With all the "Black Swan" hoopla, am I the only one who thinks that the film, while well-made, is not deserving of all these hyper-crazed adulations? Portman was good, but I prefer Annette Bening's understated performance in "The Kids Are All Right." Or heck, Jennifer Lawrence's "Winter's Bone" performance could easily outdance Portman's delusional ballerina portrayal any day.
And "Winter's Bone," celebrating its true independent spirit, was virtually snubbed at last night's Independent Spirit Awards. Sure, the excellent supporting cast was honored with Dale Dickey winning Best Supporting Female and John Hawkes for Best Supporting Male, but the engaging and deeply haunting Debra Granik movie (with the most nominations totaling to seven nods) lost out to...you guessed it, Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan." (Check out my "Winter's Bone" movie review right here)
And yes, I do admire Aronofsky, I thought "The Wrestler" was one of his personal...
And "Winter's Bone," celebrating its true independent spirit, was virtually snubbed at last night's Independent Spirit Awards. Sure, the excellent supporting cast was honored with Dale Dickey winning Best Supporting Female and John Hawkes for Best Supporting Male, but the engaging and deeply haunting Debra Granik movie (with the most nominations totaling to seven nods) lost out to...you guessed it, Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan." (Check out my "Winter's Bone" movie review right here)
And yes, I do admire Aronofsky, I thought "The Wrestler" was one of his personal...
- 2/27/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The winners of the 2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards were announced on Saturday with Black Swan picking up four prizes including best film, best director for Darren Aronofsky best cinematography and best female for Natalie Portman.
The following is a complete list of the winners:
Best Feature
Black Swan (Fox Searchlight)
Producers: Scott Franklin, Mike Medavoy, Arnold W. Messer, Brian Oliver
Best Director
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan (Fox Searchlight)
Best Screenplay
The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features)
Writers: Stuart Blumberg & Lisa Cholodenko
Best First Feature
Get Low (Sony Pictures Classics)
Director: Aaron Schneider; Producers: David Gundlach, Dean Zanuck
Best First Screenplay
Lena Dunham, Tiny Furniture (IFC Films)
John Cassavetes Award
(For the best feature made under $500,000)
Daddy Longlegs (IFC Films)
Writers/Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie; Producers: Casey Neistat, Tom Scott
Best Supporting Female
Dale Dickey, Winter's Bone (Roadside Attractions)
Best Supporting Male
John Hawkes, Winter's Bone (Roadside Attractions)
Best Female
Natalie Portman,...
The following is a complete list of the winners:
Best Feature
Black Swan (Fox Searchlight)
Producers: Scott Franklin, Mike Medavoy, Arnold W. Messer, Brian Oliver
Best Director
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan (Fox Searchlight)
Best Screenplay
The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features)
Writers: Stuart Blumberg & Lisa Cholodenko
Best First Feature
Get Low (Sony Pictures Classics)
Director: Aaron Schneider; Producers: David Gundlach, Dean Zanuck
Best First Screenplay
Lena Dunham, Tiny Furniture (IFC Films)
John Cassavetes Award
(For the best feature made under $500,000)
Daddy Longlegs (IFC Films)
Writers/Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie; Producers: Casey Neistat, Tom Scott
Best Supporting Female
Dale Dickey, Winter's Bone (Roadside Attractions)
Best Supporting Male
John Hawkes, Winter's Bone (Roadside Attractions)
Best Female
Natalie Portman,...
- 2/27/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
On the eve of her likely Oscar win, Natalie Portman was named best actress at the Film Independent Spirit Awards for her provocative performance as a prima ballerina who morphs into her dream role in Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan.” The psychological thriller also took the top prize as well as Best Director and Best Cinematography.
With Oscar host James Franco’s win for best actor for his tour de force turn in “127 Hours,” Fox Searchlight led the honors among independent distributors with five Spirits. IFC (“Tiny Furniture” and “Daddy Longlegs”) and Roadside Attractions (“Winter’s Bone”) each had two, while Focus, Sony Classics, Weinstein and Producers Distribution Agency also received awards.
“Winter’s Bone” won two acting laurels, as Dale Dickey and John Hawkes received Best Supporting Female and Male, respectively. “The Kids Are All Right” earned screenplay honors, while “The King’s Speech” and “Exit Through the Gift Shop...
