‘Mama’ screams to top of N. America box office
Newly released horror film “Mama” pushed the Oscar-tipped bin Laden manhunt movie “Zero Dark Thirty” out of the top slot at the North American weekend box office, industry estimates showed Sunday.
Newly released horror film “Mama” pushed the Oscar-tipped bin Laden manhunt movie “Zero Dark Thirty” out of the top slot at the North American weekend box office, industry estimates showed Sunday.
Last Monday’s Golden Globes awards telecast turned out to be a grand night for cheering for two films, “Les Miserables” and “Argo,” but a sad night for grinning and bearing it for other big-screen comers, like the highly touted “Lincoln” and “Life of Pi.”
“Argo” — Directing just his third feature, Ben Affleck has come up with a seamless blend of detailed international drama and breathtaking suspense, with just the right amount of dry humor to provide context and levity. He shows a deft handling of tone, especially in making difficult transitions between scenes in Tehran, Washington and Hollywood, but also gives one of his strongest performances yet in front of the camera. The story of a rescue during the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis sounds like eat-your-vegetables cinema, and mixing it with an inside-Hollywood comedy sounds impossible, but Affleck and screenwriter Chris Terrio pull it all off.
She calls her son an a–hole. That’s the headline,” said Charlize Theron, who was at her funniest during a recent interview at the Arundel Castle in West Sussex, United Kingdom.
HER 17 Oscar nominations, a string of Golden Globes and other honors make Meryl Streep the entertainment industry’s thespian for all seasons. She is often compared to four-time Oscar winner, Katharine Hepburn. There’s no doubt she is a great actress who knows how to alter her face and body to transform herself into any character she’s portraying.
“Right now, if I were to write a song, it would be a tap dance number,” French composer Ludovic Bource said as he accepted the best original score Golden Globe for “The Artist.”
Even Dustin Hoffman took out his camera and snapped a photo of Madonna on the red carpet of Sunday’s star-studded Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills. The singer-actress-director was clearly one of the talents almost everyone wanted to see.
Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer and Octavia Spencer won acting honors at a Golden Globes show Sunday that was spreading Hollywood’s love around among a broad range of films and TV shows.
Hollywood held its breath Sunday ahead of the Golden Globes, as silent film “The Artist” bids to add to its pre-Oscars bonanza, while up against veterans like Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.
Here is a list of nominees in all movie categories for the 2012 Golden Globe awards, to be announced Sunday in Beverly Hills in a show hosted by British comic Ricky Gervais.
Will Meryl Streep’s unanimously acclaimed performance as “The Iron Lady” earn her another trophy in the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday (Monday morning, Manila time)?
As the 69th Golden Globes approaches, we asked several actors to share their most memorable moments at the annual awards show, which honors the best in film and television.
