2010 - NOMINATIONS
The Brits are smart: the BAFTAs have a category all to themselves, so if a
Yank like James Cameron interlopes with the blockbuster to Win All Awards like
Avatar, they still have something up their sleeve – like An Education, which has
an each way bet in both categories. Andrew L. Urban reports.
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GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS 2010 – WINNERS
James Cameron’s Avatar won the Golden Globes Best Drama, but there were
several other highlights to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s NBC
telecast presentation, including standing ovations for Cecil B. De Mille winner
Martin Scorsese, Foreign Language Picture Award presenter Sophia Loren, and Best
Actor (Drama) Jeff Bridges – plus a funny and quirky speech by Best Actor
(Comedy) winner, Robert Downey Jnr. Andrew L. Urban reports.
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ROHMER, ERIC - OBITUARY
Geoff Gardner’s personal reflections on French filmmaker Eric Rohmer pays
tribute to a pioneer of modern cinema.
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UP IN THE AIR – THE REALITY AND THE FICTION
Jason Reitman blends reality and fiction in Up In the Air, and does so
entertainingly. The reality, however, is sobering. An Insider Investigation.
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INVICTUS – WHEN PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD
The irony of much English poetry is that it is intense, emotional and passionate
– characteristics that are not generally used to describe the English
themselves. But as Henley’s poem (below) demonstrates, marshalling words
together in a specific order is the creative challenge of writing. Words alone
have brought down governments and launched revolutions – the least they can do
is to inspire individuals, as these words inspired Nelson Mandela, among others.
Andrew L. Urban reports.
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MOVIES NOW – A SIX-PACK OF HAND PICKED PREVIEWS
Andrew L. Urban will present the 13th season of Movies Now for 6 Wednesdays from
February 3 - March 10, 2010 (6.30pm – 9pm), screening films before their theatrical
release, followed by a discussion and Q&A at Sydney’s Chauvel Cinema in
Paddington
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CAPE MENTELLE TWILIGHT MOVIES, SUMMER 2010
Margaret River in Western Australia is rightly famous for its wines, but Cape
Mentelle vineyards is adding a new attraction to its vineyards with a season of
seven carefully selected movies (assisted by Urban Cinefile’s Editor) for
patrons to enjoy on the big outdoor screen.
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SAG AWARDS 2010 - NOMINATIONS
There are not too many surprises in the announcement of the SAG Award nominations with some duplications from the Golden Globe nominations earlier this week. Winners will be announced on January 23, 2010
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GOLDEN GLOBES 2010 – NOMINATIONS
You could say the Hollywood Foreign Press has picked its top 10 films of the
year with its nominations for best film in drama and musical/comedy categories,
and it’s hard to argue with their votes, at least in mainstream cinema for 2009,
says Andrew L. Urban.
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AFI AWARDS 2009 –WINNERS
The AFI voters chose Samson & Delilah and the public* voted for Mao’s Last
Dancer in this year’s crowded AFI Awards, the former recognising a unique
cinematic work, the latter confirming significant popular satisfaction – both
films reflecting two very different heroic journeys.
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GONE WITH THE WIND – 70TH ANNIVERSARY
Winner of 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture, and still history’s all time
US domestic box-office champion (US$1.5 billion), Gone with the Wind has long
been considered the most celebrated motion picture of all time. Warner Home
Video honours the romantic epic with a restored and remastered version,
available for the first time on Blu-ray, as well as DVD.
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INVASION OF THE B MOVIE – WORLD MOVIES SPECIAL
The WORLD MOVIES Channel is available in Australia through Subscription TV
providers FOXTEL, OPTUS TELEVISION and AUSTAR. Its easy to get connected.
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BURTON, TIM – EXHIBIT A, ACMI
The first and most significant retrospective of filmmaker and artist Tim
Burton will be presented at ACMI in a brand new exhibition as part of Melbourne
Winter Masterpieces 2010, and will explore the full scale of Burton’s career, as
director, concept artist illustrator and photographer, through hundreds of
artworks that spectacularly illuminate the creative vision behind Beetlejuice,
Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Sweeney
Todd.
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HOPPER, DENNIS – IN PERSON & ON SCREEN
In its latest major exhibition, ACMI is staging Dennis Hopper and the New
Hollywood , an expansive exhibition showcasing an extraordinary man’s career,
his collaborations and personal art collection, providing an amazing insight
into a formative era of Hollywood.
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