Today was a busy day for some of the smaller guilds with the Visual Effects Society, the Cinema Audio Society, and the Makeup and Hairstylists Guilds all announcing their nominations for 2013.
There are few video game concepts that I can think of that would make for a cooler film than BioShock. When I played the game years ago, I found the story a little thin, but it was undoubtedly one of the most atmospheric games I had ever experienced, so when a film was announced, I was all for it. Originally set up with Gore Verbinski (known for the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films) as director with a budget of $200 million and an R-rating, everything seemed ready to go. That is, until Watchmen, another big-budget, R-rated adaptation, came out and failed to find the big success the studio hoped for.
The Golden Globes have just finished and there was certainly no shortage of surprises to be found throughout the evening. Just to give you an idea, only eight of my predictions came true out of 14 film categories.
The 71st Annual Golden Globes will air this Sunday, So I thought it be fun to venture a few guesses as to who the winners might be. Granted, the folks who hand out these awards (the Hollywood Foreign Press Association) can be rather surprising sometimes (remember Avatar winning Best Drama?), but for the most part, they tend to follow popular choices. So without further adieu, let's dive into the first category.
Just yesterday, we finally got a confirmed start date of April 6th for season four of Game of Thrones. Anticipation couldn't be higher for the outstanding show's return, but now, just in case you weren't excited enough, we have a few sneak peeks at the upcoming trailer that is set to premiere Sunday night at 8:58 pm (EST).
I've never been a big fan of anything that Eli Roth has had a hand in making. Cabin Fever is a very silly film where the dumb characters become more and more annoying, while his Hostel movies are just terrible instances of torture porn. That being said, today's trailer for his latest producing project, Clown, has me quite intrigued.
The Art Directors Guild and the Costume Designers Guild have become the latest groups to announce their nominees for 2013. They may not be considered as big or as important as the Producers Guild, the Directors Guild, or the Writers Guild, but they are still a pretty good prognosticator for what will eventually take home the Oscar for their respective categories.
The Directors Guild of America has just announced their nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2013. The nominees are hardly a surprise (these are actually the five I predicted) and include some of the biggest names in the industry, such as Martin Scorsese (The Wolf of Wall Street) and David O. Russell (American Hustle).
Earlier today saw the announcement of the Writers Guild of America's nominations for Best Original, Adapted, and Documentary Screenplay for 2013. Of the major guilds (Producers Guild, Directors Guild, etc.), these are usually the awards taken the least seriously due to their silly rules that exclude several of the top contenders each year. This year, major casualties of their rules included 12 Years a Slave (which is on the fast-track to winning the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar), Philomena, and Fruitvale Station.
