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Entries in WALL-E (16)

Wednesday
19Aug2009

IMDb's 'Top Rated Films of the New Millennium' list

And the winner is... "The Dark Knight," of course. Christopher Nolan's second "Batman" flick took the No. 1 spot of IMDb's list of its top rated films of the new millennium. To be honest, that really doesn't surprise me much. That said, some of the films in here I didn't necessarily expect to make the cut.

I am quite surprised to see "The Lives of Others" in here, although it clearly deserves a spot because it's a masterpiece. I wasn't prepared to see "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" in here either. I'm also really glad "City of God" made it in there, because that one was my favorite film of 2002. So was "The Departed" for 2006.

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Tuesday
03Feb2009

Daily news dose: Gary Marhsall to helm 'Valentine's Day,' Al Pacino cast in 'King Lear'

Here's your dose of film news for Feb. 4, 2009:

• Gary Marshall is set to direct New Line Cinema's comedy "Valentine's Day," about 10 Los Angeles people whose lives intersect on Feb. 14. Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein rewrote a draft by Katherine Fugate. Marshall also directed "Georgia Rule," "The Princess Diaries" and "Runaway Bride." (Variety)

• Al Pacino has signed on to play the lead role in "King Lear," which Michael Radford will direct. Radford, whose credits include "The Merchant of Venice," also wrote the screenplay. Variety says the film will head into production in Europe later this year.

• Ken Nolan will rewrite Paramount's untitled moon project starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Doug Liman and John Hamburg penned the original script. The Hollywood Reporter describes the project as an "action film about lunar colonization." Liman ("The Bourne Identity") is also on board to direct the flick.

• "WALL-E" director Andrew Stanton recently told MTV News he is not considering a sequel to the adventure about the cute, little robot. “I think that takes a lot of hubris to think that your idea is going to live on and on, and I always love the idea of something just being contained and done,” he said.

Sunday
11Jan2009

'Slumdog Millionaire' tops 2009 Golden Globes

"Slumdog Millionaire" topped the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards Sunday with four awards, including best drama.

The drama about an Indian youngster who wins big on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" also won best director for Danny Boyle, best screenplay for Simon Beaufoy, and best original score for A.R. Rahman.

Also scoring big was Kate Winslet, who won best actress in a drama for her role in "Revolutionary Road" and best supporting actress for "The Reader." Meanwhile, Sally Hawkins was named best actress in a musical or comedy for "Happy-Go-Lucky."

On the side of the men, Mickey Rourke took home the prize for best actor in a drama for "The Wrestler," while Heath Ledger won best supporing actor for "The Dark Knight. Colin Farrell won the Golden Globe for best actor in a comedy or musical for his performance in "In Bruges."

Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" took best comedy, while "WALL-E" was named best animated film. "Waltz with Bashir" picked up the award for best foreign language film.

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Monday
22Dec2008

Utah film critics pick 'Dark Knight' as best of '08

The Utah Film Critics Association chose Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" as the best film of 2008. Meanwhile, Heath Ledger received the best supporting award for his splendid role as the Joker.

Andrew Stanton won best director for Pixar's "WALL-E," which also took home the award for best animated feature.

Mickey Rourke was named best actor for "The Wrestler," while Melissa Leo recieved the prize for best actress for "Frozen River."

In the best supporting actress category, Rosemarie DeWitt won for her role in "Rachel Getting Married," which also picked up the best screenplay award for Jenny Lumet.

"Man On Wire" was crowned best documetary, while "Let the Right One In" won for best foreign language film.

Monday
22Dec2008

Florida film critics honor 'Slumdog Millionaire'

The Florida Film Critics Circle named Danny Boyle's astonishing "Slumdog Millionaire" as the best film of 2008. The film earned two more awards: best director for Boyle and best screenplay by Simon Beaufoy.

Mickey Rourke won best actor for his performance in "The Wrestler," while Heath Ledger received the prize for best supporting actor for "The Dark Knight."

In the category of best actress, Melissa Leo emerged as the winner for "Frozen River." Meanwhile, Marisa Tomei won best supporting actress for "The Wrestler."

Wally Pfister won yet another award for his cinematography in "The Dark Knight." "Let the Right One In" took best foreign film, while "WALL-E" won best animated film.

