Movie News (Page 5)

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has come out with his annual movie award nominations.

Here's a look at the nominees in a few major categories:

BEST FILM

• THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
• FROST/NIXON
• MILK
• THE READER
• SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

DIRECTOR

• CHANGELING – Clint Eastwood
• THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – David Fincher
• FROST/NIXON – Ron Howard
• THE READER – Stephen Daldry
• SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE – Danny Boyle

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• BURN AFTER READING – Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
• CHANGELING – J. Michael Straczynski
• I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG – Philippe Claudel
• IN BRUGES – Martin McDonagh
• MILK – Dustin Lance Black

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Four major movies open this weekend. There ought to be something for everyone among this lot...

Bride Wars
Stars: Anne Hathway, Kate Hudson
Quick synopsis: Lifelong BFFs go to war over dueling wedding plans.
Prediction: Hathaway is on a roll, will lead this lame comedy toward top of the box office.

The Unborn
Stars: Odette Yustman, Cam Gigandet
Quick synopsis: A spirit tries to infiltrate someone's body.
Prediction: The year's first horror movie with two rising stars? Should do well.

Gran Torino
Stars: Clint Eastwood
Quick synopsis: A veteran deals with a local gang causing problems in the community.
Prediction: Eastwood's presence will guarantee the top spot at the box office.

The Reader
Stars: Kate Winslet
Quick synopsis: A war crimes trial focuses on one half of a decades-old affair.
Prediction: Not meant to garner a lot of money, but Winslet will earn an Oscar nomination.

The Critics' Choice Awards are given out annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association.

Here's a look at what movies and actors took home the most significant hardware at the event last night:

Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor: Sean Penn, Milk
Best Actress: Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet, The Reader

The People's Choice Awards aired last night. Here's a look at the major winners from the world of movies:

• Movie: The Dark Knight
• Family Movie: WALL-E
• Action Movie: The Dark Knight
• Movie, Comedy: 27 Dresses
• Movie, Drama: The Secret Life of Bees
• Cast: The Dark Knight (Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Maggie Gyllenhaal)
• Male Movie Star: Will Smith
• Leading Man: Brad Pitt
• Male Action Star: Will Smith
• Female Movie Star: Reese Witherspoon

The Producers Guild has announced its five nominations for Best Picture, a list that ought to put the Oscar race into clear focus.

Over the last five years, the Guild has matched four of the five eventual Best Picture nominees.

Its nominees are:

• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• The Dark Knight
• Frost/Nixon
• Milk
• Slumdog Millionaire

Due to its unique take on a fascinating subject, we'd like to see Slumdog Millionaire take the Best Picture prize.

Paramount Pictures has released a few release dates for major movies in 2009. Let's take a look...

January 16
Defiance

January 30
The Uninvited

March 20
I Love You, Man

March 27
Monsters vs. Aliens 

April 24
The Soloist

May 8
Star Trek

June 12
Imagine That

June 26
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

August 7
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

December 11
The Lovely Bones

Three major movies open this weekend. Let's take a closer look at each now...

Seven Pounds
Stars: Will Smith
Quick synopsis: Ben Thomas plays a man with a secret that wants to help others.
Prediction: A box office bust, not the role people wanna see Smith play.

The Wrestler
Stars: Mickey Rourke
Quick synopsis: A washed-up wrestler can't let go of his former, glory-filled life.
Prediction: Will clean up in limited release.

Yes Man
Stars: Jim Carrey
Quick synopsis: A man agrees to the power of positive reinforcement.
Prediction: A major hit; the perfect, light-hearted movie in these less-than-happy times.

Walt Disney Pictures has released the following 2009 preview, featuring 14 movies the studio hopes make it big in the new year.

Here are their release dates:

February 13, 2009
Confessions of a Shopaholic

February 27, 2009
Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience

March 13, 2009
Race to Witch Mountain

April 10, 2009
Hannah Montana The Movie

April 22, 2009
Earth

May 29, 2009
Up

June 12, 2009
The Proposal

July 24, 2009
G-Force

Summer 2009
When in Rome

September 25, 2009
Surrogates

October 2, 2009
Toy Story 3

November 6, 2009
Disney's A Christmas Carol

November 25, 2009
Old Dogs

Christmas 2009
The Princess and the Frog

Awards season is almost upon us.

Nominations for the 2009 Golden Globes have already been announced; and the Screen Actor's Guild has followed up with nominations for its January 25 ceremony.

Here's a look at the contenders for this event's equivalent of Oscar's Best Picture: Best Motion Picture Ensemble...

• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Doubt
• Frost/Nixon
• Milk
• Slumdog Millionaire

Other notable nominations include Heath Ledger in the supporting actor category; and Brad Pitt (pictured) and Angelna Jolie as best leads, for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Changeling, respectively.

According to Variety, Rob Zombie will write and direct sequel to Halloween, with plans to release the horror movie in October 2009.

The film will follow Zombie's 2007 reinvention of the John Carpenter horror classic. It will pick up right as the first remake ended, following the aftermath of Michael Myers' murderous rampage through the eyes of the sister he hunted.