2014 Golden Globes winners

It appears the hype around 12 Years a Slave didn't quite come to fruition, at least not the with the Golden Globes. The acclaimed and predicted Oscar favorite took home just one of the awards it was nominated for. Surprise winners include Her, The Wolf of Wall Street, and Dallas Buyers Club.

Here is the full list of winners:

Best Motion Picture - Drama

12 Years a Slave

Best Actress - Drama

Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine

Best Actor - Drama

Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club

Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical

American Hustle

Best Actress - Comedy or Musical

Amy Adams - American Hustle

Best Actor - Comedy or Musical

Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Supporting Actress

Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle

Best Supporting Actor

Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club

Best Director

Alfonso Cuaron - Gravity

Best Original Score

Alex Ebert - All is Lost

Best Original Song

"Ordinary Love" - Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Best Screenplay

Spike Jonze - Her

Best Animated Feature

Frozen

Best Foreign Film

The Great Beauty



Best Supporting Actress - TV Movie, Series, or Mini-Series

Jacqueline Bisset - Dancing on the Edge

Best Actress - Mini-Series or TV Movie

Elisabeth Moss - Top of the Lake

Best Television Series - Drama

Breaking Bad

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

Jon Voight - Ray Donovan

Best Actor - Mini-Series or TV Movie

Michael Douglas - Behind the Candelabra

Best Actor - Television Drama

Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad

Best Actress - Television Drama

Robin Wright - House of Cards

Best Actor - Television Comedy or Musical

Andy Samberg - Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Best Actress - Television Comedy or Musical

Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation

Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical

Brooklyn Nine-Nine



Are the Globes a tell-tale sign of what is to come with the Oscars? Sometimes. With this I think the Oscars might be full of dark horses. I would watch out for Her, Dallas Buyers Club, and The Wolf of Wall Street. If those get nominations they might just take them. A lot of people were certain 12 Years a Slave and/or Gravity were going to sweep and that didn't happen. The frontrunner so far seems to be American Hustle which is well deserved.
This also marks the first in many years where a Pixar film did not take home Best Animated Feature. The reason being they did not nominate Monsters University. I am pretty sure Pixar would have taken it over Frozen if it was nominated. I'm pretty certain the Oscars won't exclude Pixar, but we will see.

The Great Gatsby will open Cannes 2013

This has been a pretty slow week so far, but we got word today that The Great Gatsby, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan, will open the 2013 Cannes Film Festival in France. Gatsby was one of many victims of schedule changes by the studios and was originally set to be released on Christmas last year. The film was delayed until May 10, 2013.

This is a bit of an odd move seeing that the release date is 5 days before Cannes even starts, so it kind of defeats the purpose of "premiering" a film to open the festival. This will mark the second film directed by Baz Luhrmann to open Cannes and the third to be screened. In 1992 his film Strictly Ballroom was screened and in 2001 Moulin Rouge opened the festival.

Jay-Z to compose score for The Great Gatsby

Let's ring in 2013 with some... interesting news.

It was announced that Jay-Z is currently composing an original score for the upcoming adaptation of The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio. As you might know we originally were supposed to get The Great Gatsby last week for a Christmas release, but they delayed it until May 10th. Jay-Z is working with an artist known as Bullitts to complete the score.

Personally, I think Hollywood is taking the hint after Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross earned Oscars and Golden Globes (along with a SAG award and Critic's Choice) for their original score to The Social Network in 2010. They also got repeat nominations for the score to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in 2011, but they lost hard to The Artist at just about every single awards show. More directors are trying to get current artists to take the plunge and do the music for their films. However, that doesn't mean it will work every single time. We will just have to see how this one plays out. I'm not the biggest Jay-Z fan but I'm curious.

The Great Gatsby pushed back to 2013

The upcoming 3D film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic, The Great Gatsby, has been pushed from Christmas 2012 to summer 2013 by Warner Bros. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, and Isla Fisher and is directed by Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge, Romeo + Juliet).

WB president of domestic distribution Dan Fellman released this statement about the scheduling move:

"Based on what we've seen, Baz Luhrmann's incredible work is all we anticipated and so much more. It truly brings Fitzgerald's American classic to life in a completely immersive, visually stunning and exiting way. We think movieogers of all ages are going to embrace it, and it makes sense to ensure this unique film reaches the largest audience possible."

*sigh*
This is why we can't have nice things.

First trailer for Django Unchained

I wouldn't necessarily call myself a big Quentin Tarantino fan, but I do enjoy his work from time to time. Kill Bill Vol. 1, Kill Bill Vol. 2, Inglorious Basterds, and Reservoir Dogs are all brilliant films and it looks like Django Unchained could join that list.

First trailer and poster for The Great Gatsby

I love The Great Gatsby. It is one of my favorite books. This is a definite see for me this year. However, I feel the 3D was just a waste of money. Especially for a movie and story like this one.

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