• 12 YEARS A SLAVE, BLACKFISH Among DC Critics 2013 Top Films

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    “12 YEARS A SLAVE,” wowed the Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA), winning six awards including Best Film, Best Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Best Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong’o), Best Ensemble, Best Adapted Screenplay (John Ridley) and Best Original Score (Hans Zimmer). Best Foreign Language Film went to “THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN,” from Belgium, and Best Documentary honors were awarded to “BLACKFISH.” The Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association is comprised of 58 DC-VA-MD-based film critics from television, radio, print and the Internet. 

    THE 2013 WAFCA AWARD WINNERS:

    Best Film:
    12 Years a Slave

    Best Director:
    Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity)

    Best Actor:
    Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)

    Best Actress:
    Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)

    Best Supporting Actor:
    Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)

    Best Supporting Actress:
    Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave)

    Best Acting Ensemble:
    12 Years a Slave

    Best Youth Performance:
    Tye Sheridan (Mud)

    Best Adapted Screenplay:
    John Ridley (12 Years a Slave)

    Best Original Screenplay:
    Spike Jonze (Her)

    Best Animated Feature:
    Frozen

    Best Documentary:
    Blackfish

    Best Foreign Language Film:
    The Broken Circle Breakdown

    Best Art Direction:
    Production Designer: Catherine Martin, Set Decorator: Beverley Dunn (The Great Gatsby)

    Best Cinematography:
    Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, A.M.C. (Gravity)

    Best Editing:
    Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger (Gravity)

    Best Original Score:
    Hans Zimmer (12 Years a Slave)

    The Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, DC:
    Lee Daniels’ The Butler 

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  • WATCH Trailer for Egyptian Protest Documentary “THE SQUARE”

     the square-Khalid and Ahmed

    Netflix has released the trailer for its original documentary, “THE SQUARE,” described as a riveting, deeply human chronicle of the Egyptian protest movement from director/producer Jehane Noujaim (“Control Room”; “Startup.com”; “Rafea: Solar Mama”) and producer Karim Amer (“Rafea: Solar Mama”). THE SQUARE is set to premiere exclusively on Netflix territories on January 17, 2014.

    Winner of this year’s Best Documentary Award at 2013 International Documentary Awards, the Best Documentary at the Dubai International Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival Documentary People’s Choice Award and the Audience Award at the Montreal International Documentary Festival, “The Square” is an epic documentary that tells the behind-the-headlines story of the Egyptian Revolution through the eyes of young activists who have sought for the last two years to build a better Egypt.  An earlier version of “The Square” won the Audience Award at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. The film was also an Official Selection at the 2013 New York Film Festival.

    The film captures the immediacy and intensity of the protests in Tahrir Square from the 2011 overthrow of military leader Hosni Mubarak through the ousting of Mohammed Morsi in 2013, providing a kaleidoscopic, visceral portrait of the events as they unfold before Magdy, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, Khalid Abdalla, an Egyptian actor who played the lead in “The Kite Runner” and the charismatic Ahmed, whose poetic storytelling carries the narrative. Armed with nothing more than cameras, social media, deep consciousness, and a resolute commitment to change, these young revolutionaries give us a front-line perspective of the ongoing struggle fought with new weapons.

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  • First Films Announced for 2014 Berlin International Film Festival Competition and Berlinale Special Programs

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    The first seven films have been selected for the Competition program of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival taking place February 6 to 16, 2014. Joining opening film GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL directed by Wes Anderson, and George Clooney’s MONUMENTS MEN screening in out-of-competition, are ‘71 by Yann Demange, LIFE OF RILEY by Alain Resnais, ALOFT by Claudia Llosa and starring Jennifer Connelly, DIE GELIEBTEN SCHWESTERN by Dominik Graf, and STRATOS by Yannis Economides. As part of the official program, an additional four films have been invited to screen in the Berlinale Special program

    Competition

    ‘71
    United Kingdom
    By Yann Demange (Top Boy – TV series)
    With Jack O’Connell, Sean Harris, Richard Dormer
    World premiere

    AIMER, BOIRE ET CHANTER (LIFE OF RILEY)
    France
    By Alain Resnais (Smoking/No smoking, On connaît la chanson)
    With Sabine Azéma, Sandrine Kiberlain, Caroline Silhol, André Dussolier, Hippolyte Giradot, Michel Vuillermoz
    World premiere

    ALOFT
    Spain / Canada / France 
    By Claudia Llosa (The Milk of Sorrow)
    With Jennifer Connelly, Cillian Murphy, Mélanie Laurent 
    World premiere

    DIE GELIEBTEN SCHWESTERN
    Germany
    By Dominik Graf (In Face of the Crime, Lawinen der Erinnerung)
    With Hannah Herzsprung, Florian Stetter, Henriette Confurius
    World premiere

    STRATOS
    Greece / Germany / Cyprus
    By Yannis Economides (Matchbox, Soul Kicking)
    With Vangelis Mourikis, Vicky Papadopoulou, Petros Zervos
    World premiere

    THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL 
    United Kingdom / Germany
    By Wes Anderson (Moonrise Kingdom, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou)
    With Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody
    World premiere – Opening film

    THE MONUMENTS MEN 
    Germany / USA
    By George Clooney (The Ides of March; Good Night, and Good Luck.)
    With George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville, Cate Blanchett
    International premiere – Out of competition

    Berlinale Special

    A LONG WAY DOWN
    United Kingdom
    By Pascal Chaumeil (HeartBreaker) 
    With Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots
    World premiere

    ENTENTE CORDIALE (WE COME AS FRIENDS) – documentary
    France / Austria
    By Hubert Sauper (Darwin‘s Nightmare)
    European premiere

    THE GALAPAGOS AFFAIR: SATAN CAME TO EDEN – documentary
    USA
    By Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller (Ballets Russes)
    With the voices of Cate Blanchett, Diane Kruger, Thomas Kretschmann, Sebastian Koch, Josh Radnor, Connie Nielsen, Gustaf Skarsgård
    European premiere

    THE TURNING – anthology film
    Australia
    By Marieka Walsh, Warwick Thornton, Jub Clerc, Robert Connolly, Anthony Lucas, Rhys Graham, Ashlee Page, Tony Ayres, Claire McCarthy, Stephen Page, Shaun Gladwell, Mia Wasikowska, Simon Stone, David Wenham, Jonathan auf der Heide, Justin Kurzel, Yaron Lifschitz, Ian Meadows
    With Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Miranda Otto, Richard Roxburgh, Hugo Weaving
    International premiere

     

     

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  • MARS AT SUNRISE About Imprisoned Palestinian Artist Sets Release Date | WATCH Trailer

     MARS AT SUNRISE, directec by Jewish American filmmaker Jessica Habie

    MARS AT SUNRISE, the feature directorial debut of Jewish American filmmaker Jessica Habie opens in NYC at the Quad Cinema on February 7, 2014.  Inspired by the true story of renowned Palestinian artist in exile Hani Zurob, MARS AT SUNRISE tells the story of an imprisoned Palestinian artist who descends into vibrant surrealist creativity at the hands of his attendant Israeli prison interrogator, also a conflicted artist.  

    Mars At Sunrise is the story of a war waged on imagination. A painter’s resistance, courage and spirit can never be imprisoned in this highly stylized story of the conflict of two frustrated artists on either side of Israel’s militarized borders. Inspired by the creative journey of renowned Palestinian artist in exile Hani Zurob and on true stories and testimonies from the region, we witness expression, confinement, torture, jealousy, courage and freedom as both artists from each culture strive to paint a picture of life surrounded by conflict. Mars at Sunrise stars Ali Suliman as Khaled, Golden Globe Winner for Best Foreign Film 2005, Paradise Now; Guy El Hanan as Eyal, an Israeli radio personality and an accomplished playwright; and Haale Gafori as Azzadeh, a singer based in Brooklyn and author of the film’s original poetry. The soundtrack features six languages (English, Hebrew, Russian, Yiddish, Farsi and Arabic) and was produced by Tamir Muskat of the Balkan Beat Box, and featuring original music by Itamar Ziegler and Mohsen Subhi.

