Golden Globe Nominations and 2008 Sundance Screenwriters Lab Projects Are Announced.
Period war drama 'Atonement' starring Keira Knightly and James McAvoy earned seven Golden Globe nominations. The New York Times cites the expansion of the best dramatic picture competition, as a way the Hollywood Foreign Press, “spread the love”, to include seven films instead of the usual five. Other nominations were “American Gangster,” about a Harlem gangster; “Eastern Promises,” about Russian gangsters; “There Will Be Blood,” about an oil gangster; “The Great Debaters,” about Texas talk champions; “Michael Clayton,” about a corporate fixer; and “No Country for Old Men,” about the depredations of a maniacal killer.
In the best comedy or musical category, “Charlie Wilson’s War,” a political satire played for laughs, picked up a nomination, one of five for the film; another went to Tom Hanks as its title character, a playboy congressman who helps finance Afghan rebels against the Soviets. Other films nominated in the category were “Across the Universe,” with its Beatles-themed love story; “Hairspray,” based on the big-haired musical; “Juno,” about a pregnant teenager who copes; and “Sweeney Todd,” about a bloody barber.
We were happy to see a small group of new comers including Ellen Page (Juno), Nikki Blonsky (Hairspray), Jason Reitman (Juno director) and Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody added to the mix.
Click here to read the full list of nominees on the HFPA website. (MORE)
Tune in to the Golden Globes Live telecast on NBC on January 13, 2008. This year's Miss Golden Globe is Rumer Willis. Rumer is the daughter of Hollywood Heavyweights Bruce Willis and Demi Moore. Do you think Rumer resembles her famous mom Demi? See her picture here and you can be the judge.
Take a look at this classic episode of Demi on David Letterman. She helps Letterman countdown his top ten list while promoting her movie 'Striptease'. Unfortunately for Demi, this Late Night segment turned out to be funnier and more entertaining than the movie. Striptease tanked at the boxoffice. But the stripper names are pretty hilarious. See for yourself.
Demi Moore Striptease Top Ten Least Popular Stripper Names
James McAvoy has been gaining a lot of momentum after his star turn opposite Oscar Winner Forest Whitaker in 'The Last King of Scotland.' James is starring next year in 'Wanted' with actress Angelina Jolie. And if the trailer is any indication...this movie is definitely gonna blow up. Check out some pretty cool 'bullet time special effects' in the clip after the jump. You'll notice Common also has a role in the film.
SUNDANCE ANNOUNCES 2008 SCREENWRITERS LABS PROJECTS.
Sundance just announced the projects selected for the 2008 January Screenwriters Lab:
ADDICTED TO LOVE/Liu Hao, writer/director, (China)
BLOOD ABUNDANCE, OR THE HALF-LIFE OF ANTOINETTE/John Magary, writer/director, (U.S.A.)
COCKEYED/Ryan Knighton, writer, (Canada)
HAMMER AND ANVIL/Alicia Erian, writer, (U.S.A.)
HANNAH M./Hadar Friedlich, writer/director, (Israel)
THE HENCHMAN/Patrick Vala-Haynes, writer, (U.S.A.)
MEADOWLANDZ/Moon Molson, writer/director, (U.S.A.)
POLETOWN/Daniel Casey, writer/director, (U.S.A.)
QUOTAS/Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa, co-writer/director and Karen Sztajnberg, co-writer, (U.S.A./Brazil)
RETURN/Liza Johnson, writer/director, (U.S.A.)
SAMBA DO MAAZOOZ/Hicham Ayouch, writer/director, (Morocco)
SHOCKHEADED PETER/Frank Budgen, writer/director, (United Kingdom)
TALES OF AN URBAN INDIAN/Darrell Dennis, writer, (Canada)
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