With Oscar host James Franco’s win for best actor for his tour de force turn in “127 Hours,” Fox Searchlight led the honors among independent distributors with five Spirits. IFC (“Tiny Furniture” and “Daddy Longlegs”) and Roadside Attractions (“Winter’s Bone”) each had two, while Focus, Sony Classics, Weinstein and Producers Distribution Agency also received awards.
“Winter’s Bone” won two acting laurels, as Dale Dickey and John Hawkes received Best Supporting Female and Male, respectively. “The Kids Are All Right” earned screenplay honors, while “The King’s Speech” and “Exit Through the Gift Shop...
- 2/27/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
On the eve of her likely Oscar win, Natalie Portman was named best actress at the Film Independent Spirit Awards for her provocative performance as a prima ballerina who morphs into her dream role in Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan.” The psychological thriller also took the top prize as well as Best Director and Best Cinematography.
With Oscar host James Franco’s win for best actor for his tour de force turn in “127 Hours,” Fox Searchlight led the honors among independent distributors with five Spirits. IFC (“Tiny Furniture” and “Daddy Longlegs”) and Roadside Attractions (“Winter’s Bone”) each had two, while Focus, Sony Classics, Weinstein and Producers Distribution Agency also received awards.
“Winter’s Bone” won two acting laurels, as Dale Dickey and John Hawkes received Best Supporting Female and Male, respectively. “The Kids Are All Right” earned screenplay honors, while “The King’s Speech” and “Exit Through the Gift Shop...
With Oscar host James Franco’s win for best actor for his tour de force turn in “127 Hours,” Fox Searchlight led the honors among independent distributors with five Spirits. IFC (“Tiny Furniture” and “Daddy Longlegs”) and Roadside Attractions (“Winter’s Bone”) each had two, while Focus, Sony Classics, Weinstein and Producers Distribution Agency also received awards.
“Winter’s Bone” won two acting laurels, as Dale Dickey and John Hawkes received Best Supporting Female and Male, respectively. “The Kids Are All Right” earned screenplay honors, while “The King’s Speech” and “Exit Through the Gift Shop...
- 2/27/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Black Swan’s Natalie Portman and Oscar nominee (and host) James Franco walked away with the top acting honors at the 2011 Film Independent’s Spirit Awards. The Joel McHale-hosted indie film kudosfest — which took place this afternoon in Santa Monica, Calif. — will be broadcast tonight at 10 p.m. on IFC. Black Swan won all four of its nominations, including Best Feature, beating out Winter’s Bone, The Kids Are All Right, 127 Hours, and Greenberg. John Hawkes and Dale Dickey — both from Winter’s Bone — won the supporting male and female trophies, respectively. The full list of winners:
Best Feature:...
Best Feature:...
- 2/27/2011
- by Jeff Jensen
- EW - Inside Movies
Black Swan’s Natalie Portman and Oscar nominee (and host) James Franco walked away with the top acting honors at the 2011 Film Independent’s Spirit Awards. The Joel McHale-hosted indie film kudosfest — which took place this afternoon in Santa Monica, Calif. — will be broadcast tonight at 10 Pm on IFC. Black Swan won all four of its nominations, including Best Feature, beating out Winter’s Bone, The Kids Are All Right, 127 Hours and Greenberg. John Hawkes and Dale Dickey — both from Winter’s Bone — won the supporting male and female trophies, respectively. The full list of winners:
Best Feature: Black Swan
Best Director: Darren Aronofsky,...
Best Feature: Black Swan
Best Director: Darren Aronofsky,...
- 2/27/2011
- by Jeff Jensen
- EW - Inside Movies
Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced the winners of the 2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday. The show was hosted by Joel McHale. The following is a complete list of the winners: Best Feature Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) Producers: Scott Franklin, Mike Medavoy, Arnold W. Messer, Brian Oliver Best Director Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan (Fox Searchlight) Best Screenplay The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features) Writers: Stuart Blumberg & Lisa Cholodenko Best First Feature Get Low (Sony Pictures Classics) Director: Aaron Schneider; Producers: David Gundlach, Dean Zanuck Best First Screenplay Lena Dunham, Tiny Furniture (IFC Films) John Cassavetes...
