86th ACADEMY AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS!

BEST PICTURE:

12 Years a Slave

Captain Phillips

Gravity

Philomena

The Wolf of Wall Street

Nebraska

American Hustle

Dallas Buyers Club

Her

BEST DIRECTOR:

David O Russell - American Hustle

Alfonso Cuaron - Gravity

Alexander Payne - Nebraska

Steve McQueen - 12 Years a Slave

Martin Scorsese - The Wolf of Wall Street

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE:

Christian Bale - American Hustle

Bruce Dern - Nebraska

Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street

Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave

Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE:

Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine

Amy Adams - American Hustle

Sandra Bullock - Gravity

Judi Dench - Philomena

Meryl Streep - August Osage County

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Bradley Cooper - American Hustle

Barkhad Abdi - Captain Phillips

Michael Fassbender - 12 Years a Slave

Jonah Hill - The Wolf of Wall Street

Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle

Lupita Nyong'o - 12 Years a Slave

Sally Hawkins - Blue Jasmine

Julia Roberts - August Osage County

June Squibb - Nebraska

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GOLDEN GLOBES 2014!

Best Actress in a Supporting Role — Motion Picture

Jennifer Lawrence for American Hustle

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

Jacqueline Bisset, Dancing on the Edge

Best TV Miniseries or Movie

Behind the Candelabra

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Elisabeth Moss, Top of the Lake

Best Actor in a TV series — Drama

Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad

Best TV Series — Drama

Breaking Bad

Best Original Score — Motion Picture

All Is Lost

Best Original Song — Motion Picture

‘‘Ordinary Love,’’ Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, U2

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

Jon Voight, Ray Donovan

Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical

Amy Adams, American Hustle

Best Actress in a TV Series — Drama

Robin Wright, House of Cards

Best Actor in a Supporting Role — Motion Picture

Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

Best Screenplay — Motion Picture

Spike Jonze, Her

Best Actor — TV Series Comedy or Musical

Andy Samberg, Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Best Foreign Language Film

The Great Beauty

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra

Best Animated Feature Film

Frozen

Best Actress in a TV Series — Comedy

Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Cecil B. DeMille Golden Globe Award

Woody Allen

Best Director — Motion Picture

Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity

Best TV Series — Comedy

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Comedy or Musical

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy

American Hustle

Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama

Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine

Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama

Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

Best Motion Picture — Drama

12 Years a Slave

12 (2007) TRAILER!

12 jurors must decide the fate of a Chechen teenager charged with murdering his stepfather.
Director & Writer: Nikita Mikhalkov

THE LIFE ACQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU (2004)!

Q: ''That's an endangered species at most. What would be the scientific purpose of killing it?'' 
Steve Zissou: ''Revenge.''

With a plan to exact revenge on a mythical shark that killed his partner, oceanographer Steve Zissou rallies a crew that includes his estranged wife, a journalist, and a man who may or may not be his son.

Director: Wes Anderson 
Writers: Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach 
Stars: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Anjelica Huston & Isabella Blow

THE BRASS TEAPOT (2013)!

When a couple discovers that a brass teapot makes them money whenever they hurt themselves, they must come to terms with how far they are willing to go.

Director: Ramaa Mosley 
Writers: Tim Macy (screenplay), Ramaa Mosley (story)
Stars: Juno Temple, Michael Angarano, Alexis Bledel 

AFTERNOON DELIGHT (2013)!

Rachel is a quick-witted and lovable stay-at-home mom. Frustrated with the realities of preschool auctions, a lackluster sex life and career that's gone kaput, Rachel visits a strip club to spice up her marriage and meets McKenna, a stripper she adopts as her live-in nanny.

Director & Writer: Jill Soloway 

Stars: Kathryn Hahn, Juno Temple, Josh Radnor

THE BOOK THIEF (2013)!

While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.

Stars: Sophie Nélisse, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson
Writers: Markus Zusak (novel), Michael Petroni (adaptation)
Director: Brian Percival

SUNDANCE: CRYSTAL FAIRY & THE MAGICAL CACTUS (2013)!

Jamie (Michael Cera) is a boorish, insensitive American twentysomething traveling in Chile, who somehow manages to create chaos at every turn. He and his friends are planning on taking a road trip north to experience a legendary shamanistic hallucinogen called the San Pedro cactus. In a fit of drunkenness at a wild party, Jamie invites an eccentric woman -- a radical spirit named Crystal Fairy (Gaby Hoffmann) -- to come along. What is meant to be a devil-may-care journey becomes a battle of wills as Jamie finds himself locking horns with his new traveling companion. But on a remote, pristine beach at the edge of the desert, the magic brew is finally imbibed, and the true adventure begins.

Directed by Sebastián Silva

47 RONIN (2013)!

A band of samurai set out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun.

Stars: Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kô Shibasaki & Rick Genest

In theaters December 27.

CHARLIE COUNTRYMAN (2013)!

Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Evan Rachel Wood, Mads Mikkelsen and a touch of Ion Caramitru, Andrei Finti & Florin Piersic Jr.