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  • INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, 12 YEARS A SLAVE Top Film Society of Lincoln Center Film Comment Magazine 2013 Best of Year Lists

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    Film Comment magazine, published by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, released its annual best of year film lists, with Joel & Ethan Coen’s INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, Steve McQueen’s 12 YEARS A SLAVE and Richard Linklater’s BEFORE MIDNIGHT taking the top spots among films released in 2013. Other films making the list include Joshua Oppenheimer’s THE ACT OF KILLING, Lucien Castaing-Taylor & Véréna Paravel’s LEVIATHAN and Shane Carruth’s UPSTREAM COLOR. Film Comment’s survey also ranks films that have screened and made notable appearances at film festivals throughout the year, but remain without U.S. distribution.  

    Film Comment’s Top 10 Films Released in 2013 
    1. Joel & Ethan Coen’s INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
    2. Steve McQueen’s 12 YEARS A SLAVE
    3. Richard Linklater’s BEFORE MIDNIGHT
    4. Joshua Oppenheimer’s THE ACT OF KILLING
    5. Jia Zhang-ke’s A TOUCH OF SIN
    6. Lucien Castaing-Taylor & Véréna Paravel’s LEVIATHAN
    7. Alfonso Cuarón’s GRAVITY
    8. Andrew Bujalski’s COMPUTER CHESS
    9. Noah Baumbach’s FRANCES HA
    10. Shane Carruth’s UPSTREAM COLOR.

    The rankings of other films making strong showings during the awards season are Spike Jonze’s HER (#17), Alexander Payne’s NEBRASKA (#18), and David O. Russell’s AMERICAN HUSTLE (#19).

    Film Comment’s survey also ranks films that have screened and made notable appearances at film festivals throughout the year, but remain without U.S. distribution as of press time:

    1. Philippe Garrel’s JEALOUSY
    2. Tsai Ming-liang’s STRAY DOGS
    3. Joaquim Pinto’s WHAT NOW? REMIND ME
    4. Hong Sang-soo’s NOBODY’S DAUGHTER HAEWON
    5. Catherine Breillat’s ABUSE OF WEAKNESS
    6. Hong Sang-soo’s OUR SUNHI
    7. Ramon Zürcher’s THE STRANGE LITTLE CAT
    8. Ben Rivers & Ben Russell’s A SPELL TO WARD OFF THE DARKNESS
    9. Albert Serra’s STORY OF MY DEATH
    10. Fernando Eimbcke’s CLUB SANDWICH.

    THE COMPLETE FILM COMMENT 2013 BEST-OF FILMS LISTS

    RELEASED 2013
    1. Inside Llewyn Davis, Directors: Joel & Ethan Coen                               
    2. 12 Years a Slave, Director: Steve McQueen                                             
    3. Before Midnight, Director: Richard Linklater                                            
    4. The Act of Killing, Director: Joshua Oppenheimer                                 
    5. A Touch of Sin, Director: Jia Zhang-ke                                                       
     6. Leviathan, Directors: Lucien Castaing-Taylor & Véréna Paravel
    7. Gravity, Director: Alfonso Cuarón                                                                
    8. Computer Chess, Director: Andrew Bujalski                                           
    9. Frances Ha, Director: Noah Baumbach                                                    
    10. Upstream Color, Director: Shane Carruth

    Rankings #11 – #20
    11. Museum Hours, Director: Jem Cohen                                                    
    12. Blue Is the Warmest Color, Director: Abdellatif Kechiche                 
    13. Bastards, Director: Claire Denis                                                               
    14. Spring Breakers, Director: Harmony Korine                                         
    15. Like Someone in Love, Director: Abbas Kiarostami                            
    16. Stories We Tell, Director: Sarah Polley                                                  
    17. Her, Director: Spike Jonze                                                                          
    18. Nebraska, Director: Alexander Payne                                                     
    19. American Hustle, Director: David O. Russell                                        
    20. The Grandmaster, Director: Wong Kar Wai                                           

    Rankings #21 – #30
    21. At Berkeley, Director: Frederick Wiseman                                                         
    22. Beyond the Hills, Director: Cristian Mungiu
    23. No, Director: Pablo Larraín                                                                                     
    24. The Great Beauty, Director: Paolo Sorrentino
    25. Blue Jasmine, Director: Woody Allen
    26. All Is Lost, Director: J.C. Chandor
    27. Post Tenebras Lux, Director: Carlos Reygadas
    28. Something in the Air, Director: Olivier Assayas
    29. Viola, Director: Matías Piñeiro
    30. Fruitvale Station, Director: Ryan Coogler

    Rankings #31 – #40
    31. To the Wonder, Director: Terrence Malick
    32. Night Across the Street, Director: Raúl Ruiz
    33. Room 237, Director: Rodney Ascher
    34. Faust, Director: Aleksandr Sokurov
    35. Let the Fire Burn, Director: Jason Osder
    36. Le Pont du Nord, Director: Jacques Rivette
    37. The Wolf of Wall Street, Director: Martin Scorsese
    38. You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet, Director: Alain Resnais
    39. The Last Time I Saw Macao, Director: João Pedro Rodrigues
    40. The Past, Director: Asghar Farhadi

    Rankings #41 – #50
    41. The Square, Director: Jehane Noujaim
    42. The Wind Rises, Director: Hayao Miyazaki
    43. Drug War, Director: Johnnie To
    44. Cousin Jules, Director: Dominique Benicheti
    45. Much Ado About Nothing, Director: Joss Whedon
    46. Passion, Director: Brian De Palma
    47. Short Term 12, Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
    48. Dallas Buyers Club, Director: Jean-Marc Vallee
    49. Berberian Sound Studio, Director: Peter Strickland
    50. Captain Phillips, Director: Paul Greengrass

     
    FILMS WITHOUT DISTRIBUTION 2013
    1. Jealousy, Director: Philippe Garrel                                                      
    2. Stray Dogs, Director: Tsai Ming-liang                                                 
    3. What Now? Remind Me, Director: Joaquim Pinto                            
    4. Nobody’s Daughter Haewon, Director: Hong Sang-soo                
    5. Abuse of Weakness, Director: Catherine Breillat
    6. Our Sunhi, Director: Hong Sang-soo                                                  
    7. The Strange Little Cat, Director: Ramon Zürcher
    8. A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness, Directors: Ben Rivers & Ben Russell       
    9. Story of My Death, Director: Albert Serra                                            
    10. Club Sandwich, Director: Fernando Eimbcke

    Rankings #11 – #20
    11. Closed Curtain, Director: Jafar Panahi                                             
    12. Til Madness Do Us Part, Director: Wang Bing
    13. Three Interpretation Exercises, Director: Cristi Puiu                  
    14. Stemple Pass, Director: James Benning                                        
    15. People’s Park, Directors: Libbie D. Cohn & J. P. Sniadecki       
    16. The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears, Directors: Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani         
    17. La Ultima Película, Directors: Raya Martin & Mark Peranson     
    18. Butter on the Latch, Director: Josephine Decker                          
    19. Blind Detective, Director: Johnnie To                                               
    20. Coast of Death, Director: Lois Patiño

    The lists of films and poll participants can be found on FilmComment.com and in the January/February issue of Film Comment, which hits newsstands January 7, 2014.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  • Songs from THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER & PETE and THE MUSLIMS ARE COMING Among 75 Original Songs Eligible for 2013 Oscar | LISTEN to Songs

    THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER & PETETHE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER & PETE

    “Better You, Better Me” by Alicia Keys from indie film “THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER & PETE”, and “The Muslims Are Coming” from the documentary “THE MUSLIMS ARE COMING!” are among seventy-five songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2013 that are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 86th Oscars.  The 86th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 16, 2014, and the Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, March 2, 2014.