- 2/26/2011
- Comingsoon.net
Cool! "Winter's Bone" Dominates Independent Spirit Awards Nominations! See Complete List of Nominees
I'm so glad that "Winter's Bone" has been receiving all the accolades. I love this film when it was shown in limited release last summer. The backwoods drama won big at the Gothams Awards winning Best Feature and Best Ensemble, and now, it dominated the Independent Spirit Awards with seven nominations including Best Feature, Director for Debra Granik, Screenplay for Granik and Anne Rosellini, Female Lead for Jennifer Lawrence, Supporting Female for Dale Dickey, Supporting Male for John Hawkes, and Cinematography for Michael McDonough. ("Winter's Bone" Movie Review)
"Winter's Bone" will compete against "127 Hours," "Black Swan," "Greenberg" and "The Kids Are All Right" for best picture.
Related Links:
"127 Hours" interviews with James Franco, Danny Boyle, and Simon Beaufoy
"Greenberg" Movie Review and Interviews with Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, and Rhys Ifans
"The Kids Are All Right" Movie Review and Interviews with Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska, Josh Hutcherson, and...
"Winter's Bone" will compete against "127 Hours," "Black Swan," "Greenberg" and "The Kids Are All Right" for best picture.
Related Links:
"127 Hours" interviews with James Franco, Danny Boyle, and Simon Beaufoy
"Greenberg" Movie Review and Interviews with Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, and Rhys Ifans
"The Kids Are All Right" Movie Review and Interviews with Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska, Josh Hutcherson, and...
- 11/30/2010
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Historically the Spirit Awards tend to honor a few of the major Oscar players each year but a win at the Spirits can sometimesLe be the last hurrah, a consolation prize as some would say, if the work is too "edgy" for lack of a less exhaustively employed word. Last year's big winner was Precious (refresh your memory?) It took home Picture, Director, Actress, Supporting Actress and Adapted Screenplay. There were only three crossover winners from Spirits to Oscars last year : Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart), Mo'Nique (Precious) and the screenplay for Precious. (The Hurt Locker was considered a 2008 film.)
So what fared well this year? Black Swan got four nods including Best Actress for "sweet girl" Natalie Portman. But it could peak at the right time. Full list after the jump with Winter's Bone (7) and The Kids Are All Right (5) leading the pack.
Eva Mendes and Jeremy Renner announced the nominees.
So what fared well this year? Black Swan got four nods including Best Actress for "sweet girl" Natalie Portman. But it could peak at the right time. Full list after the jump with Winter's Bone (7) and The Kids Are All Right (5) leading the pack.
Eva Mendes and Jeremy Renner announced the nominees.
- 11/30/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
See 7 new clips from Sony Pictures Classics' "Get Low" crime drama starring Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Bill Murray and Lucas Black. Aaron Schneider directs as well as writing the screenplay alongside C. Gaby Mitchell and Chris Provenzano. David Gundlach and Dean Zanuck produce. The film was shown at last year's Toronto Film Festival and this year's Sundance Film Festival. Opens on rated PG-13 and opens on July 30, 2010 (Limited). For years, townsfolk have been terrified of the backwoods recluse known as Felix Bush (Robert Duvall). People say he‘s done all manner of unspeakable things -- that he‘s killed in cold blood; that he‘s in league with the Devil; that he has strange powers -- and they avoid him like the plague. Then, one day, Felix rides to town with a shotgun and a wad of cash, saying he wants to buy a funeral. It‘s not your...
- 4/20/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
We have added new images in from various Sony Pictures Classics releases. Check out pics from: Get Low Starring: Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Bill Murray and Lucas Black Directed By: Aaron Schneider Written By: Aaron Schneider, C. Gaby Mitchell and Chris Provenzano Produced By: David Gundlach, Dean Zanuck Chloe Starring: Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, Amanda Seyfried, Nina Dobrev, Max Thieriot, Meghan Heffern, Laura DeCarteret, Mishu Vellani Directed By: Atom Egoyan Written By: Erin Cressida Wilson Produced By: Jeffrey Clifford, Joe Medjuck, Simone Urdl, Ivan Reitman, Jennifer Weiss...
- 1/28/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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