A footloose young man must undergo a dark and brutal trial by fire to save the love of his life in this flashy, violent adventure saga from Fredrik Bond, a celebrated director of television commercials. American Charlie Countryman's (Shia LaBeouf) heart breaks as his mother (Melissa Leo) expires in a hospital, but seconds after her death, she reappears to him in spirit form and implores him to visit Bucharest, Romania. On the plane, he strikes up a conversation with an enigmatic stranger, who dies in mid-flight; not long after, Charlie crosses paths with the man's daughter, beautiful cellist Gabi Banyai (Evan Rachel Wood). The two quickly grow smitten with one another and begin an affair, but there are complications afoot, including Gabi's marriage to a dissolute, psychopathic Romanian drug dealer named Nigel (Mads Mikkelsen) and one of his associates, mobster and strip-club owner Darko (Til Schweiger) -- each of whom despises Charlie and wants to see him dead. A recklessness overcomes Charlie, however, and he soon reveals that he's willing to do anything to claim Gabi, even if it means putting his very life on the line at the hands of these thugs.

MARS AT SUNRISE (2013)!

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.

Director: Jessica Habie 
Writer: Jessica Habie 
Stars: Ali Suliman, Guy Elhanan, Haale Gafori 

FILTH (2013)!

A bipolar, bigoted junkie cop manipulates and hallucinates his way through the festive season in a bid to secure promotion and win back his wife and daughter. 

Director: Jon S. Baird 
Writers: Jon S. Baird (screenplay), Irvine Welsh (novel)
Stars: Imogen Poots, James McAvoy, Jamie Bell 

ALL IS BRIGHT (2013)!

While out on parole, Dennis reluctantly takes a job selling Christmas trees with his old buddy Rene in order to make enough money to buy his estranged daughter the piano she's always wanted.

Stars: Paul Giamatti, Paul Rudd, Sally Hawkins

HER (2013)!

Set in Los Angeles, slightly in the future, "her" follows Theodore Twombly, a complex, soulful man who makes his living writing touching, personal letters for other people. Heartbroken after the end of a long relationship, he becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive entity in its own right, individual to each user. Upon initiating it, he is delighted to meet "Samantha," a bright, female voice, who is insightful, sensitive and surprisingly funny. As her needs and desires grow, in tandem with his own, their friendship deepens into an eventual love for each other. From the unique perspective of Oscar-nominated filmmaker Spike Jonze comes an original love story that explores the evolving nature—and the risks—of intimacy in the modern world. 

Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde, Scarlett Johansson 

In theaters: November 20th, 2013

STYLE SETTERS: MR CHARLIE CHAPLIN!

A look at the comic screen icon for whom the term "dressing the part" was surely tailor made.

It is true to say that for most of the 20th century, and possibly even today, the name Charlie Chaplin was better known around the world than that of any other public figure. Even more tellingly, so was his appearance in the many films he made in the early years of the movies when he was known as the king of comedy. In fact, Sir Charlie was one of the first people in any walk of life to understand the importance of branding. He also knew the dangers of changing, upgrading or modernising the brand. Once he had finalised the elements of his "look", the Tramp was always the same recognisably hard done by, inadequate nonentity whose inability to cope with life and his bewilderment and sadness at getting everything wrong had people across the entire globe laughing and crying with every maladroit movement he made. 

As with Mr Johnny Depp's unchanging costume in Pirates of the Caribbean, for Sir Charlie the uniform was as much a character as the actor inside it, which is why he took so much care to get it right. Take his grotesquely oversized shoes, which gave him his characteristic screen walk. The fact is that inside them he was wearing a pair of the correct size for his feet. Interestingly, for someone who as a boy lived in poverty in south London and was twice confined to the workhouse, shoes were one of his obsessions - not surprisingly, perhaps, as for much of his childhood they were a luxury way beyond the grasp of his impoverished mother. And the insecurity affected him throughout his life. He was known to be a compulsive buyer, especially of clothes. At the height of his Hollywood success, a friend recalled that when Sir Charlie's wardrobe was opened it revealed rows of shoes, all identical, with suede shoes on the top row and black ones below, all in immaculate condition. He would never go barefoot again.

Some of the most important things that brought Sir Charlie a sense of order and place in life were good clothes - and plenty of them. He had favourite suits duplicated even to the extent of having many identical ones in his wardrobe, usually grey flannel and always to be worn with a pair of his many high-button shoes. Off the screen, his appearance was always immaculate. He normally wore a natty suit, to use the jargon of the 1920s, although he was equally as elegant in a cashmere sweater and plus fours. It comes as a surprise, however, to learn from his friend, the director Mr King Wallis Vidor, that this most professional of men, when it came to his appearance on or off the set, actually cut his own hair for his role as the little tramp in the very early days - and all his life he took the greatest care with his hair. 

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L'EXTRAVAGANT VOYAGE DU JEUNE ET PRODIGIEUX!

A 12-year-old cartographer secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother and travels across the country on board a freight train to receive an award at the Smithsonian Institute. 

THE RAILWAY MAN - OFFICIAL TRAILER (2013)!

OLDBOY - OFFICIAL TRAILER (2013)!

DOM HEMINGWAY (2013)!

Dom Hemingway is a 2013 British black comedy–crime drama film directed and written by Richard Shepard. The film stars Jude Law, Richard E. Grant, Demián Bichir, Emilia Clarke, Jumayn Hunter, Mădălina Diana Ghenea and Kerry Condon

After spending 12 years in prison for keeping his mouth shut, notorious safe-cracker Dom Hemingway is back on the streets of London looking to collect what he's owed. 

Don't know about the film, but Jude Law definitely knows how to rock a 3-piece double-breasted!

ADORE (2013)!

  A pair of childhood friends and neighbors fall for each other's sons.

  Stars: Naomi Watts, Robin Wright, Xavier Samuel and James Frecheville
  Director: Anne Fontaine Writer: Christopher Hampton
  In theaters now!