    The original songs, along with the motion picture in which each song is featured, are listed below in alphabetical order by film title and song title:

         “Amen” from “All Is Lost”
         “Alone Yet Not Alone” from “Alone Yet Not Alone”
         “Doby” from “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues”
         “Last Mile Home” from “August: Osage County”
         “Austenland” from “Austenland”
         “Comic Books” from “Austenland”
         “L.O.V.E.D.A.R.C.Y” from “Austenland”
         “What Up” from “Austenland”
         “He Loves Me Still” from “Black Nativity”
         “Hush Child (Get You Through This Silent Night)” from “Black Nativity”
         “Test Of Faith” from “Black Nativity”
         “Forgiveness” from “Brave Miss World”
         “Lullaby Song” from “Cleaver’s Destiny”
         “Shine Your Way” from “The Croods”
         “Happy” from “Despicable Me 2”
         “Gonna Be Alright” from “Epic”
         “Rise Up” from “Epic”
         “What Matters Most” from “Escape from Planet Earth”
         “Bones” from “For No Good Reason”
         “Going Nowhere” from “For No Good Reason”
         “Gonzo” from “For No Good Reason”
         “The Courage To Believe” from “Free China: The Courage to Believe”
         “Let It Go” from “Frozen”
         “100$ Bill” from “The Great Gatsby”
         “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)” from “The Great Gatsby”
         “Over The Love” from “The Great Gatsby”
         “Together” from “The Great Gatsby”
         “Young and Beautiful” from “The Great Gatsby”
         “The Moon Song” from “Her”
         “I See Fire” from “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”
         “Bite Of Our Lives” from “How Sweet It Is”
         “Try” from     “How Sweet It Is”
         “Atlas” from “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”
         “Better You, Better Me” from “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete”
         “Bring It On” from “Jewtopia”
         “Aygiri Nadani” from “Kamasutra 3D”
         “Har Har Mahadeva” from “Kamasutra 3D”
         “I Felt” from “Kamasutra 3D”
         “Of The Soil” from “Kamasutra 3D”
         “Sawariya” from “Kamasutra 3D”
         “In The Middle Of The Night” from “Lee Daniels’ The Butler”
         “You And I Ain’t Nothin’ No More” from “Lee Daniels’ The Butler”
         “Let’s Take A Trip” from “Live at the Foxes Den”
         “Pour Me Another Dream” from “Live at the Foxes Den”
         “The Time Of My Life” from “Live at the Foxes Den”
         “Ordinary Love” from “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”
         “Monsters University” from “Monsters University”
         “When The Darkness Comes” from “The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones”
         “Sacrifice (I Am Here)” from “Murph: The Protector”
         “The Muslims Are Coming” from “The Muslims Are Coming!”
         “Oblivion” from “Oblivion”
         “Sweeter Than Fiction” from “One Chance”
         “Nothing Can Stop Me Now” from “Planes”
         “We Both Know” from “Safe Haven”
         “Get Used To Me” from “The Sapphires”
         “Stay Alive” from “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”
         “So You Know What It’s Like” from “Short Term 12”
         “There’s No Black Or White” from “Somm”
         “Cut Me Some Slack” from “Sound City”
         “You Can’t Fix This” from “Sound City”
         “Let It Go” from “Spark: A Burning Man Story”
         “We Ride” from “Spark: A Burning Man Story”
         “Becomes The Color” from “Stoker”
         “Younger Every Day” from “3 Geezers!”
         “Here It Comes” from “Trance”
         “Let The Bass Go” from “Turbo”
         “The Snail Is Fast” from “Turbo”
         “Speedin'” from “Turbo”
         “My Lord Sunshine (Sunrise)” from “12 Years a Slave”
         “Make It Love” from “Two: The Story of Roman & Nyro”
         “One Life” from “The Ultimate Life”
         “Unfinished Songs” from “Unfinished Song”
         “For The Time Being” from “The Way, Way Back”
         “Go Where The Love Is” from “The Way, Way Back”
         “Bleed For Love” from “Winnie Mandela”

    During the nominations process, all voting members of the Music Branch will receive a Reminder List of works submitted in the category and a DVD copy of the song clips.  Members will be asked to watch the clips and then vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements in the category.  The five achievements receiving the highest number of votes will become the nominations for final voting for the award.  A maximum of two songs may be nominated from any one film.

    To be eligible, a song must consist of words and music, both of which are original and written specifically for the film.  A clearly audible, intelligible, substantive rendition of both lyric and melody must be used in the body of the film or as the first music cue in the end credits.

    “Better You, Better Me” by Alicia Keys from “THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER & PETE”

    http://youtu.be/ullvhblUbGU

    “The Muslims Are Coming” from “THE MUSLIMS ARE COMING!”

    http://youtu.be/il3wk1tpt00

     

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  • IN BLOOM, Georgia’s Oscar Entry for Best Foreign Film, Sets January 2014 U.S. Release Date | WATCH Trailer

    IN BLOOM

    IN BLOOM, an award-winning film co-directed by Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross, and Georgia’s Official Entry for the Best Foreign Language Film, will open in New York at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center onJanuary 10, 2014. A national release will follow.

     IN BLOOM, the directorial debut of Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross, is inspired by Nana’s personal memories of her youth in the troubled early 1990s in Georgia. The film follows inseparable friends Eka and Natia, both fourteen years old and at the end of their childhood in the early nineties Tbilisi, the capital of the newly independent Georgia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The country is facing violence, war on the Black Sea coast (Abkhazia) and vigilante justice that plague society. But for Eka and Natia, life just unfolds: in the street, at school, with friends or elder sisters who are already dealing with male dominance, early marriage and disillusioned love. For these two girls in bloom, life just goes on…

    IN BLOOM

    IN BLOOM premiered at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the C.I.C.A.E. prize. The film went on to screen at a number of international film festivals picking up multiple prizes along the way, including the Special Jury Prize at the Montreal Film Festival and the FIPRESCI prize and Golden Firebird in Hong Kong. In US, the film screened at the Hamptons International Film Festival and at AFI Fest in Los Angeles, where it won the New Auteurs Award for Personal Storytelling. IN BLOOM has been selected to screen at the upcoming Palm Springs International Film Festival in January 2014.

     

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  • ArtMattan Films to Release Banned Film JEWS OF EGYPT in U.S. | WATCH Trailer

    JEWS OF EGYPT

    Amir Ramses’ award-winning controversial documentary film JEWS OF EGYPT from the 21st Annual New York African Diaspora International Film Festival, will be released in the U.S. by ArtMattan Films.  Banned in Egypt for a year by Egyptian authorities, JEWS OF EGYPT is described as a documentary that captures fragments of the lives of the Egyptian Jewish community in the first half of the twentieth century until their second grand exodus after the tripartite attack of 1956 

    With this film, director Amir Ramses attempts to understand the change in the identity of the Egyptian society that turned from a society full of tolerance and acceptance of one another to a rejection of the minorities. 

    The film asks the question: “How did the Jews of Egypt turn in the eyes of Egyptians from partners in the same country to enemies?” 

