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01Feb2009

Danny Boyle wins DGA award for 'Slumdog'

Sunday, February 1, 2009 at 10:16PM | By

Danny Boyle took home the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for "Slumdog Millionaire."

Also competing for the top award were David Fincher ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"), Gus Van Sant ("Milk"), Christopher Nolan ("The Dark Knight") and Ron Howard ("Frost/Nixon").

"If I can get here, you can get here," Boyle said during his speech. Boyle's previous directing credits include "Sunshine," "28 Days Later..." and "Trainspotting."

Ari Folman won the award for best documentary for "Waltz with Bashir," while Jay Roach was named best director of a movie for television for "Recount."

Dan Attias won the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in dramatic series night for "The Wire" ("Transitions"), Paul Feig won in the comedy series category for "The Office" ("Dinner Party") and Tony Croll took home the award in the reality program category for "America's Next Top Model" ("1002").

Other winners included Brent Gunts for the opening ceremony at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Larry Carpenter for daytime serials for "One Life to Live" ("So You Think You Can Be Shane Morasco's Father?"), Peter Thwaites for commercials and Amy Schatz for children's programs ("Classical Baby").

Head to the official DGA Web site for more information.

Daily news dose: Nine films competing for foreign Oscar; Summit to adapt 'If I Stay'

Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 11:11AM | By

Franck Tabouring

Here's your dose of quick news bits for Jan. 14, 2009...

• Here are the nine semifinalists for the best foreign-language Oscar: "Revanche" from Austria; "The Necessities of Life" from Canada; "Entre les murs" (The Class) from France; "Der Baader Meinhof Komplex" from Germany; "Waltz With Bashir" from Israel; "Departures" from Japan; "Tear This Heart Out" from Mexico; "Everlasting Moments" from Sweden; and "3 Monkeys" from Turkey. (Academy Awards)

• Summit Entertainment has aquired the big-screen rights to Gayle Forman's novel "If I Stay." The story focuses on a musician and her boyfriend whose lives change when they get caught up in a tragic train wreck.

• Emmanuelle Chriqui has joined the cast of Géla Babluani’s remake "13." Michael Shannon, Ben Gazzara and Alex Skarsgard also recently jumped on board. The film follows a man who gets a hold of a mysterious package with a set of instructions leading to a fortune. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Alex Holmes is set to write "The Infiltrator" for 2929 Prods. The film is based on Robert Mazur's upcoming memoir "The Infiltrator: My Secret Life Inside the Dirty Banks Behind Pablo Escobar's Medellin Cartel," which follows a Customs official who had a hand in uncovering a money laundering scheme involving Escobar. (Variety)

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Monday

05Jan2009

National Society of Film Critics picks 'Bashir'

Monday, January 5, 2009 at 4:55PM | By

Franck Tabouring

The National Society of Film Critics picked Ari Folman's animated feature "Vals im Bashir" (Waltz with Bashir) as the best film of the year. Runners-up were Mike Leigh's "Happy-Go-Lucky" and Pixar's animated film "WALL-E."

Mike Leigh also won the awards for best director and best screenplay for "Lucky," while Sally Hawkins won best actres and Eddie Marsan took home best supporting actor.

In the best actor category, Sean Penn emerged as the winner for "Milk," beating Mickey Rourke and Clint Eastwood. Hanna Schygulla was named best supporting actress for her role in "The Edge of Heaven."

Also among the winners were James Marsh, whose "Man on Wire" won best non-fiction film, and Anthony Dod Mantle, who won best cinematographer for "Slumdog Millionaire."