Other winners included "Man On Wire," which won best documentary, and Martin McDonagh, who won the breakout award for "In Bruges."

Monday
22Dec2008

'Madagascar 2' takes over international b.o.

"Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" took the top spot at the international box office this weekend with $33.5 million in ticket sales, bumping up its total gross to $218.5 million.

Last week's winner "The Day the Earth Stood Still" dropped to No. 2, earning $21 million in 92 territories and lifting its overseas total to $72.3 million. Following in third place was Catherine Hardwicke's "Twilight," which picked up another $11 million to reach a cumulative gross of $64.6 million.

Meanwhile at No. 4, Seth Gordon's holiday comedy "Four Christmases" took home $5.7 million in 38 markets. The film's cumulative gross currently stands at $23.8 million.

Walt Disney's animated adventure "Bolt" collected $5.3 million for a total haul of $35.9 million, while Jim Carrey's new comedy "Yes Man" opened to a weekend gross of $3.5 million.

Other results from the overseas box office: "WALL-E" pulled $3.8 million for a total of $283 million; new entry "The Tale of Despereaux" earned $1.7 million; "Changeling" added $3 million; and "Australia" took $1.1 million.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Thursday
18Dec2008

Chicago film critics crown 'WALL-E' best of '08

The Chicago Film Critics Association picked Pixar's animated family adventure "WALL-E" as the year's best picture.

The film about the cute little robot with a personality also took home the awards for best animated film, best original screenplay (Andrew Stanton and Jim Reardon) and best original score (Thomas Newman).

Danny Boyle won best director for "Slumdog Millionaire," which also picked up best adapted screenplay for Simon Beaufoy.

In the best actor category, Mickey Rourke won for his role in "The Wrestler," while Heath Ledger was named best supporting actor for "The Dark Knight."

Anne Hathaway emerged as the winner in the best actress category for "Rachel Getting Married," with Kate Winslet taking best supporting actress for "The Reader."

Other winners included Wally Pfister, who won best cinematography for "The Dark Knight," and "Let the Right One In, which received the prize for best foreign language film. "Man on Wire" won best documentary.

Monday
15Dec2008

Boston film critics pick 'WALL-E,' 'Slumdog'

The Boston Society of Film Critics named both Pixar's "WALL-E" and Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" as the best films of 2008.

Tying for the best actor award were Sean Penn for his portrayal as Harvey Milk in Gus Van Sant's "Milk," and Mickey Rourke for Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler."

Sally Hawkins won yet another award for her role in "Happy-Go-Lucky," while Penelope Cruz was named best supporting actress for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."

In the category for best supporting actor, Heath Ledger won for his role as the Joker in "The Dark Knight."

Gus Van Sant won best director for two movies, namely "Milk" and "Paranoid Park." "Milk" also took home best screenplay for Dustin Lance Black.

Here are some more awards: "WALL-E" won best animated flick; "Man on Wire" took best documentary; and Christopher Doyle and Rain Kathy Li were named best cinematographers for "Paranoid Park."

Monday
15Dec2008

American Film Institute picks 2008 winners

The American Film Institute picked its top 10 movies of 2008. David Fincher's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" was the first one on the list, with "The Dark Knight" and "Frost/Nixon" following second and third, respectively.

Also part of the list were Courtney Hunt's directorial debut "Frozen River," Clint Eastwood's "Gran Torino" and Jon Favreau's "Iron Man."

Gus Van Sant's drama "Milk," Pixar's "WALL-E," Kelly Reichardt's "Wendy and Lucy" and Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler" rounded out the top 10.

Read more about AFI on the official AFI Web site.

Sunday
14Dec2008

New York film critics name 'Milk' best of '08

The New York Film Critics Circle named Gus Van Sant's "Milk" as the best picture of 2008. The film also won best actor for Sean Penn and best supporting actor for Josh Brolin.

The best actress award went to Sally Hawkins in "Happy-Go-Lucky," while Penelope Cruz was named best supporting actress for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."

Mike Leigh was named best director for "Happy-Go-Lucky," although the best screenplay award went to Jenny Lumet for "Rachel Getting Married." Meanwhile, Anthony Dod Mantle picked up the prize for best cinematographer ("Slumdog Millionaire").

NYFCC also chose "WALL-E" as their favorite animated film, and "Man on Wire" as best documentary. "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days" received the award for best foreign film.