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  • 12 YEARS A SLAVE and AMERICAN HUSTLE Tops 2014 Golden Globes nominations

    Steve McQueen's 12 YEARS A SLAVESteve McQueen’s 12 YEARS A SLAVE

    Steve McQueen’s 12 YEARS A SLAVE, along with David O. Russell,’s AMERICAN HUSTLE lead the 2014 Golden Globes nominations, with each film receiving 7 nods including including Best Director and Best Picture. In addition to 12 Years a Slave, other nominees for Best Motion Picture, Drama include CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, GRAVITY, PHILOMENA and RUSH. The nominees for Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy include AMERICAN HUSTLE, HER, INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS, NEBRASKA and THE WOLF OF WALL STREET. BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR (France) was nominated in the Best Foreign-Language Film, along with THE GREAT BEAUTY (Italy), THE HUNT (Denmark), THE PAST (Iran) and THE WIND RISES (Japan). The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards, hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler for the second year in a row,  will air on Sunday, January 12, 2014.

    Best Motion Picture, Drama

    12 Years a Slave
    Captain Phillips
    Gravity
    Philomena
    Rush

    Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

    American Hustle
    Her
    Inside Llewyn Davis
    Nebraska
    The Wolf of Wall Street

    Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama

    Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
    Idris Elba, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
    Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
    Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club
    Robert Redford, All Is Lost

    Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical

    Christian Bale, American Hustle
    Bruce Dern, Nebraska
    Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
    Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis
    Joaquin Phoenix, Her

    Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama

    Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
    Sandra Bullock, Gravity
    Judi Dench, Philomena
    Emma Thompson, Saving Mr. Banks
    Kate Winslet, Labor Day

    Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy

    Amy Adams, American Hustle
    Julia Delpy, Before Midnight
    Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Enough Said
    Meryl Streep, August: Osage County

    Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

    Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
    Daniel Brühl, Rush
    Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
    Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
    Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

    Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

    Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine
    Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
    Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave
    Julia Roberts, August: Osage County
    June Squibb, Nebraska

    Best Director
    Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity
    Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
    Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
    Alexander Payne, Nebraska
    David O. Russell, American Hustle

    Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
    Bob Nelson, Nebraska
    Spike Jonze ,Her
    Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope, Philomena
    John Ridley, 12 Years A Slave
    David O. Russell and Eric Warren Singer, American Hustle

    Best Foreign-Language Film

    Blue Is the Warmest Colour (France)
    The Great Beauty (Italy)
    The Hunt (Denmark)
    The Past (Iran)
    The Wind Rises (Japan)

    Best Animated Feature Film

    The Croods
    Despicable Me 2
    Frozen

    Best Original Song, Motion Picture

    “Atlas,” The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
    “Let It Go,” Frozen
    “Ordinary Love,” Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
    “Please, Mr. Kennedy,” Inside Llewyn Davis
    “Sweeter Than Fiction,” One Chance

    Best Original Score, Motion Picture

    Alex Ebert, All Is Love
    Alex Eves, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
    Steven Price, Gravity
    John Williams, The Book Thief
    Hans Zimmer, 12 Years a Slave

    Best TV Movie or Miniseries

    American Horror Story: Coven
    Behind the Candelabra
    Dancing on the Edge
    Top of the Lake
    The White Queen

    Best TV Series, Drama

    Breaking Bad
    Downton Abbey
    The Good Wife
    House of Cards
    Masters of Sex

    Best TV Series, Comedy or Musical

    The Big Bang Theory
    Brooklyn Nine-Nine
    Girls
    Modern Family
    Parks and Recreation

    Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama

    Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
    Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
    Michael Sheen, Masters of Sex
    Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
    James Spader, The Blacklist

    Best Actor, TV Series Comedy

    Jason Bateman, Arrested Development
    Don Cheadle, House of Lies
    Michael J. Fox, The Michael J. Fox Show
    Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
    Andy Samberg, Brooklyn Nine-Nine

    Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama

    Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
    Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
    Taylor Schilling, Orange Is the New Black
    Kerry Washington, Scandal
    Robin Wright, House of Cards

    Best Actress in a TV Series, Comedy

    Zooey Deschanel, New Girl
    Lena Dunham, Girls
    Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
    Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

    Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie

    Matt Damon, Behind the Candelabra
    Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra
    Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge
    Idris Elba, Luther
    Al Pacino, Phil Spector

    Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie

    Helena Bonham Cater, Burton & Taylor
    Rebecca Ferguson, The White Queen
    Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven
    Helen Mirren, Phil Spector
    Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake

    Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie

    Josh Charles, The Good Wife
    Rob Lowe, Behind the Candelabra
    Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
    Corey Stoll, House of Cards
    Jon Voight, Ray Donovan

    Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or TV Movie

    Jacqueline Bisset, Dancing on the Edge
    Janet McTeer, The White Queen
    Hayden Panettiere, Nashville
    Monica Potter, Parenthood
    Sofía Vergara, Modern Family

    Cecile B. DeMille Award
    Woody Allen

     

     

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  • 12 YEARS A SLAVE Leads Film Nominations for 20th SAG Awards

     12 YEARS A SLAVE12 YEARS A SLAVE

    The nominations for the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® for outstanding performances in 2013 in film and television categories as well as the SAG Awards honors for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles were announced this morning in Los Angeles. 12 YEARS A SLAVE lead with 4 nominations in the film category, including Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for CHIWETEL EJIOFOR, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for MICHAEL FASSBENDER, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for LUPITA NYONG’O, and Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Saturday, January 18, 2014.

    The complete list of nominations for the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® follows. 

    20th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS NOMINATIONS

    THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES

    Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

    BRUCE DERN / Woody Grant – “NEBRASKA” (Paramount Pictures)

    CHIWETEL EJIOFOR / Solomon Northup – “12 YEARS A SLAVE” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

    TOM HANKS / Capt. Richard Phillips – “CAPTAIN PHILLIPS” (Columbia Pictures)

    MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY / Ron Woodroof – “DALLAS BUYERS CLUB” (Focus Features)

    FOREST WHITAKER / Cecil Gaines – “LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER” (The Weinstein Company)

    Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

    CATE BLANCHETT / Jasmine – “BLUE JASMINE” (Sony Pictures Classics)

    SANDRA BULLOCK / Ryan Stone – “GRAVITY” (Warner Bros. Pictures)

    JUDI DENCH / Philomena Lee – “PHILOMENA” (The Weinstein Company)

    MERYL STREEP / Violet Weston – “AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY” (The Weinstein Company)

    EMMA THOMPSON / P.L. Travers – “SAVING MR. BANKS” (Walt Disney Pictures)

    Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

    BARKHAD ABDI / Muse – “CAPTAIN PHILLIPS” (Columbia Pictures)

    DANIEL BRÜHL / Niki Lauda – “RUSH” (Universal Pictures)

    MICHAEL FASSBENDER / Edwin Epps – “12 YEARS A SLAVE” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

    JAMES GANDOLFINI / Albert – “ENOUGH SAID” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

    JARED LETO / Rayon – “DALLAS BUYERS CLUB” (Focus Features)

    Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

    JENNIFER LAWRENCE / Rosalyn Rosenfeld – “AMERICAN HUSTLE” (Columbia Pictures)

    LUPITA NYONG’O / Patsey – “12 YEARS A SLAVE” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

    JULIA ROBERTS / Barbara Weston – “AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY” (The Weinstein Company)

    JUNE SQUIBB / Kate Grant – “NEBRASKA” (Paramount Pictures)

    OPRAH WINFREY / Gloria Gaines – “LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER” (The Weinstein Company)

    Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

    12 YEARS A SLAVE (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

    BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH / Ford

    PAUL DANO / Tibeats

    GARRET DILLAHUNT / Armsby

    CHIWETEL EJIOFOR / Solomon Northup

    MICHAEL FASSBENDER / Edwin Epps

    PAUL GIAMATTI / Freeman

    SCOOT McNAIRY / Brown

    LUPITA NYONG’O / Patsey

    ADEPERO ODUYE / Eliza

    SARAH PAULSON / Mistress Epps

    BRAD PITT / Bass

    MICHAEL KENNETH WILLIAMS / Robert

    ALFRE WOODARD / Mistress Shaw

    AMERICAN HUSTLE (Columbia Pictures)

    AMY ADAMS / Sydney Prosser

    CHRISTIAN BALE / Irving Rosenfeld

    LOUIS C.K. / Stoddard Thorsen

    BRADLEY COOPER / Richie DiMaso

    PAUL HERMAN / Alfonse Simone

    JACK HUSTON / Pete Musane

    JENNIFER LAWRENCE / Rosalyn Rosenfeld

    ALESSANDRO NIVOLA / Federal Prosecutor

    MICHAEL PEÑA / Sheik (Agent Hernandez)

    JEREMY RENNER / Mayor Carmine Polito

    ELISABETH RÖHM / Dolly Polito

    SHEA WHIGHAM / Carl Elway

    AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (The Weinstein Company)

    ABIGAIL BRESLIN / Jean Fordham

    CHRIS COOPER / Charles Aiken

    BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH / “Little” Charles Aiken

    JULIETTE LEWIS / Karen Weston

    MARGO MARTINDALE / Mattie Fae Aiken

    EWAN McGREGOR / Bill Fordham

    DERMOT MULRONEY / Steve

    JULIANNE NICHOLSON / Ivy Weston

    JULIA ROBERTS / Barbara Weston

    SAM SHEPARD / Beverly Weston

    MERYL STREEP / Violet Weston

    MISTY UPHAM / Johnna

    DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (Focus Features)

    JENNIFER GARNER / Dr. Eve Saks

    MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY / Ron Woodroof

    JARED LETO / Rayon

    DENIS O’HARE / Dr. Sevard

    DALLAS ROBERTS / David Wayne

    STEVE ZAHN / Tucker

    LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER (The Weinstein Company)

    MARIAH CAREY / Hattie Pearl

    JOHN CUSACK / Richard Nixon

    JANE FONDA / Nancy Reagan

    CUBA GOODING, JR. / Carter Wilson

    TERRENCE HOWARD / Howard

    LENNY KRAVITZ / James Holloway

    JAMES MARSDEN / John F. Kennedy

    DAVID OYELOWO / Louis Gaines

    ALEX PETTYFER / Thomas Westfall

    VANESSA REDGRAVE / Annabeth Westfall

    ALAN RICKMAN / Ronald Reagan

    LIEV SCHREIBER / Lyndon B. Johnson

    FOREST WHITAKER / Cecil Gaines

    ROBIN WILLIAMS / Dwight D. Eisenhower

    OPRAH WINFREY / Gloria Gaines

     

    TELEVISION PROGRAMS

    Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

    MATT DAMON / Scott Thorson – “BEHIND THE CANDELABRA” (HBO)

    MICHAEL DOUGLAS / Liberace – “BEHIND THE CANDELABRA” (HBO)

    JEREMY IRONS / King Henry IV – “THE HOLLOW CROWN” (WNET/Thirteen)

    ROB LOWE / John F. Kennedy – “KILLING KENNEDY” (National Geographic Channel)

    AL PACINO / Phil Spector – “PHIL SPECTOR” (HBO)
     

    Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

    ANGELA BASSETT / Coretta Scott King – “BETTY & CORETTA” (Lifetime)

    HELENA BONHAM CARTER / Elizabeth Taylor – “BURTON AND TAYLOR” (BBC America)

    HOLLY HUNTER / G.J. – “TOP OF THE LAKE” (Sundance Channel)

    HELEN MIRREN / Linda Kenney Baden – “PHIL SPECTOR” (HBO)

    ELISABETH MOSS / Robin Griffin – “TOP OF THE LAKE” (Sundance Channel)

    Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

    STEVE BUSCEMI / Enoch “Nucky” Thompson – “BOARDWALK EMPIRE” (HBO)

    BRYAN CRANSTON / Walter White – “BREAKING BAD” (AMC)

    JEFF DANIELS / Will McAvoy – “THE NEWSROOM” (HBO)

    PETER DINKLAGE / Tyrion Lannister – “GAME OF THRONES” (HBO)

    KEVIN SPACEY / Francis Underwood – “HOUSE OF CARDS” (Netflix)

    Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

    CLAIRE DANES / Carrie Mathison – “HOMELAND” (Showtime)

    ANNA GUNN / Skyler White – “BREAKING BAD” (AMC)

    JESSICA LANGE / Fiona Goode – “AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN” (FX)

    MAGGIE SMITH / Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham – “DOWNTON ABBEY” (PBS)

    KERRY WASHINGTON / Olivia Pope – “SCANDAL” (ABC)

    Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

    ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy – “30 ROCK” (NBC)

    JASON BATEMAN / Michael Bluth – “ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT” (Netflix)

    TY BURRELL / Phil Dunphy – “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC)

    DON CHEADLE / Martin “Marty” Kaan – “HOUSE OF LIES” (Showtime)

    JIM PARSONS / Sheldon Cooper – “THE BIG BANG THEORY” (CBS)

    Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

    MAYIM BIALIK / Amy Farrah Fowler – “THE BIG BANG THEORY” (CBS)

    JULIE BOWEN / Claire Dunphy – “MODERN FAMILY” (ABC)

    EDIE FALCO / Jackie Peyton – “NURSE JACKIE” (Showtime)

    TINA FEY / Liz Lemon – “30 ROCK” (NBC)

    JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS / Vice President Selina Meyer – “VEEP” (HBO)

    Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

    BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)

    PATRICIA ARQUETTE / Sally Wheet

    MARGOT BINGHAM / Daughter Maitland

    STEVE BUSCEMI / Enoch “Nucky” Thompson

    BRIAN GERAGHTY / Agent Warren Knox

    STEPHEN GRAHAM / Al Capone

    ERIK LA RAY HARVEY / Dunn Purnsley

    JACK HUSTON / Richard Harrow

    RON LIVINGSTON / Roy Phillips

    DOMENICK LOMBARDOZZI / Ralph Capone

    GRETCHEN MOL / Gillian Darmody

    BEN ROSENFIELD / Willie Thompson

    MICHAEL STUHLBARG / Arnold Rothstein

    JACOB WARE / Agent Selby

    SHEA WHIGHAM / Elias “Eli” Thompson

    MICHAEL KENNETH WILLIAMS / “Chalky” White

    JEFFREY WRIGHT / Valentin Narcisse

    BREAKING BAD (AMC)

    MICHAEL BOWEN / Uncle Jack

    BETSY BRANDT / Marie Schrader

    BRYAN CRANSTON / Walter White

    LAVELL CRAWFORD / Huell

    TAIT FLETCHER / Lester

    LAURA FRASER / Lydia Rodarte-Quale

    ANNA GUNN / Skyler White

    MATTHEW T. METZLER / Matt

    RJ MITTE / Walter White Jr.

    DEAN NORRIS / Hank Schrader

    BOB ODENKIRK / Saul Goodman

    AARON PAUL / Jesse Pinkman

    JESSE PLEMONS / Todd

    STEVEN MICHAEL QUEZADA / Gomez

    KEVIN RANKIN / Kenny

    PATRICK SANE / Frankie

    DOWNTON ABBEY (PBS)

    HUGH BONNEVILLE / Robert, Earl of Grantham

    LAURA CARMICHAEL / Lady Edith Crawley

    JIM CARTER / Mr. Carson

    BRENDAN COYLE / John Bates

    MICHELLE DOCKERY / Lady Mary Crawley

    KEVIN DOYLE / Molesley

    JESSICA BROWN FINDLAY / Lady Sybil Crawley

    SIOBHAN FINNERAN / Sarah O’Brien

    JOANNE FROGGATT / Anna Bates

    ROB JAMES-COLLIER / Thomas Barrow

    ALLEN LEECH / Tom Branson

    PHYLLIS LOGAN / Mrs. Hughes

    ELIZABETH McGOVERN / Cora, Countess of Grantham

    SOPHIE McSHERA / Daisy

    MATT MILNE / Alfred

    LESLEY NICOL / Mrs. Patmore

    AMY NUTTALL / Ethel

    DAVID ROBB / Dr. Clarkson

    MAGGIE SMITH / Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham

    ED SPELEERS / Jimmy

    DAN STEVENS / Matthew Crawley

    CARA THEOBOLD / Ivy

    PENELOPE WILTON / Isobel Crawley

    GAME OF THRONES (HBO)

    ALFIE ALLEN / Theon Greyjoy

    JOHN BRADLEY / Samwell Tarly

    OONA CHAPLIN / Talisa Maegyr

    GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE / Brienne of Tarth

    EMILIA CLARKE / Daenerys Targaryen

    NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU / Jaime Lannister

    MACKENZIE CROOK / Orell

    CHARLES DANCE / Tywin Lannister

    JOE DEMPSIE / Gendry

    PETER DINKLAGE / Tyrion Lannister

    NATALIE DORMER / Margaery Tyrell

    NATHALIE EMMANUEL / Missandei

    MICHELLE FAIRLEY / Lady Catelyn Stark

    JACK GLEESON / Joffrey Baratheon

    IAIN GLEN / Ser Jorah Mormont

    KIT HARINGTON / Jon Snow

    LENA HEADEY /Cersei Lannister

    ISAAC HEMPSTEAD WRIGHT / Brandon “Bran” Stark

    KRISTOFER HIVJU / Tormund Giantsbane

    PAUL KAYE / Thoros of Myr

    SIBEL KEKILLI / Shae

    ROSE LESLIE / Ygritte

    RICHARD MADDEN / Robb Stark

    RORY McCANN / Sandor “The Hound” Clegane

    MICHAEL McELHATTON / Roose Bolton

    IAN McELHINNEY / Barristan Selmy

    PHILIP McGINLEY / Anguy

    HANNAH MURRAY / Gilly

    IWAN RHEON / Ramsay Snow

    SOPHIE TURNER / Sansa Stark

    CARICE VAN HOUTEN / Melisandre

    MAISIE WILLIAMS / Arya Stark

    HOMELAND (Showtime)

    F. MURRAY ABRAHAM / Dar Adal

    SARITA CHOUDHURY / Mira Berenson

    CLAIRE DANES / Carrie Mathison

    RUPERT FRIEND / Peter Quinn

    TRACY LETTS / Sen. Andrew Lockhart

    DAMIAN LEWIS / Nicholas Brody

    MANDY PATINKIN / Saul Berenson

    MORGAN SAYLOR / Dana Brody

    Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

    30 ROCK (NBC)

    SCOTT ADSIT / Pete Hornberger

    ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy

    KATRINA BOWDEN / Cerie

    KEVIN BROWN / Dot Com

    GRIZZ CHAPMAN / Grizz

    TINA FEY / Liz Lemon

    JUDAH FRIEDLANDER / Frank Rossitano

    JANE KRAKOWSKI / Jenna Maroney

    JOHN LUTZ / Lutz

    JAMES MARSDEN / Criss

    JACK McBRAYER / Kenneth Parcell

    TRACY MORGAN / Tracy Jordan

    KEITH POWELL / Toofer

    ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT (Netflix)

    WILL ARNETT / George Oscar “G.O.B.” Bluth II

    JASON BATEMAN / Michael Bluth

    JOHN BEARD / Himself

    MICHAEL CERA / George-Michael Bluth

    DAVID CROSS / Tobias Fünke

    PORTIA DE ROSSI / Lindsay Bluth Fünke

    ISLA FISHER / Rebel Alley

    TONY HALE / Buster Bluth

    RON HOWARD / Narrator/Himself

    LIZA MINNELLI / Lucille Austero

    ALIA SHAWKAT / Maeby Fünke

    JEFFREY TAMBOR / George Bluth, Sr./Oscar Bluth

    JESSICA WALTER / Lucille Bluth

    HENRY WINKLER / Barry Zuckerkorn

    THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)

    MAYIM BIALIK / Amy Farrah Fowler

    KALEY CUOCO / Penny

    JOHNNY GALECKI / Leonard Hofstadter

    SIMON HELBERG / Howard Wolowitz

    KUNAL NAYYAR / Rajesh Koothrappali

    JIM PARSONS / Sheldon Cooper

    MELISSA RAUCH / Bernadette Rostenkowski

    MODERN FAMILY (ABC)

    JULIE BOWEN / Claire Dunphy

    TY BURRELL / Phil Dunphy

    AUBREY ANDERSON EMMONS / Lily Tucker-Pritchett

    JESSE TYLER FERGUSON / Mitchell Pritchett

    NOLAN GOULD / Luke Dunphy

    SARAH HYLAND / Haley Dunphy

    ED O’NEILL / Jay Pritchett

    RICO RODRIGUEZ / Manny Delgado

    ERIC STONESTREET / Cameron Tucker

    SOFIA VERGARA / Gloria Delgado-Pritchett

    ARIEL WINTER / Alex Dunphy

    VEEP (HBO)

    SUFE BRADSHAW / Sue Wilson

    ANNA CHLUMSKY / Amy Brookheimer

    GARY COLE / Kent Davidson

    KEVIN DUNN / Ben Cafferty

    TONY HALE / Gary Walsh

    JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS / Vice President Selina Meyer

    REID SCOTT / Dan Egan

    TIMOTHY SIMONS / Jonah Ryan

    MATT WALSH / Mike McLintock

     

    SAG AWARDS® HONORS FOR STUNT ENSEMBLES

    Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

    ALL IS LOST (Lionsgate)

    FAST & FURIOUS 6 (Universal Pictures)

    LONE SURVIVOR (Universal Pictures)

    RUSH (Universal Pictures)

    THE WOLVERINE (20th Century Fox)

    Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series

    BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)

    BREAKING BAD (AMC)

    GAME OF THRONES (HBO)

    HOMELAND (Showtime)

    THE WALKING DEAD (AMC)

    LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

    Screen Actors Guild 50th Annual Life Achievement Award

    RITA MORENO

     

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  • 12 YEARS A SLAVE Wins Over D.C. Film Critics as 2013 Best Film

    12 YEARS A SLAVE12 YEARS A SLAVE

    “12 YEARS A SLAVE” lead the 2013 Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) awards, winning six awards including Best Film, Best Actor (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Best Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong’o), Best Ensemble, Best Adapted Screenplay (John Ridley) and Best Original Score (Hans Zimmer).  Best Foreign Language Film went to “THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN,” from Belgium, and Best Documentary honors were awarded to “BLACKFISH.” 

    THE 2013 WAFCA AWARD WINNERS:

    Best Film:
    12 Years a Slave

    Best Director:
    Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity)

    Best Actor:
    Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)

    Best Actress:
    Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)

    Best Supporting Actor:
    Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)

    Best Supporting Actress:
    Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave)

    Best Acting Ensemble:
    12 Years a Slave

    Best Youth Performance:
    Tye Sheridan (Mud)

    Best Adapted Screenplay:
    John Ridley (12 Years a Slave)

    Best Original Screenplay:
    Spike Jonze (Her)

    Best Animated Feature:
    Frozen

    Best Documentary:
    Blackfish

    Best Foreign Language Film:
    The Broken Circle Breakdown

    Best Art Direction:
    Production Designer: Catherine Martin, Set Decorator: Beverley Dunn (The Great Gatsby)

    Best Cinematography:
    Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, A.M.C. (Gravity)

    Best Editing:
    Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger (Gravity)

    Best Original Score:
    Hans Zimmer (12 Years a Slave)

    The Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, DC:
    Lee Daniels’ The Butler

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  • Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2014 Short Film Selections

     A Portrait of Marina Abramović / U.S.A. (Director: Matthu Placek) A Portrait of Marina Abramović / U.S.A. (Director: Matthu Placek)

    Sundance Film Festival unveiled the short films selected for the 2014 festival taking place January 16 to 26 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The 2014 Short Film program is comprised of 66 short films selected from a record 8,161 submissions (59 more than for the 2013 Festival). Trevor Groth, Director of Programming for the Sundance Film Festival, said, “The Short Film program for the 2014 Sundance Film Festival features an astonishing array of new stories, viewpoints and filmmaking talent, positioning it at the core of our work to discover and share independent perspectives on our culture and world.”

    U.S. NARRATIVE SHORT FILMS

    130919 • A Portrait of Marina Abramović / U.S.A. (Director: Matthu Placek) — This one-take, 3-D film majestically documents legendary performance artist Marina Abramovic, capturing the breadth of space in infinite detail: the life of an artist, her keen sense of transition, a space’s decay, and the ripeness of rebirth.

    Afronauts / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Frances Bodomo) — On July 16th 1969, America prepares to launch Apollo 11. Thousands of miles away, the Zambia Space Academy hopes to beat America to the moon. Inspired by true events.

    The Big House (Al Bayt Al Kabeer) / U.S.A., Yemen (Director and screenwriter: Musa Syeed) — When a young Yemeni boy ventures out of his cramped apartment and finds a key to the empty mansion down the street, he lets himself and his imagination run wild in the big house.

    The Bravest, the Boldest / U.S.A. (Director: Moon Molson, Screenwriters: Eric Fallen, Moon Molson) — Two army casualty-notification officers arrive at the Harlem projects to deliver some news to Sayeeda Porter about her son serving in the war overseas. But whatever it is they have to say, Sayeeda ain’t willing to hear it.

    Catherine / U.S.A. (Director: Dean Fleischer-Camp, Screenwriters: Dean Fleischer-Camp, Jenny Slate) —Catherine returns to work after a hiatus.

    Chapel Perilous / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Matthew Lessner) — Chapel perilous is an occult term describing a psychological state where people are uncertain if they have been aided or hindered by a force outside the natural world. 

    Cruising Electric (1980) / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Brumby Boylston) — The marketing department green-lights a red-light tie-in: 60 lost seconds of modern movie merchandising.

    Dawn / U.S.A. (Director: Rose McGowan, Screenwriters: M.A. Fortin, Joshua John Miller) — Dawn is a quiet young teenager who longs for something or someone to free her from her sheltered life.

    Dig / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Toby Halbrooks) — A young girl watches her father dig a hole in their backyard. Mystified about his purpose, the neighborhood comes to watch.

    The End of Eating Everything/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Wangechi Mutu) — The End of Eating Everything traces the journey of a flying, planetlike creature navigating a bleak skyscape. This sick soul is lost in a polluted atmosphere without grounding or roots, led by hunger toward its destruction.

    Funnel / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Andre Hyland) — A man’s car breaks down and sends him on a quest across town that slowly turns into the most fantastically mundane adventure.

    Gregory Go Boom/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Janicza Bravo) — A paraplegic man leaves home for the first time only to discover that life in the outside world is not the way he had imagined it.

    Here Come the Girls / U.S.A., Norway (Director and screenwriter: Young Jean Lee) — An examination of the life of Joe Truman, an aspiring musician, father, and drug user. This unsettling paradocumentary investigates Joe’s private life through invasive snapshots of his environment and relationships and is a painful pleasure to watch.

    I’m a Mitzvah / U.S.A. (Director: Ben Berman, Screenwriters: Ben Berman, Josh Cohen) — A young American man spends one last night with his deceased friend while stranded in rural Mexico.

    The Immaculate Reception / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Charlotte Glynn) — It’s 1972 in the hardworking steel town of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sixteen-year-old Joey has the chance to prove himself when his crush ends up at his house to watch the infamous football game between the Steelers and the Raiders.

    Jonathan’s Chest / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Christopher Radcliff) — Everything changes one night for Alex, a troubled teenager, when he is visited by a boy claiming to be his brother—who disappeared years earlier.

    Kekasih / U.S.A., Malaysia (Director and screenwriter: Diffan Sina Norman) — While pursuing his late wife, a botanical professor encounters a divine presence that will transform him forever.

    Master Muscles / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Efrén Hernández) — Veronica and Efren go on a trip.

    Me + Her / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Joseph Oxford) — In a faraway world, tucked away in a small fold of land behind an enormous willow tree, exists the tiny city of Cardboard. After a tragic event, Jack Cardboard goes on a journey to mend his broken heart.

    Person to Person / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Dustin Guy Defa) — Waking up the morning after hosting a party, a man discovers a stranger passed out on his floor. He spends the rest of the day trying to convince her to leave.

    Rat Pack Rat / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Todd Rohal) — A Sammy Davis Jr. impersonator, hired to visit a loyal Rat Pack fan, finds himself performing the last rites at the boy’s bedside.

    Verbatim / U.S.A. (Director: Brett Weiner, Screenwriter: Court Document) — A jaded lawyer wastes an afternoon trying to figure out if a dim-witted government employee has ever used a photocopier. All the dialogue in this short comes from an actual deposition filed with the Supreme Court of Ohio.

    INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE SHORT FILMS

    2 Girls 1 Cake / Denmark (Director and screenwriter: Jens Dahl) — Two girls reunite after a traumatic near-death experience, which occurs in 10 central minutes of 24-year-old Julie’s life. She stands face to face with unbearable injustice.

    Best / United Kingdom (Director: William Oldroyd, Screenwriter: Adam Brace) — With his wedding only moments away, a man and his best friend confront their future.

    Black Mulberry / Georgia, France (Director: Gabriel Razmadze, Screenwriters: Gabriel Razmadze, Tinatin Kajrishvili) — In a small, remote mining town in the Republic of Georgia, Nick and Anna, two teens from vastly different backgrounds, come together for an idyllic moment in time.

    Burger / United Kingdom, Norway (Director and screenwriter: Magnus Mork) — It’s late night in a burger bar in Wales…

    Butter Lamp/ France, China (Director and screenwriter: Hu Wei) — A photographer weaves unique links among nomadic families.

    The Cut/ Canada (Director and screenwriter: Geneviève Dulude-Decelles) — The Cut tells the story of a father and a daughter, whose relationship fluctuates between proximity and detachment, at the moment of a haircut.

    Exchange & Mart / United Kingdom (Directors: Cara Connolly, Martin Clark, Screenwriter: Cara Connolly) — Reg is a lonely girl at a remote Scottish boarding school where paranoia about rape is rife. Her unorthodox self-defense class provides the human touch she craves so deeply. When she is attacked in the woods, she knows what she has to do…

    Here I Am…There You Are… / Israel (Director and screenwriter: Dikla Jika Elkaslassy) — Domination emerges during foreplay between a married couple. As the film evolves, the gray areas between controlling and being controlled cause confusion for both partners. When reality eclipses their imaginary game, they realize what is controlling them.

    Life’s a Bitch / Canada (Director: François Jaros, Screenwriter: Guillaume Lambert) — Love. Grief. Choc. Denial. Sleeplessness. Bubble bath. Mucus. Masturbation. Pop tart. Pigeons. Toothpaste. Hospital. F__k. Bye. Hair. Sports. Chicken. Bootie. Kids. Rejection. Squirrels. Cries. Awkward—95 scenes, five minutes: life’s a bitch.

    Metube: August Sings Carmen “Habanera” / Austria (Director and screenwriter: Daniel Moshel) — George Bizet`s “Habanera” from Carmen has been reinterpreted and enhanced with electronic sounds for MeTube, a homage to thousands of ambitious YouTube users and video bloggers, and gifted and less gifted self-promoters on the Internet.

    Mi nina mi vida / Canada (Director and screenwriter: Yan Giroux) — Jack and his giant stuffed bear move through the bustling crowds and noisy rides at an amusement park. In this strange world he can no longer relate to, he searches for a reason to smile.

    More Than Two Hours / Iran (Director: Ali Asgari, Screenwriters: Ali Asgari, Farnoosh Samadi) — It’s 3:00 a.m., and a boy and girl are wandering in the city, looking for a hospital to cure the girl, but it’s much harder to find one than they thought.

    My Sense of Modesty / France (Director and screenwriter: Sébastien Bailly) — Hafsia, an art history student, must remove her hijab for an oral exam. To prepare, she goes to the Louvre to view the painting she has to comment on.

    Mystery / Spain (Director and screenwriter: Chema García Ibarra) — They say that if you put your ear to the back of his neck, you can hear the Virgin talk.

    Pleasure / Sweden (Director and screenwriter: Ninja Thyberg) — Behind the scenes of a porn shoot, the actors practice various positions. The rumor is that one of the girls is doing an advanced routine that requires someone extremely tough. Pleasure is a startling film about workplace intrigue.

    Syndromeda / Sweden (Director and screenwriter: Patrik Eklund) — Leif wakes up on the road—naked and bloody—with no memory of what has happened. No one believes him when he claims he was abducted by aliens.

    Wakening / Canada (Director: Danis Goulet, Screenwriter: Tony Elliott) — In the near future, the environment has been destroyed, and society suffocates under a brutal military occupation. A lone Cree wanderer, Weesakechak, searches an urban war zone to find the ancient and dangerous Weetigo to help fight the occupiers.

    DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS

    Choreography / U.S.A. (Directors: David Redmon, Ashley Sabin) — Donkeys gaze at those who gaze at them.

    Fe26 / U.S.A. (Director: Kevin Jerome Everson) — Two gentlemen make a living hustling metal in Cleveland, Ohio.

    Godka Cirka (A Hole in the Sky) / Spain, France, U.S.A. (Directors: Alex Lora, Antonio Tibaldi) — Young Alifa looks up at the Somali sky and thinks about her daily life as a shepherdess. She knows the day that will change her life forever is about to come.

    Hacked Circuit / U.S.A. (Director: Deborah Stratman) — This circular study of the Foley process portrays sound artists at work constructing complex layers of fabrication and imposition.

    I Think This Is the Closest to How the Footage Looked / Israel (Directors: Yuval Hameiri, Michal Vaknin) — A man with poor means recreates a lost memory of the last day with his mom. Objects come to life in a desperate struggle to produce a single moment that is gone.

    The Last Days of Peter Bergmann / Ireland (Director: Ciaran Cassidy) — In 2009, a man claiming to be from Austria arrived in the town of Sligo, Ireland. During his final days, Peter Bergmann went to great lengths to ensure no one ever discovered who he was and where he came from.

    The Lion’s Mouth Opens / U.S.A. (Director: Lucy Walker) — A stunningly courageous young woman takes the boldest step imaginable, supported by her mother and loving friends.

    Love. Love. Love. / Russia (Director: Sandhya Daisy Sundaram) — Every year, through the endless winters, her love takes new shapes and forms.

    Notes on Blindness / United Kingdom, U.S.A., Australia (Directors: Peter Middleton, James Spinney) — In 1983, writer and theologian John Hull became blind. To help make sense of his loss, he began keeping an audio diary. Encompassing dreams, memories, and his imaginative life, Notes on Blindness immerses the viewer in Hull’s experience of blindness.

    Of God and Dogs / Syrian Arab Republic (Director: Abounaddara Collective) — A young, free Syrian soldier confesses to killing a man he knew was innocent. He promises to take vengeance on the God who led him to commit the murder.

    One Billion Rising / U.S.A. (Directors: Eve Ensler, Tony Stroebel) — In 2013, one billion women and men rose and shook the earth through dance to end violence against women in the biggest mass action ever. The event was a radical awakening of body and consciousness. This is what it looked like.

    Remembering the Artist, Robert De Niro, Sr. / U.S.A. (Directors: Perri Peltz, Geeta Gandbhir) — Robert De Niro, Sr., was a figurative painter obscured by the powerful pop art movement. His work has returned to the spotlight because of his son, who happens to be one of the world’s most famous actors.

    Tim and Susan Have Matching Handguns / U.S.A. (Director: Joe Callander) — Love is swapping clips with your spouse in the middle of a three-gun problem.

    Untucked / U.S.A. (Director: Danny Pudi) — This documentary explores the iconic “untucked” jersey worn in 1977 when Marquette University won its first and only national college basketball championship. It was designed by one of Marquette’s players, Bo Ellis, under the fearless leadership of Coach Al McGuire.

    ANIMATED SHORT FILMS

    Allergy to Originality / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Drew Christie) — A humorous, animated op doc explores the rich history of adaptation, plagiarism, and other forms of appropriation in art.

    Astigmatismo / Spain (Director and screenwriter: Nicolai Troshinsky) — A boy loses his glasses and can only see one thing in focus at a time. With his sight shaped by the sounds around him, he must learn to explore a blurry world of unknown places and strange characters.

    Blame It on the Seagull / Norway (Director: Julie Engaas, Screenwriters: Julie Engaas, Cecilie Bjørnaraa) — An animated documentary about Pelle Sandstrak and the way he showed the first signs of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette’s syndrome as a teenager.

    Crime: The Animated Series (Marcus McGhee) / U.S.A., Canada (Directors: Alix Lambert, Sam Chou) — When Hartford teacher Marcus McGhee has his car stolen, the police refuse to assist him. Directors Alix Lambert and Sam Chou mix humor with stark reality in this animated documentary short.

    Marilyn Myller / U.S.A., United Kingdom (Director and screenwriter: Mikey Please) — Marilyn maketh. Marilyn taketh awayeth. Marilyn is trying really hard to create something good. For once, her expectation and reality are going to align. It will be epic. It will be tear-jerkingly profound. It will be perfect. Nothing can go wrong.

    The Obvious Child / United Kingdom (Director and screenwriter: Stephen Irwin) — Somebody broke the girl’s parents. The rabbit was there when it happened. It was an awful mess.

    Passer Passer / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Louis Morton) — An animated city symphony celebrates the hidden world of background noise.

    Phantom Limb / United Kingdom, Australia (Director and screenwriter: Alex Grigg) — James and Martha narrowly survive a motorcycle accident. During the aftermath, however, James begins to experience Martha’s phantom pains.

    Piece, Peace / South Korea (Director and screenwriter: Jae-in Park) — Psychological changes among different characters lead to a more and more extreme situation.

    The Present / Taiwan (Director: Joe Hsieh, Screenwriters: Joe Hsieh, Ching-Chwang Ho) — A married man on a business trip checks into a hotel. The hotel manager’s daughter falls for him at first sight. Rejected by the man, she embarks on a journey of revenge.

    Subconscious Password / Canada (Director and screenwriter: Chris Landreth) — Chris Landreth, the director of the Academy Award–winning short Ryan, plays Charles, a man paralyzed by his inability to remember a friend’s name. Thus begins a mind-bending romp through a game show of the unconscious—complete with animated celebrity guests.

    White Morning / United Kingdom (Director and screenwriter: Paul Barritt) — A short film about the violence of little boys and little men.

    Yearbook / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Bernardo Britto) — A man is hired to compile the definitive history of human existence before the planet blows up.

     

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